Rat Catchers, Madamba, Mozambique

Mozambique
Officially the Republic Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique), is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest.
The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became independent in 1975, and became the People's Republic Mozambique shortly after. It was the scene an intense civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992. The country was named Moçambique by the Portuguese after the Island Mozambique, derived from Musa Al Big or Mossa Al Bique or Mussa Ben Mbiki, an Arab trader who first visited the island and later lived there.
Mozambique is a member the Commonwealth Nations, the Community Portuguese Language Countries and an observer the Francophonie.