# Flags of Africa

This is a gallery of the various international, national and subnational flags of Africa.

## Supranational and international flags

An incomplete list of flags representing African international and supranational organisations.
| Date | Use | Description |
| 2017–present | Flag of the African Union | The flag of the African Union is a green flag with the dark green map of the African continent on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 55 5-pointed gold stars. |
| 2008–present | Flag of the East African Community | The flag of the East African Community consits of uneven stripes of white, black, green, yellow, green, red, and white on a sky blue field, with the EAC emblem in the center. |
| 1992–present | Flag of the Southern African Development Community | A blue flag with the SADC logotype on a green roundel. |

## Flags of African sovereign states

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1962-present | Flag of Algeria See also: List of Algerian flags | The flag consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent, a symbol of Islam as the nation's prominent faith. |
| 1975–present | Flag of Angola See also: List of Angolan flags | The flag has two horizontal bands of red and black with the Machete and Gear emblem in gold in the center consisted of a five pointed-star within a half gear wheel crossed by a machete (resembling the hammer and sickle used on the Soviet flag). As outlined in the Constitution of Angola, the red half of the flag signifies bloodshed – during Angola's colonial period, independence struggle, and in defense of the country. The black half symbolizes Africa. In the central emblem, the gear represents industrial workers and production, the machete represents peasantry, agricultural production and the armed struggle, and the star, shaped like the red star, symbolizes international solidarity and progress. The yellow color of the emblem symbolizes the country's wealth. |
| 1959–1975 1990–present | Flag of Benin | As stated in Benin's national anthem, the green of the flag represent the hope of a new democracy. The red represents the courage of the ancestors, and the yellow is for the treasures of the nation. On a continental level, the yellow, green and red represented the Pan-Africanist movement. |
| 1966–present | Flag of Botswana | The light blue represents water—specifically, in its form of rain, as it is a precious resource in Botswana. The blue also alludes to the motto featured on the coat of arms of Botswana—Pula, which means "Let there be rain" in Setswana —as well as life, which is sustained by water. The black band with the white frame has two meanings. Firstly, they symbolise the harmony and cooperation between the people of different races who live in Botswana, as well as the racial diversity of the country. Furthermore, they represent the stripes of the zebra, the national animal of Botswana. |
| 1984–present | Flag of Burkina Faso | The flag features a horizontal bicolour of red and green, centred with a yellow star. |
| 1982–present | Flag of Burundi See also: List of Burundian flags | The white color of the saltire represents peace, green represents the nation's hopes placed on future development and red symbolizes the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle. The three stars in triangular configuration stand for the three ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi. The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès ("Unity, Work and Progress"), which can be seen on the coat of arms of Burundi. They also represent the loyalty that the citizens of the nations have pledged to their God, king and country. |
| 1975–present | Flag of Cameroon See also: List of Cameroonian flags | The flag features a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, centred with a yellow star. |
| 1992–present | Flag of Cape Verde | |
| 1958–present | Flag of the Central African Republic | The flag features four horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow, centred with a vertical red band. There is also a yellow star at the hoist. |
| 1959–present | Flag of Chad | The flag of Chad is a vertical tricolour consisting (left to right) of a blue, a gold and a red column. These were intended to be a combination of the colours of blue, white and red as seen on the Flag of France with the Pan-African colours of green, yellow and red as seen on the flag of Ethiopia. Furthermore, the blue represents the sky and hope; the gold is the sun and desert, and the red signifies the bloodshed over independence. |
| 2001–present | Flag of the Comoros See also: List of Comorian flags | Comoros’ flag includes a green field with a crescent and four stars symbolizing Islam. Four horizontal stripes and four stars represent the nation’s four main islands. |
