Sal Rei, Apr 24 (Inforpress) – TheCity Council of Boa Vista is holding a literature week with a variety of activities and one of the highlights was the launch of the second edition of the book "Filhas da Violência", by writer Miriam Medina.

The initiative aims to encourage the habit of reading, value literary production and promote debate on relevant social issues in the Boa Vista community.

The coordinator of the Municipal Library, Ronilda Oliveira, in an interview with the press, highlighted the city hall's ongoing commitment to dedicating the month of April to the celebration of books, for two years.

Ronilda Oliveira highlighted the diversity of activities, from stories for children in different locations, with the aim of encouraging access to books and also developing an aptitude and taste for reading, and now the work of Miriam Medina, aimed at a more adult audience.

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Praia, Apr 22 (Inforpress) – The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, will receive the Kriol Star basketball team this afternoon, which is preparing to compete in the Sahara Ball’2025 Conference, which will take place in June, in Senegal.

Kriol Stars, a project by Cape Verdean international brothers Joel and Ivan Almeida, is made up mostly of Cape Verdean players, and also has foreign athletes in its squad for what is considered the biggest stage on the African continent, in terms of clubs.

Krioll Star secured a historic place in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a competition sponsored by the NBA.

Ball’2025 is made up of four teams, with Kriol Stars integrated into the Sahara Conference, which also includes Petro de Luanda (Angola), US Monastir (Tunisia) and A S C Ville de Dakar (Senegal).

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Mindelo, Apr 24 (Inforpress) - The President of the Republic participates today in the opening ceremony of the international conference "Climate change and environmental education: Challenges, responses, local knowledge and opportunities", which takes place until Friday at the Lusófona University of Cabo Verde, in São Vicente.

According to a note from the Presidency of the Republic, José Maria Neves' participation will be done online, from the Beijing Room of the Palácio do Platô, and “reinforces his personal and institutional commitment to the environmental and climate cause, one of the great banners of his magistracy”. 

“The presence at this international conference Climate Change and Environmental Education: Challenges, Responses, Local Knowledge and Opportunities, by Universidade Lusófona, is yet another testament to José Maria Neves’ commitment to the sustainability of the planet and sustainable development”, the note highlights.

The document also states that President José Maria Neves was internationally recognized for his leadership in this area and was declared Patron of the Ocean Decade by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Champion for the Preservation of African Natural and Cultural Heritage by the African Union.

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Porto Novo, Apr 25 (Inforpress) – The Porto Novo City Council and the Maense Association, Portugal, intend to cooperate in areas such as education and professional training, considered “important for the social and educational development” of this municipality, the Porto Novo city council announced today.

A press release, to which Inforpress had access, indicates that this possibility was discussed during a meeting between the mayor, Elisa Pinheiro, and the representative of the Maense Association, Nuno Spencer, in which the mayor thanked this non-governmental organization for its willingness to cooperate with her municipality in "fundamental areas for social and educational development".

The meeting, Inforpress also learned, served to address the different partnerships that the Maense Association, based in Lisbon, maintains with universities, polytechnic institutes, higher education institutes, professional schools and training centers, through which Porto Novo can benefit.

Nuno Spencer said that it was "a privilege for his organization to get to know more closely the dynamics and challenges" of this municipality and to see the commitment of the municipal team to promoting local development, especially in the field of education.

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