African Union approves resolution against blockade in solidarity with Cuba
Addis Ababa, February 15, 2026. For the seventeenth consecutive time, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union approved a resolution condemning the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba, a policy that for more than six decades has profoundly affected the Cuban people and hindered their development.
Commemoration of Commander Fidel's centenary starts in South Africa
Cape Town, February 11, 2026. Today marked the start of activities commemorating the centenary of Comander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in the South African parliamentary capital. Friends of Cuba, parliamentarians from the ANC and other progressive parties gathered at the Long March to Freedom to reaffirm their unwavering solidarity with Cuba and the Revolution.
Roundtable discussion on cultural exchanges between Cuba and South Africa
Cape Town, February 10, 2026.- Cuba's ambassador to South Africa, Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo, held a fruitful meeting this afternoon with friends of Cuba in the country, South African intellectuals, filmmakers, and documentary makers, with whom he discussed the deep ties that unite Cuban and African cultures.
Solidarity with Cuba reinforced in Cape Town
Cape Town, February 9, 2026.- Comrades and friends of Cuba in South Africa gathered tonight at the University of Cape Town to reaffirm their solidarity with the people and government of Cuba, particularly following recent threats by Donald Trump's administration against Cuban sovereignty.
Strengthening ties with the Eastern Cape province
East London, February 6, 2026.- The premier of the Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane, together with several members of the provincial government, welcomed the Cuban ambassador to South Africa, Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo, and his accompanying delegation, who are on a road trip around several provinces of the country. Taking advantage of the visit, the ambassador visited a group of Cuban collaborators working in the Eastern Cape.