Portuguese language in Africa The nation-states with Portuguese as an official language in Africa are referred to by the acronym PALOP () and include the following: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese is a primarily urban language having a reduced presence in rural areas, except for in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, where the language is more widespread. South Africa also has approximately 300,000 speakers of Portuguese, primarily settlers from Madeira and white Angolans and Mozambicans who emigrated from 1975 onwards, following the independence of the former colonies. The civil wars in Angola and Mozambique also resulted in
West Africa Station included: Footnotes Sources West Africa Station The West Africa Station was a military command of the British Royal Navy during World War Two administered by the " Flag Officer, West Africa, (FOWA)" it existed from 1942 to 1945. In 1941, escort forces began to be built up at Freetown. Initially consisting of 2 corvettes and a few Free French ships. The post of Flag Officer, West Africa was officially established in August 1942 as part of the Admiralty's re-organisation of commands. This was due to the growing importance of Freetown as a major base for convoy escorts. It existed until