Английская Википедия:Flags of Africa
These are the various flags of Africa.
Supranational and international flags
An incomplete list of flags representing all African international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of the African Union.svg | 2010–present | 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 (yellow) stars. |
Файл:Flag of the Arab League.svg | 1945–present | Flag of the Arab League | The flag of the Arab League is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (in Arabic) |
Файл:Flag of EAC.svg | 2008–present | Flag of the East African Community | |
Файл:African-Caribbean-And-Pacific-Group-Of-States-ACP-Flag.svg | 2013–present | Flag of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States | |
Файл:OIC Logo since 2011.svg | 2011–present | Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | The flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe. |
Файл:Flag of OPEC.svg | 1960–present | Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | |
Файл:Flag of SADC.svg | 1992–present | Flag of the Southern African Development Community |
Flags of African sovereign states
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Algeria.svg | 1962–present | Flag of Algeria See also: List of Algerian flags |
The flag consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent, a symbol of Islam as the nation's prominent faith. |
Файл:Flag of Angola.svg | 1975–present | Flag of Angola See also: List of Angolan flags |
The flag has two horizontal bands of red and black with the Machete and Gear emblem in gold in the center consisted of a five pointed-star within a half gear wheel crossed by a machete (resembling the hammer and sickle used on the Soviet flag). As outlined in the Constitution of Angola, the red half of the flag signifies bloodshed – during Angola's colonial period, independence struggle, and in defense of the country. The black half symbolizes Africa. In the central emblem, the gear represents industrial workers and production, the machete represents peasantry, agricultural production and the armed struggle, and the star, shaped like the red star, symbolizes international solidarity and progress. The yellow color of the emblem symbolizes the country's wealth. |
Файл:Flag of Benin.svg | 1959–1975 1990–present |
Flag of Benin | As stated in Benin's national anthem, the green of the flag represent the hope of a new democracy. The red represents the courage of the ancestors, and the yellow is for the treasures of the nation. On a continental level, the yellow, green and red represented the Pan-Africanist movement. |
Файл:Flag of Botswana.svg | 1966–present | Flag of Botswana | The light blue represents water—specifically, in its form of rain, as it is a precious resource in Botswana. The blue also alludes to the motto featured on the coat of arms of Botswana—Pula, which means "Let there be rain" in Setswana —as well as life, which is sustained by water.
The black band with the white frame has two meanings. Firstly, they symbolise the harmony and cooperation between the people of different races who live in Botswana, as well as the racial diversity of the country. Furthermore, they represent the stripes of the zebra, the national animal of Botswana. |
Файл:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg | 1984–present | Flag of Burkina Faso | The flag features a horizontal bicolour of red and green, centred with a yellow star. |
Файл:Flag of Burundi.svg | 1982–present | Flag of Burundi See also: List of Burundian flags |
The white color of the saltire represents peace, green represents the nation's hopes placed on future development and red symbolizes the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle. The three stars in triangular configuration stand for the three ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi. The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès ("Unity, Work and Progress"), which can be seen on the coat of arms of Burundi. They also represent the loyalty that the citizens of the nations have pledged to their God, king and country. |
Файл:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 1975–present | Flag of Cameroon See also: List of Cameroonian flags |
The flag features a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, centred with a yellow star. |
Файл:Flag of Cape Verde.svg | 1992–present | Flag of Cape Verde | |
Flag of the Central African Republic | 1958–present | Flag of the Central African Republic | The flag features four horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow, centred with a vertical red band. There is also a yellow star at the hoist. |
Файл:Flag of Chad.svg | 1959–present | Flag of Chad | The flag of Chad is a vertical tricolour consisting (left to right) of a blue, a gold and a red column. These were intended to be a combination of the colours of blue, white and red as seen on the Flag of France with the Pan-African colours of green, yellow and red.[1] Furthermore, the blue represents the sky and hope; the gold is the sun and desert, and the red signifies the bloodshed over independence.[2] |
