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Public holidays

Public holidays in Africa in April 2027: by country and date

Every dated public holiday in April 2027 in the 15 African countries we cover, with the day, the holiday and the law that sets it.

Public holidays in Africa in April 2027: by country and date
DateDayCountryHolidayDate confirmed
4 Apr 2027SundaySenegalIndependence Day (National Day)Yes
6 Apr 2027TuesdayDemocratic Republic of the CongoSimon Kimbangu and African Consciousness DayYes
7 Apr 2027WednesdayRwandaGenocide against the Tutsi Memorial DayYes
25 Apr 2027SundayEgyptSinai Liberation DayYes
26 Apr 2027MondayTanzaniaUnion DayYes
27 Apr 2027TuesdaySouth AfricaFreedom DayYes
28 Apr 2027WednesdayZambiaKenneth Kaunda DayTo be confirmed
30 Apr 2027FridayEthiopiaGood Friday (Siklet)Yes

Public holidays in April 2027: common questions

Is 4 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Senegal (Independence Day (National Day)). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 6 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 7 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Rwanda (Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 25 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Egypt (Sinai Liberation Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 26 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Tanzania (Union Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 27 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: South Africa (Freedom Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 28 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Zambia (Kenneth Kaunda Day). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

Is 30 Apr 2027 a public holiday in Africa?

Yes: Ethiopia (Good Friday (Siklet)). No other country among the 15 in our data has a dated public holiday that day.

A date marked “to be confirmed” has not yet been announced in an official notice. Movable religious holidays are dated only once announced. Sources: the law and the authority shown on each country’s page. Data retrieved 10 Oct 2026.

Cite this

PollsAfrica (2026). Public holidays in Africa in April 2027: by country and date. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/public-holidays/month/april-2027