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FOOD: Power to the people!
JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.irinnews.org | 15-May-2012 02:00
UAE envoy in Senegal presents credentials to President of Cape Verde
WAM Dakar, May 11th, 2012 --UAE Ambassador to Senegal Hamad Saeed Al Zaabi has presented his credentials as a Non Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde to President of Cape Verde Jorge Carlos Fonseca.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 19:06
Building growth
STRATEGIC infrastructure plans add cohesion and competitiveness For JosA© Maria Veiga, the former minister of Infrastructure and Maritime Economy, timely expansion and modernization are crucial for sustainability and social cohesion, not least because of the nation's disjointed, archipelago structure, and the number of Cape Verdeans living ... (more)
Topix.net | 08-May-2012 19:13
Cape Verde Delegation At Third Meeting On Criminal Law
[ANGOP] Luanda - A delegation of Cape Verde led by the High Court Presiding Judge Francisco dos Santos, arrived Monday in Luanda to attend the 3rd International Seminar on Military Criminal Law and the 6th Meeting of the International Association of Military Justice from May 9-11.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 08:01
How a Cape Verdean Came to the Helm in Delfshaven
[RNW Africa] Rotterdam - "I know where I come from, my roots and my parents' history," says Carlos Gonçalves. When he was a toddler, his family left Cape Verde for Rotterdam. Forty years later, Gonçalves chairs the local government of Delfshaven, one of 14 districts comprising the Dutch port city.
AllAfrica | 07-May-2012 10:56
VIDEO: Africa Beats: Carmen Souza
In the fifth of a series showcasing Africa's musical talent, Cape Verdean singer Carmen Souza performs her song Ind'feso - which means 'helpless' in Creole.
Topix.net | 04-May-2012 02:29
Angola: Portuguese Speaking Countries Community Environment Ministers Meet in Cape Verde
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Environment Ministers of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) are gathered since Wednesday Sal city in Cape Verde, to prepare their participation in UN Conference for Sustainable Development "Rio+20", to take place in Brazil.
AllAfrica | 03-May-2012 13:33
Production Company MARIUS Producoes Chooses Soundcraft Vi6 Digital Consoles
The municipality of Praia, located on the Cape Verde Island of Santiago, isn't the most obvious place to find a pair of Soundcraft Vi6 digital desks.
Topix.net | 01-May-2012 01:11
Contrasting Human Rights Situations on Continent, Officials Say
[Foroyaa] A Board Member of the Guinean Human Rights Organisation, Diallo Abdoul Gadiry, responding to a question on the Human Rights situation in Africa, described the situation of Human Rights in Africa as contrasting.
AllAfrica | 23-Apr-2012 20:20
Guinea Bissau: West African Bloc Rejects Junta Rule
[IPS] Dakar - Six West African heads of state will attend a regional summit in Guinea on Monday, to discuss the situation in neighbouring Guinea and Cape Verde, where an Apr. 12 coup d'état aborted presidential elections.
AllAfrica | 22-Apr-2012 14:06
Cape Verde: Coast Guard Participates in Maritime Law Enforcement Training
[U.S. Africa Command] Praia, Cape Verde - Six members comprising a team of Cape Verde's Coast Guard, Maritime and Judicial Police, joined eight members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), March 27 through April 18, 2012, in African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operations.
AllAfrica | 20-Apr-2012 21:21
Multi-media dance performance to relate Cape Verdean story
For generations, people from all corners of the globe have left their families, their homes and their native land and set out for America, following a dream.
Topix.net | 19-Apr-2012 07:15
Cruise ship suffers engine failure in South Atlantic, passengers stranded
According to news reports surfacing over the last day, the Dutch polar expedition ship is stranded at a South Atlantic island after it suffered partial engine failure.
Topix.net | 15-Apr-2012 12:23
Angola: Angola and Cape Verde Agree to Review Cooperation in Defence Sphere
[ANGOP] Luanda - Angola and Cape Verde agreed to review the existing cooperation accord in the domain of defence, adjusting it to the new constitutional reality of the former.
AllAfrica | 13-Apr-2012 07:11
Cape Verde Official on Guinea Bissau Stabilisation Effort
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Defence minister of Cape Verde, Jorge Tolentino Araújo, said Thursday in Luanda that all efforts being made in favour of the situation in Guinea Bissau are just intended to help create an environment that enables that country's process to reach a positive outcome.
AllAfrica | 13-Apr-2012 04:34
TEXT-Fitch affirms Cape Verde at 'B+';otlk stbl
Apr 12 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cape Verde's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating at 'B+' and Long-term local currency IDR at 'BB-'. The Outlook on the Long-term IDRs is Stable.