Файл:Flag of the Comoros.svg | 2001–present | Flag of the Comoros See also: List of Comorian flags |
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Файл:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg | 2006–present | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo See also: List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Файл:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg | 1959–1970 1991–present |
Flag of the Republic of the Congo | The colours of the flag carry cultural, political, and regional meanings. The green symbolizes the agriculture and forests of the Congo, while the yellow represents the "friendship and nobility" of the Congolese people.[3][4] However, the symbolism behind the red was left unexplained.[3] From a continental viewpoint, the green, yellow and red are the colours of the Pan-Africanist movement.;[5] |
Файл:Flag of Djibouti.svg | 1977–present | Flag of Djibouti See also: List of Djibouti flags |
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Файл:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1984–present | Flag of Egypt See also: List of Egyptian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg | 1979–present | Flag of Equatorial Guinea See also: List of flags of Equatorial Guinea |
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Файл:Flag of Eritrea.svg | 1995–present | Flag of Eritrea See also: List of Eritrean flags |
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Файл:Flag of Eswatini.svg | 1968–present | Flag of Eswatini | |
Файл:Flag of Ethiopia.svg | 2009–present | Flag of Ethiopia See also: List of Ethiopian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Gabon.svg | 1960–present | Flag of Gabon | The yellow alludes to the Equator — which cuts across the country[3] — and also symbolizes the sun.[6] The green epitomizes the natural resources of Gabon.[5][6] The blue represents the sea,[5][6] specifically the South Atlantic Ocean.[3] |
Файл:Flag of The Gambia.svg | 1965–present | Flag of The Gambia See also: List of Gambian flags |
The blue alludes to the Gambia River, which is the nation's key geographical feature and from which the country derives its name.[3] The red evokes the sun – given the Gambia's close proximity to the Equator[3] – as well as the savanna,Шаблон:Sfn[7] while the thin white stripes represent "unity and peace".[3][7] The green epitomizes the forestШаблон:Sfn and the agricultural goods that the Gambian people are heavily dependent on, both for exports and their personal use.[3] |
Файл:Flag of Ghana.svg | 1957–1958 1963–1964 1966–present |
Flag of Ghana See also: List of Ghana flags |
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Файл:Flag of Guinea.svg | 1958–present | Flag of Guinea | The flag features a simple vertical tricolour of red, yellow and green. |
Файл:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg | 1973–present | Flag of Guinea-Bissau | The flag of Guinea-Bissau consists of a vertical red stripe on the hoist side charged with a black five-pointed star and two horizontal yellow and green stripes on the fly side.
The flag's design is taken from the flag of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, while the Pan-African colours of yellow, green, red and black are taken from the flag of Ghana. |
Файл:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | 1959–present | Flag of Ivory Coast | |
Файл:Flag of Kenya.svg | 1963–present | Flag of Kenya See also: List of flags of Kenya |
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Файл:Flag of Lesotho.svg | 2006–present | Flag of Lesotho | |
Файл:Flag of Liberia.svg | 1847–present | Flag of Liberia | |
Файл:Flag of Libya.svg | 1951–1969 2011–present |
Flag of Libya See also: List of Libyan flags |
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Файл:Flag of Madagascar.svg | 1958–present | Flag of Madagascar | |
Файл:Flag of Malawi.svg | 1964–2010 2012–present |
Flag of Malawi | |
Файл:Flag of Mali.svg | 1961–present | Flag of Mali | |
Файл:Flag of Mauritania.svg | 2017–present | Flag of Mauritania See also: List of Mauritanian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Mauritius.svg | 1968–present | Flag of Mauritius See also: List of Mauritian flags |
The flag of Mauritius consists of red, blue, yellow and green bands. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year.[8] |
Файл:Flag of Morocco.svg | 1915–present | Flag of Morocco See also: List of Moroccan flags |
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Файл:Flag of Mozambique.svg | 1983–present | Flag of Mozambique | The Mozambican flag consists of
5 colours being red, black, green, yellow and white with also a gun a hoe and a book each representing the following : red for the blood shed during the war, black for the colour of the African people, green for the agricultur and natural diversity, yellow for the mineral welth, white for peace, the gun representing the army, the book representing knowledge and learning and the hoe representing the agriculture |
