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Sao Tome And Principe
Boys sit on the sea wall of the Avenue Marginal 12 Julho whilst a red container ship passes by the harbour, Sao Tome .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 later 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)