Cape Verde: 'Small country', model and its challenges
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José Maria Neves, on October 17, 2021, at his campaign headquarters, promises to be a president "who unites and protects".
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By: Charlotte Idrac Follow
He is the new head of state of Cape Verde: José Maria Neves was elected on October 17, 2021 with 51.7% of the vote.
He will be sworn in on November 9, 2021. Once again, the Portuguese-speaking archipelago of 560,000 inhabitants, off the coast of Senegal, organized a peaceful ballot.
A country that is seen as a democratic model on the continent, but which also has to face up to economic, social and environmental fragilities.
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“Cape Verde: 'Small country', model and its challenges”, a Large report by Charlotte Idrac.
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