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Cape Verde could make election history with first female president

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Lead development · 11/15/2026, 7:56:14 AM UTC

Cape Verde could make election history with first female president

Cape Verde goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that could see the African island nation appoint its first ever female leader. Justice Minister Joana Rosa challenges incumbent Jose Maria Neves, who is the country's fifth president since it became independent from Portugal in 1975.