Record seven candidates running, with two ex-PMs – Carlos Veiga and José Maria Neves – seen as the strongest contenders.
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Record seven candidates running, with two ex-PMs – Carlos Veiga and José Maria Neves – seen as the strongest contenders.
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Media and institutional silence contribute towards climate of impunity, experts say.
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How music shaped by slavery, epidemics and migration travelled the world, narrating stories of suffering and resistance.
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Government proposal to lift moratorium raises concern among activists who fear a return to 2012-2015 timber felling.
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Intellectuals such as Cornel West and Achille Mbembe call on Portugal to act after series of racist attacks.
