| 1 | New Year's Day Celebrated in: Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, The Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 1 | Independence Day Celebrated in: Sudan |
| 1 | Universal Fraternity Day Celebrated in: Mozambique |
| 4 | Martyr of Independence Day Celebrated in: The Congo |
| 7 | Genna The Coptic Christ celebration. Coincides with the Orthodox Christmas. Celebrated in: Ethiopia |
| 11 | Independence Day Originally celebrated on the anniversary - August 11, but was moved to January 11 to avoid the rainy season. Celebrated in: Chad |
| 12 | Zanzibar Revolution Day Celebrated in: Tanzania |
| 12 | Eritrean Christmas Celebrated in: Eritrea |
| 16 | Martyrs' Day Anniversary of the mercenary attack on Cotonou. Celebrated in: Benin |
| 16 | Democracy Day Celebrated in: Rwanda |
| 16 | Revolution Day Celebrated in: Tunisia |
| 19 | Epiphany Day Celebrated in: Ethiopia |
| 20 | Army Day Celebrated in: Mali |
| 20 | National Heroes' Day Celebrated in: Cape Verde |
| 26 | NRM/NRA Victory Celebrations Celebrated in: Uganda |
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