Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) |

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Consultation and Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Cabo Verde

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Justin Tyson, visited Praia from May 2 to 9, 2023 for discussions on the Cabo Verde economy

IMF staff and the Cabo Verdean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the second review of the ECF-supported program, which would allow releasing US$6.08 million in financing. The IMF Executive Board will consider the review in the coming weeks; Cabo Verde was hit hard by…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Cape Verdean Stakeholders and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Adopt a Roadmap to Institutionalise a Government and Society Wide Approach towards Improving Protection and Human Security

The ECOWAS Commission organized a 3-day Coordination and Capacity Building Workshop for Multi-Stakeholders from 12th to 14th April 2023 in the Republic of Cape Verde

Cape Verdean stakeholders and ECOWAS adopt a roadmap to institutionalise a government and society wide approach towards improving protection and human security within the context of the covid – 19 pandemic and beyond in the Republic of Cape Verde. The ECOWAS Commission organized a 3-day Coordination and Capacity Building Workshop…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Competition Authority Sensitizes Stakeholders in Cabo Verde on the Regional Competition Framework

The Chairman of the Competition Authority of Cabo Verde, Eng. Emanuel Barbosa, in his own remarks, expressed the willingness of the AdC to work in harmony with ERCA in support of the competition

The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) in collaboration with the National Com-petition Authority of Cabo Verde (AdC) has organized a joint advocacy and sensitization work-shop on the ECOWAS Regional Competition Framework and the mandate of ERCA as well as the national competition regime on 4 April 2023 in Praia, Republic…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Japan extends US$760,000 to World Food Programme (WFP) in support of Cabo Verde's school feeding programme

Cabo Verde’s school feeding programme has also been instrumental in achieving high enrolment rates of 96 percent in primary schools

The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 760,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide daily nutritious meals to 90,000 school children in Cabo Verde in 2023. The funding comes at a crucial moment for Cabo Verde, as it grapples with significant challenges in achieving its economic…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Competition Committee of ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) met in Praia to review the draft Directive on Consumer Protection, Manuals of Procedures and the ECOWAS Competition Information System (ECIS)

The Meeting reviewed and validated the draft ECOWAS Directive on Consumer Protection and agreed that written comments from CCC Members on the draft Manuals

The ECOWAS Consultative Committee on Competition (CCC) held its 6th meeting to review the Draft ECOWAS Directive on Consumer Protection and various instruments from the 06th to 09th March 2023, in Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde. The meeting brought together Members of the ERCA Consultative Competition Committee (CCC) and Consultants to review the draft ECOWAS…

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Binance P2P Now Enables African Users in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Mauritania & Cape Verde Transact Cryptocurrencies; Opens Merchant Applications

Users are now able to trade and post trade advertisements in LRD, SLL, GMD, MRO and CVE, or directly trade BTC, USDT, ETH, BNB and BUSD with other users using these fiat currencies at zero fees

Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced that it has added support for more African currencies including the Liberian Dollar (LRD), Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL), Gambian Dalasi (GMD), Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO) & Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE) as it expands its product offerings and bolsters its…

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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – United Nations (UN) chief Guterres

Cristina Duarte, noted that as Cabo Verde is a 10-island chain that sits off West Africa’s Atlantic coast, some 99.3 per cent of the nation’s territory is water

On the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, saying that “ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win.” “And by working as one, it’s a race we can win. Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs.…

Source: UN News |

Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says Guterres ahead of Ocean Summit

Some of these consequences can already be felt at the port hosting the Race, one of the best in all of Africa’s west coast

How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory is water? UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday arrived in Cabo Verde, the 10-island archipelago off West Africa’s Atlantic coast that is exploring innovative solutions to help answer that important question.  The answer goes back…

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Cape Verde christens national stadium after Pele

The 15,000 seater "Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde", erected in 2010 and opened in 2014 has been the home base of the "Blue Sharks" as Cape Verde's national team is referred to

Cape Verde's Prime Minister Dr Ulisses Correira e Silva has announced that the country's national stadium in Praia will be named after world football icon Pele. The 15,000 seater "Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde", erected in 2010 and opened in 2014 has been the home base of the "Blue Sharks"…