2022 in East Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 2022 in East Africa. The countries listed are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for East Africa: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

Burundi

Main article: 2022 in Burundi

 Burundi

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Évariste Ndayishimiye, (since 2020).^[1]
• First Vice President: Gaston Sindimwo (since 2015)
• Second Vice President: Joseph Butore (since 2015)

Comoros

Main article: 2022 in Comoros

 Comoros

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

Comoros also claims the island of Mayotte.^[3]

Djibouti

Main article: 2022 in Djibouti

 Djibouti

• Chief of state: President Ismail Omar Guelleh (since 1999)^[4]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (since 2013)^[4]

Eritrea

Main article: 2022 in Eritrea

 Eritrea

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

Ethiopia

Main article: 2022 in Ethiopia

 Ethiopia

• Chief of state: President Sahle-Work Zewde (since 2018)^[6]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (since 2018)^[6]
  • Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen (since 2012)^[6]

Kenya

Main article: 2022 in Kenya

 Kenya

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Uhuru Kenyatta (since 2013)^[7]
  • Deputy President: William Ruto (since 2013)^[7]

Madagascar

Main article: 2022 in Madagascar

 Madagascar

• Chief of state: President Andry Rajoelina (since 2019)^[8]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Christian Ntsay (since 2018)^[8]

Malawi

Main article: 2022 in Malawi

 Malawi

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Lazarus Chakwera (starting 2020)^[9]
  • Vice-President Saulos Chilima (since 2020)

Mauritius

Main article: 2022 in Mauritius

 Mauritius

• Chief of state: President Prithvirajsing Roopun (since 2019)^[10]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth (since 2017)^[10]

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

Mayotte

Main article: 2022 in Mayotte

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France.^[12]

• Chief of state: President of France Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)^[13]
• Head of government: Prime Minister of France Édouard Philippe (since 2017)^[13]
• President of the Departmental Council Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani (since 2015)

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France also claimed by Comoros.^[14][3]

Mozambique

Main article: 2022 in Mozambique

 Mozambique

• Chief of state: President Filipe Nyusi (since 2015)^[15]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (since 2015)^[15]

Réunion

Main article: 2022 in Réunion

Réunion is an overseas department and region of France.^[16]

• Chief of state: President Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)^[13]
• Head of government: Prime Minister of France: Jean Castex (since 2020)^[17]
• President of the Regional Council: Huguette Bello (since 2021)

Rwanda

Main article: 2022 in Rwanda

 Rwanda

• Chief of state: President Paul Kagame (since 2000)^[18]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente (since 2017)^[18]

Seychelles

Main article: 2022 in Seychelles

 Seychelles

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Wavel Ramkalawan (starting 2020).^[19]
• Vice-President: Ahmed Afif (starting October 26, 2020)^[19]

Somalia

Main article: 2022 in Somalia

 Somalia

• Chief of state: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (since 2017)^[20]
• Head of government: Prime Minister> Mohamed Hussein Roble (starting 2020)^[21]

Somaliland

Main article: 2022 in Somaliland

 Somaliland

The Republic of Somaliland Is a De facto independent state that declared independence from Somalia in 1991.^[22]

• Chief of state and head of government: President Muse Bihi Abdi
  • Vice President: Abdirahman Saylici
• Speaker of the House: Bashe Mohamed Farah
• Chairman of Elders: Suleiman Mohamoud Adan
• Chief Justice: Adan Haji Ali

South Sudan

Main article: 2022 in South Sudan

 South Sudan

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Salva Kiir Mayardit (since 2011)^[23]
  • First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai (since 2016)^[23]
  • Second Vice President James Wani Igga (since 2016)^[23]

Tanzania

Main article: 2022 in Tanzania

 Tanzania

• Chief of state and Head of government: President: Samia Suluhu (since 2021)
  • Vice-President: Philip Mpango (since 2021)
• Head of government: Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa (since 2015)^[24]

Uganda

Main article: 2022 in Uganda

 Uganda

• Chief of state: President, Yoweri Museveni (since 1988)^[25]
  • Vice President: Edward Ssekandi (since 2011)^[25]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda (since 2014)^[25]
  • First Deputy Prime Minister: Moses Ali (since 2016)^[25]
  • Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda Kivenjinja (since 2016)^[25]

Zambia

Main article: 2022 in Zambia

 Zambia

• Chief of state and Head of government: President, Hakainde Hichilema (since 2021)^[26]
  • Vice-President Mutale Nalumango (since 2021)^[26]

Zimbabwe

Main article: 2022 in Zimbabwe

 Zimbabwe

• Chief of state: President Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)^[27]
  • Vice-President: Constantino Chiwenga (since 2017)

Events

Ongoing – Afar–Somali clashes, COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, Gedeo–Oromo clashes, Metekel conflict, Oromo–Somali clashes, Puntland-Somaliland dispute, Somali Civil War, Tigray War

Scheduled Events

Elections

• August 9 – 2022 Kenyan general election
• June 20 – Rwandan 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
• November 26 – 2022 Somaliland presidential election

