Western Africa
Senegal
A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and red with a green five-pointed star in the centre of the yellow band. It was adopted when Senegal became independent from France.
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Adopted
1960
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Green
Officially associated with Islam, hope, and fertility.
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Yellow
Wealth and the fruits of labour; also the arts.
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Red
The sacrifices made by the nation and the determination to progress.
Symbols & emblems
Green star
The five-pointed star represents openness to the five continents and, in official interpretations, hope and national unity.
Did you know?
Senegal’s colours are part of the widely used Pan-African palette, though the central star distinguishes it from similar tricolours.