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Portuguese East Africa was located in south-eastern Africa. It was a long coastal strip with Portuguese strongholds, from current day Tanzania and Kenya , to the south of current-day Mozambique . In 1900, the part of modern Mozambique northwest of the Zambezi and Shire Rivers was called Moçambique ; the rest of it was Lourenço Marques .
The Niassa Company or Nyassa Chartered Company (Portuguese: Companhia do Niassa) was a royal company in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, then known as Portuguese East Africa, that had the concession of the lands that include the present provinces of Cabo Delgado and Niassa between 1891 and 1929.
Maputo, the capital city of Portuguese Mozambique since 1898, was founded as Lourenco Marques before this Overseas Province of Portugal, the so-called Portuguese East Africa where was the seat of the governor-general, became independent from the colonial power in 1975: the city got its present name on 3 February 1976, giving its name to one of the six districts into which the province was divided.
At the outbreak of World War I, the proximity of Portuguese Mozambique to German East Africa, coupled with the longstanding alliance between Portugal and Britain, placed Mozambique in a risky position. Despite Portugal maintaining a policy of neutrality, it was under pressure from Britain, its ally, to support British military efforts in Africa.
The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial ...
The Portuguese established a port and naval base in 1507 and built the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte in 1522, now considered the oldest European building in the Southern Hemisphere. During the 16th century, the Fort São Sebastião was built, and the Portuguese settlement (now known as Stone Town) became the capital of Portuguese East Africa.
Much of the economic recovery which has followed the end of the Mozambican Civil War (1977–1992) is being led by investors and tourists from neighbour South Africa and from East Asia. A number of returning Portuguese nationals have also invested in the country as well as some Italian organizations. Coal and gas have grown to become large sectors.
Portuguese Chapel Malindi altar. The Portuguese Chapel in Malindi, Kenya, was built c.1502 by the residents of the Portuguese factory established by Vasco da Gama during his second voyage to India. It was the first Christian place of worship to be built in East Africa. The Portuguese presence in Malindi began with the arrival of Vasco da Gama ...