Welcome to Looking Forward, our selection of global events scheduled to happen this Easter weekend.
AFRICA
| Burkina Faso | – Curfew imposed in Sahel region from April 5 to May 19. Read more – Curfew imposed due to security reasons in Bam from April 5 to May 4. Read more – Curfew imposed due to security reasons in Namentenga, Centre Nord from March 21 to April 20. Read more |
| Central African Republic | – River Transport workers to strike nationwide over salary payments from April 3 to May 4. Read more |
| Nigeria | – Army shooting drills expected in Bassa, Plateau on April 3-20. Read more – 2 runways shut down at Murtala Muhammed Airport(LOS) in Lagos till May 8. Read more – Marine Bridge to be partially closed, due to repair work, in Apapa, Lagos from February 26 to May 28. Read more – Traffic diversion in place on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, January 30-April 15. Read more |
| Réunion (France) | – Demonstrations against pension reform to be held in Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre on April 6-14. Read more |
| South Africa | – Traffic movement to be disrupted on section of R21 until May, due to maintenance work, in Kempton Park, Gauteng, till May 13. Read more |
| South Sudan | – Staff from the University of Bahr el Ghazal to stage strike in Wau, from April 6 to 8. Read more |
Americas
| Canada | – Pattullo Bridge to be closed for road work in British Columbia on April 6-11. Read more |
| Peru | – Authorities extend state of emergency in Puno, April 7 – June 6. Read more – State of Emergency extended in several regions from February 11 to April 11. Read more |
| United States | – Traffic disruption expected in Joliet, Illinois on April 10-11. Read more |
Asia Pacific
| Australia | – Railway services to be disrupted due to line maintenance work in Sydney, New South Wales from April 1-12 Read more |
| Bangladesh | – Awami League to stage rallies across the country on April 8 Read more – Traffic restrictions to occur weekly due to construction work in Dhaka from March 31 to June 24 Read more |
| Cambodia | – Power outages set to occur in Phnom Penh from April 6 to 9 Read more – Joint military exercise Golden Dragon to be held from March 20 to April 8 with China Read more |
| China | – Military exercise to be held in Bohai Strait from April 2 to 9 Read more – Military exercise to be held in South China Sea from March 24 to April 30 Read more |
| India | – Unionized government employees to demonstrate in New Delhi on April 10-11: Read more – Student association to rally in Ranchi, Jharkhand on April 8: Read more – Education department employees to hold protest in Jalandhar, Punjab on April 8: Read more – State government employees to hold strike in West Bengal on April 6; to hold 2-day protest in New Delhi on April 10-11: Read more – Farmers continue to hold protest, over concrete lining of canals, in Ghall Khurd, Firozpur, Punjab; large gathering to take place on April 11. Read more – Public gatherings banned as authorities impose Section 144 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, from April 1-30. Read more – Water supply shortages to occur due to pipeline maintenance work in Mumbai, Maharashtra from March 31 to April 30. Read more – Traffic closure reported due to construction work in Mumbai, Maharashtra from March 25 to May 4. Read more – National Highway 48 section to be closed due to construction works from March 14 to June 14. Read more – Flights to be restricted at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from February 23 to July 11. Read more – Construction work to cause traffic disruptions on Ring Road in Delhi. Read more – Air Austral to suspend operations between Reunion (RUN) and Chennai (MAA) until October 29. Read more – Indian and Sri Lankan navies to hold joint exercise in Colombo, Western Province on April 3-8. Read more |
| Japan | – Local elections to be held on April 9. Read more – Demonstration against release of radioactive water in Kita, Tokyo on April 9. Read more – Demonstration against sexual violence to be staged in Yokohama, Kanagawa on April 8. Read more – Demonstration against Henoko base to be staged in Toshima, Tokyo on April 8. Read more – Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to operate chartered flights to Kaoshiung (KHH) and Taipei(TPE) from March 26th and April 9. Read more |
| New Zealand | – Orange rainfall warning issued for Gisborne from April 7-8. Read more |
| Pakistan | – Assembly elections to be held in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 9. Read more |
| South Korea | – Candlelight Action to stage protest in Seoul on April 8. Read more |
| Thailand | – Heavy rainfall warning issued for multiple locations from April 6-9. Read more |
Europe
| Azerbaijan | – Visa on arrival available for foreigners arriving for the Formula 1 Grand Prix from April 1 to May 15. Read more |
| Bulgaria – Russia | – Bulgaria to close ports to Russian ships from April 8. Read more |
| France | – Air traffic disruption to be expected due to the closure of Strasbourg Airport (SXB) for renovation work from March 14 to April 14. Read more – Metro line disruptions due to work to be expected in Paris from January 2 to May 31. Read more – UK Government issues travel advice for possible delays on all cross-channel routes in France on April 8-9. Read more |
| Germany | – Demonstration to be held, against war in Ukraine, in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg on April 8. Read more – Demonstration in support of Palestine to be staged in Berlin on April 8. Read more – Easter marches planned nationwide to protest against war and nuclear weapons between April 6-10. Read more – Extinction Rebellion to stage ‘Spring Rebellion’ demonstration in Berlin on April 12-17. Read more |
| Italy | – Trenitalia announces new rail service between Rome and Alto Adige, from February 17-April 8. Read more |
| Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan | – FlyArystan to resume direct seasonal flights between Almaty (ALA) and Samarkand (SKD) from March 18 to May 31. Read more |
| Netherlands | – Railway traffic suspended between Leiden and The Hague, South Holland, until April 18 – Read more – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to impose passenger caps from April to May 14 – Read more |
| Poland | – Protest by farmers to be staged in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, from March 23 to April 23 – Read more |
| Portugal | – Flight cancellations and delays expected as immigration officials expected to go on strike between April 5 and 10 – Read more – Partial strike by train drivers planned nationwide in April – Read more |
| Spain | – Swissport ground handling workers plan series of 24-hour strikes at 17 airports across country between February 27 and April 13. Read more – Doctors to strike in the Valencian Community between March 6-May 8. Read more |
| Switzerland | – Marches by La Marche Bleue to be staged across the country on April 1-April 22. Read more |
| United Kingdom | – Unionized passport office workers to strike in England, Scotland, and Wales, April 3-May 5. Read more – British Airways cancels over 300 flights at Heathrow Aiport (LHR) due to security workers’ strike from March 31 to April 9. Read more – 200 Sparrows offshore contractors to strike affecting BP oil platforms between March 29-June 9. Read more – Sumburgh(LSI)-Inverness(INV) Loganair flights suspended. Read more |
Middle-East & North Africa
| Palestinian territories | – Teacher strike reported in Ramallah, West Bank until April 20. Read more |
| Tunisia | – Nationwide state of emergency extended until December 31. Read more |
| Turkey | – State of emergency declared in 10 earthquake-affected provinces until May 7. Read more |
| Yemen | – Flood alert issued in Sanah and Dhamar Governorates for April 11-15. Read more |