Cape Verde - The African Mirror

Feb

04

2024

Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how

CAPE Verde has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization. The archipelago to the west of Senegal consists of 10 islands and has a population of over 500,000 people. It is the third country in Africa to be declared malaria-free, after Mauritius (in 1973) and Algeria (in 2019). TIAAN DE JAGER, Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences and Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria TANESHKA KRUGER, UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria This brings the total of malaria-free countries to 43 worldwide. Achieving malaria-free certification is no simple feat. As specialists in malaria…

Jan

23

2024

By The African Mirror

Cape Verde and Egypt seal last-16 places at Cup of Nations

AFCON 2023

CAPE Verde's Bryan Teixeira scored a 99th-minute equaliser as they held record seven-time champions Egypt to a 2-2 Group B draw at the Africa Cup of Nations, with both sides reaching the last-16 after a pulsating clash. Cape Verde had already been confirmed as group winners before a ball was kicked and took the lead against the run of play through striker Benchimol at the end of the first half. Egypt hit back five minutes into the second period when Trezeguet produced a neat finish from a tight angle before Mostafa Mohamed thought he had won the game in added…

Jan

21

2024

By MARK GLEESON

Tiny Cape Verde dreaming of more Cup of Nations heroics

AFCON 2023

CAPE Verde Island players said they were living a dream at the Africa Cup of Nations finals after booking their place in the knockout stage by beating Mozambique on Friday, but they added that they were not to be regarded as a Cinderella team. Cape Verde is the smallest of the 24 countries at the tournament in Ivory Coast but the first to ensure progress to the last 16 as they moved into an unassailable lead in Group B of the tournament in the Ivory Coast. "It is the stuff of dreams, and you have to dream, but it’s something…

Jan

20

2024

By DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS and HUMEYRA PAMUK

Top US diplomat Blinken to discuss security challenges during West Africa trip next week

NEWS

SECURITY challenges in West Africa following the coup in Niger last year will be among key topics U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss with African leaders next week during his trip to the region, the State Department's top Africa diplomat said. Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola from January 21 through January 26, the department said in a statement, where he will discuss U.S.-African partnerships over trade, climate, infrastructure, health and other issues. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee told reporters the U.S. has a known record and hopes the…

Sep

11

2021

By The African Mirror

Cape Verde ruling is ‘constitutional suicide’

NEWS

CAPE Verde has committed "constitutional suicide" by allowing the extradition of businessman and envoy Alex Saab to the United States on charges of laundering money for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Saab's lawyers have said. Saab was on his way to Iran last year to negotiate shipments of fuel and humanitarian food supplies to Venezuela amid U.S. sanctions on the South American country when he was detained at a Cape Verde refuelling stop. The West African nation's highest court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Saab, a Colombian national, should be extradited to the United States.…

Jul

02

2021

By The African Mirror

All set for Cape Verde Praia League

SPORT

ON the island of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa, the Praia Basketball League was created with high ambitions. Founded by Overseas Connection CEO and former professional basketballer, Antonio De Pina, the league has attracted high-level talent from around Africa and North America to Africa's best kept secret. The Praia League hosted their inaugural draft on May 16 2021, and held training camps and combines prior for the six teams competing on the tropical Island to scout the athletes for talent. De Pina was also featured in Forbes Africa 30 under 30 picture: Instagram “This will be the…

Apr

19

2021

By The African Mirror

Cape Verde votes, PM seeks second term

NEWS

JULIO RODRIGUES CAPE Verde held parliamentary elections yesterday, with the ruling party Movement for Democracy (MpD) pitted against its main challenger, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). A cluster of 10 volcanic islands 570 km (350 miles) off Senegal, Cape Verde stands out as a pocket of relative stability in the region, having held democratic elections since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975. "I voted to change the situation here. We need to have new policies for health and security," said Flavia Andrade, a young voter in the capital Praia. With a quarter of the…

Mar

16

2021

By The African Mirror

West African court orders release of Maduro envoy in Cape Verde

NEWS

A West African court yesterday ordered Cape Verde to release Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who is wanted by U.S. authorities on charges of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela's government. Saab, who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was detained in Cape Verde last June when his plane stopped there to refuel. He faces extradition to the United States, which accuses him of violating U.S. sanctions. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court in Nigeria's capital Abuja ruled that Saab's detention was illegal because an Interpol red notice requesting his arrest was only issued the day…

Mar

12

2021

By The African Mirror

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION

WITH just over half a million inhabitants, Cabo Verde is heavily dependent on food imports. It spent $65 million importing food products in 2018. ANYSE SOFIA FERNANDES PEREIRA ESSOH, PhD Student Tropical Knowledge and Management at Nova SBE (specializes in genetics and agrobiotechnology), Nova School of Business and Economics This dependence on food imports puts the country in a vulnerable situation when it comes to food security. According to Food and Agricultural Organisation, Cabo Verde has not yet eradicated hunger, with about 5.3% of its population suffering from food insecurity. There are other challenges too. Cabo Verde is located in…

Aug

05

2020

By The African Mirror

Cape Verde court rejects Maduro envoy’s appeal against US extradition

NEWS

06A court in Cape Verde has rejected an appeal from a detained Colombian businessman seeking to avoid extradition to the United States on money laundering charges, his defence team has said. Alex Saab, who has been working on behalf of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was arrested in June when a plane he was travelling on landed in the West African island nation. Maduro's government said Saab was travelling as a state "agent" on business to obtain humanitarian supplies to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The United States last year charged Saab in connection with a bribery scheme to take advantage…