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Public holidays across 34 African countries
Every figure names the official instrument it came from, the date it takes effect and the date we last checked it against that source. Where no single figure applies, we say so rather than publish one.
| Country | Public holidays | In force from | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Statutory basis: Loi n° 63-278 du 26 juillet 1963 fixant la liste des… |
| Angola | 24 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-05 | Lei n.º 10/11, de 16 de Fevereiro — Lei dos Feriados Nacionais e… |
| Benin | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n. 90-019 du 27 juillet 1990 fixant les fetes legales en… |
| Botswana | 28 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-05 | Public Holidays Act (Cap 03:07), Schedule and s 2(1) — official… |
| Burkina Faso | 11 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n.001-2026/ALT du 9 janvier 2026 portant institution des jours… |
| Cameroon | 10 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le regime des fetes legales en… |
| Central African Republic | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant Code du Travail de la… |
| Chad | 13 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Decret n°97-413/PR/MFPT du 30 septembre 1997 portant revision de la… |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Code du Travail (loi n°2015-532 du 20 juillet 2015), art. 24.2, et… |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-05 | Ordonnance n° 23-042 du 30 mars 2023 fixant la liste des jours fériés… |
| Egypt | 21 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt — National Holidays 2026 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Decreto numero 9/2007, de fecha 5 de febrero, por el que se fijan los… |
| Eswatini | 11 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Public Holidays Act, 1938 (Act No. 71 of 1938), commenced 23 December… |
| Ethiopia | 12 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Proclamation No. 1334/2024 to Determine Public Holidays and the… |
| Gabon | 16 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Decret n° 00727/PR/MTEFP du 29 juin 1998 reglementant le regime des… |
| Ghana | 15 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Ghana — Statutory Public… |
| Kenya | 12 days | 2026-05-25 | 2026-07-14 | Kenya Law — Public Holidays Act (Cap. 110) and Kenya Gazette special… |
| Lesotho | 22 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Public Holidays Act 1995 (Act No. 7 of 1995), section 2 and Schedule… |
| Mali | 16 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n deg 05-040 du 22 juillet 2005 relative aux fetes legales en… |
| Mauritius | 15 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | General Notice No. 611 of 2026, Republic of Mauritius — 'PUBLIC… |
| Morocco | 17 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Ministère de la Transition Numérique et de la Réforme de… |
| Mozambique | 18 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Lei n.º 13/2023, de 25 de Agosto (Lei do Trabalho, que revoga a Lei… |
| Namibia | 28 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Public Holidays Act 26 of 1990 (GG 125), in force 1 February 1991… |
| Niger | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Loi n°97-20 du 20 juin 1997 instituant des fêtes légales, modifiée… |
| Nigeria | 13 days | 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-21 | Federal Ministry of Interior |
| Republic of the Congo | 18 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-05 | Loi n. 2-94 du 1er mars 1994 fixant les jours feries, chomes et… |
| Rwanda | 19 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Presidential Order n° 54/01 of 24/02/2017 determining official public… |
| Senegal | 15 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-07 | Loi n° 74-52 du 4 novembre 1974 relative à la fête nationale et aux… |
| South Africa | 26 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Public Holidays Act No. 36 of 1994, Schedule (twelve named days) read… |
| Tanzania | 16 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Public Holidays Act, Cap. 35 [R.E. 2023] (Government of Tanzania) |
| Togo | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Ordonnance n°79-10 reglementant le regime des fetes legales… |
| Tunisia | 14 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Décret Présidentiel n° 2021-223 du 7 décembre 2021, fixant les jours… |
| Uganda | 17 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Public Holidays Act, Ch. 174 (ULII consolidated text) + 2026 s.2(2)… |
| Zambia | 30 days | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | The Public Holidays Act, Chapter 272 of the Laws of Zambia (Acts No… |
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