| The United States will continue to support Cape Verde and the entire ECOWAS region in the fight against drug trafficking, organized crime, illegal migration and money laundering, affirmed Prime Minister José Maria Neves in a press conference following his meeting of nearly one hour with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton made a stopover on the island of Sal at the end of a visit to four West African countries.
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| Cape Verdean president-elect Jorge Carlos Fonseca has been invited by Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva for an official visit to Portugal. The invitation, which was extended because Cavaco Silva will not be able to attend Fonseca’s inauguration this week, has been accepted by Cape Verde’s soon-to-be head of state.
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| Prime Minister José Maria Neves presented a proposal for the exoneration of Minister of Social Development and Family, Felisberto Vieira, to President Pedro Pires on Tuesday, August 23, in response to Vieira’s letter of resignation on August 8. The proposal was accepted by the President.
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| In his first words as Cape Verde’s president-elect, Jorge Carlos Fonseca promised to abide by his electoral platform, speaking of cooperation with the various different organs of sovereignty, including the executive, but stressed that he would be an “active magistrate,” making use of all of the powers the Constitution reserves for the office of the President of the Republic.
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| Manuel Inocêncio Sousa is the candidate the PAICV will support in the upcoming presidential elections. Sousa has just been chosen by the governing party’s National Council, which is meeting at the National Assembly.
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