Sao Tome and Principe, Aug 29, 2026 (AFP) - From forced labour to living heritage: Sao Tome's colonial plantations

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2026-08-29

Conceicao Moreno is a descendant of agricultural workers, of whom many were brought by force from other African nations to Sao Tome and Principe to labour on colonial-era plantations. "My grandmother lived here, my father was born here and I was born here too. It's our heritage, in a way," Moreno said, pointing to the crumbling walls of the former Sundy plantation on the island of Principe. It is one of six "rocas" (pronounced ro-ssas), or planta......

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