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Praia (Cape Verde)

Type: City

Name: Praia (Cape Verde)

Country: Cape Verde

Latitude: 14.93

Longitude: -23.540001

population: 111,611

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

TACV

Highlights of A Semana printed edition nº 1097

Eurico Monteiro has decided not to run for the leadership of opposition party MpD in the political force’s internal elections on June 19. In an exclusive interview in this week’s printed edition of A Semana, the MpD official justifies his about-face, ... [Published A Semana Cape Verde - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sao Vicente, Praia (Cape Verde), Cape Verde, Supplement, TACV

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

African Development Bank

Remittances Into Africa Soar to U.S. $40 Billion, Study Shows

Remittances represent a rising source of finance for the continent and hold immense potential as drivers of economic growth and development.A recent study, Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills, and Investments, conducted by the African ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: African Development Bank, Praia (Cape Verde), Transfers

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Luanda City Admitted in UCCLA

Praia The Administrative Commission of Luanda (CACL) was admitted Friday in Praia (Cape Verde) as a member of the Union of Capital Cities of Portuguese Language (UCCLA) in replacement of Luanda Province.The admission to CACL organization happened during ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Luanda (Angola), Praia (Cape Verde), Cape Verde, Belas (Portugal), Angra (Portugal)

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

UCCLA Approves Report, Accounts for 2013

Praia Members of the Union of Capital Cities of Portuguese Language (UCCLA) who are attending the 29the General Assembly running since Thursday in Praia city, Cape Verde, have approved the report and accounts for 2013.This is contained in note released ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Praia (Cape Verde), Luanda (Angola), Loures (Portugal), Mozambique, Lichinga (Mozambique)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

King Mohammed VI of Morocco

On an Atlantic isle, Morocco honours its lost Sephardim

Cape Verde, where Jews emigrated in late 19th centuryIt was an unlikely setting for a Jewish cemetery and the group, there to attend a rededication ceremony, was also out of the ordinary.Among those gathered at the event in Cape Verde, an archipelago ... [Published Jewish Chronicle - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cape Verde, Morocco, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Portugal

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

African Island's Lost Jewish Heritage

Morocco King Funds Spruce-Up of Cape Verde CemeteryPraia, Cape Verde — A Portuguese rabbi and a Moroccan diplomat stood shoulder to shoulder in a Catholic cemetery here while 200 mourners howled in grief as they buried a resident of this island off the ... [Published Forward - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cape Verde, André Azoulay, Morocco

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

KELLNER: Reclaiming a Jewish legacy in an unlikely place

ANALYSIS/OPINION The republic of Cape Verde, an archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, is perhaps best known as a burgeoning tourist spot and as the home of the late folk singer Cesaria Evora, who gained worldwide fame ... [Published Washington Times - May 10 2013]

Entities: Carol Castiel, Cape Verde, Praia (Cape Verde)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Cape Verde has irresistible island rhythm

“You’ve arrived a day late,” said Khyra, the local singer we befriended outside a bar on our first night in Cape Verde. “Yesterday was the big night here in Praia.”In the capital city of this West African island nation off the coast of Senegal, it appears ... [Published Trentonian.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Cape Verde, Cesária Évora, Praia (Cape Verde)

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

JEWISH TOMBS RESTORED THANKS TO A MUSLIM KING

The King of Morocco, a Muslim, has sponsored the restoration of Jewish graves, in a Catholic cemetery overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. This is a part of the history, flourished and never forgotten, of the Cape Verde archipelago, told to MISNA by those ... [Published Misna - May 08 2013]

Entities: Cape Verde, Praia (Cape Verde), Carol Castiel, King Mohammed VI of Morocco

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

A captivating island rhythm

"You've arrived a day late," said Khyra, the local singer we befriended outside a bar on our first night in Cape Verde. "Yesterday was the big night here in Praia."In the capital city of this West African island nation off the coast of Senegal, it appears ... [Published stuff.co.nz - May 07 2013]

Entities: Cape Verde, Praia (Cape Verde), Sao Filipe (Cape Verde), Pombas (Cape Verde), Mindelo (Cape Verde)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Descendants honour the Jews of Cape...

