2021 in East Africa explained

The following lists events that happened during 2021 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

See main article: 2021 in 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

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

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

Djibouti

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

Eritrea

See main article: 2021 in Eritrea.

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

Ethiopia

See main article: 2021 in Ethiopia.

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

Kenya

See main article: 2021 in Kenya.

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

William Ruto (since 2013)

Madagascar

See main article: 2021 in Madagascar.

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

Malawi

See main article: 2021 in Malawi.

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

Mauritius

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

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

Mayotte

• Chief of state: President of France Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)^[12]
• Head of government: Prime Minister of France Édouard Philippe (since 2017)
• President of the Departmental Council Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani (since 2015)

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

Mozambique

See main article: 2021 in Mozambique.

• Chief of state: President Filipe Nyusi (since 2015)^[14]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (since 2015)

Réunion

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

• Chief of state: President Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
• Head of government: Prime Minister of France: Édouard Philippe (since 2017)
• President of the Regional Council: Didier Robert (since 2010)

Rwanda

See main article: 2021 in Rwanda.

• Chief of state: President Paul Kagame (since 2000)^[16]
• Head of government: Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente (since 2017)

Seychelles

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Wavel Ramkalawan (starting 2020).^[17]
• Vice-President

Ahmed Afif (starting October 26, 2020)

Somalia

See main article: 2021 in Somalia.

• Chief of state: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (since 2017)^[18]
• Head of government: Prime Minister> Mohamed Hussein Roble (starting 2020)^[19]

Somaliland

See main article: 2021 in Somaliland. The Republic of Somaliland claims independence from Somalia.^[20]

• 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

See main article: 2021 in South Sudan. ^[21]

• Chief of state and Head of government: President Salva Kiir Mayardit (since 2011)^[22]
  • First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai (since 2016)
  • Second Vice President James Wani Igga (since 2016)

Tanzania

See main article: 2021 in Tanzania.

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

Uganda

See main article: 2021 in Uganda.

• Chief of state: President, Yoweri Museveni (since 1988)^[24]
  • Vice President

Edward Ssekandi (since 2011)

• Head of government: Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda (since 2014)
  • First Deputy Prime Minister: Moses Ali (since 2016)
  • Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda Kivenjinja (since 2016)

Zambia

See main article: 2021 in Zambia.

• Chief of state and Head of government: President, Edgar Lungu (since 2015)^[25]
  • Vice-President Inonge Wina (since 2015)

Zimbabwe

See main article: 2021 in Zimbabwe.

• Chief of state: President Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)^[26]
• Vice-President
  • Kembo Mohadi (until March 1)^[27]

Monthly events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

January

• January 13 – Sudan claims an Ethiopian military plane crossed its border. Ethiopia denies it.^[28]
• 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.^[29]
  • 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.^[30]
• January 18 – Internet service is restored in 90% of Uganda after a five-day blackout; Bobi Wine remains under house arrest since 15 January.^[31]
• January 19
  • Tensions rise along the border between Sudan and Ethiopia days after Sudan accused Ethiopia of violating its airspace.^[32] South Sudan has offered to mediate.^[33]
  • Cyclone Eloise makes landfall in Madagascar, killing one.
• January 23
  • Ugandan peace-keeprers in Sigaale, Adimole, and Kayitoy, Somalia, kill 189 Al-Shabaab fighters.^[34]
  • Cyclone Eloise: 100,000 people are evacuated when the hurricane hits, but flooding and damage have been slight in Mozambique.^[35] Four deaths have been confirmed.
• January 24
  • COVID-19 pandemic: Four members of the Cabinet of Zimbabwe die in the first two weeks of January.^[36]
  • Reverien Ndikuriyo is chosen as the leader of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD) in Burundi.^[37]
• January 25 – Tigray War: Members of the Eritrean Army are accused of widespread looting and weaponizing hunger. Eritrea denies it has soldiers in Ethiopia.^[38]
• January 27 – The United States Department of State demands that Eritrea withdraw from Tigray.^[39]

