2022 in East Africa
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
[edit]Burundi
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President Azali Assoumani (since 2016)[2]
Comoros also claims the island of Mayotte.[3]
Djibouti
[edit]- Chief of state: President Ismail Omar Guelleh (since 1999)[4]
- Head of government: Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (since 2013)[4]
Eritrea
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)[5]
Ethiopia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President Uhuru Kenyatta (since 2013)[7]
- Deputy President: William Ruto (since 2013)[7]
Madagascar
[edit]- Chief of state: President Andry Rajoelina (since 2019)[8]
- Head of government: Prime Minister Christian Ntsay (since 2018)[8]
Malawi
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President Lazarus Chakwera (starting 2020)[9]
- Vice-President Saulos Chilima (since 2020)
Mauritius
[edit]- 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
[edit] 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
[edit]- Chief of state: President Filipe Nyusi (since 2015)[15]
- Head of government: Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (since 2015)[15]
Réunion
[edit] 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
[edit]- Chief of state: President Paul Kagame (since 2000)[18]
- Head of government: Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente (since 2017)[18]
Seychelles
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President Wavel Ramkalawan (starting 2020).[19]
- Vice-President: Ahmed Afif (starting October 26, 2020)[19]
Somalia
[edit]- Chief of state: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (since 2017)[20]
- Head of government: Prime Minister> Mohamed Hussein Roble (starting 2020)[21]
Somaliland
[edit]
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
- Speaker of the House: Bashe Mohamed Farah
- Chairman of Elders: Suleiman Mohamoud Adan
- Chief Justice: Adan Haji Ali
South Sudan
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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]
Zambia
[edit]- Chief of state and Head of government: President, Hakainde Hichilema (since 2021)[26]
- Vice-President Mutale Nalumango (since 2021)[26]
Zimbabwe
[edit]- Chief of state: President Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)[27]
- Vice-President: Constantino Chiwenga (since 2017)
Events
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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
[edit]Elections
[edit]- August 9 – 2022 Kenyan general election
- June 20 – Rwandan 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- November 26 – 2022 Somaliland presidential election
Unknown date
[edit]Holidays
[edit]January and February
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
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Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- April 21 – Mwai Kibaki, 90, 3rd President of Kenya, unspecified death[86]
See also
[edit]- 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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- ^ Kenya: Mwai Kibaki, former president, is dead
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