2025 in Cape Verde

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Events in the year 2025 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• President: José Maria Neves
• Prime Minister: Ulisses Correia e Silva

Events

• February 11 – A sit-in is staged in Mindelo. ^[1]
• March 25 – Queen Letizia of Spain visits Cape Verde. ^[2]
• April 2 – EasyJet opens its first sub-Saharan service on the island of Sal. ^[3]
• August 13 – Flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Erin hit São Vicente and Santo Antão, killing at least nine people and displacing 1,500. The government declares a state of emergency. ^[4]
• October 13 – Cape Verde qualifies for its first FIFA World Cup after defeating Eswatini 3-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Praia. ^[5]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Cape Verde

Source: ^[6]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 13 January – Democracy Day
• 20 January – Heroes' Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 1 June – Youth Day
• 5 July – Independence Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 8 December – José Filomeno Monteiro, 70, minister of foreign affairs (2024–2025). ^[7]

References

1. "Cape Verde workers demand action over Atunlo factory's future, unpaid wages". Undercurrent News. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
2. "Queen Letizia begins major trip with warm welcome in Cape Verde". Daily Jang. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
3. "New sunshine route to sub-Saharan Sal takes off!". Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
4. "Cape Verde floods: State of emergency declared in São Vicente and Santo Antão". BBC. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
5. "Cape Verde clinches historic first qualification for FIFA World Cup". Al Jazeera . 14 October 2025.
6. "Cape Verde Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
7. "Funeral do antigo ministro José Filomeno realiza-se na tarde desta Terça-feira no Cemitério da Várzea". A Nação (in European Portuguese). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.

External links

• Online calendar

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