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Co-author: Kushal Parmessur Kushal Parmessur is a Compliance Associate at Africa HR Solutions with 11 years of experience in payroll and statutory compliance across Africa. His work covers income tax and social security obligations, tracking evolving developments in data protection, cross-border data transfer rules, and AI governance as they affect payroll operations across the continent. regulatory risk mitigation, and

Co-author: Roodrasen Sookun Roodrasen (Prakash) Sookun is a Compliance Associate at Africa HR Solutions with 13 years of experience in banking

and regulatory compliance. His work involves payroll statutory reconciliations, audit checks,

44 out of 54 African countries now have data protection legislation in place. However, progress in the field is uneven. Where some countries like Djibouti were only beginning to establish data protection laws, states like the Republic of Congo and Togo were setting up dedicated data protection authorities.

and overseeing due diligence on employee onboarding

across Africa. His work particularly

focuses on the precise handling of sensitive

financial and personal data.

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