Africa progressive movements continue to rally in solidarity with Cuba: Solidarity with the Heroic People of Cuba
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Africa progressive movements continue to rally in solidarity with Cuba:
Solidarity with the Heroic People of Cuba
Volume 56 Number 10, April 4,
2026
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Solidarity with the Heroic People of Cuba
Pan Africanism Today Solidarity Letter
We are reproducing this solidarity letter from the Secretariat of Pan
Africanism Today. Popular movements, trade unions, youth organisations, and
political parties from across the African continent have continued to mobilise
in solidarity with Cuba in the face of escalating economic pressure and
sanctions. Following the release of the solidarity letter co-ordinated by Pan
Africanism Today and endorsed by over 35 political parties and popular
movements, organisations across Africa have stepped up actions in support of
Cuba. These efforts have included delivering letters to Cuban embassies across
the continent reaffirming long-standing ties rooted in anti-imperialist
struggle and internationalism, while also raising awareness about Cuba's
current plight under intensifying economic pressure.
Dear Comrades,
Delegation at Cuban Embassy Benin - Photo: Pan Africanism
Today
The Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, together with all progressive people's
movements and organisations across Africa, declare our unwavering solidarity
with the heroic people of Cuba. We write to you at this crucial moment in
history, characterised by the increasing barbarism of United States imperialism
and the equally growing anti-imperialist resistance of the peoples of the
world. We write not only to offer words of comfort, but to reaffirm active
solidarity and internationalism forged through decades of shared struggle
against a common enemy.
The world is witnessing, in stark and undeniable terms, the true character
of the United States ruling class. From the genocide of the Palestinian people
- carried out with weapons, financing, and unconditional political cover
provided by Washington - to the unprovoked military aggression against the
people of Iran. We are simultaneously witnessing the relentless tightening of
the brutal blockade against Cuba. Ultimately, we are confronted by a system
that has abandoned all pretence of legality, morality, and human decency.
You, the Cuban people, have understood this long before the rest of the
world was compelled to recognise it. For nearly 70 years, you have
demonstrated, through daily revolutionary praxis, that a world founded on
sovereignty, dignity, and the genuine prosperity of the many is not a utopian
dream but an achievable reality. You have not lectured us; you have shown us.
And you have paid for that demonstration with sacrifices that challenge the
imagination.
The blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba is more than just an
economic strangulation - it is a persistent act of war against an entire
people, across generations, and it stands as one of the gravest ongoing crimes
against humanity in the modern era. Most recently, on 29 January 2026, the
Trump administration signed Executive Order 14380, declaring a national
emergency concerning Cuba and imposing an oil blockade that has deprived your
people of fuel, threatening the collapse of hospitals, food supplies, and water
systems. This is the most severe escalation of the blockade in decades. The
near-universal votes of the United Nations General Assembly condemning it year
after year affirm what the peoples of the world already understand: Cuba's
right to self-determination is non-negotiable.
In response, you, our Cuban comrades, continue to demonstrate a true
revolutionary spirit - through your resilience, ingenuity and the highest form
of generosity and socialist internationalism. Where the United States deploys
soldiers and imposes sanctions, you have sent doctors and teachers. When Cubans
stood alongside the people of Southern Africa in the fight against colonialism
and the racist apartheid regimes, the world witnessed what true solidarity
looks like. On the African continent, we have not forgotten, and we will not
forget.
We will not accept that the cost of the right to self-determination is a
prolonged, inhumane siege. We refuse to accept that the sacrifices you have
made are the price of choosing one's own future. We reaffirm our commitment -
not only to support the Cuban people, lifelong comrades of Africa, but also to
change the international conditions that allow such sieges.
We unequivocally declare the following:
* We condemn the criminal blockade of Cuba with contempt and pledge to
intensify every effort to end it - politically, diplomatically, and in the
court of international public opinion.
* We commit to strengthening our solidarity with the Cuban people and to
ensuring that the truth about Cuba's revolutionary achievements, and the crimes
against it, reaches the widest possible audiences across our continent and the
world.
* We salute the leadership of the Cuban Revolution for its steadfastness in
the face of an ongoing US-led imperialist siege.
* We honour the memory of the revolution's giants - such as Fidel Castro,
Che Guevara, Haydee Santamaria and others - by dedicating ourselves to
upholding their example in our own struggles.
* We stand with the Cuban people as you withstand the latest tightening of
the imperialist stranglehold.
You do not face this alone. An injury to Cuba is an injury to all of us.
Comrades, we conclude with a conviction rooted in the revolutionary praxis
you have bequeathed to the world. To paraphrase Comandante Che Guevara: the
world needs two, three, many Cubas. We have listened when Fidel taught us the
importance of active struggle - that the duty of every revolutionary is to make
revolution.
In our respective sites of struggle across Africa, we commit ourselves to
doing precisely that: building the organised power of workers, peasants, women,
and youth; deepening the anti-imperialist consciousness of our peoples; and
forging the continental and international unity in action. This can break the
chains of capitalism and imperialism - our ability to work together and
construct the socialist world that the people of Cuba have dared to demonstrate
is necessary. A world for the many, built by the many!
Long live the Cuban Revolution! Long live International
Solidarity!
¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!
In revolutionary solidarity,
Pan Africanism Today (PAT) Secretariat
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Articulation of the International Peoples
Assembly
Also endorsed by over 35 political parties and popular movements across
Africa.
