Independence Events
African Nations’ Independence Days
Celebrations will take place on or close to the day and month mentioned where possible, organised by the national community. Highlighted countries are Africa House nationalities.
Contact Africa House (NI) to help facilitate celebrations.
| COUNTRY | INDEPENDENCE DAY | COUNTRY | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | July 5th 1962 | Libya | December 24th 1951 |
| Angola | November 11th 1975 | Madagascar | June 26th 1960 |
| Benin | August 1st 1960 | Malawi | July 6th 1964 |
| Botswana | September 30th 1966 | Mali | September 22nd 1960 |
| Burkina Faso | August 5th 1960 | Mauritania | November 28th 1960 |
| Burundi | July 1st 1962 | Mauritius | March 12th 1968 |
| Cameroon | January 1st 1960 | Morocco | March 2nd 1956 |
| Cape Verde | July 5th 1975 | Mozambique | June 25th 1975 |
| C.A.R | August 13th 1960 | Namibia | March 21st 1990 |
| Chad | August 11th 1960 | Niger | August 3rd 1960 |
| Comoros | July 6th 1975 | Nigeria | October 1st 1960 |
| Congo | August 15th 1960 | Rwanda | July 1st 1962 |
| Congo DR | June 30th 1960 | SaoTome/Principe | July 12th 1975 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | August 7th 1960 | Senegal | April 4th 1960 |
| Djibouti | June 27th 1977 | Seychelles | June 29th 1976 |
| Egypt | February 28th 1922 | Sierra Leone | April 27th 1961 |
| Eq Guinea | October 12th 1968 | Somalia | July 1st 1960 |
| Eritrea | May 24th 1993 | South Africa | May 25th 1994 |
| Ethiopia | Always free | Sudan | January 1st 1956 |
| Gabon | August 17th 1960 | Swaziland | September 6th 1968 |
| Gambia | February 18th 1965 | Tanzania | April 26th 1964 |
| Ghana | March 6th 1957 | Togo | April 27th 1960 |
| Guinea | October 2nd 1958 | Tunisia | March 20th 1956 |
| Guinea Bissau | September 10th 1974 | Uganda | October 9th 1962 |
| Kenya | December 12th 1963 | Zambia | October 24th 1964 |
| Lesotho | October 4th 1966 | Zimbabwe | April 18th 1980 |
| Liberia | July 26th 1847 |