Our emblem

The flag or symbol of OPADD is the golden globe with the map of Africa highlighted surrounded by twelve (12) stars on a dark blue background, surrounded by a blue circle where is written inside a dark blue interior on a white background "ORGANISATION FOR AFRICA'S PROGRESS AND DURABLE DEVELOPMENT / ORGANISATION POUR L´AFRIQUE ET SON DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE"

THE BLUE COLOR

The blue evokes the sky, the water, the sea, the space, the air. The dark tone symbolizes truth, trust, loyalty, intelligence and security.

THE GOLDEN COLOR / GOLD

The gold or gold that is a bright yellow is power carrier. Gold is the precious metal par excellence, It symbolizes purity, majesty and the divine principle in matter. In ancient Egypt, it is associated with Ra, the sun god, and wheat, source of life.

THE WHITE COLOR

White is the symbol of virginity, simplicity, innocence and purity, but also knowledge.

12 STARS

The star is an emitter of energy.

THE NUMBER 12

The number 12 symbolizes what is completed, sometimes we speak of a perfect figure. It can be interpreted as both the end of a cycle or a point of harmony. Positive or negative, it is omnipresent in all areas of our culture.

• In the measures

  This number is a strong reference point, which allows us, among other things, to situate ourselves in time. Our time system is based on twelve hours. Each day is divided into two equal parts, one ending at noon, and the other at midnight.
  The duodecimal system is also used to divide a year into twelve months. This number is also, but increasingly rarely used in the measurement system.
  We are talking about a dozen eggs. The employment of the dozen undoubtedly goes back to the fact that the year counts twelve lunations: the Moon rotate approximatively twelve times around the turn of the Earth in one year.



• In the major religions

  The number is founder in the three major religions. He appears many times in the Bible. In particular, let us mention the twelve apostles who accompanied Jesus in the Gospel. In the Old Testament, Jacob had twelve sons who gave birth to the twelve tribes of Israel. The figure is also a strong symbol in a branch of the Muslim religion: Twelver Shiism, which believes in the existence of twelve imams, successors of Muhammad SAW.



• In mythology

  In Greek mythology, the divine couple, Gaïa and Ouranos, gave birth to twelve Titans, and the hero Herakles will have to carry out twelve works/tasks including, for example, the descent into hell to fetch Eurydice