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Álex Saab, a Colombian businessman long suspected of serving as the financial architect for Venezuela's Maduro regime, was deported from Caracas to the United States on May 16th aboard a Gulfstream jet escorted by DEA agents, after the Venezuelan government unexpectedly authorized his extradition. U.S. federal authorities are pursuing new charges against Saab related to alleged money laundering, inflated food contracts through Venezuela's CLAP program, illicit oil and gas operations, and the diversion of public funds through shell companies registered across multiple countries. Intelligence suggests Saab possesses incriminating information about a sprawling international network of businessmen, lawyers, and political figures—including figures close to Nicolás Maduro and Delcy Rodríguez—who allegedly participated in these schemes, raising the possibility of a cooperation agreement with American prosecutors that could expose senior Venezuelan and Colombian officials.

A cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak left Praia, Cape Verde on Wednesday carrying nearly 150 passengers and crew, heading toward Spain's Canary Islands as health authorities work to contain the disease.

Investor issued threats in Cape Verde [10 sources]

In Cape Verde, illegal sand extraction for the construction industry has severely degraded beaches on Santiago Island. This decades-long practice is damaging ecosystems, causing agricultural land to become saline, and forcing women into precarious and unhealthy work for survival.