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Cape Verde qualifies for the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini
PRAIA, Cape Verde — Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the western coast of Africa...
New routes to Cape Verde
The number of routes has reached ten and, according to the company, “more than 221,000 seats” will be available. The new route will also increase connectivity between the two countries by approximately 225%. To celebrate the occasion, easyJet...
Does the Cape Verde fairytale have lessons for Indian football?
It was late 2014. The ISL was finally about to kick off. If there was one hope for the turnaround of the beautiful game in India, this was it. Just about everything seemed perfect. One of India’s biggest business houses, Reliance, was in charge of...
Cape Verde’s double celebration and coaching turmoil for South Africa: Wafcon storylines
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will welcome two new participants next March after Malawi and Cape Verde qualified for the first time. For Cape Verde, the island archipelago with a population of just over half a million people, it’s a double...
Colombia’s Petro Denies Spain Blocked Fuel for Presidential Plane, Blames US Firm in Cape Verde
Colombia’s Petro clarified that the conflict over fuel supplies for the presidential plane occurred in Cape Verde, with a U.S. company. Credit: Ovidio González / Presidency of Colombia. Amid a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, Colombian...
Malawi And Cape Verde Make WAFCON 2026 Finals For The First Time
New WAFCON Trophy Unveiled By CAF Ahead Of The 2024 WAFCON In Morocco Supplied/CAF Twelve nations from Africa have already qualified for the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 finals. With the tournament expanding from 12 to 16 teams,...
Nov. 8 gala in Dorchester will raise funding for playing field in Cape Verde
A cross-section of Dorchester leaders and Boston Police officers of Cape Verdean descent will host a gala fundraiser at Venezia restaurant in Port Norfolk next weekend to raise funds for a non-profit that plans to build a multi-purpose sports...
Cólofon's Francisco Brito on Pamphlets, Cape Verde, and the Rare Book Trade in Portugal
Describe a typical day for you: There is no typical day in this business. The only times when there’s a certain routine are when I’m preparing catalogues. During those weeks, my days are spent selecting, studying, and cataloguing the books that...
22nd Chinese medical team arrives in Cape Verde to continue health cooperation
PRAIA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the arrival of the 22nd Chinese medical team in Cape Verde and the departure of the previous team was held here on Monday. At the ceremony, Cape Verdean Minister of Health Jorge Figueiredo commended...
Banco Interatlântico: Visionary in Regional Economic Empowerment Cape Verde 2025
Banco Interatlântico plays a pivotal role in strengthening Cape Verde’s economy by focusing on financial inclusion, sustainable growth, and community empowerment. As the fourth largest bank in the country with around 11 to 12 percent market share...
Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025
Ranked: 35 Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...
For sale, citizenship to Botswana, starting at just $75,000
In a bold move to attract investors, Botswana is rolling out one of the world’s most affordable citizenship-by-investment programmes, positioning its passport as a resource for economic empowerment. It marks an ambitious strategy to help protect...
Globe40 Leg 2 Finish
by Sirius Events 1 Nov 13:35 PDT 1 November 2025 9 minutes between the top 3 after 29 days and 22 hours of racing: who could have imagined this breathtaking finish on October 2nd at the start in Cape Verde? Yet that's precisely what happened today...
From Dublin to Cape Verde: ‘Apart from family and friends the only thing I miss is the odd bag of Tayto crisps’
Amy Keenan Molloy grew up on the northside of Dublin’s, with parents from Dublin and Kilkenny. She was schooled at Loreto North Great George’s Street and later in Swords, when the convent moved there in 1988. She was part of a great bunch of...
Vietnam calls for accelerated preparations for BBNJ Agreement implementation
New York (VNA) — Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called on countries to step up institutional and legal preparations at all levels to move towards the implementation phase of the Agreement...
Cape Verde in 16th place in the African finance index. And Angola and Mozambique?
The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, published by Absa in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, ranks Cape Verde 16th among countries that have most developed their financial markets over the past year, in an...
Cape Verde captain Mendes on World Cup qualification dream
CAPE Verde captain Ryan Mendes is coming to terms with his nation’s historic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 35-year-old forward plays for Turkish second division side Igdir but will lead his country on football’s biggest stage next...
Cape Verde captain getting to grips with 'dream' World Cup qualification
Ryan Mendes is not even a household name in Turkey, where he plays for second division Igdir, but next summer, football fans around the world will be well aware of both him and his team. The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde national team...
Cape Verde captain getting to grips with World Cup qualification
IGDIR, TURKEY – Ryan Mendes is not even a household name in Turkey, where he plays for second division Igdir, but next summer, football fans around the world will be well aware of both him and his team. The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde...
From the Atlantic to the World Stage: Cape Verde’s World Cup dream comes true
Cape Verde, a nation populated with just over half a million people, has qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history. Until now, Cape Verde’s national team was not seen as a worthy contender. The team had never qualified for the...