The boat was travelling from Lunga to Mozambique Island, off the coast of Nampula, Portuguese broadcaster RTP reported. It is a Muslim-majority area and some of those who died have already been ...

It crosses the Indian Ocean to connect the Island of Mozambique (the former capital of Portuguese East Africa) to the ...

Descendants of Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism centuries ago will attend the first seder in decades on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of Africa. (JTA) — Descendants of ...

1698 - Arab Muslims seize Portugal's key foothold on Mombasa Island in Kenya ... 1942 - The Mozambique Company relinquishes territories back to Portuguese control, unifying Mozambique under ...

Mozambique, which gained independence from Portugal in 1975 ... 801,590 sq km Population: 31.6 million Languages: Portuguese, plus Makhuwa, Sena, Tsonga, Lomwe, Changana Life expectancy: 58 years (men ...