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