Flag of the African Union
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The Flag of the African Union is a green field featuring a golden map of Africa encircled by stylized rays and stars, symbolizing African unity, hope, and solidarity among member states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the African Union canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T247995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the African Union Context triple: [African Union, hasFlag, Flag of the African Union]
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A.
Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
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B.
Flag of the Organization of American States
The Flag of the Organization of American States features the OAS emblem—an array of member states’ flags arranged in a circular pattern—on a solid blue field, symbolizing unity and cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
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C.
NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
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D.
Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is the official emblem representing the union and cooperation of Portuguese-speaking nations across several continents.
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E.
Flag of Palestine
The Flag of Palestine is a tricolor banner of black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, symbolizing Palestinian nationalism and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the African Union Target entity description: The Flag of the African Union is a green field featuring a golden map of Africa encircled by stylized rays and stars, symbolizing African unity, hope, and solidarity among member states.
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A.
Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
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B.
Flag of the Organization of American States
The Flag of the Organization of American States features the OAS emblem—an array of member states’ flags arranged in a circular pattern—on a solid blue field, symbolizing unity and cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
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C.
NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
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D.
Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is the official emblem representing the union and cooperation of Portuguese-speaking nations across several continents.
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E.
Flag of Palestine
The Flag of Palestine is a tricolor banner of black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, symbolizing Palestinian nationalism and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
symbol of the African Union ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | 14th African Union Summit ⓘ |
| adoptedInCity | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| adoptedInCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2010-01-31 ⓘ |
| approvedBy | member states of the African Union ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| backgroundSymbolism | hope of Africa ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 2010
ⓘ
Flags of international organizations ⓘ Pan-African symbols ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | African Union ⓘ |
| designDescription | green field with a golden map of Africa surrounded by white rays and stars ⓘ |
| designElement |
encircling rays
ⓘ
map of Africa ⓘ ring of stars ⓘ |
| fieldColor | green ⓘ |
| formerFlagDesignDescription | green field with a white sun and a map of Africa surrounded by small stars ⓘ |
| formerFlagInstanceOf | flag ⓘ |
| formerFlagUsedBy |
Organization of African Unity
ⓘ
linked to:
African Union
early African Union ⓘ |
| goldColorSymbolism | wealth of Africa ⓘ |
| governingBody |
African Union Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
Executive Council of the African Union
|
| greenColorSymbolism | hope ⓘ |
| mapColor | gold ⓘ |
| mapRepresents | continent of Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 55 ⓘ |
| organizationHeadquarteredIn | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| organizationHeadquarteredInCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| rayColor | white ⓘ |
| rayShape | stylized rays around the map of Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | former flag of the African Union ⓘ |
| starColor | white ⓘ |
| starsRepresent | member states of the African Union ⓘ |
| status | current official flag of the African Union ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
African identity
ⓘ
African independence ⓘ African integration ⓘ African unity ⓘ hope ⓘ solidarity among African states ⓘ |
| usedAt |
African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa
ⓘ
linked to:
African Union Commission
African Union summits ⓘ
linked to:
14th African Union Summit
official African Union events ⓘ |
| usedBy | institutions of the African Union ⓘ |
| whiteColorSymbolism | peace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of the African Union Description of subject: The Flag of the African Union is a green field featuring a golden map of Africa encircled by stylized rays and stars, symbolizing African unity, hope, and solidarity among member states.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.