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06KHARTOUM1255 | DATE OF GNU-EAST TALKS; JUNE 13 [...] (U) On May 24 Vice President Taha and his delegation traveled to Asmara to discuss the plans for the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki. According to the UN and the Dutch Embassy, the GNU and the Eastern Front have agreed to begin procedural talks on June 13 [...] | 2006-05-25 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1256 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Joseph Okelo who outlined the procedures for passing laws in the National Assembly. The National Assembly is currently hearing testimony from each Ministry about their previous and future activities. However, Okelo doubted thi [...] | 2006-05-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
06KHARTOUM1257 | SUDAN: PRESS REFLECTS ON DARFUR DEVELOPMENTS, [...] SUMMARY. Sudanese press commentaries suggest growing consensus in favor of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Opposition continues, however, to the proposed transition from African Union (AU) to UN peacekeepers in Darfur (something explored with the Sudan Government this week by UN Special Env [...] | 2006-05-26 12:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1258 | UN Special Envoy Announces UN/AU Joint [...] SUMMARY. On May 25, UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held a briefing with the diplomatic corps on his recent mission to discuss the UN's role in supporting the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). He said that Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar Bashir is agreeable to a Joint Assessme [...] | 2006-05-26 13:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1262 | Sudan/Darfur - Minni returns to Darfur; meets [...] In a meeting with Roger Winter, Kate Almquist, and Brian D'Silva on Friday, May 26, First Vice President Salva Kiir reported that he had invited Abdul Wahid to meet with him somewhere in southern Sudan before May 31 to reiterate and urge Wahid to sign the DPA. Kiir also extended a meeting in [...] | 2006-05-30 07:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1263 | SITREP 11: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- AMIS Attacked in West Darfur -- Minawi Arrives in El Fasher -- AMIS investigates Birmaza Attacks - South Darfur Wali Promotes DPA -- Military Meet [...] | 2006-05-30 08:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1282 | SITREP 12: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Kiir,s Mini-Summit: June 2 -- Minawi Tours North Darfur -- AU Describes Needs for Peace Secretariat -- UNMIS Outlines Thinking on Transition -- DL [...] | 2006-05-31 09:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SU MOPS KPKO AU |
06KHARTOUM1285 | SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU MOPS KPKO NATO MARR AU |
06KHARTOUM1291 | SITREP 13: DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). - Minawi, AbdelWahid, Kiir meeting set for June 2 - June 1 fighting in North Darfur - NRC to return to South Darfur - Musa Hila [...] | 2006-06-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD ASEC UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1304 | Sudan/Darfur - Ibok and Kingibe Describe [...] Summary: AU's Ibok and Kingibe discussed with Embassy further steps related to DPA implementation, including support for the "peace secretariats." There will be a "signing ceremony" Wednesday in Addis for 40-60 individuals for whom Declarations of Accession to the DPA have been especially [...] | 2006-06-05 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1308 | SUDAN/CPA: NCP AND SPLM HOLD THREE-DAY OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary. From May 26-29 the NCP and the SPLM discussed CPA implementation; according to a participant the session began somewhat acrimoniously but warmed throughout. Vice President Salva Kiir highlighted three main CPA issues; security, oil revenue transparency, and Abyei. President Bas [...] | 2006-06-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1322 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: LATEST INFORMATION ON THE LORD,S [...] (SBU) Summary. Ugandan officials have confirmed that the GOU has accepted the concept of contact with the Lord,s Resistance Army (LRA),but they were uncertain on the modalities. An initial meeting was postponed due to Vice President Machar,s travel to Khartoum but is expected to take place [...] | 2006-06-05 14:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UG SU CG |
06KHARTOUM1323 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: SHIFTS WITHIN THE SPLM FAVOR [...] (C) Summary. The internal dynamic within the SPLM has shifted gradually since the March meeting of the reconstituted Politburo in Rumbek (ref a). The balance between the two most powerful factions (ref b) ) followers of GoSS President Kiir and those loyal to the late John Garang ) has altere [...] | 2006-06-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1324 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: A TENSE CALM RETURNS TO JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) Summary. Two security hotspots in Jonglei and Upper Nile have calmed, according to UNMIS security officers. Fighting between the SPLA and the Lou Nuer militia known as the White Army has abated, and GoSS-approved disarmament continues. In Fangak, a power struggle between the local SP [...] | 2006-06-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM1325 | SOUTHERN SUDANESE LEGISLATURE GOES ON FORCED [...] (C) Summary. CG talked at length with South Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) MP Bashir Bendi (protect) on May 30 to discuss the announcement that the SSLA would go into an unscheduled three month recess. Bendi blamed SSLA Speaker James Wani Igga for peremptorily closing the SSLA to prevent [...] | 2006-06-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1341 | SUDAN: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM1344 | DARFUR - NRC RETURNS TO KALMA CAMP, SOUTH [...] On May 31, 2006, the South Darfur State Security Committee approved an agreement to permit the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to resume camp coordination responsibilities at Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and food security programs in South Darfur for one year. NRC staff imme [...] | 2006-06-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1361 | DARFUR - SLA HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR'S ARREST [...] On May 20, the Minni Minawi faction of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) faction allegedly arrested former SLA humanitarian coordinator Sulayman Jamus for the second time since February 2006. Initial conflicting reports on his arrest and speculation on his current situation are a main topic [...] | 2006-06-08 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1362 | SUDAN/UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT: STROKING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The UN Security Council held a series of meetings in Khartoum on June 6, including with President Bashir and FM Lam Akol. SRSG Jan Pronk counseled the group to be aware of Sudan's sensitivities with regard to international intervention and Sudan's sovereignty as it p [...] | 2006-06-08 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC SU |
06KHARTOUM1367 | SUDAN/DARFUR: FM LAM AKOL ON IMPLEMENTATION, THE [...] (C) Summary: FM Lam Akol told Charge and USAID director on June 7 that, within the context of trilateral consultations among the GNU, UN, and AU, discussions would now proceed on a transition to UN peacekeeping. Sudan had always said there could be role for the UN after a peace agreement w [...] | 2006-06-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU PGOV |
06KHARTOUM1368 | SOUTH SUDAN: VISIT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO JUBA [...] Summary. The UN Security Council paid a whirlwind visit to Juba on June 8. Led by UK Permanent Representative Emyr Jones Parry, the delegation spent much of its time in meeting with United Nations staff. The only other meetings were with GoSS President Kiir and Vice President Machar and sel [...] | 2006-06-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EPET SU UN PREL |
06KHARTOUM1369 | SUDAN - USAID VISIT TO BLUE NILE STATE [...] USAID/Sudan representatives from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA),Office of Food for Peace (FFP),and Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) visited Damazin, Kurmuk, and Bukori in Blue Nile State from April 19 to 24, 2006. Factors affecting stability in Blue Nile State [...] | 2006-06-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1394 | JUBA,S CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP ON PROBLEMS FACING THE [...] (C) Summary: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, discussed with CG on June 3 some of the major challenges facing the Equatoria region. Loro expressed his relief that the peace was holding but raised the ethnic hegemony of the Dinka, the situation in Yei, land tenure, and [...] | 2006-06-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR EAGR SU |
06KHARTOUM1395 | SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 7 - June 12 [...] On May 29, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened the third Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Khartoum, but with poor attendance by key members. More than one week had passed with no new cases of AI reported in Sudan. Khartoum State has taken me [...] | 2006-06-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1396 | LRA NEGOTIATORS IN TOWN; UGANDANS YET TO COME [...] (C) Summary: On June 7, CG met with David Pulkol, Chairman of the Africa Leadership Institute in Kampala and the former GOU Director of External Intelligence. Pulkol explained that he had come to Juba on behalf of President Museveni for two reasons ) to encourage the GoSS to stick with CPA [...] | 2006-06-12 16:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1397 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: WHITE NILE AND TOTAL SHOWING [...] (C) CG encountered White Nile Petroleum, Ltd. (WNL) Managing Director Phil Ward on June 7. Ward said that a UK court had ruled that both WNL and Total must disclose their records to the court and to each other. Ward predicted that Total, which must divulge records dating from 1980, had burn [...] | 2006-06-13 07:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EINV PREL PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1400 | Darfur - Emergency Food Security Program [...] Food security in Darfur remains critically fragile due to prevailing insecurity, and prospects for a return to relative food security are bleak. Despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement, internally displaced persons (IDPs) lack access to agricultural land, and non- governmental orga [...] | 2006-06-13 12:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1403 | MEETING WITH YASSIR ARMAN ON EASTERN SUDAN, [...] (C) Charge Hume met with SPLM parliamentary leader Yassir Arman on June 13. Arman was hurrying to the airport to fly to Asmara for the opening of the Eritrean-sponsored talks on eastern Sudan. He expected the opening round to last for perhaps a week. The Sudanese delegation included former F [...] | 2006-06-13 17:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR US ER SU |
06KHARTOUM1409 | SUDAN/DARFUR: Update on Security and [...] Overview: UNDSS reports that over the past two weeks there has been a notable reduction in clashes between the parties to the Darfur conflict. However, UNDSS observed that inter-SLA conflicts have been on the rise, especially in areas to the north of Kutum in North Darfur State. Our ass [...] | 2006-06-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1410 | MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG ALOR [...] (C) Summary: At the request of CDA Hume, Minister Deng Alor intervened on behalf of pending USG visa requests. Acting FM Karti said he would authorize issuance of the visas, pending receipt of further details on these persons. (Note: Subsequent to the meeting, MFA advised that the visas wou [...] | 2006-06-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO US SU |
06KHARTOUM1418 | LITTLE PROGRESS WITH REMAINING OTHER ARMED [...] (SBU) Summary: GoSS Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gabriel Changeson reported that there has been little progress in dealing with the remaining other armed groups (OAGs) in Southern Sudan, with no definitive breakthrough to date. Two of three warlords have visited Juba, and Vice Presiden [...] | 2006-06-15 11:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PHUM PINS SU |
06KHARTOUM1420 | Update on Darfur IOM Detainees Case [...] Summary: Late on June 14, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) released the remaining five of seven International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff detained on June 13 by a field commander loyal to the Abdel Wahid faction near Kutum, North Darfur State. The faction suspected the team of ser [...] | 2006-06-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1422 | DARFUR - POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR RAPE [...] (SBU) On May 3, 2006, West Darfur's El Geneina General Court convicted a Central Reserve Police Officer for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The judge sentenced the felon to three years imprisonment and 100 lashes. While the verdict and proceedings illustrate the ability of West Darfur's cou [...] | 2006-06-15 12:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1429 | AU THINKING ABOUT DARFUR-DARFUR DIALOGUE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The AU has not yet identified a suitable candidate to lead the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue, AU Special Representative Kingibe told CDA Hume, but it has started thinking about possible candidates, as well as models for discussions. Kingibe also thanked the United States for a recent [...] | 2006-06-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1444 | SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 8 - JUNE 20 [...] On June 18, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened the forth Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Khartoum. Following three weeks of no new reported cases, samples received from two different locations in Khartoum State tested positive for the H5N2 [...] | 2006-06-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1447 | Sudan - UNICEF Vaccinates One Millionth Child [...] On June 16, 2006, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Disaster Operations Specialist Jennifer Mayer spoke at a U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) event in Bentiu, Unity State, celebrating the measles vaccination of the one millionth child in Southern Sudan. The Mass Meas [...] | 2006-06-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1457 | Sudan - USAID/OFDA and Partners Meet in Juba [...] On June 9 and 13, 2006, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) convened meetings in Juba and Khartoum, Sudan, to discuss the upcoming publication of an Annual Program Statement (APS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. USAID/OFDA shared information with interested parties r [...] | 2006-06-21 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1458 | SUDAN/DARFUR: President Bashir Voices Strong [...] Summary. In the past two days, President Bashir has spoken out in harsh and negative terms against a UN PKO presence in Darfur. The language is very combative, even for Bashir. End Summary. 2. President Omar al-Bashir has voiced his strong opposition on June 20 to any deployment of in [...] | 2006-06-21 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SOCI AL UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1459 | UN PEACEKEEPING USYG GUEHENNO SEEES AU FALTERING [...] (C) Summary: UN USYG Guehenno told CDA Hume that, although the situation in Darfur had improved in the wake of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),the AU mission was weak and liable to falter. The U.S. should make sure that the upcoming African summit backed transition to the UN in no uncertain [...] | 2006-06-21 16:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS UN SU AU |
06KHARTOUM1460 | CHARGE'S VISIT TO DARFUR: SIX WEEKS AFTER DPA, A [...] (C) Summary: A tentative peace has emerged in Darfur six weeks after the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement. However, more must be done to create security around IDP camps and build confidence in the peace process. Some attacks between rebel groups continue, and banditry remains rife. Go [...] | 2006-06-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1469 | Sudan/CPA: AEC receives briefing on SPLM/NCP [...] (SBU) Paragraph 3 contains the final Joint Communique from the recently held NCP/SPLM senior level meetings (reftel). At the Assessment and Evaluation Committee meeting on June 20, both sides were invited to brief the results of the meeting. For the NCP, Sayed el-Khatib, Director of the Ce [...] | 2006-06-22 12:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1474 | PRESIDENT BASHIR TELLS UN AND AU THAT NO TO UN PKO [...] (C) Immediately after UN Guehenno's and AU Djinnit's carefully worded, but not entirely forthcoming, briefing to 30 or so diplomats afternoon of June 22 on the AU/UN assessment mission, DCM pulled SRSG Pronk aside and asked him what had actually transpired at the meeting among the AU, UN, and [...] | 2006-06-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MOPS AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1475 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SUDAN REJECTS UN PKO; UN DEVISES [...] (C) Summary: In separate readouts, joint AU-UN Technical Assessment Mission officials stated that Sudan had decided not to permit a transition from the African Union Mission to Sudan to a UN peacekeeping operation, and a UN military planner provided details about its plans for a transition to [...] | 2006-06-22 18:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1478 | MINAWI UPBEAT ON PEACE IN DARFUR, BUT NOT IN CHAD [...] (C) Summary: SLA/M leader Minawi told the Charge he has had few problems since signing the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). However, Minawi,s troops continue to be harassed by Chadian militiamen and JEM forces in West Darfur. Minawi agreed to release Suleiman Jamous to his family under AU and [...] | 2006-06-23 12:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNM AU CH SU |
06KHARTOUM1480 | Darfur - Press Coverage and Health in Zam Zam [...] Recent media attention on gaps in the provision of health services in Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in North Darfur prompted USAID's Darfur Field Office (DFO) to verify the reports. Zam Zam camp had been adequately served by three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provi [...] | 2006-06-25 08:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1481 | WEST DARFUR - INTERAGENCY COOPERATION TO [...] Strict enforcement of a new policy designed to curtail the illegal production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Riyad camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs),near El Geneina, West Darfur, resulted in an 80 percent reduction in alcohol production and a decline in the number of protect [...] | 2006-06-25 09:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1484 | SOUTH SUDAN VP MACHAR OUTLINES TALKS WITH LORD'S [...] (C) Summary: Fifteen Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) negotiators in Juba are still awaiting the arrival of a Ugandan delegation for peace talks, Southern Sudan Vice President Riek Machar told the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) on June 23. The group -- which does not include any of t [...] | 2006-06-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM1485 | SUDAN/DARFUR: CHARGE PRESSES KIIR ON UN [...] (C) Following a June 23 Assessment and Evaluation Commission meeting in Juba, CDA Hume pressed First Vice President Salva Kiir to use his influence to gain approval for a UN peackeeping deployment in Darfur. "President Beshir asked the United States to help him in Darfur, but now he says he d [...] | 2006-06-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1488 | DARFUR: JAMOUS OUT; UNMIS FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOWN [...] (C) SLA/M Leader Mini Minawi released former SLA/M humanitarian coordinator Suleiman Jamous to UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) officials in North Darfur on June 22, as promised (reftel). Jamous did not appear to have been mistreated while in custody, according to UNMIS, but does suffer from a bad [...] | 2006-06-26 11:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU UN |
06KHARTOUM1491 | DARFUR: JAMOUS OUT; UNMIS FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOWN [...] (C) SLA/M Leader Mini Minawi released former SLA/M humanitarian coordinator Suleiman Jamous to UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) officials in North Darfur on June 22, as promised (reftel). Jamous did not appear to have been mistreated while in custody, according to UNMIS, but does suffer from a bad [...] | 2006-06-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU UN |
06KHARTOUM1500 | SOUTH SUDAN: ASSESSMENT COMMISSION FINDS [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) found much frustration but some hope during a three day visit to Juba, June 22-24. Eleven Commission members, including CDA Hume, met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir, [...] | 2006-06-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM1514 | Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Security Update: A. The security situation in North Darfur remains tense. Reports have been received of Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) factional clashes, confrontations between Zaghawa and Fur ethnic groups, and aggressive posturing of the SLA faction led by Abdul Wahid. B. On June 27, [...] | 2006-06-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1515 | SPLA SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES CRISIS BREWING IN [...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party has lost the political will to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while the Sudan People's Liberation Movement lacks the capacity to deliver a peace dividend, SPLM/A S ecretary-General Pagan Amum told the Charge on June 23. Though a crisis in [...] | 2006-06-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1534 | SLM DENIES MEDIA REPORT OF SUSPENSION OF DPA [...] (SBU) On June 28, online news service Sudan Tribune posted an article dated June 27 stating that the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) headed by Mini Minawi had suspended implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Alluding to a press release, which was neither re-printed nor made other [...] | 2006-06-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV SOCI MARR AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1537 | SOUTH SUDAN: ASSESSMENT COMMISSION FINDS [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) found much frustration but some hope during a three day visit to Juba, June 22-24. Eleven Commission members, including CDA Hume, met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir, [...] | 2006-06-29 10:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM1538 | DARFUR DPA SUPPORT TEAM FIRST IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial impressions from an orientation tour for the DPA Support Team to El Fasher confirmed the DPA implementation faces many challenges. There is no visible sign of DPA implementation taking place on the ground. The most significant contributing factors are a lack of AMIS cap [...] | 2006-06-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SOCI US UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1539 | ABDULWAHID NUR MAY BE READY TO SIGN DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: SLA/M leader Abdulwahid Nur may be ready to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement, his father-in-law, Abdulgassem Seif al-Din, told CDA Hume on June 29. Abdulwahid ha7 Q:"Tr U.S. support in flying to Asmara to meet Abdulwahid as early as July 1; Post is working with USAID/OTI to make [...] | 2006-06-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1542 | SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...] | 2006-06-29 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SO SU |
06KHARTOUM1545 | SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...] | 2006-06-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SO SU |
06KHARTOUM1548 | SUDAN: UN SUPPORT FOR DPA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite GNU opposition to UNPKO in Darfur, the UN is preparing several avenues of support for the DPA, including transferring resources to the AU and seconding staff. It also hopes to coordinate other donor DPA support, such as the two recently arrived UK media advisors. Top [...] | 2006-07-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO PGOV SOCI US UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1550 | SUDAN: AUSTRALIAN SHADOW FM DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd discussed security and humanitarian access issues with the Charge on June 29. The discussion included the possibility of China's assuming a constructive role in Darfur in addition to its current economic partnership with [...] | 2006-07-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV SOCI MARR AU AS SU |
06KHARTOUM1556 | Sudan: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Embassy Khartoum notes that there are no pending investment disputes or expropriation claims by U.S. persons or firms in Sudan. 2. Post will e-mail this message as well to EB/OIA as requested in reftel. HUME [...] | 2006-07-03 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE PGOV ETRD US SU |
06KHARTOUM1557 | Fight Continues Over Eviction of Islamic [...] SUMMARY: The dispute over the eviction of the branch of the Koran Al Karim Islamic University from the premises of former Juba Girl's Senior Secondary School in Juba continues as both the government of Central Equatorial State (CES) and the administration of the Koran Al Karim Islamic Univer [...] | 2006-07-03 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SCUL SU |
06KHARTOUM1558 | UNSRSG Pronk Elaborates on Blog [...] SRSG Pronk's blog of June 28 continues to draw attention, and he is now trying to clarify what he wrote. An editorial in the Sudan Vision Daily, a pro-government daily newspaper, states in its July 3 edition that Pronk's blog represents a "complete U-turn," and that this would infuriate both [...] | 2006-07-03 07:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1559 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SPLM REJECTS BASHIR'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir and other key leaders of the SPLM have publicly announced that they have no objection to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. They add that they were not consulted by the NCP with regard to President Bashir's enunciation of a strong rejection of a transition to the U [...] | 2006-07-03 10:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR PREL AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1562 | STILL A CHANCE TO NEGOTIATE ON PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is still a chance for negotiations with the UN on peacekeeping in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 3, though the objective should be peace, not the deployment of UN peackeepers. Conditions on the ground had improved since the signing of [...] | 2006-07-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1565 | DARFUR: BASHIR WANTS DIALOGUE ON PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir wants to open a dialogue with the United States about peacekeeping in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 5. In a previously unscheduled meeting -- which Magzoub had urgently requested only hours before -- Magzoub said he [...] | 2006-07-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU US AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1566 | SUDAN: MINNI MINAWI'S THOUGHTS ON HIS TRIP TO [...] (SBU) The following report is from Tod Wilson, with Minawi in Dafur. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minni indicated that he was bringing an eclectic group consisting of political officials, businessmen, military and civil servants. He said that the visit should not extend past 10 days. Minni desir [...] | 2006-07-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1567 | UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...] | 2006-07-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU |
06KHARTOUM1568 | UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...] | 2006-07-05 12:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU |
06KHARTOUM1574 | SLA/NRF Statement on Hamra al-Sheikh Attack [...] Reftel detailed the July 3 rebel attack on the North Kordofan town of Hamra al-Sheikh and the subsequent interest by the GNU to gain support in condemning the incident. On July 5, two Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) field commanders associated with Abdel Wahid but claiming to speak for the Nat [...] | 2006-07-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS SOCI AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1588 | GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN PREPARING FOR JULY 18 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir has endorsed the proposal for a high-level government of Sudan delegation to meet with A/S Frazer in Brussels on July 18. Bashir remains committed to improving relations with the United States and to implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement. CDA Hume repeat [...] | 2006-07-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1589 | Sudan: 2005 Import-Export Trade Report [...] SUMMARY: 2005 trade statistics from the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) shows a trade balance roughly six times higher than the 2004 level, growing from a negative USD 297 million in 2004 to negative USD 1,932 million. Crude oil exports make up 82 percent of the total during 2005, up from 78 pe [...] | 2006-07-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EPET PGOV CH SA US SU |
06KHARTOUM1590 | UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...] | 2006-07-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN |
06KHARTOUM1591 | UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...] | 2006-07-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN |
06KHARTOUM1594 | DARFUR FORUM AIRS GRIPES ABOUT DPA [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Darfur Forum conveyed their dissatisfaction with the DPA to S/CRS team, focusing largely on the issues of compensation and security, but offered few concrete suggestions on how to improve the document or other support solutions. End summary. -------------------- [...] | 2006-07-09 11:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1595 | ESTABLISHING AN EMBASSY FIELD PRESENCE IN EL FASHER -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: ARC officers established a rudimentary field presence in El Fasher with communications, transportation, and working capabilities adequate in the short term. Limitations to medium and long term operations include the [...] | 2006-07-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AMGT US SU |
06KHARTOUM1608 | Sudan - Humanitarian Programs in Mundri County [...] From June 20 to 23, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Disaster Operations Specialist Jennifer Mayer visited humanitarian programs in Mundri County, Western Equatoria State, Southern Sudan. In September 2005, conflict over grazing rights between Dinka and Moru group [...] | 2006-07-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1610 | MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 30, CG met with Einar Risa, a petroleum advisor supplied to Sudan and the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) by the Norwegian Government. Risa described his scope of work and commented on prices, production and transport costs of Sudanese petroleum, as well as the chall [...] | 2006-07-09 15:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EFIN PREL EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM1612 | UGANDAN CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES THE LRA [...] (C) Summary: On June 27, CG met with newly arrived Ugandan Consul General, Ambassador Busho Ndinyenka. The Ugandan CG complained Vice President Riek Machar continued to overplay his hand by allowing LRA fighters to move back onto Sudanese soil and by continuing to inflate the size of the LRA [...] | 2006-07-10 06:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS MOPS PINR PHUM UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1613 | EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...] | 2006-07-10 08:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1620 | SUSPENSION OF THE GOVERNOR OF WEST EQUATORIA [...] (C) Summary: A mid-June GoSS presidential decree suspended West Equatoria Governor Zamoi, who is blamed for Zande attacks in February on Dinka herders, which resulted in the deaths of 70 individuals. Zamoi is also linked to the embezzlement of stabilization funds. Ethnic balance remains a d [...] | 2006-07-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM1621 | UPDATE ON THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Total has offered a fallback position on Superbloc B in Southern Sudan that would give the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) an equal cut with the Government of National Unity (GoNU). Total continues to insist that it will not buy out the interests of White Nile, Ltd. (WNL),w [...] | 2006-07-10 10:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ECON EINV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1624 | Southern Sudan Road Reconstruction - Current Problems Being [...] (SBU) Summary: Two issues have slowed road construction in Southern Sudan: financial accounting and introduction of anti-corruption standards. The World Bank believes that both current obstacles will be overcome, and not dampen donor enthusiasm for developing key Southern infrastructure nece [...] | 2006-07-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELTN PGOV KCOR IBRD SU |
06KHARTOUM1625 | Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian Access - July [...] Security Update: A. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),on July 8, a G-19 (SLM/Minni Minawi breakaway faction) senior field commander reported that the towns of Birmaza and Um Sidir were under attack by Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM [...] | 2006-07-11 09:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1628 | GNU ON BRUSSELS CONFERENCE AND U.S.-SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: GNU officials Presidential Advisor Ismail and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Wassila expressed the Government's interest in improving the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship, and in taking advantage of the July 18 AMIS donor's conference in Brussels to hold discussions with A [...] | 2006-07-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1632 | AMIS INACTIVITY AND THE SECURITY CRISIS IN DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: A security crisis is approaching in Darfur, and the AU peacekeepers are not taking charge of the situation. A wide variety of reporters -- civilian contractors, BBC journalists, INGO workers, and others -- have been filing unconfirmed reports of clashes between SLA/Minawi for [...] | 2006-07-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV MOPS AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1633 | SITUATION IN SUDAN DURING REAR ADMIRAL HUNT VISIT [...] (C) Summary: CJTF-HOA Commander, Rear Admiral Richard Hunt, visited Khartoum and El Fasher, Sudan, from 9-10 July 2006. During the visit, Charge d'Affaires Cameron Hume and Admiral Hunt met with UNMIS Force Commander Lieutenant General Jasbir Lidder and discussed the deteriorating situation [...] | 2006-07-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1634 | AMIS INACTIVITY AND THE SECURITY CRISIS IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV MOPS AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1635 | SLM ADVANCE TEAM PROVIDES UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The SLM advance team, now in place in Khartoum, numbers around 112 individuals. Chairman Abdul Karim noted its efforts to propagate the Darfur Peace Agreement and welcomed U.S. Government efforts to advance its implementation. The SLM seeks African Union support for the process [...] | 2006-07-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1637 | Darfur: Update on Korma Attacks and Rape Allegations [...] (SBU) Summary: Media accounts and a UN Sudan Situation Report detail hostilities in several areas of North Darfur State during the July 5-10 timeframe, resulting in perhaps 80 deaths and thousands of IDPs. In addition, the Report contains IDP accusations that members of the SLM/Minni Minawi f [...] | 2006-07-11 17:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1643 | UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE INCHES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar will return from Maridi on July 12, where he traveled to meet with Lord's Resistance Army leaders. Ugandan Consulate officials say that the Ugandan delegation is prepared to travel as soon as Machar returns and conf [...] | 2006-07-12 11:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1645 | Minister of Commerce: All Work and No Clout [...] (SBU) Summary: Anthony Lino Makana, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Commerce, Trade and Supply is the youngest, and one of the hardest working ministers in the GOSS. A former CARE project manager with a master's degree in post-conflict reconstruction, Makana has the qualificat [...] | 2006-07-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD SU |
06KHARTOUM1646 | Darfur - Shelter and Settlements Assessment [...] The conflict in Darfur has significantly altered the region's settlement system. A majority of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been settled for up to three years; however, small-scale returns are ongoing and new incidents of displacement continue. These factors necessitate that the hu [...] | 2006-07-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1648 | REPORTS OF SKIRMISHES AROUND KORMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media reporting appears to have combined two separate and unconfirmed incidents of fighting, mixing a significant element of speculation in an active campaign to discredit SLM/A-Minni Minawi forces. Fighting reportedly broke out between SLM/A- Abdel Wahid and SLM-Minawi forces s [...] | 2006-07-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM1649 | MINAWI NOMINATED SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) A SLM/A-Minawi delegation led by Dr. Al Rayeh Mahmoud presented the nomination of SLM/A leader Minni Minawi for the DPA-established post of Senior Assistant to the President on July 11. The post is the fourth in the chain of command from the presidency. Mahmoud and the SLM/A-Minawi deleg [...] | 2006-07-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1652 | AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF [...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...] | 2006-07-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1659 | DPA IMPLEMENTATION: AU ADMITS DRAMATIC LACK OF [...] (C) Summary and recommendations: In a frank three- hour discussion among the donors, UNMIS deputy, and AU DPA implementer Sam Ibok, it became clear that the AU was dramatically understaffed and underfunded to lead DPA implementation. Ibok admitted that he will be totally reliant on the UN an [...] | 2006-07-13 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1666 | WORKING WITH CHINA TO SECURE A UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Post welcomes USUN's suggestion to work with China on securing a UNSC resolution for peacekeeping in Darfur. We believe such an approach is best made in New York, but we are ready to work with our Chinese colleagues in Khartoum, and encourage similar U.S.-PRC discussions in Washington and [...] | 2006-07-14 17:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM SU CH UN AU |
06KHARTOUM1667 | SUDAN ADMITS AU PEACKEEPING COLLAPSING, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Sudan fully recognizes that the African Union is not meeting its responsibilities in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub Al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 15. The AU is not acting to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement, and the Government has pushed the AU to make basic decisi [...] | 2006-07-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1668 | UPDATE ON DARFUR VIOLENCE: FORCES GATHER AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minni Minawi reports that forces, including Chadian regulars, have crossed the Chadian border to link with JEM and G-19 troops to attack Minawi,s positions northwest of Birmaza. He is concerned that the international community is not doing enough to support the Darf [...] | 2006-07-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US CH AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1674 | NO. DARFUR UNMIS OFFICE ON DDDC, SECURITY, & HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The North Darfur UNMIS office is moving cautiously in promoting the DDDC, acknowledging a lack of coordination between the UN and the AU. Local UNOCHA staff express concern that the international community's "preferential" treatment accorded to Minni Minawi is further undermini [...] | 2006-07-16 11:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PREL PREF PHUM UN AU US SU |
06KHARTOUM1675 | UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir hosted the formal July 14 opening of the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). The head of the Ugandan delegation delivered brief, conciliatory remarks that [...] | 2006-07-16 11:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV PTER UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1682 | SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...] | 2006-07-17 11:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1684 | UPDATE ON UGANDA-LRA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) has made limited progress to date. On July 16 the parties agreed to basic ground rules and exchanged opening position papers, which were rep [...] | 2006-07-17 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1685 | PRESIDENT BASHIR COMMENTS ON DARFUR [...] Following are excerpts from an interview with Sudanese President Bashir on July 15, 2006, as published by the local Arabic newspaper, Al Rai Al Aam. (Begin text) Q: A major breakthrough has been achieved following your meeting with UN Secretary General in Banjul by extending the presence [...] | 2006-07-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1709 | SUDAN ? AVIAN FLU UPDATE 9 ? JULY 17 [...] On July 2, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a meeting of the Technical Task Force on Avian Influenza (AI) in Khartoum. Following a three-week period during which no cases were reported, on July 12, FAO reported a new outbreak of AI in Khartoum State. Planning f [...] | 2006-07-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU |
06KHARTOUM1712 | SUDAN: KEY ISSUES FACING SALVA KIIR ON THE EVE OF [...] (C) The following summarizes some key issues currently facing Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir on the eve of his Washington visit: -- Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Implementation -- Darfur Involvement/U [...] | 2006-07-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1716 | DARFUR AND DPA IMPLEMENTATION ON THE EVE OF MINNI [...] (C) On the eve of Minni Minawi's visit to Washington, the security situation in Darfur is fragile, and DPA implementation is off to a slow start. The AU and AMIS are showing a disturbing lack of capacity and energy in security and political areas. The issue of transition to UN PKO still loo [...] | 2006-07-18 15:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1718 | Sudan Economic Round-Up, July 1-15, 2006 [...] Statistics released by the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) show that between 1999 and 2004, Sudan accumulated a total USD 9 billion in foreign investment. In 2005, USD 3.2 billion in foreign investment was added to the total, and the Ministry of Investment expects another USD 5 billion in 2006. [...] | 2006-07-18 17:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAID ELTN SU |
06KHARTOUM1723 | First Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation [...] The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Civil Affairs unit held the first in a series of planned workshops to launch conflict resolution initiatives through the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) process in Nyala, South Darfur, on July 5. The primary goal of the workshop was to review th [...] | 2006-07-19 09:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1725 | JOINT COMMISSION MEETING TO BE CONVENED AFTER [...] In a letter dated July 16, the African Union office in Khartoum has informed the Embassy that a meeting of the Joint Commission will be convened at an unspecified date after the conclusion of the Brussels pledging conference. 2. The full text of the letter follows: (Begin text) Joint [...] | 2006-07-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PGOV MOPS EAID AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1731 | Update on South Darfur Inter-Arab Conflict [...] (SBU) According to AMIS sources, a July 11 argument over grazing rights for livestock between a local farmer and a herder escalated into a tribal conflict between the Habaniya and the Rezeigat tribes in the El Ferdous and Buram area of South Darfur State. Initial reports state that 60 Habaniya [...] | 2006-07-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1744 | MAJOR SHORTFALL IN GOSS REVENUES LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of South Sudan (GoSS) revenues from petroleum transfers by Khartoum are falling far short of the projections used for the 2006 budget, leaving significant funding gaps. The proximate cause appears to be World Bank reliance on projected numbers for transfers containe [...] | 2006-07-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1746 | SUDANESE STAGE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF LEBANON, DENOUNCE [...] (U) Reuters has reported, and Embassy Pol/Econ FSNs have confirmed, that approximately 400 Sudanese staged a protest outside the Lebanese embassy on July 19, condemning the Israeli air strikes and calling on Arabs to fight the Jewish state in solidarity. The protesters, many carrying pictures [...] | 2006-07-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI UN SU IS PA LE |
06KHARTOUM1753 | SLM/W Splinter Leader Musa Declines U.S. Visit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A conversation with SLM/A-Wahid break away and Declaration of Commitment signer Abdulrahman Musa revealed Musa's ambition to organize and lead the splinter group. Musa refuses to accompany SLM/A leader Minni Minawi to Washington, concerned that this would jeopardize his positio [...] | 2006-07-21 20:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO US SU |
06KHARTOUM1755 | SUDAN - ROGER WINTER'S VISIT TO UPPER NILE AND [...] (SBU) Roger P. Winter, Special Representative of the Deputy Se Xcretary of State for Sudan, traveled to Upper Nile and Southern Blue Nile from June 26 to 30 to assess progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Winter met the governors of Upper Nile and Unity states; the [...] | 2006-07-23 09:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1764 | ABU SHOUK TRIBAL LEADERS PROVIDE VIEWS ON SECURITY, DPA [...] SUMMARY: Tribal leaders from Abu Shouk IDP camp pointed out shortcomings in the DPA, but many also noted their support for the document and desire to learn more about it. The group emphasized the need for rapid implementation of the agreement and unanimously favored a UN peacekeeping force i [...] | 2006-07-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1771 | UNDSS BRIEFS ON SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Coordinator continues to assess the current situation in North Darfur as volatile and unpredictable. Fighting in the north has fallen off; however, the UNDSS Coordinator believes this is due to militia consolidation a [...] | 2006-07-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO US SU |
06KHARTOUM1772 | DISCOURAGING AU MEETING WITH G-19 RAISES MANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: AU DPA implementation lead Ambassador Sam Ibok held a harrowing, but fruitless meeting with members of the G-19 SLM/A-Minawi breakaway group. The G-19 sees little utility in engaging with the African Union (AU),which they believe will soon be replaced by a UN peacekeeping operat [...] | 2006-07-24 12:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1773 | WORLD BANK AND GOSS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER JUBA ROADS [...] (C) Summary: Since canceling two roads contracts over transparency and accountability issues (reftel),the World Bank (IBRD) has received both public and private criticism from officials from the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). The IBRD/MDTF officials in Juba have started a campaign to c [...] | 2006-07-24 12:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EBUD PREL EAID IBRD SU |
06KHARTOUM1774 | WORLD BANK AND GOSS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER JUBA ROADS [...] (C) Summary: Since canceling two roads contracts over transparency and accountability issues (reftel),the World Bank (IBRD) has received both public and private criticism from officials from the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). The IBRD/MDTF officials in Juba have started a campaign to c [...] | 2006-07-24 12:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EBUD PREL EAID IBRD SU |
06KHARTOUM1775 | SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...] | 2006-07-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1778 | SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...] | 2006-07-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1780 | VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR COMMENTS ON LRA MEDIATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with GoSS Vice President Machar on July 21 to review Machar's mediation between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU),the strained GoSS relationship with the World Bank, and the need for GoSS cooperation in completing due diligence req [...] | 2006-07-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ABLD EFIN IBRD UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1781 | PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we stand ready to [...] | 2006-07-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1782 | CORRECTED: PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we are prepared to [...] | 2006-07-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1789 | Darfur - Supplemental Provides Opportunity to [...] From July 5 to 19, a USAID/OFDA Sudan Disaster Operations Specialist (DOS) traveled to Darfur to meet with USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners and monitor existing programs. In addition to meeting the critical needs of newly displaced families, USAID [...] | 2006-07-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1792 | SUDAN TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) On July 24, FBIS carried an account of an article placed in the internet version of The Post in Lusaka, which quoted Sudanese Ambassador to Zambia Salah Mohamed Ali as stating, "Our President made our position on changing mandate to UN very clear when he met Koffi Anan during the AU summit [...] | 2006-07-25 16:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1794 | Three Sudanese Gov't Workers Killed in Zalingei IDP Camp [...] (SBU) On July 20, IDPs in Hassa Hissa internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Zalingei (Sector 7) beat to death three government workers (Note: press coverage often referred to them as aid or humanitarian workers. End note.) The IDPs suspected Sudanese government Water and Environmental S [...] | 2006-07-25 17:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1795 | LRA'S KONY TO SEE HIS MOTHER [...] (SBU) CG spoke with two contacts involved in the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). They said that no session took place on July 24, but that local press reports stating the talks had broken down were overstated. There were t [...] | 2006-07-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UG CG SU |
