Ugandan Embassy Reopened in Havana, Cuba
Vice President Jessica Alupo reopened Uganda’s embassy in Cuba, closed since 2000 due to financial constraints. This move comes as both nations strengthen ties and sign a Memorandum of Understanding in science and technology.
The Vice President, Major (Rtd) Jessica Alupo, on reopened the embassy on 14th September 2023 while the G77 summit was still taking place in Havana.
Uganda would reopen the embassy that had been closed in 2000 owing to financial restrictions, according to President Museveni, who made the announcement in 2016 at a meeting with the then-Cuban Vice President, Salvador Valdes Mesa, at State House in Entebbe.
As both nations continue to strengthen their connections, Uganda and Cuba also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the areas of science, technology, and innovation on the sidelines of the G77 conference in Havana.
Uganda will take over as G77 chair from Cuba the next year.
In April of this year, Uganda and Cuba commemorated 49 years of friendship since the two nation’s first established diplomatic ties in 1974.
The two nations have enjoyed working together in a variety of fields, including politics, sports, and education.
For instance, there have been academic exchanges between Cuban and Ugandan colleges and other educational ventures, and there are close contacts between the Uganda National Resistance Movement and the Cuban Communist Party, both of which are the governments of their respective nations.
Due to the close links between the two nations, Cuban doctors and agricultural scientists have worked in Uganda over the years.
Additionally, there are Cuban academics who teach in Ugandan colleges, while scholarships for Chinese study are constantly available to Ugandan students.
