Flags of Africa

Africa has 54 countries, so 54 national flags. All of them are below with names and capitals, A to Z. Each flag links to its own page with colors, history and look-alikes, such as Algeria. Above the list: a quiz with ten flags of Africa.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Quiz: Flags of Africa

All 54 flags of Africa with names

What people also ask

How many flags are there in Africa?

54, one per country.

Which flags in Africa look alike?

In Quible’s flag quiz these pairs get mixed up most: Algeria – Mauritania; Algeria – Morocco; Angola – Mozambique; Angola – Zimbabwe; Angola – Zambia; Benin – Guinea.

Which flags in Africa have stars?

25: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.

What is the fastest way to learn the flags?

Short daily rounds that bring back your mistakes. Quible repeats a missed flag three rounds later and again days after.

Country data: mledoze/countries (ODbL); population: World Bank, 2024. Flags: flag-icons (MIT). Flag facts, look-alikes and riddles: the Quible app.