Cape Verde Newspapers and Magazines Overview
Cape Verde’s newspapers and magazines landscape reflects the nation’s vibrant democratic culture and growing demand for diverse information. Print media remains influential, with daily and weekly newspapers providing trusted updates on politics, society, and culture. However, digital transformation has rapidly expanded access to news portals and online magazines, allowing Cape Verdeans and the diaspora to stay connected in real time. Publications are available in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole, ensuring accessibility for a broad readership. From national dailies covering governance and economy to lifestyle magazines highlighting culture, music, and tourism, Cape Verde’s media ecosystem plays a key role in shaping public opinion, promoting transparency, and supporting cultural identity.
National Newspapers And Magazines Top Cape Verde Publications
- Inforpress Inforpress is Cape Verde’s official news agency and the backbone of national reporting a go-to for government releases, island-by-island bulletins and dispatches for the diaspora. Because it operates like a wire service, many local outlets republish its reporting and it’s especially useful when you need timely, authoritative statements (presidential, ministerial, civil protection, election updates). The site offers bilingual snippets (Portuguese and occasional English summaries), press photos and a searchable archive excellent for journalists, researchers and anyone tracking official developments across the archipelago. Expect concise, factual copy focused on governance, public services and national emergencies. inforpress.cv
- A Semana is one of Cape Verde’s longest-running weeklies (with a strong online presence) and combines investigative pieces, human interest, cultural features and lively opinion columns. The site’s layout lets you skim politics, society, sports and culture quickly while digging deeper into longer reports. A Semana is known for local reporting with personality pieces that explain the “why” behind government moves and profile local changemakers, artists and entrepreneurs. It’s a great place to read readable longform contextual pieces about Cape Verdean life, plus timely headlines and island-level coverage that helps you understand how national policy plays out on the ground. asemana.cv
- Expresso das Ilhas is a respected independent newspaper that mixes investigative journalism with tight, practical coverage of politics, economy and social affairs. The editorial voice tends to be analytical: expect deep reads about public finance, tourism strategy, maritime and transport issues that matter to island economies. Their site organizes reporting by topic (economy, society, islands) so you can follow recurring stories e.g., budget debates, infrastructure projects, or environment/tourism tensions that shape each island. If you want considered commentary backed by interviews and data, Expresso das Ilhas is one of the most consistent local sources. expressodasilhas.cv
- A Nação styles itself as an independent national daily with broad coverage politics, culture, and social debates sit alongside straightforward local reporting. Its pages often include features that light up local traditions, profiles of island creatives and explainer pieces that help newcomers decode public policy and civic debates. The site’s structure is user-friendly for scanning headlines by region or topic, and it keeps a lively presence on social media where many diaspora readers first see stories. For readers who want a mix of community-minded stories plus national-level reporting, A Nação is a dependable option. anacao.cv
- Terra Nova Terra Nova is a long-standing Mindelo-based outlet known for community reporting and cultural coverage. It blends local island news with pieces on religion, education and cultural heritage; you’ll find features on festivals, local artists and the small-business ecosystem of São Vicente. Terra Nova often covers issues that larger outlets miss small municipal politics, school initiatives, and grassroots cultural programmes making it valuable for anyone researching island life or looking for regionally specific depth. The tone is close to the community and often highlights stories of social resilience and local entrepreneurship. Terra Nova
- Brava News is a vibrant regional portal for Brava island with human stories, municipal updates, and culture-forward reporting. It routinely publishes community features, local sports, and profiles that celebrate the island’s heritage, while also reporting the occasional national story that touches Brava. The site is particularly useful for following grassroots initiatives, small scale civil society projects, and the island’s social calendar perfect for readers who want village-level color combined with reliable local news. Bravanews
- OPAÍS CV presents itself as “more than a newspaper” a national site with a mix of breaking news, politics, lifestyle, culture and investigative reports. The platform is designed to be broad: you’ll find quick headlines, longer features, and a variety of columnists. OPAÍS is useful for readers who prefer a magazine-style mix on a newspaper framework quick reads alongside in-depth pieces and it often highlights cultural events and social debates that resonate beyond the capital. opais.cv
- SAPO [Cape Verde coverage] is a Portuguese-language news portal that operates region tags and country pages; its Cape Verde section aggregates stories from local agencies (including Lusa and Inforpress) and Portuguese media, plus original items. It’s especially handy if you want aggregated coverage a one-stop page where national and Lusophone international stories on Cape Verde appear together (policy developments, tourism, diaspora news). For quick roundups and cross-border perspective especially Portugal-Cabo Verde angles SAPO’s Cabo Verde tag is practical and fast. SAPO24 Notícias
