All Flags of Africa.
There are 54 sovereign countries in Africa — more than any other continent — and every one of their flags is listed on this page with its capital city.
Africa's flags carry more shared colours than anywhere else. Ethiopia's green, gold and red inspired the Pan-African palette, and dozens of nations followed. Look closely and you'll see freedom, farmland and the sun repeated again and again.
Last reviewed: October 2026
The best-known flags of Africa
The golden Eagle of Saladin appears in the centre.
Six colours converging into a Y-shape — the unity flag.
Green for farmland, white for peace.
A Maasai shield and spears sit at the centre.
First African nation to use the Pan-African red, gold and green.
A green five-pointed star (the Seal of Solomon) on red.
Its green, yellow and red inspired flags across Africa.
A black diagonal band edged in gold for the people and their mineral wealth.
A grey crowned crane in the centre — the national bird.
Green and white with a red crescent and star.
Features the soapstone Zimbabwe Bird from ancient ruins.
Green, gold and red with a single green star.
All 54 flags of Africa
Every sovereign African country, its flag and its capital. Test yourself with the guess the flag quiz or browse the full flags of the world index.
| Flag | Country | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | |
| Angola | Luanda | |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | |
| Botswana | Gaborone | |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | |
| Burundi | Gitega | |
| Cabo Verde | Praia | |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | |
| Chad | N'Djamena | |
| Comoros | Moroni | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | |
| DR Congo | Kinshasa | |
| Egypt | Cairo | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | |
| Eritrea | Asmara | |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | |
| Gabon | Libreville | |
| Gambia | Banjul | |
| Ghana | Accra | |
| Guinea | Conakry | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | |
| Kenya | Nairobi | |
| Lesotho | Maseru | |
| Liberia | Monrovia | |
| Libya | Tripoli | |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | |
| Mali | Bamako | |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | |
| Morocco | Rabat | |
| Mozambique | Maputo | |
| Namibia | Windhoek | |
| Niger | Niamey | |
| Nigeria | Abuja | |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | |
| Rwanda | Kigali | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | |
| Senegal | Dakar | |
| Seychelles | Victoria | |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | |
| South Africa | Pretoria | |
| South Sudan | Juba | |
| Sudan | Khartoum | |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | |
| Togo | Lomé | |
| Tunisia | Tunis | |
| Uganda | Kampala | |
| Zambia | Lusaka | |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
The Pan-African palette
Red, gold and green — first flown by Ethiopia — became a symbol of independence right across the continent. Learning the palette makes half the continent instantly easier to recognise.
Look-alikes to watch for
Chad's flag is nearly identical to Romania's, Mali and Guinea are mirror images of each other, and Senegal adds a green star to the same three stripes. Learning them as a set is far faster than one at a time.
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Frequently asked questions
How many countries are in Africa?
There are 54 sovereign countries in Africa, and every one of their flags is listed on this page — with capitals — and taught inside FlagMaster.
What's the easiest way to learn africa flags?
Group them by shared design — colours, symbols and stripes repeat across neighbouring nations. FlagMaster clusters them the same way, so you learn a whole region at a time instead of one flag at a time.
Are all 54 africa flags in FlagMaster?
Yes — every flag from Africa is included in the app, with facts, capitals and pronunciation.