06KHARTOUM1796 | VIEWS ON THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT FROM THE [...] From July 8 to 13, a USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Field Advisor and a USAID Program Assistant traveled to Mukjar and Garsila towns in West Darfur to speak to displaced communities about the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC). A [...] | 2006-07-26 11:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1807 | CPA: Petroleum Commission Still Stalled [...] The wealth sharing working group of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),chaired by the United States, met on July 17 to discuss the National Petroleum Commission, the Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC),the conversion to a new national currency, and o [...] | 2006-07-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM1808 | Unaligned SSDF Lay Out Conditions for Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 19, Embassy PolOff was invited to meet the leaders of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) militia groups that did not align with the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) and will not be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The meeting including all [...] | 2006-07-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM1811 | CPA: JDB Working Well, OAGs Still a Problem [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Technical Committee of the Joint Defense Board (JDB) addressed the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) and reported that establishment and deployment of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) was almost complete, although training remained an issue. The Sudanes [...] | 2006-07-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM1814 | SUDAN Q USAID MONITORING TRIP TO SOUTHERN [...] From July 5 to 9, three USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) officials traveled to the Nuba Mountains in Southern Kordofan, El Obeid in Northern Kordofan, and Kosti in White Nile to monitor four projects funded by USAID/OFDA. In Southern Kordofan, the team visited Lagawa a [...] | 2006-07-30 12:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1817 | UPDATE ON PETROLEUM SECTOR IN SOUTH SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) ministers and a Total representative indicate some movement on resolution of controversies in the petroleum sector in Southern Sudan, possibly to the advantage of Total. A committee to study the matter is recommending that Go [...] | 2006-07-31 10:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PINS PREL EINV SU |
06KHARTOUM1827 | SITUATION REPORT FROM NORTH DARFUR [...] From July 12 to July 22, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Humanitarian Protection and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Advisor provided field officer coverage in El Fasher, North Darfur. Intra-Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) fighting, an increase in numbers of new IDPs [...] | 2006-07-31 15:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1828 | STATUS OF ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA IN SUDAN [...] According to the Department of Epidemiology in the Sudanese government's Federal Ministry of Health (MOH),the first case of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) was identified in the Southern Sudan earlier this year, and AWD has now spread to several northern states. There is danger of AWD spreading [...] | 2006-07-31 15:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1832 | KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...] | 2006-08-01 09:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1836 | KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...] | 2006-08-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1851 | SUDAN Q DARFUR NUTRITION ASSESSMENT [...] From July 17 to July 25, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Public Health and Nutrition Advisor traveled through North and South Darfur to assess the nutrition situation and monitor USAID/OFDA-funded nutrition programs. Factors that are contributing to the worsening nu [...] | 2006-08-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1859 | OXFAM Staff Member Killed in Darfur [...] (U) On August 1, OXFAM posted the following announcement on its web site regarding the recent disappearance of a Sudanese employee in Darfur following a car-jacking incident: (Begin text) Oxfam staff member killed in Darfur It is with deep sorrow that Oxfam announces that one of our staf [...] | 2006-08-06 09:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PGOV KCRM SU |
06KHARTOUM1864 | UNDSS AUGUST 3 SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR; MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS continues to describe the security situation in North Darfur as unstable and volatile. Shifting positions and allegiances among the rebel movements are clouding the political and security picture on the ground, increasing the threat level for NGOs. END SUMMARY. ------ [...] | 2006-08-07 06:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1876 | AU Criticizes SLM for Torture Incident [...] On August 1, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) released a statement regarding a recent incident of alleged torture that occurred on the AMIS compound in El Fasher, Darfur. The statement calls on the SLM to cease such actions, investigate the incident, and to hold those accountable to [...] | 2006-08-08 07:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPKO PGOV AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1877 | CENSUS ON TRACK BUT SANCTIONS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS [...] Summary: The technical preparations for a national census are moving forward on schedule. The Director of the UNFPA office reports that UN agencies have raised the idea of a delay of one year to allow more southerners to return home (we argued against such a delay). The assistance provided b [...] | 2006-08-08 07:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM1880 | NRF Claims it Shot Down SAF Antonov [...] (SBU) Late on August 7, the National Redemption Front (NRF) claimed it shot down a Sudanese Armed Forces Antonov aircraft earlier on August 7 near Seyah, roughly 85 km north of El Fasher. UNDSS (strictly protect) has confirmed the incident, and said that the aircraft made an emergency landing a [...] | 2006-08-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PGOV KCRM SU |
06KHARTOUM1881 | LRA Talks: UN Begins Technical Assistance [...] (SBU) Summary: UNICEF and UN OCHA have begun providing limited support to the talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),currently being mediated by Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. UNICEF has sent a protection officer to visit the LRA camps and [...] | 2006-08-09 04:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID UG UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1882 | Islamic Banking in Sudan [...] Summary: A banker in Khartoum offered his insights into the operation of Islamic banking in Sudan. No global standard exists for Islamic banking, and practices allowed in other Islamic countries are not permitted in Sudan. Rigidities of Islamic banking raise costs, and, given the option, man [...] | 2006-08-09 04:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM1893 | CPA: Still No Way Forward on Abyei [...] One year after the Abyei Boundaries Commission (ABC) presented its report, the Abyei/Three Areas Working Group of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) met on July 19 to try to discuss possible solutions to the deadlock on Abyei. The impasse has prevented the appointment of an Interi [...] | 2006-08-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM1894 | Sant'Egidio Returns From the Bush with Hope [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the negotiating team focuses on social issues and power sharing, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) cares only about his own fate and that of his commanders, according to mediators from the Communita' Di Sant'Egidio (CSE). Returning from a trip to the LRA camp, [...] | 2006-08-09 13:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1899 | DARFUR: CHARGE AND MFA MINISTER OF STATE DISCUSS [...] (C) On August 10 CDA Hume, at his request, met with MFA Minister of State Wasiila Samani to discuss UN rehatting of AU peacekeepers in Darfur and the state of bilateral relations. Hume noted that the morning newspapers reported an interview in which Samani expressed hope for an improvement in [...] | 2006-08-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1900 | SUDAN - STATUS OF THE BORDER COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Implementation Modalities call for the establishment of a Technical ad hoc Border Committee to demarcate the January 1, 1956 North-South Sudan border. This committee, which was established in November 2005, has met three times to deal with primaril [...] | 2006-08-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1903 | DARFUR: GRIM PROGNOSIS FOR THE COMING WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Over the next few weeks, increased military action in Darfur is likely to continue, as the SAF, perhaps in cooperation with SLM/A Minawi, seek to destroy National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels while recapturing traditional SLM/A Minawi-held areas. The GNU may seek to prosecute a [...] | 2006-08-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1905 | CODEL Payne and the Garang Memorial Service [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, over 6,000 people attended the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) memorial service in Juba for their late leader, Dr. John Garang, who died one year earlier. Congressman Donald Payne led the U.S. delegation to the event. During his speech, GoSS President Salva Kii [...] | 2006-08-10 18:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM191 | South Sudan: Bona Malwal: Straddling Two Sides [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 19, Embassy officials and Commissioners from the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met in Juba with GOSS Presidential Advisor Bona Malwal. The commissioners questioned Malwal on the CPA, religious freedom, sanctions, and Darfur. Malwal was [...] | 2006-01-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1912 | DARFUR: RAPE CASES AT KALMA SPIKED IN JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Security around the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur deteriorated rapidly in July, following a sharp rise in rape, harassment, and looting by Arab militias in the area. Camp coordinators from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report that 80 women [...] | 2006-08-13 05:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM1918 | KHARTOUM TALK ABOUT UN REHATTING [...] (C) On August 13 CDA Hume met at his request with SPLM parliamentary chief Yassir Arman to discuss Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation and transition from AU to UN forces in Darfur. Hume reiterated USG readiness to work with the SPLM to bring together Minni Minawi, Abdul Wahid, and SLM [...] | 2006-08-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM1919 | Distributions of Sudan's Oil Revenue [...] Summary: Net revenue accruing to Sudan from oil production for the first five months of 2006 totaled $1,086.9 million. Of this total, $685.3 million was allocated to the North and $391.6 million to the GOSS. In addition, $234.1 million was transferred to the Oil Revenue Stabilization Accoun [...] | 2006-08-13 15:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM192 | USCIRF meetings in Khartoum: The Status of Sharia [...] (U) Summary: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) arrived in Khartoum on January 10 and departed on January 21. The delegation met with various interlocutors about the status of religious freedom, especially for Christians living in Khartoum. Overall, there was much [...] | 2006-01-25 08:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KISL PGOV SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1921 | Distributions of Sudan's Oil Revenue [...] Summary: Net revenue accruing to Sudan from oil production for the first five months of 2006 totaled $1,086.9 million. Of this total, $685.3 million was allocated to the North and $391.6 million to the GOSS. In addition, $234.1 million was transferred to the Oil Revenue Stabilization Accoun [...] | 2006-08-14 05:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM1922 | NEW CURRENCY FOR SUDAN IN DECEMBER [...] In an August 8 meeting, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Sudan said that new currency will be introduced in December. Since donors have not come up with the contributions to pay the cost of the conversion to the new currency, money from the Oil Revenue Stabilization Account is being used to c [...] | 2006-08-14 06:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM1925 | SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 10 - AUGUST 14 [...] On August 2, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). At this time, there were no new cases of AI reported in humans in Sudan. The last AI outbreak in poultry was on July 6, and since then, there have been no case [...] | 2006-08-14 12:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU |
06KHARTOUM1927 | BUDGET SHORTFALL IN SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Failure to achieve planned production levels in petroleum output has created a budget shortfall for the Khartoum government. The government is responding to the financial crunch by borrowing, tapping the Oil Revenue Stabilization Account, privatizing government companies, deferr [...] | 2006-08-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1928 | DARFUR POLITICS IN FLUX SAYS MUDAWI; AU [...] (C) Summary: The Darfur peace process is approaching an inflection point, prominent Sudan human rights activist Mudawi Adam Ibrahim told Embassy officials on August 10. The DPA has become the predominant issue in the region's politics, as various factions begin to define themselves through t [...] | 2006-08-14 12:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM1936 | CDA HUME'S MEETING WITH GNU AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 14 meeting, Charge Hume noted the importance of building the U.S.-Sudan relationship and permitting a transition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Deciding not to do so would involve significant risks, as Sudan would be solely responsible for the consequ [...] | 2006-08-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1937 | DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...] | 2006-08-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1938 | DynCorp Article Resonates, Perhaps Badly [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 12, the online news service Sudan Tribune carried an article titled, "US Firm to Turn South Sudan Rebels into Soldiers." The article states that Reuters interviewed DynCorp Vice President for International Business Development A [...] | 2006-08-14 16:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR EAID PGOV KPKO US SU |
06KHARTOUM1941 | Darfur: Increased Dangers, Reduced Humanitarian Access, [...] USAID/DCHA Khartoum recently produced a report on the changing security environment in Darfur and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian goods and services, particularly in the event of increased displacements. Post hereby offers the report below, which it believes will be of interest to [...] | 2006-08-15 04:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM1942 | LRA Talks Remain in Limbo Due to Ceasefire [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) walked out of talks on August 9, demanding a ceasefire, consultations between mediators and the parties have continued and talks are resuming. Observers commented that the walkout was not a serious threat, only an attempt to gain levera [...] | 2006-08-15 04:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1943 | JURY STILL OUT ON IMPLICATIONS OF SLA-ABDEL WAHID OUSTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Several Fur activists in South Darfur, including an SLA commander, justify Abdel Wahid's ouster as Chairman on the basis of his lack of leadership and increasing distance from Darfurian popular opinion. The SLA faction now led by Ahmed Abdul Shafi is organizing itself in Asmara [...] | 2006-08-16 04:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM1957 | SUDAN: JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON OIL REVENUES [...] (U) Summary: As mandated by the CPA, the Joint Committee on Control, Monitoring, and Calculation of Net Oil Revenues has been created and is functioning. This joint committee is intended to work under the supervision of the National Petroleum Commission (NPC). While the NPC has yet to estab [...] | 2006-08-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN EPET PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1958 | UN WARNING THAT SECURITY IN NORTH DARFUR IS [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 5. 2. (C) After a briefing on Sudanese government-forced resettlement of IDPs from a camp south of Khartoum, UN Deputy Special Representative Manuel Da Silva described the dire situation that was developing in North Darfur. Da Silva said that increa [...] | 2006-08-16 16:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF EAID MOPS PREL PGOV PINS UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1960 | UNSC/SUDAN: NOTES ON DARFUR UNSCR [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol is in Thailand at present, and is not expected back in Khartoum until August 17 or 18. Given his past roles and standing among GNU officials, however, post believes FM Akol would echo President Bashir's denunciations of a UN peacekeeping operation, and [...] | 2006-08-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1961 | SUDAN - SQUATTER VILLAGE DEMOLISHED IN GEZIRA STATE [...] This is an action cable - see para 9. 2. Summary: Heavily armed police surrounded a squatter village in El Gezira State and demolished several hundred houses early morning on August 16. Villagers had been in negotiations with the Government of National Unity, but disagreed on the assigne [...] | 2006-08-17 04:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1964 | HARDLINE MESSAGE STILL PUSHED BY BASHIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the past week the Government of Sudan appeared to continue to move to the right. President Bashir spoke in strident tones about the UN, and compared fighting an international peacekeeping force to Hezbollah's conflict with Israel, senior regime officials traveled to the [...] | 2006-08-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU |
06KHARTOUM1966 | UNDSS Security Briefing, North Darfur Aug 17 [...] Summary: At UNDSS Security briefing on August 17, NMIS and the humanitarian community expressed extreme apprehension about the implications of the AU's directive to expel JEM and SLA-Abdel Wahid representatives from the CFC process and AMIS compound. Concerns were expressed that AMIS access [...] | 2006-08-17 16:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV MOPS PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM1969 | Darfur: NGO Forum Addresses Security Issues [...] Summary: NGOs discussed the worsening security environment and decreasing humanitarian access in Darfur during an August 10 NGO forum in Khartoum. Key points raised were strong USG support for the DPA and condemnation of violence, the fact that security conditions had made it difficult for N [...] | 2006-08-18 04:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1971 | DPA PARTNERS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: An August 17 meeting of DPA partners, chaired by visiting UK Special Envoy Pullen, discussed the need to be inclusive, broadening the base of support for the DPA. Strategies discussed included building trust among Darfurians, coordinating support for the DPA, rendering the Cease [...] | 2006-08-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1975 | SPLM'S YASSIR ARMAN DISCUSSES NCP-SPLM JOINT [...] (C) Summary: According to SPLM National Assembly Chair Yassir Arman, the NCP and SPLM have formed a working group to study the issue of international peacekeeping in Darfur; it will meet and report to the Joint Political Committee on August 28. Although the NCP seeks an exit from the current [...] | 2006-08-19 16:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1976 | PULLING PRESIDENT BASHIR BACK FROM THE DARK SIDE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks, President Bashir has turned away from his previous strategy of cooperation with the international community to resolve the conflict in Darfur and gone over to the dark side -- a unilateral approach relying on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to re-establis [...] | 2006-08-19 16:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS PGOV ETTC SCUL AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1978 | LRA Talks Resume, New Position Papers Requested [...] (SBU) After taking a three-day break, talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed on August 18. During the break, taken to mourn fallen LRA Commander Raska Lukwiya, Chief Mediator Riek Machar asked both parties to return with new position papers that had room for compromi [...] | 2006-08-19 17:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1980 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - IDP RETURNS UPDATE [...] The returns season, which has witnessed a fairly active spontaneous return movement to Southern Sudan and the Three Areas - Abyei, Southern Kordofan, and Blue Nile - has come to an end with the onset of the rainy season and will restart in October or November 2006. According to the Federal Mi [...] | 2006-08-20 06:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM1981 | SUDAN: NCP AND PRESS RHETORIC AGAINST DARFUR REHATTING [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, Sudanese press reports suggest that two lines of Arab-nationalist opinion in Sudan - focused on the Lebanese and Darfur crises, respectively - are tending to converge. A major link is provided by Omer al-Bashir himself, who is both Sudan's president and curr [...] | 2006-08-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1982 | SUDAN Q NORTH DARFUR UPDATE Q LAST [...] Organized banditry and clashes between various armed groups have forced the last two humanitarian agencies operating in Tawilah district, North Darfur to suspend activities and relocate staff. USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) staff estimate that as a result of this withdrawal, 110,000 interna [...] | 2006-08-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM1987 | MEETING WITH SLA,S MINAWI AND AU,S IBOK ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: On August 21, CDA Hume met SLA leader Minni Minawi and AU Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation chief Sam Ibok, at their urgent request. Ali Traio (SLA) and Amb. Boubou Nhiang (AU) also attended the two-hour session. Ibok and Minawi expressed both fear about the deteriorati [...] | 2006-08-21 13:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV AU CH UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1996 | Southern Sudan: Pangak Fighting Continues as UNMIS [...] (U) An UNMIS monitoring team was attacked while patrolling the Nile during a routine joint monitoring mission on August 17. The UNMIS boat patrol was fired upon by unknown forces an hour south of Malakal near New Pangak (Note: this is not the town of Pangak, which is further upriver. End not [...] | 2006-08-23 16:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2008 | WTO ACCESSION PROCESS HELPS DRIVE MODERNERIZATION [...] (U) Summary: The process of preparing for WTO accession is helping to drive economic reform in Sudan. Although Sudan's WTO membership is stalled, economic reforms and trade liberalization continue, helping to encourage a more pragmatic approach to economic questions. End Summary. ---------- [...] | 2006-08-24 11:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV EFIN WTO SU |
06KHARTOUM2009 | Prices Produce Protests [...] Summary: Opposition parties have reacted vocally to the move by the Minister of Finance to raise fuel and sugar prices. Opposition members of the National Assembly have called for the Assembly to be recalled from its summer recess. Some groups are calling for civil action, most likely in the [...] | 2006-08-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EAID EPET PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2010 | DARFUR: BROADENING THE BASE OF DPA SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Khartoum has spoken with numerous SLM dissidents who favor international support for a meeting with a focus on sorting out leadership issues. EU and UK Special Envoys for Darfur and UK Embassy officials have told us that support for an SLM/Shafi conference should be tied [...] | 2006-08-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV US EU SU |
06KHARTOUM2020 | MORE ON POSSIBLE MEETING OF SLM DISSIDENTS [...] (C) On August 24 CDA Hume met with Yassir Arman, SPLM parliamentary leader, to discuss efforts to secure support of SLM dissidents for the Darfur Peace Agreement. Arman said he had just returned from Asmara, where he had met separately with SLM leader Abdul Wahid and SLM dissident leader Abdul [...] | 2006-08-25 11:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2022 | AU PREPARING TO END DARFUR PKO ON SEPTEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary. The African Union,s Ambassador Kingibe has advised AU headquarters that the AU,s only viable option is to end the peacekeeping operation by September 30. At a meeting of AU and international partners on August 24, Kingibe asked the partners to assist the AU in finding a solution [...] | 2006-08-25 13:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2023 | SLM/MINAWI ADVISORS WARN OF FIGHTING IN DARFUR [...] (C) On August 25 senior SLM/Minawi advisers told CDA Hume that fighting may escalate in Darfur within two weeks. Dr. Salah al-Haj Manna said that Presidential Adviser Majzoub Al Khalifa had told him that all funding for SLM/Minawi, including payments of subsistence bills for lodging in Kharto [...] | 2006-08-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2036 | LRA Talks: Workshops and then the Real Work [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past week, the two delegations in the talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda have been presenting their new position papers and having workshops on various aspects of the talks. Once all the position papers are presented, likely by [...] | 2006-08-28 08:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2038 | LRA Talks: Cessation of Hostilities [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Using guidelines from their ceasefire workshop (reftel),intense negotiations between the Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on a cessation of hostilities continued through the night of August 25 and into the morning of August 26. Once an agreement was rea [...] | 2006-08-28 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2043 | LRA Mediator: Justice Should be Universal [...] (SBU) One of the leading mediators in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) talks believes this process is the only way to avoid real impunity. He said that for justice to truly be served, all sides, including the Ugandan Government, must be held accountable for its actions. Hizkias Assefa, Riek [...] | 2006-08-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2044 | DARFUR: SLOVENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Slovenian/Australian human rights activist and presidential envoy Tomo Kriznar has faced "harsh treatment" since his July arrest in Darfur, Slovenian Consul from Cairo Andrej Dernovscek told Con/Poloff on August 28 in Khartoum. A court in El Fashir, North Darfur, convicted Kriznar on Augus [...] | 2006-08-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CASC SALOPEK PAUL SU SI AS |
06KHARTOUM2045 | A/S FRAZER MEETINGS IN KHARTOUM: DARFUR VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: After a hostile welcome at the airport, Assistant Secretary Frazer fought to advance the three overarching goals of her visit to Khartoum: the U.S. seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),and to foster an [...] | 2006-08-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2046 | Protests Over Price Increases Lead to Clashes [...] Summary: Protesters and police clashed on August 28 during a demonstration over recent price increases. Opposition parties plan to present a memorandum objecting to the price increases to President Bashir on Wednesday. The Council of Ministers has endorsed the action of the Minister of Finan [...] | 2006-08-29 15:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL EAID EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM207 | EASTERN FRONT AGREES TO TALK IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front confirmed that the Eastern Front has agreed to February 7 negotiations with the Sudanese government in Tripoli and confirmed that humanitarian access to Hamesh Koreib through Sudan would be discussed. Dirar added that the Suda [...] | 2006-01-26 14:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM2095 | SUDAN SEEKS DELAY IN UNSC VOTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 31 Foreign Minister Lam Akol summoned CDA Hume to ask for a delay in the Security Council vote until September 8. Hume pointed out that only a decision to reverse Sudan's plans for military action and work out consent to a UN operation could justify such delay. Akol sai [...] | 2006-08-31 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2104 | DARFUR: LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TO PROCEED DPA [...] (C) Discussions among SLM leaders, NGO representatives, and the international community indicate support for holding a leadership conference in Darfur for SLM non-signatories to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). A popularly based leadership structure for the movements may be a pre-requisite t [...] | 2006-08-31 19:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM2107 | Sudan - Nile River Flooding [...] Flooding that began in mid-August along the Nile River has affected more than 100,000 people in the northern, central, and eastern regions of Sudan. The most severely affected areas include the towns of Omdurman, Tokar, and Sinnar State. Humanitarian concerns for flood-affected areas include [...] | 2006-09-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2112 | BASHIR: CONSISTENT CONDEMNATIONS OF UN FORCE [...] (SBU) In numerous statements over the last two months, President Bashir has opposed the introduction of UN forces into Darfur. 2. (U) His public comments included the following: -- June 30, 2006, Address on the Anniversary of the 1989 Coup: "We will not allow international troops under the [...] | 2006-09-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2113 | DARFUR: PROTESTS LEAD TO VIOLENCE AS N. DARFUR GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) The Governor of North Darfur state led a peaceful demonstration against UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1706 on September 2. In prepared remarks, he called for "jihad" against any "foreign invaders" and urged the Government of National Unity (GNU) to support all efforts to resist [...] | 2006-09-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2114 | BASHIR SAYS AU MUST LEAVE DARFUR BY SEPT 30 [...] (SBU) At the end of a September 3 meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Bashir unilaterally announced that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) is expected to withdraw its forces in Darfur by September 30 and will not be permitted to remain for a transition to a possible UN peace- [...] | 2006-09-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2116 | Minawi Letter - Ceasefire Violations & Displaced Civilians [...] (SBU) On September 4, post received a letter from SLM leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi regarding ceasefire violations and displacements of civilians in Darfur. 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) To: The Embassy of the United States of Am [...] | 2006-09-05 06:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM212 | SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...] | 2006-01-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2120 | SUDAN - UPDATE ON THE NORTH-SOUTH TECHNICAL AD HOC BORDER [...] (U) In a meeting on August 16, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) Power Sharing Working Group Coordinator reported to the group that, according to the National Congress Party (NCP) Chair of the Technical Ad hoc Border Committee, the committee has made significant progress on the b [...] | 2006-09-05 08:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM2138 | Unrest in Nyala Directed at NGOs [...] (SBU) On September 5, protests held by secondary school students mobilized by the government in opposition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur resulted in several incidents of stoning and vandalism of international organization and NGO guesthouses, offices, and vehicles, including OCHA, Te [...] | 2006-09-05 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2139 | VP TAHA SENDS MESSAGE: DARFUR SOLUTION SOUGHT BY [...] (C) At the behest of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told the CDA on September 5 that a rump cabinet-level working group is now working to devise a strategy for gaining support among all non-signatories for the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) by October 1. Th [...] | 2006-09-05 16:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KPKO SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2140 | SOMALIA: COMMUNIQUE FROM SECOND ROUND OF SOMALI [...] (C) Summary: The final communique released on September 4 by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) at the closure of the second round of talks in Khartoum calls for peaceful co-existence between factions and the cessation of encouragement and assistanc [...] | 2006-09-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IGAD MOPS EAID SU SO |
06KHARTOUM2142 | DPA STAKEHOLDER,S MEETING: PROGRESS NON-EXISTENT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 5 Darfur Peace Agreement stakeholder's meeting, Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi decried alleged breaches of the DPA in recent weeks, blaming both the National Redemption Front (NRF) and the Government. [...] | 2006-09-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2150 | IRC Nurse Killed in North Darfur [...] Summary: On September 1, a Sudanese nurse working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was killed in a cross-fire during fighting between Sudanese Armed Forces and National Redemption Front rebels in Hashaba, 100 km north of El Fasher, Darfur. Two civilians also died in the incident [...] | 2006-09-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2157 | KHARTOUM: PRO-NCP, PRO-IRANIAN JOURNALIST BEHEADED [...] (U) The body of "Al Wafaq" Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed was found beheaded September 6 in the Kalakla area south of Khartoum, after he was abducted from his home in North Khartoum the previous night. Murders of this type are unknown in Sudan, and the shock was signaled by fro [...] | 2006-09-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM PINR KCRM KISL SU IR |
06KHARTOUM2158 | Southern Sudan: Chief Justice Lays Out Judicial [...] Summary: Southern Sudan Chief Justice Ambrose Riing Thiik described the structure of the Southern Courts and said that the system was beginning to operate throughout the South. However, with little money and few qualified personnel, he admitted it was slow going. In a meeting with the Actin [...] | 2006-09-07 14:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2161 | LRA Talks Resume as LRA Assembles [...] (U) SUMMARY: Talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed in Juba on September 6, amidst increasing reports of LRA fighters moving to their assembly points. Talks are now focusing on the social issues in northern Uganda. Most observers are optimistic about the talks, but [...] | 2006-09-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2162 | FM LAM AKOL PLANS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) On September 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Charge Hume that Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, currently in Cairo at a League of Arab States foreign ministers conference, plans to depart Khartoum September 10 for Washington. 2. (C) The MFA noted that FM Akol would be av [...] | 2006-09-07 16:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2165 | DARFUR - IRC REPORTS SEXUAL ASSAULTS [...] (SBU) On August 7, nearly 300 female internally displaced persons (IDP) convened a meeting in Kalma IDP camp to ask the international community to increase protection through the resumption of African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) firewood patrols. Following the meeting, the non-governmental o [...] | 2006-09-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2167 | DARFUR - CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] In July and August, insecurity for humanitarian actors has increased causing USAID to engage non-governmental organization (NGO) and UN partners in discussions on their plans to continue to implement USAID-funded programs and evacuate staff under deteriorating security conditions. End summary [...] | 2006-09-10 07:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2176 | KHARTOUM - DEMONSTRATIONS IN CITY/EAC MEETING [...] Summary: On September 6, a series of demonstrations was held in the adjoining cities of Omdurman and Khartoum. The Embassy and its community were not significantly impacted. End summary. 2. Prior to September 6, there had been local media reporting as well as reporting from Embassy cont [...] | 2006-09-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC SOCI SU PGOV |
06KHARTOUM2181 | RICHARDSON - BASHIR MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 8. -------------------------------------------- President Bashir Agrees to Free Paul Salopek -------------------------------------------- 2. (C) At the outset of the 30 minute meeting between Gov. Bill Richardson and President Bashir, Bashir agreed [...] | 2006-09-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM PGOV AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2185 | DARFUR Q SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF USAIDQS DARFUR [...] From August 4 to 17, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Safety and Security Coordinator conducted a safety and security review of USAIDQs Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) operations in El Fasher, North Darfur and Nyala, South Darfur. U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, UN [...] | 2006-09-11 12:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM219 | A/S FRAZER BREAKFAST WITH SPLM [...] (C) Summary. On January 25, Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer, Roger Winter, and the Charge met with three senior SPLM officials resident in Khartoum: Yassir Arman, Chairman of the SPLM National Assembly Caucus; Malik Agar, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of investment; and Deng [...] | 2006-01-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2192 | TRUCKING COMPANIES STOP SERVICE TO KHARTOUM [...] (C) Summary: Trucking between Port Sudan and Khartoum has been halted by a strike by trucking companies, purportedly because of a dispute over a new tax imposed by Red Sea State. The dispute has the potential to disrupt nearly all shipments, including food and humanitarian supplies. Truckers [...] | 2006-09-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELTN PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2201 | FIGHTING RESUMES IN NORTH DARFUR AS NRF CAPTURES UM SIDIR [...] (SBU) UN sources report that on September 11, National Redemption Front (NRF) forces attacked and recaptured Um Sidir, 90 km north of El Fasher. In reprisal for the NRF attack, on September 12, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) initiated bombing of Um Sidir and Hashaba North. It is believed that SA [...] | 2006-09-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2203 | Juba: Avian Flu Identified in Poultry [...] The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has confirmed several cases of poultry infected with Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Juba. There are no reports of Avian Influenza in the human population, however, and no commercial poultry operations in the region. The Centers [...] | 2006-09-12 16:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TBIO KFLU EAID SOCI US SU |
06KHARTOUM2219 | KHARTOUM - EAC MEETING: DAMASCUS AND DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: On September 13, 2006, the Embassy Khartoum Emergency Action Committee met to discuss recent and expected demonstrations within metropolitan Khartoum and the attack on AmEmbassy Damascus and its ramifications for Embassy Khartoum. End Summary. 2. On September 12 a small demon [...] | 2006-09-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC SOCI SU PGOV |
06KHARTOUM2223 | DARFUR - WEST DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) USAID Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) staff traveled to El Geneina, West Darfur, from August 19 - 21, 2006. The field officers re-established contacts with partner agencies, assessed humanitarian needs for internally displaced persons (IDPs),and discussed anticipated funding with implemen [...] | 2006-09-14 12:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2224 | LRA: UN Plans Regional Assistance, Talks Stall on ICC [...] As members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) move in greater numbers to their two rally points, the UN has begun planning for increased humanitarian aid in these areas. Due to instability caused by the LRA, there has been little assistance in the region surrounding Ri-Kwangba outside of Nba [...] | 2006-09-14 12:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2225 | DARFUR - SOUTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Though security in South Darfur remains relatively stable, humanitarian organizations are anxious about the potential for increased insecurity as the dry season approaches. Decreasing security and increased fighting in North Darfur may already be affecting South Darfur. Additionally, p [...] | 2006-09-14 13:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2227 | Juba: Laws Needed So Legislature Puts Off Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 6, the second session of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) opened with speeches by Speaker James Wani Igga and Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir. While Kiir's speech officially kicked off the 200-day plan (septel),James Wani Igga focu [...] | 2006-09-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR SU |
06KHARTOUM2229 | JANJAWEED ATTACKS IN BURAM SOUTH DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: SLM/A Minawi officials continue to actively draw international partner,s attention to what they describe as the first significant Janjaweed attack since the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement. Regardless of their efforts, no official investigation has yet occurred. Reports i [...] | 2006-09-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM2237 | DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The fractured relationship between the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories continues to blur and shift with reports of fracturing, changing alliances and continued NRF attacks against Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) targets of opportunity. The Government offensive switches [...] | 2006-09-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM2239 | UN SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS highlighted ongoing SAF operations in areas to the north and southwest of El Fasher. It estimated the overall security environment in those areas as unpredictable, and advised humanitarian agencies to exercise caution when operating in those particular locales. END SUMMA [...] | 2006-09-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2240 | UN SRSYG PRONK BRIEFS DARFUR PARTNERS [...] (C) Summary: During a Sept. 14 briefing of Darfur Partners, UN SRSYG Pronk said little progress had been made on broadening support for the DPA, the Government is pressing military campaigns in North Darfur, the Ceasefire Commission does not work well, and the Sudanese Government remains unal [...] | 2006-09-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2254 | DARFUR - NORTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Beginning in May 2006, inaccessibility sharply increased in much of North Darfur for humanitarian workers. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated that fighting and insecurity have displaced approximately 25,000 individuals since June. USAID reports [...] | 2006-09-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2264 | DARFUR: REALIGNMENTS AND FRAGMENTATION OF DPA [...] (S) Summary: An effective and successful organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in the near-term appears unlikely. Fur commanders have splintered into three or four groups with a new breakaway faction splitting from Ahmed Abdul Shafi. Abdel Wahid appears [...] | 2006-09-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2276 | DARFUR CONFERENCE REQUIRES COORDINATED [...] (SBU) At a working-level meeting of the Darfur Partners Group on September 17, representatives of the USG, UK, Netherlands, Canada, France, Norway, Italy, and EU agreed that significant preparatory work with the non-signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) is needed at the local level p [...] | 2006-09-18 13:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM2277 | IN SUDAN, EGYPT PREFERS THE DEVIL IT KNOWS [...] (C) In a September 16 meeting with Poloff, Egyptian DCM Osama Shaltout expressed his government's concern for Sudan's political stability in light of recent public unrest, the looming collision between the Sudanese government and the international community on Darfur, and the beheading of jour [...] | 2006-09-18 13:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SU EG US |
06KHARTOUM2280 | SPLM Supports UN, Plans a Way Forward [...] (SBU) During a meeting of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Political Bureau, held in Juba on September 14-16, the party announced its unconditional support for UN troops in Darfur and developed an eleven- point plan to move the process forward. The plan includes meeting with all r [...] | 2006-09-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2281 | GoSS Avian Influenza Response Still Slow, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to demonstrate a lack of urgency, coordination, and capacity in dealing with the Juba avian influence (AI) H5N1 outbreak in poultry. One AI task force meeting has been held, led by the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries [...] | 2006-09-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU TBIO PINR EAID SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2283 | SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 11 [...] On September 3, Government of National Unity (GNU) officials announced that several backyard chicken flocks in Juba had been found to be infected by Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1. This is the first time Southern Sudan has confirmed cases of H5N1. At this time no new cases of AI have been reporte [...] | 2006-09-19 06:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU |
06KHARTOUM2288 | VP TAHA UNYIELDING ON UN TROOPS, ANNOUNCES DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 18 press conference, Vice President Ali Osman Taha maintained the Sudanese government's complete rejection of UN intervention in Darfur, denied allegations of escalating violence, and announced the establishment of a Darfur interim authority. He also critic [...] | 2006-09-19 10:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPAO KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM229 | FVP GETS TOUGH, PUSHES NCP ON CPA, ABYEI, AND [...] (U) After months of focusing on southern politics while remaining quiet on CPA problems, Salva Kiir -- Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) -- lashed out at the National Congress Party (NCP) during a January 28 press [...] | 2006-01-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2294 | SUDAN'S DARFUR CRISIS: MEETING WITH VICE [...] Summary. In a meeting with CDA Hume Vice President Taha insisted that he agreed with President Bashir's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur. Although he is concerned that U.S./Sudanese relations may be about to worsen as a result, he did not offer any ideas for resolving the impasse. He [...] | 2006-09-19 17:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF SU AU |
06KHARTOUM230 | UPDATE ON MASSING OF ARAB MILITIA NEAR GEREIDA [...] (C) An AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Incident Report dated January 28 states that hostilities between "janjaweed and SLA" took place on January 27 in Donkey Abiad, 17 kilometers northeast of Gereida in South Darfur state, and continued to the afternoon of January 28. The report states that "janj [...] | 2006-01-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM2304 | DARFUR: SUDANESE SECURITY SERVICES INTEREST IN [...] (C) Recently arrived National Security Officer Major Adil Abdul Wahab met with ARC Officer on September 16 to discuss the purpose and structure of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) Implementation Office in El Fasher. Wahab noted that, as National Security Section Chief for International NGOs, [...] | 2006-09-20 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2312 | DARFUR: MINAWI MILITARY DELEGATION TO MEET G-19 [...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Associates of Senior Assistant to the President and Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) leader Minni Minawi believe they are close to an agreement with G-19/ National Redemption Front (NRF) commanders. However, this conc [...] | 2006-09-21 09:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2317 | DARFUR: PARTNERS DISCUSS STATE OF PLAY, EFFORTS TO [...] (C) During a Sept. 20 meeting of the Darfur Partners (UK, Canada, France, Norway, Netherlands, and U.S.),participants emphasized the importance of involving, in some manner, Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in the Cease Fire Commission (CFC). The African Union (AU) representative [...] | 2006-09-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2319 | NCP DIVISIONS ON US SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS [...] (C) The disparate comments by Presidential Advisor Magzoub Al Khalifa and MFA Spokesman Jamal Mohamed Ibrahim in the September 20 edition of the independent daily "Al Adwa" illustrate the divisions within the National Congress Party (NCP) on the appointment of Andrew Natsios as Special Envoy t [...] | 2006-09-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2324 | KHARTOUM - DEMONSTRATIONS AT CHANCERY [...] On 20 September, 2006, Embassy Khartoum faced 3 brief, interconnected, demonstrations directed against UNSCR 1706 and the recent statements attributed to the Pope. 2. A widely advertised and GNU sponsored, demonstration was planned for 1000 hours on 20 September, 2006. However, due to [...] | 2006-09-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM234 | DETAILS EMERGE ON ARMANKUL INCIDENT IN DARFUR [...] (U) According to Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) military spokesman General Abbas Abdelrahaman Khalifa, artillery shelling originating within Chad hit the area of Armankul for approximately one hour and one-half on the morning of January 28. The location, about 20 miles northwest of the West Dar [...] | 2006-01-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU |
