Learn the flags of Africa
← Back to Mind the MapAfrica hands you 54 countries, more flags than any other continent, and at first glance half of them look like the same green, yellow and red tricolour. There's a reason for that: Ethiopia was never colonised, so when independence swept the continent its colours became the badge to borrow, and Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali and Benin all took it up. That's good news for learning, though. Get that one colour scheme down and you're only ever memorising the detail that separates neighbours, like Ghana's black star or Cameroon's centred one.
The traps here are legitimate. Mali and Guinea are the same flag mirrored. Ivory Coast is Ireland mirrored. Chad and Romania are so close that the two countries have argued about it at the UN. Easier anchors: Liberia looks like a one-star United States (founded by freed American slaves, which is exactly why), Mozambique is the only flag with an assault rifle on it, and Seychelles fans its colours out from the corner like nothing else.
All 54 are below. Mind the Map will feed them to you a few at a time so the run of small West African tricolours doesn't blur together.
All 54 flags of Africa
Common questions
How many countries are in Africa?
54, more than a quarter of the world's flags and the biggest set on the map.
Which African flags are easiest to mix up?
Mali and Guinea are the same flag mirrored, and Chad is so close to Romania that the two countries have argued about it at the UN. Ivory Coast is Ireland mirrored, orange and green swapped.
What is the fastest way to learn the flags of Africa?
Learn the pan-African green, yellow and red first (borrowed from Ethiopia, the one country never colonised): it runs through Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali and plenty more, so you only need the detail that separates them, like Ghana's black star. Then drill the rest with spaced repetition.
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