Senegal: Law No. 2008-11 on Cybercrime
Law No. 2008-11 on Cybercrime is Senegal’s primary cybercrime law. It criminalizes a broad range of cyber offences, including unauthorized access to computers, interception of electronic communications, and electronic identity theft. The law also contains provisions on data protection and electronic signatures, among others. It applies to anyone who commits an offence within Senegal or whose conduct causes harm in Senegal.
The law provides severe punishments for those convicted of cybercrimes, including fines and imprisonment. It also establishes procedures for investigating cyber offences, including the seizure and examining electronic evidence. The law also allows for international cooperation in investigating and prosecuting cybercrime offences.
In recent years, there have been calls for revising the law to address new and emerging cyber threats. However, the law remains the primary legal framework for combating cybercrime in Senegal.
TITLE III: Offenses relating to information and communication technologies
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER: TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER I: Interference with computer systems
SECTION I: Interference with the confidentiality of computer systems
SECTION II: Interference with the integrity of computer systems
SECTION III: Interference with the availability of computer systems
CHAPTER II: Interference with computerized data
SECTION I: General interference with computerized data
SECTION II: Specific interference with the rights of the individual relating to the processing of personal data
CHAPTER III: Other abuses
CHAPTER IV: Content-related offenses
SECTION I: Child pornography
SECTION II: Other content-related offenses
CHAPTER V: Offenses relating to the activities of technical providers of electronic communication services to the public
CHAPTER VI: Offenses relating to electronic advertising
CHAPTER VII: Interference with property
CHAPTER VIII: Offenses committed by any means of public dissemination
CHAPTER IX: Offenses against national security
CHAPTER X: Criminal liability
TITLE XVI: Proceedings relating to offenses committed by means of information and communication technologies
CHAPTER I: Statute of limitations for offenses committed through digital networks
CHAPTER II: Expedited preservation of archived computerized data
CHAPTER III: Search and seizure of computer data
CHAPTER IV: Interception of computerized data
CHAPTER V: Electronic evidence in criminal cases
