Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late ...

The handover of the Kossei base, the French army's last such facility in the central African country, follows Chad's surprise breaking off of military cooperation with its former colonial ruler in ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

Rwanda celebrates its Independence Day. On that day in 1962, the Belgian flag was lowered, and the flag of the newly independent Republic of Rwanda—a tricolor of red, yellow, and green with a bold R ...

The North American Vexillological Association — it brands itself as the world’s largest club for flag enthusiasts — has settled on five basic rules for good flag design. They even distilled the rules ...

A French tricolour needs only a bit of sun bleaching ... Canada remains one of the only Commonwealth countries that was able to replace its colonial flag with something so simple.

Vietnam's parliament approved plans for a rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting ...