[Premium Times] The verdict is in sharp contrast to Monday's judgment of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mr Saab's arrest, detention and plan by Cape Verdean government to extradite him.

[East African] Cape Verde has suspended the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine that was scheduled for Friday.

[East African] Abuja -- Eight days after the African Bar Association's (AfBA) warning to Cape Verde Island over the detention of a Venezuelan diplomat, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has ruled that the arrest and detenti...

[East African] Abuja -- Eight days after the African Bar Association's (AfBA) warning to Cape Verde Island over the detention of a Venezuelan diplomat, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has ruled that the arrest and detenti...

[Premium Times] The ECOWAS court has ordered the release of a Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, and also awarded $200,000 as compensation for his arrest and detention.

[World Bank] United Nations Praia -- Cabo Verde received Friday, March 12, its first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, sent through the COVAX Initiative, a partnership between the Government of Cabo Verde, CEPI (Coalition for Innovation in Epi...

[The Conversation Africa] With just over half a million inhabitants, Cabo Verde is heavily dependent on food imports. It spent $65 million importing food products in 2018.

[Nation] Abuja -- The African Bar Association (AfBA) has asked Cape Verde Island to immediately release Ambassador Alex Saab, an accredited Venezuela special envoy and alternate permanent representative to the African Union.

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Egypt qualified for the finals of AfroBasket 2021 after defeating Friday Cape Verde 94-65 at a day-2 game of the last phase of qualifiers (Group E) in Monastir.