2021 in East Africa

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Events that happened during 2021 in East Africa. The countries listed are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for East Africa.

Incumbents[]

Burundi[]

 Burundi

Comoros[]

 Comoros

  • Chief of state and Head of government: President Azali Assoumani (since 2016)[2]

Comoros also claims the island of Mayotte.[3]

Djibouti[]

 Djibouti

Eritrea[]

 Eritrea

  • Chief of state and Head of government: President Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)[5]

Ethiopia[]

 Ethiopia

Kenya[]

 Kenya

Madagascar[]

 Madagascar

Malawi[]

 Malawi

Mauritius[]

 Mauritius

Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago (including Diego Garcia), although this claim is disputed by the UK.[11]

Mayotte[]

Mayotte

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France also claimed by Comoros.[13][3]

Mozambique[]

 Mozambique

Réunion[]

Réunion Réunion is an overseas department and region of France.[15]

Rwanda[]

 Rwanda

Seychelles[]

 Seychelles

Somalia[]

 Somalia

Somaliland[]

The Republic of Somaliland claims independence from Somalia.[20]

South Sudan[]

 South Sudan [21]

Tanzania[]

 Tanzania

  • Chief of state and Head of government: President
    • John Magufuli (died March 17)[23][24]
    • Samia Suluhu (starting March 17)
  • Vice-President
    • Samia Suluhu (until March 17)[23]
  • Head of government: : Kassim Majaliwa (since 2015)[23]

Uganda[]

 Uganda

Zambia[]

 Zambia

Zimbabwe[]

 Zimbabwe

Monthly events[]

January[]

  • January 13 – Sudan claims an Ethiopian military plane crossed its border. Ethiopia denies it.[29]
  • January 14
    • The World Food Programme (WFP) says that 1.35 million people in Madagascar are food insecure and need US$35 million in emergency aid.[30]
    • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deports 100 asylum-seekers from Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya to Nairobi days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.[31]
  • January 18 – Internet service is restored in 90% of Uganda after a five-day blackout; Bobi Wine remains under house arrest since 15 January.[32]
  • January 19
    • Tensions rise along the border between Sudan and Ethiopia days after Sudan accused Ethiopia of violating its airspace.[33] South Sudan has offered to mediate.[34]
    • Cyclone Eloise makes landfall in Madagascar, killing one.
  • January 23
    • Ugandan peace-keeprers in Sigaale, Adimole, and Kayitoy, Somalia, kill 189 Al-Shabaab fighters.[35]
    • Cyclone Eloise: 100,000 people are evacuated when the hurricane hits, but flooding and damage have been slight in Mozambique.[36] Four deaths have been confirmed.
  • January 24
  • January 25 – Tigray War: Members of the Eritrean Army are accused of widespread looting and weaponizing hunger. Eritrea denies it has soldiers in Ethiopia.[39]
  • January 27 – The United States Department of State demands that Eritrea withdraw from Tigray.[40]

February[]

  • February 4 – The ICC finds Dominic Ongwen, 45, of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.[41]
  • February 7 – DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, new chair of the African Union, says he intends to make settlement of the dispute over Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam a priority.[42]
  • February 9 – The single hospital in Mayotte is overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.[43]
  • February 22 – Fifteen Tigrayans among Ethiopian peacekeepers who were due to return home on Monday ask to remain in South Sudan, citing fears of going back to Ethiopia.[44]
  • February 24 – Egypt endorses Sudan's proposal to internationalize the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam controversy, calling for the participation of the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States.[45]

March[]

  • March 1 – Zimbabwe vice president Kembo Mohadi resigns after allegations of sexual misconduct.[28]
  • March 9 – Workers in Mauritius begin pumping 130 tons of fuel from the Chinese fishing boat Lu Rong Yuan Yu that ran aground on a coral reef.[46]

Scheduled events[]

Elections[]

Holidays[]

January and February[]

March and April[]

May and June[]

July and August[]

September and October[]

November and December[]

  • November 2 – Indian Arrival Day, Mauritius.[94]
  • November 12 – , Comoros[95]
  • December 9 – Independence Day, Tanzania.[96]
  • December 13 – Jamhuri Day, Kenya.[97]
  • December 22 – Unity Day, Zimbabwe.[98]
  • December 25 – Christmas Day, Western Christian holiday
  • December 26 – Boxing Day (Utamaduni Day in Kenya)[99][100]

Culture[]

Sports[]

  • January 16 – It was announced that Madagascar will organize the since the Seychelles has withdrawn.[102]

Deaths[]

January to March[]

April to June[]

See also[]

References[]

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  63. ^ "Youth Day in Zambia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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  68. ^ "Union Day in Tanzania in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  69. ^ "Patriots' Victory Day in Ethiopia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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  100. ^ "Moi Day renamed Huduma Day, Boxing Day, Utamaduni Day".
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  103. ^ Another Cabinet Minister Sidik Mia Dies Of Covid-19
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  107. ^ Burundi: Former AU representative to Somalia Amb. Nicolas Bwakira passes away at 80
  108. ^ Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi
  109. ^ Mama Sarah Obama is dead

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