- RTC [Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana] is the public broadcaster (radio + television) with a robust online presence live radio streams, news bulletins, and TV programming schedules. For official statements, televised interviews and live coverage of national events (parliament sessions, presidential addresses, emergency bulletins), RTC is indispensable. The site also hosts recorded TV news and documentaries in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole, making it an essential resource if you want primary audiovisual materials or want to watch how stories are presented on state television. My Application
- Record Cabo Verde is the local version of the Record brand (Brazil/Portugal), offering TV and news content targeted at Cape Verdean audiences. It blends entertainment-driven pieces with headline news and sports programming. Because it’s part of a larger media group, Record CV can be good for multimedia coverage, studio talk shows and televised panels that contextualize big political or societal stories for a broader audience. Expect more audiovisual content than deep investigative text. recordcaboverde.com
- Notícias do Norte
Notícias do Norte is a northern-islands portal with strong coverage of São Vicente, Santo Antão and nearby islands. It’s highly regional: local politics, social impact stories, municipal updates and disaster response reporting (important for islands prone to weather events). If you need local angles on national stories e.g., how a new transport policy affects ferry routes or how a storm hit a particular community Notícias do Norte will have the ground-level reporting. noticiasdonorte.publ.cv - Balai is an aggregator and original-content platform that focuses on Cape Verde and the diaspora, offering a digestible mix of news, culture and lifestyle. The site curates local stories and features interviews and multimedia pieces; it’s particularly useful for diaspora readers who want a single hub pulling stories from small island outlets and community contributors. Balai also runs themed interviews and multimedia storytelling that shape a cultural snapshot of modern Cape Verdean life. balai.cv
- Mindel Insite is a São Vicente–focused online news project with investigative ambitions municipal reporting, cultural coverage and social commentary. It tends to prioritize in-depth local investigation and opinion pieces rooted in island realities, which makes it an excellent source for researchers or readers who want island-level nuance (especially for Mindelo/São Vicente). The site often highlights civic initiatives and local voices that larger national outlets miss. Mindel Insite
- Santiago Magazine is a generalist daily that combines national news with culture, analysis and longer features. Its editorial tilt leans toward investigative storytelling and explanatory journalism, so it’s a handy read when you want context about national policy or social trends (housing, urban planning, creative industries). The magazine takes a slightly more magaziney approach than a straight newswire more features, more interviews, and curated cultural content. santiagomagazine.cv
- Notícias ao Minuto Cabo Verde tag is a Portuguese aggregator/portal that keeps a dedicated Cape Verde tag it frequently republishes Lusa and agency items and gives quick, timely coverage of major events affecting the islands (natural disasters, government moves, diplomacy). For fast headlines in Portuguese and a feed that mixes agency copy with contextual pieces, the Cabo Verde tag is a pragmatic shortcut to ongoing national news. Notícias ao Minuto
- AllAfrica Cape Verde page
AllAfrica aggregates reports from Cape Verdean outlets and regional press, delivering an English-friendly window on important stories. It’s especially useful for international readers who want Cape Verde items framed for a continental/global audience (development, diplomacy, economic data). Because AllAfrica pulls from many publishers, it’s helpful if you want a cross-section of perspectives or to discover stories that local sites published in Portuguese. - Lusa Cabo Verde section [Portuguese agency] is Portugal’s main news agency and regularly covers Cape Verdean affairs (politics, bilateral relations, diaspora issues). Because Lusa pieces republish widely across Lusophone media, reading Lusa gives you authoritative, agency-style dispatches (often sourced from agencies or local partners) and is useful for tracing how Cape Verde news travels to Portugal and the Lusophone world. lusa.pt
- Jornal Horizonte is a historic Cape Verdean title (with island roots) that publishes regional news, features and cultural pieces. While editions have varied over the years, the site represents a continuing local press tradition and often contains archival items, community stories and coverage of municipal affairs. It’s a solid resource when you need historical perspective or local reporting with continuity. jhorizonte.com. Wikipedia
- Boletim Oficial Imprensa Nacional [BOE] Boletim Oficial (the official gazette) is where laws, decrees, public notices and legal acts are published indispensable for lawyers, policy wonks and anyone who needs to verify legislation, official appointments, or administrative acts. It isn’t a news site in the narrative sense, but it is the primary legal record: when a law or regulation is “published,” BOE is the source that gives it legal effect. Bookmark this for official texts and legal timelines. boe.incv.cv+1
