Day: October 2, 2022

HAVANA— A solidarity cargo from Mexico arrived in Cuba with electrical material destined for the recovery of the province of Pinar del Rio (westernmost Cuban province), the most affected by the passage of Hurricane Ian, which on Tuesday hit that territory with category three on the Saffir-Simpson scale.   Miguel Díaz Reynoso, Mexican ambassador to the island, and local authorities received the cargo, transported by two Mexican Air Force planes, Prensa Latina reported.   Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, announced on Wednesday the sending of aid in response to the damage caused by Ian in western Cuba, while he

Burkina Faso’s new military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore told VOA in an interview Saturday he is not looking for a confrontation with Burkinabe forces that might be supporting the ousted junta. “The fight we are engaged in is not about power,” he said. Military officers Friday claimed to have ousted junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, saying he had failed to quash a growing Islamist insurgency. “The fight we are leading is for Burkina Faso,” Traore said. “You have to go deep into the bush to understand certain things. … Can you imagine that we go into villages and see all