Cuito Cunavale estatua Angola By Vijay Prashad En el “Parque de la Libertad” ( S’kumbuto ), a las afueras de Pretoria (Sudáfrica), hay un Muro de los Nombres que rinde homenaje a los hombres y mujeres que murieron en la lucha por liberar a Sudáfrica del apartheid. Entre ellos se encuentran los nombres de dos mil setenta soldados cubanos que murieron en Angola entre 1975 y 1988 por la liberación del sur de África. Se dice, sin embargo, que dos mil doscientos ochenta y nueve cu

Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Memorial in Angola By Vijay Prashad In ‘Freedom Park’ (S’kumbuto) outside Pretoria (South Africa), there is a Wall of Names that honors the men and women who died in the fight to liberate South Africa from apartheid. Amongst these are the names of two thousand and seventy Cuban soldiers who died in Angola between 1975 and 1988 for the liberation of southern Africa. It is said, however, that two thousand two hundred and eighty-nine Cubans died in that

Basotho Action Party (BAP) Stands In Solidarity With The Cuban People On the 29th January 2026, the US President, Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring Cuba a threat to US national security. In line with this executive order, the US has ramped up its deliberate and calculated efforts to blockade Cuba and cut off fuel and other critical supplies in violation of the United Nations Charter and International Law. The Trump Administration is hell bent on imposing its wi

With Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, in attendance the 50th anniversary of Angola's independence and its diplomatic relations with Cuba was commemorated on Tuesday afternoon. Photos via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish The sea divides them, creating a physical distance. However, historical and emotional bonds connect Cuba and Angola, ma

Images via the PCC Via cubaminrex.cu , translated from the Spanish During a ceremony presided over by João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the president of the sister African nation of Angola, "Honor" class medals, the nation's highest distinction, were conferred upon Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, the historical and current leaders of the Cuban Revolution. Amidst standing ovations from the attendees, the Cuban ambassador in Angola received t

Image via the PCC By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish LIMONAR, Matanzas - On Thursday morning, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, laid two bouquets of red roses at the base of the lists of internationalist fighters who fell in Angola. The ribbon, which unites the names in the Museo del Esclavo Rebelde — formerly the site of the Triumvirato Sugar Mill — reads "Beloved sons of the Homeland." In the enclosure, beside those who cho

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez conveyed his appreciation for Angolan President João Lourenço's powerful speech at the UN General Assembly. This acknowledgment occurred during a meeting with Mário Pinto de Andrade, a member of the MPLA's Political Bureau, where the strong connections between the Communist Party of Cuba and the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola were reaffirmed. Images via the PCC Via the Cuban Editorial Office of the Presidency, transla

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez held a meeting with Carolina Cerqueira, the president of the Angolan National Assembly, to celebrate 50 years...

Photos via Revolution Studios By Rene Tamayo Leon, translated from the Spanish His Excellency Mr. Samuel Goagoseb, Namibian ambassador to...

Fidel Castro during his historic visit to Angola, March 1977 An historic speech given by Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in 1975...

More than a million Namibians lack adequate access to toilets, resulting in one of the world’s highest rates of open defecation. A couple...

With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, paid...

The Cuban President arrives in Angola Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba...

"The Struggle Continues, Victory is Certain", Cuban solidarity poster with Angola, 1983 -- Daily LIFT #577 In November, 1975 the new...