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,…
Saba Saba – Tanzanian Holiday
Saba Saba literally translated from Swahili means “Seven Seven” or July 7. Saba Saba is a national holiday in Tanzania and is also known as “Worker’s Day”, “Industry’s Day”, or “Peasant’s Day”. On July 7, 1954 the Tanzanian political party,…