Cape Verde

People walk near the former street sign for ''Via dell'Amba Aradam''

Italians divided over whether Black man’s beating death was motivated by racism

Willy Monteiro Duarte is being remembered as a hero who was brutally attacked without cause.

Cape Verdean Idol

Arts, Culture & Media
Emily Scott Robinson in Wimberley, Texas during SXSW

The World’s music features this week: Emily Scott Robinson, Ondatrópica and music from outer space

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Brazil's alt-tropicalia band, Graveola

The World’s music features this week: Bulgaria National Radio, Carlos G Lopes and Graveola

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Eljuri, one of the artists featured on The World this week.

The World’s music features this week: Eljuri, Kady and Greg Lake

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Vietnam tries to crack down on a booming trade in cat meat

Global Scan

We hear about dog meat in restaurants in China and Vietnam, but we don’t often hear about people eating cat meat. But Vietnamese officials are trying to clamp down on that country’s burgeoning market for cat meat. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.We hear about dog meat in restaurants in China and Vietnam, but we don’t often hear about people eating cat meat. But Vietnamese officials are trying to clamp down on that country’s burgeoning market for cat meat. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.

Could social media photos be costing the lives of African rhinos

Global Scan

The latest threat to the safety of endangered species may just be the cell phone in your pocket. Poachers are using the geo-location data in phones to find and then kill endangered rhinos and other highly sought species.The latest threat to the safety of endangered species may just be the cell phone in your pocket. Poachers are using the geo-location data in phones to find and then kill endangered rhinos and other highly sought species.

A Posthumous Album from Cape Verdean Legend Cesaria Evora

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Anchor Marco Werman offers a taste of a posthumous release by the late Cape Verdean legend Cesaria Evora.

Mayra Andrade: A New Musical Star for Cape Verde

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Mayra Andrade is often compared to the late, great singer Cesária Ã?vora. She’s certainly one of Cape Verde’s brightest musical stars with a voice that sounds like steel swaddled in soft cotton.

“Barefoot Diva” Cesária Ã?vora Dies at 70

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Anchor Marco Werman pays tribute to the Cape Verdean singer Cesária Ã?vora, who died this weekend.