On this new celebration of Africa Day we renew our friendship and fraternity with the sister continent
- Message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of Africa Day
This year we commemorate Africa Day in Cuba under exceptional conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This, however, will not prevent that such a relevant event as the foundation on May 25, 1963 of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), renamed African Union (AU) in 2002 be celebrated as we Cuban always do.
Covid-19: Cuban doctors attend more than 26,000 patients worldwide
Havana, May 20.- The 26 brigades of Cuban doctors from the Henry Reeve Contingent who are working today in about twenty countries, have so far treated more than 26,000 patients from Covid-19.
The meeting of the Cuban government's temporary working group held this Tuesday, revealed that the health professionals from the Caribbean island working in 24 nations saved the lives of 976 people affected by the pandemic.
Cuba reaffirms its will to cooperate with Pacific Islands States in fight against COVID-19
Suva, May 12th. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Fiji, Carlos Manuel Rojas Lago, reaffirmed his country's will to cooperate in the fight against COVID-19 with the nations that make up the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) by intervening in a virtual working session convened by the Secretariat of that organization, in order to review the regional response to the pandemic.
Cuba denounces continuity of US blockade despite Covid-19
Havana, May 5 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, said on Monday that the US blockade against Cuba continues, and so does solidarity with this Caribbean country.
Ambassador of Cuba to the U.S.A: “They will not be able to destroy our symbols”
(Prensa Latina) The attack against the Embassy of Cuba in the United States on April 30, shocked people in the two countries and abroad who immediately condemn the event and expressed their solidarity with the Island.
Since an individual opened fire early morning against the building of the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C., versions of what happened and the motives of the assailant started to circulate in the social media and some American press media.