Portuguese lands to set up common market

April 1, 1980

The leaders of five former Portuguese colonies in Africa agreed at a weekend meeting in Mozambique to set up a common market united by the Portuguese language and a common approach to economic development, Angolan news agency Angop reported Monday. The leaders, meeting in the Mozambican capital of Maputo , were from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Sno Tome and Principe.