Africell Angola

Fine imposed (usd 150,000 akz-equivalent). APD, February 2023. month-precision date

Record ID: ao-apd-2023-0001
Jurisdiction: Angola
Regulator: APD
Type: penalty notice
Date decided: February 2023
Respondent type: private
Sector: telecoms
Violations: failure to notify regulator, processing without prior authorisation
Provisions cited: Lei 22/11 de 17 de Junho
Outcome: fine imposed (USD 150,000 AKZ-equivalent)
Penalty: USD 150,000 (≈ USD 150,000 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 11 July 2026

Summary

The APD's Board fined Africell USD 150,000 (payable in kwanza equivalent) for collecting and processing extensive customer data - identity, location, call, payment-card and banking data - without notifying the APD or obtaining prior authorisation. The statutory maximum for the notification breach is USD 450,000; the Board applied mitigation for Africell's immediate willingness to comply, clean record, and absence of economic advantage. Announced February 2023.

TELECOMS · NOTIFICATION · PRIOR-AUTHORISATION · FINE

Cite this decision

APD (Angola), Africell Angola, penalty notice of February 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/angola/apd/2023/africell-notification-authorization-failure/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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