The DRC has been struggling with ongoing conflicts, especially in the eastern provinces, where various armed groups fight for control of land and resources. It has...
Colombia has made efforts to achieve peace and stability in recent years, such as signing a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, after four years of negotiations. The...
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are administered by the Australian federal government’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications as an Australian external territory and together...
Kolingba ruled until he was ousted by Ange-Félix Patassé in democratic elections held in 1993. Patassé was re-elected in 1999 but was overthrown in a coup...
The year 1734 marked the rough beginning period of permanent settlement in Grand Cayman. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman were not permanently settled until 1833. A variety...
The decline continued through a transitional period of approximately 100 years followed by the Middle Period of Cambodian history, also called the Post-Angkor Period, beginning in...
The Kingdom of Ava was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma from 1364 to 1555. Like the small kingdoms that preceded it, Ava may have been...
In 1896, France invaded Burkina Faso during the European Scramble for Africa and established colonial control following a war of conquest between 1896 and 1904. The territory...
The Bruneian Empire was formed in the fifteenth century and was a thalassocracy that covered the northern part of Borneo and the southern Philippines. Local scholars assume...
Democratization and economic development Democratization in Brazil was a process of political liberalization and social inclusion that took place from 1974 to 1988. It was initiated by...