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Pan-African Flags

This gallery displays flags that feature Pan-African colors. In addition to the standard red-gold-green tricolor scheme (initiated by the Flag of Ghana and derived from the Flag of Ethiopia) and the standard red-black-green tricolor scheme (derived from the UNIA Pan-African Flag), it is proposed that a green-gold-black tricolor scheme has been established (one derived from the Flag of the African National Congress). Furthermore, it is proposed that an emergent fourth blue-gold-green tricolor scheme may exist, one expressive not of Pan-Africanism as a political project, but of a common, Pan-African, sensibility.

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This is a gallery page containing specially selected image and media files. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of files that are available on Commons. For a wider selection of files connected with Pan-African Flags, see Category:Pan-Africanism.

The criterion for selecting flags is that they represent African or majority African diaspora nations or movements (Guyana is the sole exception). The method of selection relies on context and judgement to establish a condition of plausibility regarding the meaning of resemblance. Groupings are presented for consideration and evaluation, while recognizing that in certain cases, common color schemes may derive from different inspirations.

Flags are listed by date of initial adoption.

Original Inspiration

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Red, Gold, Green

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* a redesign of an earlier red, gold, green tricolor
See #Black, Green, Gold, Red (and White) below.

Partial Red, Gold, Green flags

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Multi-national red, gold, green flags

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Civic red, gold, green flags

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Subnational red, gold, green flags

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Red, Black, Green

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* a redesign of an earlier red, black, green tricolor

Subnational red, black, green flags

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Black, Green, Gold

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Partial Black, Green, Gold flags

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Black, Green, Gold, Red (and White)

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* a redesign of an earlier black, green, gold, red (and white) flag
For red, gold, green flags with black charges see #Red, Gold, Green above.

Civic black, green, gold, red flags

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Subnational black, green, gold, red flags

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Blue, Gold, Green

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* a redesign of an earlier blue, gold, green tricolor
** a redesign of an earlier red, gold, green tricolor

Civic blue, gold, green flags

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Subnational blue, gold, green flags

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Blue, Gold, Green, Black

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Use of Pan-African Colors by former South African 'homelands'

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