Learn the flags of Africa
The plan: 11 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map. Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Guinea
- Batch 2: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso
- Batch 3: Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe
- Batch 4: Niger, Chad, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia
- Batch 5: Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
- Batch 6: Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda
- Batch 7: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana
- Batch 8: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Madagascar
- Batch 9: Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia
- Batch 10: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan
- Batch 11: Egypt, Central African Republic, Seychelles, Mauritius
Learn the flags of Africa at your own pace: we show you 54 flags five at a time, each with its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
Test yourself
What is the biggest country in Africa?
Algeria (2,381,740 km²).
What is the easiest way to learn the flags of Africa?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the flags of Africa?
There are 54 pieces in 11 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.