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