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West Africa National Holidays 2023

January

1st January
New Year’s Day
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Togo
  • Namibia
2nd January
New year Holiday
  • Ghana
  • Cameroon
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Togo
  • Nigeria
3rd January
National Day
  • Burkina Faso
7th January
Constitution Day
  • Ghana
9th January
Constitution Day Observed
  • Ghana
10th January
Vadoum Day
  • Benin
22nd January
Chinese Spring Festival
  • Mauritius

February

1st February
Commemoration of Abolition of Slavery
  • Mauritius
4th February
Thaipoosam Cavadee
  • Mauritius
11th February
YouthDay
  • Cameroon
18th February
Independence Day
  • Gambia
Maha Shivaratee
  • Mauritius
20th February
Independence Day Observed
  • Gambia

March

6th March
Independence Day
  • Ghana
8th March
International Women’s Day
  • Burkina Faso
12th March
Independence & Republic Day
  • Mauritius
21st March
Independence Day
  • Namibia
22nd March
Ugaadi
  • Mauritius

April

4th April
Independence Day
  • Senegal
7th April
Good Friday
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Gambia
  • Cameroon
9th April
Easter Sunday
  • Namibia
10th April
Easter Monday
  • Ghana
  • Niger
  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
  • Gambia
  • Senegal
  • Benin
  • Namibia
  • Togo
  • Cote d’Ivoire
18th April
Night of Destiny
  • Côte d’Ivoire
19th April
Lailatoul-Quadr
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
21st April
Eid-El-Fitr (Ramadan) * (TBD)
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Togo
22nd April
Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan)
  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Nigeria
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
23rd April
Lendemain de l’Aid el-Seghir
  • Mauritania
24th April
Concord Day
  • Niger
27th April
Independence Day
  • Togo

May

1st May
Labour Day/May Day
  • Togo
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Mauritius
  • Mauritania
  • Cameroon
  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Senegal
  • Namibia
  • Gambia
4th May
Cassinga Day
  • Namibia
20th May
National Day
  • Cameroon
25th May
Africa Day
  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
  • Gambia
27th May
International Childrens Day
  • Nigeria
29th May
Whit Monday
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Senegal
  • Benin
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

June

12th June
Democracy Day
  • Nigeria
18th June
Eid Al-Kebir
  • Senegal
21st June
Martyrs du Togo
  • Togo
28th June
Eid-Il-Adha (TBA)*
  • Ghana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo
29th June
Eid-Al-Kabîr (Tabaski) * (TBD)
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Cameroon
  • Niger
  • Mauritania
  • Benin
  • Nigeria
30th June
Lendemain de l’Aid el-Kebir
  • Mauritania
 

July

19th July
Muharam (TBA)
  • Niger
  • Mauritania
Tamharrat
  • Gambia
22nd July
Revolution Day
  • Gambia
28th July
Yawmul Ashura
  • Gambia
Tamkharit
  • Senegal

August

1st August
Independence Day
  • Benin
3rd August
Independence Day
  • Niger
4th August
Founder’s Day
  • Ghana
5th August
Independence Day
  • Burkina Faso
7th August
Independence Day
  • Côte d’Ivoire
15th August
Assumption Day
  • Burkina Faso
  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Senegal 
  • Togo
26th August
Heroes’ Day
  • Namibia

September

3rd September
Grand Magal of Touba
  • Senegal
20th September
Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Mauritius
21st September
Kwame Nrumah Memorial Day
  • Ghana
27th September
Mouloud * (TBD)
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Gambia
  • Senegal
  • Benin
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Cameroon
28th September
Mouloud * (TBD)
  • Mauritania

October

1st October
Independence Day
  • Nigeria
2nd October
Independence Day Observed (Tentative)
  • Nigeria
31st October
Martyrs’ Day
  • Burkina Faso

November

1st November
All Saints Day
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Senegal
  • Mauritius
  • Togo
2nd November
Commemoration of the arrival of indentured labourers
  • Mauritius
12th November
Divali
  • Mauritius
15th November
National Peace Day
  • Cote d’Ivoire
28th November
Independence Day
  • Mauritania

December

1st December
Farmers Day
  • Ghana
11th December
Commemoration of Independence
  • Burkina Faso
International Human Rights Day / Namibian Women’s Day
  • Namibia
18th December
Procamlation of the Republic/Republic Day
  • Niger
25th December
Christmas Day
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Togo
26th December
Boxing Day
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
Christmas Day Holiday (tentative)
  • Gambia
Family Day 
  • Namibia