The staff of the Cuban Diplomatic Mission in Namibia, along with members of the Health Brigades, UNECA and ANTEX, joined today the movement “Mi firma por la patria”, reaffirming the inalienable right of Cubans to live in peace and to defend the country against any attempt at aggression.
“Cuba is the world’s brightest symbol of resilience and solidarity”, declared the Hon. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhilla, Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly, during the launch of the “Namibians in Solidarity with the People of Cuba” campaign, which took place today at the Institute of Public Administration in Windhoek.
The venue served as the stage to publicize this act of solidarity and love for Cuba, which aims to raise funds for the purchase of solar panels and medical supplies to be sent to the island to alleviate the difficult situation it faces.
The 65th anniversary of the victory at Playa Girón was commemorated in Windhoek at a solidarity event attended by officers of the Namibian Defence Force, members of the Namibia-Cuba Friendship Association (NAMCUFA), and collaborators serving in this African nation.
“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.
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 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.
Comrade Nahas Angula, president of the Sam Nujoma Foundation, publishes a strong statement in support of the Cuban people and against the recent measures approved by the Trump Administration to try to strangle the Cuban economy.
Ms. Cecilia Muzile, Secretary General of the Namibia-Cuba Friendship Association, published a statement joining the global days of action against the US military presence in Guantanamo and rejecting the foreign intervention of the United States and NATO.
A long, colorful caravan of cars traveled through the central avenues of the Namibian capital this Saturday, demanding an end to the US blockade against Cuba and the removal of the island from the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.
