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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