The flag of the African Union is composed of a dark green map of the African continent, plus the Sinai Peninsula and offshore islands, on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 55 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars, on a dark green field.
Symbolism[]
Symbolism of the flag[]
According to the official description of the African Union, the symbolism of the flag and the emblem it contains is as follows:
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Symbolism of the emblem[]
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History[]
The African Union was founded in 2001. In 2004, it adopted the same flag that its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, had used since 1970.
On the AU summit 2007, a competition was launched for a new flag with a green base color and stars representing the member states. In 2010 the winner was adopted officially. The flag had 53 stars, however, in 2011 South Sudan joined and in 2017 Morocco rejoined the Union. A new flag with 55 stars was adopted in 2017 to represent the new members.[2]
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