Privacy enshrined in Constitution: Yes, Article 31 of the Constitution protects the right to privacy and the secrecy of correspondence, telecommunications and any other form of communication.

DPA legislation: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) currently has no dedicated data protection legislation, but appears to have a partial data protection framework in place in the form of its Digital Code, enacted in 2023.

Some other specific sectoral laws deal with elements related to data protection, such as Law No. 013/2002 of 16 October 2002 which governs the telecommunications sector and provides that personal data protection should be a factor in the establishment and implementation of telecommunications networks. Law 10/002 of 20 August 2010 establishing the Customs Code and Decree-Law 011/46 of 24 November 2011 regarding the application measures of the Customs Code provide some principles relating to the protection of personal information.

In December 2022, the Council of Ministers approved a draft bill authorising the ratification of the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and the Protection of Personal Information.