Declaration by the Director for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba on the occasion of the Day of the Southern African Development Community against sanctions on Zimbabwe
Pretoria, October 25, 2019.- Cuba and the African countries are united by historical ties which have always been ruled by mutual solidarity and collaboration. In the case of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), we have very positive relations with its 16 Member States and within its sub regional organization where we have an accredited Ambassador.
52nd Anniversary of the fall of Che Guevara “The Heroic Guerrilla man”
Pretoria, 8th October, 2019.- Today marks 52 years of the physical disappearance of Ernesto "Che" Guevara de La Serna, known worldwide as The Heroic Guerrilla man. He was a physician, a writer, a diplomat, an internationalist and an exceptional revolutionary.
Lesotho’s Association of Graduates in Cuba Holds Welcoming Reception to Newly Graduates in the Island and Cuba’s New Medical Brigade Members
Pretoria, 5 October, 2019.- Members of Lesotho’s Association of Graduates in Cuba hosted a warm welcoming reception in Maseru, capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho in honor of the students of the Kingdom who finished their studies in Cuba in the recently concluded school year.
The Cuban cooperators in the country, including eleven newcomer medical brigade members, took part in the reception. These physicians arrived recently in Lesotho as part of the implementation of the New Cooperation Agreement in the field of Health, signed by the two countries last June 6.
Minister Counselor of the Embassy held a meeting with a member of the board of the Cuban Alumni Association of South Africa
Pretoria, October 3, 2019.- Minister Counselor of the Embassy held a meeting with a member of the board of the Cuban Alumni Association of South Africa (CAASA).
At the meeting, the Cuban diplomat thanked the Association for the activities carried out in support of the Cuban Revolution and for its recent Declaration of condemnation of the blockade.
King of Eswatini, Mswati II, concluded fruitful visit to Cuba from
Pretoria, 2nd October, 2019.- The African president's agenda included a meeting with the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; a tour of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Historic Center of Old Havana and the “Casa de África” museum, to which he donated a typical piece of Swazi culture.