06KHARTOUM2341 | EC'S BARROSO TO UNDERLINE SUPPORT FOR AU [...] EC contacts confirm that EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel will arrive in Sudan on September 30. Barroso and Michel will travel to El Fasher the same day to meet with AMIS commanders and the humanitarian assistance com [...] | 2006-09-25 12:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM AU EU SU |
06KHARTOUM2344 | SPLM PARTY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY - EXPAND LINKAGES [...] (C) Summary: Senior SPLM members say they are focused on expanding the party by reaching out to the Mesiriya in Abeyi, Nubans in South Kordofan, and groups in Darfur where they see party support growing. Some SPLM leaders discreetly are exploring the possibility of a trilateral dialogue ) SPL [...] | 2006-09-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SU |
06KHARTOUM2348 | Inauguration of El Fasher DPA Implementation Office [...] (U) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office opened officially on September 17. Fully staffing the Peace Secretariat, guiding its operation, and maximizing its potential role in facilitating implementation activities are challenges that must be confronted in the weeks ahead. END SUMM [...] | 2006-09-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2360 | DARFUR FORUM PROMOTES DIALOGUE ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM [...] (U) The Darfur Forum convened a "town hall" meeting on September 16 in El Fasher to promote dialogue and peaceful co-existence among all ethnic and political groupings in Darfur. More than four hundred persons attended the gathering, including prominent government officials, community leaders [...] | 2006-09-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2367 | DARFUR - PRECEDENT-SETTING CASES OF RAPE PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) In the last five months, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) grantees assisted in prosecuting several potentially precedent-setting cases of rape in Darfur. The cases had positive outcomes; however, USAID cautions that these cases may represent anomalies, rather than a d [...] | 2006-09-26 10:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2368 | DARFUR - KALMA CAMP COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE [...] Since the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),insecurity has increased in and around Darfur's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. It seems that IDPs' confidence in the ability of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to fulfill its civilian protection mandate has decreased. [...] | 2006-09-26 10:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2371 | SUDAN HAS MUTED REACTION TO POPE'S REMARKS, SAYS [...] (C) Sudan's reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's controversial remarks on Islam has been muted, Papal Nuncio to Sudan--and the Vatican's new Secretary for Relations with States--Dominique Mamberti told CDA Hume on September 26. Mamberti had returned from Rome on September 16, and promptly called on [...] | 2006-09-26 16:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL PHUM KIRF PREL SU VT |
06KHARTOUM2373 | DARFUR: BASHIR POLITICALLY ISOLATED; MAY BE [...] (C) President Bashir may be looking to escape his current political isolation over UN peacekeeping in Darfur, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told CDA Hume on September 25. Bashir told the Council of Ministers on September 24 that Egyptian President Mubarak had pressed him to accept a UN [...] | 2006-09-27 07:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AU EG UN |
06KHARTOUM2376 | DARFURQA DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT FOR FOOD AID [...] From August 29 - 31, USAID staff members visited El Fasher, North Darfur, to follow up on reports that food aid commodities were for sale in El Fasher markets and to discuss the food aid program with the UN World Food Program (WFP). WFP indicated that problems with ration sales, concern for [...] | 2006-09-27 10:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2380 | DESIGNATION OF DEFENSE ATTACHE FOR SUDANESE [...] (SBU) On September 27, CDA met with MFA on a number of issues, including the fact that post's new Defense Liaison Officer has been waiting approval of his entry visa for Sudan for more than four months. During the discussion, the MFA expressed interest in assigning a Defense Attache to the Su [...] | 2006-09-27 15:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OFDP MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM2381 | SLM/A EFFORTS TO WIN OVER G-19 COMMANDERS FALTER [...] (C) Summary: Minni Minawi continues to complain that Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders and Suleiman Jamoush are actively engaged in an effort to prevent the breakup of the National Redemption Front (NRF) and G-19 commanders from rejoining the SLM/A. Meanwhile, Minawi,s military del [...] | 2006-09-27 15:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2382 | Impact of Sudanese Travel Restriction on USG [...] SUMMARY: The September 24 decision of President Bashir to restrict all travel by official visitors to 25 kilometers from Khartoum will have a severe impact on USG operations. The impact will be immediate. Should this restriction be continued, Embassy Khartoum will have to adjust staffing pa [...] | 2006-09-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS OTRA EAID ADPM US SU |
06KHARTOUM2384 | NCP POLITICIANS: "CLOSE U.S. MISSION" [...] (U) During an annual conference of military conscripts on September 23, several pro-National Congress Party (NCP) politicians said that proposed UN intervention in Darfur was a ruse to steal Sudan's resources and called on the Sudanese government to close the U.S. Mission for violating Sudanese [...] | 2006-09-27 20:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI EAID UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2388 | DARFUR: MINAWI DESCRIBES PRIORITIES, NCP [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with USG officials and the Darfur Partners Group on September 27, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi outlined five priorities for constructing a peaceful solution to the Darfur conflict in the next 90 days, discussed the role of the international [...] | 2006-09-28 14:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM239 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH GOS NISS D/G GHOSH ON 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met with NISS D/G Saleh Ghosh on January 25 following the AU Summit in Khartoum. This was A/S Frazer,s second meeting with Ghosh, the first was in late November 2005. Ghosh emphasized his and his government,s desire to make the Darfur issue go away, noting that activ [...] | 2006-01-31 12:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR US AU |
06KHARTOUM240 | UPDATE ON SOUTH DARFUR IDP SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) According to the USAID Darfur Field Office, conflict in Mershing, South Darfur, led to approximately 40,000 ) 60,000 local residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing 10 miles southeast to Menawashi. The events, triggered by jinjaweed and police harassment, attacks, and loot [...] | 2006-01-31 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM2403 | BASHIR SHORES-UP KEY CONSTITUENCIES [...] (C) President Bashir held a two-hour press conference on September 24 after his return from the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Bashir has staked his legitimacy on opposition to UN forces, and he used the press conference to shore-up three key constituencies. For a Sudanese public concerned about [...] | 2006-10-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KPAO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2408 | SUDAN: MFA ADVISES OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 27 regarding limitations on travel by U.S. nationals. 2. (SBU) The text of the dip note (received in English) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-10-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA OVIP US SU |
06KHARTOUM2409 | SUDAN: MFA SAYS NO GUESTS, HIGH-LEVEL VISITS [...] (U) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 30 regarding guests and visitors to Sudan. 2. (U) The text of the dip note (received in Arabic ) unofficial Embassy translation) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry o [...] | 2006-10-01 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ODIP OVIP OTRA US SU |
06KHARTOUM2411 | SAUDI ARABIA EXTRADITES PROMINENT SLM LEADER TO [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and ethnic Fur Abu Alghasim Ahmed was arrested in Saudi Arabia and returned to Sudan this past week. This comes shortly after his brother, Zakaria Ahmed Abu Alghasim, was arrested in connection with the recent beheading of Suda [...] | 2006-10-01 15:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KCRM SA SU |
06KHARTOUM2419 | EC'S BARROSO PUSHES FOR A UN FORCE IN BASHIR MEETING [...] (SBU) EC President Jose Manuel Barroso departed Sudan on the evening of October 1 after two days of visits in Khartoum and El Fasher. Barroso met with President Bashir for two hours on September 30, including a half hour one-on-one session; however, EC contacts reported Bashir did not budge on [...] | 2006-10-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO KPAO UN EU SU |
06KHARTOUM2420 | DARFUR - FIGHTING IN GEREIDA [...] (SBU) On September 29, unknown assailants attacked the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi faction based in Gereida, South Darfur. Despite hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the attack in Gereida appears to be minimal a [...] | 2006-10-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2422 | USG CONTRACTORS IN SOUTH SUDAN WITHOUT [...] (U) This is an action request--please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Six DynCorp International employees -- all U.S. citizens -- are currently working on USG funded projects in South Sudan. None has valid Sudanese visas, but instead used SPLM travel permits to enter the country. Given the recent [...] | 2006-10-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2423 | UNSR PRONK BRIEFS HEADS OF MISSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, UN Special Representative (UNSR) to Sudan Pronk provided the international community an overview of his recent UN discussions with key partners in Sudan and his briefings to the Security Council and senior UN officials in New York. He laid out his vision of how [...] | 2006-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM EAID PGOV AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2427 | DARFUR: MEETING WITH EU'S HAAVISTO [...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 discussion with CDA Hume, EU Special Representative to Sudan Pekka Haavisto described his recent meetings in Asmara with rebel leaders and Eritrean officials; the Sudanese government's internal divisions and its refusal to negotiate with the international community [...] | 2006-10-03 08:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN EU |
06KHARTOUM2430 | SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR THE EAST [...] (C) On October 2, Pol/Econ Chief discussed East issues with SPLM Deputy Secretary General for the North and National Assembly Minority Chair Yassir Arman per Ref A. Yassir said that the SPLM had done much to smooth relations between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Eritrea, and had served [...] | 2006-10-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2433 | NCP INTERVIEW SPARKS POLITICAL ROW [...] (C) On September 27, Arabic language daily newspaper Al-Intibaha published an account of a recent interview of National Congress Party (NCP) Vice President for Information and Public Affairs Ibrahim Ahmed Omer by London-based Al-Zaman newspaper. In the account, Ibrahim stated that the NCP wou [...] | 2006-10-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2442 | DARFUR: EGYPTIAN ENGAGEMENT IN HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian engagement with the Sudanese government on the Darfur crisis has moved into high gear. The GoE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a 90-day Action Plan for Darfur to its embassies, which resembles USG proposals for advancing peace in the region, and the Egyptian ambassador [...] | 2006-10-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU EG UN |
06KHARTOUM2443 | DARFUR - MASS DISPLACEMENT NOT ANTICIPATED [...] Despite the reported fighting and reduced access for humanitarian assistance, none of the sources available to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) anticipate massive population movements within Darfur, towards other states in Sudan, or across the border to Chad, as [...] | 2006-10-04 06:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2448 | SUDAN: UPDATE ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Visiting Sudan Programs Group (SPG) Director Lauren Landis briefed a range of Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials on current and prospective U.S. security sector assistance during her September 28-30 visit to Juba. Landis' discussions with GoSS President Salva Kiir are reported [...] | 2006-10-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2451 | DARFUR: CHAD AND SUDAN STILL PLAYING IN ONE [...] (C) Summary: Notwithstanding the August resumption of full diplomatic relations between Sudan and Chad, and promises to expel rebel groups from their respective territories, both countries appear to be continuing support for opposition movements as a means of maintaining political and militar [...] | 2006-10-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU CH AU |
06KHARTOUM2454 | DESPERATE ABDULWAHID THREATENS WAR IN KHARTOUM [...] (U) In a September 28 article in the pan-Arab daily "Asharq Al Awsat," Abdulwahid Al Nur vowed to continue the struggle in Darfur until the Sudanese government grants political rights to the people of the region and recognizes it as a single entity, disarms government-backed militias, allows t [...] | 2006-10-05 10:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU ER |
06KHARTOUM2463 | REBECCA GARANG CONCERNED ABOUT SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Rebecca Garang De Mabior opposes USG sanctions and urges that no new ones be imposed as a result of Darfur. She believes they are hurting the South and Three Areas more than the North. Garang is concerned that Khartoum is not committed to Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) imp [...] | 2006-10-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM2467 | PAULINO MATIP SUPPORTS UN DEPLOYMENT AND U.S. SPLA [...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Paulino Matip urged continued U.S. engagement in Darfur and joint action by the international community and SPLA to address the area's urgent crisis. He notes a growing African-Arab gap in Sudan and believes the North is rearming militias in the South. Matip sees Pres [...] | 2006-10-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MCAP MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2469 | ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) In briefings to the humanitarian community in El Fasher and in separate conversations with Active Response Corps (ARC) Officer, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) provided updates regarding ongoing military confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Natio [...] | 2006-10-10 04:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2479 | Darfur: Non-Signatory Conference Best Way Forward [...] SUMMARY: Darfur Partners Group met on October 4, 2006, at British Ambassador's residence. The meeting was hosted by the UK Ambassador and included Charge D'Affairs Cameron Hume, the French Ambassador and representatives from the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, the EU, and the UN. After a revie [...] | 2006-10-10 10:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN SU |
06KHARTOUM248 | SOUTH AFRICAN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN [...] (U) In a meeting January 30, Counselor of South African Embassy Ebrahim Edries provided Pol/Econ officer with an overview of South African assistance programs in Sudan. The main focus of the programs is on capacity building, especially on Southern Sudan. Edries said within the next few weeks [...] | 2006-02-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AU SU SA |
06KHARTOUM2480 | FOREIGN MINISTRY WELCOMES NATSIOS, BUT SAYS [...] Summary: Sudan welcomes the visit of Special Envoy Natsios, but believes "Democrats within the US State Department" are trying to sabotage his mission before it takes off, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an October 5 press release. Natsios will be granted a visa, provided both his mi [...] | 2006-10-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OPRC KPAO SU US |
06KHARTOUM2483 | DARFUR: ARAB FACTIONALIZATION, INCREASING [...] (C) In meetings September 21-24, UN officers, Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi representatives, and Government of National Unity (GNU) officials in West Darfur all highlighted continued insecurity, a lack of humanitarian access and an absence of information about the Darfur Peace [...] | 2006-10-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2486 | DARFUR - ASSESSMENT OF HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION [...] In September, USAID staff conducted an assessment of non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners' humanitarian protection activities in all three Darfur states. The assessment revealed that the majority of partners are successfully protecting conflict-affected populations through beneficiar [...] | 2006-10-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV KWMN PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2493 | ABDULWAHID ALONE; FUR LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO [...] (C) Support for SLM/A leader Abdulwahid Nur has eroded so much in the five months since he refused to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement that his own family no longer backs his leadership, prominent Fur National Assembly member Abdulgassem Seif al-Din told Poloffs on October 11. "First he lost M [...] | 2006-10-12 16:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM2494 | DARFUR: AU AMBASSADOR SAM IBOK ON A CEASEFIRE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) Summary: CDA Cameron Hume met with African Union Ambassador Sam Ibok at the DPA Implementation office in Khartoum October 18. Ibok indicated that the GOS is desperate for a ceasefire, and that he supports concrete initiatives which can be im [...] | 2006-10-12 16:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM250 | SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...] | 2006-02-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2507 | SUDAN - BLUE NILE STATE SITUATION REPORT [...] On July 20, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) staff traveled through southern Blue Nile State. The team assessed the progress of the USAID-funded Farmer-Nomad Peace Conference, the status of local government capacity, transfer of authority to local levels, and potential area [...] | 2006-10-16 07:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM251 | CORRECTED: SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...] | 2006-02-01 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2512 | SUDAN - FY 2007 DISASTER DECLARATION [...] The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to warrant U.S. Government (USG) assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected civilian populations throughout the country. USG assistance in Sudan saves lives and mitigates the economic impact of conflict on livelihoods, foste [...] | 2006-10-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2518 | FORMER JANJAWEED IN SAF CLASH WITH SLA-MINAWI AND OTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A series of conflicts has erupted in El Fasher between former Janjaweed integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and both SLA-Minawi members and other SAF forces. These Janjaweed, who have been absorbed into the SAF Border Guard and Intelligence Forces, have looted marke [...] | 2006-10-19 10:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2519 | FOLLWONG DEFEATS, SAF MAY COUNTERATTACK IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Military confrontations along the Chad-Sudan border continue, as reports and troop movements indicate that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) may imminently launch a counterattack against Justice and Equality (JEM)/National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels near Tina. The SAF suffered [...] | 2006-10-19 10:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MOPS AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2527 | LRA LEAVES CAMPS, ATTACKS NEAR JUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lord's' Resistance Army (LRA) combatants killed approximately 17 civilians in attacks on vehicles on major roads east of the southern Sudanese capital of Juba on October 18. Nine persons were confirmed killed on the Juba-Nimule road, a major transportation route between Juba and [...] | 2006-10-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC UG SU |
06KHARTOUM253 | REVISED TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered the revised Tier 2 Watch List Interim Assessment narrative per reftels on February 1 to Department of the Americas Director Osman Dirdieri and Deputy Director Abd Elghani Elnaim Elkarim (Note: January 31 was a national holiday. End note.) 2. (C) After reviewin [...] | 2006-02-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB SMIG SU |
06KHARTOUM2531 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH SALAH GHOSH: WILLINGNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Sudanese intelligence chief Salah Ghosh said that the Sudanese government would never accept a UN force but was willing to work with the USG to find a solution to the Darfur crisis. He indicated that such discussions could include e [...] | 2006-10-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER SU UN |
06KHARTOUM255 | IRANIAN VP VISITS SUDAN, BASHIR PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (U) Iranian Vice President Dr. Ahmad al-Musawi visited Sudan on January 25 and 26 to discuss bilateral relations. He delivered a letter from President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to President Omar al-Bashir. In a press conference, Musawi said the letter outlined Iranian policy aimed at strengthening [...] | 2006-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PGOV IR SU |
06KHARTOUM2557 | PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS, MEETING WITH [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Senior GoSS officials expressed gratitude for the lifting of sanctions on Southern Sudan under the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (DPAA),but fear Khartoum's retaliation for increased restrictions on the North. Th [...] | 2006-10-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID ETTC US SU |
06KHARTOUM2558 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES NEAR JUBA [...] (C) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Chief of Staff Oyai Deng says that 38 people died on October 18 in violence reportedly linked to the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Deng said that eight vehicles had been burned in the incidents on roads east and south of Juba. [...] | 2006-10-27 10:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2559 | SUDAN/UGANDA: MUSEVENI VISITS GOSS, MEETS LRA [...] (U) The Governments of Sudan and Uganda have traded accusations in the wake of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's one-day visit to Juba October 21. Khartoum says Museveni had no authorization to visit Sudan, and in any case should have first landed in the Sudanese capital. Ugandan officials [...] | 2006-10-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UG SU |
06KHARTOUM256 | "COLD PEACE" -- SUDAN AND UGANDA FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Until recently, relations between Sudan and Uganda had been marked by mutual suspicion and aggression through proxy forces. Uganda was a major supporter of the SPLM throughout the 20-year civil war, and Sudan countered this influence by providing weapons and bases to the Lord's [...] | 2006-02-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2560 | SUDAN: ALLEGED SAF ATTACKS OUTSIDE OF JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sources say they have arrested 16 persons in connection with alleged Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-related attacks near Juba that killed over 40 people in the last week. The Secretary General of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation SIPDIS [...] | 2006-10-27 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCAP SU |
06KHARTOUM2561 | SENIOR SPLA COMMANDER BLAMES SAF, LRA FOR RECENT [...] (C) Summary: Major General Thomas Cirillo, a senior commander in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and Deputy Commander of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) for all of Sudan, blames the Sudanese Government's Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fo [...] | 2006-10-27 10:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2564 | GOSS VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPECIAL ENVOY THAT [...] GOSS-mediated peace talks between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army were difficult and protracted even before the latest upsurge in LRA-related violence, GOSS Vice President Riek Machar told visiting Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios October 17. Their discus [...] | 2006-10-29 05:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2565 | SPLM'S ALOR IDENTIFIES NCP INNER CIRCLE FOR NATSIOS [...] (C) In a meeting with Special Presidential Envoy (SPE) Andrew Natsios on October 14, Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor said policy change would come from President Omar al-Bashir's inner circle, led by Presidential Advisor Nafie al Nafie. He recommended getting African and Arab nations, [...] | 2006-10-29 05:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM257 | JUBA OPENS ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a three-hour ceremony on February 1, a large gathering of influential southern Sudanese, supported by a large crowd, celebrated the official opening of the Nile Commercial Bank (NCB),the first institution of its kind in Juba. NCB was reportedly the brainchild of John Garang, [...] | 2006-02-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SU SA UG KE |
06KHARTOUM2572 | SUDAN: FIVE MORE DEAD IN JUBA VIOLENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Five more persons were killed on the night of October 26-27 in fighting just east of Juba. Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) commanders once again pointed either to the -Sudan Armed Forces (SAF),Khartoum-backed militia, or the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) as r [...] | 2006-10-29 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC UG SU |
06KHARTOUM258 | Bashir Interview: AU Summit, Darfur, AIDS, [...] (U) Summary and comment: Post received an English copy of President Omer Al-Bashir's interview with Sudan News Agency Director General Mohamed Hatim Sulieman on the occasion of the convening of the 6th African Union Summit in Khartoum. Bashir responded to questions on a number of issues rang [...] | 2006-02-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR EPET KPKO KHIV AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2588 | CORRECTED COPY - SUDAN - FY 2007 DISASTER DECLARATION [...] The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to warrant U.S. Government (USG) assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected civilian populations throughout the country. USG assistance in Sudan saves lives and mitigates the economic impact of conflict on livelihoods, foste [...] | 2006-10-31 12:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2589 | SUDAN: EDUCATION MINISTER ON POTENTIAL COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: Sudan's Minister of General Education, Dr. Hamid Mohammed Ibrahim, told PAO during an Oct. 31 courtesy call at the Ministry that he favored greater cooperation between the United States and Sudan on educational issues. The Education Minister, who oversees the K-12 system in Sudan, [...] | 2006-10-31 14:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM259 | STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In courtesy calls on a dozen ministers of the GoSS, CG Juba has been impressed by the frankness of the ministers in describing the difficulties of making the broken institutions of Southern Sudan functional. Virtually every meeting begins with an inventory of what must be done b [...] | 2006-02-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID SENV SU |
06KHARTOUM2590 | DARFUR - EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENT [...] Preliminary results of the third Darfur Emergency Food Security and Nutrition Assessment (EFSNA) conducted in September 2006 show child malnutrition rates holding steady and mortality rates decreasing for three consecutive years. Stability and improvement were attributed to a combined effort o [...] | 2006-10-31 14:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM2598 | SE NATSIOS MTG WITH MINAWI: NCP IMPEDES PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Senior Assistant to the President and leader of the SLM Minni Minawi described the efforts of the National Congress Party (NCP) to delay the implementation of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA),foreign influence on o [...] | 2006-11-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
06KHARTOUM2602 | DARFUR - PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED AFRICAN [...] (SBU) In anticipation of the transition in peacekeeping forces in Darfur either from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations (UN) force or to an AMIS mission augmented by a package of assistance from the UN, USAID assessed AMIS's performance last year in the protection of [...] | 2006-11-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2609 | SO. SUDAN: SOUTH BLAMES NORTH FOR UPSURGE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has yet to produce concrete evidence that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are behind the current upsurge in violence in areas east and south of Juba. The deployment of a brigade of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops to the affected a [...] | 2006-11-02 16:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV ASEC SOCI UG UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2616 | DPA NON-SIGNATORY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: The development of an organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders is moving forward slowly and fitfully. Development of a conference is hindered by numerous field commanders touting separate efforts with vague objectives and disjointed co [...] | 2006-11-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
06KHARTOUM2623 | DARFUR PARTNER'S MEETING: LITTLE GOOD NEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Darfur Partners exchanged notes and ideas on addressing the issues of Darfur with few solid recommendations during a November 2 meeting hosted by the UK Charge. The UN representative assured the group of a seamless leadership transition with the departure of UN Secretary G [...] | 2006-11-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
06KHARTOUM2625 | Darfur: NRF Press Release Claims Gov't has Transferred [...] (SBU) On November 1, Sudan Tribune, an online news service, posted a press release dated October 1, purportedly from the National Redemption Front, a grouping of Darfurian rebels that have not signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),claiming that the Sudanese Government had transferred chemica [...] | 2006-11-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MCAP PGOV PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2626 | Darfur: Text of Wali Kibir Interview [...] (SBU) On November 5, the Sudan Vision daily published an interview of North Darfur State Wali (governor) Sayed Osman Yousif Kibir. In the interview, Wali Kibir reiterated the importance of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which he states does not need to be re-opened but rather supplemented to brin [...] | 2006-11-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM2631 | MINAWI ON THE EVE OF HIS DARFUR TRIP [...] (S) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Sr. Security Advisor, SLM leader Minni Minawi approached his upcoming trip to Darfur practically, intent on taking his message directly to the people, but understanding he had little to offer at this stage. He expects the Government to throw some obs [...] | 2006-11-07 10:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
06KHARTOUM2632 | Bashir Calls for Commitment to National Unity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sudanese President Omer Bashir addressed the opening of the third session of the National Legislative Council (the National Assembly and Council of States in joint session) on October 30, reiterating the government's commitment to implementing peace agreements reached with groups [...] | 2006-11-08 07:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM2635 | Compromise Possible on NPC [...] The National Petroleum Commission (NPC) has been mired since its establishment by an inability to agree on terms of reference. The SPLM also been denied meaningful access to the existing oil contracts and consistent access to the fields to read the meters and investigate environmental concern [...] | 2006-11-08 07:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV ENRG SU |
06KHARTOUM2636 | Southern Sudan: MoF Officials Investigated for Corruption [...] Summary: Five high-ranking officials in the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoF),including both under secretaries, have been suspended pending a corruption investigation into procurement irregularities and possible embezzlement of customs duties [...] | 2006-11-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD SU |
06KHARTOUM2639 | Sudan Compromise Possible on National Petroleum Commission [...] The National Petroleum Commission (NPC) has been mired since its establishment by an inability to agree on terms of reference. The SPLM also denied meaningful access to the existing oil contracts and consistent access to the fields to read the meters and investigate environmental concerns. T [...] | 2006-11-08 11:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV ENRG SU |
06KHARTOUM264 | ANTI-DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL PROTEST SUGGESTS [...] (SBU) On February 2, an angry crowd of approximately 100 students surrounded the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Agencies Coordinating Together (ACT)/CARITAS (which houses Norwegian NGOs) compounds in Nyala, South Darfur, and stoned several vehicles at 10:00 in the morning. The NGO staff were [...] | 2006-02-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SOCI PTER DA NO US SU |
06KHARTOUM2643 | DARFUR: NRC TO CLOSE PROGRAM IN SOUTH [...] (C) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) will publicly announce the closure of its operations in South Darfur on November 8. In a meeting with Embassy staff prior to the announcement, NRC Country Director Lotte Grauballe said that operations have been suspended five times in the last two years [...] | 2006-11-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN NO |
06KHARTOUM2648 | INTERIOR MINISTER IMPLIES U.S. LINK TO [...] (C) In widely-reported remarks to the Arabic-language press, Minister of the Interior Al Zubair Bashir Taha alleged on November 8 that a Sudanese employee of a "Western Embassy" was involved in the September beheading of "Al Wafaq" Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Taha (reftel). Though Embassy Senior [...] | 2006-11-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KPAO KCRM PTER SU US |
06KHARTOUM265 | GNU-BEJA TALKS: NO OBSERVERS, NO TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) On February 1, PolOff spoke with Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front, about the scenario for the Tripoli talks slated to begin on February 7. Dirar said that she expected international observers to be present, as it was a precondition for talks in Tripoli. This is contrary [...] | 2006-02-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LY UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2654 | OIL IN SOUTHERN SUDAN - THE STORY OF "CROOKS AND NANNIES" [...] (SBU) Summary: The history of oil exploitation in Sudan has been marked by northern domination, killings, displacement, community destruction, environmental degradation, arms purchases, and accusations of cheating on revenue sharing. To break with this legacy, the Government of Southern Suda [...] | 2006-11-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV EPET ENRG ET KE GE CH SU |
06KHARTOUM2664 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER MUSTAFA ISMAIL [...] (C) On November 13, CDA Hume met at his request with Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail, who has recently been named to take the lead on Sudan,s contacts to resolve the issue of Darfur. At the outset of the meeting, Mustafa commented that this week he had reminded government colleagues that [...] | 2006-11-13 17:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PHUM AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2666 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: PREPARATIONS FOR UN U/S EGELAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USYG) Jan Egeland departed Juba November 12 for a meeting with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony on the Sudan-Congo border. Before the meeting, Egeland had expressed serious doubt about whether it would actually [...] | 2006-11-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG |
06KHARTOUM2667 | JUBA VIOLENCE AFTERMATH: RUMORS OF SAF PRISONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks attributed to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) around Juba have slowed within the last week, but still continue. The LRA has denied responsibility for these incidents of violence, and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials still maintain that the Sudanese Armed f [...] | 2006-11-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2668 | DARFUR-DARFUR DIALOGUE AND CONSULTATION OFFICIALLY [...] Summary: The long-awaited Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC),mandated by the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),is finally off the ground. All participants in its inauguration agreed the DDDC was vital to the success of the DPA and broader efforts to restore the social fabric [...] | 2006-11-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2669 | PERHAPS A MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the conclusion of the Darfur Peace Agreement, perhaps there is a moment of opportunity to re-launch implementation of its important security provisions. The new AMIS force commander has provided needed leadership and challenged the international community to sup [...] | 2006-11-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2681 | MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: According to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti, the Government of Sudan welcomes another visit by Special Envoy Natsios, to include a meeting with President Bashir, following his meetings in Addis Ababa. Sudan also appreciates continued U.S. support to the African Unio [...] | 2006-11-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU US AU |
06KHARTOUM2682 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK ON SPLA [...] (C) A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier died November 12 in an attack on SPLA barracks at a village just east of Juba, according to the head of SPLA military intelligence. Brig. Gen. Malual Majok told PolOff another soldier and three civilians were injured in the incident. Malual [...] | 2006-11-15 15:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM2687 | CHAD MAY ACCEPT UN FORCES TO PREVENT WIDER WAR [...] (S) Summary: Blaming Sudan for the deteriorating security situation in his country, Chadian Embassy Security Chief Mohamad Tahir Tordjok (strictly protect) said the Chadian government would accept United Nations peacekeeping forces in Chad to secure its eastern border. Tordjok claimed that 30 [...] | 2006-11-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPKO SU CD NG SO UN |
06KHARTOUM2688 | DARFUR ANALYSIS: SPLM MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF UNPKO [...] (C) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) continues to vocally support a UN peace-keeping operation (UNPKO) in Darfur. First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Salva Kiir recently told an Arabic-language paper in London that his position is clear a [...] | 2006-11-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2689 | CONTINUED GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF VISAS FOR DOD [...] (C) In the last year, Department of Defense Military Attaches assigned to Sudan have been subjected to a concerted effort by the Sudanese government to refuse or delay issuance of visas for travel to Sudan. This effort prevents military personnel from filling critical advisory roles for the Ch [...] | 2006-11-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA CVIS MARR SU US |
06KHARTOUM2694 | Sudan/Uganda/DRC: UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Head of [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lord's Resistance Army LRA rebel chief Joseph Kony pressed for the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from Southern Sudan during a brief meeting with UN Under Secretary General (USYG) Jan Egeland on November 12 at the village of Nabanga on the Sudan-Congo border. Kony refused Egeland's [...] | 2006-11-19 08:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG |
06KHARTOUM2696 | SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 12 [...] On November 5, 2006, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). FAO and the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Federal Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (FMARF) are to finalize, in coordination with all stak [...] | 2006-11-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU KFLU |
06KHARTOUM2697 | DESPITE OPTICS ON FM VISIT, NO NEW FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Despite the positive coverage in both the Western and Sudanese press of French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy's recent trip to Khartoum and reports of a French initiative to resolve the Darfur crisis, French Political Counselor Francois Colas characterized the visit as an [...] | 2006-11-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU FR CD |
06KHARTOUM2698 | CDA MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG [...] (C) On November 18, CDA Hume met with Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor at Deng's request. Deng wanted to discuss peace-keeping in Darfur and the statement of principles recently concluded in Addis Ababa. He said that the international media had presented the agreement as including all [...] | 2006-11-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CVIS ASEC AU SU US UN |
06KHARTOUM270 | RESPONSE TO KIIR: PRESS ATTACKS AND MORE COMMITTEES [...] (U) Summary: In the week following Salva Kiir,s provocative interview (reftel),the Arabic press and government-controlled newspapers have attacked Kiir for making unfounded accusations and for not working within the CPA. The government has denied Kiir,s claims that the South has not receiv [...] | 2006-02-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2700 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: CLASH BETWEEN SPLA AND ARMED [...] (U) A November 16 shooting on the edge of Juba resulted in two persons dying and approximately five being wounded in the latest incident of violence in Southern Sudan. The incident involved a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) unit and another unidentified military or para-military unit. S [...] | 2006-11-19 16:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM2701 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LAWYER BRIEFS LRA,S KONY ON ICC [...] (C) Ugandan human rights lawyer Barney Afako held a detailed one-hour discussion with LRA leader Joseph Kony November 14 about the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legal consequences of ICC indictments. Afako is a consultant to the UN mediation team assisting peace talks [...] | 2006-11-19 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU CG UG |
06KHARTOUM2702 | AEC: SPLM Accuses NCP of Insincerity and Attacks [...] SUMMARY: During the 14th Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Plenary held on November 14, The SPLM accused the NCP of insincerity in implementing the CPA and asserted that Sudan armed Forces (SAF) were complicit in the current instability around Juba. The Commission also reviewed Novemb [...] | 2006-11-19 16:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM2705 | FUR LEADER WARNS OF WORSENING CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CDA Hume, Fur leader Abdulgassem Seif El Din described the disintegrating social fabric in Darfur, his unsuccessful efforts to unite the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in order to strengthen their bargaining position with the government, the growin [...] | 2006-11-20 10:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU UN CD ER NG LY |
06KHARTOUM2709 | Darfur - UN USYG Egeland Warns of Worsening Situation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the strong efforts of the non-governmental organization (NGO) community and the commitment of the donor community, the humanitarian situation in Darfur is poised to deteriorate, according to Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re [...] | 2006-11-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM PREF SOCI PGOV KAWC UN SU |
06KHARTOUM271 | SUDAN: Reaction to Danish Cartoon Relatively [...] Summary: Despite some violence in Darfur and a Friday demonstration in Khartoum, the situation here has remained relatively calm. The Norwegian Embassy received a threat, but is being well protected by Sudanese forces. There is some concern that Danish and Norwegian NGO's may have to halt [...] | 2006-02-06 10:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL SOCI SCUL PGOV KISL DA NO US SU |
06KHARTOUM2710 | Government of Sudan Launches Military [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese armed forces, reinforced by air power and allied Arab janjaweed militia, have launched major attacks against rebels in the area of Birmaza in North Darfur from late October to the present. UN, AU, NGO, and press accounts report that scores of livestock were looted and [...] | 2006-11-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2711 | CONFUSED MESSAGE ON ADDIS ACCORD [...] (U) Public comments by Sudanese officials on the Statement of Principles signed in Addis Ababa on November 16 have been convoluted. With regard to the role of United Nations forces, the local Arabic press has interchanged the Arabic words for "joint" and "mixed" in the translation of "hybrid." [...] | 2006-11-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AU KPKO SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2713 | KHARTOUM: ESCALATING VIOLENCE BETWEEN POLICE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five police officers and one SPLA soldier died after fighting between the two groups erupted on November 16 in Jebel Aulia, an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp 40 km south of Khartoum. While officials on both sides have been quick to characterize it as an isolated and p [...] | 2006-11-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP CASC SU |
06KHARTOUM272 | Darfur: 2005 Protection Year in Review - [...] In analyzing protection trends in 2005, it is striking to note how many issues remained similar when compared with 2004 (reftel A). The large-scale humanitarian needs in Darfur have been the result of widespread human rights violations, including the attacking and killing of civilians, rape [...] | 2006-02-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM2720 | MEDIA REACTION TO "PLAN B" FOR SUDAN [...] Several Sudanese newspapers carried stories about Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 press briefing in which he referred to a "Plan B" for Sudan. Some included the entire briefing. There were only two editorials about Darfur and "Plan B," although we would expect there to be [...] | 2006-11-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2721 | DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP [...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...] | 2006-11-22 12:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2725 | DARFUR: MFA CRITICISES U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY REMARKS [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ali Al-Sadig described Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 statements on Darfur as being "inappropriate and not serving to resolve the situation in Darfur." "We have no idea of the content of Plan A, never mind Plan B which he refers to [...] | 2006-11-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
06KHARTOUM2727 | MINAWI THREATENS TO MOBILIZE AGAINST JANJAWEED [...] (C) Summary: SLM leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi has reached an apex of frustration with the Sudanese government's inaction on implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and obvious attempts to foil his efforts to engage non-signatories. Of immediate concern [...] | 2006-11-22 15:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2730 | DENG ALOR: BASHIR BACKING DOWN IN OPPOSITION TO UN [...] (C) In a November 21 conversation with AID Mission Director and Poloff, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor said that President Bashir had begun to "back down" in his opposition to United Nations (UN) intervention in Darfur. He based this assessment on a cabinet briefing that Bashir had giv [...] | 2006-11-22 16:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2731 | DARFUR DRY SEASON OFFENSIVE GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The Government has mobilized thousands of tribal and factional militia and authorized tactics that bring the scope of fighting almost full circle to that of late-2003 and early 2004. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are functioning in a supporting role, providing mobile infantry, Ant [...] | 2006-11-22 16:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS SU CD |
06KHARTOUM2732 | CONTINUING EFFORTS ON COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE [...] (C) Commanders representing the SLA-Unity, G-19, SLA-Abdel Wahid Al Nur, and SLA-Ahmed Abdul Shafi continue to engage in efforts to hold a conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders in North Darfur with the facilitation of the African Union (AU). A working group of in [...] | 2006-11-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2738 | IMF Briefs on Sudan's 2007 Budget [...] Summary: Visiting IMF officials recently briefed the international community on Sudan's national budget for 2007. Sudan's macroeconomic indicators are sound, with inflation stabilizing and growth continuing, although statistics remain unreliable. Further work, however, is needed in the areas [...] | 2006-11-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IMF SU |
06KHARTOUM2739 | SUDAN - SOUTHERN KORDOFAN SITUATION REPORT [...] On September 2, USAID staff visited Kadugli and Abyei towns in Southern Kordofan State to track progress on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and determine appropriate areas for USAID support. In the state capital, Kadugli, some administrative restructuring has occu [...] | 2006-11-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP |
06KHARTOUM274 | SOUTH SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Regional Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial shortly before Nhial departed for Khartoum en route to Cairo as head of a GoSS delegation that includes the Ministers of Justice and Public Service, sent to investigate the killing [...] | 2006-02-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EPET PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2743 | MINAWI CALLED TO KHARTOUM TO BRIEF CABINET ON [...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi has been called to return to Khartoum from Darfur by Vice President Taha in order to brief the Government's High Commission on Peace and Security and the Cabinet. He intends to emphasize [...] | 2006-11-27 05:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU US AU |
