Cape Verde Literature Festival honors 4 Lusophone writers

The seventh edition of the ‘Literatura-Mundo do Sal’ festival begins Thursday on the Cape Verdean island, honoring four Lusophone writers with a program dedicated to the 50th anniversaries of independence for Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, and São Tomé …

Agostinho Neto among Portuguese-speaking writers honored at Literature Festival in Cape Verde

"This year, in which we celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence" of Portuguese-speaking African countries – with the exception of Guinea-Bissau, which is already celebrating its 52nd –, the festival will pay tribute to writers Agostinho …

Cape Verdean President begins visits to Portugal and Spain on Thursday.

José Maria Neves will be in Portugal on Thursday for a working agenda in Loulé, Algarve, where Cape Verde is the featured country at the MED Festival. During his stay, the Head of State will visit the town hall, the ruins of Cerro da Vila — Roman Museum, …

Cape Verde: Unlocking inclusive growth through increased resilience and equal opportunities

Cabo Verde: The role of Catholic Social Teaching in development and Social Justice

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Santiago in Cabo Verde recently organised a conference in the city of Praia on the role of the Catholic Church in promoting peace, justice, and sustainable, balanced development in Cabo Verde. Radio Nova …

Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?

Africa’s hospitality sector is booming — but is development keeping up with demand? That was the key question tackled by a panel of industry leaders at the Future Hospitality Summit Africa 2025, held from 17 to 19 June at The Westin Cape Town. Moderated by …

NLÉ transforms historic Zaria Court into a dynamic community hub – the first of its kind in Rwanda

Zaria Court, the adaptive reuse of a modernist building in Kigali, Rwanda, has just been unveiled, to a design by NLÉ, the studio founded by Kunlé Adeyemi (also behind the Floating Music Hub in Cape Verde) and now co-led by him and design partner Berend …

Angola Becomes Shareholder in AFC

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), Africa's leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Angola has become its latest sovereign shareholder. This strategic equity investment further strengthens …

‘Alamo charged me £2,000 for damage to hire car I’m sure I didn’t cause’

✉ I rented a car through Alamo from Manchester airport in May. I didn’t buy the excess insurance because I have my own, and Alamo charged me a £2,000 deposit. The car category I’d paid for wasn’t available and it offered me an alternative, a Mercedes …

Portuguese Celebrates Digitization of “Most-Spoken Language in Southern Hemisphere”

The theme for this year’s celebration of World Portuguese Language Day was “the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language and cultural diversity of CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) member states: from traditional experiences …