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This is a list of flags used in Niger.

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1959 - Today	Flag of Niger	A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre.

Ethnic Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	? - Today	Flag of the Hausa people	A white field with a Dagin Arewa in the center. Used unofficially to represent the Hausa people.
	? - Today	Flag of The Kanuri people	a horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green with a yellow star in the green band.
	? - Today	Flag of The Toubou people	a horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue with a black star in the center.
	? - Today	Flag of The Daza people	A horizontal bicolour of yellow and black divided with 2 lines of red and blue and a black star in the center of the yellow stripe.

Political Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2015 - Today	Flag of The Patriotic Movement for the Republic	a vertical bicolor of Orange and White with an Orange sun in the White band

Military Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1961 - Today	Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Obverse)	A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, 4 suns with wheat, a golden border, the name of the country and the motto: “Fraternite, Progres, Travail”.
	1961 - Today	Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Reverse)	A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, 4 suns with wheat, a golden border and the name of the armed forces.
	1962 - Today	Flag of the Gendarmerie Nationale	a vertical bicolor of green and Orange with a White border, a White sun with wheat and the name of The National Gendarmerie.
	1999 - Today	Flag of the National Police	a diagonal triband of Orange, White and green with a Orange sun with yellow rays in the center, a goloden border and the name of The National Police.

Historical Flags

Kanem–Bornu Empire

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	700 - 1380	Flag of the Kanem Empire	A White Field with a Green Palm Tree in the center.
	1380 - 1890	Flag of the Bornu Empire	A Brown Field with a White Crescent Moon in the center.

French Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1890 - 1940 1944 - 1959	Flag of France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1940 - 1942	Flag of Vichy France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
	1943 - 1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of Lorraine.

See also

• Flag of Niger
• Coat of arms of Niger

Notes

1. ^ See: Demographics of Niger § Ethnic groups

References

1. "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
2. "Ethnic minorities". eh.lenin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
3. "The Kanuri People". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
4. Issa, Abba. "Tchad : la culture Toubou célébrée au Ouaddaï". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
5. ^ "Forces Armes Nigriennes, Niger". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
6. "Gendarmerie Nationale Nigerinnes, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
7. "Police Nationale, Niger". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
8. "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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