Cabo Verde plugs its diaspora to score historic World Cup entry

Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes, a defender for Irish football team Shamrock Rovers, this week helped Cabo Verde make history by qualifying for next year’s World Cup. The island nation of around 525,000 people became the second-smallest nation to reach the...

Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025

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Cabo Verde seal historic FIFA World Cup qualification

Praia, Oct 14 (IANS) Cabo Verde have qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time. They beat Eswatini 3-0 to confirm their ticket to the global finals, ensuring top spot in Group D ahead of African powerhouses Cameroon. A country of just...

Cabo Verde, el pequeño gigante de África que llegó al Mundial 2026 con un jugador reclutado por LinkedIn

Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Se escucha un rugido en el océano Atlántico. No es un tsunami y tampoco la erupción de un volcán. Es el grito de un pequeño pueblo que, separado por la geografía, se unió en un grito de júbilo para celebrar una...

Cabo Verde make history with World Cup qualification

For a nation of just over half a million people, Cape Verde’s first World Cup qualification is more than a sporting triumph. Photo credit: Maxisport/Shutterstock Cape Verde has made history by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time...

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...

Malaria Returns to Cabo Verde

(Vax-Before-Travel News)Although the Republic of Cabo Verde, an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean, was certified as malaria-free in January 2024, recent data show that the risk of this mosquito-borne disease remains in 2025. As of late...

How to pick the perfect Cabo Verde island

Cabo Verde, a sprinkling of volcanic islands almost 600km off the coast of Senegal, has it all. Sweeping beaches of golden sand. Active, climbable volcanoes. West Africa’s best hiking. And a lively local music and arts scene. Every island in the...

Joyous celebrations mark Cabo Verde’s first World Cup qualification

A hometown victory for Cabo Verde’s national football team has secured the country its first ticket to the World Cup, reports the BBC. The tiny African archipelago made history Monday, as its Blue Sharks beat Eswatini 3-0 to seal a spot at the...

$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies

The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...

Cabo Verde President reaffirms commitment to a stronger ECOWAS during Abuja visit

The President of Cabo Verde, H.E. José Maria Pereira Neves, has reiterated his country’s commitment to the ideals of a united, stable and prosperous West Africa under the framework of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He gave...

A guide to Cabo Verde

An archipelago of ten islands off the coast of Senegal, the former Portuguese colony of Cabo Verde is an intriguing country that packs in an incredible amount of diversity. No two islands are the same, each offering wildly different experiences...

Soil Microbes Remember Drought and Help Plants Survive

A new study in Nature Microbiology analyzes soils collected across Kansas to test the role of "legacy effects," which refers to how soils at a given site are shaped by microbes that have adapted to the local climate over many years. "The bacteria...

WHO brings together Member States to strengthen quality and safety of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine products

The World Health Organization (WHO) convened the Interregional Training Workshop on Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative (TCI) Medicine Products from 22–24 October 2025 in Macao SAR, China. The workshop was...

West Africa Takes Digital Leap With SIGMAT Customs Launch

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is officially launching a homegrown digital customs platform that could fundamentally transform how goods move across the region’s borders, as technical experts from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and...

From Remington Suite to BPCC: The Road to the $5,000 Food Prize

On Wednesday, October 15th, the Remington Suite Hotel on Travis Street transformed into a bustling foodie paradise. This ultra-premium event is famous for selling out quickly every year, and for good reason; it offered a sneak peek at the...

This Shreveport Couple Is Changing How We See Mexican Heritage

Shreveport's food scene is richer thanks to Chef Gabriel and Brooke Balderas, the dedicated owners of El Cabo Verde. For the past nine years, the couple has gone above and beyond to educate the community on important Hispanic traditions,...

Mexican Dining with a Difference

Pork Carnitas Tacos El Cabo Verde provides excellent experience 318 Forum’s always-hungry reporter often has lunch at a local restaurant and tells you about the experience. If you’ve been to one Mexican food restaurant, you’ve been to them all,...

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...

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...