In 1993, Law 70 was sanctioned in Colombia, the result of the struggle for their rights by the Afro-Colombian communities, historically subjected to discrimination. It was a victory for this important part of society, but 30 years later it has still not been fully implemented.... More


The broad prospects of Cuban medical assistance to patients suffering from diabetes in Mozambique, with the possibility of assisting others in the region, stands out among the points discussed during the visit of President Miguel Diaz-Canel to African countries.... More


   One of the largest and most important mobilizations for social justice and equality in the United States took place in Washington on August 28, 1963. Six decades later racism continues to eat away at American society.... More


In the midst of Western impediments for the world to move towards a new order, the fifteenth meeting of the BRICS group in Johannesburg took an important step towards that goal, whose support is to take into account the interests of the largest number of States.... More


In Sister Lands

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel is in sister lands. In his tour of Africa, which began with a fraternal visit to Angola, described as successful and a long-awaited meeting, he could not miss Mozambique and Namibia, two nations to which Cubans is also very close.... More


Science, technology and innovation should be driving forces for sustainable development and to advance the welfare of peoples, however, as Cuba reiterated in the South African city of Johannesburg, the nations of the South have limited access to these tools, which are monopolized by the industrialized North.... More


Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the Dialogues of the XV BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 24, 2023, "Year 65 of the Revolution."... More


The need to use local currencies in commercial and other transactions, gradually replacing the U.S. dollar, has probably never been more talked about than nowadays.... More


Cuba is currently president pro tempore of one of the largest and most diverse existing mechanisms, the Group of 77+China, and as such participates in the 15th BRICS Summit, a valuable opportunity to strengthen the interaction between the two blocs and reinforce South-South cooperation, an urgency in current times.... More


President Miguel Diaz-Canel's visit to South Africa, with a view to participating in the 15th Summit of the BRICS group, also allows exchanges between the leaders of Cuba and the African nation, with strong ties of brotherhood.... More


Ecuador was not only in the news in the last few days for the early elections held last Sunday, but also for the historic triumph of the YES vote in the two popular consultations also held on that day. Ecuadorians voted in favor of the protection of the Yasuní National Park and the Andean Chocó, two areas with a rich animal and plant life.... More


Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, before the National Assembly of the Republic of Angola, on August 21, 2023, "Year 65 of the Revolution."... More


The South African city of Johannesburg is the scene of the Fifteenth BRICS Summit, a group made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which has undoubtedly been gaining prominence and economic weight worldwide.... More


The visit of Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel to African countries and his participation in the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies is part of the close ties between Cuba and the continent and the rest of the global South.... More


Sancti Spíritus is getting ready to celebrate 510 years of its foundation in central Cuba and recalls today the discovery in the Serafín Sánchez Park of the Hermitage of Santo Cristo de la Veracruz and the Convent of San Francisco, works of XVII century.... More


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