Flags of the World :: National Flags of Africa
___ National Flags of Africa
The National Flags of the African States.
The national flag is a symbol or emblem of a country, and therefor it represents a country.
Each country in the world has its own combination of colors, shapes and symbols, but conventionally almost all national flags are rectangular.
On this page there are  the flags of all sovereign nations of Africa, with two exceptions:
1.  Réunion, the island is is one of the overseas departments of France.
2. Western Sahara is  a disputed territory in North Africa, administered by Morocco.
The African Union is a political union  of 54 African states. The highest decision-making organ is the Assembly of the African Union, made up of all the heads of state or government of member states of the AU. The only African state not in the AU is Morocco.
Click on the flag to see a larger image and a flag description, click on the country  name to see a country's profile.