CAPE VERDE: POLL SHOWS CONTROVERSIAL EXTRADITION WILL HARM GOVERNMENT IN OCTOBER ELECTIONS

   Mon, 20 September 2021

The protracted legal battle in Cape Verde’s courts over the controversial extradition of diplomat Alex Saab to the US has made most Cape Verdeans question the credibility of their own judiciary and even the independence of their own government. The domestic fall-out over the Saab case may also have cost the government significant political support ahead of the October presidential elections, even though its governing record on other matters has been relatively well-supported.