February

• February 4 – The ICC finds Dominic Ongwen, 45, of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.^[40]
• 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.^[41]
• February 9 – The single hospital in Mayotte is overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.^[42]
• 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.^[43]
• 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.^[44]

March

• March 1 – Zimbabwe vice president Kembo Mohadi resigns after allegations of sexual misconduct.^[27]
• 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.^[45]

Scheduled events

Elections

• January 14 – 2021 Ugandan general election: Incumbent Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner with 5.85 million votes (58.64%); the main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine alleged fraud.^[46]
• February 8 – 2021 Somali presidential election: postponed indefinitely; international groups insist a new date be established to prevent violence.^[47]
  • 2021 Somali parliamentary election May – 2021 Somaliland municipal elections.^[48]
• May – 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election.^[48]
• June 5 – 2021 Ethiopian general 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.^[49]
• January 15  - John Chilembwe Day, Public holidays in Malawi.^[50]
• January 26  - National Resistance Movement Day, Public holidays in Uganda.^[51]
• January 28  - Thaipusam, Public holidays and festivals in Mauritius (Tamil Hindu holiday).^[52]
• February 1  - Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Rwanda.^[53]
• February 3  - Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Mozambique.^[54]
• February 16  - Janani Luwum Day, Uganda.^[55]
• February 22  - Robert Mugabe National Youth Day, Public holidays in Zimbabwe.^[56]

March and April

• March 2  - Victory at Adwa Day, Ethiopia.^[57]
• March 3  - Martyrs' Day, Malawi.^[58]
• March 8  - International Women's Day.^[59]
• March 11  - Isra and Mi'raj, Public holidays in Djibouti, the Prophet's Night Journey.^[60]
• March 12
  • National Day, Mauritius.^[61]
  • Youth Day, Public holidays in Zambia.^[62]
• March 18  - Cheikh Al Maarouf Day, Public holidays in the Comoros^[63]
• March 29  - Martyrs' Day, Public holidays in Madagascar.^[64]
• April 1 - 3  - Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
• April 5  - Easter Monday
• April 7  - Abeid Karume Day, Tanzania.^[65]
• April 19  - Independence Day, Zimbabwe.^[66]
• April 26  - Union Day, Tanzania.^[67]

May and June

• May 1  - Labour Day or International Workers' Day
• May 5  - Patriots' Victory Day, Ethiopia.^[68]
• May 13  - Eid al-Fitr, Muslim feast of breaking of the Fast.^[69]
• May 16  - Sudan People's Liberation Army Day, Public holidays in South Sudan.^[70]
• May 24  - Independence Day (Eritrea)
• May 25  - Africa Day
• June 1  - Madaraka Day, Public holidays in Kenya.^[71]
• June 18  - Constitution Day, Public holidays in Seychelles.^[72]
• June 20  - Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
• June 25  - Independence Day, Mozambique.^[73]
• June 26
  • Independence Day, Madagascar.^[74]
  • Independence Day, Public holidays in Somalia.^[75]
• June 27  - Independence Day, Djibouti.^[76]
• June 29  - Independence Day, Seychelles.^[77]

July and August

• July 1
  • Independence Day, Public holiday in Burundi (since 1962)^[78]
  • Independence Day, Rwanda (since 1962).^[79]
  • Republic Day, Somalia.^[80]
• July 4  - Liberation Day (Rwanda).^[81]
• July 5  - Heroes' Day, Zambia.^[82]
• July 6
  • National Day, Comoros.^[83]
  • Independence Day, Malawi.^[84]
• July 20  - Eid al-Adha, holiest Islamic feast of the year.^[85]
• July 30  - Martyrs' Day, South Sudan.^[86]
• August 8  - Nane Nane Day, Tanzania.^[87]
• August 15  - Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast celebrated in the Seychelles.

