Cape Verde News

ARTISTS ASSEMBLE Vasco R.A. Pires, left, whose photos of the Cape Verde islands remain on view at Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis, confers with Carl Lopes, who's just opened a show there that includes the ...

Cape Verde President Pedro Pires has pressed immigrants from the poor West African country to "become part of the American society'' by becoming politically active and by voting.

An investment bank established with Cape Verdian and Angolan capitals will begin operation from 1 October 1 in Cape Verde, sources cl o se to the government here announced Saturday.

Does the soul of a song lie in literal meaning, in which case the listener must understand the song's language? Or, does the song travel through the ear to infuse itself within its listener's soul, for which ...

The price of crude oil is plunging, but the population of Cape Verde has been faced with price rises of every sub product of oil, and the news ahead is not optimistic.

Praia, Cabo Verde, 29 Sept - " Cape Verde now has a new bank, Banco Africano de Investimentos Cabo Verde , a financial institution set up with Angolan and Cape Verdean investment.

Dorothy Monteiro McCollough's father was just 16 when he stowed away on a ship bound for America.

Originally born in Portugal to parents from the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa, Lura draws on the islands' pungent blend of trade route cultures that have created a unique musical tradition ...

In Cape Verde, a small stretch of islands just off the coast of West Africa, nearly everyone is Catholic.

Budget travel expert Benji Lanyado helps keep the economic gloom at bay with his pick of destinations that put the beach back in reach of the thrifty traveller Benji Lanyado Shore leave ... avoid hefty fuel ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday stressed the need to reinforce the UN system to bolster its performance.

The preparation of a 'linguistic Atlas' for Africa has begun, according to the African Academy of Languages .

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Poor in natural resources, prone to drought and with little arable land, the Cape Verde islands are heavily dependent on food imports, sometimes in the form of aid.

Anthony ''Tiny'' Lopes outside the Oak Grove School in Wareham, built in 1915 as a place to educate Cape Verdean children apart from white children.

Those involved in international property investment who are familiar with the recent development of Cape Verde will be aware that much of its recent emergence as a growing tourist destination and flourishing ...

With plans for the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center well on their way, the next step in making it a reality is fundraising.

Investors in property looking to find new, emerging markets have frequently been setting their eyes on Cape Verde in recent times.

Benin overcame the formidable challenge of Angola on Sunday to join Nigeria and Cameroon in the last phase of African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.

CAPE Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, who turned 67 on Wednesday, will resume her international concert tour after being forced to take a three-month break for health reasons, her producer said.