Harare, May 20, 2026 – Cuba celebrated Africa Day in Zimbabwe with a screening of the film “Kangamba,” which highlights the island's internationalist cooperation and its resolve to defend its homeland against threats of US military aggression.
A hundred guests, including representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Parliament, and ambassadors and diplomats from some twenty countries, attended the event at the Alliance Française in Harare, organized jointly by the Cuban and Angolan missions.
The Ambassador of the Caribbean nation, Her Excellency Susellys Pérez Mesa, affirmed that the celebration is, beyond a commemorative date, a day of remembrance, dignity, and commitment, in a relationship forged with solidarity, internationalism, and conviction.
Thousands of Cubans have had the honor of supporting African liberation struggles. When Cubans speak of Africa, we are not speaking of a distant continent, but of a fundamental part of our own identity.
Pérez Mesa praised the words of Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla during the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, when he warned that Cuba faces one of the most serious junctures in its contemporary history under the threat of direct military aggression from the United States, without any justification and following the strengthening of that country's criminal blockade against Cuba, which has lasted for almost seven decades.
In the centennial year of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, he emphasized, we reaffirm that if we did this—referring to the Battle of Kangamba in Angola—for our African brothers and sisters, what wouldn't we be capable of doing for our beloved homeland?
The film concluded with shouts of "Viva Cuba!", tears of emotion, and words of praise for the island's role in the fight against colonialism and the end of apartheid.
The Director of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific at the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mqabuko Spencer Dube, described Kangamba as a defining chapter in the history of the continent's liberation struggle and emphasized the importance of preserving what had been achieved.
Dube called the film essential for new generations and recalled Fidel Castro's 2008 reflection, in which he considered the film one of the most profound he had ever seen.
Before the screening, the Ambassador of Angola, His Excellency Mr. Baltazar Diego Cristovao, also spoke, highlighting the courage of the Cuban people and their invaluable contribution to the liberation of his country, which forged a lasting bond of brotherhood.
For his part, the Director of the Museum of African Liberation in Zimbabwe, Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi, emphasized Cuba's selfless role in continental independence and sovereignty, while also noting that it was an honor for Cuba to have a special place in the institution he leads.
Members of the diplomatic mission, members of the island's Medical Brigade, Zimbabwean friends, and graduates from the Caribbean nation also attended the emotional presentation.