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Cabo Verde: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Increased Resilience And Equal Opportunities
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(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...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
NLÉ transforms historic Zaria Court into a dynamic community hub – the first of its kind in Rwanda
Wallpaper*
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June 25, 2025
Zaria Court, the adaptive reuse of a modernist building in Kigali, Rwanda, has just been unveiled, to a design by NLÉ, the studio founded by Kunlé Adeyemi (also behind the Floating Music Hub in Cape Verde) and now co-led by him and design partner...
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO) And International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Launch Second Phase Of The Africa Phytosanitary Programme
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture,...
Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?
Zawya
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Africa’s hospitality sector is booming — but is development keeping up with demand? That was the key question tackled by a panel of industry leaders at the Future Hospitality Summit Africa 2025, held from 17 to 19 June at The Westin Cape Town....
Cabeólica Phase II expansion in Cabo Verde gains funding from AfDB
Power Technology
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June 17, 2025
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
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...
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 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....
Conflict of Interest: The Insider Deals and Offshore Companies Behind Kenya’s High Energy Costs, Part 2
Africa Uncensored
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June 20, 2025
The first part of this story exposed a conflict of interest in the ownership of Triumph Power Generating Company, an IPP supplying electricity to Kenya Power. In this second part, through expert analysis and an insider interview, we explain the...
Angola Becomes Shareholder in AFC
Business Ghana
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), Africa's leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Angola has become its latest sovereign shareholder. This strategic equity investment further strengthens...
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...
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...
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...
Atlanta small businesses find opportunity amid tariffs and trade uncertainty
WABE - Georgia
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June 24, 2025
“This is our love letter to Atlanta, especially to its littles,” Bradley says excitedly as people line up outside the shop. Bradley decided this was the year that she was going to take a chance on herself and open her first brick-and-mortar store....
Georgia vs Cape Verde Prediction and Betting Tips | June 8th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 7, 2025
Georgia and Cape Verde return to action on Sunday when they lock horns in a friendly at the Ramaz Shengelias Sakhelobis Stadioni. Both nations head into the weekend in fine form and a thrilling contest is on the cards in Kutaisi. Luka...
The head of the Army: ‘We are struggling with the problem of fragmentation in the land systems industry’
Atalayar
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June 16, 2025
The Chief of the Army Staff (JEME) since October 2021, General Amador Enseñat, 64, recently offered an overview of the general situation facing the land component of the Spanish Armed Forces and, in relation to rearming with new military...
Shipping line hikes charges on Asia–W’Africa route cargoes
Punch
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June 11, 2025
Effective June 15, CMA CGM Shipping Lines will commence the collection of a $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge per twenty-foot equivalent unit of containers on West African-bound cargoes, including Nigerian cargoes coming from Asia. The company, in a...
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...