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Simon and a House Destroyed by War  
   

Simon and a House Destroyed by War

My co-worker, Simon Banda, and a house with bullet holes from the Mozambican civil war from the late 1970's to the early 1990's. It was especially brutal in central Mozambique.
Adventures in Moz

March 15th 2006
We’ve come to a stop because there is a river crossing the road. Will we have to turn back, I think to myself. I look inquiringly at Edson. He turns to me, who has only been in Mozambique for 4 days, with a worried look on his face. “The problem is that there is a small concrete bridge in the river,” he says. The rains have been generous this year so most rivers are at their highest lev ... read more
Africa » Mozambique

Mozambican Flag Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling ... ... read more
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