- DTudo1Pouco is a high-traffic general news portal that mixes national coverage with lifestyle, culture and sports a “one site for everything” approach aimed at broad domestic readership. It’s especially lively on social and entertainment stories, along with timely political reporting and sports. If you want an accessible portal that mirrors popular conversation and day-to-day headlines, DTudo1Pouco is a handy place to browse. dtudo1pouco.cv
Regional And Local Newspapers Cape Verde City and Regional Coverage
- Voz do Arquipélago is a fast-moving island-focused news portal that mixes municipal reporting, human-interest features and short civic updates from across the archipelago. It’s especially valuable for municipal decrees, local council decisions, and hyper-local events the kind of outlet that picks up a town-hall story or market notice before national sites do. If you want granular reporting on municipal policies, festivals, port notices and small-community reactions (Brava, Boa Vista, Sal, etc.), Voz do Arquipélago is a dependable first-stop. (vozdoarchipelago.cv)
- Rádio Morabeza is a leading regional broadcaster with a strong online presence covering Santiago (Praia) and other islands. Its website publishes local news, radio programme highlights, interviews and rapid updates from municipal authorities. For city-level emergencies, local elections, and in-depth audio reports from Praia and neighbouring municipalities, Morabeza’s digital news stream is invaluable it often posts first-hand audio and eyewitness reporting that national outlets later amplify. (radiomorabeza.cv)
- Boa Vista Official is the island’s main tourism-and-local-info portal that doubles as a regional news source for Sal Rei and Boa Vista municipality. It blends visitor guides with community news municipal announcements, cultural festivities, local business spotlights and civic updates on infrastructure and ports. If you want a mix of tourism-facing content plus practical news (e.g., port schedules, municipal regulations, local environment projects), this site captures how local life and tourism intersect on Boa Vista. (boavistaofficial.com)
- Ilha do Sal IlhaDoSalOfficial carries practical local bulletins and community notices alongside travel content for Santa Maria and Espargos. For local readers it publishes municipal actions, event calendars and occasional press-style updates from the city council. It’s particularly useful for staying current on Santa Maria-facing municipal projects, local transport notices and tourism-driven municipal decisions affecting daily life on Sal. (ilhadosalofficial.com)
- Maio Cape Verde [Ilha do Maio] is a long-running island-dedicated site that mixes news, development updates and local history for Porto Inglês and surrounding communities. It’s run with a local-first perspective and is strong on infrastructure news (ports, ferries), environment and island-specific socio-economic pieces items that national outlets may only summarize. For granular coverage of Maio’s municipal projects, investors’ news and community stories, this site is a top local reference. (Maio Cape Verde)
- Turimagazine [regional tourism + local coverage] focuses on tourism stories but regularly publishes regional news and island reports that are highly relevant to local economies (Sal, Boa Vista, Fogo and others). The site is useful for municipality-level project coverage airport/port updates, hotel and infrastructure news and provides context for how local government decisions affect tourism and residents alike. Good for municipal-eco angles and local business spotlights. (turimagazine.com)
- Rádio Ribeira Brava FM serves São Nicolau’s municipal community with local reporting, announcements and program transcripts. Their online presence carries municipal bulletins, event news and community statements that matter in the day-to-day life of smaller towns exactly the hyper-local coverage print papers often miss. For anyone tracking Ribeira Brava municipal decisions or community projects, this radio site posts quick, practical updates. (ribeirabravafm.com)
- Rádio Atlântico is a well-known local station with an online news/blog component covering islands such as São Vicente and others. It mixes music programming with community news, local sports coverage and civic reporting. The site is frequently used by residents to keep track of municipal bulletins, emergency notices and cultural schedules in their area. (radioatlantico.net)
- Radio TV Sal One is a combined radio/TV station whose web listings and streams function as a de facto local news portal for Santa Maria and Sal island. Locals rely on it for immediate weather/sea updates, municipal announcements and festival coverage in short, the kinds of community alerts and event reports you won’t always find in national feeds. The online streams and playlists make it easy to follow live community reporting. (OnlineRadioBox.com, radio.menu)
- Cidade FM / Rádio Cidade [Praia] is a major urban radio in Praia with a rich web presence (news, podcasts, videos). Its site publishes local-city reporting municipal debates, cultural events, interviews with city leaders and traffic or community notices making it an essential local-news hub for Praia residents. Cidade’s coverage mixes daily urban life with political and social beats relevant to city governance. (cidadefm.cv, Cidade FM)
- Praia FM (local radio + news pages) is another important Praia-based broadcaster whose online items include debates, public-service stories and municipal-related reporting. For residents wanting detailed local stories public services, culture, radio-panel debates with civic leaders Praia FM’s online pages offer on-the-ground perspective and audio content complementing written municipal notices. (My Application)
