Expresso das Ilhas

Expresso das Ilhas is a Cape Verdean weekly newspaper based in Praia with a daily-updated news website. Covering politics, the economy, culture and society across the islands and the diaspora, it is one of the country's principal private news publications and a frequent reference in Cape Verdean public debate.

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Expresso das Ilhas at a glance

Country: Cape Verde
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Expresso das Ilhas

Crosswire groups Expresso das Ilhas as Centrist for comparisons within Cape Verde's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Expresso das Ilhas sits in Cape Verde's press

Expresso das Ilhas is one of 4 outlets tracked in Cape Verde, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being A Nação. By outlets tracked, Cape Verde ranks 19th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Expresso das Ilhas outside Cape Verde, starting with West Africa, are Graphic Online (Ghana), Le Soleil (Senegal), L'Essor (Mali) and Sidwaya (Burkina Faso). Opening one of them beside Expresso das Ilhas is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.