Some of these countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, São Tomé e Príncipe and Togo. These also share an ...

The first African state to adopt a red, gold and green flag upon independence was Ghana in 1957. Well, it all started during the scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was the only African country besides ...

National flags emerged from a colourful history that includes military banners, royal standards and maritime communication. Roman legions and armies in Mongolia and China pioneered flags in battle.

Bamako, early 2022. The French ambassador has just been declared persona non grata. Soldiers from Operation Barkhane are packing up. In the streets of the Malian capital, protest follows protest, ...