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Cape Verde: Africa’s Hidden Island Escape You Have Been Overlooking
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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August 22, 2025
Santiago Island, rolling green valleys and mountain ridges, perfect for nature lovers and hikers. Photo by Sam74100 via iStock Cape Verde is a stunning island with a captivating blend of volcanic landscapes, green valleys of flowers and sugarcane,...
Dally hits game-winning shot as Côte d'Ivoire overcome Cape Verde
FIBA Basketball
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MOÇÂMEDES (Angola) - With 17 seconds left, Will Tavares missed a free throw that could have put Cape Verde up by two. However, the Ivorians launched an immediate fast break that changed the course of the game. After Assemian Moulare missed a shot,...
Navy ship docks in Cape Verde to provide support after deadly floods
Portugal Pulse
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August 15, 2025
The ship will assist with hydrographic research, reinforcement of divers, and water pumping capabilities. “We still have accumulated water, particularly in many houses, and with Civil Protection, they will navigate the city to identify where they...
Cape Verdean government prepares pre-conservatory for youth training
Portugal Pulse
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August 11, 2025
“This is a regional pre-conservatory that will combine educational training and musical instrument learning, preparing these young people to later enter any conservatory in the world,” explained the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries,...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Combine Beach bliss with Cape Verde’s Spectacular Carnival
Breaking Travel News
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August 8, 2025
Specialist tour operator Cape Verde Experience presents its spectacular Carnival package on the stunning island of São Vicente — a four-night cultural add-on that pairs perfectly with a relaxing beach break on the island of Sal. Taking place in...
Former poachers guard Cabo Verde’s endangered sea turtles
Mongabay
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August 4, 2025
Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches. From 2007-24, illegal catches of female turtles on one island plummeted from 1,253 to...
Chico Buarque among the semifinalists of the Oceanos literary prize
Portugal Pulse
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August 26, 2025
This year, the award received entries from 3,142 works, which were evaluated by two specialized panels, one for prose and another for poetry, composed of professionals from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and...
New Bedford’s Historic Cape Verdean Church Marks 120 Years
Fun 107 - Massachusetts
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August 3, 2025
Our Lady of the Assumption Church on South Sixth Street in New Bedford, the first Cape Verdean parish in the United States, is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, church leaders are holding a celebration on August 16...
The Energy Report: Oh, My Glut
Investing
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August 13, 2025
Oh, my Glut, give me a break. The International Energy Agency has outdone their pessimism, calling for a record oil surplus next year as demand growth slows and supplies swell. The IEA now forecasts oil inventories will balloon at a staggering...
Extension of IEZ lacks scientific backing – industrial fishers
Ghana News Agency
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August 14, 2025
By Laudia Sawer Tema, Aug. 14, GNA – Some stakeholders in the fishing sector have questioned the scientific backing for the government’s decision to extend Ghana’s Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ). The extension of the IEZ from six nautical miles to...
The Energy Report: Trump's Tariff Truce
Investing
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August 12, 2025
Oil prices are rising on increasing demand expectations after President Trump signed an executive order extending the 90-day tariff truce with China until November 10th. This measure aims to prevent further escalation of tariffs, maintaining the...
New Bedford's Magic Kitchen gives breakfast a Cape Verdean flavor
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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Hippolyte 'Chef Papi' Tavares has dreamed of opening a restaurant for 20 years. Magic Kitchen on Nauset Street will feature breakfast and lunch. Tavares, a native of Cape Verde, is planning to give dishes a Cape Verdean flavor. NEW BEDFORD — For...
National Grid offers in-person help with energy bills in Brockton
The Enterprise - Massachusetts
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National Grid is offering in-person and virtual assistance to help Massachusetts residents manage their energy bills, according to a community announcement. The company is hosting Customer Assistance events throughout August, including three in...
These Are The 11 Countries With Zero Income Taxes And Easy Visas For Digital Nomads
The Travel
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August 26, 2025
Working without borders provides freedom, more sunshine, more adventures, and financial breathing room outside the usual backbreaking 9-to-5 work. The "work anywhere" in the world and "work at your own pace" have been a household name among remote...
Amid US Tariffs, Africa’s Fashion Industry Looks to China
The Diplomat
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August 8, 2025
The end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in the United States is no longer a distant concern. It is fast becoming a lived reality for countries like Ethiopia and Lesotho, where shifting U.S. trade policies are already taking a...
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana's oyster industry remains at mercy of Mother Nature
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 7, 2025
Louisiana's oyster community continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TOOK A MAJOR HIT FROM KATRINA 20 YEARS AGO, AND THE BP OIL SPILL JUST FIVE YEARS LATER. AND WDSU FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST DEREK SIBLEY SAT DOWN WITH...
EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public...
Business Ghana
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The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in...
Inventa marks a decade of protecting Nigerian innovation for global competitiveness
Nairametrics
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August 26, 2025
Inventa, an international intellectual property (IP) law firm with over 50 years of global experience, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Nigeria office. Since opening its Lagos base in 2015, the firm has become a strategic partner in...
What Bangladesh can learn from global LDC experiences
The Business Standard
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August 26, 2025
In the early 1990s, Botswana faced a paradox. On the verge of graduating from the UN's Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, the country confronted serious risks. Landlocked, and constrained by limited human capital and weak infrastructure, it...