The inaugural session of the Namibia–Cuba Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation is underway in Havana, the capital city of Cuba.

The revival of the Parliamentary Namibia-Cuba Solidarity Committee is on the cards.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the possibility during a bilateral meeting with Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the UN headquarters.

Former Namibian students and teachers who once studied in Cuba met at Outapi in the Omusati Region for their annual reunion, celebrating the enduring solidarity and friendship between Namibia and Cuba.

The Cuban Embassy in Namibia marked what would have been Fidel Castro's 99th birthday with a tribute and celebrated his role in Namibia's path to independence.

Namibia and Cuba will continue to strengthen their sound historical relations, which have seen cooperation in various fields over the years.

This was reaffirmed during the meeting between President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz, at State House.

The President of the National Assembly of the People's Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo Hernández, says the death of Namibia's Founding President, Sam Nujoma, is a loss to both countries.

The Cuban government says the release of political prisoners continues as it is a policy, despite the US President, Donald Trump reinstating the country on the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism.

The Swapo Party has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate Cuba on the list of "state sponsors of terrorism".

The National Assembly has condemned the US decision to re-designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

It described the move as unjust and counterproductive; it threatens to undermine years of diplomatic progress and international efforts to foster peace and collaboration.

Cuba has labelled the decision by the new US President, Donald Trump, to redesignate it on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list as a political move and an attack without cause.