Flag of Niger
Three equal horizontal bands of orange, white and green, with an orange disc in the centre of the white band.
What the flag means
The constitution describes the flag but gives no meanings, and no official source has published any. The usual explanation is orange for the Sahara in the north, white for the Sahel and green for the fertile south and the Niger River, with the disc as the sun.
History
The flag was designed in 1958 and adopted by Act No. 59-1 of 23 November 1959, shortly before Niger became a republic within the French Community on 18 December 1959. It was kept at independence in 1960 and has not changed since.
Flags are often made in an unusual 6:7 shape, but no law sets that ratio, and the government's own website has shown the flag at 2:3.
Earlier flags of Niger
- 1922–1959French tricolour, flown while Niger was a French colony
Flags that look like this one
Orange, white and green stripes. Niger has an orange disc and is almost square. India has a navy-blue 24-spoke wheel.
Flags of Niger's neighbours
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flag of Niger
- Flags of the World: Niger
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Read how we research flags in our editorial policy, or report a mistake.
