Africa Holidays 2026

The face of the Africa calendar

Africa mixes solar, Islamic, Christian and independence calendars. South Africa is the classic substitute-day policy: if a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. Nigeria and Kenya add state holidays, while Ethiopia runs on its own calendar (13 months) with festivals such as Enkutatash and Timkat that never match the dates of its neighbours.

Every country — Africa

Country	Holidays 2026	Next day off
Algeria	5	Revolution Day · 1 Nov
Egypt	15	year complete
Ethiopia	10	year complete
Ghana	11	Farmers' Day · 4 Dec
Kenya	10	Jamhuri Day · 12 Dec
Morocco	11	Unity Day · 31 Oct
Nigeria	10	National Youth Day · 1 Nov
South Africa	13	Election Day · 4 Nov
Tunisia	8	Revolution Day · 17 Dec
Uganda	12	Christmas Day · 25 Dec

Other continental calendars: Asia · Americas · Europe · Oceania. Back to the world holiday hub for the cross-continent ranking and the full Malaysia tables.

The geographic profile of every country (capital, population, flag, neighbours) is in the Country Complex — Africa.