Before this, as a French colony, it was the Republic of Upper Volta Surinam Surinam was renamed Suriname in 2012 as a spelling change for the country name to be agreed for British use. This is the ...

Before its 1960 independence from France, a West African country was known as Haute-Volta, then the Republic of Upper Volta. In 1984, it became Burkina Faso, meaning "the land of upright and ...

The other, under French protectorate, became the French Togo, now the Republic of Togo ... later to be known as the Trans-Volta Togo (TVT), and then as the Volta Region (VR), was administered ...

Regional representatives to the Council: Dr. Bernard Kwasi Glover, elected to represent the Volta Region; Very Rev. Dr. Jacob Ayeebo, elected to represent the Upper East Region;Mr. George Kofi ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

Jordan Peterson, left, and Russell Brand speak during the Rescue the Republic rally on September 29, 2024, in Washington, DC. Washington, DC—Two hours into the Rescue the Republic rally ...

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic announced Wednesday that it would start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country, expelling up to 10,000 ...

Published on September 30, 2024, at 10:47 pm (Paris), updated on October 1, 2024, at 11:22 am 4 min read Lire en français The People's Republic of China is preparing to celebrate its 75 th ...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs cast ballots on Friday in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The main opposition group led by former populist ...

"I wish the People’s Republic of China continued peace, stability, and prosperity. My wife and I look forward to meeting you and Madam Peng Liyuan," said Mr Tharman. In his letter to Mr Xi ...

The DRC is home to over 529,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled violence in neighbouring countries, mainly the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. The majority (72%) ...