Foreign relations of Somalia are handled primarily by the President as the head of state,the Prime Minister as the head of government,and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government.
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of parliament (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012,Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister,initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF,the ruling party,on 15 September 2012. Hailemariam also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2013 to 2014.
The politics of South Sudan concern the system of government in the Republic of South Sudan,a country in East Africa,and the people,organizations,and events involved in it.
Osman Jama Ali is a Somali politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government of Somalia and briefly served as the acting Prime Minister from October 28,2001 to November 12,2001. He hailed from the Rer Ainanshe branch of the Habar Yoonis.
The Cabinet of Sudan usually refers to the chief executive body of the Republic of the Sudan. The Cabinet was dissolved following the 11 April 2019 Sudanese coup d'état. Chapter 5 of the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration defines the procedures which led to the nomination of Abdalla Hamdok as Prime Minister,and up to 20 Ministers in the Cabinet,during late August 2019,for the 39-month democratic transition. The Sudanese Women's Union protested against this. Under Article 19 of the Draft Constitutional Declaration,the ministers of the Transitional Cabinet are ineligible to run in the election scheduled to follow the transition period.
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani is an Iraqi politician who has been the Prime Minister of Iraq since 27 October 2022. Prior to his premiership,he held a number of ministerial positions;namely,Minister of Labour and Social Affairs,acting Minister of Industry and Minerals,acting Minister of Trade,acting Minister of Migration and the Displaced,acting Minister of Finance,acting Minister of Agriculture,and Minister of Human Rights. Furthermore,he has also held the position of Governor of Maysan,and Mayor of Amarah.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan is a Sudanese army general who is the de facto ruler of Sudan. Following the Sudanese Revolution in April 2019,he was handed control of the military junta,the Transitional Military Council,a day after it was formed,due to protesters' dissatisfaction with the establishment ties of initial leader Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf. He served as chairman of the TMC until a draft constitutional declaration signed with civilians went into effect on 17 August and a collective head of state Transitional Sovereignty Council was formed,also to be initially headed by al-Burhan.
Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 2019 to October 2021,and again from November 2021 to 2 January 2022. Prior to his appointment,Hamdok served in numerous national and international administrative positions. From November 2011 to October 2018,he was deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). UNECA staff described Hamdok as "[a] diplomat,a humble man and a brilliant and disciplined mind". In 2020,Hamdok was named among Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential figures of the year.
The 2019–2022 Sudanese protests were street protests in Sudan which began in mid-September 2019,during Sudan's transition to democracy,about issues which included the nomination of a new Chief Justice and Attorney General,the killing of civilians by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),the toxic effects of cyanide and mercury from gold mining in Northern state and South Kordofan,opposition to a state governor in el-Gadarif and to show trials of Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) coordinators,and advocating the dismissal of previous-government officials in Red Sea,White Nile,and South Darfur. The protests follow the Sudanese Revolution's street protests and civil disobedience of the early September 2019 transfer of executive power to the country's Sovereignty Council,civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok,and his cabinet of ministers. Hamdok described the 39-month transition period as defined by the aims of the revolution.
The Mikhail Mishustin's First Cabinet was the federal government of Russia from 2020 to 2024,led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Ariel Henry is a Haitian neurosurgeon and politician who served as the acting prime minister of Haiti after the assassination of Jovenel Moïse,until his formal resignation on 24 April 2024. During this period where the role of the head of state was vacant,the Council of Ministers he presided exercised executive power. He also served as the acting Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities.
The history of Africa in the 2020s covers political events on the continent,other than elections,from 2020 onwards.
