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Encyclopedia > Emblem of the African Union


The palm leaves shooting up on either side of the outer circle stand for peace. The gold circle again symbolizes Africa's wealth and bright future. The green circle again stands for African hopes and aspirations. The plain map of Africa without boundaries in the inner circle signifies African unity. The small interlocking red rings at base of the Emblem stand for African solidarity and the blood shed for liberation of Africa.


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The text above was modified from the African Union's site (http://www.africa-union.org/AU%20symbols/ausymblos.htm).


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African Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1524 words)
The African Union was launched in Durban on July 9, 2002, by its first president, South African Thabo Mbeki, at the first session of the Assembly of the African Union.
The emblem of the African Union consists of a gold ribbon bearing small interlocking red rings, from which palm leaves shoot up around an outer gold circle and an inner green circle, within which is a gold representation of Africa.
The flag of the African Union bears a broad green horizontal stripe, a narrow band of gold, the emblem of the African Union at the centre of a broad white stripe, another narrow gold band and a final broad green stripe.
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