Cape Verde: One of the driest countries on Earth heads to the polls

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 14, 2026 · 282 words · By Video by Caitlin KELLY

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Claim 1: “legislative elections in Cape Verde approach”

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The provided evidence includes a general 'List of elections in 2026' (which does not list Cape Verde), a general description of the country from January 2026, and a sports article from May 2026. None of the provided sources confirm that legislative elections are approaching or scheduled for May 2026 in Cape Verde.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cape Verde national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde; recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA) represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_national_football_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cape Verdean Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Cabo Verde, FACV) or Cabo Verdean Armed Forces are the military of Cape Verde. They include two branches, the National Guard and the Coast …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Armed_Forces

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The recorded history of Cape Verde begins with the Portuguese discovery of the island in 1458. Possible early references to Cape Verde date back at least 2,000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cape_Verde

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Claim 2: “The archipelago is ranked among the 15 countries with the lowest rainfall in the world”

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The claim is explicitly stated in a cross-reference from France24. However, the other provided sources (Wikipedia, Africa.com) provide general geographical or political information about Cape Verde and do not mention rainfall rankings. Since only one independent source confirms this specific statistic, it is marked as single_source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Cape Verde.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Cape_Verde

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Cape Verde hurricane or Cabo Verde hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that originates at low latitude in the tropical Atlantic from a tropical wave that has passed over or near the Cape Verde island…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_hurricane

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