AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTragedy in Fogo: Cabo Verde is in mourning after a bus crash on Fogo Island killed at least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers, with 14 others injured; the bus veered off a mountainous road on Saturday while returning to São Filipe from an excursion to Chã das Caldeiras inside the Pico do Fogo crater, and the driver—who had organised the annual trip—was among the dead. National response: The government has declared two days of official mourning, with flags at half-mast and public events cancelled, while Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho says a crisis team and a 16-member medical unit were sent and President José Maria Neves ordered an inquiry into the cause. Community grief abroad: Cape Verdeans in Brockton, Massachusetts held a vigil after the crash, with local leaders calling for solidarity. Regional solidarity: The UAE expressed condolences and solidarity with Cabo Verde following the accident. Diplomacy & society: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, with Cabo Verde among the draft partners, to mark 27 November as an International Day to eliminate child, early and forced marriage.
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