Apr
08
2026
Namibian President reaffirms solidarity with Cuba
“Our principled stance of solidarity with Cuba remains steadfast”, declared Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, today during her State of the Nation address.
“Our principled stance of solidarity with Cuba remains steadfast”, declared Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, today during her State of the Nation address.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the National Assembly Parliamentary Friendship group held an engagement with the Namibia–Cuba Friendship Association, led by Honorable Helmuth Kangulohi Angula (former member of Parliament), accompanied by other members of the Steering Committee.
National FM, the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) station, conducted a live interview with Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz for its morning program "9th Hour", in which they discussed issues related to the escalating US government policy against Cuba.
The Cuban diplomat denounced that Cuba's current economic situation is the acumulation of 66 years of US blockade and has been exacerbated by Donald Trump's latest presidential decree imposing tariffs on countries that attempt to supply fuel and its derivatives to Cuba.
The close fraternal ties that unite the peoples of Cuba and Namibia, and the island's role in the war for independence of this African nation, were highlighted in a meeting between Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz and the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Security and Safety of Namibia, Honorable Lucia Iipumbu.
The Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers, Mr. Job Muniaro, delivered a message of solidarity with the Cuban people to the Cuban ambassador, in light of the recent sanctions imposed on the island by the United States government.