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World Service,05 Jan 1994,29 mins

Africa's Most Westerly Nation

Talkabout Africa

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How Cape Verde survives with no fresh water and tenuous links with mainland Africa. Rashid Meer reports on industry, economics and the struggle for democracy on the islands.

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