2021 in North Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in North Africa.
Countries and territories
Egypt
- Chief of state: President of Egypt: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (since 2014)[2]
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Egypt: Moustafa Madbouly (since 2018)[2]
Libya
- Chief of state: Chairman of the Presidential Council and Prime Minister
- Fayez al-Sarraj (until February 5)[3]
- Abdullah al-Thani (until 5 February)
- Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (interim, starting 5 February)[4]
- Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (interim, starting 5 February)[5]
Morocco
- Chief of state: Mohammed VI of Morocco (since 1999)[6]
- Head of government: President of the Government: Saadeddine Othmani (since 2017)[6]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a self-proclaimed state recognized by about 80 countries and the African Union.[7][8]
- President: Brahim Ghali (since 2016)[9]
- Prime Minister: Mohamed Wali Akeik (since 2018)
Morocco claims and controls 80% of Western Sahara.[8]
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands is an Autonomous community of Spain.[10]
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.
Sudan
- Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (since 2019)[11]
- Prime Minister: Abdalla Hamdok (since 2019)[11]
Tunisia
- Chief of state: President: Kais Saied (since 2019)[12]
- Head of government:
- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi (since 2020)
- President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi (since 2019)
Monthly events
January and February
- January 1 – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) officially begins.[13]
- January 3
- Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia agree to hold further talks this month to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.[14]
- Two hundred sixty-five migrants, mostly from Eritrea, are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea.[15]
- January 5 – Four migrants die in a boat headed for Tenerife, Canary Islands. 23,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands in 2020, and some 500 died.[16]
- January 19 – Eighty-seven migrants scale the Melilla border fence; nine are taken to hospital.[17]
- January 20 – 2021 Tunisian protests enter their fifth day.[18]
- February 5 – Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is chosen as transitional unity prime minister of Libya.[19]
Scheduled and programmed events
Elections
- June 23 – 2021 Moroccan general election
Sports
- July – Morocco is scheduled to host the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[20]
- 2021 UCI Africa Tour
See also
References
- CIA Factbook: Algeria CIA 2020, Retrieved 30 March 2020
- CIA Factbook: Egypt retrieved 30 March 2020
- CIA Factbook: Libya retrieved 30 March 2020
- "Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM". Times of Malta. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- "Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM". Times of Malta. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- CIA Factbook: Morocco retrieved 30 March 2020
- "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Recognition, Population, & History". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "What is Western Sahara and why does Morocco claim sovereignty over it?". Middle East Eye. December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Western Sahara Profile". BBC News. May 14, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- "Canary Islands | Geography, Facts, & History". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- CIA Factbook: Sudan retrieved 30 March 2020
- CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020
- "After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "Nile dam dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "Spanish-flagged boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- GILES, CIARÁN (January 5, 2021). "4 die as migrant boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- "Migrants scale border fences to enter Spanish enclave". ABC News. AP. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "Outreach by Tunisian leaders fails to quell youth unrest". AP NEWS. 20 January 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM". Times of Malta. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAFOnline.com. CAF News. June 30, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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