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Cape Verde is open and actively receiving leisure tourists right now. Visitor numbers are rising and it is appearing on multiple 2026 travel lists. The main traveler issues are crime prevention, health precautions, and island/weather logistics rather than conflict or closure.
crime and occasional violent theft concernsGI illness outbreaks linked to travelweather-related transport and road disruptionspower outages can affect banking, telecoms, and flights
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