AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNational Mourning in Cabo Verde: Cabo Verde has declared two days of mourning after a bus crash on Fogo Island killed 25 people, most of them children and teenagers. Funerals began Sunday with 18 coffins laid to rest, while seven victims were buried earlier; President José Maria Neves attended services and ordered an inquiry, as Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho said a crisis team and a 16-member medical unit were sent to support local care. Community Impact in the Diaspora: In the U.S., Cabo Verdeans in Brockton are holding vigils and fundraising after the tragedy, with organizer Manuel Martins (Neves Martins) writing a Creole song meant to be sung in Fogo’s dialect. Culture & Heritage Spotlight: Braga’s Paraíso festival runs with music, cinema and debates celebrating African culture and Afro-descendence, with the Cesária Évora Orchestra as a key highlight. Faith & Memory on TV: EWTN will air a docudrama on St. Peter Claver—“Slave of the Slaves”—including filming that took place in Cape Verde.
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