Nigeria Declares July 11 Lagos Public Holiday

Sources: Vanguard (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Nigeria's State of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola, has declared Monday, July 11, 2011, as a public holiday for all public and private schools in the state. [full story]

Zimbabwe Push For Nkomo Public Holiday

Sources: Newsday (Harare) and Zimbabwe bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zimbabwe's Home Affairs co-minister, Kembo Mohadi, has said that he would "consider the application" when he does receive an application to have July 1 declared a national holiday in honour of the late nationalist and former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo. [full story]

South Sudan Declares July 9-11 Public Holidays

Sources: Government of South Sudan (Juba) and South Sudan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of South Sudan has declared a 3-day period of public holidays, from Saturday, July 9, until Monday, July 11, 2011, inclusively. [full story]

Ghana Announces July 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Benjamin Kunbuor, confirmed that Friday July 1, 2011, would be a non-working statutory public holiday throughout the country on account of the upcoming Republic Day. [full story]

Zambia Declares June 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation (Lusaka) and Zambia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zambia's President, Rupiah Banda, has declared Monday, June 27, 2011, as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Zambia. [full story]

Angola Proposes March 23 SADC Public Holiday

Sources: AngoNotícias (Luanda) and Angola bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Angola, represented at the recent SADC Ministerial Committee Meeting in Lusaka, has proposed that SADC member countries declare March 23 as a new annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Madagascar Rules-Out June 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Communiqués de la Présidence de la Haute Autorité de la Transition (Antananarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's chargé de communication à la Présidence de la HAT has published a detailed program for Madagascar's upcoming 51st Independence Day celebrations which rules-out a day in lieu public holiday on Monday, June 27, 2011. [full story]

Swaziland Reed Dance 2011 Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Swaziland Ministry of Home Affairs (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Swaziland's Minister of Home Affairs, Chief Mgwagwa Gamedze, has announced that the upcoming Umhlanga (aka. Reed Dance) public holiday would be on Monday, August 29, 2011. [full story]

Cape Verde Declares July 8 Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Ministro da Administração Interna (República de Cabo Verde) and Cape Verde bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Cape Verde has declared one off public sector holiday (tolerância de ponto) for the entire day of Friday, July 8, 2011. [full story]

Nigerian States Declare June 12-13 Public Holidays

Sources: The Punch (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Governments of many Southwest States of Nigeria have declared Monday, June 13, 2011, a work free, day in lieu, public holiday in commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, election. [full story]

Madagascar Declares June 3 Bridge Public Holiday

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement issued a decree declaring Friday, June 3, 2011, as a paid one-off bridge public holiday throughout Madagascar. [full story]

Tunisian Public Holidays Changes From 2012

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yesterday, the Tunisian Council of Ministers reviewed a change to the Tunisian Labour Code replacing the November 7 annual public holiday by a public holiday on January 14. [full story]

Nigeria Declares May 30 Public Holidays

Sources: The Punch (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nigerian Minister of Labour and Supervising Minister of Interior, Chief Emeka Wogu, has announced that the federal government of Nigeria had declared Monday, May 30, 2011, as a double work-free public holiday. [full story]

Mauritius Announces 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: Prime Minister's Office (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Mauritius has released its approved list of the official public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2012. [full story]

Ghana Declares African Union Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, May 25, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Ghana on account of the upcoming African Union Day. [full story]

Seychelles Declares May 21 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: The Central Bank of Seychelles (Victoria) and Seychelles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Seychelles has declared Saturday, May 21, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the Presidential election taking place on that day. [full story]

Ivory Coast Declares 3 Day Of Mourning

Sources: Agence France Presse (AFP) and Ivory Coast bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has declared three days of national mourning, beginning tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, 2011, for the victims of Ivory Coast's deadly post-election violence. [full story]

Uganda Declares May 12 Public Holiday

Sources: New Vision Online (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's public service minister, Henry Kajura, has announced that the Ugandan Government had declared Thursday, May 12, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Museveni. [full story]

Chad Declares May 6 Public Holidays

Sources: Agence Tchadienne de Presse (N’Djamena) and Chad bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Chad has announced that Friday, May 6, 2011, would be a one-off public holiday on account of that day's 3 regional by-elections. [full story]

Ghanaian Calls For April 28 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Upper West Regional Director of the National Commission on Civil Education (NCCE), Ben N. Banye, has called for April 28, Constitution Day, to be declared as an annual national public holiday in Ghana. [full story]