06KHARTOUM2745 | Sudan Plans New Visa Procedures for South [...] Consul General Juba (CGJ) delivered reftel demarche on November 20 to Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister in the Office of the President Luka Biong and GoSS Minister for Regional Cooperation Barnaba Benjamin, but modified the text slightly to reflect additional guidance from Embassy K [...] | 2006-11-27 12:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS SU |
06KHARTOUM2747 | PRES. BASHIR,S JUBA VISIT: SECURITY, ABYEI, CPA, [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir,s November 18 visit to Juba has done little to assure southern Sudanese of Khartoum,s sincerity in ending support for the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and militia groups widely believed to be responsible for recent violence in Juba and surrounding areas. Bashir pled [...] | 2006-11-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU |
06KHARTOUM2748 | National Assembly Calls for Non-Renewal of UPDF Military [...] On November 22, the National Assembly approved a resolution calling for the non-renewal of the protocol with the Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) in Sudan. The original agreement, signed in March 2002, permitted the UPDF to operate in limited portions of Southern Sudan against the Lord's [...] | 2006-11-27 16:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2749 | DARFUR'S AGONY AND BASHIR'S PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Darfur's agony is not ending. The territory is awash with weapons, including shipments of sniper rifles, assault rifles, and machine guns. Traditional social structures, already weakened, no longer keep the peace--even within internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The new co [...] | 2006-11-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU UN US |
06KHARTOUM275 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (U) CG Juba met with GoSS Minister of Police and Security Daniel Awet on February 3 to review progress in establishing a functional police force in Southern Sudan, and re- establishing security. Awet began by discussing the structure of the police force in South Sudan. There will be a total [...] | 2006-02-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS KCRM ASEC EAID CG UG |
06KHARTOUM2750 | AMIS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING FORCES, NOT CIVILIANS [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting in El Fasher with CDA Hume, Major General Luke Aprezi, force commander of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS),lamented his inability to ensure the safety of his troops and protect the civilians of Darfur. Despite initial indications that Aprezi would improv [...] | 2006-11-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM276 | BANK OF SOUTHERN SUDAN BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (U) The establishment of the Bank of Southern Sudan (BOSS) was made official by a public announcement dated February 4. The BOSS will provide the services of a central bank in Southern Sudan, including the regulation of the banking system and issuance of banking licenses. Under the CPA, the b [...] | 2006-02-06 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2761 | CDA HUME, MFA OFFICIAL KARTI DISCUSS PKO IN DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, CDA Hume and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti discussed the way forward on peacekeeping operations in Darfur following the November 16 Addis Ababa agreement. Addressing issues such as troop levels and financing, CDA Hume encouraged the Sudanes [...] | 2006-11-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CLOK CVIS SU US UN |
06KHARTOUM2762 | DARFUR: "A CERTAIN KIND OF CHAOS" [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with tribal leaders, humanitarian workers, and United Nations staff during a recent visit to North and West Darfur, CDA Hume heard accounts of the disintegration of the territory's society, the rise in the Sudanese government's harassment and restriction of [...] | 2006-11-29 14:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MOPS AU EAID PREF SOCI |
06KHARTOUM2764 | DPA: WAITING FOR CHANGE [...] (SBU) Over six months after the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),frustration and anger about the agreement were common themes across discussions with groups in El Fasher. In a series of meetings in November, Poloff spoke with members of the Fur and Tunjur communities, the Head of [...] | 2006-11-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2765 | Southern Sudan: Heavy Fighting in Malakal [...] Summary: Fighting erupted in Malakal late on Nov. 28 between South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and former SSDF troops aligned with the SPLA, resulting in numerous casualties. Combat intensified on Nov. 29, with Sudan Armed Forces elements supporting the SSDF, and employing mortars, RPGs, and [...] | 2006-11-30 11:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS CASC UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2766 | DARFUR: UPDATE ON RECENT ATTACKS [...] (SBU) The following timeline describes attacks in Darfur in the last week. It is based on information from the UN Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS) and Embassy reporting. -- November 28: SAF captured 16 vehicles and an undetermined number of fighters and weapons from the National [...] | 2006-11-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2767 | MINAWI DISCUSSES NCP APPROACH TO DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 29 meeting, Special Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi described the stalled implementation of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) and the division of labor within the National Congress Party (NCP) on Darfur, which has left Presiden [...] | 2006-11-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL SU CD CT SO |
06KHARTOUM2768 | BASHIR PRESS FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 27 press forum in Khartoum conducted via satellite, President Bashir emphasized that international forces in Darfur should remain under African Union (AU) command and that he considered the proposed "third phase" of UN support for the African Union Mission in Sudan [...] | 2006-11-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD UN US |
06KHARTOUM2771 | Juba Roundup: GoSS Ratifies State Constitutions, Ignoring [...] (U) The following is a brief round-up of current issues from the Consulate General in Juba: --GoSS Goes Ahead with State Constitutions; --Minor SPLM Reshuffle Finishes with State Minister; --Penal Code Marks First Laws in Southern Sudan; --Juba Bridge Still Hanging On; and --Chinese Establi [...] | 2006-12-01 03:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2772 | Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding [...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...] | 2006-12-01 19:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU |
06KHARTOUM278 | EASTERN FRONT DELAYS PARTICIPATION IN TRIPOLI TALKS [...] (C) On February 5, we spoke with Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front, who said the Eastern Front had decided to delay participation in the scheduled negotiations with the Sudanese Government in Tripoli because certain pre-conditions had not been met. Dirar said these were to a [...] | 2006-02-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2785 | KHARTOUM: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) At present, the Sudanese Government does not have an effective computerized database to track entries and exits of suspected terrorists/watchlisted individuals; however, the U.S. government is working with the Sudanese Government to deploy the PISCES system, which should hopefully be operab [...] | 2006-12-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER SU |
06KHARTOUM2786 | AU SPECIAL ENVOY SALIM BRIEFS INT'L PARTNERS, [...] (C) Summary: AU Special Envoy Salim A. Salim told international partners and CDA Hume separately on Nov. 29 that getting DPA non-signatories on board when signatories were not abiding by it was difficult. He noted Pres. Bashir's continued opposition to a hybrid AU/UN PKO force, and said a jo [...] | 2006-12-03 16:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU |
06KHARTOUM2788 | SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE [...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...] | 2006-12-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2789 | UN, AU DESCRIBE POST-ABUJA PITFALLS [...] (C) During a December 3 meeting of the Darfur Partners, representatives from the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) described the obstacles facing the international community as it works to end the crisis in Darfur. At the recent AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) session in Abuja, t [...] | 2006-12-04 08:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2799 | DARFUR: VIOLENCE INTENSIFIES IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) Violence in El Fasher has intensified over the last 48 hours as 1,000 Janjaweed have entered the city, attacked the market, and clashed with forces aligned with the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. According to Minawi, four of his men were seriously injured, though SLM contacts in [...] | 2006-12-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU ASEC SU UN |
06KHARTOUM280 | Burundian President Visits Sudan [...] (U) After the end of the AU Summit, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza remained for an additional three days, January 27-29, to discuss bilateral issues. The main result of the visit was the establishment of a ministerial-level commission to discuss matters of mutual interest, focused on ed [...] | 2006-02-06 16:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU BY |
06KHARTOUM2804 | Malakal Update: Fragile Calm Returning [...] (SBU) Summary: Malakal is returning to a fragile calm, with the possibility of violence still looming. The ceasefire is holding as of December 5, civilians are returning to the town, and humanitarian organizations are being encouraged to resume operations. The Sudan People's Liberation Army [...] | 2006-12-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MARR EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM2807 | MINAWI CONSIDERS WITHDRAWAL FROM DPA [...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi is considering how to respond to the recent Janjaweed attacks in El Fasher and whether to remain within the framework of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). In a December 6 meeting with AID Miss [...] | 2006-12-06 15:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2808 | DARFUR: JANJAWEED ATTACKS CONTINUE IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Janjaweed attacks in El Fasher continued throughout December 5 and 6. Between 1900 and 2300 hours, sporadic gunfire was heard around El Fasher. This resulted in two fatalities--a 15-year-old student and a police officer--and two injuries, both students. All victims were Zaghaw [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2811 | MINAWI COMMITTED TO DPA BUT PLEADS FOR [...] (SBU) During a December 7 meeting with ambassadors at the African Union Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Office, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi affirmed his commitment to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),but pleaded with the inte [...] | 2006-12-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2812 | CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press [...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...] | 2006-12-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2817 | DARFUR: SITUATION CALMER IN EL FASHER [...] The situation in El Fasher appears calmer as of December 7 despite sporadic gunfire between 1900 and 0030 hours on the night of December 6-7, according to UNDSS officials in El Fasher. Negotiations among the Sudanese Government, rebel groups, and Janjaweed appear to have resulted in a large-sc [...] | 2006-12-07 20:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2826 | Darfur: Convoy Ambush and Helicopter Incident near Sirba [...] (U) On December 9 at approximately 1500, armed men ambushed a commercial truck near Sirba, 45 kilometers from El Geneina, capital of West Darfur State. UNDSS estimates cite 22 civilians killed, and 10 wounded by gunmen on horseback armed with RPGs and assault rifles. 2. (SBU) According to [...] | 2006-12-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2827 | Darfur: Update on Violence in El Fasher [...] According to UNDSS and AMIS officials, at approximately 5:30 p.m. on December 9, Janjaweed shot and killed a shopkeeper in the El Fasher central market. Youssif Kibir, Wali of North Darfur State, and his cabinet attempted to visit the market to assess the situation; Janjaweed fired upon their [...] | 2006-12-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2829 | DARFUR: SLA/M REACHES OUT TO ALL PARTIES [...] Summary: SLM/Minawi representatives hosted a widely attended general meeting in El Fasher November 28-29 to discuss the progress of DPA implementation, new initiatives to bring signatory and non-signatory groups back to the negotiating table, and ways to work productively with the African Uni [...] | 2006-12-11 13:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU |
06KHARTOUM2831 | PRESIDENT BASHIR ACCUSES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF [...] Sudanese President Omer Hasan Ahmed al-Bashir used the occasion of the two-day African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Summit hosted in Khartoum December 7-8 to criticize the UN and accuse the international community of supporting Darfur rebels. In both his opening and closing remarks, Bashir c [...] | 2006-12-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2835 | DARFUR: ABDUCTION OF AMIS STAFF IN EL FASHER [...] According to AMIS contacts, at 5:30 p.m. on December 10, unknown gunmen abducted Nigerian Major Adenyi Rak, Military Assistant to Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Hassan Gibril, and a second AMIS staff member along with their vehicle approximately 300 meters from the residence of U.S. Militar [...] | 2006-12-12 16:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2836 | DARFUR: CIVILIANS SHOT BY AMIS IN El GENEINA [...] AMIS contacts report that on the morning of December 10, mourners gathered at the burial of 15 people killed during the Sirba incident (reftel) assaulted members of an AMIS patrol observing the event. Shortly thereafter, the same mob burned down the El Geneina Civilian Police (CIVPOL) station [...] | 2006-12-12 16:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2837 | SE NATSIOS DISCUSSES DARFUR WITH SUDANESE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios from December 10-12, Sudanese officials expressed their ongoing support for the November 30 Abuja agreement. They indicated a willingness to expedite the implementation of UN Secretary General (UNSYG) Kofi Annan's proposal for "phase [...] | 2006-12-12 16:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2842 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH MINNI MINAWI [...] (C) In a December 10 meeting with SE Natsios, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi, accompanied by seven of his advisors, re-iterated his plea for international assistance for his struggling movement (reftels). In contrast to reports the pr [...] | 2006-12-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2844 | DARFUR: AMIS/EU INVESTIGATIVE TEAM DETAINED, [...] (C) On December 9, unidentified armed men attacked a commercial truck convoy near Sirba, West Darfur, killing 22 people and injuring 10 others. The same day, a combined AMIS/EU team of two military observers and six protection force personnel flew, in an MI-8 helicopter, from El Geneina to Si [...] | 2006-12-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINR PREL AU EU SU |
06KHARTOUM2847 | UNPAID SPLA TROOPS RIOT IN JUBA [...] (U) Approximately 100 armed Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops marched from Gumbo to the Garang Memorial in Juba on the morning of December 15, demanding payment for back wages. Some 80 soldiers then surrounded the Legislative Assembly building and fired several shots in the air. On [...] | 2006-12-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS ELAB ASEC SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2863 | DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...] | 2006-12-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
06KHARTOUM2864 | SUDAN - JOINT PLAN FOR IDP RETURNS IN 2007 [...] The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG/RC/HC) held a Donor Coordination Meeting on December 3 to introduce the joint UN, Government of National Unity (GNU),and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) plan to return 150,000 intern [...] | 2006-12-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2865 | SE NATSIOS' VISIT TO MALAKAL [...] (C) Two weeks after violence erupted between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the Upper Nile capital of Malakal, SE Natsios visited the area on December 11 to highlight the first serious breach in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). UN offic [...] | 2006-12-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2867 | SE NATSIOS' VISIT TO ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: During SE Natsios' December 11 to visit Abyei, UN officials and local leaders outlined the myriad problems facing the area as a result of territorial disputes between the Dinka and Massriya tribes, which international observers suggest make it the next potential flashpoint to dera [...] | 2006-12-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2869 | DARFUR - NGO OUTLOOK BLEAK IN MEETING WITH SE [...] (SBU) On December 12, Special Envoy Natsios met with 11 members of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) NGO Forum Steering Committee in Khartoum to solicit their perspectives on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. Oxfam, Help Age, Tearfund, the International Rescue Committee (IRC),Norweg [...] | 2006-12-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP |
06KHARTOUM2874 | SULEIMAN JAMOUS STILL UNDER UN PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department has requested information regarding the status of Suleiman Jamous, former Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator for the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and an outspoken opponent of the Darfur Peace Agreement (Ref A). Jamous is currently living at a UN hospital [...] | 2006-12-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PHUM PGOV CVIS |
06KHARTOUM2875 | DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN MORATORIUM EXTENDED [...] On December 19, at a ceremony launching the UN Work Plan for 2007, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Kosti Manibe announced that the Government of National Unity (GNU) had extended the humanitarian moratorium through January 31, 2008. The moratorium eases requirements for visas, travel permi [...] | 2006-12-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREF PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2876 | DARFUR: NGOS RELOCATE STAFF FROM GEREIDA IDP CAMP [...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 hours on December 18, armed men believed to be Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/Minawi) elements stole 14 vehicles from three compounds in Gereida, South Darfur. As a result, all humanitarian organizations except the International Committee of the Red Cross [...] | 2006-12-19 16:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP PGOV |
06KHARTOUM2877 | SUDAN: HAC INTERROGATES USAID PARTNER [...] (C) The Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) is in the process of collecting information on all humanitarian organizations working in Sudan. The effort appears to be part of an annual exercise aimed at identifying humanitarian staff and assets. The process inc [...] | 2006-12-19 16:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP |
06KHARTOUM2878 | SE NATSIOS CONVERSATION WITH UK ENVOY PRENTICE [...] (C) In a brief meeting with SE Natsios on December 10, UK Ambassador-at-large for Sudan Peace Processes Christopher Prentice expressed his government's reticence at using coercive measures to induce the Sudanese government to accept an international peace-keeping force. Prentice said there ha [...] | 2006-12-20 07:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU UN UK |
06KHARTOUM2879 | UNOCHA OFFICIAL TO SE NATSIOS: DARFUR DETERIORATING [...] (C) During December 10 meeting with SE Natsios, Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh detailed the deteriorating security situation in Darfur. He noted that the UN had launched six evacuations of its staff in the prev [...] | 2006-12-20 07:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN EC |
06KHARTOUM288 | DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE AND RECENT TRENDS [...] From April 2004 to November 2005, the number of people affected by the Darfur crisis has risen from 1.1 million to more than 3.5 million. While the response of the international humanitarian community has been successful in meeting critical humanitarian needs and saving lives in Darfur, the [...] | 2006-02-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM289 | Sudan: Source of Fragility - USAID visit to [...] From January 23 to 30, a USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) team visited Malakal town, capital of Upper Nile State, and the surrounding areas to discuss priority needs and plan immediate activities that will promote stability. The team traveled up [...] | 2006-02-07 14:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2890 | DARFUR: UN ENVOY OULD-ABDALLAH MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: UN Envoy Ould-Abadallah had a "good meeting" with President Bashir on December 21, State Foreign Minister Karti told CDA Hume in late afternoon phone call. However, Karti gave no details on their discussions of the light and heavy packages envisioned in the Addis/Abuja framework. [...] | 2006-12-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM2891 | DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...] | 2006-12-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2892 | DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...] | 2006-12-21 16:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN |
06KHARTOUM2894 | DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT - CORRECTED COPY [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...] | 2006-12-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | EAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2895 | SLA,S MINNAWI MAY BE EXPLORING HIS OPTIONS [...] (C) This week,s attack on OXFAM and ACF NGO operations in Gereida was carried out by Minni Minawi,s SLA forces, according to a UN investigation (reftels). UN Deputy SRSG Manuel Da Silva told CDA Hume that signs of cooperation between National Redemption Front (NRF) forces and forces loyal to [...] | 2006-12-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL ASEC PREF PHUM US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2896 | DARFUR: UNSR OULD ABDULLAH BRIEFS P5 REPS [...] (C) Summary: During a Dec. 22 briefing of P5 ambassadors, UN Special Envoy Ould Abdallah said he delivered UNSYG Annan's letter to President Bashir on Sudan's commitment to phased peacekeeping in Darfur. Ould Abdallah noted Bashir was skeptical, feeling the Darfur situation had been exaggera [...] | 2006-12-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PREF PHUM AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM290 | SUDAN - World Bank Holds Preparatory Meeting for [...] On February 7, The World Bank convened a meeting to brief donors on the progress toward preparing the Sudan Consortium meeting in Paris on March 8 and 9, 2006. Charge and USAID rep attended. The meeting was co-chaired by the Norwegian Ambassador, the Joint National Transition Team (JNTT),a [...] | 2006-02-07 14:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM2908 | SUDAN: APPARENT GREEN LIGHT FOR PHASE I LIGHT [...] (C) On December 26, UN Chief Political Advisor told Pol/Econ Counselor that the just ended tripartite meeting (AU, UN, and Sudanese Government) in Khartoum had achieved consensus to send 35 ) 43 blue bereted UN military staff officers and police advisors to El Fasher, Darfur, within the week t [...] | 2006-12-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PREF PHUM PGOV AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2909 | Southern Sudan: Update on Nile River Issues [...] Summary: Southern Sudan, having signed an MOU with Egypt in August 2006 on technical cooperation on water issues, remains interested in capacity building and in developing the Nile River as a transport corridor. Although the Jonglei Canal Project remains sensitive politically and ecologicall [...] | 2006-12-27 03:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV PGOV ECIN EWWT EG SU |
06KHARTOUM291 | Sudan: Government-Imposed Impediments to [...] Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Darfur are becoming increasingly frustrated by Sudanese government Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) procedures on reporting, hiring, permits, and visas. The Technical Coordination Committee, which was formed to monitor the implementation of t [...] | 2006-02-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM2911 | SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES 2007 WORK PLAN [...] On December 19, 2006, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da SIPDIS Silva and representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched the 2007 Work Plan for Sudan, with a budget of USD 1.8 billion. The GNU and [...] | 2006-12-27 11:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2915 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: JUBA CONSULATES PROLIFERATING; [...] (SBU) On December 17 ) 18, Acting Consul General Whitaker met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Presidential Affairs Luca Biong Deng and Minister of Regional Cooperation Barnaba Benjamin. This followed a December 17 briefing of the consular corps, wherein officials form con [...] | 2006-12-27 15:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2916 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: VIOLENCE FLARES BEFORE LRA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The weeks prior to the December 15 resumption of peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) saw an upsurge in violence east and south of Juba that claimed the lives of about 40 civilians in a half-dozen incidents in late November/early [...] | 2006-12-27 16:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREF PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2919 | SUDAN - INCREASING DISCONTENT AMONG THE MISSERIYA [...] (C) Summary: On November 16, a crowd of 700 demonstrated in the Misseriya town of Al Fula, Southern Kordofan State, to protest the Government of National Unity,s (GNU) failure to provide the Misseriya people with their share of oil revenues. In a subsequent meeting on November 18, the Misser [...] | 2006-12-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI SU KHDP |
06KHARTOUM292 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: Fighting in Jonglei State [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CG Juba, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luc Jok spoke about the recent fighting in the Jonglei area. The minister is from Jonglei state, and has been in contact with all the parties involved. According to Jok, on [...] | 2006-02-07 17:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2925 | AEC Plenary Minutes - Dec. 12 Meeting [...] Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 15th plenary session in Khartoum on December 12. The plenary session involved somewhat heated discussion about the AEC Chairman's recent remarks to the press about the oil fields and other armed groups (OAGs) operating in the S [...] | 2006-12-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2926 | Darfur: North Darfur Violence against Women Campaign [...] Summary: With the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, women and children are increasingly the victims of rape and abuse. Sudanese Government representatives admit the social and educational marginalization of women, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs),but deny the worsenin [...] | 2006-12-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM304 | SUDAN CENSUS: GOOD PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on February 6, 2006, the deputy director of the Sudan UNFPA office provided an update of the progress on the national census. The census is mandated by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and will be the first full, participatory census in Sudan since 1956. P [...] | 2006-02-08 14:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM308 | Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 - [...] This cable represents the second in a series of three to review the protection situation and humanitarian response in 2005. Over the course of the year, it became increasingly evident that the problems in Darfur could be characterized as a complex political and human rights crisis. The sit [...] | 2006-02-09 09:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM317 | SUDAN: MISSERYA OFFER DINKA ABYEI ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Summary: Misserya tribal leaders from Muglad recently traveled to Abyei to offer the Ngok Dinka all Abyei administration positions in return for not demanding implementation of the Abyei Boundaries Commission (ABC) finding, according to UNMIS contacts. The proposal follows weeks of mutua [...] | 2006-02-09 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM322 | Civil Servants Salaries Still Stalled [...] SUMMARY: On February 9, officials from CG Juba met with the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Under Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Economic SIPDIS Planning, Francis Latiyo. Latiyo discussed the challenges of paying civil servants, developing a reliable payroll foremost among [...] | 2006-02-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR EFIN ECON ELAB SU |
06KHARTOUM324 | Southern Sudan: Meeting with the Attorney [...] (SBU) On February 9, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Attorney General (AG) Majok Mading Majok for the three Equatoria states (Note: Bahr el Jebel is often called Central Equatoria and reportedly will be officially renamed in the near future. End note.). A holdover from [...] | 2006-02-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM339 | CG Juba Weekly Round-up: February 6-10 [...] Paulino Matip and Simon Gatwick traveled to Jonglei this week to help ensure peace is maintained there, following last week's fighting between Nuer tribesmen and SPLA troops (reftel). Matip is expected back in Juba this weekend, and the area has reportedly stabilized. 2. GoSS Presidential [...] | 2006-02-12 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM350 | SUDAN/DARFUR: NO IMPLEMENTATION OF VAW PLAN OF [...] (SBU) A visit to the field reveals there is little real progress to date in the implementation on the ground of the Plan of Action to Combat Violence Against Women. Government officials had recently (reftel A) cited some human rights training for the police, the stationing of female police off [...] | 2006-02-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM356 | SUDAN OIL PRODUCTION FALLING SHORT OF PROJECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Oil production in Sudan has not reached levels originally targeted for early 2006, with current output running closer to 300,000 barrels per day rather than the 500,000 bpd anticipated. A major pipeline has yet to start operations. High prices have to some extent offset the l [...] | 2006-02-14 07:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM359 | SUDAN GRAIN PRODUCTION ABOVE AVERAGE [...] (U) Summary: Production of sorghum, millet, and wheat is projected to be somewhat above average for 2006. The government has set a floor price of about USD 240 per metric ton for sorghum, but is not currently purchasing grain. The dislocation of the population because of the Darfur conflict [...] | 2006-02-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV PREL EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM363 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A/S Frazer and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met in Khartoum outside the AU Summit on January 24. Aboul Gheit urged U.S.-Egyptian cooperation in Africa; he described the Nile River and countries adjacent to the Arab world as Egypt's priorities in Africa. He said th [...] | 2006-02-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EG US AU SU |
06KHARTOUM367 | Southern Sudan: Justice Ministry Sets Agenda [...] SUMMARY: The Ministry for Legal Affairs will address the full range of rule of law issues, with a focus on regulating southern lawyers, and on writing, disseminating, and prosecuting the laws passed by the Southern Legislative Assembly. In a meeting on February 9, Dr. William Kon Bior, Unde [...] | 2006-02-14 19:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC SU |
06KHARTOUM382 | Hamas in Sudan for Pan-Arab Support [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal was in Khartoum February 12-14 for high-level meetings as part of his tour to solidify Pan-Arab support. According to local pmedia, Meshaal also confirmed his attendance the Arab League Summit to be held in Khartoum at the end of March. Sudan is a l [...] | 2006-02-15 04:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL PINR WE SU |
06KHARTOUM394 | FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance Army and provide v [...] | 2006-02-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM395 | Southern Sudan: The Dinka Bor Come Home [...] Summary: Regional Refugee Coordinator Sam Healy and CG Juba accompanied a UNHCR delegation to Bor, Jonglei State, on February 13 for a first-hand look at the return of the second group vulnerable Dinka Bor transported from Juba to Bor on a Nile barge. Conversations with local officials and [...] | 2006-02-15 09:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PREF PGOV EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM396 | FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance [...] | 2006-02-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM402 | SLA REBELS SHOOT DOWN SAF HELICOPTER [...] (C) According to a U.S. military observer assigned to AMIS Sector 8 in El Daein, Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) rebels shot down a Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) helicopter east of Shaeria town in South Darfur State on February 14. The incident, preceded by several of hours of fighting between the t [...] | 2006-02-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV KPKO ASEC SU |
06KHARTOUM406 | QUESTIONS ON GOSS MINISTER GARANG'S TRIP TO [...] (U) Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister Rebecca Garang's high-profile trip to the U.S. has raised some eyebrows among other SPLM leaders. 2. (C) Remy Oller Itorong, Deputy Speaker of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Council of States and a close associate of Salva Kiir, dur [...] | 2006-02-16 08:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR US SU |
06KHARTOUM407 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 15, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Arthur Akuin Chol. Chol discussed the upcoming GoSS USD 1.5 billion budget, funded mostly through oil revenues, and the priorities for spending, beginning with the deve [...] | 2006-02-16 09:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAIR EWWT EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM408 | Council of States Finding Its Way [...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Council of [...] | 2006-02-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM410 | Council of States Finding Its Way [...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Counci [...] | 2006-02-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM413 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM SHALGAM [...] (C) Summary: Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgam met with A/S Frazer in Khartoum on January 24; he cited regional instability as a key Libyan concern, and urged Libyan )U.S. coordination in addressing issues of mutual interest. He mentioned President Qadafi's suggestion to send 3,000 AMIS troops [...] | 2006-02-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US AU LY SU |
06KHARTOUM424 | Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 [...] This cable represents the third and final in a series to review the issue of protection and the related humanitarian response in 2005. In the Darfur crisis, humanitarian protection - defined as efforts to mitigate the risks of violence, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of vulnerable groups [...] | 2006-02-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM425 | Bashir-Konare Meeting Purported to Underscore [...] According to a February 18 account in the pro- government newspaper Sudan Vision Daily, President Bashir and African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Omar Konare affirmed in a meeting on February 15 the "necessity that the initiative of resolving Darfur issue remains African initiative (sic)." [...] | 2006-02-18 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AU SU |
06KHARTOUM447 | SUDAN PRESSES OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Facing mounting pressure for increased international intervention, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has started a broad effort to resist UN and International Criminal Court (ICC) action. Over the past week, this campaign has included media events, newspaper articles, engagemen [...] | 2006-02-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM452 | Sudan: USAID Visit to Twic County, Warab State [...] From February 13 to 16, a USAID/Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) team visited Wunrok, Turalei, Mayen Abun, and Abindau Payams in Twic County, Warab State, to explore how USAID-funded programs could reduce the potential for conflict and promote a stabilizing influence in support of the Comprehen [...] | 2006-02-22 10:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM454 | NRC EVACUATES FROM SOUTH DARFUR [...] On February 21, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) evacuated international staff members working in South Darfur. NRC international headquarters made the determination to remove staff in response to weeks of Sudanese government warnings that the safety of NRC staff could not be guaranteed. [...] | 2006-02-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM466 | MFA Summons UN SRSG Pronk [...] On February 20, the Government of National Unity (GNU) summoned Jan Pronk, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) in Sudan, to register a protest regarding UN statements that the GNU believes are biased and exceed the UN mandate. The GNU complained about his recent present [...] | 2006-02-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM467 | Sudan: Full Court Press Against UN [...] The Government of Sudan is continuing its intensive public and diplomatic efforts to oppose UN intervention in Darfur. In addition to a significant media blitz, and the public chastising of SRSG Jan Pronk, the government has pushed in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Lam Akol address [...] | 2006-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM474 | DISPLACEMENT TRENDS IN DARFUR [...] After a relative lull in fighting and displacements for most of 2005, November and December marked an increase in the size and frequency of population movements within Darfur that has yet to subside. Many movements have resulted, in large part, from struggles for territory and influence betw [...] | 2006-02-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM479 | MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 20, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro. The Minister provided an overview of his ministry's capacity as well as his ambitious vision for the future. He described the irresponsible logging [...] | 2006-02-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EPET PGOV EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM480 | BUDDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: On February 17, CG Juba met with four representatives of the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SSCCIA) to review efforts to build a business base in the South. They described the weaknesses of the private sector, including lack of capacity, absence of en [...] | 2006-02-23 16:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM481 | MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF MINES, ENERGY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry Albino Akol Akol and his Under Secretary Chuor Deng Mareng. They discussed the outdated inventory of mineral and energy resources that Southern Sudan controls. The Minis [...] | 2006-02-23 16:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET PGOV EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM482 | POST MORTEM ON CONFLICT IN JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Gatkuoth D. Kuich, Member of the Southern Legislative Assembly from the Waat Constituency in Jonglei State, where fighting broke out between the SPLA and Nuer militia two weeks past. Kuich had traveled to the area and interviewed civilians, SPL [...] | 2006-02-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINS SOCI PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM483 | CG Juba Round-Up [...] (SBU) AEC Visit: Assessment and Evaluation Commissioner Tom Vraalsen visited Juba and met with Riek Machar and the GoSS Minister of Finance, among others. He confirmed that the Government of National Unity had transferred a hefty sum from petroleum revenues into GoSS coffers, but the GoSS rem [...] | 2006-02-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN EPET TBIO SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM487 | Southern Sudan: Meeting with GoSS President's [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, CG Juba met with Presidential Advisors for Legal Affairs Paul Mayom and Gender Affairs Awut Deng. Mayom offered his views on GoSS priorities; following discussions ranged over alleged northern support of the Lord's Resistance Army, U.S. sanctions on Sudan, and th [...] | 2006-02-25 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS MOPS PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM490 | GOSS DECISION ON SUPER BLOCK B STILL UP IN THE AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: A February 21 meeting of the GoSS Council of Ministers examined the White Nile Ltd. (WNL) vs. Total dossier on the allocation of Super Block B in Southern Sudan (reftel). After debate, in which a number of ministers expressed displeasure about the genesis of the WNL contract, [...] | 2006-02-26 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PREL ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM491 | Sudan/Unity State: Sources of Fragility [...] USAID staff visited Rubkona/Bentiu from February 19- 22, 2006. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has significantly improved security as the militia groups that dominated the area during the war have integrated into the SPLA. However, a number of factors threaten the uneasy peace: a di [...] | 2006-02-27 06:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM493 | Sudan Vision interviews Mansour Khalid [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Mansour Khalid, Presidential Advisor to the Government of National Unity (GNU) and one of the leaders of the SPLM in the North, recently gave a long interview to Sudan Vision Daily, a pro-government English language newspaper. The interview, printed in five parts, covered a wid [...] | 2006-02-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM497 | MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF GENDER, SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 24, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs (MGSW) Mary Kiden Wani, who is also one of four GoSS commissioners on the National Petroleum Commission (NPC). Wani briefly addressed the state of her mi [...] | 2006-02-27 09:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM500 | UPDATE #3: Sudan Unrelenting in Public [...] SUMMARY: Heavy government public opposition to UN intervention in Darfur enters its second week as President Bashir expressed his uncompromising opposition to UN re-hatting. Cabinet members, political parties, and pro-government newspapers and civic organizations also continue to express th [...] | 2006-02-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM502 | Yassir Arman Reflects on Negotiating Peace [...] Summary: The following is an interview with SPLM National Assembly Leader Yassir Arman, recently published in the Sudan Vision daily, a pro-government English daily newspaper. Arman discussed the process that led to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and emphasized that all the Sudanes [...] | 2006-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM507 | WORLD BANK LOOKS TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) On February 27, Charge d'Affairs met with Asif Faiz, World Bank Country Manager for Sudan, to discuss the Bank's activities in the country. The Charge asked about the ways the World Bank could support a negotiated peace settlement in Darfur, using the recently submitted Government of Nati [...] | 2006-02-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM513 | SUDAN: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SPLM LEADERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In preparation for an upcoming national convention, SPLM Chairman and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir announced the reformation of the SPLM leadership council, dissolved by John Garang just before his death in July 2005. The leadership council [...] | 2006-02-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM528 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...] | 2006-03-01 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM545 | UNMIS HEAD OF OFFICE ON SPLA, JONGLEI CONFLICT, [...] (SBU) Summary. UNMIS Head of Office in South Sudan James Ellory and CG met on February 24 to discuss security issues in South Sudan, including developments in the SPLA, how to keep a lid on the situation in Jonglei State, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Ellory expressed frustration wit [...] | 2006-03-02 13:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS PGOV SU CG UG UN |
06KHARTOUM561 | MEETING WITH FORMER SPLM SECURITY CHIEF EDWARD LINO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, CG Juba met with former SPLM External Security and Intelligence Chief Edward Lino. Discussion ranged over performance of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),developments in Lino's home state of Abyei, tardy salary payments for the SPLA, possible Sudanese Ar [...] | 2006-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS ECON EAGR SU |
06KHARTOUM562 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI SALAHUDDIN OFFERS HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salahuddin on March 4 to review, inter alia, CPA implementation issues. Ghazi discussed internal dynamics in the Government of National Unity (GNU),the SPLM's role in the GNU, progress on the division of petroleum revenues, Abyei, a [...] | 2006-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET PINS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM571 | DARFUR: SUDAN CONTINUES ALL-FRONTS CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with President Omar al-Bashir telling military academy graduates that the government was opposed to "foreign" troops in the region, but favored keeping the current African Union force. Foreign Ministry officials, however, [...] | 2006-03-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM572 | MOD RESTRUCTURES; FIRES 400, HIRES 600 [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense has undergone a re-structuring and a blood-letting of 400 serving officers. Almost simultaneously, 600 officers from the South Sudan Defense Forces will be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces. Retired officers say that those officers who have been cashiered a [...] | 2006-03-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM573 | GOS MOBILIZES PDF [...] (C) Local Arabic language press reported that the Ministry of the Interior had mobilized the Popular Defense Forces across Darfur in order to "confront foreign intervention." The move can be seen as a continuation of the full court press put on by the NCP against blue-hatting the African Union [...] | 2006-03-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM578 | SUDAN BRIEFS: TRADE/AID TO KENYA; NORWAY IN [...] SUMMARY: This week's installment of news briefs not included in post's other reporting includes prospects for a Sudan-Kenya trade agreement, together with South Sudan's USD 1 million donation for Kenyan famine relief; Norway's assurances that it will continue to support peacekeeping and reli [...] | 2006-03-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EPET SOCI SENV SU KE NO CH |
06KHARTOUM579 | U.N. SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan, Dr. Sima Samar, briefed diplomats yesterday in Khartoum at the end of her week-long visit to Sudan. Though Samar reported little progress on national security reform or the creation of national human rights institutions, [...] | 2006-03-07 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM588 | CG Juba Roundup - March 6 [...] (U) Disease Spreads: While the cholera epidemic seems to have peaked in Juba on February 19th, and run its course in Yei, it continues to spread to other parts of the south up the Nile river. Cases have been reported in Pibor, Bor, Torit, Numile, Terekeka, and Lafon. The Government of South [...] | 2006-03-07 10:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM597 | GNU Forms Population Census Council per CPA [...] On January 7, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the Population Census Council through Presidential Decree number 2/2006. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 1.8.1 of the power-sharing agreement, this council will formulate the [...] | 2006-03-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM598 | GNU Forms DDR Council per CPA [...] On February 18, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the National Council for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Coordination. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 25.1 of the ceasefire agreement, this council wi [...] | 2006-03-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM606 | Anti-International Intervention Campaign [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with a steady stream of protests and actions taken by the press, government, and public to reject the introduction of international forces to replace those of the African Union. End summary. ------------------ [...] | 2006-03-08 16:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI US AU SU |
