The Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy ratified Cuba's historical ties with Africa
The Charge d'Affaires a.i. from the Embassy of Cuba, Julio César Sánchez, participated as Speaker in the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Event (HACSA). He was part of the International Panel dedicated to the impact of transatlantic trafficking and slavery in Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Cuba.
The Panel in which the Chargé d'Affaires a.i participated was moderated by the professor of the University of Ghana, Dr. Antionette Tsiboe-Darko, and was integrated by the Liberian professor, Augustine Koneh; the mayor of the city of Bordeaux, the Frenchman of Cameroonian origin, Pierre de Gaetan Njikan Mouliom; and the Nigerian professor Adewale Ajadi. Each of them highlighted the effect on their communities of trafficking and slavery.
The Cuban diplomat during his presentation highlighted the historical ties that unite Cuba with Africa, and emphasized that 2019 is a common date for Ghana and Cuba because the diplomatic relations will fulfill their 60th anniversary. He also stressed that in the coming days a group of 221 new health professionals will be arriving in Ghana, who successfully completed their medical studies in Cuban classrooms.
Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, was present in the Session Room.