Flag symbolism and origin The most comprehensive interpretation of the flag is to be found on bladi.net , 19 August 2006. The text seems to have been copied from another, uncredited source. The flag is said to have been designed by the Berber Academy ( Agraw Imazighen ). Blue ( amidad ) represents the Mediterranean Sea, whose shores have been inhabited by the Imazighen for millenaries. Green ( azegzaw ) represents the green land, which has been cultivated by the Imazighen since the Prehistoric times. Yellow ( awragh ) represents the Sahara, as the Tuaregs' domain, but also joy and gold. Accordingly, the three colours represent North Africa, from its Mediterranean shore in the north to the Sahara desert in the south, and the attachement of the Imazighen to their land. The Imazighen red emblem represents both the eternal life and the blood shed by the martyres. As the symbol of the free men defending their culture, it watches and enlightens Tamazgha, the Imazighe...