Dar es Salaam. Newly declassified documents from the Salim Ahmed Salim (SAS) Digital Archive have revealed fresh perspectives on Africa’s diplomatic engagement at the United Nations and beyond, offering rare insights into high-level manoeuvres and candid exchanges during key moments in recent history.
Among the most striking releases is a confidential record dated August 5, 1980, capturing a late-night meeting in Havana between Dr Salim Ahmed Salim — who was then President of the UN General Assembly — and Cuba’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ricardo Alarcón.
