page_title: Cape Verde–France relations
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cape Verde–France relations / History
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Ambassade de France à Praia (Cap-Vert)
context_page_description: France – Cape Verde relations refer to the bilateral relations between the French Republic and the Republic of Cape Verde. In 2014, there were 405 French citizens, half of whom are Cape Verdeans or with other nationality. In 2001, there were 186 French citizens, there were over 200 in 2004 and over 300 in 2007.
context_section_description: Shortly after Cape Verde became independent from Portugal in 1975, France recognized its sovereignty, its residence was at Dakar, Senegal.  A resident ambassador was appointed from France in 1982 and its embassy in Praia opened.
  With the signature of the cultural, scientific and technical cooperation accord between the French and Cape Verdean governments, the first mission with French cooperation was done in 1976 in Cape Verde.  Its first action was the opening of the Fajã Gallery in Ribeira Brava on the island of São Nicolau.
  Between 1977 and 1995, it made 10 to 15 cooperations, a bilateral cooperative mission on the number of sectors in Cape Verde including agriculture, health, tourism, finances, education, governance, safety, etc.
  In 1996, Cape Verde opened its embassy in Paris at Rue de Rigny.
  In 2010, it opened the Institut français du Cap-Vert (IFCV), the French Institute of Cape Verde, opened after the merger of the French Cultural Center (Centre culturel français (CCF)) and SCAC (Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle).
  On August 31, 2014, the French Institute in Cape Verde was closed.
caption: Embassy of France in Praia
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