Authors: Almada, Andre Alvares d', fl. 1594. ; Mota, A. Teixeira da ;
(Avelino Teixeira); Hair, P. E. H. ; (Paul Edward Hedley); Boulègue,
Jean.
[Liverpool] : Dept. of History, University of Liverpool,
1984. 2 vols. (Pt. 1. Translated text -- Pt.
2. Notes). (Privately produced and circulated by the late Paul Hair).
Covers Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Includes a bibliography. AUniversity
of Wisconsin Libraries Africana Digitization Project. See the Copyright
notice for use. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/AfricaFocus/AfricaFocus-idx?type=browse&scope=AFRICAFOCUS.ALMADA
International Symposium on Amilcar Cabral celebrating the 80th anniversary
of Amilcar Cabral's birth.
Site includes biographical information (from web sites), a 12 page bibliographyof
annotated works by and about Cabral (in
Adobe pdf), a discussion
forum (through Sept. 30, 2004). On the CODESRIA
web site. [KF] http://www.codesria.org/Links/conferences/cabral/cabral_symposium.htm
In Portuguese. The central bank, history, speeches of bank officials,
the financial system, economic indicators, the Boletim de Estatisticas
(in Adobe PDF ), statistics on external trade, consumer prices, etc. (in
MS Excel), balance of payments, the annual report, legislation, etc. Based in Praia, Cape Verde. [KF]
http://www.bcv.cv/
In Portuguese. Official government site. Information on the government
structure, government ministers with biographies, country facts, news. http://www.governo.cv/
In English, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Spanish. Directory of sites on
Cape Verde, news from PANA (Panafrican News Agency), cultural events, artists,
radio programs, related books, CDs, discussion forums. Advertisers may have
their sites listed in the Recommended Sites section. Based in Cape Verde.
http://www.caboverde24.com
In Italian. Information on music, tourism, Cape Verde artists and their
work, photographs by De Gioannini, books on Cape Verde, travel diary by
De Gioannini, stamps, business and e-mail directory, etc. Sells books and
CDs. http://www.caboverde.com/
In Portuguese. Site of Cape Verde's national telecommunications company.
Information on ownership,
historical chronology,
services (includes internet access). http://www.nave.cv/cvtelecom/default.asp
Caboverdian musician and composer Cabral now makes his home in San Francisco.
Audio clips, news, interviews. CDs can be ordered from the site. http://www.amandio.com/
In English and Norwegian. "This site is for people interested in the rich culture of Cape Verde islands, whether it be literature, music, strip weawing, or other aspects of this fascinating little country." "In Norway, there are 329 persons with Capeverdean parent(s) (2005 public statistics ). Of these, 261 were born in Cape Verde." Maintained by Carmen and Olav Aalberg based in Oslo, Norway." http://home.no/tabanka/
"for the discussion of topics related to the Republic of Cape Verde
and to the world wide Capeverdean community." An active discussion
group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capeverdeFORUM/
In Portuguese. National institute responsible for producing the national census. Has statistics on population, agriculture, trade, consumer
price indexes, energy use, transport, tourism, rainfall, etc. and a publications
list. http://www.ine.cv
In English and Portuguese. Requires free membership to read articles about
Cape Verde (such as interviews with the Prime Minister, with the Ambassador
to the U.S.,with the U.S. heads of Caboverdiano organizations), events on
Cape Verde for the diaspora and others, use the forums and chat room. Order
books, music, flags, videos, T-shirts. Facts on all aspects of Cape Verdean
life. Travel information. Owned by Brava Telecom. http://caboverdeonline.com
"a volunteer effort to promote the understanding, utilization, and
application of computer and computer communication technology by the worldwide
Cape Verdean community. The Capeverdean
Home Page (unofficial) is one of the major projects of the CVIP."
