French Upper Volta and two years later on 5 August 1960, it attained full independence. On 4 August 1984, the name was changed to Burkina Faso. The name Upper Volta indicates that the country contains the upper part of the Volta River. The river is divided into three parts, called the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta. Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Upper Volta was dominated by the empire-building Mossi/Mossi Kingdoms, who are believed to have come up to their present location from present-day Northern Ghana. For centuries, the Mossi peasant was both farmer and soldier, and
Languages of the Republic of the Congo sign language is ASL from Nigeria, influenced by local gestures and conventions. Omer Massoumou et Ambroise Jean-Marc Queffélec, "Le français en République du Congo sous l'ère pluripartiste (1991-2006)", Paris, Éditions des archives contemporaines - Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, 2007, 451 p. Jean-Alexis Mfoutou, "La langue française au Congo Brazzaville Manifestation de l'activité langagière des sujets parlants", Éd. L'Harmattan, 2007, , 540 pages. Languages of the Republic of the Congo The official language of the Republic of Congo is French. Other languages are mainly Bantu languages, and the two national languages in the country are Kituba and Lingala (13%), followed