Rwanda’s current flag (25 October 2001) replaced the 1962 green‑yellow‑red tricolour. It features sky‑blue, yellow, and green horizontal bands (2:1:1) with a golden sun of 24 rays in the fly‑side canton. Blue signifies peace and happiness; yellow economic development; green hope; the sun enlightenment. Law fixes a 2:3 ratio, precise sun geometry, and protocol.
Rwanda’s current flag, introduced on 25 October 2001, was conceived as a visual reset—forward‑looking, development‑minded, and unifying. It places a wide sky‑blue band over narrower yellow and green bands (2:1:1) and set near the fly a golden sun with 24 rays. Blue expresses peace and happiness; yellow economic development and the dignity of work; green hope and the land’s renewal; the sun symbolises enlightenment and national unity. The redesign replaced the 1962 tricolour and, with it, charged associations, while preserving a simple, optimistic geometry that reads with clarity in schools, ceremonies, and stadiums. Statutes fix a 2:3 ratio, the sun’s precise construction and position, and colour references; protocol governs precedence, half‑masting, illumination at night for continuous display, and dignified retirement of worn banners. The result is a modern African flag that communicates aspiration without text or coats of arms—plain colour, a single emblem, and a disciplined drawing that supports consistent manufacture and confident public use.