Contemporary Cabo Verde

Since the pluralist opening, political changes of government have taken place within a stable constitutional framework. Insularity continues to present concrete challenges: territorial continuity, transport, access to resources, import costs and disparities between islands.

The country has developed services, tourism, transport, telecommunications and relations with its diaspora. At the same time, it remains exposed to drought, water scarcity and climate change, all of which require long-term adaptation policies.

Contemporary Cabo Verde is therefore simultaneously an African state, an Atlantic archipelago and a transnational society. Its institutions and economy are connected to networks extending far beyond the national territory.