Cuba helped fight against apartheid in South Africa, the invasion of Angola by waging war. This story is little known and little told.
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« I had a hard time making this film because in the United States, we don’t appreciate that we make films that give a positive image of Cuba regrets the Ethiopian director Negash Abdurahman, of the film “Cuba in Africa”.
This film which lasts 21 minutes, tells how through the sending of 420 thousand men, soldiers, teachers, nurses, to fight against colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. The film tells in particular, the engagement of Cuba of Fidèle Castro in Angola.
An unknown story
This commitment by CUBA contributed, according to the director, to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the independence of Namibia.
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This story is told through testimonials from actors of the time. In this engagement of Cuba in Africa, the country is proud because it is committed without seeking to exploit the gold, the oil of the African continent. ” I searched to find out if there was another reason other than the revolutionary one but I did not find », assure Negash Abdurahman.
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Cuban Ambassador to Burkina Faso Nadieska Navarro Barro attended the screening of the film at Ciné Neerwaya on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. This film shows a part of the history of Cuba which is not well known.
It is important for Africa to know about Cuba’s commitment in Africa. I was still a young girl studying at the University when our dead returned to Cuba “recalls the Cuban ambassador to Burkina Faso.
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