Cape Verde

General elections are held today, with outgoing President Jorge Carlos Fonseca indicating that the runoff will be held on 31 October; preparations over the last few days have been made in the direction of ensuring a free and fair ballot

The island of Fogo could benefit from an investment of about US€2 million for the renewable energy sectors and mobilization of water for both human consumption and agriculture after more than 30 surveys were carried out in the island

The inter-municipal water and sanitation company and higher education are some of the structural projects that the municipality of Santo Antão wants to see implemented this year, according to the president of the Association of Municipalities

UNWTO director for Africa encourages countries to engage in vaccination campaigns, pointing to Cabo Verde as an example because of its progress in this area

The mayor of Porto Novo has called for "a profound restructuring" of the municipal financing framework, in particular of the statute of municipalities, as few can be considered "financially sustainable"

The National Center of Arts, Crafts and Design organizes a training course in Mindelo for 40 artisans from all over the islands to make them more capable of promoting their products in other markets through digital literacy

Sara Pires is the new president of the Board of Directors of Cabo Verde Air Transport

Cabo Verde's business association has called for the approval of the law extending the redundancy fund that ended on 30 June, pointing out that some workers are already demanding that their employers pay 100% of their July wages

A 70 million escudos contract, financed by the Ministry of Family, Inclusion and Social Development, will support the 22 municipalities in ensuring social inclusion services closer to the community optimizing central and local resources

The senior men's basketball team has qualified for the final phase of FIBA Afrobasket 2021 to be played in Uganda

Students at the Association of the Visually Impaired of Cabo Verde completed school year 2020/2021 with an approval rate of around 98 % in primary, secondary and higher education

The Agostinho Neto Hospital in Praia will move towards specialization in nursing, an important and needed step for the country

50.000 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided by China; the Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva said the country will fulfill its vaccination plan to vaccinate 70 percent of the population by the end of this year