Guinea

About the flag

Correct: Guinea. Its flag uses the Pan‑African colors in vertical stripes ordered like a traffic light—red, then yellow, then green—setting it apart from look‑alikes: Mali reverses the order, Chad swaps green for blue, and Nigeria has green‑white‑green. Adopted at independence in 1958, Guinea’s flag symbolizes the new nation’s ideals: red for the struggle and sacrifice, yellow for the sun and the country’s wealth, and green for agriculture and hope. Fun fact: Guinea was the only French colony to vote “No” in the 1958 referendum, choosing immediate independence—a defining moment in African decolonization. Memory tip: think “traffic light order = Guinea.”