With slightly more than 200,000 people and covering less than 400 square miles, São Tomé and Príncipe is among the smallest — and least known — African nations. The archipelago’s historical impact is larger. M. Dores Cruz, PhD ’03, is unearthing stories of the main island of São Tomé.
Uninhabited until the late 15th century, São Tomé and Príncipe shaped the global…









