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.
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.
Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz presented the contents of Cuba's report pursuant to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 79/7, entitled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," during a Press Conference held in Windhoek, attended by the country's leading media outlets.
The Namibian Parliament unanimously approved a motion on Tuesday demanding the lifting of US sanctions against Cuba.
The document, presented last September by SWAPO member of the parliament Tobie Aupindi, rigorously describes the essence of the US blockade against Cuba.
"We will always condemn the inhumane US blockade. What Cuba has done for the oppressed of the world is extraordinary, without expecting anything in return. We have common values that unite our people," said Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly, during a fruitful exchange with Ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz.
