Daylight saving time in Africa

The British first instituted daylight saving time in Egypt during the Second World War, specifically between 1940 and 1945.

The change occurred one second after 23:59:59 on Thursday to become 1:00:00 on the last Friday in April shortening the day to 23 hours.

Summer time ended one second after 23:59:59 to become 23:00:00 on the last Thursday of September lengthening the day to 25 hours.

[1] On May 7, 2014, the Egyptian government restored daylight saving time starting on 16 May with an exception for the holy month of Ramadan.

[6] As of 2019[update], daylight saving time (DST) is no longer observed in Morocco, advancing to UTC+01:00 permanently since 2019.

[8] In the 2010s repeated calls from businesses and private individuals were made to abolish winter time, citing incompatibilities with South Africa, Namibia's main trading partner, as well as a "loss of productivity".

Light Blue	Cape Verde Time ^[a] ( UTC−1 )
Blue	Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC )
Red	Central European Time West Africa Time ( UTC+1 )
Ochre	Central Africa Time Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time South African Standard Time ( UTC+2 )
Green	East Africa Time ( UTC+3 )
Turquoise	Mauritius Time ^[b] Seychelles Time ^[b] ( UTC+4 )