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Weekly Report - 01 December 2022 (WR-22-48)

CUBA: Díaz-Canel on tour

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel recently embarked on a rare international tour of Algeria, Russia, Turkey, and China in a bid to shore up support for the island which has been badly hit by the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, longstanding US sanctions, the war in Ukraine and, most recently, Hurricane Ian, which caused major devastation [WR-22-41]. Top of Díaz-Canel’s agenda for his trip, which lasted from 16-25 November, were energy, with Cuba facing a major energy crisis after Hurricane Ian knocked out the country’s already crumbling electricity grid, and debt relief.

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