Two fisherman in a rough canoe paddle out to sea to fish off the coast of the island of Principe, Sao Tome and Principe.Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975..(photo by Stuart Freedman/In Pictures via Getty Images)