Zanzibar is flying its new flag as part of the Indian Ocean islands' 41st revolutionary celebrations. It is the first time for four decades that the archipelago has had its own flag since uniting with ...

The isle of Zanzibar has marked its 41st revolution anniversary by introducing a redesigned flag to the nation.

Zanzibar, a former Omani colony, united with Tanganyika 40 years ago to create Tanzania. In the process, it retained its parliament and president but lost its independence and flag.

Amani Karume, President of Tanzania's semi-autonomous island state of Zanzibar, on Sunday inaugurated the isle's new flag nearly four decades after it entered into union with the mainland state ...

Zanzibar has been using the flag of Tanzania since its union with the former Tanganyika in 1964. Mr Osman told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that he did not feel the union government would ...