| 2006–present | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo See also: List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 1959–1970 1991–present | Flag of the Republic of the Congo | The colours of the flag carry cultural, political, and regional meanings. The green symbolizes the agriculture and forests of the Congo, while the yellow represents the "friendship and nobility" of the Congolese people. However, the symbolism behind the red was left unexplained. From a continental viewpoint, the green, yellow and red are the colours of the Pan-Africanist movement. |
| 1977–present | Flag of Djibouti See also: List of Djibouti flags | |
| 1984–present | Flag of Egypt See also: List of Egyptian flags | |
| 1979–present | Flag of Equatorial Guinea See also: List of flags of Equatorial Guinea | |
| 1995–present | Flag of Eritrea See also: List of Eritrean flags | |
| 1968–present | Flag of Eswatini | |
| 2009–present | Flag of Ethiopia See also: List of Ethiopian flags | |
| 1960–present | Flag of Gabon | The yellow alludes to the Equator — which cuts across the country — and also symbolizes the sun. The green epitomizes the natural resources of Gabon. The blue represents the sea, specifically the South Atlantic Ocean. |
| 1965–present | Flag of The Gambia See also: List of Gambian flags | The blue alludes to the Gambia River, which is the nation's key geographical feature and from which the country derives its name. The red evokes the sun – given the Gambia's close proximity to the Equator – as well as the savanna, while the thin white stripes represent "unity and peace". The green epitomizes the forest and the agricultural goods that the Gambian people are heavily dependent on, both for exports and their personal use. |
| 1957–1958 1963–1964 1966–present | Flag of Ghana See also: List of Ghana flags | |
| 1958–present | Flag of Guinea | The flag features a simple vertical tricolour of red, yellow and green. |
| 1973–present | Flag of Guinea-Bissau | The flag of Guinea-Bissau consists of a vertical red stripe on the hoist side charged with a black five-pointed star and two horizontal yellow and green stripes on the fly side. The flag's design is taken from the flag of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, while the Pan-African colours of yellow, green, red and black are taken from the flag of Ghana. |
| 1959–present | Flag of Ivory Coast | The flag is a vertical tricolour of orange, white and green. |
| 1963–present | Flag of Kenya See also: List of flags of Kenya | |
| 2006–present | Flag of Lesotho | |
| 1847–present | Flag of Liberia | |
| 1951–1969 2011–present | Flag of Libya See also: List of Libyan flags | The flag is a horizontal unequal tricolour of red, black and green, centred with a white crescent moon and five-pointed star. |
| 1958–present | Flag of Madagascar | |
| 1964–2010 2012–present | Flag of Malawi | |
| 1961–present | Flag of Mali | The flag is a simple vertical tricolour of green, yellow and red. |
| 2017–present | Flag of Mauritania See also: List of Mauritanian flags | |
| 1968–present | Flag of Mauritius See also: List of Mauritian flags | The flag of Mauritius consists of red, blue, yellow and green bands. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year. The flag was designed by Gurudutt Moher whose contribution was recognised posthumously in March 2018 in the form of the national title Member of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (MSK). Moher, who was a retired school teacher, died of a heart attack on 7 October 2017, at the age of 93. |
| 1915–present | Flag of Morocco See also: List of Moroccan flags | |
| 1983–present | Flag of Mozambique | The Mozambican flag consists of 5 colours being red, black, green, yellow and white with also a gun, a hoe, and a book each representing the following: red for the blood shed during the war, black for the colour of the African people, green for agriculture and natural diversity, yellow for the mineral wealth, white for peace, the gun representing the army, the book representing knowledge and learning, and the hoe representing agriculture |
| 1990–present | Flag of Namibia See also: List of Namibian flags | |
| 1959–present | Flag of Niger | |
| 1960–present | Flag of Nigeria See also: List of Nigerian flags | |
| 2001–present | Flag of Rwanda See also: List of Rwandan flags | |
| 1975–present | Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 1960–present | Flag of Senegal | |
| 1996–present | Flag of Seychelles | |
| 1961–present | Flag of Sierra Leone See also: List of Sierra Leone flags | |
| 1954–present | Flag of Somalia See also: List of Somali flags | |
| 1994–present | Flag of South Africa See also: List of South African flags | |
| 2011–present | Flag of South Sudan See also: List of South Sudanese flags | |
| 1970–present | Flag of Sudan See also: List of Sudanese flags | |
| 1964–present | Flag of Tanzania See also: List of Tanzanian flags | |
| 1960–present | Flag of Togo See also: List of Togolese flags | |
| 1827–present | Flag of Tunisia See also: List of Tunisian flags | |
| 1962–present | Flag of Uganda See also: List of Ugandan flags | |
| 1964–present | Flag of Zambia | |
| 1980–present | Flag of Zimbabwe See also: List of Zimbabwean flags | |

