All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Officials from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are at work in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago of Cape Verde to help local authorities battle the country's first reported epidemic of dengue fever.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Multilateralism, with a revitalized United Nations playing the pivotal role, is vital for combating a host of ills threatening West African countries, such as drugs, arms and human trafficking, organized crime and terrorism, Cape Verde said today.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The United States African Development Foundation continued their assistance to marginalized, under-served populations in Africa by signing two grant agreements to benefit community groups in Cape Verde. The grants will benefit Associação Cabo-verdiana de Deficientes (ACD) and Apoio a Autopromoção da Mulher no Desenvolvimento (MORABI).
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
The Whig (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said the 15-strong crew had been taken on board a Russian vessel and were in good condition. The disappearance of the Finnish-owned vessel had baffled European maritime authorities since it was last sighted in the Bay of Biscay on 30 July. Mr Serdyukov broke the news to President Dmitry Medvedev during a presidential visit to the southern Russian city of Astrakhan....
ABC News (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Russia says missing Arctic Sea freighter found near Cape Verde, crew alive and healthy
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a appearance with Prime Minister Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde on August 14:PRIME MINISTER MARIA PEREIRA NEVES: (Speaks in Portuguese.)(Applause.)
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Maltese-flagged freighter with a Russian crew that vanished last month in the Atlantic may have been found Friday near Cape Verde, French officials said.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
MOSCOW — A Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, according to French and Russian officials. There was no immediate information about the condition of the crew or whether there was anyone else onboard. The Arctic Sea – carrying a load of timber and 15 Russian sailors – disappeared after passing...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was supposed to make port in Algeria with its cargo of timber on August 4. Photo: AP Russia Says Cape Verde Ship Sighting Untrue -- Yahoo News/Reuters PRAIA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Reports that a missing merchant ship had turned up in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde islands have proven untrue, Russia's RIA agency quoted Moscow's envoy to the country...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The Russian frigate Ladny is heading toward Cape Verde in the western Atlantic in search of the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel, the Russian ambassador in Cape Verde said on Friday.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The search for the cargo ship thought to have disappeared in European waters after allegedly being attacked by pirates switched to the west African coast today after unconfirmed reports that it had been sighted in the Atlantic. A ship resembling the Arctic Sea, which was carrying £1.3m of timber and 15 Russian crew, was reportedly spotted 400 nautical miles off one of the Cape Verde islands,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
A missing cargo ship whose last known radio contact was with British Coastguards has been sighted off the west African coast, the French defence ministry said today. The Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, whose disappearance has sparked international search efforts, has been spotted north-west of the Cape Verde islands. Experts and maritime authorities have been baffled since the 4,000-tonne vessel with...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The search for a Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic reached far south along the West African coast Friday with unconfirmed reports of sightings near Cape Verde.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The ship last made radio contact with British coastguards on July 28. According to Interpol the ship was briefly seized in the Baltic Sea by masked men claiming to be police on July 24. Reports state that after 12 hours the men left the ship and the Arctic Sea resumed its voyage.
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