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Cabo Verde issues final ultimatum to Macau Legend over stalled casino-resort project

Cabo Verde issues final ultimatum to Macau Legend over stalled casino-resort project

Cabo Verde has given Macau-based developer Macau Legend Development a final 60-day deadline to submit a new proposal for its long-stalled casino-resort project in the capital, Praia, warning that failure to do so will lead to contract cancellation...

Cape Verde gives Macau Legend final opportunity to revive integrated resort project

Cape Verde gives Macau Legend final opportunity to revive integrated resort project

Cape Verde’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Paulo Rocha, announced that the government is giving Macau Legend one final opportunity to present an alternative plan for the unfinished hotel-casino project in Praia. According to news agency Lusa, the...

Cape Verde wants “more and better” Chinese investment: Minister

Cape Verde wants “more and better” Chinese investment: Minister

The Interior Minister of Cape Verde told Lusa that the African country wants to attract investment from China, which he described as “one of the main partners” in the country’s development since independence. “We currently already have a Chinese...

Cape Verde Upgraded to Upper-Middle-Income Status by World Bank

The World Bank has reclassified Cape Verde as an upper-middle-income economy, effective July 1, 2025, marking a major milestone in the nation’s development. The upgrade follows a 16.8% surge in gross national income (GNI) per capita between 2023...

‘We are focused on freedom’: Local Cape Verdeans celebrate 50 years of independence

‘We are focused on freedom’: Local Cape Verdeans celebrate 50 years of independence

On July 5, Cape Verde marks 50 years of independence. It’s an important anniversary for the thousands of Cape Verdeans who will be celebrating in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which together are home to the largest population of Cape Verdeans in...

Cape Verdean community celebrates 50 years of independence

Cape Verdean community celebrates 50 years of independence

One day after American Independence Day, the Cape Verdean community will unite with their island home in marking the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s break from Portugal – a milestone many in the diaspora hope will bring a tighter bond between the...

The lost dreams of Cape Verdeans who studied casino management in Macau

The lost dreams of Cape Verdeans who studied casino management in Macau

A group of 17 Cape Verdeans travelled to Macau to study with the aim of joining the management team of a hotel-casino under construction in Praia. Nine years later, the project remains unfinished, and most have since emigrated. In November 2016,...

A Walk Down the Block: Brockton, Cape Verde's '11th island'

A Walk Down the Block: Brockton, Cape Verde's '11th island'

Let’s take a walk down the block. Today we’re on the southern end of Main Street in Brockton, in the Campello neighborhood. It’s a nice summer day, so people are out and about. Some drop into the many shops, salons and eateries lining the busy,...

A Month of Cape Verdean Heritage in New Bedford

A Month of Cape Verdean Heritage in New Bedford

The month of July is Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford, as set by the New Bedford City Council earlier this year. It came at the urging of the Cabo Verdean Heritage Coalition, which represents a number of Cape Verdean organizations. This...

Cabo Verde: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Increased Resilience And Equal Opportunities

Cabo Verde: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Increased Resilience And Equal Opportunities

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) PRAIA, Cabo Verde, June 23, 2025/APO Group/ -- Cabo Verde's economy continues on a strong recovery path, according to the latest Cabo Verde Economic Update 2025, released today by the World Bank. Real GDP in...

Meet the Raso lark: The critically endangered songbird of Cape Verde

Meet the Raso lark: The critically endangered songbird of Cape Verde

One Earth’s “Species of the Week” series highlights an iconic species that represents the unique biogeography of each of the 185 bioregions of the Earth. On a remote speck of volcanic rock in the Atlantic Ocean, where the wind carves stories into...

Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)

Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)

A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in...

Have you been affected by flight cancellations?

Have you been affected by flight cancellations?

Flight cancellations are surging this summer. Credit: Shutterstock / Ladanifer Flight cancellations are surging across Europe this summer, leaving thousands of travellers stranded and frustrated. What began as isolated industrial action has...

Cabeólica Phase II expansion in Cabo Verde gains funding from AfDB

Cabeólica Phase II expansion in Cabo Verde gains funding from AfDB

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has sanctioned a €19.6m ($22m) financing package to bolster the Cabeólica Phase II expansion project in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Africa. The project is the country’s first renewable energy initiative to...

AfDB approves 19.6 mln euros in funding for wind energy in Cape Verde

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

AfDB Backs Cabo Verde’s Clean Energy Expansion with €19.6m

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...

Cabo Verde: CO2 emissions from aircraft up 45% in 2024 – report

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...

17 neighborhood restaurants we can’t live without

17 neighborhood restaurants we can’t live without

There are certain spots that just make a neighborhood itself. Maybe it’s the reliable pick for date night. Maybe it’s the place you go for long, intimate catch ups with old friends. Maybe it’s where you stop by on your way home to eat at the bar...

EU promises one billion in funding for the blue economy in Cape Verde

EU promises one billion in funding for the blue economy in Cape Verde

“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...

Mario Lúcio Sousa, Cape Verde’s Renaissance Man

(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....

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