| 1 | Pioneers' Day Celebrated in: Angola |
| 1 | Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic A national holiday celebrating independence achieved on August 13, 1960. The country was formerly known as Ubangi-Shari. Celebrated in: Central African Republic |
| 2 | Day After Republic Day Celebrated in: Central African Republic |
| 7 | Independence Day The Ivory Coast became fully independent on August 7, 1960, but the holiday has been moved to December 7. Celebrated in: Ivory coast |
| 9 | Independence Day Celebrated in: Tanzania |
| 9 | MPLA Foundation Day The controlling MPLA-Labor party was formed on December 10, 1977. Celebrated in: Angola |
| 10 | Human Rights Day Commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Celebrated in: Namibia |
| 12 | Jamhuri Day A celebration of independence since 1963. If it falls on a weekend, there may be a day off on the following Monday. Celebrated in: Kenya |
| 16 | Day of Reconciliation A day set aside to focus on overcoming the conflicts of the past and building a new nation. Celebrated in: South Africa |
| 18 | Republic Day Celebrated in: Niger |
| 21 | National Tree-Planting Day Celebrated in: Malawi |
| 23 | Victory Day Celebrated in: Egypt |
| 25 | Christmas Celebrated in: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, The Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Sudan, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 25 | Family Day Celebrated in: Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe |
| 26 | Boxing Day It takes its name from the custom of sending Christmas boxes to errand boys, porters, servants, mail carriers, and others entitled to small gifts at this time. A legal holiday in many of the former possessions of the British Empire. Celebrated in: Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland |
| 26 | Harvest Day Celebrated in: Benin |
| 26 | Family Day A post-Christmas holiday. Celebrated in: Namibia |
| 30 | Republic Day December 30. 1975 Anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. Celebrated in: Madagascar |
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