José Maria Neves, president of the Republic of Cape Verde, attends the annual Cape Verdean Veterans Memorial monument dedication in Exeter, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — There was a presidential presence in Waterbury Friday. Cape Verdean President Jose Maria Neves traveled from his African nation to the Brass City, where he met… ...

Opposition candidate and former prime minister Jose Maria Neves won Cape Verde's presidential election on Sunday, as his main rival, the ruling party's flagbearer Carlos Veiga, conceded defeat.