Ghana

The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of red, yellow, and green with a black five-pointed star in the center taking up all of the width of the yellow stripe, touching the red and green stripes. It replaced the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign.

The Ghanaian flag was designed as a tricolour of red, gold and green with a black star in the centre. The red colour of the flag represents the blood of forefathers who led the struggle of independence from British colonial rule. This fight against colonial rule claimed the lives of many civilians as well as notable traditional and political leaders. The gold colour represents the wealth imbued by mineral resources mostly found in Obuasi in Ashanti Region and Tarkwa in the Western Region. The gold in Ghana led to the initial name of the Gold Coast, which was later changed to Ghana upon independence in 1957. Ghana's other mineral resources are diamond, bauxite, and manganese. The green symbolises Ghana's forests and natural wealth which provide the nation with oil, food, and crops such as cocoa, timber, Shea Butter. Most of Ghana's crops are exported to overseas countries in exchange for physical cash which is used for the country's development of roads, schools, water, sanitation and industries for employment. The black star of the Ghanaian national flag is a symbol for the emancipation of Africa and unity against colonialism. The black star was adopted from the flag of the…