- Câmara Municipal da Boa Vista [municipal news / Sal Rei updates] The Boa Vista municipal pages (and official social accounts) regularly post local decrees, festival schedules and public works notices for Sal Rei and the island’s communities. When you need municipal-level facts market regulations, public-service changes, or festival timetables the Câmara’s channels are the primary record and are often cited by regional portals. (Páginas Amarelas de Cabo Verde, vozdoarchipelago.cv)
- Câmara Municipal da Praia [official municipal news & actions] Praia’s municipal pages and linked RTC/Rádio articles publish frequent municipal updates policy announcements, urban projects, festivals and social programmes. For anyone tracking city-level governance (budget allocations, emergency measures, civic campaigns), Praia’s municipal and municipal-news coverage offers immediate and official information. (My Application, inforpress.cv)
- Câmara Municipal de São Vicente [CMSV] The São Vicente municipal site contains official news items, council bulletins and local-service notices for Mindelo and the island. It’s where municipal decisions, urban planning bulletins and event announcements are posted a go-to for local readers who want source-level news about São Vicente’s governance and community programs. (cmsv.cv)
- Câmara Municipal de Santa Catarina [Assomada] local updates and coverage routinely publish municipal plans, festival news and municipal service updates. Local residents rely on these municipal announcements for community projects, town planning and cultural events in the interior of Santiago precisely the type of coverage fewer national outlets carry in depth. (My Application, Balai)
- Câmara Municipal dos Mosteiros [Fogo] CMMOST The Mosteiros municipal website offers official notices, project descriptions and community news focused on agriculture, heritage and local development in Fogo. It’s ideal for following municipal campaigns, environmental projects and festival programming relevant to Mosteiros and surrounding parishes. For local decision-making and small-town governance, the CMMost portal is direct-source material. (cmmost.cv, My Application)
- RCSM Rádio Comunitária de Santa Maria [Sal] RCSM is Santa Maria’s community radio with a dedicated website and streaming presence. The station’s site posts local bulletins, event listings and community programming that reflect the daily life of Sal’s main tourist town. For municipal notices, local market news, and community campaigns in Santa Maria, RCSM provides fast, community-rooted reporting. (rcsm.cv, Balai)
- Câmara Municipal do Sal (official municipal updates) The Sal municipal channels, and their coverage in regional press, provide regular municipal announcements for Santa Maria and Espargos from roadworks and public services to festival programming and municipal budgets. These channels are authoritative for island-level civic news and urban management. (expressodasilhas.cv, My Application)
- Kriola [radio listings & local programming] is a Creole-language radio station played across different islands; its online listings and programme pages capture local music, community debates and island-level cultural programming. Kriola’s online presence is helpful when you’re tracking cultural festivals, diaspora-return events or local music scenes that double as news beats for island communities. (myTuner Radio)
Economic And Business Press Finance, Markets and Industry
- Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (BVC) The Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde is the country’s stock-market operator and the central hub for corporate disclosures, listings and market initiatives essential reading if you want company filings, market instruments, bond issuances and events tied to investor literacy (they also run a financial journalism prize). For anyone tracking corporate finance, debt instruments or the development of capital markets in Cape Verde, BVC’s site is the primary, official reference for market structure, upcoming offerings and investor-oriented education. (bvc.cv)
- Banco de Cabo Verde [BCV] Central Bank The Banco de Cabo Verde publishes monetary policy statements, financial-stability reports, banking sector statistics and the annual “State of the Economy” documents that drive macro and banking coverage. Journalists and analysts rely on BCV for authoritative data on exchange-rate arrangements, interest-rate decisions, reserve statistics and regulatory circulars that affect banks and corporate borrowers. If you follow credit conditions, liquidity or currency policy in Cape Verde, BCV is the go-to primary source. (bcv.cv)
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística INE [Statistics] INE publishes the hard numbers GDP releases, employment, trade, price indices and business registers. For reliable time-series and official macro snapshots (growth by sector, tourism arrivals, labour market stats), INE’s datasets and press releases are indispensable. Business reporters use INE releases to test claims, build charts and contextualize company or policy stories with official statistics. (ine.cv)
- Cabo Verde TradeInvest [CV TradeInvest] The country’s investment-promotion agency curates investor guides, approved project pipelines, sector briefs and regulatory guidance for foreign and domestic investors. Trade Invest is the practical first-stop for “how to invest in Cape Verde” copy, details on incentives, and announcements about major public–private projects useful both to reporters covering new deals and to companies evaluating entry. (cvtradeinvest.cv)
- Pró Empresa [ProEmpresa] entrepreneurship & SME support Pró Empresa runs incubation, SME support and financing programmes; its news pages report grants, calls for applications, entrepreneurial competitions and policy measures aimed at small business growth. For beat reporters covering startups, youth entrepreneurship, SME finance and capacity-building in Cape Verde, ProEmpresa’s updates and programme pages provide practical, local-level signals of sector development and available support schemes. (Pro Empresa, Pro Empresa)
