Addis Ababa, February 18, 2026.- Our Embassy received a strong and unequivocal statement of solidarity from Joel Akhator Odigie, General Secretary of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), representing more than 18 million workers across the African continent.
Addis Ababa, February 17, 2026.- During his participation in activities at the African Union headquarters, the Cuban Ambassador to the African Union, Lucas Domingo Hernández, held a fruitful and cordial meeting with the Secretary General of the Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO), Dr. Majoro Grace Kabayo, as well as with a group of prominent women members of that continental organization.
Addis Ababa, February 16, 2026.- Prominent South African leader Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma conveyed a message of strong solidarity with the Cuban people, highlighting the deep historical ties of cooperation, friendship and mutual support that have united both nations for decades.
Addis Ababa, February 15, 2026.- The Cuban Ambassador to the African Union, Lucas Domingo Hernández, gave an interview to Ethiopian television station Hagerie TV during his participation in the 39th AU Summit, held in Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa, February 15, 2026.- For the seventeenth consecutive time, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted 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 their development.