Cape Verde is an island nation off the west coast of Africa, but most of its citizens live off-island. As his country celebrates its 49th year of independence, Cape Verde’s Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva says the most important responsibility of Cape Verdeans, wherever they live, is to vote.
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