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Capital
Praia
Head of State
President José Maria Neves
Head of Government
Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
Hantavirus
WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
The rodent-borne disease infected at least 12 people, killing three, and triggered a global health alert.
3 Jul 2026 - 10:13AM
China-Africa relations
China’s role in Cabo Verde’s historic World Cup draw with Spain
17 Jun 2026 - 9:06PM
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G7
Cigarettes, football and Greenland: G7 hot mics reveal world leaders’ banter
17 Jun 2026 - 12:54PM
United States
US to slash number of embassies in Africa that process visas
US State Department consolidation will force applicants across the continent to travel to 20 central hubs.
2 Jun 2026 - 10:32AM
The Netherlands
France, Netherlands say all hantavirus contact cases negative
Globally three people have died, six are confirmed to have hantavirus, and there is one probable case.
14 May 2026 - 8:27PM
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Hantavirus
Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions
The search for answers about the MV Hondius outbreak has pointed towards Ushuaia and a huge landfill site.
13 May 2026 - 12:48PM
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Spain reports new hantavirus case as outbreak grows to 11
World Health Organization chief says there is currently ‘no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak’.
12 May 2026 - 7:35PM
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Britain
UK paratroopers jump onto remote Atlantic island for hantavirus mission
UK forces carry out first-ever deployment of medical personnel via parachute to reach isolated Tristan da Cunha.
11 May 2026 - 5:04PM
Spain
Hantavirus-hit cruise passengers evacuate from Spanish port with WHO aid
About 150 people will be flown home as the MV Hondius arrived near the port of Granadilla in Tenerife.
10 May 2026 - 8:48PM
Britain
Hantavirus outbreak: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital
There are around 24 British passengers and crew, as well as two people from Ireland, on board the MV Hondius.
10 May 2026 - 1:15AM
Hantavirus
‘Not another Covid’ says WHO, as new suspected hantavirus cases found
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO chief, is in charge of MV Hondius’ evacuation; latest patient sat on plane near woman infected during cruise.
9 May 2026 - 8:30PM
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Spain
Spain to repatriate guests as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canaries
The MV Hondius is expected to reach the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife on Sunday.
8 May 2026 - 11:25PM
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World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO says cruise ship hantavirus outbreak ‘not the start of a pandemic’
The rare disease that hit the MV Hondius is usually spread from infected rodents, typically through urine, droppings and saliva.
8 May 2026 - 1:12AM
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Disease
Nations race to trace passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Cruise operator says 29 passengers left the MV Hondius in St Helena on April 24, after the first death.
7 May 2026 - 9:56PM
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Hantavirus-hit ship sails for Canary Islands
The World Health Organization (WHO) said eight cases of hantavirus – three confirmed and five suspected – have been identified so far on the ship.
7 May 2026 - 5:16PM
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Disease
Passengers on virus-hit cruise ship sway between fear and boredom
As the MV Hondius sails towards Spain, passengers describe a bizarre daily existence of high-end luxury and strict isolation.
7 May 2026 - 5:17PM
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Disease
Spain opens port to virus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmed
Madrid steps in to help the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship at the centre of an international health scare.
6 May 2026 - 8:54PM
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Disease
Deadly hantavirus may have spread between humans on cruise, but risk low: WHO
The MV Hondius will be sailing to Spain’s Canary Islands, where the 150 people on board will be examined, cared for and sent home.
6 May 2026 - 7:15AM
Indonesia
The bitter choice for Indonesian sailors abandoned off Africa
The crew must decide: return home to their families empty-handed or stay on their ship to hopefully get months of unpaid wages.
9 Feb 2026 - 1:05PM
Spain
Spain busts cocaine trafficking ring that used ‘floating bases’ at sea
Spain seizes 10 tonnes of drugs and arrests 105 suspects, while Portugal intercepts a record haul from a ‘narco-sub’.
27 Jan 2026 - 1:17PM
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