A Value Assessment of Personal Data: Towards Greater Privacy Consciousness in Africa

: The world has become a global village, as the digital age has increased our interconnectedness. A crucial component in this digitalization era is personal information-based data or big data; literally, the string that connects many modern devices and web applications most people today cannot live without. Accordingly, a reinforced consciousness drive towards personal data protection is pivotal. This is the core of this article, and our focus is Africa. On the one hand, it can be argued that African legal regimes contribute to a situation where laws are either unnecessarily delayed or, if they exist, do not necessarily address the peculiar circumstances of the clime