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Cape Verde Becomes the 119th State to Join the Rome Statute Which Created the International Criminal Court
Cape Verde has become the 119th state to join the Rome Statute which created the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Cape Verdean President, Pedro Verona Pires, Named Winner of the 2011 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
The former Cape Verdean president, Pedro Verona Pires, has been named as the winner of the 2011 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership with a $ 5 million grant to be paid over 10 years and $200,000 annually for life thereafter.
Cape Verde’s President Elect Pledges to Repair the Country’s Economy
The newly-confirmed winner of Cape Verde’s presidential poll Jorge Carlos Fonseca has made a pledge to fix the country’s economy.
80-member ECOWAS Election Observer Mission Dispatched to Cape Verde
An 80-member ECOWAS election observer mission has been dispatched to witness Sunday’s presidential elections in the island country of Cape Verde.
School Meals Program in Cape Verde: a National Success
After more than 3 decades of collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), the Government of Cape Verde has taken full ownership of its national school meals program, setting an example for many other developing countries to follow.
Senegal Celebrates 50th Independence Anniversary
Senegal celebrated its 50th independence anniversary on Sunday with an inter-African military parade in the presence of several heads of state from the continent and the Diaspora like Reverend Jesse Jackson. The event started at 10:30 with the arrival...
European Union Grants 4b CFA Francs to Implement Electoral Process in Guinea Bissau
The European Union (EU) has made a grant of 6.1 million Euros( 4 billion CFA francs), to implement the electoral process in Guinea Bissau. The funding, according to Finance Minister José Mario Vaz, will help stabilize the electoral process for the period...
President of Guinea Bissau Calls for End to Coups
The Bissau Guinean head of state, Malam Bacai Sanha has announced, the end of “plotted coups,” while calling on the army to help “restore peace and stability in the country, as well as in the sub-region.” “Our army must help restore peace and...