Файл:Flag of Namibia.svg | 1990–present | Flag of Namibia See also: List of Namibian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Niger.svg | 1959–present | Flag of Niger | |
Файл:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 1960–present | Flag of Nigeria See also: List of Nigerian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Rwanda.svg | 2001–present | Flag of Rwanda See also: List of Rwandan flags |
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Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe | 1975–present | Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Файл:Flag of Senegal.svg | 1960–present | Flag of Senegal | |
Файл:Flag of Seychelles.svg | 1996–present | Flag of Seychelles | |
Файл:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg | 1961–present | Flag of Sierra Leone See also: List of Sierra Leone flags |
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Файл:Flag of Somalia.svg | 1954–present | Flag of Somalia See also: List of Somali flags |
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Файл:Flag of South Africa.svg | 1994–present | Flag of South Africa See also: List of South African flags |
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Файл:Flag of South Sudan.svg | 2011–present | Flag of South Sudan See also: List of South Sudanese flags |
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Файл:Flag of Sudan.svg | 1970–present | Flag of Sudan See also: List of Sudanese flags |
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Файл:Flag of Tanzania.svg | 1964–present | Flag of Tanzania See also: List of Tanzanian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Togo.svg | 1960–present | Flag of Togo See also: List of Togolese flags |
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Файл:Flag of Tunisia.svg | 1827 – | Flag of Tunisia See also: List of Tunisian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Uganda.svg | 1962–present | Flag of Uganda See also: List of Ugandan flags |
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Файл:Flag of Zambia.svg | 1964–present | Flag of Zambia | |
Файл:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg | 1980–present | Flag of Zimbabwe See also: List of Zimbabwean flags |
Disputed or partially recognised states
Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Somaliland.svg | 1996–present | Flag of Somaliland | Шаблон:Flag | The flag of Somaliland consists of a horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red, with the black star of Africa located in the centre. On the green stripe, there is the Shahada in white Thuluth script, the flag's colours are taken from the flag of the Somali National Movement. |
Файл:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg | 1975–present | Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Шаблон:Flag (occupied lands) Шаблон:Flag (occupied city of La Agüera) Шаблон:Flag (the Free Zone/Liberated Territories) |
The flag of the SADR consists of a horizontal tricolor of black, white and green charged with a red star and crescent in the center stripe and a red chevron at the hoist. |
Flags of African dependencies
Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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Файл:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg | 1982– | Flag of the Canary Islands | Spain (autonomous community) | |
Файл:Flag of Ceuta.svg | Flag of Ceuta | Spain (autonomous city) | ||
Файл:Flag of France.svg | 1982–present | Flag of Mayotte | France (overseas department) | |
Файл:Flag of Melilla.svg | Flag of Melilla | Spain (autonomous city) | ||
Файл:Flag of France.svg | 2003–present | Flag of Réunion | France (overseas department) | |
Файл:Flag of Saint Helena.svg Файл:Flag of Ascension Island.svg Файл:Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg |
1984– 2013– 2002– |
Flag of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
Flags of African subdivisions
Angola
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Cabinda Province.svg | Unknown | Flag of Cabinda Province |
Comoros
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Anjouan (official).svg | 2012–present | Flag of Anjouan | |
Файл:Flag of Grande Comore.svg | Unknown | Flag of Grande Comore | |
Файл:Flag of Mohéli (official).svg | 2003–present | Flag of Mohéli |
Egypt
Ethiopia
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of the Afar Region.svg | Flag of the Afar Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Amhara Region.svg | Flag of the Amhara Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg | Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg | Flag of the Gambela Region | ||
Файл:Harari Flag.svg | Flag of the Harari Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg | Flag of the Oromia Region | ||
Файл:Flag of Sidama.svg | Flag of the Sidama Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008).svg | Flag of the Somali Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.svg | -2023 | Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | |
Файл:Flag of South West Ethiopia.svg | Flag of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region | ||
