Mozambique
A nation of comparisons, wherein the remnants of a colonial past, courtesy of the Portuguese, coexist with the deepest of African heritages.
Capital: Maputo
Currency: Metical
Island: Ilha de Mocambique
Languages: Portuguese; Dialects (Enahara, Makhuwa, Xangana, etc)
Umbrella: Lusophone
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Ilha de Mocambique Stirs in its Slumber
Our correspondent experiences a slight detachment as Mozambique Island reveals only the slightest of hints about its past.
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Africa | Mozambique | Road Trip | Travel
Tight Squeeze: Notes on Minivans in Mozambique
Our correspondent comes to understand the reality of getting from a to b in this corner of Africa.
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Mozambique Island Sways in the Breeze
Our correspondent, in search of Africa’s outliers, absorbs the historic colonial past of Mozambique Island.
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Enahara Language Primer
Our correspondent has some time to spare in Nampula and gets to work learning northern Mozambique’s main dialect.
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Language Primer: Xangana / Shangana / Changana
Our correspondent gets to grips with another of Mozambique’s numerous dialects.
