The flag is composed of Pan-African colors, green, yellow and red, inspired by France’s vertical tricolor flag.

The green color of the strips, which vertically divide the flag into three equal parts, symbolizes the prospect and the rich vegetation in the country. The red color in the middle section, the blood flowing during the struggle for independence and the symbol of sovereignty, the yellow color on the waving side of the flag expresses the sun and the soil color of the savant in the north of the country. The yellow five-pointed star on the red strip in the middle of the flag symbolizes the unity of northern and southern Cameroon, divided between France and England during the colonial period.