Mozambique–Portugal relations Mozambique–Portugal relations Mozambique–Portugal relations are foreign relations between Mozambique and Portugal. They are both members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975 after the Mozambican War of Independence. Portugal has an embassy in Maputo and a Consulate-General in Beira. Mozambique has an embassy in Lisbon. Portuguese companies are the second largest private investor in Mozambique. In July 2008, Mozambique and Portugal have signed an agreement to set up a fund to support investments worth USD124 million in the Mozambican energy sector. In July 2008, Portugal cancelled Mozambique’s remaining debts to Portugal, estimated at
History of the Jews in Mozambique community of Maputo, which was relatively coterminous with the overall Jewish permanent-residency population of Mozambique as a whole, was in 2008 approximately 20 persons. In 2010 the Jewish community of Maputo officially reorganized as Honen Dalim: The Jewish Community of Mozambique (Associação Honen Dalim - Comunidade Judaica de Moçambique). The original synagogue underwent a complete renovation in 2013. It currently hosts weekly services and events for the Jewish community of Mozambique, attracting permanent residents and guests from around the world. History of the Jews in Mozambique The history of the Jews in Mozambique, until 1975, was closely connected with the