Lisbon, Jun 30 (Inforpress) – Edivim Guerreiro is a young Cape Verdean who created a YouTube channel called “Africa many years ago” more than a year ago to preserve African history and culture, especially Cape Verdean music.

In an interview with Inforpress, the 23-year-old from Ribeira da Barca, in the municipality of Santa Catarina, who travelled to Portugal in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, to study law, which he didn't complete, spoke of his passion for Cape Verdean music, especially the oldies.

The channel already has a vast collection available, including ‘short biographies’ of Cape Verdean musicians such as Gil Semedo, Lura, Beto Dias, Katuta Branca, Vadú, Suzana Lubrano, the groups Livity, Pilon, Tulipa Negra, Os Tubarões, Tony Fika, Kidy Preta, and other Africans such as Lucky Duble, Brenda Fassie, Camilo Domingos and others.

The content creator also made it known that he has already interviewed Cape Verdean artists such as Kino Cabral, Kidy Preta, Zé Spanhol, Dina Medina, Tota Lopi, Grupo Pilon, the batuco singer Carlinhos Borges, Tryana, who took part in the musical project ‘Joias de África’ with the hit song ‘Só 1 dia’ and others.

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Praia, Jun 30 (Inforpress) - The Olympics School Sport men's handball team travelled today to Gothenburg, Sweden, where they will represent Cabo Verde in the 2025 Partille Cup, billed as the biggest international youth handball competition in the world.

According to information provided by the Institute of Sport and Youth (IDJ), the Cape Verdean delegation is made up of 18 people, including 14 youth athletes, accompanied by two coaches, a physiotherapist and a chef de mission, ‘all united by a single objective: to do their best and show the strength of Cape Verdean school sport’.

This participation, according to the same source, is a ‘clear demonstration’ of the ‘ongoing commitment’ to national school sport and to building opportunities through sport.

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Tarrafal, Jun 26 (Inforpress) - The City Council of Tarrafal on Wednesday handed over the urban and environmental requalification works in the Quintal and Petxeco areas of Chão Bom, as part of the festivities in honour of Queen Saint Isabel, the patron saint of this town.

At the inauguration, the mayor, José dos Reis, pointed out that the work, financed by the municipality, involved the use of local labour and raw materials, totalling an investment of more than 27,000 escudos.

According to the mayor, this project represents a return of dignity to the communities of Chão Bom, with the promotion of essential improvements in the quality of life of the residents.

The interventions, he emphasised, included the upgrading of public roads and pavements, the construction of a square with a solar lighting system, the creation of leisure spaces, the creation of a pedestrian street, as well as tree planting and traffic signage.

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Praia, Jun 30 (Inforpress) – The president of the Scientific Council of the International Institute of the Portuguese Language (CC-IILP), Abigail Cosme, said today that although the projects for 2026 may not have the "desired scope", they will have a "great impact" on the promotion of the Portuguese language.

The statement was made to the press, in Praia, on the sidelines of the XXI Ordinary Meeting of the IILP Scientific Council, which aims to approve and assess fundamental documents for the life of the organization.

Abigail Cosme explained that the main aim of this meeting is to approve the budget and the plan of activities for 2026, a document that she considers vital for the projects presented and for the continuity of initiatives aimed at teachers, students and the organisation itself, to find out where things stand

‘We are here to bring together the CPLP countries, the member states that also belong to the IILP, so that we can also analyse the life of the International Portuguese Language Institute,’ she said.

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