David Adeang

Pacific nation of Nauru wants to change its name as it moves on from colonial past

Island may soon be called Naoero – an Indigenous name that honours the country’s heritage and identityNauru, the world’s smallest republic, may soon make a big change: renaming itself “Naoero”. The switch would “more faithfully honour our nation’s heritage, our language, and our identity”, said the president of the Pacific microstate, David Adeang, in a speech to parliament in January.