http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/caboverde/cvip.html
On the history of Cape Verdeans in New England and of the Cape Verde islands. Hall of Fame. Audio file of the national anthem. Clickable map provides links to Cape Verde related web sites. Its library has maps, books, pamphlets, films on Cape Verdean Americans and Cape Verde. Based in East Providence, Rhode Island. http://www.capeverdeanmuseum.org/
Chilcote, Ronald - Ronald Chilcote Collection
The University of California, Riverside University Library, Special Collections is the depository for the Chilcote Collection. Covers Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau books, political ephemera, journals, tape recordings on Amilcar Cabral, Lusophone Africa and its relations with Portugal in the mid 1970s. http://library.ucr.edu/?view=collections/spcol/Documents/Grp1/cabral.htm
Chilcote, Ronald H.: Media and Books Collection, Coll. 012 Chilcote, Ronald H.: Cabral and Guinea Bissau Collection, Coll. 009
Chilcote, Ronald H.: Intervention Materials Collection, Coll. 011
Chilcote, Ronald H. Papers, Coll. 014
Chilcote, Ronald H.: Literature of the Cordel Collection, Coll. 010
Based in New York city, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Has
a Press Freedom Database.
Main page: http://www.cpj.org
Database: http://www.cpj.org/zinfo/dbsearch.html
In Portuguese. "uma organização internacional, criada em 17 de Julho
de 1996" comprised of Angola, Brasil, Cabo-Verde,
Guiné-Bissau, Moçambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe. Has documents /
speeches from the Iª Conferência dos Chefes de Estado in 1996 and the IIª
Conferência dos Chefes de Estado in 1998, documents from the Council of
Ministers meetings, etc. Has brief full text articles from
its Boletim, brief country profiles, events calendar. http://www.cplp.org/
Conference program, weblog. Organized by Friends of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Inc. "This weblog is an interactive
journal for your comments, conversations and observations regarding the upcoming Conference." http://www.virtualcapeverde.net/weblog/
Conference in Commemoration of Amilcar Cabral, Cape Verdean Progressive
Club, East Providence, RI, July 6, 2002 - Amilcar Cabral and His Legacy
Based at the University of Dundee, Dept. of Politics, Dundee, Scotland.
Use the Search form to locate full text articles and papers by Patrick Chabal,
Malyn Newitt, Michel Cahen, etc. Has a timeline
for colonial wars, a bibliography for colonial wars, balance of trade
table 1938-1991 for Angola & Mozambique, acronyms. Has primary documents
such as "General Spínola's statement on transfer of powers in Africa,
Broadcast on 27 July 1974," links to related sites. http://www.cphrc.org.uk/
Online edition of the print Cape Verdean-American newspaper.
Community news, restaurants, churches, travel, education. Based in New Bedford,
Massachusetts. [KF] http://www.cvntv.com/
By Lindsey Campbell-Badger. EJAB Volume 12, 2009. EJAB is a peer-reviewed, open access journal of annotated bibliographies published by the University of Iowa Libraries. http://ir.uiowa.edu/ejab/vol12/iss1/1/
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World,
13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by
Barbara F. Grimes. Provides no. of speakers, dialects, linguistic affiliation,
etc.
Cape Verde: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Cape.html
Main Page: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ethnologue.html
[Evora] Cesaria Evora, Cape Verdean Vocalist
Cesaria Evora - her career,
discography, audio and video clips (nice on a fast connection), tour news.
http://www.cesaria-evora.com/ Caboverde.com - biography,
discography, audios clips (requires Real Player, sound card, speakers),
lyrics African Music Encyclopedia
- in English, biography, discography There Productions - has
an audio clip (requires Real Player, sound card, speakers) RFI
Musique - in French, has a biography, discography, concert dates.
In Portuguese. The annual international jazz festival of Cape Verde at
Baia das Gatas (Mindelo, S. Vicente). Features a tribute to Luis Morais. http://www.festijazz.com
In Portuguese and Criole. Cape Verdean news and multimedia. For Cape Verdean-Americans, Cape Verdeans and friends of Cape Verde. Has free newsletter. Forum, videos. Based in the United States. http://www.forcv.com/
"This Web Page concerns the Grepne family and its foreign investment
interests in Cape Verde." "The aim of this Web Page is to
publicise the Grepne family's plans and projects for investment on land
owned by the family on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, and to attract suitable
'partners' willing to participate in the implementation of such projects."
http://www.grepne.com/
"a [moderated] discussion list [in English and Portuguese]
for people interested in the Portuguese-speaking African countries (Mozambique,
Angola, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome)." " The list
was initiated by the Lusophone African Studies Organization (LASO).
