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Drug abuse and child prostitution

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    The main social problems facing Cape Verde are drug abuse and child prostitution, the Portuguese news agency LUSA reported in a dispatch quoting Ana Paula Almeida, the country's assistant secretary for public administration.

    One of the causes was the country's growing dependence on tourism, Almeida added. Her remarks were made during a visit to Portugal where she signed a cooperation agreement for training social workers.

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