In our correspondence from African journalists, Joseph Warungu, a lecturer in media and communications, sees what is happening in Africa in 2022.
The year began in earnest when a former judge of justice, racial equality and political freedom, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was buried in South Africa.
A man who did not hesitate to blow his whistle against the oppressed and powerful, or the offside goals of those who consider themselves to be very good-looking, has left the court seven days before the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is out. ) celebrates his 110th birthday in Polokwane.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa should expect the remainder of the ANC’s birthday cake to remain long enough to help lower the party’s 28-year low and give him a chance to be re-elected as ANC President.
The decision will be made at a party election meeting in December.
Shortly after the ANC’s birthday, all eyes will be on Cameroon, who are hosting the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Twenty-four teams will compete in the tournament, which has been suspended twice.
Sudan, Guinea, Mali and Ethiopia have major reasons to fight in the arena and try to raise the trophy for the winners.
With countries experiencing war terrorist attacks, attempts to overthrow the government or in the case of Ethiopia, a one-year-old civil war has killed thousands and forced millions to flee.
Bringing back the Africa Cup of Nations will help strengthen the countries that entered 2022 still immovable due to conflict and uncertainty.
Guinea will be playing in fear. The new military commander has warned the team not to take the trophy or return it.
Tunisia is usually very competitive on the field but at home, the political game is going well. President Kais Saied hopes that a July referendum followed by parliamentary elections later this year will pollute the water.
Many Tunisians helped recapture his power last July, hoping it would change the difficult economic times. Now many see him as a problem and have adopted their demonstrations in the streets.
Struggle for leadership
Unlike other North African football giants – Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia – Libya will miss the Cup of Nations.
The country has a serious problem in the run-up to the presidential election, which is due to take place on December 24 but has been postponed. The investigation is seen as the key to ousting Libya in the decade following the ouster and assassination of former President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is a big fan of football. He sometimes also makes his football comment at public rallies to explain how he can deal with political opponents.
In the August general election, the 76-year-old politician will face five or more of his best games to try to win leadership.
His main enemy in the fight to take over the presidency of President Uhuru Kenyatta, whose second and final term ends, is Vice President William Ruto. The two men are touring the country at conventions to find enough numbers to go to the State House.
In Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is focusing on statistics of a different kind as he seeks to determine the population of Nigeria.
His government plans to conduct a national census in 2022. The last census took place in 2006, with a population of 140 million. The National Population Commission estimates that the population has now reached nearly 206 million but officials want to confirm.
While we wait for Nigeria to census the Nigerian population, the world will gather in Egypt in November to look at a simple but challenging number: 1.5.
The UN COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh will hope that after the Glasgow summit, countries will reconsider their plans to release global warming to help the world reduce global temperatures below 2C, especially to 1.5C, compared with what has already been done in the manufacturing industry. heat.
Looking at the wealth of DR Congo
The sound of African music has reached a new level at the Grammy Awards. Africa will have nine nominees when the biggest music night opens in Los Angeles on January 31.
Nominees include Afro-roots Ghanaian wizard, Rocky Dawuni, South African Black Coffee band, former Benin singer / songwriter Angelique Kidjo and Nigerian father and child band – Femi and Made Kuti.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been a major supplier of music to every continent and to the rest of the world. And now East Africans are looking at DR Congo for other things rumba and souko.
The country has applied for membership in the East African Community (EAC), which includes Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Sudan.
According to the East African Business Council, China leads the DR Congo in 31.2%, followed by South Africa 15.8% and Zambia 13%.
The EAC is looking for a share of this lucrative market, including finding 81 million buyers in DR Congo.
Instead, the EAC will provide access to DR Congo in the EAC Common Market and the Common External Tariff framework. It will also have the opportunity to visit the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam for the competition.
A resolution adopted in DR Congo will be made at the EAC Summit in January or February.
Africa’s economic recovery will depend on the continuation of the Covid-19 epidemic.
In the meantime – as football fans in Cameroon will be told – “cover, wash your hands and do not go far” is still the word 2022 is the message that many African countries hope to make them successful. Happy New Year!
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