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At least 63 people are killed and 38 others are rescued after a boat carrying mostly Senegalese migrants capsizes off the coast of Cape Verde.
2023-08-16

Voters in Cape Verde go to the polls to elect new members of the National Assembly.
2021-04-18

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, an affiliate of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro who is charged in the United States for alleged money laundering, is placed under house arrest in Cape Verde.
2021-01-26

Hurricane Joaquin reaches maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and becomes a Category 3 hurricane. The storm, with additional strengthening expected, should linger over the The Bahamas through October 2 before heading toward the U.S.
2015-09-30

Tropical Storm Fred's predicted track will turn northeast toward the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal as a Tropical Depression.
2015-09-4

Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit declares disaster status for nine local areas where access by road is impossible after flooding and mudslides from Tropical Storm Erika which killed at least 20 people and left more than 50 missing. Skerrit also appealed for international aid.
2015-08-30

Florida Governor Rick Scott declares a state of emergency as Erika is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast of Florida on Monday. The storm is over Hispaniola with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, but is expected to weaken this weekend. Of particular concern is Tampa Bay, which has had historic rainfall in late July and early August.
2015-08-28

Tropical storm Ana forms near the states of North and South Carolina weeks before the official start of the hurricane season.
2015-05-9

Volcano eruption on Fogo island, Cape Verde is among the strongest ever recorded on the island and is forcing the evacuation of the Chã das Caldeiras village.
2014-11-23