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From Tuesday November 26th - Friday November 29th 2024, NCSA hosted a four-day data protection training for 100 Data Protection Officers of public…

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Rwanda is set to host the 3rd East African Community (EAC) Data Protection Knowledge Exchange on October 16th, 2024, in collaboration with the EAC and…

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