Harare, April 8, 2026 - The Ambassador of Cuba in Zimbabwe, Her Excellency. Mrs. Susellys Pérez Mesa, today held a fruitful meeting with members of the Secretariat of the Women's League of the ZANU-PF party, chaired by the National Secretary of the Organization, Mabel Chinomona.
Harare, March 25, 2026 - Cuba's decision to defend its sovereignty in the face of the tightened US blockade was highlighted on Wednesday by Zimbabwe's leading newspaper, The Herald, after analyzing recent statements made by that nation's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez.
Cuba will not waver in its commitment to defending its independence and sovereignty despite constant external pressure, Rodriguez stated at the 10th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Colombia.
Harare, March 2, 2026 – The Herald, Zimbabwe's leading newspaper, today reported Cuba's strong condemnation of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, which it considers a threat to regional and international peace and security.
"Cuba condemns in the strongest terms the attacks perpetrated on February 28 by the United States and Israel, which violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran," stated the Cuban Foreign Ministry.
Harare, February 20, 2026 – The Chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and the Zimbabwe-Cuba Friendship Group, Webster Kotiwani Shamu, reiterated today the nation's long-standing position against the blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island.
In a meeting with Ambassador Susellys Pérez Mesa, Shamu reaffirmed the rejection of all unilateral coercive measures, such as those also faced by Zimbabwe.
Harare, February 19, 2025 – The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, reiterated today to the Ambassador of Cuba, Her Excellency Susellys Perez Mesa, the nation's long-standing support for the Caribbean island.
Upon receiving the Head of Mission at ZANU-PF headquarters, Mumbengegwi highlighted the historic bilateral ties and Harare's firm stance against the more than six-decade-long US blockade.
Harare, February 13, 2026 – The “Let Cuba Live” plea from prominent U.S. figures is featured today in Zimbabwe’s leading newspaper, The Herald, condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order to intensify the blockade against the island by cutting off its fuel supplies.
The international petition, signed by elected officials, artists, and civil society organizations in the United States, asserts that the measure will worsen humanitarian conditions by cutting off the island’s access to oil and energy supplies.
Harare, February 10, 2026 – The Vice-Chancellor of the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT), Professor Quinton C. Kanhukamwe, today praised the collaboration with Cuba in science and technology upon receiving Ambassador Susellys Pérez Mesa.
The relations between the two countries in the areas of higher education and innovation are mutually beneficial and aligned with the 2030 Strategy presented by President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, stated the head of HIT.
Harare, February 1, 2026 – The Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Fund (ZAST) today expressed its unwavering solidarity with Cuba following the intensification of the illegal, immoral, and inhumane US economic blockade, which seeks to prevent fuel deliveries to the island.
ZAST strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s executive order, which falsely declares a so-called “national emergency” and seeks to intimidate and punish sovereign states for trading with the Caribbean nation.
Harare, January 30, 2026 – Silence is complicity and solidarity a duty as the United States intensifies its economic war against Cuba with the announcement of a total blockade on fuel supplies, warned Mafa Kwanisai, coordinator of the Fidel Castro Chair at the University of the Midlands, in Zimbabwe.
History teaches the clear lesson that imperialism never forgives those who choose dignity over submission, the professor stated in an article released in this capital and published in regional media outlets such as Modern Ghana.