## Disputed or partially recognised states

| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
| | 1996–present | Flag of Somaliland | Somalia | The flag of Somaliland consists of a horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red, with the black star of Africa located in the centre. On the green stripe, there is the Shahada in white Thuluth script, the flag's colours are taken from the flag of the Somali National Movement. |
| | 1975–present | Flag of the Western Sahara | Morocco (occupied lands) Mauritania (occupied city of La Agüera) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (the Free Zone/Liberated Territories) | The flag of Western Sahara consists of a horizontal tricolor of black, white and green charged with a red star and crescent in the center stripe and a red chevron at the hoist. |

## Flags of African dependencies

| Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
| 1982–present | Flag of Mayotte | France (overseas department) | The national flag of France is used. |
| 2003–present | Flag of Réunion | France (overseas department) | The national flag of France is used for official purposes. A regional flag, known as Lö Mahavéli, has no official status but is flown from many public buildings and is widely considered a primary symbol of the island. |
| 1984– 2013– 2002– | Flag of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom (overseas territory) | The overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha does not have a flag of its own, using the Union Jack. However, each administrative division of the territory has an official flag--a blue ensign charged with the respective territory's coat of arms. |

## Flags of African subdivisions
### Comoros

| Date | Use | Description |
| 2012–present | Flag of Anjouan | Four stars inside a crescent centered on a red field. |
| Unknown | Flag of Grande Comore | Four stars inside a crescent in the hoist of a blue field. |
| 2003–present | Flag of Mohéli | A red star on a yellow field. |

### Egypt

| Date | Use |
| 2014 - Unknown | Flag of the Alexandria Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the Aswan Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the Asyut Governorate |
| 2010 - | Flag of the Beheira Governorate |
| 2016 - | Flag of the Beni Suef Governorate |
| 2007 - | Flag of the Cairo Governorate |
| 2006 - | Flag of the Dakahlia Governorate |
| | Flag of the Damietta Governorate |
| 2011 - | Flag of the Faiyum Governorate |
| 2010 - | Flag of the Gharbia Governorate |
| 2016 - | Flag of the Giza Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the Ismailia Governorate |
| 2010 - Unknown | Flag of the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate |
| 2007 - Unknown | Flag of the Luxor Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the Matrouh Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the Minya Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the Monufia Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the New Valley Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the North Sinai Governorate |
| 2011 - Unknown | Flag of the Port Said Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the Qalyubiyya Governorate |
| 2016 - Unknown | Flag of the Qena Governorate |
| 2006 - Unknown | Flag of the Red Sea Governorate |
| 2010 - Unknown | Flag of the Sharqia Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the Sohag Governorate |
| Unknown | Flag of the South Sinai Governorate |
| 2006 - Unknown | Flag of the Suez Governorate |

### Ethiopia

| Date | Use |
| | Flag of the Afar Region |
| | Flag of the Amhara Region |
| | Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region |
| | Flag of the Gambela Region |
| | Flag of the Harari Region |
| | Flag of the Oromia Region |
| | Flag of the Sidama Region |
| | Flag of the Somali Region |
| -2023 | Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
| | Flag of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region |
| | Flag of the Tigray Region |

### Kenya

* Use
* Flag of Baringo County
* Flag of Bomet County
* Flag of Busia County
* Flag of Elgeyo Marakwet County
* Flag of Homa Bay County
* Flag of Kilifi County
* Flag of Laikipia County
* Flag of Machakos County
* Flag of Marsabit County
* Flag of Meru County
* Flag of Mombasa County
* Flag of Nairobi County

### Liberia

* Use
* Flag of Bomi County
* Flag of Bong County
* Flag of Gbarpolu County
* Flag of Grand Bassa County
* Flag of Grand Cape Mount County
* Flag of Grand Gedeh County
* Flag of Grand Kru County
* Flag of Lofa County
* Flag of Margibi County
* Flag of Maryland County
* Flag of Montserrado County
* Flag of Nimba County
* Flag of Rivercess County
* Flag of River Gee County
* Flag of Sinoe County

### Nigeria

* Use
* Flag of Akwa Ibom State
* Flag of Anambra State
* Flag of Bayelsa State
* Flag of Cross River State
* Flag of Gombe State
* Flag of Imo State
* Flag of Kano State
* Flag of Katsina State
* Flag of Osun State
* Flag of Oyo State
* Flag of Sokoto State

### São Tomé and Príncipe

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 2011–present | Flag of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe | |

