African Flags Quiz

All 54 African flags.

Match every African flag to its country — all 54, free, no signup, with the answer shown on every miss.

How the African flags quiz works

A flag appears, you name the country. Africa is the best continent to start flag practice on, because so many of its flags share a small set of colours and symbols — once you learn the rules, dozens of flags follow the same logic.

The Pan-African colours

Red, gold and green come from the flag of Ethiopia, the one African country never colonised in the late nineteenth-century partition. Many nations adopted those colours at independence, so you will see them again and again: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and more.

Once you know the family, the job becomes telling family members apart:

Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Cameroon — all three vertical bands of green, yellow and red or its reverse. Senegal adds a green star, Cameroon a yellow star, Guinea has no emblem, and Mali's order is green-yellow-red left to right.
Ghana — horizontal red, gold, green with a black star.
Ethiopia — green, yellow, red horizontal with a blue disc and star.

Distinctive flags you can learn instantly

Kenya — Maasai shield and spears.
Eswatini — a shield laid horizontally.
Mozambique — the only national flag with a modern rifle on it.
Seychelles — five rays fanning from the corner.
South Africa — the green Y shape, unmistakable.
Egypt — the golden Eagle of Saladin.
Libya — plain red, black and green with a star and crescent.
Somalia — a single white star on light blue.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the Pan-African colours?

Red, gold and green, taken from the flag of Ethiopia and adopted by many African countries at independence.

How many African flags are there?

54, one for each sovereign country recognised by the United Nations.

Which African flag is easiest to recognise?

South Africa's, because of its distinctive green Y shape and six colours — no other national flag looks like it.

Is the African flags quiz free?

Yes — unlimited rounds, no signup, works on phones.