06KHARTOUM607 | SUDAN - IRC CEASES HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The IRC has decided to end cross-border operations from Eritrea serving the eastern enclave of Hamesh Koreib following government and UN-OCHA pressure. Samaritan's Purse, however, continues to work in the area. The SPLM is scheduled to depart Hamesh Koreib over the next three months, po [...] | 2006-03-08 17:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM619 | WEST DARFUR - ZALINGEI UPDATE [...] In mid-February, a USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) protection officer visited Zalingei in West Darfur. Zalingei town has generally been calm throughout the Darfur crisis, although the Zalingei "corridor," which includes Garsila and Mukjar (septel),was the site of brutal janjaweed attacks in [...] | 2006-03-09 06:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM620 | WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY [...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DC [...] | 2006-03-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM631 | CG Juba Round-up - March 10 [...] The following is a round-up of recent events in Juba and Southern Sudan. This cable covers SSDF clashes outside of Abyei, banditry in Yuai, continued disarmament in Jonglei, SSDF Warlord Gabriel Tang beginning peace talks, a land dispute in Bentiu, Multi-Donor Trust Fund activities, women's [...] | 2006-03-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ASEC ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM633 | SPLA's Cirilo: JIUs Not Operational Anytime [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4, CG Juba Officials met with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of the SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) and member of the Joint Defense Board (JDB). Cirilo said the JIUs still only exist on paper, and that the March [...] | 2006-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM634 | Southern Sudan: Telecom Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The lack of reliable cell phone connectivity in Juba has made communications, and all operations, more difficult for the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),local businesses, and the international community. Most organizations rely on Thuraya satellite phones, which are expensive [...] | 2006-03-10 19:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS PGOV PINR SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM637 | NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY [...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State (Ref a) and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance [...] | 2006-03-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM639 | RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN [...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...] | 2006-03-11 10:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM655 | DARFUR: CHARGE MEETS WITH MFA UNDERSECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge Cameron Hume and MFA Undersecretary Saddiq Mutriff discussed the AU mediation's new "Enhanced Humanitarian Ceasefire" proposal on March 14. Hume advised Mutriff to use the document to engage the other side in negotiations, and work constructively on the proposal. Mutriff b [...] | 2006-03-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AU |
06KHARTOUM660 | DARFUR: MEETING WITH UN POL ADVISOR ON AMIS/UNMIS [...] (C) On March 15 CDA Hume met with Jack Christofides, senior political adviser to UNSRSG Jan Pronk. Hume said he had urged the Sudanese government to cooperate with the UN on planning for a mission, whether or not they reserved their position on conditions in which it would take place. He des [...] | 2006-03-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU UN |
06KHARTOUM662 | PRONK PRESS CONFERENCE: ABUJA TALKS, AMIS/UNMIS [...] SUMMARY: UN Special Representative Jan Pronk urged Darfur rebels and the Government to focus on the Abuja talks, not Tripoli back-channels, during a March 15 press conference, though he warned that the AU,s recent ceasefire proposal was "not good enough." Pronk declared he was ready to rece [...] | 2006-03-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO PREL MOPS UN SU |
06KHARTOUM665 | 2006 Budget Summary for Southern Sudan [...] The following is a summary of the 2006 Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) budget. The total budget is just over USD 1.3 billion. Revenues for 2005 were around USD 700 million, although the government is projecting oil revenues, by far the largest share of income, will increase significantl [...] | 2006-03-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM667 | GoSS Trade Ministry to Develop Private Sector [...] SUMMARY: The main focus of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Supply will be to develop the private sector in the region. In a March 8 meeting with CG Juba, Minister Anthony Lino explained that southerners have never really worked in the private sector, [...] | 2006-03-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM669 | GNU, UN, AND DONOR JOINT VISIT TO NYALA TO ASSESS [...] (C) Summary: From March 6-8, Poloff traveled to Nyala, Darfur, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) representative for Violence Against Women, Dr. Attiyat Mustafa, and UNMIS Human Rights Chair (UNMIS-HR) Ravindrian Daniel to assess the South Darfur State Committee to Combat Gender-Base [...] | 2006-03-16 08:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM670 | DARFUR: GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN USAID-FUNDED [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Authorities in West Darfur State have closed the offices of the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO),a USAID-funded NGO, days after the organization's chairman published an op-ed in the Washington Times and me [...] | 2006-03-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO OPRC SU |
06KHARTOUM687 | SUDAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - STILL NO CASES [...] Despite the spread of the avian influenza virus to some African countries, including neighboring Egypt, no cases of avian influenza have been reported in birds or humans in Sudan. The Government of National Unity's (GNU) preparations to date have mainly consisted of the formation of committe [...] | 2006-03-18 06:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM688 | KOSTI WHARF - BURSTING AT THE SEAMS [...] On March 9, the USAID/Khartoum Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Officer conducted a one-day visit to Kosti to investigate reports of huge crowds of returnees to Southern Sudan stranded at Kosti wharf for weeks. The 1,400 returnees at the wharf exceed its capacity of 750. USAID partner Adve [...] | 2006-03-18 06:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM694 | WEST DARFUR - GARSILA AND MUKJAR UPDATE [...] This is the second in a series of three USAID cables giving an overview of the humanitarian situation in West Darfur State. In early March, two USAID Field Officers visited Beja, Deleig, Garsila, and Mukjar in the Zalingei - Mukjar corridor of West Darfur. The purpose of the trip was threef [...] | 2006-03-19 03:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM697 | Nuba Mountains - Where are the Peace Dividends? [...] This is the first of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 26 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...] | 2006-03-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM700 | ACUTE WATERY DIARREHA AND OTHER POTENTIAL [...] From February 18 to March 3, 2006, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Public Health Advisor traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to meet with USAID/OFDA health partners and assess the response to the Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Juba and surrounding areas. [...] | 2006-03-20 07:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM701 | IDPs in Central and Eastern Equatoria: USAID [...] In February, two officials from the USAID Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) in Nairobi traveled to Juba, Kajo- Keji, Nimule, and Lobone in Central and Eastern Equatoria States of Southern Sudan. The USAID team met with government officials and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to discuss plan [...] | 2006-03-20 07:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM708 | SPLM VIEW OF THE GNU-EAST NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Malik Agar, Minister of Investment and SPLM member of the GNU-East negotiating team about the stalemate in negotiations between the GNU and the Eastern Front. Agar said the GNU needed to accomplish four things: acknowledge the marginalization of the East, present a negot [...] | 2006-03-20 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
06KHARTOUM709 | DEADLY ATTACK ON UNHCR COMPOUND IN YEI [...] (SBU) Summary: In what appears to be a botched robbery, three bandits killed one guard and critically wounded two UNHCR staff in the UNHCR Compound in Yei on March 15. During the attack, one of the assailants was killed and another wounded. SPLA forces reportedly detained two persons, but [...] | 2006-03-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV ASEC MOPS PREF EAID OGIV SU UN |
06KHARTOUM710 | SPLA,S CIRILO WORRIED ABOUT SAF MOVES, MOTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Consulate General (CG) Juba held a follow-up meeting on March 14 with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of SPLA Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) forces (reftel). General Cirilo said that all SPLA JIU troops had now rec [...] | 2006-03-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM711 | IMAT UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Troika Plus representatives met in Khartoum on March 19 to discuss the current status of the International Military Advisory Team (IMAT). The UK Ministry of Defense is considering bilateral military advising to [...] | 2006-03-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM712 | ABYEI MILITIA CLASH REMAINS CLOUDED [...] (C) The clash near Abyei on March 8 (reftel) between units of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) remains contentious and unclear. PolMil officer and Defense Liaison Officer spoke to United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Force Commander (FC) LTG Lidder on March 18 to discuss (inter alia) t [...] | 2006-03-20 13:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PGOV UN SU |
06KHARTOUM713 | SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS GOSS OFFICIALS KNOW WHERE [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting between Consul General (CG) Juba and SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng on March 18, Deng said that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is in direct contact with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony. He said that GoSS Vice President Riek Machar is nego [...] | 2006-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PGOV PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM720 | KHARTOUM IDPS - CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE [...] On March 14, the Consultative Committee on Khartoum internally displaced persons (IDPs) met with Khartoum State authorities to discuss the status of IDP relocations in Khartoum. The committee wished to gain assurances from Khartoum State authorities that agreed- upon procedures for relocatin [...] | 2006-03-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM721 | PARTICIPANTS GIVE SOUTHERN SUDAN INVESTMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A putative Southern Sudan investment conference in Nairobi March 14-16 scored well on quantity, but missed the qualitative mark. Most participants outside of the petroleum sector were there in search of contracts, not to invest, and those who had come to network with the top e [...] | 2006-03-22 13:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EPET PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM722 | WEST DARFUR: WALI AND CHARGE DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN intervention in Darfur would be a "disaster," West Darfur Governor Gaffar Abdel Hakam told Charge Steinfeld during a March 20-21 visit to El Geneina. The state was "very secure," despite recent drawdowns by many NGOs in the area, and Government efforts at tribal reconciliation [...] | 2006-03-22 14:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM724 | WEST DARFUR: SUDO LIKELY CLOSED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Social Development Organization, a USAID-supported Sudanese NGO, had not worked according to its mandate and had to be closed down, West Darfur Governor Gaffar Abdel Hakam told Charge Steinfeld during a March 20-21 visit to El Geneina. The Governor, however, refused to [...] | 2006-03-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KPAO OPSC SU |
06KHARTOUM728 | ABYEI REVISITED - POWER VACUUM REMAINS [...] This is the second of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 17 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...] | 2006-03-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM740 | SALVA KIIR ON DARFUR/ABUJA/UN: NEGOTIATING [...] (C) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir told Charge March 23 that there was still no GNU negotiating position in Abuja, and that chief negotiator Maqzoub was taking a very hard line. The Council of Ministers, however, was continuing to debate a unified NCP/SPLM position. Kiir also reiterated that [...] | 2006-03-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM741 | ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA OUTBREAK - EARLY RAINS [...] The outbreak of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) continues in Southern Sudan. The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the AWD outbreak derived from a single strain of cholera. WHO reported that between January 28 and March 22, 8,684 cases of AWD including 231 deaths had been [...] | 2006-03-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM742 | SPLM HOLDS SEMINAR ON ABYEI ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: An SPLM presentation explained the background of the Abyei border issue and argued for implementation of the report of the Abyei Boundaries Commission as a key component of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. After explaining the rationale behind the decision, they rejected the n [...] | 2006-03-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM743 | SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY TO CONVENE, FIREWORKS EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: The Southern Legislative Assembly is scheduled to convene soon, and a stormy session is anticipated. A disaffected group of MPs has declared its intent to demand of Finance and Economic Planning Minister Arthur Akuien Chol complete details on the transfer of petroleum revenues [...] | 2006-03-23 15:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM745 | SUDAN: National Demining Authority Opens [...] (U) Sudan's Mine Action Authority opened with some fanfare in Khartoum on March 7. President Bashir, First VP Kiir, Defense Minister Hussein, and Humanitarian Affairs Minister Manibe all spoke to the crowd of 250 invited guests. The MNAA will oversee demining and ordnance disposal operations [...] | 2006-03-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV MARR KHDP UN SU |
06KHARTOUM751 | RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN [...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...] | 2006-03-26 05:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM754 | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR SPEAKS ON LRA, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge and USAID Almquist on March 23 (Darfur part reported ref A),First VP Salva Kiir reiterated his allegation that NCP elements of the GNU and the SAF continue to provide support to the LRA, and that SAF forces have not sufficiently redeployed out of the sout [...] | 2006-03-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINR EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM755 | CHARGE TRAVELS TO SOUTH DARFUR TO DISCUSS VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: On March 19-20, Charge Steinfeld and Poloffs traveled to Nyala to urge the local government to implement the Plan of Action to combat violence against women. The government representatives recognized the importance of combating it, but lamented that a lack of resources hampered [...] | 2006-03-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM756 | SOUTH DARFUR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: UN AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, Charge Steinfeld traveled to Nyala to urge local government officials to implement the Plan of Action (reftel). While in Nyala, the UN and NGOs briefed the Charge on the status of violence against women (VAW),highlighting that the State Committee had done little [...] | 2006-03-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM757 | WEST DARFUR: SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge Steinfeld traveled to El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, on March 20-21 to assess the local security and humanitarian situation. Several NGOs have scaled down operations in the state after a recent surge in banditry and armed robbery. Though much of the violence is dire [...] | 2006-03-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID KPKO AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM759 | LATEST TAKE ON YAMBIO CLASH, MORE ON LRA [...] (C) Summary: UNMIS sources described the defense of Yambio from a marauding LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) force as a botched job and questioned the ability of SPLA units in the area to make good on threats to take the fight to the LRA. UNMIS reports little cooperation from the DRC or MONUC in [...] | 2006-03-27 07:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MOPS PREL PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM763 | A THREE-MONTH PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly three months have passed since the arrival of the U.S. Consul General in Juba. This report provides an overview of the dynamic in the South during this period, prospects for successful reconstruction and state building, and the Government of southern Sudan (GoSS) perfor [...] | 2006-03-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON ASEC EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM764 | DARFUR/ARAB LEAGUE: DRAFT POINTS FOR COMMUNIQUE [...] (C) On March 27 UNSRSG Jan Pronk gave Charge Steinfeld a copy of an Arab League communique as drafted by Foreign Ministers to be considered later this week by Arab League Heads of State. 2. (C) Key points of the communique regarding Darfur are as follows (as translated by the UN): -- Suppo [...] | 2006-03-27 11:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU AL |
06KHARTOUM768 | DARFUR: PRONK URGES P5 TO PRESS KHARTOUM, AU ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSRSG Jan Pronk urged P5 governments on March 27 to press Sudan to accept a UN PKO assessment team for a UN-led mission in Darfur. Resolution 1663 requires the Secretary-General to report back to the Security Council by SIPDIS April 24, and the team needs at least two weeks i [...] | 2006-03-27 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM774 | SPLM WALKS OUT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR KHARTOUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The ongoing debate over the status of Khartoum as a national capital or a northern state has intensified over the past week, and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) delegation to the negotiations has walked out of the proceedings over what it characterizes as Nation [...] | 2006-03-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM775 | USAID MEETING WITH FOOD SECURITY AND [...] On March 9 and 10, USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) and USAID Sudan Field Office (USAID SFO) staff met with USAID/DCHA food security and agriculture partners and USAID SFO livelihoods partners in Rumbek to discuss the current status of the sectors [...] | 2006-03-28 06:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM776 | UNMIS STAFF IN KHARTOUM UNDER THREAT; PRONK ASKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIS Staff in Khartoum are increasingly under threat, USRSG Jan Pronk told the U.S. and UK Charges on March 27. Two UN expatriate staff members were followed home several days ago, and other staffers have received threatening phone calls. Worse, approximately one month ago, on [...] | 2006-03-28 07:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC SU UN |
06KHARTOUM778 | GHAZI SULEIMAN: SAF SHAKE-UP ISOLATES VP TAHA [...] (C) In a meeting with POLOFF on March 21, well-known human rights lawyer and SPLM advisor Ghazi Suleiman explained that the recent shake-up in the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) was a move by President Bashir to further isolate Vice President Ali Osman Taha. According to Suleiman, Taha is now c [...] | 2006-03-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MASS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM779 | PRES. ADVISOR MANSOUR KHALID DISCUSSES KEY [...] (C) Summary: President Advisor Mansour Khalid said the SPLM leadership had recently discussed the Darfur conflict, the rising political tensions of the past two weeks, and the implementation of the CPA. He said the CPA was being implemented "deviously," with selectivity and sequencing major [...] | 2006-03-28 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM780 | POLITICS IN THE EASTERN FRONT [...] (C) On March 22, Poloff spoke with Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front, who stated that the Sudanese government is trying to divide the Eastern Front along ethnic lines. Dr. Amna named Mohamed Tahir Eli, Wali of the Red Sea State, as the main perpetrator, who she said had launc [...] | 2006-03-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
06KHARTOUM781 | PRES. ADVISOR MANSOUR KHALID PROVIDES SPLM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 23 discussion with Pol/Econ Chief, Presidential Advisor Mansour Khalid (SPLM) said the SPLM had drafted a position paper on the current political situation in Sudan in response to recent events, including protests and inflammatory statements by government officials. T [...] | 2006-03-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM791 | DARFUR/ARAB LEAGUE: RESOLUTION PASSED TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: In the Arab League resolution adopted on Sudan and Darfur at the Khartoum Summit on March 29, the AL decided to increase support for AMIS, and "to bear the AU forces' expenditures in Darfur from six months starting from 10/01/06." Preambular language includes referen [...] | 2006-03-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN |
06KHARTOUM796 | Pres. Bashir Interview with Al-Jazira at Arab [...] Summary: In a March 29 interview with Al-Jazira, President Bashir said: many southern forces had supported the government during the North-South civil war; Khartoum was both a northern state and the national capital subject to shari'ah law; the Arab League had pledged to support AMIS financ [...] | 2006-03-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU |
06KHARTOUM797 | KALMA CAMP - UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF NRC [...] On March 30, Charge, an Embassy Political Officer, and two USAID Darfur Field Office representatives met with the Sudan country director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). NRC serves as coordinator for Kalma camp in South Darfur. NRC sought a meeting with Embassy and USAID officials to [...] | 2006-03-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM798 | Local Press, AU Special Rep React to Arab [...] Summary: Khartoum media coverage of the Arab League Summit was favorable, with extensive coverage on television, radio, and newspapers, both in English and Arabic. AU Special Representative Kingibe criticized Arab League offers of financial support for AMIS, referring to it as "medicine aft [...] | 2006-03-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU |
06KHARTOUM808 | Local Press Account Alleges CIA Is Studying [...] On March 30, pro-government Arabic daily Al-Intibaha published an article claiming that the CIA was active in Darfur to study its geography in advance of intelligence and military operations. 2. The text of the article per unofficial Embassy translation is as follows: (Begin text) C [...] | 2006-04-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU |
06KHARTOUM811 | Arab League Summit: Khartoum Declaration [...] The Arab League Summit took place March 28-29 in Khartoum (reftel). The Khartoum Declaration was printed on March 30 by the daily London Al-Quds Al-Arabi in Arabic. 2. The text of the Arab League Khartoum Declaration per FBIS translation of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi publication is as follows [...] | 2006-04-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU |
06KHARTOUM814 | RUMORS OF CORRUPTION, AND ITS COSTS: AN ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption remains an elusive subject in Southern Sudan, as it is easy to deny and difficult to prove. A weak media, the secretive instincts of the SPLM/A honed by two decades of war, and a flourishing rumor mill also make it difficult to winnow speculation from fact. Nonethe [...] | 2006-04-02 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KCOR EINV EFIN SU |
06KHARTOUM819 | UNMIS CONFIRMS HANDS-ON VERIFICATION OF SAF [...] (SBU) In the wake of declarations by senior GoSS officials that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have violated the CPA timetable for withdrawal of its forces from the South, CG met with a UNMIS officials to discuss how UNMIS is tracking SAF withdrawal. They shared the following. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2006-04-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU |
06KHARTOUM822 | Press Summary March 27 - April 3 [...] SUMMARY: This cable covers miscellaneous items that have appeared in the press over the past week but are not covered elsewhere. This includes renewed violence at the University of Juba over the student union issue (reftel),the forming of a new political party by southern NCP member-- and f [...] | 2006-04-04 09:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR PHUM ECON MOPS |
06KHARTOUM823 | MFA Convokes Ambassadors, GNU Outlines New [...] (U) Summary: The MFA has convened its ambassadorial corps for a conference to re-examine directions in Sudanese diplomacy. Senior government officials addressing the opening session noted the realities of the CPA, pressures from abroad, new leadership, the role of membership in international [...] | 2006-04-04 09:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM824 | DARFUR: NRC WITHDRAWING FROM KALMA CAMP [...] The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is in the process of pulling out of Kalma camp in South Darfur. Despite UN and humanitarian community efforts, the GNU has not renewed NRC's camp coordination agreement, which expires today. As of this writing, Norway is delivering a message of inquiry/pr [...] | 2006-04-04 10:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM825 | Sudanese Gov't Inaction Prevents UN U/S Egeland [...] (SBU) On April 3, the Sudanese government denied permission for UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland to travel to Nyala and Khartoum. According to World Food Program Flight Operations Coordinator Nigel Sanders (protect),the Sudanese government did not respond to a [...] | 2006-04-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU |
06KHARTOUM826 | WHITE NILE LIMITED/TOTAL IMBROGLIO COMES TO A HEAD [...] (C) Summary: A three-person committee appointed by the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Council of Ministers has met with representatives of White Nile Limited (WNL) and Total to hear their respective proposals. The local Total representative told Consul General (CG) Juba that the commit [...] | 2006-04-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ECON PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM828 | USAID RESPONSE TO GEREIDA DISPLACEMENTS [...] On April 2, a USAID Darfur Field Office representative participated in an interagency visit to Gereida, South Darfur. USAID is playing a key role in supporting expanded humanitarian assistance to the area, where interethnic fighting has caused the internally displaced person (IDP) population [...] | 2006-04-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM829 | MUBARAK MAKES LIGHTENING VISIT TO KHARTOUM [...] (C) Having skipped last week's Arab League summit, President Mubarak made an unannounced two and one half hour visit to Khartoum midday today, April 4. (The brief and surprise nature of the visit no doubt due to Egyptian security concerns -- reftel.) The Egyptian Ambassador Abdel Moneim al-S [...] | 2006-04-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU EG |
06KHARTOUM832 | LEGAL AFFAIRS MINISTER TAKES AIM AT KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) During a meeting with CG and USAID staff, a frustrated GoSS Minister of Legal Affairs Michael Makwei listed areas in which Khartoum had violated the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),or taken actions inimical to maintaining cordial relations with the South. Makwei cited examples of h [...] | 2006-04-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EFIN SU |
06KHARTOUM840 | SUDAN/DARFUR: FM LAM AKOL ON EGELAND, UNPKO [...] (C) Charge had a brief pull-aside meeting with FM Lam Akol on the margins of the April 6 Assessment and Evaluation Commission meeting. He expressed Washington's considerable dismay over the cancellation of UN U/SYG Egeland's visit to Darfur and Khartoum, and over the expulsion of the Norwegia [...] | 2006-04-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM849 | SPLM POLITBURO MEETS IN RUMBEK [...] (SBU) Summary: The SPLM Politburo met in Rumbek from April 2 to 5 to discuss the internal organization of the party, select officials for unfilled slots, and debate policy options. The meetings were reportedly more cordial than expected. CG Juba was in Rumbek at the time and picked up the [...] | 2006-04-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PINS SU |
06KHARTOUM850 | MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives [...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...] | 2006-04-06 15:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US SU |
06KHARTOUM852 | Sudan: The NGO Act Passed [...] (SBU) On March 16, the President signed the Organization of Humanitarian and Voluntary Work Act. The NGO Consortium has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in the Constitutional Court. The UN also plans to offer technical assistance in implementing the law to help minimize the negati [...] | 2006-04-07 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM853 | SUDANESE GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY OBSTRUCTING [...] In recent months, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has increasingly sought to obstruct humanitarian work, slowing the delivery of aid to millions of displaced people within Sudan. A host of events illustrate the escalation of harassment and restrictions directed toward humanitarian org [...] | 2006-04-08 04:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM881 | A RETURN TO YEI, ONE YEAR LATER [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba traveled to Yei on April 1 for a brief visit, almost exactly one year after his three-day visit to Yei as part of a Joint Assessment Mission team. The report from the prior trip described in detail the dilapidated condition of the town, located just north of the Ugand [...] | 2006-04-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM MARR PINS ASEC SU |
06KHARTOUM882 | Sudan: April 6 Meeting of the Assessment and [...] SUMMARY: On April 6, Chairman Tom Vraalsen convened the sixth meeting of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC). Participation was good: all three NCP, and two SPLM members attended. The most contentious issues raised at the meeting were the scope of the working groups' mandate an [...] | 2006-04-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM884 | SUDAN'S ANGLICANS STRUGGLE WITH A CHANGING CHURCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS),a province of the Anglican Communion, has gone from being the church of the colonial establishment to a church of the poor and displaced. The Church estimates it has 5 million adherents, mostly in the South, though many of its struggles occur [...] | 2006-04-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SCUL SU |
06KHARTOUM887 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...] | 2006-04-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM888 | Sudan: Anti-American Rhetoric Continues from [...] SUMMARY: Over the past month, high-ranking government officials have been giving interviews to the state press organ (SUNA) and major Arabic news sources to reiterate and amplify their claim that the crisis in Darfur is a Western creation, and that the U.nited S.tates is only interested in d [...] | 2006-04-12 18:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM897 | Sudan Update: Chad, East, Intervention, [...] Sudanese Armed Forces claim they have driven all Chadian rebel forces out of West Darfur. There have been skirmishes along the Sudan-Chad border for two days, and MILOBS report hearing artillery firing on the morning of April 13. NGO workers confirm the reports, adding they believe the arti [...] | 2006-04-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM901 | SPLM Position on Darfur and Eastern Sudan [...] During its April 2-5 Interim Political Bureau meeting in Rumbek, the SPLM discussed a number of issues (reftel). Aside from its Final Communique, the SPLM also issued a formal position paper on Darfur and the East. In essence, the SPLM holds that both Darfur and the East involve legitimate p [...] | 2006-04-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SU |
06KHARTOUM908 | SUDAN: RESOURCE-HUNGRY WFP TO HALVE RATIONS [...] On April 11, 2006, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) hosted a meeting for donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide details on plans for addressing funding and pipeline shortfalls for the next three to four months. Beginning in April, in order extend stocks through the hung [...] | 2006-04-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM912 | SUDAN/DARFUR: BASHIR TELLS UN ANNABI "NOT YET" ON [...] (C) President Bashir met with UN Assistant SYG for peacekeeping, Hedi Annabi, in Khartoum on April 15. Pronk political aide Jack Christofidis provided Charge with the following readout from the meeting. 2. (C) While Bashir did not say "no, never" to a UN transition and to the assessment [...] | 2006-04-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN |
06KHARTOUM923 | GNU RELATIONS WITH ERITREA AND UNMIS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting, Deputy National Congress Party External Relations Officer, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, told Poloff that the Sudanese government had &no official8 objection to Asmara hosting GNU-Eastern Front negotiations, provided that the bilateral relationship with Eritrea is n [...] | 2006-04-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UN ER SU |
06KHARTOUM925 | CHAD-SUDAN BORDER QUIET, TENSE [...] (C) The situation along the Chad-Sudan border was reported quiet on April 16 and 17. Chadian opposition forces are reported on both sides of the border, with those inside Sudan reportedly receiving ammunition and vehicle re-supply from the Government of Sudan. From all appearances, Government [...] | 2006-04-17 10:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MASS PHUM PINR CD AU SU |
06KHARTOUM926 | Sudan Scholars Organization Continues [...] According to local Arabic daily newspaper Akhbar Al- Youm, a public prosecutor in Khartoum North continues to maintain an active case against Charge Hume for alleged insults to Islam and defamation of the Prophet Mohammed. The case stems from a written complaint filed by the Sudan Scholars Or [...] | 2006-04-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL SCUL US SU |
06KHARTOUM934 | SUDAN: DEPUTY SPEAKER ON SPLM NORTHERN SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly Deputy Speaker believes the greatest chance for national unity is for the SPLM to win a plurality in the 2008-09 national elections; the SPLM is shoring up its northern elements in preparation. The SPLM is studying the National Congress Party closely, and be [...] | 2006-04-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM935 | SUDAN - SUSPECTED AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, Sitrep 1 [...] (SBU) WHO contacted USAID on April 18 to alert us to possible outbreak of avian flu in Sudan. Today a rapid test by the Government of Sudan on nasal secretions and serum from affected birds revealed Strain A flu. 2. (SBU) A WHO outbreak investigation team is scheduled to arrive in Khartoum [...] | 2006-04-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM936 | SUDAN/CHAD: SOME FIGHTING IN BORDER AREA; MORE [...] (C) Some small-scale attacks took place along the Chad-Sudan border on April 16 and 17, perhaps by Sudanese Arab militias. Chadian rebels surrounding Adre returned to Sudan on April 17, apparently to rearm. The SAF is moving large quantities of what appear to be weapons, uniforms, and ammuni [...] | 2006-04-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS CD AU SU |
06KHARTOUM938 | Sudan: Door Open to Restoring Relations with [...] Summary: At high levels, Sudan publicly denies involvement in Chad, and has declined to sever diplomatic relations or to expel the Chadian charge d'affaires from Khartoum. Sudan also maintains that the door is open for closer engagement with Chad. In general, the tone of the official Sudan [...] | 2006-04-18 17:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PRL PGOV SOCI CD SU |
06KHARTOUM939 | DARFUR: GEREIDA - AN UNEASY PEACE [...] On April 12, a USAID representative and colleagues from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Emergency Office visited Gereida, South Darfur, to determine what additional resources and partners are required to assist the Ge [...] | 2006-04-19 05:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM942 | Southern Sudan: Unidentified Militia Menaces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLA force commander in Pochalla told a WFP security officer that an unknown militia group attacked a small village between Akobo and Pochalla on the Ethiopian border on April 12. According to the commander, the group looted and occupied the village for three days and then [...] | 2006-04-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM943 | Southern Sudan: Tambura Residents Demand [...] SUMMARY: The Acting Consul General (A/CG) accompanied representatives from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to Tambura, a county seat near the border of the Central Africa Republic (CAR). This is the first visit by USG officials to the area since the peace deal was sign [...] | 2006-04-19 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI AID SU |
06KHARTOUM945 | SUDAN - AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, Sitrep 2, April 19 [...] (SBU) Sudanese and international press were full of articles in the last day regarding the possibility of H5N1 Avian flu virus in Sudan. Some press articles claimed that the virus had been confirmed. As of today, however, only the existence of H5 had been confirmed by special test kits brought [...] | 2006-04-20 09:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM949 | SUDAN/Humanitarian obstruction: Charge's call [...] (SBU) In a heated meeting with Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Hassibo, Charge and USAID Farnsworth raised the new NGO law, Egeland, NRC, fuel and the SOFA. Charge noted the contrast between the constructive work being accomplished in Abuja (with the energetic help of the USG),and Sudan's [...] | 2006-04-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM951 | DARFUR FOOD ASSISTANCE UPDATE [...] From April 11 to 13, 2006, a USAID team visited Nyala, Gereida, and El Fasher to evaluate food assistance programming in South and North Darfur. Ref A provides details on the humanitarian situation in Gereida, including updated information on food assistance activities. 2. Inadequate i [...] | 2006-04-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM952 | NO ASMARA-MEDIATED TALKS WITHOUT ERITREAN [...] (C) In an April 20 conversation with Dr. Hassan Al Haj, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy to Kamal Obied, Chair of the East Committee, he confirmed that the government had agreed initially to Asmara hosting talks between the GNU and the Eastern Front. However, he added that the GNU had req [...] | 2006-04-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UN ER SU |
06KHARTOUM954 | SUDAN: IDP RETURNS IN NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL [...] From April 10 to 12, a USAID representative visited Aweil town and Malualkon, located in Aweil East County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, to assess the status of IDP returns. Overall, the U.N. is doing a good job coordinating the humanitarian response, monitoring sector coverage, and iden [...] | 2006-04-20 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM978 | Name Game: Southern Sudan Asserts Itself [...] As the people of Southern Sudan work to recover from the occupation by the North, many areas see changing the name of their village, county, or even state as a way to show the land is now theirs. The most significant of these changes is the recent decision of Bahr al-Jabal State to rename it [...] | 2006-04-25 10:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM979 | CG Juba Round-up April 24 [...] Ethnic Fighting in Western Equatoria: During a routine patrol, 11 police officers returning to Yambio were attacked by Dinka bandits about 30 kilometers west of the town. UNMIS has located the bodies of two of the officers, and it presumes the other 9 dead. Because the police officers were [...] | 2006-04-25 10:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI EAID PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM980 | Southern Sudan: Panyagor Struggles for Recovery [...] Summary: Of all the places visited by CG Juba officials during a recent PRM monitoring and evaluation trip (septel),Panyagor is by far the least developed. Also known as Mabior, the town is located north of Bor in what is now Twic East County (Note: Many Southern towns changed their name d [...] | 2006-04-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI EAID PREF SU |
06KHARTOUM981 | Southern Sudan: Cattle Rustling Season Precedes [...] (U) SUMMARY: The end of dry-season migration in Jonglei has led to a series of cattle raids targeting herders throughout the state. Cattle rustling is common in Southern Sudan, especially at the end of the dry season when water is the most scarce and herds must travel the furthest. The SPLA [...] | 2006-04-25 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC SOCI MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM986 | Southern Sudan: Cell Licensing First, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Communications and Postal Services Elijah Biar Kuol told Acting Consul General Juba (A/CG) that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) could no longer wait for a resolution in the fight over their right to issue telecommunication licenses (reftel). Kuol sa [...] | 2006-04-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECPS ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM987 | Southern Sudan: Civil Service Almost Ready [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long awaited civil service reform in Southern Sudan will be complete within the next few weeks, according to the newly appointed Under Secretary at the Ministry of Labor, Public Service, and Human Resource Development. Under Secretary Mark Zangabeyo told Acting Consul Gene [...] | 2006-04-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB SU |
06KHARTOUM989 | SOUTHERN SUDAN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH LRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials have confirmed newspapers reports that they have opened discussions with the Lord,s Resistance Army, which continues to terrorize the people of Southern Sudan. According to Minister for Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luk Jok, Riek Ma [...] | 2006-04-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER UG SU |
06KHARTOUM990 | GOSS MINISTER SAYS SSDF CLASHES VIOLATE CPA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luk Jok told the Acting Consul General (A/CG) that he believes the recent South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) clashes in the Upper Nile state are a violation of the CPA. While the situation in the Upper Nile is now calm, the past two week [...] | 2006-04-25 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS SOCI KPKO SU |
06KIEV1015 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO'S MARCH 14 remarks ON FREE AND [...] (U) Summary: On March 14, shortly after the Rada (parliament) had passed a series of amendments designed to address technical problems regarding the administration of the March 26 elections (reftel),President Yushchenko held a press-conference devoted to the election campaign and the domesti [...] | 2006-03-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UP |
06KIEV1022 | UKRAINE: PARTY OF REGIONS ELECTION STRATEGY: A NEW [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainians and outside observers are currently contemplating the increasing possibility that Party of Regions, led by Viktor Yanukovych, may return to power as part of a coalition emerging from the March 26 elections in which Regions will by all accounts win a plurality (an estim [...] | 2006-03-15 17:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM |
06KIEV1039 | UKRAINE: CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Yaroslav Davydovych told Charge March 16 that Ukrainian authorities were working hard to address the organizational concerns that have arisen regarding the administration of March 26 elections, specifically staffing of polling station [...] | 2006-03-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIEV1055 | UKRAINE: ZAPORIZHZHYA PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2004, the abuse of administrative resources by a coordinated "Blue" power "vertikal" and an extra 100,000 dead souls voting in the city of Melitopol delivered 70 percent of Zaporizhzhya oblast to Viktor Yanukovych. In 2006, the absence of administrative pressure from an "Or [...] | 2006-03-17 14:28:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIEV1061 | UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) At a February 27 lunch hosted by Ambassador (that included prominent clergymen, M.P.s, think- tankers and journalists),participants in a recent International Visitors Leadership Program on interfaith dialogue praised the quality of their program. They had been impressed, in particular, [...] | 2006-03-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI |
06KIEV1073 | UKRAINE: SIXTH ELECTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14, Charge hosted a roundtable discussion with NGOs on the March 26 Rada (parliament) and local government elections. One NGO representative predicted long lines at polling stations, and attributed the poor organization of the elections to a lack of government meddlin [...] | 2006-03-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV1081 | UKRAINE: MOROZ AND THE SOCIALIST PARTY: ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Most of the attention on the failure of the "Maidan" coalition to form a coherent, effective government team in office in 2005 justifiably focused on the bitter falling out of the two main Orange parties, President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine and Yuliya Tymoshenko's eponymous bloc ( [...] | 2006-03-20 15:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ETRD PARM NATO |
06KIEV1083 | UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT: LVIV AT SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: A return visit to the western city of Lviv March 17-18 indicated that campaigning in city and surrounding areas has moved into a higher gear the final week before the March 26 parliamentary and local elections, as politicians scramble to maintain their base and win over the dwi [...] | 2006-03-21 09:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIEV1084 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENT SIGNS TWO OF THREE AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed into law March 17 two of the three bills passed by the Rada March 14, amending parliamentary and local election laws (reftel). The bills Yushchenko signed (now known as law No. 3519-IV) included provisions allowing District Election Commissions [...] | 2006-03-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM UP OSCE |
06KIEV1088 | UKRAINE: KAZAKHSTAN AND THE 2009 OSCE [...] (C) Summary: During a March 2 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley, DFM Volodymyr Khandohiy said Ukraine would not actively lobby for the 2009 OSCE Chairmanship in Office, but might consider advancing its candidacy if Kazakhstan were to voluntarily withdraw its bid. End summ [...] | 2006-03-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM OSCE UP KZ |
06KIEV1107 | UKRAINE: DELIVERABLES FOR GUAM SUMMIT, NSDC AND [...] (C) Summary: According to a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) staff official, the May GUAM summit aims to feature agreements to enhance regional energy security and cooperation in solving "frozen conflicts." The official opined that NSDC Secretary Kinakh's visit to Moscow might ha [...] | 2006-03-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EUN ENRG PGOV PINR RS AZ GG MD UP |
06KIEV1108 | UKRAINE: POSSIBLE ELECTION DAY AND POST-ELECTION [...] (C) With Ukraine's pivotal March 26 parliamentary (and local) election day drawing closer, claims by all sides continue that their opponents are abusing or plan to abuse administrative resources to influence election results at various levels. NGOs and international election observation missi [...] | 2006-03-22 15:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI |
06KIEV1109 | UKRAINE: REGIONS PARTY CONSULTANT ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17, AmCit Catherine Barnes (please protect),a member of the consulting team from U.S. political consulting firm Davis-Manafort working for the opposition Party of Regions, told USAIDOff that Regions officials had expressed concern over the potential for "substantial f [...] | 2006-03-22 16:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV1110 | UKRAINE: INTERIOR MINISTER ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a March 20 meeting, Minister of Interior (MVS) Yuri Lutsenko told DCM and former Ambassador to Ukraine Miller that the March 26 elections would go smoothly and election day would likely be calm, despite technical problems with election administration. His Ministry would not [...] | 2006-03-23 04:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM |
06KIEV1111 | UKRAINE: IN FAR WESTERN ZAKARPATTYA, LOCAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. In March 9 meetings in the far western oblast capital Uzhhorod, local government, party and NGO representatives noted the relative peace between political factions in the oblast and attributed it to Zakarpattya's long history of political, cultural, and ethnic diversity. All se [...] | 2006-03-23 04:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL |
06KIEV1123 | UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON NATO, JOB SECURITY [...] (C) During a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Defense Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko said that he was in the process of reorganizing his general staff to meet the NATO "J-System" requirement. He added that he hoped a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine could be approved at the next NATO defe [...] | 2006-03-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR NATO |
06KIEV1127 | UKRAINE: GOU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT/UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) During a March 13 meeting between EUR DAS Kramer and Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and in a follow-up discussion between DATT and Deputy Defense Minister Leonid Polyakov March 17, the MoD officials requested U.S. assistance [...] | 2006-03-23 15:38:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS |
06KIEV1128 | UKRAINE: IN THIS CORNER! EX-CHAMPION KLYCHKO RUNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 22 meeting with TDY PolOff, Volodymyr Bondarenko, head of Kiev mayoral candidate (and recent world boxing champion) Vitaliy Klychko's campaign, described campaign impediments including incumbent Mayor Omelchenko's use of administrative resources and biased media cove [...] | 2006-03-23 15:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI |
06KIEV1136 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO ON ELECTIONS, COALITIONS [...] (S) Summary: In a March 23 meeting with Ambassador, President Yushchenko expressed confidence that problems in staffing polling stations would be fixed in time for the March 26 elections, but said that he would not sign a Rada-passed bill allowing citizens to be added to the voter list on ele [...] | 2006-03-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM RU |
