00:01Cape Verdeans headed to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's next president.
00:06Incumbent President José María Neves, favoured to win a second term in office,
00:11comes up against five contenders, including Joana Rosa Amadou, Cape Verde's first female candidate.
00:18Amadou is running with the support of the opposition Movement for Democracy,
00:22a party that ruled the country for 10 years before losing in the parliamentary elections in May.
00:28Nearly 420,000 people are eligible to vote.
00:32The election is being watched by about 150 observers from the economic community of West African states,
00:38the African Union and the European Union.
00:41With roughly half a million inhabitants, Cape Verde is known for its democratic stability,
00:46with a record of peaceful transfers of power and competitive elections.
00:51Among the main concerns of the local population are the rising cost of living,
00:55fuel prices and youth unemployment.
00:57according to President José María Neves,