### Somalia

| Date | Use |
| | Flag of Banaadir |
| 2015–present | Flag of Galmudug |
| | Flag of Hirshabelle |
| 2013–present | Flag of Jubaland |
| 2009–present | Flag of Puntland |
| | Flag of South West |

### South Africa

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1996–present | Flag of Mpumalanga | |

### Tanzania

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 2005–present | Flag of Zanzibar | |

## Flags of African cities

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
* Flag of Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Flag of Accra, Ghana
* Flag of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
* Flag of Alexandria, Egypt
* Flag of Antananarivo, Madagascar
* Flag of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
* Flag of Cairo, Egypt
* Flag of Casablanca, Morocco
* Flag of El Matareya, Egypt
* Flag of Fes, Morocco
* Flag of Giza, Egypt
* Flag of Harare, Zimbabwe
* Flag of Hargeisa, Somalia (Somaliland)
* Flag of Ismailia, Egypt
* Flag of Johannesburg, South Africa
* Flag of Kano, Nigeria
* Flag of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Flag of Kumasi, Ghana
* Flag of Lagos, Nigeria
* Flag of Luanda, Angola (1964 - 1975)
* Flag of Maputo, Mozambique
* Flag of Mogadishu, Somalia
* Flag of Mombasa, Kenya
* Flag of Nairobi, Kenya

## Ethnic flags

| Date | Use |
| | Afrikaner flag |
| | Basters flag |
| | Batwa flag |
| | Bemba flag |
| 1998–present | Berber flag |
| | Bubi flag |
| | Ewe flag |
| | Kanuri flag |
| | Lozi flag |
| | Maasai flag |
| 1997–present | Merina flag |
| 1920–present | Pan-African flag |
| Unknown-present | Yoruba flag |

