00:01Cape Verde, heads to the polls on Sunday with incumbent President José María Noves, favored to secure a second term
00:09in an election seen as another test of the archipelago's democratic stability.
00:14The Portuguese-speaking island nation located off the coast of Senegal is widely regarded as one of Africa's strongest democracies
00:21standing out of a region increasingly affected by coups and political instability.
00:26Six candidates are contesting the presidency, the Noves facing its main challenger, Joanna Rossi-Amando, a former justice minister seeking
00:35to become the country's first female president.
00:39Beyond the election, Cape Verde is experiencing growing international attention following its national football team's historic World Cup debut and
00:48impressive run in the knockout stages.
00:51Tourism is also booming, accounting for around a quarter of the country's economy.
00:55But challenges remain, including rise in living costs, youth unemployment, social inequality and the continued emigration of young professionals.
01:04The country is also heavily reliant on its diaspora, whose population abroad is estimated at nearly three times its resident
01:12population.
01:13The country is a
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