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
Prostitution in Mozambique Prostitution in Mozambique Prostitution in Mozambique is legal and widely practiced, and the country also contains illegal brothels. The majority of the population remains below the poverty line, a situation which provides fertile soil for the development of prostitution. In Mozambique, as in many poor countries, the government is responsible for monitoring sex workers, and data on the number of prostitutes in Mozambique is not available. UNAIDS estimate there to be 13,554 prostitutes in the country. At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the poorest countries in the world. The position of residents worsened during the