Find here all small business acts and startup acts from African countries
Country Year Type Title Link
Algeria 2017 SBA Law n° 17-02 on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Download
Benin 2005 SBA Decree on the National Charter for SMEs Download
Botswana 2004 SBA Act to establish the Local Enterprise Authority Download
Burkina Faso 2017 SBA Law n° 015-2017/AN establishing a Law on Orientation and Promotion of SMEs Download
Cameroon 2010 SBA Law n° 2010/001 on the Promotion of SMEs in Cameroon (amended by Law n° 2015/010) Download
Côte d’Ivoire 2014 SBA Law n° 2014-140 on the National Policy for Promotion of SMEs Download
Côte d’Ivoire 2023 SA Expected
Djibouti 2013 SBA Decree n° 2013-121/PR/MHUE on Regulation and Qualification of Very Small Businesses Download
DRC 2022 SA Law n° 22/030 relating to the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Startups Download
Ethiopia 2022 SA Start-up Businesses Proclamation [Draft] Download
Gabon 2005 SBA Law n° 016/2005 on the Promotion of SMEs Download
Ghana 1981 SBA The National Board for Small-Scale Industries Act Download
Kenya 2012 SBA Small and Micro Enterprises Act Download
Kenya 2021 SA Startup Bill [Draft] Download
Mauritius 2017 SBA Small and Medium Enterprises Act Download
Mali 2019 SA Mali Startup Act (PDF currently unavailable)
Morocco 2002 SBA Law n° 53-00 establishing the SMEs Charter Download
Niger 2010 SBA Ordinance n° 2010-88 instituting the SME Charter Download
Nigeria 2022 SA Nigeria Startup Act Download
Rwanda 2023 SA Expected
Senegal 2008 SBA Law n° 2008-29 on the Promotion and Development of SMEs Download
Senegal 2020 SA Law n° 2020-01 on the creation and Promotion of Startups Download
South Africa 1996 SBA National Small Business Act Download
Togo 2023 SA Expected
Tunisia 2018 SA Law n° 2018-20 relating to Startups Download
Zambia 1996 SBA Small Enterprises Development Act Download