Cape Verde
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| Capital | Praia |
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| Recognised national languages | Cape Verdean Creole |
| Currency | Cape Verdean escudo |
| Points of interest | Pico do Fogo |
| Buracona | |
| Deserto de Viana | |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 789877 |
About Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles.
Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands
... In August, at least 60 people are believed to have that was eventually found off Cape Verde, an African island nation that sits on the migration route to the Canaries...
Cape Verde boat disaster: 'My brother died for a dream we all have'
...By Mayeni JonesBBC West Africa correspondentThe brother of man who died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants was found off Cape Verde has told the BBC they were trying to reach Spain...
More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast
...By Suzanne LeighBBC NewsMore than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa...
TUI: Heatwaves likely to affect where and when we holiday
... It said popular destinations this summer were Turkey, the Caribbean, the Balearics, Greece, the Canaries and Cape Verde...
The Gambian man who took on a tyrant and made history
... He was not an Amílcar Cabral, liberator of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, or a Thomas Sankara, the anti-imperialist revolutionary who led Burkina Faso - two men slain before their life s work was done...
UK's warmest ever Remembrance Sunday recorded
... BBC Weather s Simon King said: " A south-west wind is dragging in air from the Tropics, around the Azores and Cape Verde - where it is still warm at this time of year - and that milder air is spreading north to the UK...
Why is the weather so warm this November?
... " A south-west wind is dragging in air from the Tropics, around the Azores and Cape Verde - where it is still warm at this time of year - and that milder air is spreading north to the UK, " he explains...
'My dad, the claw hair clip inventor'
... My birth mother, Maria, is from Cape Verde off the West African coast...
Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands
By Christy CooneyBBC News
A small boat carrying 280 migrants has landed in Spain's Canary Islands .
The vessel arrived on the remote island of El Hierro , some 380km (238 miles) off Africa's western coast, on Tuesday.
Rescue workers said those onboard were of sub-Saharan African origin and it was the largest number of migrants ever to arrive in the archipelago in one go.
The Crossing to the Canary Islands is one of The Most commonly used and dangerous routes to Europe for migrants from Africa.
" I've never seen a boat with so many people on board, " journalist and former migration adviser Txema Santana said after the vessel arrived.
Since the start of the year, 140 people have died or disappeared trying to make The Crossing , according to The International Organization for Migration.
Use of the route has increased in recent years as tighter controls have been put in place to stop people crossing The Mediterranean from Africa's northern coast.
Between 1 January and 30 September this year, a total of 14,976 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands , an increase of 19. 8% on the same period in 2022, according to figures from Spain's interior ministry.
On Monday, Senegal's navy said it had over Three Days with More Than 600 people on board.
In August, at least 60 people are believed to have that was eventually found off Cape Verde , an African island nation that sits on The Migration route to the Canaries.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