Topix.net | 12-Apr-2012 14:55
Free performance of Contemporary Cape Verdean Dance at UMass Dartmouth
SUBMITTED PHOTO UMD PERFORMANCE: Kaminhu Longe, will present The Long Journey, a performance of contemporary Cape Verdean Dance in the UMass Dartmouth Bailey Theatre/Main Auditorium, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Topix.net | 11-Apr-2012 17:57
Angola: Cape Verdea Has Played Relevent Role in Guinean Crisis - Diplomat
[ANGOP] Luanda - The ambassador of Cape Verde to Angola, Domingos Mascarenhas, said Tuesday in Luanda that his Government has played a leading role in the crisis in Guinea-Bissau, interacting with all parties concerned.
AllAfrica | 11-Apr-2012 15:11
Angola: Defence Minister Stresses Relations With Cape Verde
[ANGOP] Luanda - The minister of National Defence, Candido Pereira Van-Dunem, Tuesday in Luanda, said that the current state of bilateral cooperation between Angola and Cape Verde is excellent and meets the requirements of both countries.
AllAfrica | 11-Apr-2012 07:14
Cape Verdean Minister Pays Homage to Agostinho Neto
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Cape Verdean Defence minister, Jorge Homero Tolentino Araújo, Monday in Luanda paid a homage to Angolan first and late president, Agostinho Neto, by laying a wreath by his monument in the Independence Square.
AllAfrica | 10-Apr-2012 07:28
Cape Verdean Defence Minister Arrives in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Cape Verde defence minister, Jorge Homero Tolentino Araújo, arrived Monday in the Angolan capital, for a four-day working visit under the enhanced cooperation between the two countries.
AllAfrica | 09-Apr-2012 18:28
Cape Verde's Defence Minister Expected in Luanda On Monday
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Defence minister of Cape Verde, Jorge Omero Tolentino Araújo, is starting this Monday a four-day work visit to Angola, aimed at strengthening the existing bilateral co-operation in the defence and security domains, ANGOP has learnt.
AllAfrica | 09-Apr-2012 12:20
University Teacher Speaks of Country's Peace in Praia City
[ANGOP] Praia - The Angolan university teacher Mário Pinto de Andrade said Thursday in Praia city, Cape Verde, that ten years after peace was achieved the country is on good path in all fields, including political, economic, social and productive stability.
AllAfrica | 06-Apr-2012 07:56
Free performance of Cape Verdean dance planned at UMass Dartmouth on April 19
Culture*Park, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Center for Portuguese Studies, will present Kaminhu Longe, The Long Journey, a performance of contemporary Cape Verdean Dance.
Topix.net | 04-Apr-2012 21:19
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Topix.net | 04-Apr-2012 12:50
Director of IILP visits California
Mr. Gilvan Muller de Oliveira , Executive Director of IILP ,A visited San Francisco last week and left a strong and positive impression of himself, of IILP and of the public policies regarding the Portuguese language developed by the Institute.
Topix.net | 04-Apr-2012 00:16
Portuguese Speaking Countries Community Culture Ministers Gathered in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Culture Ministers of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) is gathered in Luanda, since Monday, in its 8th ministerial meeting.
AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2012 08:30
Portuguese Speaking Countries Community Culture Ministers Want to Reinforce Interchange in Community
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Angolan Culture Minister, Rosa Cruz e Silva, said this Monday in Luanda that minister of the sector with the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) intend to strengthen the reinforcement of cooperation and cultural interchange in various domains.
AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2012 08:30
Silver Alert Issued for 72-Year-Old Woman
Cranston Police have issued a silver alert for a missing Cranston woman. Maria Rocha, 72, was last seen around 1 p.m. when she left home for a walk.
Topix.net | 01-Apr-2012 03:18
Brazil: "Kilombos", Stories of Slaves Bridging Three Continents
In this article, we make a secular journey across three continents with 'Kilombos', a documentary released in March in Portugal, which "transports us through the oral history of the African roots of the Quilombo communities, showing the intersection of these roots with contemporary cultural practices". A few days after the Brazilian government ... (more)
Topix.net | 31-Mar-2012 17:43
Angola, Cape Verde Discuss Reconstruction of Common History
[ANGOP] City of Paria - The ambassador of Angola to Cape Verde, Josefa Coelho da Cruz, received Thursday, in Praia, the chairperson of Amilcar Cabral Foundation (FAC), Pedro Pires, with whom she analysed the need to rebuild the history and memory of the peoples of Angola and Cape Verde, between the time that marked the final phase of colonization and the struggle for independence of the two countries.
