Addis Abeba, 15, February 15, 2026.- For the seventeenth consecutive time, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union approved a resolution condemning the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba, a policy that for more than six decades has profoundly affected the Cuban people and hindered its development.
The adopted document includes, for the third time, the African body’s explicit call to remove the Caribbean nation from the unilateral and unjustified list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism, emphasizing the arbitrary nature of such designation.
Furthermore, the African leaders expressed their concern about the worsening negative effects of the blockade, especially in the current context, as Cuba still faces significant economic and social challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. They also denounced the extraterritorial scope of this policy, including the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which reinforces restrictions and extends its consequences beyond U.S. borders.
The resolution reaffirms, once again, the deep historical, political, and solidarity ties that unite the peoples of Africa and Cuba, and constitutes a clear expression of African support for the elimination of this policy, which they consider unjust, illegal, and contrary to the principles of international law and the sovereignty of States.