Africa Flags Quiz: Guess the Flags of Africa

54 flags, 9 tiles, 3 guesses per flag. Unlimited rounds.

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    How to Play the Africa Flags Quiz

    Africa has 54 countries, more than any other continent, and many of their flags share the Pan-African colours. That makes this the toughest regional flag quiz — and the most satisfying one to finish.

    1. Look at the flag. Three of the nine tiles start open.
    2. Guess the country. Every miss opens three more tiles and gives a hint: the continent, the main colours, then the first letter.
    3. Keep your run going. Solve it within three tries and move on to the next flag. Your best run is saved on this device.

    Tips for the Africa Flags

    • Green, yellow and red come from the flag of Ethiopia, a symbol of independence across Africa. Ethiopia is horizontal with a blue emblem; Ghana adds a black star; Senegal and Cameroon are vertical with a green or yellow star; Mali is vertical with no emblem.
    • Guinea is the reverse of Mali: red, yellow, green from the hoist instead of green, yellow, red.
    • Black, red and green with white edges is Kenya (with a Maasai shield). Malawi is black, red and green with a red rising sun.
    • Chad’s blue, yellow and red is almost identical to Romania’s. Only the shade of blue differs.
    • Unique symbols are a gift: an AK-47 for Mozambique, a crowned crane for Uganda, the Zimbabwe Bird for Zimbabwe and a green pentagram on red for Morocco.
    • Niger is orange, white and green with an orange disc — not India, which has a blue wheel and longer proportions.

    All 54 Africa Flags

    Every flag in this quiz with its country and capital. Highlighted flags link to a full page about that flag.

    • Flag of AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgiers
    • Flag of AngolaAngolaLuanda
    • Flag of BeninBeninPorto-Novo
    • Flag of BotswanaBotswanaGaborone
    • Flag of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoOuagadougou
    • Flag of BurundiBurundiGitega
    • Flag of CameroonCameroonYaoundé
    • Flag of Cape VerdeCape VerdePraia
    • Flag of Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicBangui
    • Flag of ChadChadN'Djamena
    • Flag of ComorosComorosMoroni
    • Flag of DjiboutiDjiboutiDjibouti
    • Flag of DR CongoDR CongoKinshasa
    • Flag of EgyptEgyptCairo
    • Flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaMalabo
    • Flag of EritreaEritreaAsmara
    • Flag of EswatiniEswatiniLobamba
    • Flag of EthiopiaEthiopiaAddis Ababa
    • Flag of GabonGabonLibreville
    • Flag of GambiaGambiaBanjul
    • Flag of GhanaGhanaAccra
    • Flag of GuineaGuineaConakry
    • Flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauBissau
    • Flag of Ivory CoastIvory CoastYamoussoukro
    • Flag of KenyaKenyaNairobi
    • Flag of LesothoLesothoMaseru
    • Flag of LiberiaLiberiaMonrovia
    • Flag of LibyaLibyaTripoli
    • Flag of MadagascarMadagascarAntananarivo
    • Flag of MalawiMalawiLilongwe
    • Flag of MaliMaliBamako
    • Flag of MauritaniaMauritaniaNouakchott
    • Flag of MauritiusMauritiusPort Louis
    • Flag of MoroccoMoroccoRabat
    • Flag of MozambiqueMozambiqueMaputo
    • Flag of NamibiaNamibiaWindhoek
    • Flag of NigerNigerNiamey
    • Flag of NigeriaNigeriaAbuja
    • Flag of Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoBrazzaville
    • Flag of RwandaRwandaKigali
    • Flag of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé
    • Flag of SenegalSenegalDakar
    • Flag of SeychellesSeychellesVictoria
    • Flag of Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneFreetown
    • Flag of SomaliaSomaliaMogadishu
    • Flag of South AfricaSouth AfricaPretoria
    • Flag of South SudanSouth SudanJuba
    • Flag of SudanSudanKhartoum
    • Flag of TanzaniaTanzaniaDodoma
    • Flag of TogoTogoLomé
    • Flag of TunisiaTunisiaTunis
    • Flag of UgandaUgandaKampala
    • Flag of ZambiaZambiaLusaka
    • Flag of ZimbabweZimbabweHarare

    Africa Flags Quiz FAQ

    How many flags are in the Africa flags quiz?

    54 — every African UN member state.

    Why do so many African flags use green, yellow and red?

    These Pan-African colours come from the flag of Ethiopia and spread with independence movements, starting with Ghana in 1957.

    Which African flags are easiest to confuse?

    Mali and Guinea, Chad and Romania, and Ivory Coast and Ireland.

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