THE king of an African country has abruptly changed his nation’s name — because he said it sounded too much like Switzerland. King Mswati III made the surprise announcement on Wednesday that the ...
Swaziland's King Mswati III announced on Thursday that his country had changed its name to "the Kingdom of eSwatini" [meaning "place of the Swazi"], to mark 50 years since independence from British ...
Upper Volta, Siam, Swaziland. Names preserved on dusty maps, dented globes and worn world atlases after passing into the mists of time. Soon to join them may be Nauru.
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