Cape Verde
Portuguese-speaking Africa backs Tarrafal prison camp bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing

The entrance to the Tarrafal camp, June 2022.
The entrance to the Tarrafal camp, June 2022. © G. Thielmann/Newscom/MaxPPP
Cabo Verde, backed by Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Portugal, is again seeking to have a concentration camp set up by the Portuguese dictator António Salazar in 1936 to "re-educate" political opponents listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [...]
Published on 04.06.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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