Cape Verde

90% of the sewer ruptures that occur on roads in various parts of the country are caused by household waste, said the president of the board of directors of Águas de Santiago

The Agroecological Strategies for Resilient Agriculture in West Africa (CIRAWA) project, launched on the island of Santo Antão, foresees an investment of €6,9 million for the next 54 months

The Oceanographic Centre in Mindelo is hosting a travelling exhibition on cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises - created as part of the MARCET ll project, which aims at promoting the conservation of cetacean populations resident in Macaronesia

In an attempt to promote gender equality, parliament established a 10-day paternity leave for the first time and to extend maternity leave from 60 to 90 days

Banco de Cabo Verde received 287 complaints from consumers about banking products and services in 2022, 40 fewer than the previous year, and returned 11.273.277 escudos (approximately €102.000) to financial institutions, 'the highest amount ever'

Caboverdian artist Élida Almeida took the stage at Seixal World Music at the Parque Urbano José Afonso, in Miratejo, Portugal

Veterinary doctors and zootechnical engineers from São Vicente and Santo Antao will finish today, in Mindelo, a training session on artificial insemination of goats, an initiative of the Association Friends of Nature

The country is a member of the newly formed Chess Committee at the Multisport Games, the newest structure of the International Chess Federation in which the country is represented by the president of the Caboverdian Chess Federation, Francisco Carapinha

Residents of the Fragata locality describe the inauguration of the road connecting Ribeira da Prata to Fragata as the "realisation of a dream of several generations"

A minibus car park was inaugurated at the entrance to Sal Rei in Boa Vista, a USD 7 million project that originated from an old request by drivers

Naviera Armas Cabo Verde has reported that it is 'actively collaborating' with the local authorities to elaborate on a new cargo tariff with a 'better balance' to be applied on the São Vicente/Santo Antão route

The government has chosen Águas do Porto Novo as a "strategic partner" for the creation of Santo Antão's inter-municipal water and sanitation company, which will begin operations on the island later this year

The Centro Cultural do Mindelo is hosting the Plastic Odyssey exhibition, a travelling exhibition brought by the Plastic Odyssey expedition ship, which travels around the world to combat plastic pollution