CVN Cool - A Vision to 2020 - February 2012, issue Issue ..page 20
Cape Verdean wines exhibited fair held in Boston
Praia, Cape Verde, 17 Jan – Cape Verdean wines Sodade and Chã produced by winegrowers from Achada Grande-Relva (Mosteiros) and from Chã das Caldeiras will, be exhibited for the first time at the 21st annual wine exposition in the US city of Boston, Cape Verdean weekly newspaper A Semana reported.
Under the terms of a deal signed some two years ago, Portuguese companies Efectivo and Wine Resources are responsible for the internationalisation of wines from Fogo island, and export most of the production to Portugal and the United States.
The two wines will be on show at the Boston Wine Expo 2012 that will be on until Sunday, 22 January, and will be presented by a Cape Verdean
Under the terms of a deal signed some two years ago, Portuguese companies Efectivo and Wine Resources are responsible for the internationalisation of wines from Fogo island, and export most of the production to Portugal and the United States.
The two wines will be on show at the Boston Wine Expo 2012 that will be on until Sunday, 22 January, and will be presented by a Cape Verdean
Malam Bacai Sanhá, who has died aged 64 after suffering from diabetes, was the president of Guinea-Bissau and one of the stalwarts in his country's struggle for liberation. The war of independence gripped the West African country for 11 years from 1963. It was spearheaded by the African Party of Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Sanhá joined the party as a teenager and after the country's independence had been won in 1974, he rose to become, briefly in 1999, acting head of state, and finally, in 2009, elected president.
He was considered a safe pair of hands in the national crisis following the assassination that year of the PAIGC leader President João Bernardo Vieira. Sanhá's two-and-a-half years in office gave the troubled country breathing space. Aware of the international concern at the growth of the Latin American cocaine trade, he introduced a number of reforms which provoked an attempted coup by a section of the military in April 2010, the settlement of which found Sanhá accepting the coup leader as army chief.
By then, Sanhá was ill with diabetes and struggling against increased threats to his power. In October 2011, he was obliged to accept one of the main dissident officers, Bubo Na Tchuto, as head of the navy, even though the US treasury had named him as a kingpin in the cocaine trade. At Na Tchuto's swearing-in, Sanhá said: "You must prove those who accuse you of being steeped in illicit activities that what they say does not correspond to the truth." This may show his charitable disposition, but also highlighted Sanhá's awareness of his fragile situation. By the end of the year, Sanhá had suffered a diabetic coma and Na Tchuto had been arrested after an attempted coup was suppressed.
Sanhá was born in Darsalame in the Quinara region. A locally educated Muslim, he became head of the PAIGC's youth wing and joined the guerrilla forces in what was the first liberation struggle in Portugal's crumbling African empire, soon to be followed by Angola and Mozambique. The PAIGC leader, Amílcar Cabral, was assassinated in 1973. It was a blow from which the nascent nation never recovered. Lack of leadership, combined with grievous poverty and persistent instability, brought it to the brink of being a failed state.
He was considered a safe pair of hands in the national crisis following the assassination that year of the PAIGC leader President João Bernardo Vieira. Sanhá's two-
By then, Sanhá was ill with diabetes and struggling against increased threats to his power. In October 2011, he was obliged to accept one of the main dissident officers, Bubo Na Tchuto, as head of the navy, even though the US treasury had named him as a kingpin in the cocaine trade. At Na Tchuto's swearing-
Sanhá was born in Darsalame in the Quinara region. A locally educated Muslim, he became head of the PAIGC's youth wing and joined the guerrilla forces in what was the first liberation struggle in Portugal's crumbling African empire, soon to be followed by Angola and Mozambique. The PAIGC leader, Amílcar Cabral, was assassinated in 1973. It was a blow from which the nascent nation never recovered. Lack of leadership, combined with grievous poverty and persistent instability, brought it to the brink of being a failed state.
Malam Bacai Sanha, Guinea-Bissau’s first, multi-party president dead at the age of 64
After independence, Sanhá was made governor of Gabu and Biombo provinces before being appointed to a number of ministries (including information and administration) under Vieira after Guinea-Bissau's break with Cape Verde in 1980. These responsibilities helped build his growing influence in the party. The title "Malam" (teacher) came from the easy respect he was able to command, reinforced as he achieved greater seniority. In 1994, after Vieira was elected president in Guinea-Bissau's first multiparty elections, he selected Sanhá as president of the national assembly, which made him de facto No 2 in the party.
Through the turbulence that followed the overthrow of Vieira in 1999, Sanhá kept a cool head, and after peace between rival factions had been brokered, he became acting president prior to new elections. Although Sanhá stood as PAIGC candidate, Vieira chose to support the third candidate, Kumba Yalá, despite his known eccentricity. Vieira returned to power himself in the elections of 2005 (Sanhá was the main candidate against him), only to be assassinated four years later. It was Sanhá who then stood for election and finally won.
Although Sanhá's constitutional successor Raimundo Pereira has been sworn in as acting president, there are serious fears of further military intervention, as Sanhá had been a genuine force for stability and democracy.
Through the turbulence that followed the overthrow of Vieira in 1999, Sanhá kept a cool head, and after peace between rival factions had been brokered, he became acting president prior to new elections. Although Sanhá stood as PAIGC candidate, Vieira chose to support the third candidate, Kumba Yalá, despite his known eccentricity. Vieira returned to power himself in the elections of 2005 (Sanhá was the main candidate against him), only to be assassinated four years later. It was Sanhá who then stood for election and finally won.
Although Sanhá's constitutional successor Raimundo Pereira has been sworn in as acting president, there are serious fears of further military intervention, as Sanhá had been a genuine force for stability and democracy.
Cape Verde names airport after Nelson Mandela
PRAIA — Cape Verde has decided to rename its Praia International Airport after South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, an icon for freedom in Africa, a government statement said Monday.
The decision pays homage to Mandela, who on February 11 marks 22 years since he was released from prison, where he had spent 27 years for his struggle against the white apartheid regime in South Africa.
The Cape Verdean government said in the statement that Mandela was "an uncontested icon of the struggle for freedom and dignity in Africa" who had dedicated his life to defending these values.
"Giving Nelson Mandela's name to the capital's airport is a gesture to underline the calling of a Cape Verdean nation which is open to the world, and historically linked to mixed-race people and dialogue between cultures."
Praia said in the statement it hopes the decision will encourage youths to take an interest in the continent's history, in particular "the fall of the abominable apartheid regime."
The island-nation said the decision also marked an important step in bilateral relations with South Africa.
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Wine production on Fogo currently totals around 160,000 bottles per year and is produced by the cooperatives of Chã das Caldeiras and Sodade.
Last year, the Chã das Caldeiras wine cooperative produced 106,000 litres of wine, including white, red and rosé, which accounts for over 130,000 0.75 litre bottles and is a year-on-.year rise of over 20 percent.
Adega do Vinho Sodade, the winery where Sodade wine is produced by winegrowers from Achada Grande, Corvo and Relvas, in the Mosteiros region, placed 30,000 bottles of white, red and rosé wine on the market. (macauhub)
Wine production on Fogo currently totals around 160,000 bottles per year and is produced by the cooperatives of Chã das Caldeiras and Sodade.
Last year, the Chã das Caldeiras wine cooperative produced 106,000 litres of wine, including white, red and rosé, which accounts for over 130,000 0.75 litre bottles and is a year-
Adega do Vinho Sodade, the winery where Sodade wine is produced by winegrowers from Achada Grande, Corvo and Relvas, in the Mosteiros region, placed 30,000 bottles of white, red and rosé wine on the market. (macauhub)
