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2 unusual facts about Niassa Company


Niassa Company

In 1904 the Niassa Company founded the town Porto Amélia, which is presently known as Pemba, and Porto Amélia became the headquarters of the company.

The territory of the Niassa Company covered the north of Mozambique, above the river Lurio.


Economy of Mozambique

By this time, Mozambique had become a Portuguese colony, but administration was left to the trading companies (like Mozambique Company and Niassa Company) who had received long-term leases from Lisbon.


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