The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, September 21st 2026, as Founder’s Day statutory public holiday. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak announced this in a notice issued on Monday, September 14, 2026. Founder’s Day commemorates the birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President and a leading figure in the country’s struggle for independence. The […]
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The Kenyan government has declared Friday March 20th 2026, a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr. Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen made the declaration through a Gazette notice on Wednesday evening. “IT IS notified for the general information of the public that, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for […]
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The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19th, and Friday, March 20th 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signifies the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement on Tuesday […]
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The Ghanaian government, through the Ministry of the Interior, has declared Friday, January 9th 2026, a public holiday. A statement issued by the ministry on Friday, January 2th 2026, and signed by the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, indicated that the holiday would be observed to commemorate Constitution Day, which falls on Wednesday, January […]
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Morocco has announced the creation of a new national holiday in honor of the recent United Nations Security Council resolution supporting its autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Starting next year, October 31st will be an official day off nationwide, according to a statement from the royal palace. This decision comes a few days after the […]
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Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate its team’s gold medal in the men’s 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The government announced its decision on Sunday to celebrate the historic landmark where Botswana became the first African winners of the event. Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko announced the public holiday […]
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The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The object of the bill is to amend the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601) to provide for Shaqq Day and July 1st as statutory public holidays. It provides an additional holiday, for the Muslim community as […]
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The government of Kenya has declared November 13th a public holiday. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, through a gazette notice, said the public will be engaged planting trees nationwide. “In exercise of powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration declares Monday, November 13, 2023, […]
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will have the day off on Friday December 15th 2023 to celebrate the Rugby World Cup victory of the Springboks. In an address to the nation, the president said that the victory of the Springboks at the 2023 Rugby World Cup “rightfully calls for a […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday, September 27th 2023, as a public holiday. This is to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. Akinlade noted that the Minister of Interior, […]
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