LASO [affiliated with the African Studies Assoc. (U.S.)] is an independent
professional society established in the United States that is open to all
scholars with an interest in Lusophone Africa." http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Elusoafri/
Subscribe at the H-Luso
Africa site; or send a message to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
Leave subject line blank
In the body of the message write: subscribe h-luso-africa yourfirstname
yourlastname
In Portuguese. The National Library of Cape Verde opened in 1999. Has an on-line catalog. Publishes books. Descriptions of books for sale. Based in Praia, Cape Verde. http://www.bn.cv/
IIEP Newsletter (Paris)
The International Institute for Educational Planning's, July-Sept. 1998
issue has the articles: "Spotlight
on education in Portuguese-speaking Africa" and "The Mozambican
experience: towards a system of indicators for each province." http://www.unesco.org/iiep/news/english/1998/jule398.htm
Exhibition (2002-2003) from the Nantucket Historical Association on the lives and history of Nantucket’s Cape Verdean community, history, articles, photographs, culture, links to related sites. Based in Nantucket, Massaschusetts. http://www.nha.org/digitalexhibits/jag/index.html
Authors: A Teixeira da Mota; P E H Hair. [Liverpool?] : Issued by the
Dept. of History, University of Li verpool, 1989. 1 vol. (various pagings).
(Privately produced and circulated by the late Paul Hair.) AUniversity
of Wisconsin Libraries Africana Digitization Project. See the Copyright
notice for use. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Africana.Jesuit01
Has a draft version of a case study (55 pages) by Korver (while at the
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen) on the development of e-mail and the internet
in Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau. http://members.tripod.com/~gambuzino/csindex.htm
Cape Verde society, language, history, economy, etc.; created by Richard
Leary. Information about Cape Verdean-Americans, the Smithsonian's Cape
Verde Festival in summer 1995. In Portuguese and English.
http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/caboverde/capeverdean.html
From a page about automobile license plates.
Cape Verde: http://danshiki.oit.gatech.edu/~iadt3mk/world/LP_AF_WAFR.html#CVER Main Page:
http://danshiki.oit.gatech.edu/%7Eiadt3mk/hp.html
Lourenço, Jamie and Colm Foy - Cap Vert: Gouvernance ou
Developpement
From the Association des chercheurs de la revue Lusotopie.
Pub. by Editions Karthala, Paris. Abstracts in French, Portuguese, English. Full
text articles on-line. Annual academic journal first published
in 1994. Political analysis of Portuguese-speaking countries. Search by
keyword across all issues in English, Portuguese, and French. http://www.cean.u-bordeaux.fr/lusotopie/
Some articles:
Pour une histoire des géopolitiques culturelles des îles
du Cap-Vert. 10 p. In
PDF.
Insularismes et développement en République
du Cap-Vert. 21 p. In
PDF.
Îles du Cap-Vert : d’un micro-monde au système-monde
? In Lusotopie
1999. 6 p. In
PDF.
In Portuguese. "...pretende ser um repositório de toda a informação
relativa aos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa desde o início
do século XX até aos dias de hoje para que essa memória não se perca com
a dos homens que a protagonizam ou protagonizaram." "...um projecto
da Fundação Portugal-África." http://memoria-africa.ua.pt/
In Portuguese. Site takes a while to load. Historical postcards
from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé
e Príncipe. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger image. João
M.Loureiro, owner of the postcards, has published them as books which are
sold on the web site. http://www.postaisultramar.com.pt
In Portuguese. Political party created in 1990. Party statutes, political program, party documents, press releases, etc. Based in Praia, Cape Verde. [KF] http://www.mpd.cv
"Cape Verdean Student Association was started to help create awareness
of the country and culture of the Cape Verdean people." Includes links
to Cape Verdean student associations in the U.S., photographs of Cape Verde.