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Solidarity with the Heroic People of Cuba
Volume 56 Number 10, April 4,
2026
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Africa progressive
movements continue to rally in solidarity with Cuba
Solidarity with the Heroic People of Cuba
Pan Africanism Today Solidarity Letter
We are reproducing this solidarity letter from the Secretariat of Pan
Africanism Today. Popular movements, trade unions, youth organisations, and
political parties from across the African continent have continued to mobilise
in solidarity with Cuba in the face of escalating economic pressure and
sanctions. Following the release of the solidarity letter co-ordinated by Pan
Africanism Today and endorsed by over 35 political parties and popular
movements, organisations across Africa have stepped up actions in support of
Cuba. These efforts have included delivering letters to Cuban embassies across
the continent reaffirming long-standing ties rooted in anti-imperialist
struggle and internationalism, while also raising awareness about Cuba's
current plight under intensifying economic pressure.
Dear Comrades,
Delegation at Cuban Embassy Benin - Photo: Pan Africanism
Today
The Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, together with all progressive people's
movements and organisations across Africa, declare our unwavering solidarity
with the heroic people of Cuba. We write to you at this crucial moment in
history, characterised by the increasing barbarism of United States imperialism
and the equally growing anti-imperialist resistance of the peoples of the
world. We write not only to offer words of comfort, but to reaffirm active
solidarity and internationalism forged through decades of shared struggle
against a common enemy.
The world is witnessing, in stark and undeniable terms, the true character
of the United States ruling class. From the genocide of the Palestinian people
- carried out with weapons, financing, and unconditional political cover
provided by Washington - to the unprovoked military aggression against the
people of Iran. We are simultaneously witnessing the relentless tightening of
the brutal blockade against Cuba. Ultimately, we are confronted by a system
that has abandoned all pretence of legality, morality, and human decency.
You, the Cuban people, have understood this long before the rest of the
world was compelled to recognise it. For nearly 70 years, you have
demonstrated, through daily revolutionary praxis, that a world founded on
sovereignty, dignity, and the genuine prosperity of the many is not a utopian
dream but an achievable reality. You have not lectured us; you have shown us.
And you have paid for that demonstration with sacrifices that challenge the
imagination.
The blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba is more than just an
economic strangulation - it is a persistent act of war against an entire
people, across generations, and it stands as one of the gravest ongoing crimes
against humanity in the modern era. Most recently, on 29 January 2026, the
Trump administration signed Executive Order 14380, declaring a national
emergency concerning Cuba and imposing an oil blockade that has deprived your
people of fuel, threatening the collapse of hospitals, food supplies, and water
systems. This is the most severe escalation of the blockade in decades. The
near-universal votes of the United Nations General Assembly condemning it year
after year affirm what the peoples of the world already understand: Cuba's
right to self-determination is non-negotiable.
In response, you, our Cuban comrades, continue to demonstrate a true
revolutionary spirit - through your resilience, ingenuity and the highest form
of generosity and socialist internationalism. Where the United States deploys
soldiers and imposes sanctions, you have sent doctors and teachers. When Cubans
stood alongside the people of Southern Africa in the fight against colonialism
and the racist apartheid regimes, the world witnessed what true solidarity
looks like. On the African continent, we have not forgotten, and we will not
forget.
We will not accept that the cost of the right to self-determination is a
prolonged, inhumane siege. We refuse to accept that the sacrifices you have
made are the price of choosing one's own future. We reaffirm our commitment -
not only to support the Cuban people, lifelong comrades of Africa, but also to
change the international conditions that allow such sieges.
We unequivocally declare the following:
* We condemn the criminal blockade of Cuba with contempt and pledge to
intensify every effort to end it - politically, diplomatically, and in the
court of international public opinion.
* We commit to strengthening our solidarity with the Cuban people and to
ensuring that the truth about Cuba's revolutionary achievements, and the crimes
against it, reaches the widest possible audiences across our continent and the
world.
* We salute the leadership of the Cuban Revolution for its steadfastness in
the face of an ongoing US-led imperialist siege.
* We honour the memory of the revolution's giants - such as Fidel Castro,
Che Guevara, Haydee Santamaria and others - by dedicating ourselves to
upholding their example in our own struggles.
* We stand with the Cuban people as you withstand the latest tightening of
the imperialist stranglehold.
You do not face this alone. An injury to Cuba is an injury to all of us.
Comrades, we conclude with a conviction rooted in the revolutionary praxis
you have bequeathed to the world. To paraphrase Comandante Che Guevara: the
world needs two, three, many Cubas. We have listened when Fidel taught us the
importance of active struggle - that the duty of every revolutionary is to make
revolution.
In our respective sites of struggle across Africa, we commit ourselves to
doing precisely that: building the organised power of workers, peasants, women,
and youth; deepening the anti-imperialist consciousness of our peoples; and
forging the continental and international unity in action. This can break the
chains of capitalism and imperialism - our ability to work together and
construct the socialist world that the people of Cuba have dared to demonstrate
is necessary. A world for the many, built by the many!
Long live the Cuban Revolution! Long live International
Solidarity!
¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!
In revolutionary solidarity,
Pan Africanism Today (PAT) Secretariat
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Articulation of the International Peoples
Assembly
Also endorsed by over 35 political parties and popular movements across
Africa.
Link to Full Issue of Workers'
Weekly
RCPB(ML) Home Page
Workers' Weekly Online
Archive