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Flag of the African Union: The flag of the African Union is a green flag with the dark green map of the African continent on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 55 5-pointed gold stars. 2008–present: Flag of the East African Community: 1992–present: Flag of the Southern African Development Community
Original see National Maritime Museum, Object ID AAA0557, West African Flag and Flags : Collections by type for photographs of the original. Deutsch: Westafrikanische Flagge aus der Zeit vor 1897 Original National Maritime Museum , Objekt-ID AAA0557, West African Flag and Flags : Collections by type (Fotos der Originalflagge).
The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of red, yellow, and green. It was designed in replacement of the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign. [1]The flag, which was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on 6 March 1957, was designed that same year by Theodosia Okoh, a renowned Ghanaian artist and teacher.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
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Numerous African countries have adopted the colours into their national flags, and they are similarly used as a symbol by many Pan-African organisations and the Rastafari movement. Red, black, and green, first introduced by Marcus Garvey in 1920, have also come to represent Pan-Africanism, and are shown on the pan-African flag.
Flags of Africa (11 C, 61 P) N. ... Symbols of the African Union (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Symbols of Africa"
A flag which was captured by British forces from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897: A red background with a man with a sword cutting someone’s head off. 1804–1903: Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate: 1887–1888: Flag of the Royal Niger Company: 1888–1899: Flag of the Royal Niger Company: 1870–1888: Flag of the British West African Settlements ...