Flags / Starter pack
Africa
Ten flags from across Africa, from Morocco and Tunisia in the north to South Africa.
A round shows all ten in a new order, each with four names from this pack.
Practise with descriptions shows a written description of each flag before you answer, for learning by ear or with a screen reader. Those rounds are counted separately.
The ten flags
- South AfricaA green Y on its side, edged in white and gold, around a black triangle at the hoist; red above and blue below.
- KenyaBlack, red and green horizontal bands split by thin white stripes, with a tall red, white and black shield and two white spears in the centre.
- TanzaniaA black diagonal band edged in yellow running from the lower hoist to the upper fly; green above, light blue below.
- UgandaSix horizontal stripes repeating black, yellow and red, with a white disc in the centre showing a crowned crane.
- GhanaRed, gold and green horizontal bands with a black five-pointed star in the centre.
- NigeriaThree equal vertical bands: green, white, green. No emblem.
- MoroccoRed field with a green interlaced five-pointed star outline in the centre.
- TunisiaRed field with a white disc in the centre holding a red crescent around a red star.
- BotswanaLight blue field with a black horizontal band, edged in white, across the middle.
- ZambiaGreen field with an orange eagle in flight above a block of red, black and orange vertical stripes in the lower fly corner.
Telling the look-alikes apart
- Kenya and UgandaKenya: black, red, green with a shield and spears. Uganda: six stripes of black, yellow, red with a crane in a white disc.
- Kenya and ZambiaKenya: a shield and spears across the middle. Zambia: green with an eagle and small stripes in the lower fly.
- Morocco and TunisiaMorocco: a green star outline. Tunisia: a white disc with a red crescent and star.
Other packs
- Europe10 flags
- Asia10 flags
- North America and the Caribbean10 flags
- South America10 flags
- Oceania10 flags
- Northern and Eastern Europe11 flags
- Central Europe and the small states13 flags
- South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean11 flags
- West Africa13 flags
- North and East Africa11 flags
- Central Africa10 flags
- Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean10 flags
- The Middle East14 flags
- Central and South Asia14 flags
- East and South-East Asia and the North Pacific12 flags
- The Caribbean and Central America14 flags
- Look-alikes: upright tricolours12 flags
- Look-alikes: horizontal bands12 flags
- Look-alikes: red, white, black and green10 flags
- Look-alikes: Nordic crosses and Union Flags10 flags
