{
  "id": 71040,
  "title": "Cape Verde offers fragile refuge for many persecuted African homosexuals: 'It's like I'm a prisoner in paradise'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/cape-verde-offers-fragile-refuge-for-many-persecuted-african",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T18:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/02/cape-verde-offers-fragile-refuge-for-many-persecuted-african-homosexuals-it-s-like-i-m-a-prisoner-in-paradise_6756092_124.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The most LGBTQ+ tolerant country in Africa, according to a survey by Afrobarometer, the archipelago has become home to many Africans fleeing repression tied to their sexual orientation. However, the lack of an asylum policy has prevented them from obtaining residency permits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Cape Verde keeper Vozinha says he always believed he was a 'big club' player after Colo-Colo move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/cape-verde-keeper-vozinha-says-he-always-believed-he-was-a-big-club",
        "published": "2026-08-05T06:18:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}