Minister of Decentralization, Housing, and Urban Planning Sara Lopes of Cape Verde

Depleting city resources Lopes said illegal settlements have worsened the already tough energy problems facing the island: "How can we extend the electrical network with so many clandestine neighbourhoods? You can get a contract with Electra only if you have a certificate of occupancy.

At night, they mark a plot and basically start building, basically by 'junta mao.

but the houses are made of plastic and tin.

Electra only if you have a certificate of occupancy.

October criminalising energy theft.

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Lopes said if structures are not in place to allow people to rent or buy land, they build: “At night, they mark a plot and start building, basically by ‘junta mao.

Housing Minister Lopes said the situation is worse in the islands of Sal and Boa Vista: “You don’t see it so much here , but the houses are made of plastic and tin.

Orlando Jose Dias Bareto and partner in front of illegal housing, PraiaDepleting city resources Lopes said illegal settlements have worsened the already tough energy problems facing the island: “How can we extend the electrical network with so many clandestine neighbourhoods? You can get a contract with Electra only if you have a certificate of occupancy.

Lopes said the government passed a law in October criminalising energy theft.

Lopes said changes are already underway: “We must legalise houses [that do not block roads.

Sara Lopes Minister of Labor Sara Lopes says Cape Verde must accept the rules of foreign investors and business people if the tiny island nation wants to compete with bigger countries.

But Lopes says Cape Verdeans need to adapt if they want to make more money.