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West Africa National Holidays 2019

January

1st January

New Year’s Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Togo

3rd January

Revolution Day

Burkina Faso

10th January

Vodoun Festival

Benin

February

11th February

Youth Day

Cameroon

March

6th March

Ghana Independence Day

Ghana

8th March

Women’s Day

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

April

4th April

Senegal Independence Day

Senegal

19th April

Good Friday

Cameroon
Ghana

22nd April

Easter Monday

Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Niger
Senegal
Togo

24th April

Concord Day

Niger

27th April

Togo Independence Day

Togo

May

1st May

Labour Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Togo

20th May

Cameroon Independence Day

Cameroon

25th May

African Unity Day

Ghana
Mauritania

30th May

Ascension Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Senegal
Togo

June

1st June

Laylat al-Qadr*

Niger

4th June

Aïd al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)*

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Togo

5th June

Aïd al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)*

Mauritaria
Niger
Senegal

6th June

Aïd al-Fitr Holiday*

Mauritaria

10th June

Whit Monday

Benin
Côte d’Ivoire
Senegal
Togo

21st June

Day of the Martyrs

Togo

July

1st July

Ghana Republic Day

Ghana

August

1st August

Benin Independence Day

Benin

3rd August

Niger Independence Day

Niger

5th August

Burkina Faso Independence Day

Burkina Faso

7th August

Ivory Coast Independence Day

Côte d’Ivoire

11th August

Eid al-Adha (Tabaski)*

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Niger
Togo

12th August

Tabaski Holiday Observance*

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Niger
Senegal
Togo

15th August

Assumption Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Senegal
Togo

September

1st September

Islamic New Year *

Mauritania
Niger
Senegal

21st September

Founders’ Day

Ghana

October

18th October

Magal de Touba *

Senegal

November

1st November

All Saints’ Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Camerron
Côte d’Ivoire
Senegal
Togo

9th November

Maouloud (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday) *

Benin
Burkina Faso
Camerron
Côte d’Ivoire
Togo

10th November

Maouloud (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday) *

Mauritania
Niger
Senegal

15th November

National Peace Day

Côte d’Ivoire

28th November

Independance Day

Mauritania

December

6th December

Farmers Day

Ghana

11th December

Proclamation of Independence Day

Burkina Faso

18th December

Republic Day

Niger

25th December

Christmas Day

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Niger
Senegal
Togo

26th December

Boxing Day

Ghana

*To be confirmed

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Description

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2 years

Used to distinguish users.

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24 hours

Used to distinguish users.

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1 minute

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30 seconds to 1 year

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90 days

Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more.

_hjClosedSurveyInvites

365 days

Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor interacts with a Survey invitation modal popup. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not re-appear if it has already been shown.

_hjDonePolls

365 days

Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the same poll does not re-appear if it has already been filled in.

_hjMinimizedPolls

365 days

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365 days

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365 days

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365 days

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365 days

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