Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern thir

The regime of Mohamed SIAD Barre was ousted in January 1991; turmoil,

Angola has begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since the end of a 27-y

Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences bet

International recognition of Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia

In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert

Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spai

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Since 1997, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC; formerly call