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Cuba hands over historic artefacts to Zimbabwe

These are a testament to Cuba's significant contribution to African liberation struggles.

CUBA is set to hand over a collection of historic artefacts which include armoured vehicles used in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale and a pistol belonging to the late Fidel Castro to the Museum of African Liberation in Harare.

These are a testament to Cuba's significant contribution to African liberation struggles.

The handover ceremony is set to take place this week, with Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Special Envoy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, receiving the donation from Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.  Mumbengegwi will deliver a special message from Mnangagwa to his Cuban counterpart Bermudez.

In a Press statement, chief executive officer of the Institute of African Knowledge, Kwame Muzawazi, said the handover marked a "momentous marker" in the implementation of the Museum of African Liberation Project.

"The Republic of Cuba played a pivotal role in the liberation and post-colonial development of Africa and the handover of artefacts for display at the Museum of the African Liberation is a truly historic landmark in the long-standing and deep-seated ties between Cuba and Africa," Muzawazi said.

 The artefacts are a significant addition to the museum's collection, which aims to document the contributions of African and non-African countries and organisations that supported the liberation struggle.

"Successive generations must be reminded that Cuba is the only non-African country that actually deployed its own troops to confront apartheid in Africa,"  Muzawazi said.

He expressed gratitude to Mnangagwa for his crucial support for the museum project.

"In July 2022, His Excellency the President dispatched a delegation to Cuba to initiate discussions on co-operation on the Museum of African Liberation Project. The Cuban President warmly welcomed President Mnangagwa's invitation to participate in the Museum of African Liberation," he said.

The Museum of African Liberation is part of a larger development known as Liberation City, a 101-hectare multipurpose project spearheaded by INSTAK with support from government.

The museum is perceived as a monument to the epic struggle to liberate the African people from European colonialism and apartheid.

Cuba is one of three non-African countries whose flags have been raised at the Museum of African Liberation, alongside the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.

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