Unknown date

• 2022 Somali presidential election

Holidays

January and February

• January 1 – New Year's Day, (Gregorian calendar)
• January 7 – Orthodox Christmas, Public holidays in Eritrea and Public holidays in Ethiopia
• January 12 – Zanzibar Revolution Day, Public holidays in Tanzania.^[28]
• January 15 – John Chilembwe Day, Public holidays in Malawi.^[29]
• January 26 – National Resistance Movement Day, Public holidays in Uganda.^[30]
• January 28 – Thaipusam, Public holidays and festivals in Mauritius (Tamil Hindu holiday).^[31]
• February 1 – Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Rwanda.^[32]
• February 3 – Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Mozambique.^[33]
• February 16 – Janani Luwum Day, Uganda.^[34]
• February 22 – Robert Mugabe National Youth Day, Public holidays in Zimbabwe.^[35]

March and April

• March 2 – Victory at Adwa Day, Ethiopia.^[36]
• March 3 – Martyrs' Day, Malawi.^[37]
• March 8 – International Women's Day.^[38]
• March 11 – Isra and Mi'raj, Public holidays in Djibouti, the Prophet's Night Journey.^[39]
• March 12
  • National Day, Mauritius.^[40]
  • Youth Day, Public holidays in Zambia.^[41]
• March 18 – Cheikh Al Maarouf Day, Public holidays in the Comoros^[42]
• March 29 – Martyrs' Day, Public holidays in Madagascar.^[43]
• April 1–3 – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
• April 5 – Easter Monday
• April 7 – Abeid Karume Day, Tanzania.^[44]
• April 19 – Independence Day, Zimbabwe.^[45]
• April 26 – Union Day, Tanzania.^[46]

May and June

• May 1 – Labour Day or International Workers' Day
• May 5 – Patriots' Victory Day, Ethiopia.^[47]
• May 13 – Eid al-Fitr, Muslim feast of breaking of the Fast.^[48]
• May 16 – Sudan People's Liberation Army Day, Public holidays in South Sudan.^[49]
• May 24 – Independence Day (Eritrea)
• May 25 – Africa Day
• June 1 – Madaraka Day, Public holidays in Kenya.^[50]
• June 18 – Constitution Day, Public holidays in Seychelles.^[51]
• June 20 – Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
• June 25 – Independence Day, Mozambique.^[52]
• June 26
  • Independence Day, Madagascar.^[53]
  • Independence Day, Public holidays in Somalia.^[54]
• June 27 – Independence Day, Djibouti.^[55]
• June 29 – Independence Day, Seychelles.^[56]

July and August

• July 1
  • Independence Day, Public holiday in Burundi (since 1962)^[57]
  • Independence Day, Rwanda (since 1962).^[58]
  • Republic Day, Somalia.^[59]
• July 4 – Liberation Day (Rwanda).^[60]
• July 5 – Heroes' Day, Zambia.^[61]
• July 6
  • National Day, Comoros.^[62]
  • Independence Day, Malawi.^[63]
• July 20 – Eid al-Adha, holiest Islamic feast of the year.^[64]
• July 30 – Martyrs' Day, South Sudan.^[65]
• August 8 – Nane Nane Day, Tanzania.^[66]
• August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast in the Seychelles.

September and October

• September 7 – Victory Day, Mozambique.^[67]
• October 9 – Independence Day, Uganda.^[68]
• October 11 – Huduma Day, Kenya.^[69]
• October 18 – Day of Prayer, Zambia.^[70]
• October 25 – Independence Day, Zambia.^[71]

November and December

• November 2 – Indian Arrival Day, Mauritius.^[72]
• November 12 – Maore Day, Comoros^[73]
• December 9 – Independence Day, Tanzania.^[74]
• December 13 – Jamhuri Day, Kenya.^[75]
• December 22 – Unity Day, Zimbabwe.^[76]
• December 25 – Christmas Day, Western Christian holiday
• December 26 – Boxing Day (Utamaduni Day in Kenya)^[77][78]

Sports

Deaths

January

• January 2
  • Charles Njonjo, 101, Attorney General of Kenya from 1963 to 1979, pneumonia^[79]
  • Richard Leakey, 77, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist, unspecified death^[80]

March

• March 3 – Abune Merkorios, 83, fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, unspecified death^[81]
• March 11 – Rupiah Banda, 85, 4th President of Zambia, colon cancer^[82]
• March 12 – Karl Offmann, 81, 3rd President of Mauritius, unspecified death^[83]
• March 23
  • Amina Mohamed Abdi, 40, Somali politician, victim of March 2022 Somalia attacks^[84]
  • Hassan Dhuhul, unknown age, Somali politician, victim of March 2022 Somalia attacks^[85]

April

• April 21 – Mwai Kibaki, 90, 3rd President of Kenya, unspecified death^[86]

See also

• 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2022 in Middle Africa
• 2022 in North Africa
• 2022 in Southern Africa
• 2022 in West Africa
• 2020s
• 2020s in political history
• Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
• African Union
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)
• East African Community
• Southern African Development Community
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States
• War in Darfur
• Tigray War

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