A special guest at the commemoration at the University of Zimbabwe, the Head of Mission emphasized the intensification of hostility from the US administration, with the tightening of the economic blockade, the establishment of the energy embargo, and the coercion of a possible armed intervention.

  Perez Mesa expressed her gratitude to more than 200 students at the country’s main university for the solidarity of Zimbabwe and African nations in the face of the island’s just struggle against the blockade and in defense of its sovereignty and independence.

  Convened by the Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (ZICOSU), the Pan-African Parliament, the Youth League, and the Chitepo School of Ideology, both affiliated with the ruling ZANU-PF party, the forum served as a platform to recognize Cuba for its anti-colonial and anti-apartheid solidarity with the continent’s liberation movements.

  Pupurai Togarepi, head of the Southern Africa Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament, highlighted the Caribbean island’s role in the independence of many nations on the continent, while urging new generations to learn about history and face the present and future with a truly liberating, anti-colonial mindset.

  Togarepi placed particular emphasis on the legacy of continental leaders such as former presidents Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), Nelson Mandela (South Africa), and Kenneth Kaunda (Zambia), among others, with heartfelt words dedicated to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz.

  The forum at the University of Zimbabwe also included the participation of representatives from city authorities, the Mozambican community in Zimbabwe, and the Minister Counselor of the Cuban Embassy, ​​Luis Enrique Gonzalez.

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