Файл:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg | Flag of the Tigray Region |
Kenya
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Baringo County.png | Flag of Baringo County | ||
Файл:Flag of Bomet County.png | Flag of Bomet County | ||
Файл:Flag of Busia County.png | Flag of Busia County | ||
Файл:Elgeyo Marakwet Flag.png | Flag of Elgeyo Marakwet County | ||
Файл:Flag of Homa Bay County.png | Flag of Homa Bay County | ||
Файл:Flag of Kilifi County.png | Flag of Kilifi County | ||
Файл:Flag of Laikipia County.png | Flag of Laikipia County | ||
Файл:Flag of Machakos County.png | Flag of Machakos County | ||
Файл:Flag of Marsabit County.png | Flag of Marsabit County | ||
Файл:Flag of Meru County.png | Flag of Meru County | ||
Файл:Flag of Mombasa.png | Flag of Mombasa County | ||
Файл:Flag of Nairobi.svg | Flag of Nairobi County |
Liberia
Nigeria
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Akwa Ibom State.svg | Flag of Akwa Ibom State | ||
Файл:Flag of Anambra State.png | Flag of Anambra State | ||
Файл:Flag of Bayelsa State.svg | Flag of Bayelsa State | ||
Файл:Cross River State Flag.svg | Flag of Cross River State | ||
Файл:Flag of Gombe State.svg | Flag of Gombe State | ||
Файл:Imo State Flag.svg | Flag of Imo State | ||
Файл:Kano State flag official.png | Flag of Kano State | ||
Файл:Flag of Katsina State.svg | Flag of Katsina State | ||
Файл:Flag of Osun State, Nigeria.svg | Flag of Osun State | ||
Файл:Oyo State Flag.svg | Flag of Oyo State | ||
Файл:Sokoto State Flag.svg | Flag of Sokoto State |
São Tomé and Príncipe
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Príncipe Autonomous Region.svg | 2011–present | Flag of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe |
Somalia
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Mogadishu, Somalia.svg | Flag of Banaadir | ||
Файл:New Flag of Galmudug State of Somalia.svg | 2015–present | Flag of Galmudug | |
Файл:Hirshabeelle.png | Flag of Hirshabelle | ||
Файл:Flag of Jubaland (Somalia).svg | 2013–present | Flag of Jubaland | |
Файл:Flag of Puntland.svg | 2009–present | Flag of Puntland | |
Файл:Flag of Southwestern Somalia.svg | Flag of South West |
South Africa
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Mpumalanga Province.svg | 1996–present | Flag of Mpumalanga |
Tanzania
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Zanzibar.svg | 2005–present | Flag of Zanzibar |
Flags of African cities
Шаблон:Main Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Шаблон:Gallery
Ethnic flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Bandera poble Batwa.svg | Batwa flag | ||
Файл:Flag of the Bemba people.svg | Bemba flag | ||
Файл:Berber flag.svg | 1998–present | Berber flag | |
Файл:Bubi tribal flag.svg | Bubi flag | ||
Файл:Flag of the Ewe people.svg | Ewe flag | ||
Файл:Flag of the Kanuri people.svg | Kanuri flag | ||
Файл:Flag of Barotseland.svg | Lozi flag | ||
Файл:Bandera masai.svg | Maasai flag | ||
Файл:Flag of the Merina people.svg | 1997–present | Merina flag | |
Файл:Flag of the UNIA.svg | 1920–present | Pan-African flag | |
Файл:Oduduwa Flag.jpg | Unknown-present | Yoruba flag |
Historical flags
Supranational and international flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of African and Malagasy Union.svg | 1961–1985 | Flag of the African and Malagasy Union | |
Файл:Flag of the former East African High Commission.svg | 1948–1961 | Flag of the East Africa High Commission | |
Файл:Former flag of the OACPS.svg | pre–2013 | Flag of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States | |
Файл:Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg | 1970–2002, 2004–2010 | Flag of the Organisation of African Unity / the African Union | |
Файл:SADCC flag (1980-1992).svg | 1980–1992 | Flag of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference | |
Файл:Flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961).svg | 1958–1961 | Flag of the Union of African States | |
Файл:Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg | 1961–1963 | Flag of the Union of African States |
See also
- Lists of flags of African countries
- List of Algerian flags
- List of Angolan flags
- List of Burundian flags
- List of Cameroonian flags
- List of Comorian flags
- List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of Djibouti flags
- List of Egyptian flags
- List of flags of Equatorial Guinea
- List of Eritrean flags
- List of Ethiopian flags
- List of Gabonese flags
- List of Gambian flags
- List of Ghana flags
- List of flags of Kenya
- List of Libyan flags
- List of Mauritanian flags
- List of Mauritian flags
- List of Moroccan flags
- List of Namibian flags
- List of Nigerian flags
- List of Rwandan flags
- List of Sierra Leone flags
- List of Somali flags
- List of South African flags
- List of South Sudanese flags
- List of Sudanese flags
- List of Tanzanian flags
- List of Togolese flags
- List of Tunisian flags
- List of Ugandan flags
- List of Zimbabwean flags
- List of Rhodesian flags
- Other pages about African flags
References
Works cited
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