West Africa National Holidays 2022

January

1st January

New Year’s Day

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Ghana
• Gambia
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Togo

2nd January

New year Holiday

• Mauritius

3rd January

New year Holiday

• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Mauritius

4th January

National Day

• Burkina Faso

7th January

Constitution Day

• Ghana

18th January

Thaipoosam Cavadee

• Mauritius

February

1st February

Commemoration of Abolition of Slavery

• Mauritius

1st February

Chinese Spring Festival

• Mauritius

11th February

YouthDay

• Cameroon

18th February

Independence Day

• Gambia

March

7th March

Independence Day

• Ghana

8th March

International Women’s Day

• Burkina Faso

11th March

Maha Shivaratee

• Mauritius

12th March

Independence & Republic Day

• Mauritius

April

2nd April

Ugaadi

• Mauritius

4th April

Independence Day

• Senegal

5th April

Easter Monday

• Togo
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Senegal

13th April

Easter

• Niger

15th April

Good Friday

• Cameroon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Nigeria

18th April

Easter Monday

• Côte d’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal

24th April

Concord Day

• Niger

27th April

Independence Day

• Togo

30th April

International Labor Day

• Benin

May

1st May

Labour Day/May Day

• Togo
• Burkina Faso
• Niger
• Mauritius
• Mauritania

2nd May

Labour Day/May Day

• Cameroon
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Nigeria

2nd May

Eid-Il-Fitr (TBA)*

• Nigeria

3rd May

Eid-Il-Fitr (TBA)*

• Ghana
• Cameroon
• Mauritius

9th May

Lailat-Ul-Qadr

• Gambia

11th May

Eid-El-Fitr (Ramadan) * (TBD)

• Burkina Faso
• Senegal

13th May

Ascension Day

• Togo
• Benin
• Senegal

13th May

Aid al-Fit’r (End of Ramadan) (T) (TBC)

• Togo
• Mauritania

20th May

Lailatoul-Quadr (TBA)

• Niger

20th May

National Day

• Cameroon

22st May

Ascension Day

• Cote d’Ivoire

22st May

Korite/Eid ul Fitr

• Benin
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Gambia

23rd May

Eid Al-Fit’r/Ramadan (TBA)

• Niger

24th May

White Monday

• Benin
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Senegal

24th May

Pentecost Monday (T)

• Togo

25th May

Africa Day

• Mauritania

26th May

Ascension Day

• Cameroon

June

13th June

Democracy Day

• Nigeria

18th June

Traditional Religious Holiday

• Benin

21st June

Martyrs du Togo

• Togo

July

10th July

Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)

• Cameroon

11th July

Eid-Il-Adha (TBA)*

• Ghana

11th July

Eid-El-Kabir

• Nigeria

19th July

Eid al-Adha / Tabaski **

• Senegal

20th July

Tabaski

• Togo
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Mauritania
• Gambia
• Cote d’Ivoire

22nd July

Revolution Day

• Gambia

31st July

Eid Al-Adha/Tabaski

• Niger

August

1st August

Eid Al-Adha/Tabaski

• Niger

2nd 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

9th August

Tamharrat

• Gambia

10th August

1st of Muharram (Muslim New Year)

• Mauritania

15th August

Assumption Day

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Senegal
• Mauritius
• Togo

16th August

Assumption Day

• Burkina Faso

19th  August

Tamharit ***

• Senegal

21st August

Muharam (TBA)

• Niger

September

1st September

Ganesh Chaturthi

• Mauritius

20th September

Maouloud

• Benin

21st September

Kwame Nrumah Memorial Day

• Ghana

26th September

Grand Magal of Touba

• Senegal

October

3rd October

Independence Day

• Nigeria

10th October

Eid-El-Maulud

• Nigeria

18th October

Gamo / Prophet’s Birthday

• Gambia

18th October

Mouloud * (TBD)

• Burkina Faso

19th October

Id el-Mawlud (Prophet’s Birthday) (TBA)

• Mauritania
• Senegal

24th October

Divali

• Mauritius

29th October

Mouloud (TBA)

• Niger

November

1st November

All Saints Day

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Senegal
• Togo

2nd November

Commemoration of the arrival of indentured labourers

• Mauritius

15th November

National Peace Day

• Côte d’Ivoire

29th November

Independance Day

• Mauritania

December

2nd December

Farmers Day

• Ghana

11th December

Commemoration of Independence

• Burkina Faso

18th December

Procamlation of the Republic/Republic Day

• Niger

25th December

Christmas Day

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Mauritius
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Togo

26th December

Christmas Day (observed)

• Ghana
• Cameroon

26th December

Boxing Day

• Ghana

27th December

Boxing Day

• Nigeria