Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ADDISABABA3099
2007-10-22 14:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Addis Ababa
Cable title:
ETHIOPIA: EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOR DARFUR
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UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 003099
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR AF, AF/E, AF/RSA, AND PM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPKO PREL EAID MASS ET SU
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOR DARFUR
PEACEKEEPING TROOPS
UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 003099
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR AF, AF/E, AF/RSA, AND PM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPKO PREL EAID MASS ET SU
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOR DARFUR
PEACEKEEPING TROOPS
1. (SBU) AmEmbassy Addis Ababa supports the application of
peacekeeping (PKO) funds toward the Ethiopian National
Defense Force (ENDF) to equip ENDF troops heading to Darfur
to serve as peacekeepers. The GOE has requested that the
U.S. provide night vision goggles, bulletproof vests, tents,
and sleeping bags for 5,000 troops.
2. (SBU) Ethiopia is a key strategic partner of the U.S. in
the Horn of Africa and the reinforcement of the United
Nations/African Union Peacekeeping force in Darfur is a high
U.S. policy priority in the region. Similarly, the United
States has long sought to improve the ability of
Ethiopia--Africa's second largest contributor of troops to UN
peacekeeping operations--to participate in regional and
international peacekeeping missions. The provision of this
equipment to the ENDF will allow the military to fill a
critical shortage and accelerate their deployment to Darfur.
MALAC
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR AF, AF/E, AF/RSA, AND PM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPKO PREL EAID MASS ET SU
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOR DARFUR
PEACEKEEPING TROOPS
1. (SBU) AmEmbassy Addis Ababa supports the application of
peacekeeping (PKO) funds toward the Ethiopian National
Defense Force (ENDF) to equip ENDF troops heading to Darfur
to serve as peacekeepers. The GOE has requested that the
U.S. provide night vision goggles, bulletproof vests, tents,
and sleeping bags for 5,000 troops.
2. (SBU) Ethiopia is a key strategic partner of the U.S. in
the Horn of Africa and the reinforcement of the United
Nations/African Union Peacekeeping force in Darfur is a high
U.S. policy priority in the region. Similarly, the United
States has long sought to improve the ability of
Ethiopia--Africa's second largest contributor of troops to UN
peacekeeping operations--to participate in regional and
international peacekeeping missions. The provision of this
equipment to the ENDF will allow the military to fill a
critical shortage and accelerate their deployment to Darfur.
MALAC