Cape Verde

Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for 70% of all deaths in the country, more than one-third of which are due to cardiovascular disease and about 5% to diabetes, says latest statistical report by the Ministry of Health

Cabo Verde's endemic species of honey buzzard is "significantly increasing" on Ilhéu Raso and has reached more than 8.000 breeding pairs in the last five years, a census carried out by the environmental organisation Biosfera says

A recent study revealed that 51,3% of children suffer from dental caries, the National Oral Health Programme Coordinator recalled, adding that 20% of the population brushes their teeth less than three times a day

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