Malawi

About the flag

Malawi’s flag features a red rising sun over Pan‑African black‑red‑green stripes, symbolizing the dawn of African independence (1964): black for the people, red for the struggle, and green for the land. It was briefly changed in 2010 to a full sun but restored in 2012 after public pushback. Memory tip: think of sunrise over Lake Malawi in the “Warm Heart of Africa.” That rising sun = Malawi. By contrast, Lesotho shows a Basotho hat, Guinea is a vertical red‑yellow‑green tricolor, and Togo has a white star with multiple stripes.