All Things Kenyan

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, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

January 1
Independence Day
Celebrated in: Sudan

January 1
Universal Fraternity Day
Celebrated in: Mozambique

January 4
Martyrs of the Colonial Repression Day
Celebrated in: Angola

January 4
Martyr of Independence Day
Celebrated in: The Congo

January 7
Genna
The Coptic Christ celebration. Coincides with the Orthodox Christmas. Celebrated in: Ethiopia

January 11
Independence Day
Originally celebrated on the anniversary – August 11, but was moved to January 11 to avoid the rainy season. Celebrated in: Chad

January 12
Zanzibar Revolution Day
Celebrated in: Tanzania

January 12
Eritrean Christmas
Celebrated in: Eritrea

January 13
Mediation (Liberation) Day
Celebrated in: Togo

January 15
Chilenbwe Day
Celebrated in: Malawi

January 16
Martyrs’ Day
Anniversary of the mercenary attack on Cotonou. Celebrated in: Benin

January 16
Democracy Day
Celebrated in: Rwanda

January 16
Revolution Day
Celebrated in: Tunisia

January 19
Epiphany Day
Celebrated in: Ethiopia

January 20
Army Day
Celebrated in: Mali

January 20
National Heroes’ Day
Celebrated in: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau

January 26
NRM/NRA Victory Celebrations
Celebrated in: Uganda