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AI regulation in Madagascar: laws & policy (2026)

AI in Madagascar: no framework.

Madagascar has no AI-specific legislation, regulatory body, or published AI guidelines or principles as of May 2026. The primary legal touchpoint for AI-adjacent issues is the general personal data protection law (Law No. 2014-038, 2015), whose supervisory authority (CMIL) is only now becoming operational with international support. A national Digital Strategic Plan 2023-2028 targets digital infrastructure and skills but does not address AI governance.

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Legal framework

No dedicated AI framework; Law No. 2014-038 on Personal Data Protection (2015) and the Plan Stratégique du Numérique 2023-2028 provide general digital governance context without AI-specific provisions

Key points: artificial intelligence in Madagascar

  1. No AI law or guidelines

    Madagascar has enacted no dedicated AI legislation, issued no national AI strategy document, and published no voluntary AI ethics guidelines or principles. Neither comprehensive nor sectoral AI rules exist.

    dlapiperdataprotection.com lawgratis.com

  2. Data Protection Law No. 2014-038

    Law No. 2014-038 of 9 January 2015 governs collection and processing of personal data and is the closest instrument applicable to AI data pipelines. Its supervisory body, the CMIL, lacked implementing decrees until Decree 2023-1541 was issued; the OIF and AFAPDP began supporting CMIL's effective establishment in February 2025.

    afapdp.org francophonie.org

  3. Malabo Convention ratified 2024

    Madagascar adopted Law No. 2024-004 in June 2024, ratifying the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. This strengthens the cybersecurity and data-protection baseline but adds no AI-specific obligations.

    au.int afapdp.org

  4. Digital Strategic Plan 2023-2028

    The Plan Stratégique du Numérique (PSN) 2023-2028 sets targets to raise the digital sector's GDP contribution to 6%, train 40,000 technicians, and extend 4G coverage, at an estimated cost of $800 million. It does not contain AI governance or regulatory provisions.

    newsmada.com 2424.mg

  5. AI deployed in customs without regulatory framework

    Madagascar's customs administration (DGD) became the first public service to massively integrate AI tools, with IMF strategic support, contributing to a reported 68% increase in customs revenue year-on-year in January 2025. No regulatory framework governs this public-sector AI deployment.

    afrik.com madagasikara.fr

  6. Regional AI institute feasibility study (2024)

    In June 2024, Madagascar's Ministry of Digital Development, Posts and Telecommunications initiated a feasibility study for an International Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence for the Indian Ocean region, indicating policy awareness but resulting in no binding regulatory action to date.

    madagasikara.fr

Sources

  1. afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Madagascar-L-2014-038-du-09-01-15-sur-la-p
  2. dlapiperdataprotection.com/index.html?t=law&c=MG
  3. francophonie.org/renforcement-gouvernance-numerique-madagascar-vers-une-protection-eff
  4. au.int/en/treaties/african-union-convention-cyber-security-and-personal-data
  5. newsmada.com/2024/01/20/strategie-numerique-le-psn-accompagne-lemergence-dune-econ
  6. afrik.com/madagascar-l-intelligence-artificielle-redefinit-les-frontieres-douan
  7. madagasikara.fr/en/madagascar-a-playground-for-artificial-intelligence/
  8. afapdp.org/archives/2901
  9. lawgratis.com/blog-detail/artificial-intelligence-law-at-madagascar
  10. 2424.mg/transformation-economique-letat-livre-un-plan-national-sur-le-numeriq

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