06KIEV1154 | UKRAINE: MARCH 26 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS -- CAN [...] (C) Summary: The March 26 parliamentary elections are lining up to be judged free and fair, despite flaws. The campaign was marred by none (or very, very few) of the Kuchma government behavior that seriously eroded confidence in how the fall 2004 presidential elections would be conducted. Ad [...] | 2006-03-24 14:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD |
06KIEV1157 | MANAFORT ON ELECTION PROBLEMS [...] (SBU)Summary: Party of Regions (PoR) political consultant Paul Manafort (AmCit, please protect) called on the Ambassador March 21 to express his continuing concern about the possible disenfranchisement of "hundreds of thousands" of Ukrainian voters unless President Yushchenko signed into law [...] | 2006-03-24 15:20:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM |
06KIEV1158 | UKRAINE: TARASYUK AND TYMOSHENKO REP REPORT NO [...] (C) Tymoshenko adviser Hryhoriy Nemyrya denied to Ambassador and DCM March 24 that any agreement had been reached among Our Ukraine, Tymoshenko,s eponymous bloc BYuT, and Socialists, although he acknowledged that talks were taking place between Tymoshenko,s Deputy Oleksandr Turchynov and Our U [...] | 2006-03-24 15:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM |
06KIEV1159 | UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO RALLIES FAITHFUL ON THE MAIDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a rally March 23 on Kiev's Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti),the geographical and spiritual center of the late 2004 Orange Revolution, former PM Yuliya Tymoshenko strived to recreate the spirit of the November-December 2004 protests that broke the Kuchma regime [...] | 2006-03-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM UP |
06KIEV1162 | UKRAINE/BELARUS: GOU STATEMENTS ON BELARUSAN [...] (SBU) On March 24 DCM relayed concerns (ref A) regarding a March 21 MFA statement calling the international isolation of Belarus ineffective (ref B) to MFA Second Territorial Department Deputy Director Ihor Prokopchuk. DCM characterized the March 21 statement by GOU spokesman Filipchuk as unh [...] | 2006-03-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM |
06KIEV1163 | UKRAINE: ELECTION DAY REPORT -- ORANGE MAJORITY [...] (C) Summary: Election day has proceeded without problems on a national scale that should affect the outcome of the vote, despite a variety of adminstrative deficiencies in many polling stations and allegations by all sides of wrongdoing by their opponents. Main concerns going in to election d [...] | 2006-03-26 20:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM |
06KIEV1169 | UKRAINE: ORANGE COALITION TALKS STALL [...] (C) Summary: On the basis of exit polls projecting a surprisingly strong second-place showing in the March 26 parliamentary elections for her eponymous bloc, Yuliya Tymoshenko is driving to close a deal that will reunite the original Orange coalition and return her to the PM slot. Oleksandr M [...] | 2006-03-27 10:35:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ETRD |
06KIEV1177 | UKRAINE: POST-ELECTION DAY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ballot counting for the March 26 national parliamentary vote (ref B) proceeded without significant incident throughout the night and into the morning of 27 March, with official results slowly coming in through the day and approaching the exit polling results by the national con [...] | 2006-03-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RU |
06KIEV1186 | UKRAINE: ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Yuliya Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT) and Party of Regions ran the best-organized campaigns and received the top vote shares March 26 in the central Ukrainian oblast of Poltava, where in recent years the Socialist Party had held sway. BYuT's success in the more recent campaign was bu [...] | 2006-03-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIEV1192 | UKRAINE: IN ORANGE RIVNE OBLAST, TYMOSHENKO [...] (C) The March 26 elections in western Ukraine's Rivne Oblast were the cleanest in the region's post-independence history, according to NGO representatives, OSCE election monitors and local media reports. There were administrative glitches that lengthened both the voting and counting. The OSC [...] | 2006-03-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI |
06KIEV1194 | UKRAINE: RADA ELECTION TALLY AT 83 PERCENT; KIEV [...] (C) Summary: Official results continued to come in slowly but steadily through the day March 28, with relative percentages holding steady at Yanukovych 30, Tymoshenko 22 and Our Ukraine 15. Most parties have not voiced any significant complaints about the election, but Tymoshenko's bloc cont [...] | 2006-03-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RU |
06KIEV1241 | UKRAINE: SOCIALIST MOROZ ON COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU) leader Oleksandr Moroz told Ambassador and DCM March 29 that a reunited "Maidan" coalition of Our Ukraine, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT),and the Socialists was the only feasible option, and that he had told this to President Yushchenko during the [...] | 2006-03-29 14:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM |
06KIEV1243 | UKRAINE: ELECTION RESULTS OVER 97 PERCENT; PARTIES [...] (C) Summary: With over 97 percent of the national parliamentary vote tallied by 6 pm March 29, opposition Party of Regions continued to lead with 31.8 percent of the vote, followed by Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT) at 22.4 percent, and President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine at 14.1 percent. Five [...] | 2006-03-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM RU |
06KIEV1245 | UKRAINE: DEMOCRACY TAKES ROOT IN BREZHNEV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a check of 12 polling stations and while observing opening and closing procedures at two others in Dniprodzerzhynsk (Dnipropetrovsk oblast),an Embassy election monitoring team participating with the OSCE/ODIHR election mission found few irregularities March 26-27. The vast [...] | 2006-03-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV1247 | UKRAINE: ELECTION SNAPSHOT OF SEVERODONETSK, HOST [...] (SBU) Summary: We observed Ukraine's March 26 Rada and local elections in the city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, site of the infamous November 28, 2004 separatist rally held at the height of the late 2004 Orange Revolution, at which then-PM Yanukovych, many Party of Regions backers from e [...] | 2006-03-29 16:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV1258 | UKRAINE ELECTION SNAPSHOT: REGIONS PARTY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an election in which the status of Russian language and ties with Russia figured heavily in the local political agenda, voters in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea delivered the majority of their votes to Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions in voting for the national [...] | 2006-03-30 12:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM |
06KIEV1261 | UKRAINE ELECTION 2006: WINNERS, LOSERS, TRENDS [...] (C) Summary: While the results of Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary and local elections are not yet final, and negotiations to form a majority Rada coalition have not yet concluded, it is already clear that the elections highlighted a number of winners and losers, as well as trends in Ukraine's deve [...] | 2006-03-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UP |
06KIEV1282 | UKRAINE/MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: APPLYING POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA Romania and Moldova Division Counselor Cornelia Luskalova told us March 30 that the Ukrainian government (GOU) was planned to combine political and economic levers to return cross-border trade between Ukraine and Moldova/Transnistria to normal. The GOU would urge the Moldova [...] | 2006-03-31 16:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR PGOV ETRD PREF OSCE MD UP RS |
06KIEV1313 | UKRAINE ELECTION SNAPSHOT: IN TERNOPIL, TYMOSHENKO [...] (SBU) Summary: We observed Ukraine's March 26 Rada and local elections in Ternopil city, capitol of the eponymous western oblast that voted 96% for Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine's 2004 presidential election and 69% for Our Ukraine in the 2002 parliamentary elections. In 2006 voting for the pa [...] | 2006-04-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV1314 | UKRAINE: LOOKING TOWARD A RENEWED ORANGE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Amid increasing signs that Ukraine might see a renewed Orange "Maidan" coalition in the wake of March 26 elections, there have been calls by some for a recount of the election results. Most of the pressure comes from a handful of parties that failed to reach the three-percent thr [...] | 2006-04-03 17:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM |
06KIEV1353 | UKRAINE: REGIONS PARTY RADA DEPUTY SAYS REGIONS [...] (C) Summary: During an April 4 meeting, Party of Regions parliamentary (Rada) deputy and former Deputy PM Andriy Klyuyev told Ambassador that Regions was ready to join a coalition with the pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc. He dismissed the possibility that Regions was looking to force a new [...] | 2006-04-05 14:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR UP |
06KIEV1445 | UKRAINE: NSDC SECRETARY KINAKH: STABLE [...] (C) Summary: In an April 11 meeting, National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh told Ambassador that a stable majority coalition in Parliament (Rada) and the formation of a new government had to happen quickly in order to address critical economic issues. In order [...] | 2006-04-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV UP |
06KIEV1480 | UKRAINE: CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH YULIYA TYMOSHENKO [...] (C) In an April 13 meeting with CODEL Frist, former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko averred that Ukraine's March 26 elections showed the desire of the Ukrainian people for a renewed Orange coalition government. Thanking Senator Frist for encouraging Team Orange reconciliation, Tymoshenko str [...] | 2006-04-13 17:41:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL ECON ETRD ENRG OREP |
06KIEV1481 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO AND CODEL FRIST DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko discussed Rada majority coalition possibilities, bilateral U.S.-Ukrainian issues, and his vision for Ukraine's future April 13 with a delegation led by Senator Majority leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and including Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC). [...] | 2006-04-13 17:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1530 | UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH TO CODEL FRIST: ORANGE [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych told CODEL Frist and Ambassador April 13 that the pro-presidential Our Ukraine (OU) bloc needed to form a coalition with his Party of Regions in order to overcome the east-west split within the country. A union of the previous ruling coalit [...] | 2006-04-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD NATO OREP PINR US UP |
06KIEV1531 | UKRAINE: INTERIOR MINISTER ORDERED TO ARREST [...] (C) Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko told Ambassador on April 14 that he had been ordered by the Prosecutor General (PG) to arrest senior Tymoshenko Bloc politicians Oleksandr Turchynov and Andriy Kozhemyakin for illegally destroying Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) files on the January gas deal w [...] | 2006-04-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV1540 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO'S PARTY "ENDORSES" PREVIOUS [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko's Hamlet-like dance over whether or when to endorse ex-Premier Yuliya Tymoshenko's claim on returning to her old job in the "Coalition of Democratic Forces" continued April 14 when the Executive Council of the People's Union Our Ukraine (PUOU) party's Politic [...] | 2006-04-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UP |
06KIEV1552 | UKRAINE: KERCH -- VERY LITTLE ORANGE IN THIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerch, one of the most ancient cities of Ukraine and a key industrial center for the Crimean peninsula during the Soviet period, now finds itself a remote backwater of independent Ukraine, famous recently only because in late 2003 a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia [...] | 2006-04-18 07:40:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SCUL UP |
06KIEV1587 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO'S OUR UKRAINE [...] (SBU) Summary. For several weeks in the wake of the March 26 elections in which it was soundly defeated by Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT),Our Ukraine (OU) bloc leaders offered primarily positive public commentary, with reservations, about the formation of an Orange Rada majority coalition a [...] | 2006-04-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UP |
06KIEV1639 | UKRAINE: DNSA CROUCH'S NATO-THEMED DINNER INCLUDES [...] (C) At an April 19 NATO-themed dinner in honor of Deputy National Security Adviser Crouch, Defense Minister Hrytsenko and Foreign Minister Tarasyuk politely disagreed over the attitudes toward NATO of PM-hopeful Yuliya Tymoshenko, the Socialist Party, and Party of Regions. They also disagreed [...] | 2006-04-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1662 | UKRAINE: RADA MAJORITY COALITION TALKS RESUME; [...] (C) Summary: After a ten-day hiatus, coalition negotiations between President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine, the Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) and the Socialists resumed April 25, deputy Socialist Party leader Iosyp Vinsky told Ambassador April 27. Our Ukraine's Roman Zvarych, Tymoshenko (standin [...] | 2006-04-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UP |
06KIEV1663 | UKRAINE: BAPTISTS CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF RADA [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with Ambassador, the longtime head of the All-Ukraine Baptist Union, Gregoriy Komendant, asked for help in stopping the Prosecutor General's Office from seizing the Union's downtown Kiev headquarters building. Beginning in November 2005, the PGO has accused the Union [...] | 2006-04-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP |
06KIEV1693 | UKRAINE: PARTY OF REGIONS LEADER YANUKOVYCH'S [...] (C) Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych told Ambassador April 27 that working-level negotiations with President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc continued. While many issues had been worked out, Yanukovych would need to meet with Yushchenko to resolve key issues. Yanukovych implied that R [...] | 2006-04-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO EPET PINR ZK ZJ AJ BO |
06KIEV1698 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE'S ZVARYCH ON AGREEMENTS, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting with Ambassador, Our Ukraine legal department chief Roman Zvarych confirmed that, in ongoing Rada majority coalition negotiations between Our Ukraine (OU),Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT) and the Socialists, two documents had been signed April 25, one on co [...] | 2006-04-28 13:51:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM UP |
06KIEV1706 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE INSIDER POROSHENKO ON RADA [...] (C) During an April 28 meeting with Ambassador, Our Ukraine (OU) insider Petro Poroshenko emphatically denied he was using his influence with the Prosecutor General to put pressure on Tymoshenko lieutenant Oleksandr Turchynov (refs A and B). Coalition talks with the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) were [...] | 2006-04-28 14:35:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV1711 | UKRAINE: SOMBER TYMOSHENKO DOWN ON ORANGE [...] (C) Summary: A subdued PM-hopeful Yuliya Tymoshenko told Ambassador April 28 that the scant progress in Orange coalition talks in recent days was much less significant than Our Ukraine efforts with Party of Regions to form local coalitions across the country. News during the meeting that Our [...] | 2006-04-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1773 | UKRAINE: WAITING FOR YUSHCHENKO: LACK OF COALITION [...] (C) Summary: While much of Ukraine takes off the first week in May between the May Day and Victory in Europe holidays, work on possible Rada majority coalition policy agreements inched forward, even as the question remained open as to which coalition, if any, would ultimately emerge. In May [...] | 2006-05-05 15:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1851 | UKRAINE: UPDATES FROM BEZSMERTNY AND TYMOSHENKO - [...] (C) Summary: A downbeat and cynical Roman Bezsmertny and a more relaxed Yuliya Tymoshenko separately assessed the current stated of play in coalition negotiations with Charge May 11-12; their characterizations largely tracked, though not completely. Both said that Yushchenko's attitude toward [...] | 2006-05-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KIEV1913 | UKRAINE: FORMER NSDC SECRETARY KINAKH ON [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador's May 17 farewell call on outgoing National Secretary and Defense Council Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh, who has resigned in order to take up a seat in the new parliament (Rada),Kinakh detailed Ukrainian thinking on Transnistria, Belarus, and the deteriorating Ukraine- [...] | 2006-05-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1937 | UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON COALITION TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko opined to Ambassador May 18 that Orange coalition prospects were growing as President Yushchenko was resigning himself to ex-Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko's return to the prime ministership. He agreed with Ambassador's listing of honest government o [...] | 2006-05-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM MARR NATO BO UP |
06KIEV1940 | UKRAINE: KINAKH AND FM TARASYUK ON COALITION [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassadorial farewell calls May 17 on outgoing National Security Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh and Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk, Kinakh and Tarasyuk, both of whom lead minor parties that contested the March 26 elections as part of President Yushchenko's O [...] | 2006-05-19 12:13:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV1992 | UKRAINE: FAREWELL CALL ON PM-HOPEFUL TYMOSHENKO ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid his farewell call on PM-aspirant Yuliya Tymoshenko May 24, the day prior to the opening of the new parliament (Rada) May 25. Tymoshenko said she and her team had stayed up "all night" analyzing the completely new coalition proposal Our Ukraine (OU) had sprung on [...] | 2006-05-24 14:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KIEV1994 | UKRAINE: KRAMER-WOOD 5/22 MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with visiting EUR DAS David Kramer, OVP Deputy NSA Joseph Wood, and Ambassador, former State Secretary Oleksandr Zinchenko stressed that Ukraine's next prime minister should be a politically independent technocrat -- not a politician. Zinchenko had advised President Yu [...] | 2006-05-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON PREL UP RS |
06KIEV1996 | UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON EX-PM [...] (C) During Ambassador's May 23 farewell call, Party of Regions chief Viktor Yanukovych said he bore Ambassador "no ill will" over the events of the Orange Revolution, commenting that the two had "worked well together." Yanukovych spoke in great detail about his "problems with the law," explain [...] | 2006-05-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2038 | UKRAINE: EUR DAS KRAMER AND OVP DNSA WOOD'S 5/23 [...] (C) In a lengthy May 23 discussion with Ambassador, EUR DAS David Kramer, and OVP Deputy NSA Joseph Wood, Our Ukraine's (OU) lead negotiator in the coalition formation talks predicted that an "Orange variant" would soon prevail and that a new government would be in place by mid-July. The new [...] | 2006-05-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2123 | UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT'S POINT MAN ON RELIGION OFFERS [...] (SBU) The Ukrainian government's point man on religious issues, the State Department for Religious Issues (SDRI) chief Ihor Bondarchuk, told us June 1 that, for a variety of reasons, he had tendered his resignation. Bondarchuk criticized the Yushchenko administration's "unprofessional" handli [...] | 2006-06-01 14:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KIRF UP |
06KIEV2166 | UKRAINE: CODEL BLUNT'S 5/29 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a May 29 meeting with CODEL Blunt, President Yushchenko characterized Ukraine's economic growth as "strong" and predicted that a new Orange coalition government would be formed "in a couple of days." Negotiations over top leadership positions had begun May 29 and should be complet [...] | 2006-06-05 09:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL ECON CASC KOCI |
06KIEV2207 | UKRAINE: QUICK GOU FIX TO "SEA BREEZE" LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian parliament (Rada) resumed June 7 and, without addressing the issue of foreign military participation in joint exercises in Ukraine, ended its session almost immediately, adjourning until June 14. A possible special session of the Rada could come before June 14, but [...] | 2006-06-07 17:38:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL NATO PINR UP |
06KIEV2208 | UKRAINE: RADA CONVENES, COALITION FORMATION GETS [...] (C) Nearly 11 weeks after national parliamentary and local elections, Ukraine remains without a Rada majority coalition. A June 7 Rada session opened and closed quickly, with 227 Orange MPs voting to adjourn until June 14. Deputies from the Party of Regions and the Communist Party stayed on t [...] | 2006-06-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL MARR UP |
06KIEV2246 | UKRAINE: EXTRAORDINARY RADA SESSION UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) The Rada's five-member Provisional Presidium on June 8 voted down a motion by 176 opposition MPs to hold a special Rada session that would likely have focused on the situation in Crimea (reftels). The three "Orange" presidium members, who voted "no," dismissed the opposition's appeal as [...] | 2006-06-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP |
06KIEV2247 | UKRAINE: SEA BREEZE JUNE 8 UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko defended his ministry's preparations for the U.S.-Ukraine bilateral military exercise Sea Breeze and determined, with the UK Embassy Defense Attache, that the joint Ukraine-UK Lone Knot exercise would need to be cancelled. Parliament's provisional pres [...] | 2006-06-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL NATO PINR UP |
06KIEV2281 | UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO SAYS COALITION TALKS ARE [...] (C) Yuliya Tymoshenko told DCM on June 12 that talks on forming an Orange coalition were deadlocked over Socialist Party leader Oleksander Moroz' insistence on being made Rada Speaker. Tymoshenko had tried to reason with Moroz, but he was dug in, knowing that this would be his "political swan [...] | 2006-06-12 20:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RS UP |
06KIEV2296 | UKRAINE: WHAT MAY HAPPEN AT WEDNESDAY'S (JUNE 14) [...] (C) With no Orange coalition formed as of 1800 local time, two aides to senior Orange politicians have told us that the Party of Regions may essentially take charge of the coalition formation process at the June 14 Rada session. According to our interlocutors, Communist MP Martynyuk, who is sl [...] | 2006-06-13 16:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2297 | UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's June 13 presentation of a copy of his credentials, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc could not accept Socialist Party of Ukraine leader Moroz as parliamentary speaker, despite Moroz' insistence that this was his condition f [...] | 2006-06-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AMGT PGOV PINR UP |
06KIEV2316 | UKRAINE: AT THE RADA, SIGNS OF AN ORANGE-BLUE [...] (C) At the June 14 parliament (Rada) session, Socialist Party leader Oleksandr Moroz attempted to revive talks to form an Orange coalition by dropping his demand to become Rada Speaker. In return, he asked Our Ukraine (OU) to divide all government posts, down to district chiefs, among the Ora [...] | 2006-06-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP |
06KIEV2329 | UKRAINE: AT THE RADA, PARTY OF REGIONS UPBEAT [...] (C) The action at the June 15 Rada session was not at the rostrum, but on the floor and in the hallways, where Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych shook hands, slapped backs and assured reporters that Regions would sign a coalition agreement on June 20 -- when the Rada reconvenes. Our U [...] | 2006-06-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP |
06KIEV2331 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE INSIDER ZVARYCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our Ukraine (OU) negotiator Roman Zvarych updated DCM June 14 regarding ongoing OU-Party of Regions talks on forming a Rada (parliament) majority coalition, trying to put a positive spin on OU's possible about-face. An Orange-Blue coalition could be in place by June 20, since dif [...] | 2006-06-15 15:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI MARR ETRD UP |
06KIEV2359 | UKRAINE: ORANGE-BLUE COALITION TALKS ALLEGEDLY [...] (C) A coalition agreement between the Party of Regions and Our Ukraine (OU) could be reached tonight (June 16),according to Regions MP and de facto shadow foreign minister Leonid Kozhara. In a conversation with DCM, Kozhara dismissed OU's public distinction between "consultations" and "negot [...] | 2006-06-16 16:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP |
06KIEV2403 | UKRAINE: ANOTHER RADA SESSION ENDS WITHOUT A [...] (C) The Rada (parliament) held two short sessions June 20 but adjourned until June 21 without forming a majority coalition. Before the morning session, Our Ukraine (OU) MP Roman Zvayrch claimed to us that talks with OU's Orange partners were deadlocked over Yuliya Tymoshenko's refusal to acce [...] | 2006-06-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP |
06KIEV2436 | UKRAINE: ORANGE COALITION DEAL "UNDER THREAT" - OR [...] (C) Ukraine's coalition drama continued June 21, inching closer to an Orange Coalition, but also featuring a potential obstacle -- Petro Poroshenko as Our Ukraine's Rada Speaker nominee -- that could possibly cause the deal to unravel or create discord in the months to come. The Rada met brief [...] | 2006-06-21 15:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2461 | UKRAINE: COALITION OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES FINALLY [...] (C) Nearly three months after the March 26 elections, Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT),Our Ukraine (OU),and the Socialist Party (SPU) finally created a parliamentary majority of the "Coalition of Democratic Forces" mid-day June 22 by presenting a coalition agreement with the signatures of 239 [...] | 2006-06-22 17:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2462 | UKRAINE: SPURNED REGIONS VOWS TO "PAINT FENCES" [...] (C) Following the June 22 formation of parliamentary majority of the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT),Our Ukraine (OU),and the Socialists, the direction of the spurned Party of Regions was being taken over by party "radicals," according to moderate Regions deputy leader Volodymyr Makeyenko. Bombastic [...] | 2006-06-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI UP |
06KIEV2477 | UKRAINE: LAUNCH OF NATO PFP TRUST FUND PROJECT FOR [...] (U) Summary: The NATO PfP Trust Fund project to eliminate MANPADS, small arms/light weapons, and excess munitions began June 20 with the ceremonial destruction of two MANPADS before an audience of government officials and media. Actual operations are expected to begin at the Shostka site in [...] | 2006-06-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR NATO PGOV UP |
06KIEV2500 | UKRAINE: REGIONS LEADER YANUKOVYCH ON NEW [...] (SBU) In a lengthy June 23 meeting with an American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation, Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych claimed that anti-Semitic violence was infrequent in Ukraine and repeated the Soviet-era canard that such violence primarily occurred in "radical" western oblasts. Y [...] | 2006-06-26 14:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KIRF UP |
06KIEV2526 | UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION AGREEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 23 meeting with the American Jewish Committee (AJC),Acting Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said Ukraine would not join moves against Israel in the new UN Council for Human Rights and undertook to examine the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian membership in the UN Committ [...] | 2006-06-29 13:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AORC KCRM PINR IZ UP |
06KIEV2530 | UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR TAYLOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH [...] (C) In his first meeting with Ambassador Taylor, Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych criticized President Yushchenko for caving in to USG pressure to spurn Regions and bless the formation of an Orange coalition. The Orange team was deeply divided and may not even be able to get its cand [...] | 2006-06-29 17:15:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR ECON PREL RS UP |
06KIEV2590 | UKRAINE: ACTING NSDC SECRETARY ON ENERGY, RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: In a free-wheeling conversation during Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Acting National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Volodomyr Horbulin focused on Russia and Russia's manifold impact on Ukraine. In contrast to its obvious behavior during the 2004 president [...] | 2006-07-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET ETRD MARR PGOV NATO RS UP |
06KIEV2651 | UKRAINE: MOROZ AS SPEAKER; [...] (SBU) Summary: In a maneuver which stunned Our Ukraine (OU) and Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) only hours after they had reached agreement with Party of Regions on a division of responsibilities between the majority and opposition forces in the Rada (parliament) to end Regions' 10-day blockade of the [...] | 2006-07-07 15:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV2678 | UKRAINE: ORANGE OPTIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Presidential Chief of Staff Rybachuk, former PM Tymoshenko, Our Ukraine (OU) Party leaders Roman Bezsmertny and Roman Zvarych, and OU Political Council member and former National Security and Defense Council Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh July 8 and Acting Foreign M [...] | 2006-07-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KIEV2855 | UKRAINE: THE POLITICAL CHESS GAME: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with key deputy party leaders from Our Ukraine (OU),Regions, and the Socialists over the week of July 17-21 revealed a complicated political chess game underway in Ukrainian politics. Regions' Volodymyr Makeyenko and Socialists Mykola Rudkovsky and Yaroslav Mendus [...] | 2006-07-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV2900 | UKRAINE: WAYS OUT OF THE POLITICAL IMPASSE: FOUR [...] (C) Summary: With the window for a Presidential decision to disband the Rada now open and the "Anti-Crisis Coalition" nomination of Viktor Yanukovych for PM on his desk, Yushchenko and Ukraine face four scenarios: accept Yanukovych as PM; reject Yanukovych's nomination but not dissolve the Rad [...] | 2006-07-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UP |
06KIEV2932 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO-LED ROUNDTABLE POINTS TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko moderated an extraordinary six-hour marathon roundtable July 27 involving all Ukrainian political leaders and additional eminent figures to discuss a way out of the current political impasse. Yushchenko ended the session at 10 pm with a plea for the parti [...] | 2006-07-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV2962 | UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's relations with NATO in the context of ongoing domestic political roundtable discussions and fading chances for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) invitation at the Riga Summit were discussed in EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Kramer's July 28 meetings with Actin [...] | 2006-07-31 14:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV3029 | UKRAINE: TALE OF TWO VIKTORS: YUSHCHENKO NOMINATES [...] (C) Summary. In another last minute decision crucial to the political future of Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko initiated the procedures required for dissolution of the Rada (parliament) August 2, only to agree in the middle of the night instead to endorse Regions' leader Viktor Yanukovyc [...] | 2006-08-04 06:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UP |
06KIEV3041 | UKRAINE: FOREIGN POLICY OF A REGIONS-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In an August 3 meeting, parliamentary deputy and Party of Regions foreign-policy expert Kozhara was sketchy on the details of how a Regions-led government might modify Ukraine's foreign policy approaches. He affirmed that Regions would work to pass WTO-related legislation, but al [...] | 2006-08-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD WTO NATO OREP PINR RS UP |
06KIEV3128 | UKRAINE: ENERGY MINISTERS ON NEW GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary. In August 10 meetings with Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kluyev and Minister of Fuels and Energy Yuriy Boyko made clear that the new GOU was determined to reach a good outcome in dealings with Russia and Turkmenistan on natural gas supplies. Boyko was confident that [...] | 2006-08-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PGOV PBIO RS TX UP |
06KIEV3130 | UKRAINE: PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE? "ORANGE" MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, who repeatedly vowed publicly in July that he would never serve under Viktor Yanukovych, revealed his continuing ambivalence in an August 11 press conference to explain why he had remained Interior Minister in Yanukovych's government, stating that [...] | 2006-08-11 14:41:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV333 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DISCUSSES ENERGY, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 23 meeting with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried, EB Assistant Secretary Wayne, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Flory, SIPDIS NSC Director Wilson, and Ambassador, President Yushchenko Yushchenko said energy issues were at the [...] | 2006-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MCAP RS UP |
06KIEV3332 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. During subdued Independence Day celebrations August 24, President Yushchenko stressed that the western-focussed policies adopted after the Orange Revolution (i.e., pursuing EU and NATO membership) would be continued by Ukraine's new government led by Viktor Yanukovych that he des [...] | 2006-08-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM MARR UP |
06KIEV335 | UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH DISCUSSES GAS DEAL, RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 24 meeting with opposition Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych and Rada Deputy Taras Chornovil, EUR A/S Fried told Yanukovych the U.S. supported Ukraine and would work with whatever democratically-elected government the people of Ukraine chose. The U.S. would [...] | 2006-01-26 08:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ETRD ENRG EPET UP WTO |
06KIEV337 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE'S BEZSMERTNY ON WHY THE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador, Roman Bezsmertny, campaign chief for President Yushchenko's party People's Union Our Ukraine, spun the January 4 Ukraine-Russia gas agreement as an advantageous deal for Ukraine. On a macro level, the higher prices would force necessary r [...] | 2006-01-26 08:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RS UP |
06KIEV3371 | UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S SEPT 6-7 [...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical moment in Ukraine's post-Orange Revolution political development. While the primary gains of the Orange Revolution in societal attitudes, freedom of the press, and foreign and security policy remain, the orange-dominated political season is definiti [...] | 2006-08-31 15:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ENRG UP |
06KIEV340 | Ukraine: Bilateral Coordination Group Talks: [...] (U) In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24 (see septels for other issues discussed),the U.S. side pointed out that progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) was important not only because it protected Ukrainian citizens, but also because Ukraine was currently on the Tier Tw [...] | 2006-01-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP |
06KIEV3425 | UKRAINE: ORANGE VS BLUE CASE STUDY: THE STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary. The political struggle between Orange and Blue to define policy and make decisions in a government of uneasy cohabitation will unfold in the coming weeks and months on an issue by issue basis, particularly in areas and ministries currently controlled by "Orange" Ministers loyal t [...] | 2006-09-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV3463 | UKRAINE: A/S FRIED AND PM YANUKOVYCH DISCUSS NATO, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried highlighted USG willingness to work with PM Yanukovych's government and our belief that Ukraine needed to move at a speed it sets towards NATO membership. Fried also stressed the importance of Ukraine developing as an open, democratic, prosperous societ [...] | 2006-09-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG PGOV NATO UP |
06KIEV3464 | UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED VISIT: THE FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging PM Yanukovych's inevitable influence in shaping Ukrainian foreign policy, FM Tarasyuk asserted to EUR A/S Fried during their September 6 dinner that President Yushchenko could still maintain his primacy on foreign policy, as established in the Constitution, b [...] | 2006-09-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD GG PL UP |
06KIEV3532 | UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL WORRIES THAT KOSOVO [...] (C) Polcouns updated MFA Acting Director General for Political Affairs Olexander Tsvietkov September 12 on the situation with respect to Kosovo, drawing on information from ref b. Knowing that the situation in Kosovo was to be discussed, Tsvietkov presented us with a non-paper, text in para 4 [...] | 2006-09-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK PGOV UN YI MD UP |
06KIEV3553 | UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine-NATO relations was a primary theme in EUR Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings September 6-7 with FM Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and PM Viktor Yanukovych. Holdover "orange" Ministers Tarasyuk and Hrytsenko have been the two staunchest advocates [...] | 2006-09-18 12:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV3570 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO MIFFED ON MAP? KIEV'S REACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the positive dynamics of PM Yanukovych's September 14 visit to NATO HQ (ref A),Yanukovych's declaration that Ukraine was not ready for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) drew swift public complaints from FM Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko September 15, followed by [...] | 2006-09-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KIEV367 | UKRAINE: WHO ARE THE PEACEMAKERS? BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The public political posturing about potential post-election coalitions kicked off in earnest January 24 with President Yushchenko's party Our Ukraine releasing a letter calling for the forces of the Maidan -- Our Ukraine, Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT),Moroz' Socialists [...] | 2006-01-27 17:03:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UP |
06KIEV3755 | UKRAINE: ENGAGING THE NEW UKRAINIAN REALITY AFTER [...] (SBU) Note: In preparation for senior-level consideration of our Ukraine policy, this cable assesses the political and economic developments under the new government. 2. (C) Summary. 50 days after Viktor Yanukovych returned to the premiership he vacated in December 2004 in the wake of the [...] | 2006-09-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ETRD KDEM UP |
06KIEV3758 | UKRAINE: RADA ROLLS BACK UTILITY PRICES, BUT WILL IT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) on September 22 overrode an April presidential veto to pass a law rolling back residential natural gas and electricity prices to January 1, 2006 levels and putting a moratorium on future increases. The law, if it comes into effect, would cancel [...] | 2006-09-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS TX UP |
06KIEV380 | UKRAINE: PRIME MINISTER YEKHANUROV WARNS RUSSIANS [...] (S) Summary: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov told Ambassador on January 28 that Russia was threatening to cut off shipments of Turkmen gas to Ukraine as early as February 1 because of the GOU's delay in implementing the January 4 agreement between Russia's GazProm and Ukraine's Naft [...] | 2006-01-30 14:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS UP |
06KIEV384 | UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...] | 2006-01-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP |
06KIEV3862 | UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH -- DEFENDER OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych stressed with EUR DAS Kramer and Ambassador October 4 that constitutional reform had created a new governing framework in which Parliament (Rada) established government policy, and President Yushchenko together with Yanukovych and the cabinet of mi [...] | 2006-10-05 07:10:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UP |
06KIEV3866 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE MOVES INTO OPPOSITION - OR NOT [...] (C) Summary: After months of negotiations over whether or not to enter the governing coalition, President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine coalition announced October 4 that it would not join the coalition, but would formally join the opposition in parliament. OU's Roman Bezsmertniy told the press [...] | 2006-10-05 12:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP |
06KIEV3905 | UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH PROMISES CONTINUITY ON WTO, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych assured EUR DAS Kramer and Ambassador October 4 that he would continue to make progress on WTO membership and European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Funding for a NATO information campaign was part of the 2007 draft budget. With the support of t [...] | 2006-10-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ETRD ENRG EPET OVIP PREL PINR PL |
06KIEV3919 | UKRAINE: OVERHAULING THE PRESIDENT'S MEN - [...] (C) Summary. With the appointment of Industrial Union of the Donbas (IUD) executive Vitaly Haiduk as National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary October 10, the overhaul of President Yushchenko's team which started September 16 with the appointment of Viktor Baloha as Presidential [...] | 2006-10-11 15:50:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UP |
06KIEV3923 | UKRAINE: WHAT IF FOREIGN MINISTER TARASYUK GOES? [...] (C) Summary: With rumors rife that Foreign Minister Tarasyuk will leave the Cabinet -- either by resigning with his Our Ukraine colleagues or being voted out of his job by the Rada, pundits tout current Presidential Secretariat Deputy Chief of Staff for foreign policy Oleksandr Chaliy as the l [...] | 2006-10-12 14:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO PINR UP |
06KIEV3933 | UKRAINE: Rada Reviews Natural Gas Sector; Allows Price Rise [...] (SBU) Summary. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) reviewed on October 4 the preliminary results of its investigatory commission on NaftoHaz and the natural gas sector. The commission reported multiple instances of mismanagement, malfeasance, and possible criminal acts within state-owned oil and [...] | 2006-10-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV SOCI RS UP |
06KIEV3936 | UKRAINE: ORANGE MINISTERS FATE UNDECIDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl in Kiev as to the fate of the "orange" ministers in the Ukrainian Government. On October 11, an aide to Our Ukraine's Roman Bezsmertniy told us that all "orange" ministers in the Cabinet had submitted letters of resignation, later confirmed publicly by [...] | 2006-10-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KIEV398 | Ukraine: Prosecutors Weak Link in Combating TIP [...] Summary. In trafficking in persons (TIP) criminal cases, prosecutors are the weak link in the law enforcement chain due to the negative stereotypes many prosecutors hold of TIP victims, a lack of aggressive prosecution for fear of losing a case, and the difficulty in obtaining evidence in tim [...] | 2006-01-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP |
06KIEV400 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER SEES POSSIBILITIES [...] (C) Summary: During a January 31 conversation with visiting Project for Transitional Democracies President Bruce Jackson and PolOff, Presidential Security Policy Adviser and National Security Institute Chairman Volodymyr Horbulin said the electoral list of ex-PM Yanukovych's Party of Regions, [...] | 2006-01-31 16:38:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UP |
06KIEV404 | UKRAINE ADOPTIONS: YUSHCHENKO SIGNS LAW ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Tuesday January 31, President Yushchenko signed the law giving interim adoption authority to the National Adoption Center (NAC),clearing the way for prospective adoptive parents to process their adoptions to conclusion. The NAC has a plan in place to prioritize appointments [...] | 2006-02-01 09:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KOCI PREL PGOV UP |
06KIEV406 | UKRAINE: INL-Funded TIP Training Seminar [...] Summary: On January 23-25, Embassy Kiev and the Prosecutors' Academy of Ukraine co-sponsored a first ever training seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) that brought more than 70 members of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO),both prosecutors and investigators, as well as local [...] | 2006-02-01 11:38:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP |
06KIEV408 | UKRAINE: SHIFTING SANDS AND POST-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Conversations with Media watchdog-turned-PORA politician Serhiy Taran, website editor-turned-Tymoshenko Bloc PR director Oleh Medvedev, and independent-minded Regions MP Volodymyr Makeyenko January 25-27 provided three views on the shifting ground in Ukrainian politic [...] | 2006-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
06KIEV456 | UKRAINE: OLIGARCH PINCHUK ON NIKOPOL FERROALLOY [...] (C) Summary: Oligarch Viktor Pinchuk suggested, in a February 1 conversation with visiting Project for Transitional Democracies President Bruce Jackson and PolOff, that he would not appeal his case to a European court after the Ukrainian Supreme Court refused January 20 to hear his appeal aga [...] | 2006-02-02 11:03:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV |
06KIEV459 | UKRAINE: EX-ORANGE COALITION TALKING DEAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with Ambassador, Our Ukraine legal department head and ex-Minister of Justice Roman Zvarych indicated that President Yushchenko's party was doing increasingly well in the polls, which were showing 20-percent support for Our Ukraine, as opposed to 12-13 per [...] | 2006-02-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV471 | UKRAINE: MOROSE MOROZ: SOCIALIST LEADER UNHAPPY [...] (C) Summary: Socialist Party Leader Olexander Moroz vented frustration with the gas deal with Russia, President Yushchenko, ex-PM Yuliya Tymoshenko, and a perceived lack of recent U.S. attention to the Socialist Party February 1 to Bruce Jackson, President, Project for Transitional Democracie [...] | 2006-02-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV473 | UKRAINE: EXTREME MAKEOVER FOR THE PARTY OF REGIONS? [...] (C) As part of an effort to transform itself its image into that of a democratic political force, Ukraine's Party of Regions -- long a haven for Donetsk-based mobsters and oligarchs -- is in the midst of an "extreme makeover." The effort enlists the help and advice of veteran K Street politic [...] | 2006-02-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV479 | UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO LIEUTENANT TURCHYNOV ON GAS [...] (C) Summary: Ex-PM Tymoshenko lieutenant Oleksandr Turchynov told Ambassador February 3 that he thought the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) would obtain the additional unpublicized documents related to the January 4 gas deal and the newly arranged joint venture by the end of the day; he thought the do [...] | 2006-02-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV480 | UKRAINE: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary elections, the independent Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) and the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission recently held briefings on their findings and plans. The CVU noted that while there some abuse of administrative r [...] | 2006-02-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV |
06KIEV481 | UKRAINE: THIRD ELECTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: At an Ambassador-hosted roundtable discussion January 25, NGO representatives felt that the recent gas and government crises could hurt ex-PM Tymoshenko in the elections. One observer expressed doubt that a Rada majority coalition would be formed after the March 26 elections, [...] | 2006-02-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV |
06KIEV520 | UKRAINE: LOOKING TOWARD AND BEYOND THE MARCH [...] (C) Summary: A majority in the new Rada elected by the March 26 parliamentary elections will select a new Prime Minister, who will take the lead on forming a new Cabinet (with the exception of Defense and Foreign Ministers). Poll results have for months consistently suggested that at least t [...] | 2006-02-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV553 | UKRAINE: YOU TAKE THE LOW ROAD AND I'LL TAKE THE [...] (C) Summary: Circus-like farce impinged on serious statecraft at the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) the morning of February 9. President Yushchenko delivered an hour-long "State of the Nation" address to the Rada, reviewing the accomplishments of the past year since his inauguration an [...] | 2006-02-09 16:41:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV |
06KIEV579 | UKRAINE: SOCIALIST LEADER MOROZ ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 13 meeting with Ambassador, Socialist Party leader Oleksandr Moroz opined that new Constitutional Court judges would not be selected until after the March 26 parliamentary elections because of concerns that the court would otherwise revisit constitutional reform. Mo [...] | 2006-02-13 15:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
