Cuban delegation to the 40th anniversary attended a photo exhibition opening
Addis Ababa. A photo exhibition was inaugurated in the Addis Ababa Museum on the experiences of the then young Ethiopians that travelled to Cuba since 1978 as part of the bilateral educational program.
One of the images remember the visit of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro to the schools of the Ethiopian students in the Isle of Youth.
During the event, the Cuban Colonel Orlando Cardoso Villavicencio launched his book "Reto a la soledad" where he remembered his years of imprisonment in Somalia during and after the Ethio-Somali war.
40 anniversary celebrations in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, October 10, 2018. A week of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Karamara victory and of the beginning of the educational programs for Ethiopians in Cuba took place in this capital.
The Organizing Committee of the Ethio-Cubans coordinated a program and counted on the support of the governmental authorithies of Cuba and Ethiopia.
Debate in Ethiopia on the Constitution Draft
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2018. The Cuban working in Ethiopia under governmental agreements hold meetings to discuss the Draft Constitution of the Republic of Cuba. The officials of the Embassy, the health and education cooperants made more that 100 proposals of changes to the text, as well as expressed their considerations on the ways the State, the Government and the legal system shall work in Cuba.
The Cuban Ambassador to Ethiopia holds a Press Conference on the US blockade
Addis Ababa, October 21, 2018. The Ambassador of Cuba to Ethiopia, H.E. Mrs. Vilma Thomas hosted a Press Conference at the Cuban Embassy to present the Report of Cuba 2018 on the US blockade.
The diplomatic pointed out that from April 2017 and March 2018, the blockade has caused loses to Cuba for 4 321 200.00 USD.
The UNGA will vote on the 31 October on the issue. Last year, 191 States voted in favour of the lifting of the US blockade and two against.
See the full Report: informe bloqueo 2018ingles.pdf
Cubans in Ethiopia meet to analyze the Constitution Draft
Addis Ababa, September 18, 2018. The members of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Addis Ababa meet to discuss the Draft of the new Constitution of the Republic of Cuba.
The meeting was led by H.E. Mrs. Vilma Thomas, Ambassador of Cuba. From the audience were received several proposals of amendments, changes and substitutions with the aim to enrich the text.
This process will continue during this week in the country.