[KF] http://www.cvsa.neu.edu
In Portuguese and English. Political party. News, statements, press releases,
articles from Simentera, Boletim Informativo do Sector do Tarrafal do
PAICV, party officials and members, poetry, etc. [KF] http://www.paicv.cv/
Peace Corps activities in Cape Verde. "information relevant to current and prospective Peace Corps Volunteers in Cape Verde." Maintained by Peace Corps Volunteers in Cape Verde. http://www.peacecorpswiki.org/Cape_Verde
Many links to Cape Verde web sites. Audio of the national anthem, Cesaria
Evora audio clips. Pinto lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts. http://capeverde-islands.com/
"The Cape Verdean Collection is a repository for materials
related to Cape Verde and its American connection. The collection includes
books, newspapers, clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, and personal
papers relating to Cape Verdean history and culture. It is especially strong
in materials on Cape Verdean Americans." Search the library's
online catalog
to locate Cape Verde materials. http://www.ric.edu/library/coll/asc.html
Prepared by Zoran Roca. Covers Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique,
São Tomé and Príncipe. From the Population Information
Network (POPIN) of the United Nations Population Division (DESIPA), in collaboration
with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/x0258e/x0258e00.htm
and Older site: http://www.un.org/popin/fao/lusophone.html
Produced by Stanford University students.The Fall 2003 issue, in PDF, has an article on Liberian refugees in the Ivory Coast, by Nicolai Lidow; an article on violence against women in Cape Verde, by Teal Pfeifer, gender based violence during political conflicts, by Lisa Ehrlich. Based in Palo Alto, California. [KF] http://stanfordsixdegrees.wordpress.com/
Film company founded by Cape Verdean Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins. Films
distributed include Sarraounia (Director: Med Hondo, based
on the true story of the 19th century Queen of the Aznas, Sarraounia, who
was trained from birth as a warrior and leader), Testamento
(soundtrack scored by Cape Verdean musician Tito Paris, and features an
appearance by Cesaria Evora), Spirit of Cape Verde (celebrates
the bonds between New England, Cape Verde and President Pereira's
historic first state visit to the United States in l983). http://www.spiamedia.com
A visa/passport expediting service for U.S. citizens. One can print out
a visa application form in Acrobat or Common Ground format. Uses the CIA
World Factbook information though did not have the latest edition. Provides
useful information on history, foreign relations including U.S. relations
though sources are not given. Has links to related web sites.
Cape Verde Page: http://www.traveldocs.com/cv/index.htm
Main Page: http://www.traveldocs.com/africa.htm
United Nations Development Program. Country Programme for Cape
Verde 2003-2005
Full text report in Adobe pdf. 16 p.
Use the main UNDP Search to find human development statistics on Cape Verde
and other reports. http://www.undp.org/
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/cape-verde.html
Information on the geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. Prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html
High Penetration of Wind Energy into Island Diesel Grids. Experience
from Cape Verde,
By Per Lundsager, Jens Carsten Hansen. 19 p. report, in
Adobe pdf. http://www.eere.energy.gov/
U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Cape
Verde
Has press releases on Michael D. Metelits, the U.S. Ambassador to Cape
Verde and a map. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.eucom.mil/AOR/index.htm?http://www.eucom.mil/aor/africa/cape%5Fverde.htm&2
Maps, an embassy directory, travel, language information, created by Julie
Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn has a search facility
for their entire web site.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/C_Verde.html
Has photos of volcanoes in Cape Verde. Some entries, (Cape
Verde for ex.), include information on historical eruptions.
Each entry has references to articles. One can search
issues of the Bulletin of Volcanology by keyword. Located on
the Volcano World site which is designed to distribute remote sensing data
to non-technical users.
African volcanoes: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/africa/africa.html
Volcano World: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
Country brief, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, press releases, statistics
, many full
text reports http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/AFR/afr.nsf/0/c159cdbdfbd0065d852567d1004cf089?OpenDocument
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