Martin Endjala National Assembly member Leevi Katoma of Swapo Party, has yesterday moved a motion for Parliament to debate the removal of historic Cuban economic blockade imposed by the United States of America (USA). Cuba has been under the USA embargo for 60 years. Katoma said the cessation of unwarranted economic blockade imposed by the...
September 20, 2024
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Cuba decorates President Geingob posthumously
Placido Hilukilwa THE Cuban government has, posthumously, bestowed the prestigious honour of the Jose Martí Order on President Hage Geingob. A Cuban delegation led by Esteban Lazo Hernández, the chairman of Cuba’s National Assembly of the People’s Power, handed over the medal to Monica Geingos, the former First Lady. President Geingob is the second Namibian...
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Cuba mourns death of Namibian president
Cuba has decreed an official day and a half of mourning in honour of the memory of the late President Hage Geingob. In making the announcement, Diaz-Canel stated that the late Dr. Geingob demonstrated enormous affection and friendship for Cuba as President, Prime Minister, and throughout his life, from his time as a tireless fighter...
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187 UN member states vote to end US sanctions on on Cuba
The draft UN resolution calling for the end of the US economic embargo has been adopted after 187 UN member states voted in support of the resolution. The 187 member states argued that the US decision to ignore the previous resolutions of the World Body with impunity was unacceptable. The blockade, imposed in 1962, has...
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187 UN member states vote to end US sanctions on Cuba
The draft UN resolution calling for the end of the US economic embargo has been adopted after 187 UN member states voted in support of the resolution. The 187 member states argued that the US decision to ignore the previous resolutions of the World Body with impunity was unacceptable. The blockade, imposed in 1962, has...
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Namibia Strongly Condemns US Blockade of Cuba at UN General Assembly – Namibia Daily News
Staff Reporter UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 2 — The Republic of Namibia has resolutely called for the cessation of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba during the United Nations General Assembly. In her speech before the plenary on November 1, the Namibian representative vehemently condemned Cuba’s unwarranted inclusion on...
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Demonstration against US sanctions on Cuba held in Windhoek
Cubans and friends of Cuba in Namibia are not giving up hope to see sanctions imposed on that country by the US more than 60 years ago lifted. The embargo comprises a set of economic and trade restrictions that prohibit most trade and financial transactions between the two countries. It further imposes restrictions on travel...