Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it will investigate the withdrawal of charges against five City of Harare employees in connection with a US$9 million street lights tender case. In ...

For the past decade, Jimmy Mahachi has advocated for his community’s right to water and the preservation of the Cleveland Dam wetland, a peri-urban wetland in the Zimbabwean capital Harare.

The Rwandan-backed M23 group on Friday advanced south after seizing the biggest city in mineral-rich eastern ... emergency summit in Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Friday, which was attended ...

Tucked in the middle of the convoy was a six-wheel-drive truck carrying two wild, drugged white rhinoceroses that had been donated from a private reserve 280 miles south of Harare, Zimbabwe’s ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city ... in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, the 16-nation ...

Google Maps has indicated it would follow suit. However, the federal process isn't as simple as crossing out the old name and writing in a new one. It's a complicated switch across the bureaucracy ...

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Google Maps users in the U.S. will soon see “Gulf of America” in place of “Gulf of Mexico” and “Mount McKinley” instead of “Denali” on the map, in line with President Donald Trump ...

Though U.S. maps will reflect Trump's new name for the body of water, the rest of the world will continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico Win McNamee/Getty; Google Maps Google Maps will soon change ...

The Gulf of America and Mount McKinley will soon appear on Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s decision to rename the two topographical features, the company announced Monday. The ...

Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps once it is updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. Google Maps will also ...