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[–] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be black instead of yellow/gold for the Pan-African colors?

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A lot of African nations use red, green and yellow in their flags

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A lot of them got these colors from the flag of Ethiopia 🇪🇹, which was the only African nation to resist European colonialism, and so was a big source of inspiration for people who fought for African liberation

[–] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

A lot of them got these colors from the flag of Ethiopia 🇪🇹,

Oh that's really cool actually, thanks for correcting me.