Africa Events Calendar

South Africa - Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Cameroon - Cape Verde - Comoros - Congo (Republic of the Congo) - Côte d'Ivoire - Djibouti - Egypt - Eritrea - Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) - Ethiopia - Gabon - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau - Equatorial Guinea - Kenya - Lesotho - Liberia - Libya - Madagascar - Malawi - Mali - Morocco - Mauritius - Mauritania - Mozambique - Namibia - Niger - Nigeria - Uganda - Central African Republic - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Rwanda - São Tomé and Príncipe - Senegal - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - Somalia - Sudan - South Sudan - Tanzania - Chad - Togo - Tunisia - Zambia - Zimbabwe

January 1: Sudan National Day

January 16: Benin Martyrs' Day

February 1–28, 2026, African Nations Championship (CHAN), Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

March 6, 2026, Independence Day, Ghana
May 25, 2026, Africa Day, celebrated in every African country
June 21, 2026, Music Day (Fête de la Musique), celebrated in several major African cities
September 21–28, 2026, UCI Road World Championships, Rwanda
November 6, 2026, 50th anniversary of the Green March, Morocco
November 2026, Carthage International Film Festival, Tunisia
November 2026, first G20 Summit held in Africa, South Africa
December 2026, Dédougou Mask and Arts Festival, Burkina Faso
December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Football, Morocco