The document adopted at the 39th Ordinary Session that concluded this Sunday includes, for the third time, the AU’s explicit call to remove the Caribbean nation from the unilateral and unjustified list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism, stressing the arbitrary nature of this designation.

According to the Cuban Embassy in Ethiopia, African leaders expressed concern over the intensifying negative effects of the Washington embargo, especially in the current context, when Havana still faces significant economic and social challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

They also denounced the extraterritorial scope of this policy, including the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which reinforces restrictions and extends its consequences beyond US borders.

The resolution reaffirms, once again, the deep historical, political and solidarity ties that unite the peoples of Africa and Cuba, and constitutes a clear expression of support for the elimination of this measure which they consider unjust, illegal and contrary to the principles of international law and state sovereignty.

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