September and October

• September 7  - Victory Day, Mozambique.^[88]
• October 9  - Independence Day, Uganda.^[89]
• October 11  - Huduma Day, Kenya.^[90]
• October 18  - Day of Prayer, Zambia.^[91]
• October 25  - Independence Day, Zambia.^[92]

November and December

• November 2  - Indian Arrival Day, Mauritius.^[93]
• November 12  - Maore Day, Comoros^[94]
• December 9  - Independence Day, Tanzania.^[95]
• December 13  - Jamhuri Day, Kenya.^[96]
• December 22  - Unity Day, Zimbabwe.^[97]
• December 25  - Christmas Day, Western Christian holiday
• December 26  - Boxing Day (Utamaduni Day in Kenya)^{[98] [99]}

Culture

• February 4 – MTV Africa Music Awards, to be held in Kampala, are postponed due to disputes over the 2021 Ugandan general election.^[100]

Sports

• January 16 – It was announced that Madagascar will organize the 2023 Indian Ocean Islands Games since the Seychelles has withdrawn.^[101]

Deaths

January to March

• January 12 – Sidik Mia, 56, Malawi politician, MP (2004–2014), Minister of Defence (2009–2010), Minister of Transport and Public Works (since 2020); COVID-19.^[102]
• January 18 – Joevana Charles, 66, Seychellois politician, member of the National Assembly (1993–2016).^[103]
• January 20 – Sibusiso Moyo, 61, Zimbabwean politician (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); COVID-19.^[104]
• February 17 – Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, Vice President of Zanzibar (December 7, 2020 – February 17, 2021), Tanzania; acute pneumonia related to COVID-19.^[105]
• March 6 – Nicolas Bwakira, 79, Burundian diplomat.^[106] (death announced on this date)
• March 10 – Ali Mahdi Muhammad, 82, Somali politician, president (1991–1997); COVID-19.^[107]
• March 17 – John Magufuli, 61, Tanzanian politician, president (since 2015), minister of works, transports and communications (2000–2005, 2010–2015) and MP (1995–2015); heart failure.^[108]
• March 29 – Sarah Onyango Obama, 99, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, grandmother of former U.S. President Barack Obama; complications from diabetes and a stroke.^[109]

April to June

• 11 May - Zemi Yenus, 61, Ethiopian businesswoman and autism activist, complications from COVID-19.^[110]

October to December

See also

• 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2021 in Middle Africa
• 2021 in North Africa
• 2021 in Southern Africa
• 2021 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

