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Cabo Verde

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  • Population..........................................................................589,451 (July 2021 est.)
  • Population growth rate ............................................................1.24% (2021 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................18.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
  • Net migration rate...........................-0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.............................Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

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November 1, 2002

Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?

Very few countries have experienced emigration on a scale approaching that of Cape Verde. Jorgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) examines migration's effects on the country's past and present, as well as its implications for the future.

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Along with increased trade and Chinese investment in Africa has come new migration between the two regions. Malia Politzer places this movement in context and looks at the types of Chinese migrants going to Africa and the Africans going to China.

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November 1, 2002
Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?
Very few countries have experienced emigration on a scale approaching that of Cape Verde. Jorgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) examines migration's effects on the country's past and present, as well as its implications for the future.
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From Unilateral Response to Coordinated Action: How Can Mobility Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Adapt to the Public-Health Challenges of COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged public health and migration management infrastructures in sub-Saharan Africa, as never before. It revealed important lessons about how countries in the region can adapt mobility systems in ways that protect public health while also allowing people to safely access work, humanitarian protection, and their communities.