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

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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.

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