History of Lago Niassa

="apple-converted-space"> . Livingstone was the first to officially proclaim the existence of the lake and then his was the honor of the discovery. Livingstone spoke of Malawi as a "lake of stars", referring to its glittering surface.At the time that Livingstone found out, the lake was often crossed by boats laden with slaves headed to Mozambique. It was the same Livingstone to suggest that you put an end to this trade gaining military control of the lake and at the same time bringing the Christian religion in the region. This request was actually received, mainly from thePresbyterian Church Scottish , who created the first missions in 1875 . The slave trade ended effectively in 1881 . In colonial times the lake divided the territories of the British Nyasaland andTanganyika from the Portuguese colony of Mozambique