External links

• allAfrica news site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burundi's new president Ndayishimiye to be sworn in Thursday . Bangkok Post Public Company . June 15, 2020 . September 7, 2020 . en . bangkokpost.com.
2. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/comoros/ The CIA World Factbook: Comoros
3. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica . Comoros . Martin Ottenheimer. Harriet Joseph Ottenheimer. 13 April 2020 .
4. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/ The CIA World Factbook: Djibouti
5. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/eritrea/ The CIA World Factbook: Eritrea
6. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ethiopia/ The CIA World Factbook: Ethiopia
7. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kenya/ The CIA World Factbook: Kenya
8. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/madagascar/ The CIA World Factbook: Madagascar
9. Web site: Malawi's new president urges all to root out corruption . ABC News . July 6, 2020 . en.
10. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritius/ The CIA World Factbook: Mauritius
11. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mauritius. Larry Wells Bowman. 3 April 2020. 8 April 2020.
12. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/ The CIA World Factbook: Reunion
13. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mayotte. 8 April 2020 .
14. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mozambique/ The CIA World Factbook: Mozambique
15. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Réunion. 23 March 2020. 8 April 2020 .
16. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/rwanda/ The CIA World Factbook: Rwanda
17. News: Seychelles opposition wins presidency for first time in 43 years . November 16, 2020 . Reuters . 25 October 2020 . en.
18. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ The CIA World Factbook: Somalia
19. News: Somalia names new prime minister, unveils plan for elections . Sep 23, 2020 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera . September 18, 2020 . en.
20. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Somaliland. 13 Apr 2020.
21. Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. South Sudan.
22. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-sudan/ The CIA World Factbook: South Sudan
23. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tanzania/ The CIA World Factbook: Tanzania
24. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uganda/ CIA Factbook: Uganda
25. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zambia/ CIA Factbook: Zambia
26. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zimbabwe/ CIA Factbook: Zimbabwe
27. News: Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations . March 1, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AFP . March 1, 2021.
28. News: Sudan says Ethiopian military plane crossed its border . January 14, 2021 . Al Jazeera English . January 13, 2021.
29. News: Madagascar: WFP says 750,000 people need emergency food aid . January 16, 2021 . msn.com . Al Jazeera . January 14, 2021.
30. News: Ice flies African asylum seekers to Nairobi in last-minute deportation push . January 16, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . The Guardian . January 16, 2021.
31. News: McSweeney . Eoin . Internet restored in Uganda as Bobi Wine remains under house arrest and appeals for intl support . January 18, 2021 . msn.com . CNN . January 18, 2021.
32. News: Mules . Ineke . East Africa: Tensions Escalate Between Ethiopia and Sudan . January 21, 2021 . allAfrica.com . DW . 20 January 2021 . en.
33. News: South Sudan 'Ready to Mediate Between Sudan, Ethiopia' to End Border Conflict . January 21, 2021 . allAfrica.com . East African . 18 January 2021 . en.
34. News: Ugandan army says it has killed 189 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia . January 23, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . Reuters . January 23, 2021.
35. News: Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat . January 23, 2021 . AP NEWS . 23 January 2021.
36. News: Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge . January 24, 2021 . AP NEWS . 24 January 2021.
37. News: Burundi ruling party selects hardliner as secretary-general . January 24, 2021 . AP NEWS . 24 January 2021.
38. News: Anna . Cara . Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia's Tigray . January 25, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . January 25, 2021.
39. News: US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately . January 27, 2021 . AP NEWS . 27 January 2021.
40. News: ICC finds Ugandan LRA commander guilty of war crimes . February 4, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . February 4, 2021 . en.
41. News: New AU chair Tshisekedi seeks end to Ethiopia dam dispute . February 8, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AFP . February 7, 2021.
42. News: CHAMSIDINE . SONY . CHARLTON . ANGELA . Surging virus in French African outpost reveals inequalities . February 10, 2021 . msn.com . AP . February 9, 2021.
43. News: LEDERER . EDITH M. . UN: 15 Tigrayan origin UN peacekeepers seek asylum in SSudan . February 23, 2021 . AP NEWS . 22 February 2021.
44. News: MAGDY . SAMY . Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute . February 24, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . February 24, 2021.
45. News: MELDRUM . ANDREW . Mauritius pumps fuel from Chinese ship that ran aground . March 9, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . March 9, 2021.
46. News: Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election . January 16, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . January 16, 2021 . en.
47. News: UN, AU and EU urge Somalia to quickly agree on election date . February 2, 2021 . AP NEWS . 22 February 2021.
48. Web site: Somaliland political parties strike deal with Electoral Commission over elections . garoweonline.com . 24 August 2020 . 4 January 2021.
49. Web site: Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania in 2022 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
50. Web site: John Chilembwe Day in Malawi in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
51. Web site: NRM Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Uganda . PublicHolidays.africa . January 14, 2021.
52. Web site: Thaipoosam Cavadee in Mauritius in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