- Cabo Verde Investment Forum [event platform] The Investment Forum site aggregates high-level announcements, project pipelines and investor round-ups from the annual forum and related bilateral investor events. It’s useful when researching deals, PPPs and the government’s investment pitch to foreign partners and good for tracking which sectors (energy, ports, tourism, ICT) are actively being marketed to capital. (caboverdeinvestmentforum.cv)
- Ministério das Finanças [Ministry of Finance] news & releases The Ministry posts budgetary papers, official communiqués, tax measures, procurement notices and public-enterprise updates. If you’re covering fiscal policy, the national budget, or legislation that affects taxation and public investment, the Ministry’s press pages and official documents are primary-source material for accurate, on-the-record reporting. (mf.gov.cv)
- African Development Bank Cabo Verde coverage & country-focus reports The AfDB’s country pages, project announcements and country-focus reports provide finance-sector project details (loans, technical assistance), infrastructure programmes and sector diagnostics valuable for stories on donor-backed ports, energy and digital-economy projects that shape private-sector opportunities. The AfDB also circulates regional analysis with direct impact on investment flows. (afdb.africa-newsroom.com, Facebook)
- World Bank Cabo Verde economic updates & reports The World Bank publishes the widely cited “Cabo Verde Economic Update,” country diagnostics and project summaries: high-quality macro and policy analysis that local business press often uses to frame debates about fiscal sustainability, tourism resilience and structural reforms. Their research pages are essential when you need comparative or technical economic context. (World Bank)
- International Monetary Fund [IMF] Cabo Verde news & reports The IMF posts program updates, Article IV/ECF review statements and staff reports covering fiscal consolidation, debt strategies and macro projections documents that often move markets and inform coverage of sovereign borrowing, rating outlooks and macro policy choices. For deeper analysis of debt sustainability and IMF-supported programmes, this is the authoritative source. (IMF)
- International Finance Corporation [IFC] Cape Verde projects & private-sector diagnostics IFC publishes private-sector diagnostics and project stories about SME financing, fintech pilots and investment facilitation highly relevant for reporting on access to finance, venture financing, and investor readiness programs. IFC diagnostics and case studies are useful when writing about investor constraints and opportunities at the firm level. (IFC)
- UNCTAD trade & export analyses for Cape Verde UNCTAD produces practical studies on export diversification, trade integration and SME readiness that are regularly cited by policymakers and business media especially around export strategy, logistics and blue-economy opportunities. Its sector reports help reporters quantify trade bottlenecks and possible policy reforms. (UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD))
- Africa Business+ country briefings and market insight Platforms like Africa Business+ aggregate trade and investment stories, analysis and market entry guidance for Cape Verde helpful for quick market scans, deal trackers and identifying priority sectors (ICT, tourism, fisheries) being promoted to investors. (africabusinessplus.com, AfricaBusiness.com)
- Global Finance Cape Verde country financial profile Global Finance supplies concise sovereign and macro snapshots, ratings context and finance-sector metrics that are useful for investor-facing briefs and quick comparisons with peer countries (GDP, sovereign rating notes, banking highlights). Use it for investor-oriented fact boxes and benchmarking. (Global Finance Magazine)
- U.S. Embassy Business & Commercial Guides for Cabo Verde [country-commercial guide] The U.S. Embassy’s business pages and country-commercial guides summarise market entry, regulatory risks and sectoral opportunities a practical, investor-oriented read that international companies often consult before investing or forming partnerships in Cabo Verde. (cv.usembassy.gov, Trade.gov)
- PEDS / National Strategic Development documents [economy pillar] The national PEDS (Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento Sustentável) and related economic pillar documents provide the government’s long-term sectoral strategy, priority projects and public-investment envelopes essential when mapping policy direction for industry, energy, fisheries and tourism. Journalists and analysts use these to check whether announced investments match planning documents. (peds.gov.cv)
- Câmara de Comércio do Barlavento [Chamber of Commerce Barlavento] Regional chambers like Câmara do Barlavento publish sector news, trade facilitation notices and business-mission announcements that matter to exporters and local firms. Chambers often host trade delegations, training and matchmaking events practical signals of which sectors and islands are being prioritised for investment support. (camara.cv)
- Câmara de Comércio de Sotavento [CCS] private-sector voice and news The Sotavento chamber (CCS) represents large numbers of member firms and posts news about trade, regulatory consultations and business missions. For local business developments, chamber communiqués are frequently the fastest source of how firms are reacting to policy changes or new incentives. (ccs.org.cv)
