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The following lists events that happened during
2021 in
North Africa .
Countries and territories
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a self-proclaimed state recognized by about 80 countries and the
African Union .
[6]
[7]
Morocco claims and controls 80% of
Western Sahara .
[7]
Spain
Canary Islands
The
Canary Islands is an
Autonomous community of Spain .
[9]
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
Tunisia
Monthly events
January and February
January 1 – The
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) officially begins.
[12]
January 3
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.
[15]
January 19 – Eighty-seven migrants scale the
Melilla border fence ; nine are taken to hospital.
[16]
January 20 –
2021 Tunisian protests enter their fifth day.
[17]
February 5
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is chosen as transitional unity prime minister of Libya.
[4]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says he supports the transitional government of Libya.
[18]
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.
[19]
February 10 – The government of Sudan swears in a new Cabinet including
Gibril Ibrahim as finance minister and ministers from the
Sudan Revolutionary Front .
[20]
[21]
February 18 – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah meet in
Cairo .
[22]
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.
[23]
March and April
March 6 – Egyptian president El-Sissi meets with Sudanese general Al-Burhan in
Khartoum .
[24]
March 26 – A stranded container vessel in the
Suez Canal is holding up an estimated US$400 million an hour in trade, according to shipping data from
Lloyd's List .
[25] It may take weeks to dislodge the 224,000-ton Ever Green .
[26]
March 28
Scheduled and programmed events
Elections
Holidays
Culture
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Sports
Deaths
See also
References
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CIA Factbook: Algeria CIA 2020, Retrieved 30 March 2020
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CIA Factbook: Egypt retrieved 30 March 2020
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CIA Factbook: Libya retrieved 30 March 2020
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"Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM" . Times of Malta . February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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CIA Factbook: Morocco retrieved 30 March 2020
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"Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Recognition, Population, & History" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
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"What is Western Sahara and why does Morocco claim sovereignty over it?" . Middle East Eye . December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
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"Western Sahara Profile" . BBC News . May 14, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
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"Canary Islands | Geography, Facts, & History" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
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CIA Factbook: Sudan retrieved 30 March 2020
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CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020
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"After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
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"Nile dam dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
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"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 .
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"Migrants scale border fences to enter Spanish enclave" . ABC News . AP. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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"Outreach by Tunisian leaders fails to quell youth unrest" . AP NEWS . 20 January 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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"Egypt's president says he supports interim Libya government" . AP NEWS . 7 February 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
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"New AU chair Tshisekedi seeks end to Ethiopia dam dispute" . news.yahoo.com . AFP. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021 .
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"Sudan's prime minister names new cabinet" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021 .
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"Sudan's new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy" . AP NEWS . 10 February 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021 .
^ ELHENNAWY, NOHA (February 18, 2021).
"Libya's new interim leader meets with Egyptian president" . news.yahoo.com . AP. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .
^ MAGDY, SAMY (February 24, 2021).
"Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute" . news.yahoo.com . AP. Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
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"Egypt's president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement" . news.yahoo.com . AP. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .
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"Suez Canal blockage is delaying an estimated $400 million an hour in goods" . NBC News . March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Salem, Mostafa; Samaan, Magdy; Boykoff, Pamela; Krever, Mick (March 26, 2021).
"Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take 'days to weeks,' as the traffic jam builds" . CNN . Reuters. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Bowden, John (28 March 2021).
"Egyptian leader gives last-resort order to dislodge ship from Suez Canal" . TheHill . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ DEBRE, ISABEL; MAGDY, SAMY (March 28, 2021).
"Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free" . news.yahoo.com . AP. Retrieved March 29, 2021 .
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"Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020" . CAFOnline.com . CAF News. June 30, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021 .
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Former Egyptian PM Kamal al-Ganzouri dies aged 88
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