Cape Verde

Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive.

Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury

A group of friends were trolling off Africa's central-west coast near Mindelo, Cape Verde, when they landed an absolute beast of a big blue marlin, which is the second-largest ever caught in the Atlantic. The humongous fish weighed 1,370 pounds.

A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal team told AFP.

Cape Verde sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo might have missed the qualification for the semi-finals, but she will return from the Tokyo Paralympics with a win she will never want to forget

Cape Verde has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly, thought to be linked to the Zika virus, in what would be a first for Africa.

Guinea-Bissau has formed a new government, according to a presidential decree issued early Tuesday, ending a two-month political stalemate in the coup-plagued west African nation.

We live on a dynamic, sometimes violent planet. It's just that we also live on it for a relatively short period of geologic time, and so we miss most of the action.

Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.

Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was released from international duty, was dearly missed as Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against African islanders Cape Verde.

A rare eruption of Cape Verde volcano Pico do Fogo, its biggest in decades, caused the closure of the airport and evacuation of local residents, officials told state radio on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Odile was drifting off Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Friday, keeping out to sea but expected to gain strength over the coming day and possibly become a hurricane.

Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive.

Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury

A group of friends were trolling off Africa's central-west coast near Mindelo, Cape Verde, when they landed an absolute beast of a big blue marlin, which is the second-largest ever caught in the Atlantic. The humongous fish weighed 1,370 pounds.

A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal team told AFP.

Cape Verde sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo might have missed the qualification for the semi-finals, but she will return from the Tokyo Paralympics with a win she will never want to forget

Cape Verde has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly, thought to be linked to the Zika virus, in what would be a first for Africa.

Guinea-Bissau has formed a new government, according to a presidential decree issued early Tuesday, ending a two-month political stalemate in the coup-plagued west African nation.

We live on a dynamic, sometimes violent planet. It's just that we also live on it for a relatively short period of geologic time, and so we miss most of the action.

Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.

Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was released from international duty, was dearly missed as Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against African islanders Cape Verde.

A rare eruption of Cape Verde volcano Pico do Fogo, its biggest in decades, caused the closure of the airport and evacuation of local residents, officials told state radio on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Odile was drifting off Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Friday, keeping out to sea but expected to gain strength over the coming day and possibly become a hurricane.