- Associação Business Angels de Cabo Verde [ABAC] ABAC promotes angel investment, publishes calls for pitches, and curates networks of early-stage investors and startups. If you’re covering venture and early-stage finance, ABAC’s news and event pages are the best place to find deal announcements, accelerator partnerships and ecosystem data on seed-stage financing. (abac.cv)
- Turismo / Industry data & sector pages turismo.cv [tourism industry reporting and statistics] Although primarily a tourism portal, Turismo.cv hosts statistics, regulatory notices and industry bulletins that are indispensable for business stories about the archipelago’s largest sector. Reports here help quantify arrivals, hotel capacity, and tourism-related public-investment plans all vital when analysing recovery, employment and sector-linked supply-chain opportunities. (turismo.cv, visit-caboverde.com)
Sports News And Magazines National Sport Coverage
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Futebol [FCF] The FCF is the country’s football governing body: it runs the national team programs (men’s, women’s and youth), organises the Campeonato Nacional and Taça de Cabo Verde, and publishes timely match schedules, refereeing communiqués and development programmes. Its site is the authoritative first-stop for transfers, fixture changes, and federation press releases indispensable for anyone following Cape Verdean football from grassroots to national team fixtures. (Federação Cabo-verdiana de Futebol)
- Comité Olímpico Cabo-verdiano [COC] The Cape Verde Olympic Committee coordinates Olympic and multisport participation, athlete scholarship programmes and international accreditation for games. Their site and notices highlight national selections for events such as the CPLP Games, African championships and Olympic qualifying pathways, plus institutional announcements about athlete support and solidarity scholarships. For national sports policy and multi-discipline delegation news this is the go-to. (COC)
- Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol [FCBB] Facebook page Basketball in Cabo Verde is tightly organized around the FCBB; although much of its output appears on the federation’s social channels, those pages publish fixtures, national team rosters, training camp updates and development news. For Afrobasket qualifiers, youth tournaments and federation communiqués, the FCBB social feed is where insiders and coaches tend to look first. (Wikipedia)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Ciclismo [FCC] Cycling’s national body organises road and mountain events, registers national calendars with UCI where applicable and runs training/technical courses. The FCC site lists national race announcements, championship results and federation communiqués useful for anyone tracking Cape Verde’s growing cycling scene or planning participation in national tours and island-stage races. (Federação Cabo Verdiana de Ciclismo)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Ginástica federation notices & Balai coverage Gymnastics (including rhythmic and artistic) has a growing profile in Cabo Verde: the federation’s announcements cover national champs, coach education and international representation. Coverage of elections, new presidents and selection news appears in national press and federation channels great for following emerging gymnasts on the world stage. (inforpress.cv)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Boxe [FCB] Boxing’s national federation organises tournaments, selects international squads and runs the high-performance pipeline for amateurs turning pro. Their social channels and federation releases move fast around galas, international invitations and Olympic-qualifying windows must-follow for fight cards and national team news. (criolosports.com)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez [FCX] Chess in Cape Verde is formally organised and active: the FCX posts national championship dates, junior training camps, and international calendar entries like the African Junior Championships. Their site is also the venue for federation notices and announcements about continental events hosted in Cabo Verde useful to follow the country’s growing chess footprint. (fcvx.org)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Ténis [FCT] federation reports and Expresso das Ilhas coverage Tennis and evolving beach-tennis projects get coordinated by the national federation; items include plans to spread tennis to more islands, beach-tennis pilot programmes, and coaching initiatives. For tournament dates on Sal, Mindelo and Praia, federation & media posts are the place to go. (expressodasilhas.cv)
- Federação Cabo-verdiana de Surf [FCS] Facebook/Instagram & news reports Surfing is a fast-growing national sport (Sal, Boa Vista and São Vicente are hotspots). The FCS organises national opens, publishes athlete selections for ISA events and posts entries about Cape Verde’s maiden visits to World Surfing Games. Municipal and federation announcements are where surf team lineups and event dates appear first. (Facebook)
- Cabo Verde Trail Series [Trail running events & calendar] The Trail Series is a coordinated national circuit (Fogo Vulcan Trail, Trail d’Santiago, Santo Antão events etc.) putting Cape Verde on the map for adventure running. Their site lists stage calendars, registration info and event logistics ideal for foreign and local runners eyeing island trails, ultra options and eco-sports tourism. (caboverdetrailseries.com)
- Sporting Clube da Praia [official site] One of the nation’s most decorated football clubs, Sporting Praia’s official site and channels provide club news, transfer notes, youth academy developments and match reports. Club pages are essential for derby build-ups, local cup runs and profiles on players who often move to European leagues. (scp.cv)