The gathering in Praia, the capital of the west African archipelago, is more than just an emotional introduction among newly discovered family and friends. For its organisers, it is a potent symbol of religious tolerance.Dozens travelled last week from ... [Published XinMsn - May 07 2013]

Entities: Praia (Cape Verde), Cape Verde, Carol Castiel, Mindelo (Cape Verde), King Mohammed VI of Morocco

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Highlights of A Semana printed edition nº 1095

Judiciary Police are investigating suspicions of corruption in an international public tender launched by the Maritime and Port Institute (IMP) in 2009 for the rehabilitation and signaling of Cape Verde’s lighthouses and matritime marker buoys. The investigation ... [Published A Semana Cape Verde - May 06 2013]

Entities: Praia (Cape Verde), Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde), Sao Vicente, Cape Verde

Quotes

"I want to know where I come from, who I am, to know where I'm going. Without my past I have no identity, and I run the risk of losing myself" says John Wahnon, who has come from Washington DC

Descendants honour the Jews of Cape Verde's past [Published GlobalPost - May 13 2013]

"I never wrote about this, but I always wanted to, so that people can know that the Jews were in one way or another persecuted" Benros said

Cape Verdeans in New England recall life at home [Published Boston Herald - May 12 2013]

A couple of days later, in the middle of humming "Cor Di Rosa," my husband suddenly exclaimed: "I finally get the lyrics: Nos distino e Djarfogu/ du ka ta trocal/ ku nada des mundo: Our life on Fogo Island, we wouldn't change for anything in the world." There was something so satisfying about finally understanding the emotional weight of a song you've loved for years without understanding its lyrics...

A captivating island rhythm [Published stuff.co.nz - May 07 2013]

More Content

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Highlights of A Semana printed edition nº 1097 [Published A Semana Cape Verde - May 21 2013]
Remittances Into Africa Soar to U.S. $40 Billio... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]
Luanda City Admitted in UCCLA [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
UCCLA Approves Report, Accounts for 2013 [Published AllAfrica.com - May 18 2013]
Moroccan king restoring Jewish sites [Published Intermountain Jewish News - May 18 2013]
On an Atlantic isle, Morocco honours its lost S... [Published Jewish Chronicle - May 17 2013]
TAP announces new flights to Tangiers and Boavista [Published Air Transport News - May 15 2013]
African Island's Lost Jewish Heritage [Published Forward - May 14 2013]
Descendants honour the Jews of Cape Verde's past [Published GlobalPost - May 13 2013]
Cape Verdeans in New England recall life at home [Published Boston Herald - May 12 2013]
KELLNER: Reclaiming a Jewish legacy in an unlik... [Published Washington Times - May 10 2013]
Cape Verde has irresistible island rhythm [Published Trentonian.com - May 09 2013]
JEWISH TOMBS RESTORED THANKS TO A MUSLIM KING [Published Misna - May 08 2013]
A captivating island rhythm [Published stuff.co.nz - May 07 2013]
Descendants honour the Jews of Cape... [Published XinMsn - May 07 2013]
Descendants honour the Jews of Cape Verde's past [Published Daily Nation - May 07 2013]
Highlights of A Semana printed edition nº 1095 [Published A Semana Cape Verde - May 06 2013]
Ghana Unveils National Integrated Programme [Published Peace FM - May 05 2013]
Muslim Monarch Restores Jewish Ancient Cemetry ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 04 2013]
US upgrades bunker buster to thwart Israel stri... [Published St. Louis Jewish Light - May 04 2013]
Jewish burial site restored off African coast [Published Jerusalem Post - May 03 2013]
Moroccan Jews Plan Return to Cape Verde for Cem... [Published Forward - Apr 28 2013]
Highlights of A Semana printed edition nº 1094 [Published A Semana Cape Verde - Apr 27 2013]
Chinese envoy praises Cape Verde ties [Published Daily Nation - Apr 25 2013]
Ponant Releases 2013/2014 Winter Brochure [Published JAXFAX Travel Marketing Magazine - Apr 25 2013]
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV C... [Published SocioLingo Africa - Apr 24 2013]
Nonprofit project aims to help the descendants ... [Published Herald News - Apr 22 2013]
Cabo Verde Film Festival Announces Partnership ... [Published EURweb - Apr 21 2013]
Chinese Dragon in Cape Verde [Published Asia Sentinel - Apr 19 2013]
A message to the world [Published Prospero - The Economist - Apr 18 2013]

Blogs

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV C... [Published SocioLingo Africa - Apr 24 2013] PRAIA, Cape Verde, April 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 8, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ...
A message to the world [Published Prospero - The Economist - Apr 18 2013] SLOW rhythms, mournful melodies and melancholic voices. The world knows about the music from Cape Verde mainly through the late Cesária Evora , who popularised the songs from her native island of São Vicente. These brooding mornas marry Portuguese ...
Africa Cup of Nations Preview: Cape Verde’s Blu... [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - Jan 19 2013] *By Amílcar Tavares Almost one fifth of Cape Verde’s population would fit in the stands of The Calabash, the 95,000-capacity stadium where the Blue Sharks will today play their first ever Africa Cup of Nations match. Being recognised as one of the ...