What do the colours actually mean?

The colours on the African flags each has it's own meaning.


RED - Represents the blood spilled during slavery, the fight for independence and/or blood spilled during civil strife.


GOLD/YELLOW - Represents the Sun.


GREEN - Represents the land of the country.

BLACK - Represents the colour of the native people's skin.

BLUE - Represents the sky.

The following are more African countries with these same colours on their official national flags.

National flag of Guinea

National flag of Mali

National flag of Togo

National flag of Senegal

National flag of Mozambique



National flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo



National flag of Burkina Faso

South Africa is unique in this case because of the diversity of it's land, natural minerals and people.



National flag of South Africa

In South Africa's case, a few of the colours have different meanings.

GOLD - Represents South Africa's vast gold reserves and overall natural wealth.

WHITE - Represents the white people of South Africa.