17 January 2022 in African history

• 1934 - Former minister of industry and commerce Christopher Ushewokunze died in a road traffic accident at the age of 49
• 2013 - Former Zimbabwean Vice-President, John Landa Nkomo died. He succumbed to cancer at the age of 78
• 1990 - Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba (late) was born
• 2005 - The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (late) signed election commission and electoral bill

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Abdulsalami Abubakar
Ambrose Mutinhiri
John Wrathall
Misheck Sibanda
Nathan Shamuyarira
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Rhodesian Government
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
ZRP
Zvishavane