AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPresidential Election: Cabo Verde votes today, with President José Maria Neves favored for a second term after his party’s May legislative win. His main challenger, former justice minister Joana Rosa, is seeking to become the country’s first woman president. Jobs and youth emigration have featured prominently in the campaign. Election Watch: 145 international observers from five organizations are expected to monitor voting and the count, including missions from ECOWAS, the African Union and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Football: Cabo Verde beat Liberia 4-2 in Praia in an AFCON 2027 qualifier, strengthening its position in Group K and leaving Liberia bottom. Tourism and Environment: The islands’ tourism boom brings jobs and investment, but reports of plastic waste, beach litter and overwhelmed waste infrastructure—particularly on Boa Vista—raise concerns that environmental protection is falling behind growth.
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