Africa Fact of the Day: African countries that changed their names - 2 October 2023

Africa Fact of the Day: African countries that changed their names - 2 October 2023Africa Fact of the Day features the most wonderful and weird facts about the history and culture of the African Continent.

by Shyleen Choruma

02-10-2023 09:39

in Culture

Africa Fact of the Day features the most wonderful and weird facts about the history and culture of the African Continent. Photo: Pexels

The African continent has the second largest population in the world with more than one billion people.

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It has 54 countries rich in history, culture and diversity and more than 2,000 languages spoken by the people of Africa.

TODAY'S AFRICA FACT Africa Fact: Here is the list of African Countries That Changed Their Names

Gold Coast Ghana(1957)

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Swaziland Eswatini(2018)

Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire (1986)

Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania(1964)

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Upper Volta Burkina Faso(1984)

Southern Rhodesia Zimbabwe(1980)

Northern Rhodesia Zambia(1964)

Zaire DR Congo(1997)

Dahomey Republic Benin Republic(1975)

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