Flag of Burkina Faso of black, white, and red. These colours represented the three major tributaries of the Volta River, which flows south through the country: the Black Volta, the White Volta and the Red Volta. It is similar to the tricolor flag used by the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The flag was changed when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984. From 1984 until 1997, the official Burkina Faso coat of arms used a revolutionary central crest featuring a mattock crossed with a Soviet AK-47 assault rifle, along with an open book symbolising the importance of education and the
Massimo Volta Serie A just 1 season. On 31 August 2012 Volta left for Spanish club Levante UD. On 21 January 2013 Volta was signed by Serie B club Cesena. The loan was extended on 11 July 2013. He renewed his loan deal with Cesena again on 18 July 2014, prior to the 2014–15 Serie A. On 7 July 2015 Volta was sold to A.C. Perugia Calcio. On 24 July 2018, Volta signed to Benevento a loan with an obligation to buy. Massimo Volta Massimo Volta (born 14 May 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B