Cuba in South Africa

More than seven million people in Cuba receive an anti-COVID-19 booster dose

Havana, Jun 3 (RHC) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported Friday that some seven million 275,031 people have received anti-COVID-19 booster doses.

Of these, 324,090 are part of the clinical study, and 6,950,941 belong to the booster vaccination applied to the population of selected territories and at-risk groups.

Regulations on travel and remittances to Cuba do not change the essence of the blockade

Havana, June 9 (RHC)-- The publication on Thursday of new regulations on U.S. travel and remittances to Cuba do not constitute a significant change in the essence of the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade against the Caribbean island.

Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, tweeted that the regulations on the measures announced on May 16 by the U.S. administration on Cuba confirm their extremely limited character and that the full enforcement of the economic blockade and that the most aggressive aspects of Trump's measures remain in place.

28 years of fraternal diplomatic relations between Cuba and South Africa

Pretoria, May 11, 2022.- Cuba was the first country diplomatically recognized by the government of the African National Congress under the leadership of Nelson Mandela.

On May 11, 1994, in what was considered one of the first foreign policy acts of the South African democratic government, Presidents Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro formalized ties that really dated back to the 1960s, when the first anti-apartheid fighters went to Cuba to study, receive medical care and military training.

Pages