## Historical flags

| Date | Use |
| 2012–2013 | Flag of Azawad |
| 1975–1990 | Flag of the People's Republic of Benin |
| 1967 | Flag of the Republic of Benin |
| 1967–1970 | Flag of the Republic of Biafra |
| 1962–1966 | Flag of the Kingdom of Burundi |
| 1966 | Flag of the Republic of Burundi |
| 1966–1967 | Flag of the Republic of Burundi |
| 1967–1982 | Flag of the Republic of Burundi |
| 1922–1961 | Flag of British Cameroon |
| 1957–1961 | Flag of Cameroon |
| 1961–1975 | Flag of Cameroon |
| 1876–1910 | Flag of the Cape Colony |
| 1975–1992 | Flag of Cape Verde |
| 1963–1975 | Flag of the Comoros |
| 1975–1978 | Flag of the Comoros |
| 1978–1992 | Flag of the Comoros |
| 1992–1996 | Flag of the Comoros |
| 1996–2001 | Flag of the Comoros |
| 1885–1960 | Flag of the Congo Free State / the Belgian Congo |
| 1960–1963 | Flag of Congo-Léopoldville |
| 1963–1966 | Flag of Congo-Léopoldville / the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1966–1971 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1997–2003 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2003–2006 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970–1991 | Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo |
| 1949–1951 | Flag of the Emirate of Cyrenaica |
| 1922–1958 | Flag of Egypt |
| 1972–1984 | Flag of Egypt |
| 1968–1973 | Flag of Equatorial Guinea |
| 1973–1979 | Flag of Equatorial Guinea |
| 1952–1962 | Flag of Eritrea |
| 1993–1995 | Flag of Eritrea |
| 1897–1914 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1914–1936, 1941–1974 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1974–1975 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1975–1987 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1987–1991 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1991–1996 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1996–2009 | Flag of Ethiopia |
| 1958–1959 | Flag of French Sudan |
| 1959–1960 | Flag of Gabon |
| 1889–1965 | Flag of The Gambia |
| 1964–1966 | Flag of Ghana |
| 1877–1957 | Flag of the Gold Coast |
| 1960–1963 | Flag of the State of Katanga |
| 1895–1921 | Flag of Kenya |
| 1921–1963 | Flag of Kenya |
| 1886–1906 | Flag of the Lagos Colony |
| 1966–1987 | Flag of Lesotho |
| 1987–2006 | Flag of Lesotho |
| 1827–1847 | Flag of the Colony of Liberia / the Commonwealth of Liberia |
| 1969–1972 | Flag of Libya |
| 1972–1977 | Flag of Libya |
| 1977–2011 | Flag of Libya |
| 1885–1896 | Flag of the Malagasy Protectorate |
| 2010–2012 | Flag of Malawi |
| 1959–1961 | Flag of Mali |
| 1854–1857 | Flag of the Republic of Maryland |
| 1959–2017 | Flag of Mauritania |
| 1869–1906 | Flag of Mauritius |
| 1906–1923 | Flag of Mauritius |
| 1923–1968 | Flag of Mauritius |
| 1974–1975 | Flag of Mozambique |
| 1975–1983 | Flag of Mozambique |
| 1983 | Flag of Mozambique |
| 1839–1843 | Flag of the Natalia Republic |
| 1884–1888 | Flag of the Nieuwe Republiek |
| 1900–1914 | Flag of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate |
| 1900–1914 | Flag of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate |
| 1914–1953 | Flag of Nigeria |
| 1953–1960 | Flag of Nigeria |
| 1914–1919 | Flag of Nyasaland |
| 1919–1925 | Flag of Nyasaland |
| 1925–1964 | Flag of Nyasaland |
| 1857–1902 | Flag of the Orange Free State |
| 1904–1910 | Flag of the Orange River Colony |
| 1939–1964 | Flag of Northern Rhodesia |
| 1924–1964 | Flag of Southern Rhodesia |
| 1964–1968 | Flag of Southern Rhodesia / Rhodesia |
| 1968–1979 | Flag of Rhodesia |
| 1979 | Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
| 1921–1926 | Flag of the Republic of the Rif |
| 1959–1961 | Flag of Rwanda |
| 1961–1962 | Flag of Rwanda |
| 1962–2001 | Flag of Rwanda |
| 1874–1984 | Flag of Saint Helena |
| 1958–1959 | Flag of Senegal |
| 1903–1961 | Flag of the Seychelles |
| 1961–1976 | Flag of the Seychelles |
| 1976–1977 | Flag of the Seychelles |
| 1977–1996 | Flag of the Seychelles |
| 1889–1916 | Flag of Sierra Leone |
| 1916–1961 | Flag of Sierra Leone |
| 1903–1950 | Flag of British Somaliland |
| 1950–1953 | Flag of British Somaliland |
| 1953–1960 | Flag of British Somaliland |
| 1960 | Flag of the State of Somaliland |
| 1991–1996 | Flag of the Republic of Somaliland |
| 1857–1874, 1875–1877, 1881–1902 | Flag of the South African Republic |
| 1874–1875 | Flag of the South African Republic |
| 1910–1912 | Flag of the Union of South Africa |
| 1912–1928 | Flag of the Union of South Africa |
| 1928–1982 | Flag of the Union of South Africa / the Republic of South Africa |
| 1982–1994 | Flag of the Republic of South Africa |
| 1960–1962 | Flag of South Kasai |
| 1883 | Flag of Stellaland |
| 1883–1885 | Flag of Stellaland |
| 1955 | Flag of Sudan |
| 1956–1970 | Flag of Sudan |
| 1890–1894 | Flag of Swaziland |
| 1894–1902 | Flag of Swaziland |
| 1968–2011 | Flag of Swaziland |
| 1923–1961 | Flag of Tanganyika Territory |
| 1961–1964 | Flag of Tanganyika |
| 1957–1958 | Flag of Togo |
| 1958–1960 | Flag of Togo |
| 1914–1962 | Flag of Uganda |
| 1962 | Flag of Uganda |
| 1959–1984 | Flag of Upper Volta |
| 1971–1997 | Flag of Zaire |
| 1964–1996 | Flag of Zambia |
| 1963–1964 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar |
| 1964 | Flag of the People's Republic of Zanzibar |
| 1964 | Flag of the People's Republic of Zanzibar |

### Supranational and international flags

| Date | Use |
| 1961–1985 | Flag of the African and Malagasy Union |
| 2010–2011 | Flag of the African Union |
| 1967–1977 | Flag of the East African Community |
| 2003–2008 | Flag of the East African Community |
| pre–2013 | Flag of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
| 1970–2002, 2004–2010 | Flag of the Organisation of African Unity / the African Union |
| 1980–1992 | Flag of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference |
| 1958–1961 | Flag of the Union of African States |
| 1961–1963 | Flag of the Union of African States |