53. Web site: Heroes' Day in Rwanda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
54. Web site: Heroes' Day Holiday in Mozambique in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
55. Web site: Archbishop Janani Luwum Day in Uganda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
56. Web site: Robert Mugabe National Youth Day in Zimbabwe in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
57. Web site: Victory of Adwa in Ethiopia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
58. Web site: Martyrs Day in Malawi in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
59. Web site: Women's Day in Eritrea in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
60. Web site: Al Isra et Al Mirague in Djibouti in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
61. Web site: Independence and Republic Day in Mauritius in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
62. Web site: Youth Day in Zambia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
63. Web site: Cheikh Al Maarouf Day in Comoros in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
64. Web site: Martyrs Day in Madagascar in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
65. Web site: Karume Day in Tanzania in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
66. Web site: Independence Day in Zimbabwe in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
67. Web site: Union Day in Tanzania in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
68. Web site: Patriots' Victory Day in Ethiopia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
69. Web site: Eid Ul Fitr in Rwanda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
70. Web site: SPLA Day in South Sudan in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021.
71. Web site: Madaraka Day in Kenya in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
72. Web site: Constitutional Day in Seychelles in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
73. Web site: Independence Day in Mozambique in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
74. Web site: Independence Day in Madagascar in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
75. Web site: Independence Day in Somalia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
76. Web site: Independence Day in Djibouti in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
77. Web site: Independence Day in Seychelles in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
78. Web site: Independence Day in Burundi in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
79. Web site: Independence Day in Rwanda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
80. Web site: Republic Day in Somalia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
81. Web site: Liberation Day in Rwanda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
82. Web site: Heroes' Day in Zambia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
83. Web site: National Day in Comoros in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
84. Web site: Independence Day in Malawi in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
85. Web site: Eid El Haj in Rwanda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
86. Web site: Martyrs' Day in South Sudan in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
87. Web site: Nane Nane (Farmer's) Day in Tanzania in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
88. Web site: Victory Day in Mozambique in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
89. Web site: Independence Day in Uganda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
90. Web site: Huduma Day in Kenya in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
91. Web site: National Prayer Day in Zambia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
92. Web site: Independence Day in Zambia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
93. Web site: Arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
94. Web site: Journée Nationale Maoré in the Comoros / November 12, 2021 . AnydayGuide . January 14, 2021.
95. Web site: Independence Day in Tanzania in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
96. Web site: Jamhuri Day in Kenya in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
97. Web site: Unity Day in Zimbabwe in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
98. Web site: National Holidays in Kenya in 2020.
99. Web site: Moi Day renamed Huduma Day, Boxing Day, Utamaduni Day.
100. News: McSweeney . Eoin . MTV postpones its Africa Music Awards as Bobi Wine's team releases report documenting alleged abuses . February 5, 2021 . msn.com . CNN . February 4, 2021.
101. News: East Africa: Madagascar to Host 2023 Indian Ocean Games After Maldives Withdraws . January 16, 2021 . allAfrica.com . 16 January 2021 . en.
102. http://www.malawivoice.com/2021/01/12/god-have-mercy-another-cabinet-minister-sidik-mia-dies-of-covid-19/ Another Cabinet Minister Sidik Mia Dies Of Covid-19
103. http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/14215/Seychelles+longest-serving+woman+parliamentarian+dies%3B+remembered+as+an+adventurous+patriot Seychelles’ longest-serving woman parliamentarian dies; remembered as an adventurous patriot
104. News: Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 . January 20, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . January 20, 2021 . en.
105. News: Zanzibar's vice president dies after suffering Covid . February 17, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AFP . February 17, 2021 . March 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330030813/https://www.yahoo.com/news/zanzibars-vice-president-dies-suffering-115839679.html . dead .
106. https://regionweek.com/burundi-former-au-representative-to-somalia-amb-nicolas-bwakira-passes-away-at-80/ Burundi: Former AU representative to Somalia Amb. Nicolas Bwakira passes away at 80
107. https://www.citizentv.co.ke/news/former-somali-president-ali-mahdi-dies-in-nairobi-8021264/ Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi
108. Web site: John Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61 (Published 2021) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720161324/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/africa/tanzania-president-magufuli-dead.html . 2023-07-20 . live .
109. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/nyanza/article/2001407820/mama-sarah-obama-is-dead Mama Sarah Obama is dead
110. News: Renowned autism champion, Zemi Yenus, succumbs to COVID-19 . Capital Newspaper . 17 May 2021.