2024 in Cape Verde
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Events from the year 2024 in Cape Verde.
Events
- 12 January – The World Health Organization officially certifies Cape Verde as malaria-free for the first time in 50 years.[1][2]
- 5-8 February – Cape Verde hosts the Baseball5 African Championship in Praia. Tunisia wins, South Africa are runners-up, and Cape Verde takes bronze.[3]
- 4 August – Daniel Varela de Pina wins a bronze medal in Men's flyweight boxing, earning Cape Verde its first Olympic medal.[4]
- 5 August – The 40th edition of the Festival de Baía das Gatas begins on São Vicente.[5]
- 12 September – Tropical Storm Gordon forms near Cape Verde, about 990 miles (1,590 km) west-northwest, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[6]
