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Cape Verde: Capital City Without Water

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Cape Verde, Development, Human Rights, Humor

Since water stopped running from the taps [1] of the capital city of Cape Verde, Praia, more than two weeks ago due to improvement works, at first, and then to a breakdown at the central distribution point, bloggers have been demonstrating with poems in portuguese [2] and creole [3], and posting satirical [4] and funny [5] pictures.