# 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
### Burundi

Burundi
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Évariste Ndayishimiye, (since 2020).
* First Vice President: Gaston Sindimwo (since 2015)
* Second Vice President: Joseph Butore (since 2015)

### Comoros

Comoros
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Azali Assoumani (since 2016)
Comoros also claims the island of Mayotte.

### Djibouti

Djibouti
* Chief of state: President Ismail Omar Guelleh (since 1999)
* Head of government: Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (since 2013)

### Eritrea

Eritrea
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)

### Ethiopia

Ethiopia
* Chief of state: President Sahle-Work Zewde (since 2018)
* Head of government: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (since 2018)
** Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen (since 2012)

### Kenya

Kenya
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Uhuru Kenyatta (since 2013)
** Deputy President: William Ruto (since 2013)

### Madagascar

Madagascar
* Chief of state: President Andry Rajoelina (since 2019)
* Head of government: Prime Minister Christian Ntsay (since 2018)

### Malawi

Malawi
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Lazarus Chakwera (starting 2020)
** Vice-President Saulos Chilima (since 2020)

### Mauritius

Mauritius
* Chief of state: President Prithvirajsing Roopun (since 2019)
* 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.

### Mayotte

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France.
* Chief of state: President of France Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
* 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.

### Mozambique

Mozambique
* Chief of state: President Filipe Nyusi (since 2015)
* Head of government: Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (since 2015)

### Réunion

Réunion is an overseas department and region of France.
* Chief of state: President Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
* Head of government: Prime Minister of France: Jean Castex (since 2020)
* President of the Regional Council: Huguette Bello (since 2021)

### Rwanda

Rwanda
* Chief of state: President Paul Kagame (since 2000)
* Head of government: Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente (since 2017)

### Seychelles

Seychelles
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Wavel Ramkalawan (starting 2020).
* Vice-President: Ahmed Afif (starting October 26, 2020)

### Somalia

Somalia
* Chief of state: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (since 2017)
* Head of government: Prime Minister> Mohamed Hussein Roble (starting 2020)

#### Somaliland

Somaliland
The Republic of Somaliland Is a De facto independent state that declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
* 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

South Sudan
* Chief of state and Head of government: President Salva Kiir Mayardit (since 2011)
** First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai (since 2016)
** Second Vice President James Wani Igga (since 2016)

### 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)

### Uganda

Uganda
* Chief of state: President, Yoweri Museveni (since 1988)
** 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

Zambia
* Chief of state and Head of government: President, Hakainde Hichilema (since 2021)
** Vice-President Mutale Nalumango (since 2021)

### Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
* Chief of state: President Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)
** 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.
* January 15 – John Chilembwe Day, Public holidays in Malawi.
* January 26 – National Resistance Movement Day, Public holidays in Uganda.
* January 28 – Thaipusam, Public holidays and festivals in Mauritius (Tamil Hindu holiday).
* February 1 – Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Rwanda.
* February 3 – Heroes' Day, Public holidays in Mozambique.
* February 16 – Janani Luwum Day, Uganda.
* February 22 – Robert Mugabe National Youth Day, Public holidays in Zimbabwe.

#### March and April

* March 2 – Victory at Adwa Day, Ethiopia.
* March 3 – Martyrs' Day, Malawi.
* March 8 – International Women's Day.
* March 11 – Isra and Mi'raj, Public holidays in Djibouti, the Prophet's Night Journey.
* March 12
** National Day, Mauritius.
** Youth Day, Public holidays in Zambia.
* March 18 – Cheikh Al Maarouf Day, Public holidays in the Comoros
* March 29 – Martyrs' Day, Public holidays in Madagascar.
* April 1–3 – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
* April 5 – Easter Monday
* April 7 – Abeid Karume Day, Tanzania.
* April 19 – Independence Day, Zimbabwe.
* April 26 – Union Day, Tanzania.

#### May and June

* May 1 – Labour Day or International Workers' Day
* May 5 – Patriots' Victory Day, Ethiopia.
* May 13 – Eid al-Fitr, Muslim feast of breaking of the Fast.
* May 16 – Sudan People's Liberation Army Day, Public holidays in South Sudan.
* May 24 – Independence Day (Eritrea)
* May 25 – Africa Day
* June 1 – Madaraka Day, Public holidays in Kenya.
* June 18 – Constitution Day, Public holidays in Seychelles.
* June 20 – Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
* June 25 – Independence Day, Mozambique.
* June 26
** Independence Day, Madagascar.
** Independence Day, Public holidays in Somalia.
* June 27 – Independence Day, Djibouti.
* June 29 – Independence Day, Seychelles.

#### July and August

* July 1
** Independence Day, Public holiday in Burundi (since 1962)
** Independence Day, Rwanda (since 1962).
** Republic Day, Somalia.
* July 4 – Liberation Day (Rwanda).
* July 5 – Heroes' Day, Zambia.
* July 6
** National Day, Comoros.
** Independence Day, Malawi.
* July 20 – Eid al-Adha, holiest Islamic feast of the year.
* July 30 – Martyrs' Day, South Sudan.
* August 8 – Nane Nane Day, Tanzania.
* August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast in the Seychelles.

#### September and October

* September 7 – Victory Day, Mozambique.
* October 9 – Independence Day, Uganda.
* October 11 – Huduma Day, Kenya.
* October 18 – Day of Prayer, Zambia.
* October 25 – Independence Day, Zambia.

#### November and December

* November 2 – Indian Arrival Day, Mauritius.
* November 12 – Maore Day, Comoros
* December 9 – Independence Day, Tanzania.
* December 13 – Jamhuri Day, Kenya.
* December 22 – Unity Day, Zimbabwe.
* December 25 – Christmas Day, Western Christian holiday
* December 26 – Boxing Day (Utamaduni Day in Kenya)

## Deaths
### January

* January 2
** Charles Njonjo, 101, Attorney General of Kenya from 1963 to 1979, pneumonia
** Richard Leakey, 77, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist, unspecified death

### March

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

### April

* April 21 – Mwai Kibaki, 90, 3rd President of Kenya, unspecified death