- Boavista Futebol Clube [Praia] club pages & social channels The Praia-based Boavista side shares news via social media and regional press: matchday lineups, cup runs and club statements appear quickly on Facebook and club-profile pages. For domestic title races and squad announcements, club channels are the fastest local source. (Wikipedia)
- Grupo Desportivo Palmeira [GD Palmeira] club pages / profiles Based on Sal, GD Palmeira’s club news and local media coverage focus on island league success, cup matches and the club’s role in Sal’s football scene. Their social presence shows regional fixtures and profiles of players who sometimes appear in national competitions. (Wikipedia)
- Futebol Clube de Ultramarina [Ultramarina, São Nicolau] Ultramarina’s club profile, fixtures and regional results are commonly published in local press and club pages; follow them for São Nicolau league outcomes and for news when regional champions enter the national finals. (Wikipedia)
- Instituto do Desporto e da Juventude [IDJ] governmental sports news and programmes The IDJ runs national sports policy, youth programmes, infrastructure projects and often publishes official communiqués on national delegations, sports infrastructure projects and capacity-building actions. For governmental planning, facility funding, and national programme rollouts (e.g., new delegations on the islands), IDJ releases are the official record. (idj.cv)
- Viveiro Golf & Country Club [Sal] course & news Cabo Verde’s first full green 18-hole course on Sal organises tournament news (Independence Cup, opens) and posts about development phases, local golf events and tourism-sport packages. For golf fans and event planners, Viveiro’s site is the primary source for local competitive golf updates. (viveiro.golf)
- Associação Cabo-verdiana de Ténis de Mesa [table-tennis association & RTC reporting] While still developing at the national federation level, table-tennis has an organizing association that publishes plans for national championships, trainer formation and school projects. Media reports and RTC stories often carry the latest steps toward a formal national competition calendar. (My Application)
International News Portals in Cape Verde
- Associated Press [AP] provides wire reporting with immediate dispatches on major incidents and short explainer pieces that are easy to republish. Their Cape Verde items tend to focus on the facts casualty figures, official statements, election results and major policy moves and are optimized for fast newsroom use (clear ledes, verified sources). AP’s international reach means their copy frequently appears on U.S. and international aggregator sites; if you need crisp, republishable text and clear datelines, AP is a practical choice.
- BBC News supplies both quick briefs and longer features on Cape Verde for an international audience, including travel pieces, diaspora stories and coverage of major national events. Their features often pair reporting with multimedia photo essays and short video explainers that help international readers understand the islands’ culture, tourism economy and political life. For English-language readers wanting context and storytelling, the BBC’s mix of analysis and human-interest reporting is a go-to.
- Al Jazeera English Cape Verde page combines on-the-ground long-reads, photo essays and multimedia features focused on social, cultural and political facets of Cape Verde from environment and music to migration and disasters. Their reporting often digs into structural causes (climate vulnerability, tourism economics, migration routes) and includes documentary-style video packages and photo galleries that give a strong sense of place. For a narrative approach that situates Cape Verde within global themes climate, migration, cultural diplomacy Al Jazeera provides both depth and compelling visuals. (Al Jazeera)
- France 24 Cape Verde tag offers timely video packages, TV segments and short articles that highlight political developments, culture, and breaking events in Cape Verde. Their “Eye on Africa” and Europe-Lusophone coverage often features interviews with policymakers and cultural figures, making it a valuable audiovisual source for international angles on domestic news especially for Portuguese-speaking audiences and Francophone Europe. Their video-first approach makes complex local stories digestible for global viewers. (France 24)
- Deutsche Welle [DW] (Germany’s international broadcaster) produces analysis pieces, feature videos and radio segments that connect Cape Verde to broader European and African policy conversations. DW’s reporting tends to stress development issues, environmental policy and migration routes, often featuring expert interviews and translated clips for a multilingual audience. For non-Anglophone readers or those seeking a European perspective on regional affairs, DW’s in-depth features and radio documentaries are useful.
- The Guardian offers longform reporting, commentary and travel/culture features that bring Cape Verde’s music, environment, and democracy into sharper relief for English-speaking audiences. Their pieces blend investigative elements with narrative storytelling profiles of musicians, environmental reporting, and political analysis making the outlet especially useful for cultural context and deeper reads rather than wire-style breaking news. (The Guardian)
- The New York Times publishes feature pieces, occasional investigative reporting and broader analyses that place Cape Verde within global trends tourism economies, migration patterns, climate vulnerability and cultural export (music). Their longform articles and photojournalism are designed for depth and often surface on international opinion and culture pages rather than daily briefings.