06KIEV589 | UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION PROVINCIAL SNAPSHOT: [...] (SBU) Summary: The north-central province of Chernihiv offers a snapshot of the changed Ukraine and of the fluid political dynamics between the 2004 Presidential contest and the upcoming March parliamentary (Rada) and local elections. In 2004, Chernihiv witnessed heavy administrative resource [...] | 2006-02-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV |
06KIEV610 | UKRAINE: WORKING TO SECURE RADA APPROVAL FOR [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the February 9 failure of the Rada (parliament) to approve the measure authorizing foreign troops to participate in military exercises in Ukraine in 2006 (ref A),Defense Minister Hrytsenko asked Ambassador late February 14 to approach Party of Regions leader [...] | 2006-02-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV |
06KIEV641 | UKRAINE: REGIONS' BOSS YANUKOVYCH ON WTO, ELECTION [...] (C) Party of Regions' leader Viktor Yanukovych told Ambassador on February 15 that Ukraine had to coordinate its WTO entry with Russia and said that President Yushchenko would be making a "huge mistake" if he formed an "Orange Coalition" with ex-PM Yuliya Tymoshenko before or after the March p [...] | 2006-02-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON |
06KIEV656 | UKRAINE: FOURTH ELECTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: At an Ambassador-hosted roundtable on the March 26 Rada (Parliament) and local government elections February 14, NGO representatives felt that while most voters were aware of the shift to elections based on party lists, this awareness dropped off significantly in rural areas. N [...] | 2006-02-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM |
06KIEV659 | UKRAINE: UPDATE ON REFOULEMENT OF UZBEKS [...] (C) On February 17, Ambassador passed Foreign Minister Tarasyuk a non-paper on Ukraine's February 14 refoulement of a group of Uzbek asylum seekers. Tarasyuk said that he became aware of incident through media reports and had asked for an explanation from the Ukrainian law enforcement communi [...] | 2006-02-17 16:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV |
06KIEV713 | UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH STILL BITTER ABOUT THE [...] (C) As of December 2005, Yanukovych still expressed bitterness about what he saw as the December 2004 "putsch" denying him the Presidency, according to Lithuanian Embassy Political Counselor Darius Vitkauskas. Vitkauskas told us February 21 that when the Lithuanian Ambassador saw Yanukovych i [...] | 2006-02-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH |
06KIEV718 | UKRAINE/GUAM: ENERGIZING GUAM MEMBER STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) EUR/ACE FSA Director in December 2005 advised GUAM Embassy representatives that the USG would not wish to continue funding the U.S.-GUAM framework project or supporting GUAM Secretariat development unless member states themselves f [...] | 2006-02-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GUAM |
06KIEV738 | UKRAINE: TALES OF SEVASTOPOL, A HERO CITY [...] (C) Summary: The presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet pervades the historic Crimean city of Sevastopol, which is one of two municipalities in Ukraine directly administered by the central government. Relations between President Yushchenko-appointed city administrator Serhiy Ivanov and the [...] | 2006-02-23 13:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS UP |
06KIEV743 | UKRAINE: MFA DEFENDS DEPORTATION OF UZBEKS, LABELS [...] (S) In a written response to our February 17 non-paper about Ukraine's refoulement of a group of Uzbek asylum seekers (refs A and B),MFA asserted that the Uzbeks had been deported in accordance with domestic and international law, dismissed the Uzbeks' asylum claims as "manifestly unfounded," [...] | 2006-02-23 17:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREF PREL PTER UP UZ |
06KIEV781 | UKRAINE: EX-PM TYMOSHENKO ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met ex-PM Yuliya Tymoshenko February 26 to deliver concerns about her comments on a contract by U.S. company Holtec to build a nuclear waste storage facility in Ukraine (septel). The conversation turned to domestic politics and the natural gas supply/transit deal with [...] | 2006-02-27 15:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP |
06KIEV936 | UKRAINE: REGIONS' CONSULTANTS WARN DEFICIENCIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Party of Regions' U.S. campaign consultants Paul Manafort, Phil Griffin, and Catherine Barnes called on DCM and poloff March 10 to share Regions' concerns about election organizational problems that they feared could call the legitimacy of the March 26 election into question. M [...] | 2006-03-10 17:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIEV957 | UKRAINE: USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley visited Kiev February 28-March 2 and met with OSCE, Central Election Commission (CEC),and political party representatives to get a better sense of how the run-up to the March 26 elections was proceeding. She noted repeatedly that the U [...] | 2006-03-13 18:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE |
06KIEV965 | UKRAINE: DFM KHANDOHIY, U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSS FM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting with Under Secretary Dobriansky and Ambassador, DFM Volodymyr Khandohiy pushed for a Presidential drop-by during FM Tarasyuk's March 9 meeting with the Vice President in Washington. Dobriansky and Ambassador frankly described the poor timing (in view of the u [...] | 2006-03-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KFLU NATO |
06KIEV986 | UKRAINE: MFA ON MAUP-RELATED VISA CASE [...] (C) MFA Director General Borys Bazylevsky told Consul General March 14 that the Ukrainian Government was considering banning the entry into Ukraine of AMCIT David Duke. The move would be part of a broader GOU effort to rein in the activities of the anti-Semitic Inter-Regional Academy of Perso [...] | 2006-03-14 15:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI |
06KIEV987 | UKRAINE: RADA ADDRESSES ELECTION-RELATED CONCERNS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14, the Rada (parliament) addressed election-related concerns about deficiencies in Polling Station Commission (PSC) staffing and in the voters' lists voiced by Central Election Commission Chair Davydovych, NGOs, and political parties in recent days (refs A-B) by passi [...] | 2006-03-14 17:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM |
06KIGALI1017 | GOR ON TRACK TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) On 17 October Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama held a press conference to announce a "nation wide debate" on the abolishment of the death penalty in Rwanda. Although it has not been implemented since 22 genocidaires were shot by firing squads in 1997, the subject has been a k [...] | 2006-10-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS |
06KIGALI1063 | MAYOR PRESENTS HER VISION FOR KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. On 3 November Kigali City Mayor, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, briefed diplomatic corps and a small group of stakeholders on her strategic vision for the city. Kacyira presented her municipal government's mission, to make Kigali "a safer, cleaner, more competitive modern city with exp [...] | 2006-11-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON RW |
06KIGALI1090 | GACACA: SOME JUSTICE, LITTLE RECONCILIATION, IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 7, former energy minister Bonaventure Niyibizi traveled to his birthplace in western Rwanda to attend the gacaca trial of four men accused of the murder of his mother in the 1994 genocide. Some measure of justice occurred -- four men offered partial confessions and [...] | 2006-11-13 14:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI180 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...] | 2006-02-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
06KIGALI181 | RWANDA SENATE ASSERTS AUTONOMY, SUMMONS MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: On February 2 and 9, Internal Affairs Minister Christophe Bazivamo and Justice Minister Edda Mukabagwiza were summoned by the Senate to two public hearings to address questions on national security and judicial issues. Senators expressed concerns over serious human rights violat [...] | 2006-02-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
06KIGALI183 | 2006 SECTOR-LEVEL ELECTIONS: ORDERLY, HIGH VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The second phase of 2006 Rwanda local elections, conducted February 20 at the sector level, proceeded smoothly. Polling sites were easy to find and easy to access, and local National Electoral Commission staff appeared to follow established guidelines and procedures. Voters w [...] | 2006-02-24 07:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
06KIGALI184 | GOR GROUNDS SN BRUSSELS PASSANGER PLANE [...] (U) On 21 February the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) grounded an SN Brussels Airlines passenger plane for violating saftey standards. Flight 463, from Kigali to Brussels with one stop in Nairobi, had over 200 passengers, including at least two Amcits. The CAA claimed: -- The safety be [...] | 2006-02-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL BE KY RW |
06KIGALI192 | RWANDA COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR BUT [...] Summary: In a meeting February 24, UNICEF indicated that while child labor is a problem in Rwanda, child trafficking and prostitution do not appear to be prevalent. UNICEF-Rwanda Head of Child Protection attributed the incidence of child labor to the large number of vulnerable orphans, parti [...] | 2006-02-27 17:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
06KIGALI193 | DEMAND FOR RWANDAN SPECIALTY COFFEE ON THE RISE [...] Summary: Ambassador hosted an event February 24 for a visiting delegation from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which represents the USD 20 billion U.S. coffee industry. This first annual coffee event showcased the exceptional quality of Rwandan specialty coffee and marked the b [...] | 2006-02-27 18:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ETRD RW |
06KIGALI199 | JUSTICE MINISTRY WELCOMES RULE OF LAW DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: In a meeting February 27 with the Ministry of Justice, Ambassador expressed his desire to engage the Rwandan government on a range of important issues, including rule of law, democracy and governance. Secretary General Johnston Busingye welcomed the opportunity for further dialogue [...] | 2006-02-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
06KIGALI220 | KIGALI CITY ELECTS WOMAN MAYOR [...] Summary: In the final phase of 2006 local elections March 4, a woman parliamentarian was elected mayor of Kigali by an overwhelming majority. As in the earlier phases of the electoral process (reftels),voter turnout was high. An estimated 94 percent of the electoral college, comprised of [...] | 2006-03-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
06KIGALI221 | SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...] | 2006-03-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW |
06KIGALI228 | HOTEL RWANDA MANAGER NO HERO TO GOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been an ongoing public campaign to discredit Paul Rusesabagina, the former manager of Hotel des Mille Collines during the 1994 genocide and current hero in the US and Europe due to the film 'Hotel Rwanda', in Rwanda. The efforts to damage the reputation of Mr. Rusesabagin [...] | 2006-03-08 06:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RW BG |
06KIGALI267 | STATUS OF RWANDAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On 13 March, Ambassador met with Sylvie Zainabo Kayitesi, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR),to present the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) and discuss the work of the NCHR. Ambassador Arietti discussed the importance the USG places on the respect [...] | 2006-03-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI270 | US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...] | 2006-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA |
06KIGALI277 | AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR [...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...] | 2006-03-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW |
06KIGALI281 | PRESIDENT KAGAME RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] Summary: On March 11 President Kagame announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing the Finance Minister, dropping three ministers, and creating a new ministerial post in the Office of the President for scientific research and technology. Despite rumors for several weeks of an impending shake-up [...] | 2006-03-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RW |
06KIGALI283 | AJELLO VISIT TO RWANDAN DEMOBILIZATION CENTER [...] (U) Summary. On 17 March Ambassador Aldo Ajello, EU Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, visited Mutobo Demobilization and Reintegration Center. Poloff accompanied the EU delegation to a special site visit set up by the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) to introduce Ajell [...] | 2006-03-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PREL CG RW |
06KIGALI286 | RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI [...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...] | 2006-03-28 05:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW |
06KIGALI291 | GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...] | 2006-03-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW |
06KIGALI334 | PRESIDENT KAGAME MEETS WITH A/S FRAZER [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 April, A/S Frazer met with President Kagame at his office on the presidential compound. Also in attendance were Ambassador Arietti, Foreign Minister Murigande, Chef du Cabinet Kabija, National Security Service Director Ndahiro, AF Special Assistant Gaither and poloff. Kaga [...] | 2006-04-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL RW CG SU |
06KIGALI365 | VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER TO RWANDA [...] (C) In a successful, productive visit to Rwanda April 4-8, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer engaged in candid discussion on a broad range of issues from regional security, bilateral relations, and Darfur to democracy and human rights. In her meetings with senior [...] | 2006-04-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAGR KDEM PHUM KPKO MOPS RW CG |
06KIGALI381 | RWANDA: FY 2006 ESF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Per reftel post submits the following summaries of two proposed projects for FY 2006 Africa regional ESF funding, including the total amount requested for each project and an explanation of how the projects would advance our MPP objectives and U.S. national interests. The projects focus on s [...] | 2006-04-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
06KIGALI382 | National Reconciliation a Top Priority for Rwanda [...] Summary: During an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) Executive Secretary Fatuma Ndangiza described NURC's primary role as promoting national reconciliation through civic education. Since 1999, NURC has conducted surveys, including a nation [...] | 2006-04-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
06KIGALI393 | Catholic Church of Rwanda Supports Gacaca, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 11 meeting with the Papal Nuncio, Ambassador brought up a recent note verbale from the Vatican that criticized gacaca (ref A). Ambassador noted that he is aware of concerns that gacaca is not serving the purpose for which it was created and that the GOR, itself, [...] | 2006-04-26 18:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
06KIGALI408 | Embassy Commemorates 28 Local Staff Killed During [...] Summary: On April 20 Embassy held a memorial service in honor of 28 locally engaged staff killed during the 1994 genocide. The fifth annual commemoration brought together American and local staff with the widows and orphans of the victims. In his remarks, Ambassador acknowledged that the i [...] | 2006-04-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AFSN KDEM RW |
06KIGALI410 | GOR DEMARCHED ON UN HRC AND AU MISSION IN SUDAN [...] (U) On 28 April, DCM delivered the talking points from refs to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Amandin Rugira. 2. (SBU) Rugira said he was aware of the reported lack of response by African Union forces in close proximity to attacks on civilians in Darfur. He s [...] | 2006-05-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PARM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI EUN |
06KIGALI411 | Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...] | 2006-05-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW |
06KIGALI428 | UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts [...] (SBU) Summary: During its visit to Kigali April 20-29, the UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts briefed Embassy on the focus of its current mandate and its challenges in the region. The experts highlighted the need for tighter immigration control at the DRC border, a GDRC mechanism fo [...] | 2006-05-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO ETTC RW |
06KIGALI463 | STATUS OF LAND REFORM [...] Land ownership has been a major issue of conflict throughout much of Rwanda's history, and 80 percent of current legal disputes involve land. The GOR adopted a land law in 2005, which made it the final owner of all land in Rwanda and provided for leases of up to ninety-nine years; however, ma [...] | 2006-05-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV EAGR RW |
06KIGALI464 | Rwandan Government Action on Child Protection and [...] Summary: During a May 8 courtesy call on the Minister in Charge of Family and Gender Promotion in the Prime Minister's Office, Ambassador underscored USG interest in gender issues, in particular trafficking in persons, and Embassy's desire to provide assistance to the GOR to combat child pros [...] | 2006-05-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI RW |
06KIGALI482 | Catholic Archbishop Notes Improved Church-State [...] Summary: During a May 17 discussion with polchief on religious freedom in Rwanda, the Catholic Archbishop of Kigali noted that relations between the GOR and the Catholic Church have improved, with greater collaboration on social services and other services, such as security. He noted, howev [...] | 2006-05-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI RW |
06KIGALI496 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a roundtable discussion April 5 with Rwandan parliamentarians and a separate call on the president of the Rwandan Senate, Assistant Secretary Frazer addressed recent developments in the Great Lakes region, human rights issues, the role of parliament in Rwandan society, [...] | 2006-05-25 06:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KMCA RW CG |
06KIGALI517 | U.S. TRIPARTITE DELEGATION MEMBERS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] Summary: During a May 24 meeting with Ambassador Arietti and visiting U.S. Tripartite Plus delegation members, Rwandan parliamentarians discussed the gap between perception and reality on Rwanda's performance on human rights. They asserted that outsiders criticize Rwanda without fully under [...] | 2006-05-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KMCA RW |
06KIGALI540 | RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...] | 2006-06-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM RW |
06KIGALI579 | TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...] | 2006-06-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW |
06KIGALI595 | FRENCH REPORTER ORDERED TO LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Summary. Radio France International (RFI) correspondent, French citizen Sonia Rolley, left Kigali on June 10 after the GOR refused to renew her visa. Rolley had worked on and off in Rwanda since October 2004 but the visa renewal request was rejected by Rwandan Immigration and she was di [...] | 2006-06-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
06KIGALI607 | ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. During 21-23 July 2006, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) collaborated on plans for near-term pre-deployment peace support operations (PSO) training for RDF battalions preparing to deploy t [...] | 2006-06-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS PGOV PREL RW SU ACOTA ET |
06KIGALI687 | FORMER INTEL CHIEF KAREGEYA SENTENCED FOR [...] (U) Summary. On 13 July a Rwandan Military Tribunal ruled that Col. Patrick Karegeya was guilty of insubordination and desertion and sentenced him to a prison term of one year and eight months. Both the prosecution and defense intend to appeal the verdict at the Military High Court. End summ [...] | 2006-07-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM RW UG |
06KIGALI716 | MILITARY PROSECUTOR DISCUSSES HIGH PROFILE CASES [...] (U) Summary. On 19 July poloff met with Major Christophe Bizimungu, Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Chief Prosecutor, to discuss the status of three high profile cases currently being handled by his office. Bizimungu presented a detailed case against Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of the [...] | 2006-07-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC KJUS PGOV RW |
06KIGALI726 | GOR ON RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary. On July 5 Emboffs met with GOR officials to discuss the relationship between civil society and the GOR. The meeting provided an opportunity for the GOR to clarify its relationship with NGOs, religious organizations, and political parties operating in the country, and to address a [...] | 2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI727 | NEW HIGH COUNCIL OF THE PRESS APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) Summary. In June the GOR confirmed new appointments for the country,s nine-person High Council of the Press (HCP),which is charged with both regulation of the media and promotion of press freedom in the country. It is hoped that this iteration of the Council (this is the second Council t [...] | 2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM UNESCO RW |
06KIGALI784 | JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 28, Jean Leonard Rugambage, a journalist for the Kinyarwanda fortnightly newspaper Umuco,, who was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one [...] | 2006-08-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI790 | 'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...] | 2006-08-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI836 | KIGALI'S NEW MAYOR BANS MOTORCYCLE TAXIS [...] (U) Kigali city residents awoke on Monday, August 21 to an odd sight in central areas of the city: the complete absence of motorcycle taxis plying their trade on busy thoroughfares. The Kigali City Council, led by its new Mayor, Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, banned commercial motorcycles (termed "bod [...] | 2006-08-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
06KIGALI842 | PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA: CHARGES OF HARASSMENT AND [...] (U) During August, there have been several incidents of alleged threats, and one physical attack, against Rwandan journalists by unknown perpetrators. Two journalists have left the country, although one may return soon. GOR officials vehemently deny any official GOR involvement in negative [...] | 2006-08-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
06KIGALI847 | NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REFORM [...] New Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama outlined his plans for a reformed Justice Ministry in a meeting with the Ambassador on August 28. A revamped administrative structure, strenuous efforts to reduce lagging caseloads, and a pledge to ensure "even-handed investigations" formed the co [...] | 2006-08-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
06KIGALI868 | CITY GOVERNMENT RESCINDS MOTORCYCLE BAN [...] (U) The Kigali City Council on Monday September 4 rescinded its two-week ban on motorcycle taxis. Operating under new licensing requirements, the motorcycles began to return to city streets in small numbers. Each operator is now required to register with his local cell (the next-to-lowest po [...] | 2006-09-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RW |
06KIGALI887 | EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...] | 2006-09-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RW |
06KINGSTON1006 | GOJ REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION OF JUSTICE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. On May 1, Embassy received via diplomatic note dated April 27, the following request to support the re-election of Justice Lloyd Ellis to the Board of Governors of the Justice Studies Center of the America's (JSCA). Text of note and accompany [...] | 2006-05-22 19:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OAS JM |
06KINGSTON1025 | GOJ REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ELECTION TO THE PEACE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. On May 10, Embassy received via diplomatic note dated May 8, the following request to support the election of the Government of Jamaica to the standing Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. Text of note faxed to WHA/CAR (R [...] | 2006-05-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UN JA |
06KINGSTON1051 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 13 - May 30, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- BOJ Reduces Interest Rates -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Jamaican Company to Expand to the Caribbean -- Major Investment Project on the Horizon -- Cement Troubles Continue -- Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding (Finally) -------------- [...] | 2006-05-30 14:58:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON1064 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Upon receipt of Reftel on May 31, the Ambassador attempted to contact Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who was campaigning outside of Kingston and unavailable by phone. With Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton abroad on official travel, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of State for For [...] | 2006-06-01 11:58:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR JM |
06KINGSTON1086 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: [...] (SBU) On June 1, Econoff delivered reftel talking points to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Director, Caribbean and Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). On the issue of the "trade and investment" resolution, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated that she would take our concerns to the dele [...] | 2006-06-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL JM |
06KINGSTON1097 | DEMARCHE TO "RECONFIRM" SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and six aides May 30 to ascertain GOJ voting intentions vis-a-vis Guatemala's bid for a non-permanent UNSC seat. The PM was unable to answer the question but said she would consult with Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton [...] | 2006-06-05 12:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNSC PINR JM |
06KINGSTON1117 | AMBASSADOR RAISES NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN STATEMENT, [...] (C) On June 5, the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton to follow up on Guatemala's candidacy for a UNSC seat (Ref A),and to express disappointment with the recent NAM statement on Iran (Ref C). On Guatemala/UNSC, Hylton denied that Jamaica or CARICOM had yet decided how to v [...] | 2006-06-07 18:26:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC AORC IAEA KNNP IR JM |
06KINGSTON1144 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This was first reported in ref. B, and was updated in refs. C, D and E. This dispute has been included in past Reports on Investment Disputes. 2. A) Claimant A. B) 1996 C) Case status: As n [...] | 2006-06-09 18:45:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN OPIC PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON1199 | CONTROVERSIAL POLICE OFFICER BACK ON THE FORCE [...] (U) Senior Superintendent Renato Adams, the controversial former head of the disbanded Crime Management Unit (CMU),has been reinstated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Adams was taken off active duty in 2004 pending the outcome of the trial in which he and five other members of the CMU [...] | 2006-06-16 20:44:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PHUM CVIS JM |
06KINGSTON1256 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 31 - June 23, 2006 [...] This month's topics: -- Chilean President Visits -- GOJ Concerns with Increasing Food Imports -- Diaspora Conference Held in Kingston -- Bank Executive Highlights Benefits of Migration -- Businesses Hurting From Anti-Drug Efforts -- Huge Demand for Scrap -- Inflation Moderates -- IMF Says [...] | 2006-06-26 11:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON1342 | JAMAICAN ELECTIONS: OPPOSITION CONFIDENT BUT ALSO [...] (C) Summary: In a July 3 meeting with Audley Shaw, opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) Spokesman for Finance and Public Service, Shaw predicted that national elections would be called for late August or early September. He said that a series of scandals could open the door for the first JLP [...] | 2006-07-07 20:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EPET KCOR JM |
06KINGSTON1412 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Names of proposed cand [...] | 2006-07-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON1423 | JAMAICAN FINANCE MINISTER NOT READY TO QUIT (YET) [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance and Planning Omar Davies will not/not resign just yet, despite widespread media reports last week indicating that Davies was preparing to leave the cabinet, his Parliamentary seat, and representational politics. Embassy contacts had confirmed that his rumored [...] | 2006-07-21 15:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL JM |
06KINGSTON1437 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING COMMISSION FOR FREE CUBA [...] (U) On July 11, 2006, Political Section delivered reftel points and Compact Report to the Director of Caribbean and Americas Department, Joy Wheeler, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Wheeler had no immediate comment. 2. (U) On July 20, Political Officer spoke with Shere [...] | 2006-07-24 16:41:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CU PHUM PREL JM |
06KINGSTON1441 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: June 24 - July 24, 2006 [...] This month's topics: -- Chavez Visit Postponed -- West Indies Alumina Company Cutting Jobs -- More Competition in Mobile Market -- Finance Minister Heads Team to the UK -- Cement Imports Increase -- Airline Starts Service to Jamaica -- Prices Jump in June -- Opposition Spokesman Predicts [...] | 2006-07-25 11:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON1465 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post urgently requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Post regrets t [...] | 2006-07-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON1482 | PORTIA'S CLOCK IS TICKING: JAMAICAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON1485 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Names of proposed candi [...] | 2006-07-28 20:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON1546 | OPPOSITION LEADER TAUNTS PRIME MINISTER TO BRING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bruce Golding, the opposition leader for the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) continues to dare Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),the leader of the ruling Peoples National Party (PNP),to call general elections now. The JLP has swept over all parts of the island in a vigorous [...] | 2006-08-04 21:47:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON1579 | LIKELY ISSUES IF ELECTIONS CALLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),leader of the Peoples National Party (PNP),remains silent on the timing of the next general election. If elections are not called soon, PSM will have to wait until after Cricket World Cup (CWC) (scheduled to begin in March 2007),du [...] | 2006-08-14 11:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON JM |
06KINGSTON1592 | VENEZUELA/JAMAICA: USD 563 MILLION ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On August 14, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, accompanied by Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and Energy and Petroleum Minister Raphael Ramirez, made a one-day stop in Jamaica during which he signed agreements with the GOJ totaling USD 563.3 million. Of that figure, USD 290 million pur [...] | 2006-08-15 19:47:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL JM VE |
06KINGSTON1605 | UNSC VOTE: MIXED SIGNALS FROM JAMAICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 15:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JM VE |
06KINGSTON1624 | UNSC VOTE: JAMAICA "UNDECIDED"? [...] (C) On August 18, Poloff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),who reported that Jamaica was "undecided" regarding the UNSC seat vote and that Jamaica would make its decision based on "national in [...] | 2006-08-18 18:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JM VE |
06KINGSTON1645 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: July 25 - August 21, 2006 [...] This month's topics: -- Chavez Visit -- Jamaican Delegation in Venezuela -- National Elections in 2006 Unlikely -- Telecom Company Cuts Staff -- Prices Inching Up -- Bankers Submit Credit Bureau Proposal -- Several Apply for Commercial Bank Licenses -- Jamaica Files Debt Shelf with US Sec [...] | 2006-08-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON1662 | JAMAICA: WINDOW TO CALL ELECTIONS CLOSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's (PSM) window to call general elections is quickly closing. Under an informal agreement with CARICOM countries not to hold elections within six months of Cricket World Cup (CWC),PSM must hold elections before October 11 or wait until after [...] | 2006-08-23 19:16:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON1687 | JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: DEAL CLARIFIED AND IRRITATION [...] (C) Summary: Clear numbers that clarify the extent of Jamaica's deals with Venezuela (outlined ref. A.) have emerged. The Venezuelan government has purchased a 49 percent stake in the GOJ-owned PetroJam refinery for USD 64 million, according to Dr. Jean Dixon, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry [...] | 2006-08-25 18:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET KMCA PGOV PREL MOPS MARR UNSC |
06KINGSTON1737 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: August 22 - September 1, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 20:03:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB IDB KIPR JM |
06KINGSTON1805 | JAMAICA: DEBT AND ANEMIC GROWTH ENCUMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 20:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR SOCI IDB IMF JM XL |
06KINGSTON1842 | JAMAICA: PARTICIPATION IN 2006 CARIBBEAN ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 20:50:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV OTRA JM |
06KINGSTON1859 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET 3 OCT [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) The names of the propos [...] | 2006-09-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON1881 | JAMAICA: POLICE SICK-OUT [...] (U) Hundreds of rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) called in sick to press for an improved wage offer from the Government on September 20-21, thus hampering Security operations across the island. Police are demanding a 75 percent increase in salary and additional be [...] | 2006-09-22 12:02:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR ASEC EFIN ELAB SOCI IMF |
06KINGSTON2020 | JAMAICA: TRAFIGURA SCANDAL MAY AFFECT TIMING OF GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Trafigura scandal delineated septel has forced the resignation of Colin Campbell, Minister of Information and Development and PNP General Secretary, and may cause the Prime Minister to wait to call elections until late next year. Prior to this latest imbroglio, many observers had spec [...] | 2006-10-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET KCOR XL XK JM |
06KINGSTON2021 | JAMAICA: A TRAFIGURA SCANDAL PRIMER [...] (SBU) The six-month old administration of People's National Party (PNP) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller faces embarrassing and intense scrutiny over its acceptance of JMD 31 million (approximately USD 475,000) from a Dutch-based oil trading firm. The firm, Trafigura Beheer BV, holds the [...] | 2006-10-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KCOR JM |
06KINGSTON2022 | JAMAICA: A TRAFIGURA SCANDAL PRIMER [...] (SBU) The six-month old administration of People's National Party (PNP) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller faces embarrassing and intense scrutiny over its acceptance of JMD 31 million (approximately USD 475,000) from a Dutch-based oil trading firm. The firm, Trafigura Beheer BV, holds the [...] | 2006-10-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KCOR JM |
06KINGSTON203 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON OPPOSITION LEADER [...] Summary: During the Ambassador's January 17 courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition Bruce Golding and senior Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) MPs Karl Samuda (JLP Chairman) and Ed Bartlett (shadow tourism minister),Golding lamented what he described as Jamaica's diminished importance to the USG, [...] | 2006-02-01 17:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL WHTI JM |
06KINGSTON204 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS [...] (U) On January 31, Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Claudia Barnes, Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),Gillian Guthrie, Director of Projects and Enforcement at the Ministry of Land and Environment (MLE),and Glori [...] | 2006-02-01 17:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON2065 | JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT DEFEATS NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (U) On October 17, Parliament debated for eight hours a no-confidence motion brought by Bruce Golding, leader of the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP),against the ruling People's National Party (PNP),in response to the controversy surrounding the USD 500K in political funding donated to t [...] | 2006-10-18 20:45:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KCOR JM |
06KINGSTON2075 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET 15 [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The names of the proposed can [...] | 2006-10-19 15:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2083 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET 18 [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name(s) of the proposed c [...] | 2006-10-20 18:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2150 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION PARTY'S ORIENTATION ON KEY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR PTER SOCI CPAS |
06KINGSTON2151 | JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, met October 30 to discuss a range of common concerns. Minister Phillips noted that the October 26 meeting with DHS Secretary Chertoff in Port of Spain, Trinidad, had been a positive one, if somewhat shorter than CARIC [...] | 2006-10-31 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MARR XL JM |
06KINGSTON2167 | DIP NOTES RECEIVED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2006 [...] American Embassy Kingston received the following two Diplomatic Notes on November 1, 2006 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade: (1) Ref. 50/140/51 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America [...] | 2006-11-03 16:58:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECPS JM |
06KINGSTON2189 | JAMAICA: NEW POLL SHOWS RULING PNP AND OPPOSITION [...] (U) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) and opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are tied for public support at 32 percent each, according to the latest Bill Johnson poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. Since Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) became head of the PNP and Prime Min [...] | 2006-11-07 19:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL XK |
06KINGSTON2213 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requets the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed candida [...] | 2006-11-13 12:25:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2251 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION JAMAICAN LABOUR PARTY STAGES [...] (C) With music blaring and clouds of ganga floating in the air, the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) staged its 63rd Annual Conference November 18-19 at the National Arena in Kingston. Local media estimated the crowd of green-clad supporters in the "tens of thousands," with the vast majority watchin [...] | 2006-11-20 16:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EDU PINR SOCI XL XK JM |
06KINGSTON230 | "A TWO-HORSE RACE": PHILLIPS AIDE HANDICAPS [...] (C) On January 30, a close confidant of National Security Minister Peter Phillips discussed the campaigns of Phillips, Local Government, Community and Sport Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Finance Minister Omar Davies, and former Water and Housing Minister Karl Blythe to succeed P.J. Patterson [...] | 2006-02-03 19:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PINR JM |
06KINGSTON2303 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 18:00:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2313 | PNP CAGEY OVER LOCAL ELECTION DATE [...] (C) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) continues its evasiveness on when elections will finally be called. During two recent private meetings with Emboffs, however, PNP officials strongly suggested that local elections would be held in January. General elections would be held, contacts [...] | 2006-11-29 19:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JM XL |
06KINGSTON2314 | (C) AIR JAMAICA: REPORTS OF MY DEMISE ARE NOT [...] (C) The GOJ simply does not grasp the dire predicament faced by Air Jamaica. The carrier literally could cease operations at any time, much like the situation with Swissair in October 2001. A cocktail of enormous and growing debt, a lack of political will to make painful and expensive choices [...] | 2006-11-29 19:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV JM XL |
06KINGSTON2320 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requests the Department's assistane in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed candida [...] | 2006-11-30 15:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2384 | JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...] | 2006-12-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
06KINGSTON240 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JANUARY 20, 2006 - [...] This week's topics: -- Formal Inauguration of CARICOM Single Market -- Fiscal Deficit Worsens -- Fiscal Situation Worries International Investors -- GOJ Exploring Fuel Tax Increase -- Bauxite/Alumina Expansion Project On Track -- Crime Rates Down --------------------------- [...] | 2006-02-03 20:47:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON2409 | JAMAICA: PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS UNFEASIBLE [...] (C) Summary: On December 18, econoff delivered ref. A talking points to O'Neil Hamilton, Special Advisor to Minister of National Security (MNS) Peter Phillips. On December 19, DCM reiterated the points to MNS Permanent Secretary Gilbert Scott, and econoff followed up with SIPDIS Hamilton o [...] | 2006-12-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR KJUS XL |
06KINGSTON2426 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The names of the proposed can [...] | 2006-12-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2427 | JAMAICA: 1540 CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP [...] Per Reftel (B),in a private conversation of Dec. 22 with Chief Legal Counsel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Michelle Walker, PolOff extended thanks to the MFAFT for offering to host a CARICOM-wide consultative workshop to strengthen member states' capacity to ful [...] | 2006-12-22 18:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EFIN KPAO OAS OSCE PARM PGOV PREL UNSC |
06KINGSTON2428 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed candid [...] | 2006-12-27 14:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2437 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed candid [...] | 2006-12-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON2438 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed candid [...] | 2006-12-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM JM |
06KINGSTON294 | RECENT ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE DEFIES EASY [...] (C) In November and December 2005, two murders in Jamaica were labeled by some gay activists as homophobic hate crimes, although senior police contacts described the killings as resulting from common robberies. On November 30, 2005, a leading HIV/AIDS activist, Lenford "Steve" Harvey, was fou [...] | 2006-02-10 20:19:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM SOCI JM PHUM |
06KINGSTON310 | JAMAICA ADDS MUSCLE TO GUN LICENSING PROCESS [...] (SBU) On January 18, NAS Director met with Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas to discuss the status of a 2004 investigation of widespread fraud in the issuance of gun licenses. In March 2004, due to intense media inquiries, a probe centered on the St. Andrew North Division revealed rampant [...] | 2006-02-14 20:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM SNAR PGOV ASEC JM |
06KINGSTON318 | MURDER OF SPANISH TOWN CRIMINAL LEADER AGAIN CALLS [...] (C) The February 8 murder of Andrew "Bun Man" Hope, the leader of Spanish Town's One Order gang, while Hope sat in a vehicle registered to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Olivia "Babsy" Grange, again drew attention to the deceased man's ties to Grange. Witnesses alleged that it [...] | 2006-02-15 19:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM |
06KINGSTON336 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 4, 2006 - [...] This week's topics: -- New Governor General -- Economic Prospects Favorable -- First Supplementary Estimates to Be Tabled -- Tourism Back In Earnest -- Jamaica's Hunt for Oil -- Sugar Industry Developments -- Jamaica-Cuba: Light Bulbs and Cement -- International Arrest [...] | 2006-02-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON402 | PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER WINS PNP RACE TO SUCCEED [...] (C) On February 25 Peoples National Party (PNP) delegates elected Portia Simpson Miller to succeed P.J. Patterson as party president and Prime Minister (the latter subject to the expected confirmation by the PNP parliamentary majority, followed by ratification by the Governor General). Patters [...] | 2006-02-27 20:57:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI JM |
06KINGSTON45 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 23, 2005 - [...] This week's topics: -- Chinese "Aid" Pipeline Deepens -- Venezuelan "Aid" Also Deepens -- Fiscal Deficit Widens -- Remittances Remain Buoyant -- Income Tax Threshold to Increase -- International Arrests -- Jamaica - The World's Murder Capital ------------------------------ Chin [...] | 2006-01-09 19:10:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON475 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 18, 2006 - [...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister Chosen -- Rating Agency Maintains Jamaica's Rating -- Expansion of Oil Refinery Underway -- GOJ Seeking Consultation on Explosive Tax Proposal -- Crime Rates Down -------------------------- New Prime Minister Chosen ----------------- [...] | 2006-03-08 20:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON542 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) On March 15, the Ambassador called on a visibly weary Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),at Jamaica House. Minister of Commerce, Science, Technology, and Energy Phillip Paulwell and former Foreign Trade Minister Tony Hylton were also present. In their first formal meeting since the latter's tr [...] | 2006-03-17 20:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PINR JM |
06KINGSTON553 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MARCH 7 - MARCH 17, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister on March 30 -- Delta Call Center Contract -- Tax Debate Heats Up -- New Player in Telecom Industry -- Tough Cement Problem -- Crime Rates Down ------------------------------ New Prime Minister on March 30 --------------- [...] | 2006-03-20 18:26:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON645 | MARCH 30 INAUGURATION OF PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER AS [...] On March 30, Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller became Jamaica's seventh Prime Minister (and the first woman to hold the office) when she was sworn in by Governor-General Kenneth Hall at King's House, in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000-10,000 guests. Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson submit [...] | 2006-04-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON647 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MARCH 18 - MARCH 31, [...] This week's topics: -- New Prime Minister Sworn In -- Economic Policy Stability -- Cement Industry Developments -- Labor Relations -- Revised Sugar Production Target for `05/`06 ------------------------------ New Prime Minister Sworn In ------------------------------ 2. [...] | 2006-04-03 18:03:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON682 | CODEL ISSA'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH NEWLY INSTALLED [...] Codel Issa met with newly installed Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on March 30, shortly after the PM was sworn in at King's House. The cordial meeting lasted nearly one-and-a-quarter hours. Simpson-Miller expressed determination to move quickly to address Jamaica's joblessness and high [...] | 2006-04-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCRM SOCI JM |
06KINGSTON745 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: April 1 - April 18, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- "Zeeks" Found Guilty of Murder -- Buoyant Tourism Season -- Sluggish Economic Growth in 2005 -- Inflation Slows During First Quarter -- Estimates of Expenditure Tabled ---------------------------- "Zeeks" Found Guilty of Murder ---------------------- [...] | 2006-04-18 18:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON758 | THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S CABINET [...] (C) Summary. This message provides biographic sketches on members of new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and her Cabinet, which she announced at midnight on March 31. Apparently, in order to build party unity before the next general elections believed to be forthcoming by Fall 2006, the [...] | 2006-04-19 18:19:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JM |
06KINGSTON854 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: April 19 - May 2, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- "Zeeks" Sentencing Postponed -- MOU on Slippery Slope -- Electricity Bill to Increase -- Public Debt Jumps ---------------------------- "Zeeks" Sentencing Postponed ---------------------------- 2. The sentencing of PNP linked inner-city Kingston "a [...] | 2006-05-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINGSTON90 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-12 19:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR |
