The African country that adopted the current five-color oblique-band flag in 1996 is Seychelles.
The flag consists of five rays spreading from the lower hoist: blue, yellow, red, white, and green. They symbolize the surrounding sea and sky, the sun, the people and their determination, social justice and harmony, and the islands’ land and natural environment. Its dynamic design is meant to suggest a country moving forward.
Seychelles has used three national flags since independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. The current design replaced a red, white, and green flag used from 1977 to 1996, during the country’s one-party period. The new symbols were publicly associated with the return to multiparty politics. Sources differ on whether 8 January or 18 June 1996 is described as the adoption date: the former is often listed in flag references, while 18 June marks the formal national-symbols legislation and public launch. The country itself is not in doubt.