AllAfrica | 31-Mar-2012 09:33
Free performance of Contemporary Cape Verdean Dance at UMass Dartmouth on April 19
Kaminhu Longe, The Long Journey, a performance of contemporary Cape Verdean Dance is Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Bailey Theatre/Main Auditorium.
Topix.net | 31-Mar-2012 00:04
Former U.S. ambassador to address Honors Convocation
A former ambassador who has worked with the U.S. Department of State since she earned a degree in economics at SUNY Oswego in 1975 will address honors students and their families at the college's annual Honors Convocation on April 20.
Topix.net | 29-Mar-2012 19:07
Angola: Luanda Meeting Served for CPLP to Prepare Rio+20 Summit
[ANGOP] Luanda - Cape Verdean Minister of Rural Development, Eva Orlet, on Sunday here said that the meeting of ministers of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLA) will serve for the members to define position ahead of Rio+20 summit.
AllAfrica | 26-Mar-2012 10:41
Cesaria Evora
Evora began as a child, and by the time she was a young adult, she routinely performed in the bars of her hometown of Mindelo.
Topix.net | 26-Mar-2012 08:49
Angola to Strengthen Farming Cooperation With Cape Verde
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Angolan executive, througth the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, will give to Cape Verde in coming days about 7.500 hectares of land for farming production, in the framework of the reinforcement and expansion of bilateral relations.
AllAfrica | 23-Mar-2012 13:19
WEST AFRICA: Giant anti-polio drive threatened by insecurity
DAKAR 23 March 2012 (IRIN) - Health volunteers, aid agency and health authority staff are trying to immunize 111.1 million children under five across 20 countries in West and Central Africa against polio. The four-day campaign started today, but instability in some of the target countries could hamper the effort.irinnews.org | 23-Mar-2012 01:00
Cape Verde: Calling Out Creative Writers
Cape Verdean blogger and journalist Odair Varela has launched a creative writing competition [pt] that will last for one month.
Topix.net | 22-Mar-2012 19:39
Interior Minister Ends Visit to Cape Verde
[ANGOP] Praia - The Angolan minister of Interior, Sebastiao Martins ended his official visit to the Republic of Cape Verde, having revived bilateral cooperation mainly with regard to security and public order as well as staff training.
AllAfrica | 22-Mar-2012 08:23
Cape Verde Open to Cooperation in Renewable Energies
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Cape Verde minister of Rural Development, Eva Orlet, Wednesday in Luanda expressed her Government's interest and readiness to cooperation with the members of the Portuguese Speaking Community (CPLP) in the sector of clean renewable energies.
AllAfrica | 22-Mar-2012 07:48
Govt and Cape Verde Sign New Protocols
[ANGOP] Praia - Angola and Cape Verde signed on Tuesday in Praia city a protocol aimed to facilitate the issuing of visa for short and long trip for citizens of both countries and recognition of each other's driving licences.
AllAfrica | 21-Mar-2012 14:55
Cape Verde's Minister Jets in for CPLP Meeting
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Rural Development minister of Cape Verde, Eva Ortet, arrived Monday in Luanda to attend the meeting of ministers of Environment of the Portuguese-speaking Countries Community (CPLP), scheduled for March 20 - 22.
AllAfrica | 20-Mar-2012 12:43
Cape Verde's Police Commander Considers Relations Excellent
[ANGOP] Praia City - The commander of Cape Verde's Police, Carlos Graça, has said the relationship of co-operation between his country and Angola, in the police sector, is excellent, ANGOP has learnt.
AllAfrica | 20-Mar-2012 08:45
Interior Minister Starts Visit to Cape Verde
[ANGOP] Praia - The Angolan Interior minister, Sebastião Martins, is starting a two-day official visit to Cape Verde on Monday meant for reinforcement of relations and exchange of experience in security and public order between the two countries.
AllAfrica | 20-Mar-2012 08:45
Angola: Nation and Cape Verde to Recognise Each Other's Driving Licences
Luanda Angola and Cape Verde might soon recognise each other's driving licences, as part of an understanding memorandum that will be signed by the police institutions of both countries.
Topix.net | 17-Mar-2012 22:09
Angola: Nation and Cape Verde to Recognise Each Other's Driving Licences
[ANGOP] Luanda Angola and Cape Verde might soon recognise each other's driving licences, as part of an understanding memorandum that will be signed by the police institutions of both countries.
AllAfrica | 17-Mar-2012 17:13