Object Details Author Newitt, M. D. D Notes Includes index. Reviewed by Laurence Vambe in West Africa (London) no. 2949 pages 1766-1767 (DT491.W516 AFA). Date 1973 Call number DT463.N49 1973bX Type ...

Subject Moraes, J. A. da Cunha Notes J. A. da Cunha Moraes was one of several Portuguese photographers established in the Portuguese African colonies in the late nineteenth century. Based in Luanda, ...

The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe. It is estimated that by the early 16th century as much as 10% of Lisbon's ...

Analysis - A number of prominent academics who specialize in the study of Portuguese speaking Africa, and of Portuguese colonialism, have written an open letter in three languages (English, French ...

Although Portuguese explorers reached West Africa in 1444, Angola in 1483, and Mozambique in 1498, the Portuguese ignored their African territories in the next 400 years save to pull out millions ...