Happy Holidays and Warm Wishes for a Peaceful New Year

The CIHA team would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year! May you experience all the blessings of the season, a joyous Christmas for those who celebrate it, and best wishes for a peaceful and healthy 2020! Today, we post season’s greetings and holiday wishes from our multi-country team.

Deweneti – Wolof (Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania)

Feliz año novo – Portuguese Creole (Senegal-Casamance, Guinea-Bissau)

Sangkutoo ye Diya – Mandinka (The Gambia)

Umattal sammenge – Ajamaat or Joola/Diola (Sénégal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)

Noheli nziza, Umwaka mushya muhire – Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)

Joyeux Noël, Bonne Année – French (Francophone countries)

Tunawatakieni kila la heri mwaka mpya wa 2020 – Swahili (Kenya, East Africa)

Sinifisela ukhisimusi omuhle, nonyaka omusha onenjabulo – Zulu (Southern Africa)

Amazarwa g’omucunguzi ag’eihoreere, n’omwaka omutsya omurungi – Kinyankore (Uganda)

Mbotama elamu mpe mobu mwa sika molamu – Lingala (Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo)

Afehyia pa, afenhyia pa – Akan (Ghana)

عيد ميلاد مجيد وعام سعيد – Arabic (Arabophone countries)