Tanzania: A Beautiful Town With a Shameful Past

BAGAMOYO WAS FOUNDED at the end of the 18th century. It was the original capital of German East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast.

Today, the town's population numbers about 40,000.

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