May 1 Labor Day Celebrated in: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Seychelles, Senegal,…
April Holidays in Africa
April 1 Youth Day Celebrated in: Benin April 2 Creation of the Union of Central African States Day Anniversary of the Union’s establishment in 1968. Celebrated in: Chad April 3 Anniversary of CMRN Celebrated in: Guinea April 4 Peace and…
March Holidays in Africa
Second Monday in March Commonwealth Day A holiday celebrating Swaziland’s British Commonwealth status. Celebrated in: Swaziland Second Monday in March Youth Day Celebrated in: Zambia March 2 Victory of Adowa Celebrated in: Ethiopia March 2 Independence Day Anniversary of the…
February Holidays in Africa
February 1 Heroes’ Day Celebrated in: Rwanda February 3 Heroes’ Day Anniversary of the assassination of Eduardo Mondlane. Celebrated in: São Tomé and Príncipe February 4 Start of Liberation War Anniversary of the outbreak of the armed struggle against Portuguese…
January Holidays in Africa
January 1 New Year’s Day Celebrated in: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, The Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,…