From 1971 to 1997 the country was officially the Republic of Zaire, a change made by then ruler Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko to give the country what he thought was a more authentic African name.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Africa and its Country Names 00:27 Abyssinia to Ethiopia 02:04 Raid 04:09 Gold Coast to Ghana 05:56 Rhodesia to Zimbabwe 07:55 Upper Volta to Burkina Faso 09:02 Kongo to Zaire to ...

Almost every country in the world is named after either a feature of the country, an influential person or tribe, or a directional description of the land. The majority of African countries ...

Many African countries were once colonised by European powers, who named them during that time. Some countries changed their names after they became independent, choosing something that felt more ...

"African countries on getting independence reverted to their ancient names before they were colonized. So from now on the country will officially be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini," the king ...

The same applies to the ouguiya – Mauritania’s currency – that comes from the Arabic word awqiya, which means ounce, or between 15 and 34g.. A name can have multiple origins. This is the case with the ...

Africa News of Friday, 4 June 2021. Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-06-04 These African countries changed their names after independence ...

Opinions of Monday, 7 October 2019. Columnist: www.qz.com 2019-10-07 The most unusual ways many African countries got their names ...