The determinants of poverty in Cape Verde: an econometric approach.
ABSTRACT This article uses household level data collected in 2001-02 to examine the determinants of poverty in Cape Verde employing multivariate regression analysis. The study shows that poverty is strongly associated with the level of education, household size, engagement in agriculture and geographical location, both in rural...

Historical dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, 4th ed.
9780810849068 Historical dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, 4th ed. Lobban, Richard A. and Paul Khalil Saucier. Scarecrow Pr. 2007 306 pages $85.00 Hardcover Historical dictionaries of Africa; no.104 DT671...

From silence to silence: the hidden story of a beef stew in Cape Verde.
Your meal is the maid's meal, said the Dona while she instructed me on how to make lunch for the rest of the family. She counted how many pieces of beef there were to make sure I had none. I thought--mi e fidju di Deus, ka sin? (I am...

The life, thought, and legacy of Cape Verde's freedom fighter Amilcar Cabral (1924-1973); essays on his liberation philosophy.
9780773458987 The life, thought, and legacy of Cape Verde's freedom fighter Amilcar Cabral (1924-1973); essays on his liberation philosophy. Ed. by John Fobanjong and Thomas Ranuga. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 185 pages $109.95 Hardcover ...

Geographical competition.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Identify this country using the following clues: Its territories share borders with 11 other countries Four fifths of its energy needs are met by nuclear power It has the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world Its...

The price of progress: Cape Verde and Sao Tome celebrated 30 years of independence on 5 and 12 July respectively. Despite the post-independence problems that dogged the progress of both countries, it has been a long 30 years worth remembering.
The United Nations currently has 191 members of which 53 are African--more than the states in the USA. Having visited and lived in many African countries as well as various parts of the US, I find that most of the "United States" was too standardised and hardly distinguishable from...

Cape Verde's Empresarias: image and reality.
Abstract The West African Republic of Cape Verde was under socialist governance from the time of independence in 1975 until its first multi-party government initiated privatization in 1991. The study examines, as of the mid-90s, the emergent entrepreneurial lives of a small group of young women, their...

Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
Airline & Travel News: Airline News - Africa / Middle East Oct 27, 2008 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, the only U.S. carrier to serve Africa, said it will expand its service to the continent with the introduction of the first and...

Bob Johnson, Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf and Delta Air Lines Jointly Announce New Flight Service.
Delta Expands Africa Presence with First-Ever Flight from the U.S. to Monrovia, Liberia WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines , the only U.S. carrier to serve Africa, today jointly announce that it will expand its service to the continent with the introduction of the first...

Castro of Africa: ... his life and work are a challenge to the continent.
In the 1970s and 80s, Fidel Castro sent 350,000 Cuban soldiers, civilians and doctors to support the African liberation struggle, especially in Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome & Principe. The Cuban effort eventually hastened the demise of apartheid in South Africa. In the evening...