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EU promises one billion in funding for the blue economy in Cape Verde
Portugal Pulse
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June 16, 2025
“We put forward our concerns and projects. The European Union committed to funding one billion euros for blue economy programs,” stated Jorge Santos at a press conference about the country’s participation in the conference, which took place from...
AfDB approves 19.6 mln euros in funding for wind energy in Cape Verde
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Monday that it has approved 19.6 million euros in financing to support Phase II of the Cabeolica expansion project in Cape Verde. "This project is the country's first...
AfDB Backs Cabo Verde’s Clean Energy Expansion with €19.6m
TechEconomy
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June 16, 2025
Advertisements The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved €19.6 million in financing for the Cabeólica Phase II Expansion Project in Cabo Verde. Building on the success of the original Cabeólica project commissioned...
Mario Lúcio Sousa, Cape Verde’s Renaissance Man
World Music Central
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June 15, 2025
(headline image: Mário Lúcio – Photo by Omar Camilo) Mário Lúcio Sousa (born October 21, 1964) is a prominent Cape Verdean composer, singer, author, painter, and former politician. From 2011 to 2016, he served as Cape Verde’s Minister of Culture....
Whaling Museum explores Cape Verdean experience through art, storytelling
Cape Cod Times - Massachusetts
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum commemorates the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence with two exhibitions. “Morabeza: Cape Verdean Community in the South Coast” showcases personal stories and artifacts from the local Cape Verdean...
Where to eat in Lisbon, from modern tascas to fine-dining restaurants
AOL
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Michelin finally granted Portugal its own Guide in 2024, after years of sharing with Spain. Photograph by AWL Images, Davide CamesascaThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The story of Lisbon’s culinary evolution over...
Festival MED 2025 Is Back in the Groove with an Impressive Artistic Lineup
World Music Central
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June 17, 2025
Festival MED 2025 is set to once again transform the historic town of Loulé, in Portugal’s Algarve region, into a vibrant and immersive celebration of world music and culture. Taking place from June 26 to 29, this 21st edition of the festival...
Cabo Verde: CO2 emissions from aircraft up 45% in 2024 – report
Macau Business
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June 10, 2025
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Cabo Verde operated aircraft increased by 45% in 2024 compared to 2023, reflecting an increase in flights, the regulator announced, but they remain a tiny fraction of global emissions. “Compared to 2023, there...
36 more countries may be added to Trump’s travel ban
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering expanding President Donald Trump’s new travel ban to as many as 36 additional countries, most of which are in Africa, according to a June 14 cable reviewed by The New York Times. This month,...
Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan are among the 36 additional countries whose citizens could be banned from entering the United States under a proposed expansion of the Trump administration’s travel ban. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a...
West Africa’s Catholic Priests End Congress with Pledge to Foster Intercultural Dialogue to Demolish “walls of hatred”
ACI Africa
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June 16, 2025
RUPWA members also commit to “play a prophetic role in awakening consciences” to ensure that social concerns are given due consideration in the formulation of development policies and economic strategies across their respective nations. They...
Cape Verde open to regular labor immigration: minister
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Cape Verde is open to regular labor immigration through organized bilateral cooperation that takes into account its needs in specific sectors, Cape Verde's Minister for Investment Promotion and Business Development Eurico...
US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Asia Financial
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...
Reinvigorating intra-African trade amid global tensions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 11, 2025
The golden triad of domestic, regional, and international trade catalyzes markets and, by extension, economic growth and productivity – in an ideal state. The significant counterpoint however, is that geoeconomics, geopolitics, and overriding...
World Bank Forecasts 3.6% Economic Growth For Nigeria In 2025, Behind Ghana, Niger Republic, Others
Sahara Reporters
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The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report reveals that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by 3.6% in 2025. However, this growth rate lags behind the projections for 18 other African nations, including Ghana, Niger...
Expansion of power plants in Cape Verde without risks and with “positive” impacts
Portugal Pulse
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June 4, 2025
“The risks and negative impacts are not significant, and it is expected that the project’s development will have some positive effects, namely in terms of reducing dependence on fossil fuels for electricity production, reducing greenhouse gas...
The Price of Tourism: How Police in Cape Verde Assaulted, Illegally Detained Nigerians for 3 Days
Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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June 3, 2025
All the way from Nigeria, they set out to experience the tropical beauty of the island nation of Cabo Verde, an ECOWAS member state and signatory to the free movement treaty, on April 13, but they ended up pinned down on the floor, handcuffed,...
Harimau Malaya go down 3-0 to Cape Verde in a closed-door friendly
The Malaysian Star
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June 3, 2025
PETALING JAYA: African nation Cape Verde showed why they are world No. 72 in world football after beating Malaysia 3-0 in a closed-door friendly at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday (June 3). Striker Dailon Livramento, who plies his...
ART! Cape Verdean Art at New Bedford Whaling Museum
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 3, 2025
New Bedford Whaling Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Cape Verde Independence from Portugal – 2 Exhibits will Explore the Cape Verdean Experience through the Lens of Contemporary Art and Community Storytelling Photo, top: Doilies from Brava,...
Israel Vows to Strike ‘Everywhere’ Against Iranian Regime
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly strikes between Israel and Iran, day one of meetings at the G-7 summit, and a U.S. immigration crackdown. Attacks on Tehran Airstrikes lit up the Israeli and Iranian skies on Monday,...