The "🇲🇱" emote or "Flag: Mali" emote represents the flag of Mali, a country in West Africa. The flag features three vertical stripes of green, gold, and red, with a stylized emblem of a bird at the center. The green stripe symbolizes hope, the gold stripe represents purity, and the red stripe signifies the blood shed for independence from France. The bird emblem is called a "chirping bird" and represents the country's traditional cultural heritage.