Praia, Jul 2 (Inforpress) - Pedro Pires, the former President of the Republic, argues that the Assistance Disaster, which took place 76 years ago, should be remembered as one of the human tragedies recorded in Cabo Verde in the past.

‘The tragedy of the assistance wall should serve as a reflection on our history, because sometimes we forget our history, it was tragic,’ said Pedro Pires.

The former President of the Republic made these remarks when approached by Inforpress, on the sidelines of an extended conversation to mark the 50th anniversary of the elections to the National Constituent Assembly, to comment on the 1949 Assistance Disaster in the city of Praia, in which hundreds of people died waiting for the only hot meal of the day.

Pires classifies this event as the ‘most terrible catastrophe’ ever recorded in Cabo Verde, and therefore argues that the date should be marked with official acts in the National Assembly.

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Praia, Jul 2 (Inforpress) - Cabo Verde joined the group of upper-middle-income countries on 1 July, following a 16.8% increase in Gross National Income per capita between 2023 and 2024, the World Bank announced in a statement.

According to the criteria of the World Bank Group (WBG), this economic advance is underpinned by real growth of 7.3 per cent (%) in 2024, driven above all by the dynamism of sectors linked to tourism, as well as by the reduction in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) deflator, which fell from 4.1 per cent to 1.7 per cent, reflecting an environment of lower domestic inflation.

The WB's information note also states that the downward revision of the national population by around 12.8 per cent, according to United Nations data, had a direct impact on the calculation of GNI per capita

This new classification is described as a historic milestone, which highlights Cabo Verde's development path over the last 50 years and this international recognition highlights the results of decades of consistent public policies, institutional stability and commitment to sustainable development.

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Praia, Jul 2 (Inforpress) - Today, the president of the Cape Verdean Institute for Children and Adolescents (ICCA) stressed the importance of reactivating the Municipal Committee for the defence of children and adolescents' rights in the municipality and strengthening the protection network.

These statements were made in the city of Praia, as part of the municipal meeting ‘A protective municipality without violence’, on the slogan “The commitment of the municipality of Praia to protecting children and adolescents against sexual abuse and exploitation”.

Zaida Freitas addressed ‘the urgent need’ to strengthen the protection network for children and adolescents, especially in a context of operational and budgetary challenges.

In her speech, the president pointed out that the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) requires the creation and operation of municipal defence committees in all 22 municipalities.

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Praia, Jul 2 (Inforpress) - Today, the president of the Cape Verdean Institute for Children and Adolescents (ICCA) stressed the importance of reactivating the Municipal Committee for the defence of children and adolescents' rights in the municipality and strengthening the protection network.

These statements were made in the city of Praia, as part of the municipal meeting ‘A protective municipality without violence’, on the slogan “The commitment of the municipality of Praia to protecting children and adolescents against sexual abuse and exploitation”.

Zaida Freitas addressed ‘the urgent need’ to strengthen the protection network for children and adolescents, especially in a context of operational and budgetary challenges.

In her speech, the president pointed out that the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) requires the creation and operation of municipal defence committees in all 22 municipalities.

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