African Union flag
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| Aspect ratio: | 2: 3 |
| Officially accepted: | January 31, 2010 |
The current flag of the African Union was in 31 January 2010 Addis Ababa accepted and replaces the previously used flag of the African Union (AU). Its designer is unknown.
description
The green flag shows the silhouette of the continent Africa , illuminated from behind by a white sun, which is supposed to symbolize hope. The continent is framed by 53 gold stars that represent the member states. South Sudan is now the 54th and Morocco the 55th member.
history
The Organization for African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union, had existed since 1965 . From 2004, the AU initially adopted the flag with a wide, green stripe on top, followed by a small gold ribbon. Below that was a white stripe that had the African Union emblem in the center, followed by a small gold band and a wider green stripe at the bottom.
The colors of the flag had the following symbolic value:
- Green symbolizes the African hope and striving for unity.
- Gold stands for African prosperity and a good future.
- The color white represents purity and Africa's quest for true friendship worldwide.
- Red (hardly recognizable in the central ring) stands for African solidarity and the blood shed in the struggle for freedom.
The monochrome map of Africa in the middle of the flag is deliberately shown without borders and represents the unity of Africa.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ africa-union.org: A new flag for the African Union ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English; MS Word ; 368 kB)