“The flag is no longer a cloth that flaps overhead and that is detached from the people.”Credit...Brian Otieno for The New York Times Abdi Latif Dahir is the East Africa correspondent for The ...

White signifies peace and unity, while the shield and spears are symbols of Kenya's defence of all the other elements represented. Adopted and used since 1994, the South African flag is among the ...

HOLLIE ADAMS / REUTERS A girl flies the flag for the Democratic Republic of ... xenophobic abuse and dropping out of the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidimma Adetshina takes part in the Miss ...

The crescent and star are the traditional symbols of Islam. Located in Southeast Africa, Malawi changed its flag in 2010 to reflect its progress since independence, with a full sun replacing the ...