- Washington Post covers Cape Verde typically when a story intersects U.S. interests (diaspora communities, travel advisories, migration) or when significant humanitarian and climate events occur. Their reporting includes analysis pieces, commentaries and occasional feature journalism linking the islands to broader Atlantic-world affairs.
- Bloomberg is interest in Cape Verde centers on economics, tourism, investment and infrastructure: GDP trends, airline routes, hotel/real-estate developments and policy moves that affect investors. If you’re profiling tourism growth, foreign direct investment, or large public projects (ports, energy), Bloomberg’s financial-reporting lens supplies the market context and interviews with economic actors.
- Euronews produces short, accessible news packages and video explainers that link Cape Verdean stories to European audiences especially when migration, tourism or climate policy are involved. Their clear, bite-sized approach is useful for embedding Cape Verdean developments into pan-European news cycles.
- Radio France Internationale [RFI] Cabo Verde tag combines radio reports, interviews, and short articles in French (and English translations) that often focus on Lusophone politics, culture and migration. Their radio segments usable as primary audiovisual sources are frequently referenced by francophone audiences and can capture nuances of Cape Verde’s ties to Portugal and France.
- Africa News aggregates and produces video reporting across Africa and frequently features stories about Cape Verde’s politics, environment and maritime events. Their continental focus makes them a practical source for cross-country comparisons and for tracking how regional developments affect the islands.
- Jeune Afrique is a francophone magazine of record for West African affairs and publishes analysis, interviews and features on Cape Verde when the story has regional political, economic or cultural importance. Its deeper analytical pieces are valuable for francophone readers and researchers looking for angle-driven reporting.
- The Africa Report provides analytical pieces and data-driven features on governance, tourism and economic policy in African countries, including Cape Verde. Their coverage is aimed at professionals, academics and decision-makers looking for context and trend analysis rather than immediate breaking news.
- The Economist treats Cape Verde within broader thematic reporting economic modernization, tourism resilience and geopolitical dynamics. Its short briefs and longer leader/editorial pieces offer high-level analysis and comparative perspectives useful for strategy-minded readers and policy watchers.
- El País [Spain] and other Iberian outlets follow Cape Verde closely because of historical and linguistic links; their reporting combines politics, travel, and diaspora stories, often with interviews or reportage that reflect Iberian interest in the islands and the Lusophone world.
- Público [Portugal] is a Portuguese daily whose coverage of Cape Verde emphasizes bilateral relations, diaspora affairs and cultural exchanges. For Portuguese-language readers seeking coverage that bridges Lisbon and Praia, Público’s reporting including opinion and cultural reviews is directly relevant.
- RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal [RTP Notícias / RTP África] is national broadcaster runs Portugal-focused reporting on Cape Verde (RTP África and RTP Notícias feeds) video reports, interviews and cultural pieces that highlight ties between the two countries. RTP content is valuable for audiovisual material, bilateral diplomacy coverage, and cultural programming aimed at Lusophone audiences.
Explore Politics, Culture, Geography And Traditions About Cape Verde
Political Overview
The Republic of Cabo Verde is a stable multiparty democracy with a directly elected president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government Following independence from Portugal in 1975, the country was governed by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as a one-party state until the Movement for Democracy (MpD) won the first multiparty elections in 1991 Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Assembly of 72 members, while an independent judiciary underpins Cabo Verde’s reputation for political stability and rule of law in the region
Cultural Heritage and Identity
Cabo Verdean culture is a vivid fusion of five centuries of Portuguese colonial heritage and indigenous African traditions, evident in music, dance, literature, and religious practices Portuguese is the official language, but Cape Verdean Creole (Kriolu) serves as the mother tongue for most inhabitants and is a key marker of national identity The islands boast several UNESCO World Heritage sites most notably the historic centre of Ribeira Grande (Cidade Velha) and maintain vibrant intangible heritage through morna and coladeira music, traditional festivals, and Creole gastronomy
Geographical Landscape and Climate
Cabo Verde is an archipelago of ten major volcanic islands and several islets located about 570 km off the coast of Senegal in the central Atlantic Ocean. The terrain is dominated by rugged mountains and volcanic peaks, with flat, arid plains and salt flats on the leeward sides; fertile valleys (ribeiras) cut through the higher elevations The climate is generally hot and dry, characterized by a short rainy season from August to October and influenced by the northeast trade winds and the Sahara’s Harmattan, resulting in low annual rainfall and semi-desert conditions across most islands.