First Friday National Farmers’ Day Celebrated in: Ghana December 1 Pioneers’ Day Celebrated in: Angola December 1 Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic A national holiday celebrating independence achieved on August 13, 1960. The country was formerly known as…
November Holidays in Africa
November 1 All Saints Day Celebrated in: Angola, Burundi, Chad, The Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo November 1 Revolution Day Commemorates the first well coordinated attacks on Nov 1, 1954, begun by the National…
October Holidays in Africa
October 1 National Day Commemorates Nigeria’s independence in 1960. Celebrated in: Nigeria October 1 Patriotism Day Celebrated in: Rwanda October 2 Independence Day Celebrates Guinea’s independence in 1958 from France. Celebrated in: Guinea October 4 Independence Day Celebrated in: Lesotho…
August Holidays in Africa
First Monday in August Farmer’s Day Celebrated in: Zambia August 1 Armed Forces Day Celebrated in: Angola August 3 Independence Day Anniversary of the 1960 declaration of independence. Celebrated in: Niger August 3 Armed Forces Day Celebrated in: Equatorial Guinea…
July Holidays in Africa
First Monday in July Heroes’ Day A memorial day for those who died in the independence movement. Celebrated in: Zambia First Tuesday in July Unity Day Celebrated in: Zambia Second Monday in July Reed Dance Day Also called Umhlanga Day.…