2021 in North Africa explained

The following lists events that happened during 2021 in North Africa.

Countries and territories

Algeria

See main article: 2021 in Algeria.

Egypt

See main article: 2021 in Egypt.

Libya

See main article: 2021 in Libya.

Morocco

See main article: 2021 in Morocco.

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a self-proclaimed state recognized by about 80 countries and the African Union.[5] [6]

Brahim Ghali (since 2016)[7]

Morocco claims and controls 80% of Western Sahara.[6]

Spain

See main article: 2021 in Spain.

Felipe VI (since 2014)

Pedro Sánchez (since 2018)

Canary Islands

See main article: 2021 in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands is an Autonomous community of Spain.[8]

Ángel Víctor Torres

Cueta and Melilla

The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and the islands of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera and the Plazas de soberanía are disputed by Morocco.

Juan Jesús Vivas

Eduardo de Castro

Sudan

See main article: 2021 in Sudan.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (since 2019)[9]

Tunisia

See main article: 2021 in Tunisia.

Monthly events

January and February

March and April

Scheduled and programmed events

Elections

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics.

Holidays

Sports

Deaths

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/algeria/ CIA Factbook: Algeria
  2. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/egypt/ CIA Factbook: Egypt
  3. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/ CIA Factbook: Libya
  4. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/ CIA Factbook: Morocco
  5. Web site: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Recognition, Population, & History . Encyclopedia Britannica . January 3, 2021 . en.
  6. News: What is Western Sahara and why does Morocco claim sovereignty over it? . January 22, 2021 . Middle East Eye . December 10, 2020 . en.
  7. Web site: BBC News. Western Sahara Profile. May 14, 2018. March 30, 2020.
  8. Web site: Canary Islands Geography, Facts, & History . Encyclopedia Britannica . January 3, 2021 . en.
  9. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sudan/ CIA Factbook: Sudan
  10. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tunisia/ CIA Factbook: Tunisia
  11. News: After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches . January 3, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . January 1, 2021 . en.
  12. News: Nile dam dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks . January 3, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . en.
  13. News: Spanish-flagged boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean . January 3, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . Yahoo News.
  14. News: GILES . CIARÁN . 4 die as migrant boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands . January 5, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . Yahoo News . January 5, 2021.
  15. News: Migrants scale border fences to enter Spanish enclave . January 20, 2021 . ABC News . AP . January 19, 2021 . en.
  16. News: Outreach by Tunisian leaders fails to quell youth unrest . January 20, 2021 . AP NEWS . 20 January 2021.
  17. News: Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM . February 6, 2021 . Times of Malta . February 5, 2021 . en-gb.
  18. News: Egypt's president says he supports interim Libya government . February 13, 2021 . AP NEWS . 7 February 2021.
  19. News: New AU chair Tshisekedi seeks end to Ethiopia dam dispute . February 8, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AFP . February 7, 2021.
  20. News: Sudan's prime minister names new cabinet . February 8, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . February 8, 2021 . en.
  21. News: Sudan's new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy . February 13, 2021 . AP NEWS . 10 February 2021.
  22. News: ELHENNAWY . NOHA . Libya's new interim leader meets with Egyptian president . February 19, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . February 18, 2021.
  23. News: MAGDY . SAMY . Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute . February 24, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . February 24, 2021.
  24. News: Egypt's president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement . March 6, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . March 6, 2021.
  25. News: Suez Canal blockage is delaying an estimated $400 million an hour in goods . March 26, 2021 . NBC News . March 26, 2021 . en.
  26. News: Salem . Mostafa . Samaan . Magdy . Boykoff . Pamela . Krever . Mick . Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take 'days to weeks,' as the traffic jam builds . March 26, 2021 . CNN . Reuters . March 26, 2021.
  27. News: Bowden . John . Egyptian leader gives last-resort order to dislodge ship from Suez Canal . March 28, 2021 . TheHill . 28 March 2021 . en.
  28. News: DEBRE . ISABEL . MAGDY . SAMY . Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free . March 29, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . March 28, 2021.
  29. News: Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020 . January 17, 2021 . CAFOnline.com . CAF News . June 30, 2020 . en.
  30. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/100361/Former-Egyptian-PM-Kamal-al-Ganzouri-dies-aged-88 Former Egyptian PM Kamal al-Ganzouri dies aged 88