06KINGSTON939 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 3 - May 12, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- Venezuelan Navy Ship Visits Kingston -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Budget Debate Closes -- Motorola Deal Moving Forward -- Delta to Offer Atlanta-Kingston Route -- Cement Investigation Extended -- Bananas and Sugar: Help on the Way? -- Se [...] | 2006-05-15 11:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
06KINSHAA1386 | DRC ELECTIONS PPRD, INDEPENDENTS STILL LEADING IN [...] (U) Summary.The latest legislative election results releasedby the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) show the People's Party for Recostruction and Development (PPRD) leading all other parties with 26 percent of the 250 seats awarded to date. A total of 39 independent candidates have won s [...] | 2006-08-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1008 | TWO MONUC PEACEKEEPERS RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY [...] (C) MONUC-Bunia Head of Office Charles Gomis confirmed that two of the seven MONUC Nepalese peacekeepers being held hostage by Peter Karim (reftels) were released unharmed at 3am local time June 27. Gomis said the two were in "good condition," and reported that the five remaining peacekeepers [...] | 2006-06-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA101 | FARDC INSURGENTS ATTACK IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: A crisis in North Kivu caused by attacks by insurgents on several towns north of Goma seems now to be under control. The attackers are most likely FARDC insurgents, not yet integrated into the Congolese army, not General Nkunda or his supporters as widely reported. By January 23 [...] | 2006-01-23 14:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1019 | ITURI UPDATE: STATUS OF EFFORTS TO RELEASE MONUC [...] (C) Summary: The June 27 release of two MONUC Nepalese peacekeepers held by militia leader Peter Karim (ref A) comes after a series of intense negotiations between the militia leader and GDRC officials. According to MONUC and Congolese military officials in Bunia, efforts are still underway to [...] | 2006-06-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1025 | DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 13,000 CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced June 22 the provisional list of candidates for the DRC's provincial legislatures. According to the CEI, 13,371 candidate dossiers were accepted for the 632 seats nationwide; 466 potential candidacies were declared inadmissible. The DRC's [...] | 2006-06-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1032 | ON CAMPAIGN EVE: INCONCLUSIVE ROUND 2 MEETING OF [...] (C) Summary: Key officials of the DRC Transition, including Vice Presidents, members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT),the Independent Election Commission (CEI) President, and others gathered the afternoon of June 28 to continue last June 21's session (reftel) [...] | 2006-06-29 13:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1033 | DRC ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (U) The official campaign period for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections commenced June 29, marking the beginning of the final electoral phase before the country's July 30 elections. In total, 33 presidential candidates are running for office, as well as 9,709 candidates (from 213 [...] | 2006-06-29 13:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1036 | KABILA ANNOUNCES NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] The recent spate of political alliances, including presidential candidate (and Mobutu-era Central Bank Governor) Pierre Pay Pay's CODECO and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's RENACO (ref A) continued with the June 24 announcement of the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP). Presiden [...] | 2006-06-29 15:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1064 | JUNE 30 IN DRC PASSES WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT [...] (U) The DRC celebrated June 30 its 46th anniversary of independence without major security problems despite expectations of civil disturbances from political opposition parties protesting the continuation of the country's transitional government. The DRC's National Day, which coincided with th [...] | 2006-07-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1067 | MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S ELECTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first, historic televised presidential debate, marking the June 29 opening of the official campaign, was a technical success, and it set an enviably moderate tone. Unfortunately, only two of the expected five candidates participated, and rather obscure ones at that. Elsewher [...] | 2006-07-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CG KDEM KPAO |
06KINSHASA1068 | ITURI UPDATE: MILITIA RETAKES CONTROL OF TCHEI [...] (C) Summary: The militia group Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) has retaken control of the village of Tchei south of Bunia, nearly six weeks after the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and MONUC had driven the militia out of the location. As has happened in prior military encounter [...] | 2006-07-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA1076 | RCD/N PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROGER LUMBALA, A [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Pol intern met with Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie - National (RCD/N) Presidential candidate Roger Lumbala to discuss the candidate's presidential vision in the run-up to the elections. The meeting took place at Lumbala's house in Kinshasa, against the bac [...] | 2006-07-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
06KINSHASA1077 | FARDC COMMANDER DIES SUDDENLY OF UNKNOWN CAUSES [...] (C) General Sylvain Buki, the deputy chief of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),died suddenly the evening of July 4 of unknown causes. According to military sources, Buki had reportedly been sick for the past two weeks with what was believed to be malaria and had been self-medicating for the [...] | 2006-07-06 10:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1078 | KABILA'S CAMPAIGN -- HE'S OFF AND RUNNING [...] President Kabila inaugurated his official run for the presidency on June 30 with two strategically-placed appearances in the first days of the presidential campaign. In rallies held in Butembo and Goma, two key cities of North Kivu, Kabila appeared in front of sizeable crowds -- groups made u [...] | 2006-07-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1079 | FDLR OFFICER SURRENDERS TO DDRRR IN NORTH KIVU [...] (SBU) According to MONUC Eastern Division internal reporting, the FDLR Auditeur Superior Militaire based in Walikale, North Kivu surrendered to MONUC on June 24. While he warned MONUC not to expect mass repatriation in his wake, he did encourage continued sensitization efforts via radio, le [...] | 2006-07-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1080 | NORTH KATANGA: THE WEAKEST SECURITY LINK IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The north Katangan region of Tanganyika, larger in size than North Kivu, South Kivu, or Ituri district but also volatile, is the final geographic piece of the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Plagued by insecurity, Tanganyika nevertheless receives far [...] | 2006-07-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1082 | ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: ITURI [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited the major towns of the troubled Ituri District in Eastern DRC - Bunia, Aru and Mahagi - May 6 through 10. As in the Grand Nord region of neighboring North Kivu, legal and illegal cross-border trade, the absence of national government control and a st [...] | 2006-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EMIN PGOV CG UG |
06KINSHASA1083 | ECONOMIC STABILITY AND JUNE 30: NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS [...] (U) Economic stability continued during the period surrounding the DRC's June 30 Independence Day, hand-in-hand with the relative political and social calm. The exchange rate did not fluctuate noticeably, contrary to last year's rapid twenty percent swings (reftel A). Inflation has remained l [...] | 2006-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1085 | PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES FINAL [...] (U) President of the National Assembly Thomas Luhaka invoked "cloture," formally closing the final plenary session of the transitional National Assembly, on July 3. Two crucial pieces of legislation, the draft law on magistrates and the landmark legislation on sexual violence (septel) have b [...] | 2006-07-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1091 | ITURI UPDATE: NEARLY 2,700 MILITIA MEMBERS HAVE [...] (C) Summary: According to MONUC reports, nearly 2,700 militia members in Ituri have voluntarily surrendered and turned in their weapons, including one high-level militia commander. Several factors are apparently motivating militia members to come out of the bush, including the desire to partic [...] | 2006-07-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1093 | UN PROTECTION CLUSTER WORKS TO STABILIZE NORTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 17-18 visit to Kalemie, Katanga, Poloff held meetings with humanitarian groups represented in the UN protection cluster, a newly formed channel for addressing violence against populations. The protection cluster in Kalemie faces particular challenges dealing wi [...] | 2006-07-07 10:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1094 | TANGANYIKA DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 17 meeting with Poloff, Tanganyika District Administrator Jean Rigobert Tshimanga decried the underdevelopment of the giant Katanga district, which is bigger than either South Kivu or North Kivu province. He described the major challenges the district faces in impr [...] | 2006-07-07 10:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1095 | KATANGA CHILD SOLDIER DEMOBILIZATION HARDER THAN [...] (SBU) Two thousand and six children associated with armed groups in Tanganyika district, Katanga have gone through the disarmament, demobilization, and reinsertion (DDR) program since February 2003. According to the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) Kalemie office [...] | 2006-07-07 10:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1098 | LANDMARK SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW ADOPTED BY NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly of the DRC passed landmark sexual and gender-based violence legislation on June 22. The legislation, which was drafted by a coalition of human rights groups, women's rights groups, and lawyers with USG assistance, contains unprecedented measures against [...] | 2006-07-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN CG |
06KINSHASA1101 | SOUTHERN ITURI BECOMING INCREASINGLY VOLATILE [...] (C) Summary: Since the June 30 capture of Tchei in southern Ituri District by the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI),militia activity has increased markedly in the area south of Bunia. The renewed fighting has led to the desertion of several villages and towns just outside Bunia an [...] | 2006-07-10 11:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1102 | FORMER UDPS OFFICIAL GEARING UP FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Former UDPS member Eve Bazaiba -- the only publicly-declared member of the opposition party running in the DRC's elections -- has officially begun her campaign for a seat in the National Assembly, despite threats being made against her. Bazaiba, running as an independent, said she [...] | 2006-07-10 11:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1103 | DRC JUNE MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary - MONUC rehabilitated an airport in Bunia, Orientale province. -BHP Billiton contracted with the DRC's electricity parastatal for the purchase of 1200 MW of electricity. - A strike of ONATRA (DRC's port authority) employees paralyzed the international, maritime port of Matadi. - [...] | 2006-07-10 15:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1119 | MONUC BUKAVU BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 16 visit to South Kivu, MONUC Bukavu Acting Head of Office Cheikh Bangoura and South Kivu Brigade Commander General Ahmed Maqsood briefed the Ambassador on the status of FDLR militia and the tactics used -- joint FARDC-MONUC operations and the DDRRR program -- to [...] | 2006-07-12 08:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA1124 | CAMPAIGN UPDATE: BEMBA'S MLC [...] (C) Summary: With the presidential campaign well underway, Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's campaign as the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC)'s candidate is among the most visible in Kinshasa. The theme of Bemba's campaign posters, as well as his party literature, is "securit [...] | 2006-07-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1131 | MOBUTISTS CLAIM SECRET TO DRC GOVERNANCE: PAYOFFS [...] (C) Summary. During a June 7 meeting with poloff officials of the Popular Movement for the Revolution (MPR),one of two self-proclaimed Mobutist groups, demanded American support and claimed they alone held the secret to successfully governing the DRC. Following a lengthy rant against alle [...] | 2006-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1133 | MONUC EFFORTS TO PREVENT TIP AND SEA SUCCESSFUL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, Embassy Kinshasa reports that incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse by MONUC peacekeepers in the DRC are much reduced over previous years. Local press articles decrying MONUC's TIP and SEA track records have dropped sharply, indicating that MONUC is percei [...] | 2006-07-13 15:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1145 | ITURI UPDATE: DEMOBILIZATION DEADLINE PASSES; MORE [...] (C) Summary: More than 3,500 militia members have voluntarily surrendered in Ituri in the District's latest round of demobilization. Although the deadline for surrendering passed July 15, small numbers of militia members continue to turn in their weapons and join demobilization programs. Altho [...] | 2006-07-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1149 | INAPPROPRIATE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CAUSE OF BUKI [...] (C) Given the many rumors circulating concerning the sudden death of General Sylvain Buki, second-in-command of the FARDC, the GDRC took the relatively unusual step of ordering an autopsy. Autopsy results were shared with Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (from the RCD, Buki's party) and Ai [...] | 2006-07-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA1153 | DRC ELECTIONS: LAST-MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS ADDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced July 15 that it has been able to verify some 24.4 million legitimately registered voters in the DRC, a number slightly below the original figure of 25.7 million. The CEI has estimated, however, that those 1.27 million "missing" [...] | 2006-07-19 09:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1154 | BEMBA'S ACTIONS DON'T MATCH HIS RHETORIC [...] (SBU) A planned CODECO rally at Bukavu's town stadium on Monday, July 16 was the forum for a display of bullying by Vice President Bemba. Pierre Pay Pay, presidential candidate under the CODECO banner, had reserved the stadium for Monday's coveted 1300 time slot for a political rally. Befor [...] | 2006-07-19 09:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELECTIONS CG |
06KINSHASA1155 | SHOOTOUT AT NORTH KIVU ELECTIONS RALLY [...] (C) Violence erupted at an elections rally for Independent National Assembly candidate Jean-Luc Mutokambali in Rugarama, North Kivu on June 17. Mutokambali, a Hutu from a prominent area family, had attracted a crowd of 100-200 supporters in the town (bordering Uganda) in North Kivu's volati [...] | 2006-07-19 10:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELECTIONS CG |
06KINSHASA1161 | PPRD: EVEN IF KABILA WINS, CAN HIS PARTY SURVIVE? [...] (C) Summary: Although President Kabila is one of the most visible and strongest presidential candidates in the DRC's upcoming election, his ostensible party, the PPRD, is in organizational disarray and showing structural flaws which could pose serious concerns for the future. Unless the par [...] | 2006-07-20 09:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1162 | DRC ELECTIONS: LOOKING AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: With two weeks left in the DRC's election campaign, it is increasingly clear that incumbent president Joseph Kabila is the likely victor. Whether he will win on the first round (i.e., July 30) as his supporters continue to predict is far less certain, although current polling puts [...] | 2006-07-20 09:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1165 | ITURI UPDATE: KARIM AGREES TO DISARM MILITIA, [...] (C) Summary: Peter Karim, leader of the Ituri-based Front for National Integration (FNI),has agreed to disband his militia in exchange for the promise to be integrated in the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and given the rank of colonel. In addition, all militia members from the FNI who volun [...] | 2006-07-21 07:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1179 | PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL NYAMWISI THROWS VOTES TO [...] (SBU) Presidential candidate Mbusa Nyamwisi confirmed in an interview July 23 with Radio France Internationale (RFI) that he was urging his supporters to vote for incumbent President Joseph Kabila. The interview confirmed growing speculation that the one-time RCD-K/ML rebel leader's lacklus [...] | 2006-07-25 12:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1181 | DRC ELECTIONS: KASAIANS HOLDING THEIR BREATH AS [...] (C) Summary: As the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections draw closer, the prevailing attitude among Kasaians towards the electoral process is largely one of profound mistrust. Fueled by the belief that their region has been ignored and exploited by the central government for ye [...] | 2006-07-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1185 | DRC ELECTIONS: UDPS A WANING THREAT IN THE KASAIS [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) -- which continues to boycott the DRC's July 30 elections -- remains a dominant presence in its traditional strongholds of Western and Eastern Kasai provinces. UDPS support and influence, however, are slowly declining i [...] | 2006-07-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1186 | ITURI UPDATE: MONUC SUSPENDS OPS FOR ELECTIONS; [...] (C) Summary: One week before the DRC's presidential and legislative elections, MONUC peacekeepers have suspended all offensive operations in Ituri District to focus on providing security and logistical support to election workers. Meanwhile, militia leader Peter Karim, who agreed earlier this [...] | 2006-07-26 10:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1195 | BEMBA'S SECURITY FORCES FIRE WEAPONS DURING VP'S [...] (C) As Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba made his way on foot from Kinshasa's airport to the city's soccer stadium for an anticipated political rally, his security forces reportedly fired their weapons into the air as jet aircraft flew overhead. The planes, dispatched by Air Force Chief of Staf [...] | 2006-07-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1200 | ITURI UPDATE: MRC MILITIA SIGNS CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) Militia leader Mattheiu Ngonjolo and the GDRC signed a cease-fire agreement in Ituri District July 26, bringing a possible end to the conflict between the GDRC and the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC). According to a joint communique, the MRC and the GDRC concluded an accord to put a [...] | 2006-07-27 16:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1206 | DRC ELECTIONS: SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE KASAIS [...] (C) Summary: Western and Eastern Kasai provinces have long been political flashpoints in the DRC due largely to the influence of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS). Rallies and demonstrations in both provinces have in the past often devolved into violent clashes between politic [...] | 2006-07-28 09:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1208 | DRC ELECTIONS: POLITICAL LEADERS URGE CALM AFTER [...] (C) The atmosphere in Kinshasa is largely calm two days before the scheduled July 30 presidential and legislative elections, despite several outbreaks of violence in the city July 27. As reported reftel, some security forces of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba (Movement for the Liberation of C [...] | 2006-07-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1209 | DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 1 [...] (U) The Democratic Republic of Congo remains largely calm on the eve of the July 30 presidential and legislative elections. A few isolated security incidents have taken place in Kinshasa and Mbuji Mayi in the past day, but they have not kept election workers nationwide from completing last-minu [...] | 2006-07-29 18:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1210 | DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 2 [...] (U) Polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened largely on time for the historic July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Turnout is reportedly high in the east and moderate in Kinshasa, and numbers could rise after morning church services. Observers report surprisingly well-or [...] | 2006-07-30 08:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1211 | DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 3: SMOOTH OPERATIONS [...] By late afternoon, most areas of the country have reported large but orderly numbers of voters, competent poll workers, and helpful police. Report after report has described patient lines of Congolese voters, some dressed in their Sunday best, but devoting this particular Sunday to participa [...] | 2006-07-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1212 | DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 4: VOTING ENDS, COUNTING [...] According to reports from international elections observers countrywide, voting officially ended in all polling stations on time and with few reported problems. While the voting process itself has benefited from a variety of "lessons learned" from the constitutional referendum in December 20 [...] | 2006-07-30 19:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1213 | DRC ELECTIONS: THE DAY AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Despite some expected technical and logistical difficulties, coupled with isolated incidents of violence and intimidation in the Kasai provinces, the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections were held in a largely calm and orderly fashion. Voter turnout nationwide appe [...] | 2006-07-31 14:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1220 | DRC ELECTIONS: CARTER CENTER "HOPEFUL" ABOUT VOTE [...] (U) The Carter Center's election observation mission released a preliminary statement August 1 on the DRC's July 30 elections, noting that polling stations were "well-organized" and that election officials "competently fulfilled" their duties. In a Kinshasa press conference, the Carter Center' [...] | 2006-08-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1223 | DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA CLAIMING VICTORY ABSENT [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has already begun claiming victory in the DRC's July 30 presidential elections, broadcasting purported results via television and radio stations he owns. Before polls even closed, the Bemba-owned station CCTV began reporting "results" from polling sites thr [...] | 2006-08-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1231 | DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA ALLEGES VOTE "MARRED BY [...] (U) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa and his party, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD),alleged the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections were "marred by irregularities." In a six-page statement released July 31 by the RCD's secretary general, the party lays out a series of a [...] | 2006-08-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1233 | DRC ELECTIONS: EU MISSION DECLARES VOTE MANAGED [...] (U) The European Union's Election Observation Mission (MOEUE) released August 2 its preliminary statement on the DRC's July 30 elections, noting that the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) managed the vote "efficiently" despite political tension and certain inequalities observed during the [...] | 2006-08-04 08:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1234 | GOLD SECTOR UPDATE - FOCUS ON ANGLOGOLD [...] (C) Summary. Industrial gold mining plans are advancing in Ituri district, particularly on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti. Artisanal miners continue to operate illegally on Anglo's concession; the DRC's gold-mining parastatal profits from this mining and thus takes no action to remove the [...] | 2006-08-04 10:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1236 | DRC ELECTIONS: CEI PROMISES INVESTIGATION AFTER [...] (C) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu promised August 4 that the Commission will investigate the burning of an unknown number of marked ballots and vote tally sheets at an election liaison office in Kinshasa. In a meeting with the Ambassador and Repres [...] | 2006-08-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1237 | ELECTIONS OBSERVATION IN BUNIA [...] Summary: (U) Pol Intern traveled to Bunia (Ituri District) to observe the DRC's July 30 elections. Visits to over ten different voting centers and approximately 100 individual stations revealed no significant evidence of irregularities. Despite sometimes long and cumbersome voting lines, the d [...] | 2006-08-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1238 | DRC ELECTIONS: CIAT DISMAYED BY POLITICIZATION OF [...] (U) The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a declaration August 3 expressing its "dismay" over the "flagrant politicization" of the vote counting process after the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. The CIAT statement comes after a similar comm [...] | 2006-08-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1239 | DRC GOVERNMENT RAISES FUEL PRICES AGAIN [...] (U) The GDRC has raised fuel prices twice since May, following increases in the world market's oil price and a decline in the Congolese Franc's (CF) value. On August 3, the GDRC Ministries of Economy, Finance and Energy and members of the DRC Chamber of Commerce (FEC),agreed to increase the pr [...] | 2006-08-04 14:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1241 | ELECTIONS OBSERVATION IN BAS-CONGO [...] (U) Summary. Elections in Bas-Congo proceeded calmly and with high voter turnout. EconOff observed election and post-election procedures at numerous polling sites July 28-August 1. EconOff witnessed no evidence of fraud, but did observe many procedural irregularities, most of which appeared to [...] | 2006-08-04 16:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1249 | DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS GIVE [...] (U) Summary: Several African election observation missions have released their preliminary statements regarding the DRC's July 30 president and legislative elections. While noting the logistical challenges poll workers faced, most African missions declared the vote to have been conducted succe [...] | 2006-08-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1250 | RELIGIOUS GROUPS CONGRATULATE CONGOLESE ON [...] (U) In an August 5 statement, the leaders of five of the DRC's largest religious communities lauded the success of the July 30 elections. The statement was signed by Monsignor Pierre Marini of the Congolese Christian Church, Sheik Abd'allah Mangala of the Islamic Community, Monsignor Simon Nz [...] | 2006-08-07 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1251 | DRC ELECTIONS: KASHALA SEES HIMSELF AS CONGO'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: Oscar Kashala is declaring himself an "emerging leader" and "power broker" capable of deciding the eventual winner of the Congo's presidency. Basing his claims on an apparently strong showing in the Kasai provinces and in Kinshasa, Kashala said he will come in third behind Presiden [...] | 2006-08-08 08:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1255 | DRC ELECTIONS: MARKETING BEMBA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with Vice President (and presidential candidate) Jean-Pierre Bemba on August 3. During the meeting, Bemba disingenuously said all the right things and gave all the right responses as he pretended to distance himself from the effo [...] | 2006-08-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1256 | DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA STILL CRYING FOUL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with Vice President (and presidential candidate) Azarias Ruberwa on August 2. During the meeting, Ruberwa repeated his allegations of "widespread fraud" and promised to pursue his complaints through the appropriate legal channels [...] | 2006-08-09 11:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1257 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA LEADING BEMBA IN EASTERN [...] (SBU) With just five percent of all electoral districts nationwide having reported their ballot counts, incumbent President Joseph Kabila has taken a large and early lead over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Six of the eight districts reporting, however, are in eastern DRC, where Kabila was [...] | 2006-08-09 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1260 | NORTH KIVU FIREFIGHT SPOTLIGHTS PROBLEM OF [...] (C) Summary: On August 5, a firefight in Sake, North Kivu broke out between two Congolese army (FARDC) battalions, one integrated and one non-integrated. Both battalions suffered casualties -- at least three soldiers died and thirty-two were wounded, according to MONUC. Twenty-two civilia [...] | 2006-08-10 08:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1261 | DRC JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The DRC banking sector is slowly increasing services, with the first ATM, Master Card and mobile phone banking capabilities becoming available in July. - The Energy Vice Minister ordered an audit of Cohydro, the DRC's petroleum parastatal. - National railway employees are [...] | 2006-08-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1264 | DRC ELECTIONS: AN INSIDE LOOK AT KINSHASA'S [...] (U) Summary: Following the enormous logistical challenge of organizing the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections comes an equally daunting task: the collection, compilation and verification of tens of millions of ballots from some 50,000 polling stations nationwide. In Kinshasa, [...] | 2006-08-11 07:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1265 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA CONFIDENT, UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with President (and presidential candidate) Joseph Kabila on August 5. Kabila noted that managing the responses of losing candidates and the high expectations from the Congolese people will be the most important challenges for th [...] | 2006-08-11 08:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1266 | PAYNE CODEL VISITS KEY LEADERS IN DRC [...] Summary: Congressman Donald Payne visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on August 2 through August 5. In addition to calling on President Kabila at his residence and Vice Presidents Azarias Ruberwa and Jean-Pierre Bemba and other key senior government leaders, Rep. Payne met with e [...] | 2006-08-11 09:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OREP KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1267 | DRC ELECTIONS: OBSERVATION IN THE KIVUS [...] (U) Summary: The July 30 elections saw high turnout among North Kivu's 2.5 million and South Kivu's 1.6 million registered voters. Reports from EmbOffs who served as observers in the east indicate that despite logistical and voter education problems, elections in the Kivus were generally w [...] | 2006-08-11 10:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1268 | UPDATE ON DRC'S LEADING LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) The DRC's leading labor union continues to exert little impact on workplace or political matters. EconOff and PolOff met with Symphorien Dunia, President of the Confederation Syndicale Du Congo (CSC),the DRC's leading labor organization (reftel) August 7. 2. (SBU) Dunia reviewed som [...] | 2006-08-11 11:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EMIN PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1269 | DRC ELECTIONS: EARLY RESULTS SHOW KABILA IN LEAD [...] (U) With nearly 20 percent of the DRC's electoral districts reporting their presidential results, Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) figures show that incumbent President Joseph Kabila is leading Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba 48 to 20 percent. As of August 10, 32 of the country's 169 di [...] | 2006-08-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1270 | OPPOSITION FIGURE LEAVES SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Pastor Theodore Ngoy, a minor opposition figure who was jailed December 31 for "offending the president" (reftel A) and later "escaped" to the South African Embassy in Kinshasa where he took up residence March 2 (reftel B),finally left the embassy on July 30. Ngoy said the South Afri [...] | 2006-08-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1277 | DRC ELECTIONS: WITH 46 PERCENT OF DISTRICTS [...] (U) As of August 14, 46 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have reported results from the DRC July 30 presidential election. In the 78 of 169 districts having announced results, incumbent President Joseph Kabila is leading Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba 55 to 17 percent. Nzanga Mobutu, [...] | 2006-08-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1278 | DRC ELECTIONS: EMINENT PERSONS GROUP URGES CALM [...] (U) The International Committee of Wise Men ("Comite des Sages") issued August 12 a declaration congratulating the Congolese people and authorities for the calm and peaceful manner in which the country's July 30 elections were held. The Committee urged political candidates and the population t [...] | 2006-08-14 14:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1280 | DRC ELECTIONS: RELIGIOUS GROUPS CALL FOR PEACE AND [...] (U) The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) and the leaders of the five largest religious communities released August 12 separate statements congratulating the Congolese people for their maturity and calm during the July 30 election, and appealing to all Congolese to remain tolerant [...] | 2006-08-14 17:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1293 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD WITH 60 [...] (U) Preliminary vote tallies from the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) through August 16 show 60 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have reported their presidential results. In the 101 of 169 districts having finished compiling ballots, incumbent President Joseph Kabila is leading [...] | 2006-08-16 15:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1300 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA LEAD SLIPPING BELOW 50 [...] (SBU) As of August 17, initial voting results from approximately 63 percent of the DRC's electoral districts show incumbent President Joseph Kabila's lead narrowing over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. According to the results posted from 107 of the 169 districts, Kabila leads Bemba 48.5 to [...] | 2006-08-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1302 | THREE TV STATIONS SUSPENDED AFTER BROADCASTS RAISE TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Three television stations were suspended from broadcasting August 17 by order of the High Media Authority (HAM). The three are state-owned RTNC1, the MLC-affiliated CCTV, and the religious station RTAE, all of which have been showing violent scenes, notably from the pillaging wh [...] | 2006-08-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA1307 | DRC HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP ISSUES REPORT ON [...] (U) Summary: The National Observatory for Human Rights (ONDH),one of the five "citizen institutions" of the DRC's transitional government, issued August 12 a report detailing its findings concerning campaign-related violence in the month leading up to the country's July 30 presidential and le [...] | 2006-08-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1309 | URANIUM SHIPMENT RUMORS UNFOUNDED [...] (C) Summary. Press reports of a possible enriched uranium shipment from the DRC to Iran are unfounded. The DRC has no capability to produce enriched uranium, and Post has no evidence of organized mining at the Shinkolobwe uranium mine. The story likely was planted as a dirty trick designed to [...] | 2006-08-18 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EMIN ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR |
06KINSHASA131 | MLC VS. OLIVIER KAMITATU [...] (SBU) The intraparty battle within the MLC has now moved to the courts. Olivier Kamitatu, the former MLC Secretary General and current Speaker of the National Assembly, has filed suit against the MLC for expelling him from his party post and attempting to remove him as Speaker. Kamitatu's No [...] | 2006-01-26 13:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1310 | DRC ELECTIONS: GIZENGA AN EMERGING FORCE [...] (C) Summary: Antoine Gizenga, secretary general of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU),met with the Ambassador August 17. The long-time opposition figure, who almost certainly will likely place third in the first round of presidential voting and is the potential kingmaker in a second round, sa [...] | 2006-08-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1311 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA, BEMBA MOVE TO SECOND ROUND [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced the evening of August 20 official provisional results from the DRC's July 30 presidential election. According to CEI figures, incumbent President Joseph Kabila won 44.81 percent of the votes cast to Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's 20.0 [...] | 2006-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1313 | PORT AUTHORITY RELAUNCHES CONGO RIVER TRAFFIC [...] (U) The GDRC's port authority, ONATRA, has relaunched its own transport operations on the Congo River after a ten-year hiatus. In July, ONATRA began running two 3000-mile round-trips per month between Kinshasa and Kisangani, Orientale province. The upriver trip to Kisangani takes nine days, a [...] | 2006-08-21 11:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1316 | DRC SITREP 1: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) Active fighting broke out in the Gombe neighborhood of Kinshasa around 4pm local time apparently between elements of the Presidential Republican Guard (GSSP),Congolese police, and security forces of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC party. The fighting is apparently a continuation of [...] | 2006-08-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1317 | SITREP 2: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) At approximately 5:15pm local time, the Ambassador called with an update of the situation from Vice President Bemba's residence (reftel). The Ambassador reported hearing occasional explosions, perhaps from rocket propelled grenades or tanks. MONUC forces sent to the Bemba compound had not [...] | 2006-08-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1318 | SITREP 3: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) At 1800 local time, RSO spoke to MONUC head of security who reported that he and "half a MONUC detachment" were at the Palais de Justice. The MONUC officer said that he was using the location as an operations base and was "going in (to Bemba's residence) to do an extraction." The intent he [...] | 2006-08-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1319 | SITREP 4: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 1840 local time from Bemba's residence to report that MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye had arrived at the compound around 1820 to discuss arrangements to extricate CIAT ambassadors. Gaye said he had arrived with four APCs, but it was unclear if those [...] | 2006-08-21 18:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1320 | SITREP 5: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) FARDC Chief of Staff General Kisempia announced on national television that all soldiers are prohibited from carrying arms in the city of Kinshasa, and that they have been ordered to return to their barracks and remain there. Kisempia said General Nabiola, commander of the Unite de Defense [...] | 2006-08-21 19:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1321 | SITREP 6: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Emboffs have contacted eleven Kinshasa diplomatic missions to determine their response to the current security situation in the diplomatic district, Gombe (reftels). Eight missions contacted - British, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, Greek, and Belgian - reported being con [...] | 2006-08-21 20:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1322 | SITREP 7: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 2115 to report that the CIAT ambassadors had all safely arrived at MONUC headquarters from Bemba's residence. The Minister of Budget (and MLC member) Francois Mwamba, plus some members of Bemba's family, were in the MONUC convoy as well. CIAT ambassadors are cu [...] | 2006-08-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1323 | SITREP 8: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM around 2220 local time to report that he had safely returned to his residence after leaving MONUC headquarters via a convoy organized by MONUC security. The Ambassador reported that the convoy drove down Boulevard 30 Juin through the center of Gombe, where much of [...] | 2006-08-21 22:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1324 | SITREP 9: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 0800 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) As dawn broke in Kinshasa August 22, isolated gunfire and small explosions were heard in the downtown Gombe area of the city. The Ambassador called DCM from his residence at 0635 to report gunfire, some apparently from heavy arms, from the direction of the Palais de la Nation (the president [...] | 2006-08-22 07:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1326 | SITREP 11: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 1030 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 0900 local time to report that the CIAT ambassadors will meet with President Kabila at his riverside residence at 1130 August 21. 2. (C) PolCouns called around 0900 to report that presidential diplomatic adviser Augustin Katumba is proposing a meeting of the [...] | 2006-08-22 09:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1327 | SITREP 13: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 11:15 LOCAL [...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors are assembling as of 11:00 local time, under MONUC protective cover, in advance of their transport to a meeting scheduled with President Kabila at 11:30. 2. (C) At 10:55 local time, scattered gunfire was heard in the vicinity of the Embassy's JAO compound. 3. (C) [...] | 2006-08-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1328 | SITREP 12: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) The French Embassy remains on official lockdown status, while Belgian and German mission personnel have effectively done the same, remaining at their embassies overnight. The European Union, Canadian, and IMF missions have ordered their personnel to remain at their residences. The Dutc [...] | 2006-08-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1330 | SITREP 15: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 13:30 LOCAL [...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors began their meeting with President Kabila at the President's riverside residence/office at around noon local time, after convoying with security provided by MONUC. 2. (C) A Dutch diplomat told EconOff that his Embassy's security firm reported that the situation around B [...] | 2006-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1331 | SITREP 16: APPEAL FROM CIVIL SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Executive Secretary of Civil Society/Forces Vives, who is also the president of the civil servants' trade union, Mr. Naupess Kibiswa, called PAO at 10:15 GMT. He "begged" that the international community not start evacuating people from the DRC as a result of the fighting. To do so [...] | 2006-08-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1332 | SITREP 17: SECOND MONUC PRESS RELEASE CALLS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1333 | SITREP 18: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 1730 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) The Canadian Embassy's security chief told RSO that at about 1315, he drove from the Canadian Embassy down Boulevard 30 Juin toward the center of town. He said that he saw heavy "GSSP" presence near DRC government buildings along the Boulevard, but that the troops were in the process of pu [...] | 2006-08-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1334 | SITREP 19: CIAT MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM from his residence at 1350 local time to report that the noon CIAT meeting with President Kabila had ended. All members of CIAT were present except for the representatives of the African Union, Angola, South Africa, and Zambia. Among the Congolese participants, as [...] | 2006-08-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1335 | SITREP 20: KINSHASA RETURNING TO NORMAL (8/23 0700 [...] (C) At daybreak August 23, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There were no reports of gunfire or violence overnight. The downtown area and all of Gombe were peaceful throughout the evening, and remain so this morning. RSO is presently conducting reconnaissance patrols in the city center and on the ai [...] | 2006-08-23 06:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1338 | STREP21: EAC CONVENES [...] (U) The EAC convened at 0830 local time on August 23 to assess current security situation in Kinshasa, and discuss recommended next steps. All EAC members were present, and the Ambassador also attended the meeting. 2. (SBU) EAC members all reported that the situation in the central Gombe a [...] | 2006-08-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1339 | SITREP 22: EMBASSIES, BUSINESSES REOPENING (8/23 [...] (SBU) Other Kinshasa missions - French, Belgian, British, Swedish - have resumed normal business on August 23. All report local staff arriving, and diplomats who spent the past two days at their embassies are being spelled by colleagues to allow them to go home and rest. The British Embassy [...] | 2006-08-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA134 | OFDA VISIT TO NEW IDPS IN DUBIE, CENTRAL KATANGA [...] In early December 2005, a new wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs) began arriving in the small town of Dubie in Pweto Territory in eastern Katanga as a result of a FARDC military offensive against the forces of Mai Mai leader Gedeon. By December 17, Dubie had received 10,000 new IDPs i [...] | 2006-01-26 16:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA1340 | SITREP 23: PEACEKEEPERS INCREASED, SECURITY [...] (C) MONUC reports that an additional company of South African troops has been dispatched from Lubumbashi to reinforce the three MONUC battalions already deployed in Kinshasa. 2. (C) The DATT confirmed that around 200 troops were dispatched from Gabon to supplement the 1000 present in Kin [...] | 2006-08-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1341 | SITREP 24: MONUC WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING (8/23 1500 [...] (U) At MONUC's regular weekly press briefing, held at 1100 local time today, Press Spokesperson Kemal Saiki offered congratulations to the Congolese people on a peaceful election with massive turnout, to the two candidates who came out in the lead of the presidential elections, and to the Ind [...] | 2006-08-23 14:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1342 | SITREP 25: KINSHASA REMAINS CALM (8/23 1700) [...] (U) As dusk falls in Kinshasa, observers are hopeful that relative calm will hold throughout the night and during the next days while political and military leaders continue working to resolve the conflict in Kinshasa. 2. (SBU) Contacts from the embassies of South Africa, Canada and Japan [...] | 2006-08-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1343 | SITREP 26: MORNING STARTS CALMLY IN KINSHASA (8/24 [...] (U) Mission convened a follow-up EAC meeting the morning of 8/24 in Kinshasa (septel). 2. (SBU) All mission personnel are authorized to use their POVs, and classes resumed normally at the American School of Kinshasa. Traffic was still somewhat lighter than usual although commuters report [...] | 2006-08-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1344 | SITREP 27: FOLLOWUP EAC MEETING (8/24 1100) [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 24 at 0900 local time to assess the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 23. Recommendations included: A) advising mission personnel and Amcits to exercise increased caution, despite the re [...] | 2006-08-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1345 | DRC ELECTIONS: CHALLENGE PERIOD EXTENDED DUE TO [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has extended the period for bringing challenges to the provisional presidential election results announced August 20. CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo said political parties and independent candidates -- the two groups authorized to raise challenge [...] | 2006-08-24 13:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1346 | SITREP 28: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1445 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) EmbOff eyewitnesses reported midday seeing a crowd of about 200 near the office of one of the television stations owned by Vice President Bemba. This location is where the shooting and violence the evening of August 20 originated. Congolese police, supported by MONUC and EUFOR troops, arri [...] | 2006-08-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1351 | SITREP 29: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1630 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) As of 1630 local time, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There have been no reports of gunfire or violence since mid-afternoon as a second day ends without significant security problems. 2. (U) Crowds that had gathered outside MLC headquarters along Boulevard 30 Juin in anticipation of a press [...] | 2006-08-24 16:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1352 | SITREP 30: LIFE IN KINSHASA PICKS UP ITS PACE, [...] (SBU) The security situation in Kinshasa remains tense but calm. Post received no additional reports of violence overnight. Neighborhoods were quiet city-wide during the evening of August 24, and people appeared to be staying close to home, although restaurants and nightspots were open for bu [...] | 2006-08-25 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1353 | SITREP 31: EAC CONVENES [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 25 at 0830 local time to update its assessment of the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 24. Recommendations included: A) issuing a Security Notice reminding all employees that it is manda [...] | 2006-08-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1355 | SITREP 32: KINSHASA CALM AS WEEKEND APPROACHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1357 | THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...] | 2006-08-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG |
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