Adopted and used since 1994, the South African flag is among the top five most beautiful flags in the world. It condenses centuries of the country's history. Though beautifully designed ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... HOLLIE ADAMS / REUTERS A girl flies the flag for the Democratic Republic of Congo (R) at the Notting Hill ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... MATTHEW JACOBS / AFP This woman flies the flag for Liberia ahead of President Joseph Boakai's state of ...

Image caption, A street artist in wellington boots and dressed in the colours of the South African flag performs for drivers ... demonstrators in Tunis hold up pictures of relatives who died ...

A fighter from the Seleka rebel group that has seized power in the Central African Republic relaxes ... boys hold up national flags on Thursday ahead of a military procession to mark the country ...