Flag of Malawi

Continent

Africa

Capital

Lilongwe

Malawi is a country in Africa; its capital is Lilongwe.

Meaning & history of the Malawi flag

Malawi's flag has black, red and green horizontal bands with a red rising sun on the black band. Black represents the African people, red the blood of the independence struggle, and green the country's evergreen landscape. The rising sun signals the dawn of freedom and hope for the African continent. It was adopted at independence in 1964.