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08NAIROBI1169	FOLLOWING UP ON THE ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] The Chief of Mission regularly meets with a wide range of Somali businessmen and activists resident in Nairobi to urge them to join Somalia's reconciliation process and to advance human rights and democracy. The Chief of Mission also regularly meets with Somali media resident in Nairobi for [...]	2008-05-07 06:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KE

08NAIROBI1170	UPDATE ON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST-ELECTION [...] As a result of the Kofi Annan-led mediation efforts to end Kenya's post-election crisis, Kenya's political leaders agreed to form a Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence (Violence Commission) and a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). The Violence Commission is pre [...]	2008-05-07 06:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1176	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's engagement with Kenya is primarily a private sector-led effort, focused on trade generally, and the supply of goods and services in key infrastructure sectors like roads, info-tech, and energy. The Chinese government appears not heavily involved in those areas where the [...]	2008-05-07 09:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
08NAIROBI1210	KENYA CONSIDERS JAPAN'S YO TAKAGI AS STRONGEST WIPO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. For USG internal distribution only. 2. (SBU) In the absence of Kenya Copyright Board (KCB) Acting Director Marisella Ouma, on May 8 Econoff spoke separately with KCB Senior State Counsel Edward Sigei, Kenya Industrial Property I [...]	2008-05-08 14:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL KE
08NAIROBI1217	Somalia - TFG Support for Piracy Resolution [...] (C) As requested in Ref A, Post has engaged Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) at an appropriately high level regarding its support for the U.S. sponsored Security Council resolution on piracy. On May 4, the Ambassador and Special Envoy raised the issue of support for the UNSC res [...]	2008-05-09 10:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL SO
08NAIROBI1220	ICTR: GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FREEZES KABUGA'S ASSETS [...] (C) The Government of Kenya (GOK) on May 6 moved to freeze real estate assets in Nairobi owned by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) fugitive, Felicien Kabuga. This welcome move came as a response to a request for cooperation made by the ICTR Chief Prosecutor to the GOK. While [...]	2008-05-09 10:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KE
08NAIROBI1222	KENYA COAST PEACE CONFERENCE DRAWS SRO [...] SUMMARY: Mombasa American Presence Post Officer (APPO) based in Nairobi attended a one- day peace conference in Mombasa. The conference, the theme of which was "Sustainable Peace and Development in the Coast" drew a standing-room- only crowd. Guests included provincial and district officia [...]	2008-05-12 08:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI1223	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] Post delivered ref demarche to Ambassador Michael Kinyanjui, Head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 12. Kinyanjui stated that he would refer the matter. RANNEBERGER [...]	2008-05-12 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC
08NAIROBI1227	EXPANDED KENYAN CABINET MIGHT COST EXTRA $600 MILLION A [...] (SBU) The new 92-person Kenyan Cabinet represents 42% of Parliament and is the largest, most expensive in Kenya's history. The Grand Coalition Cabinet and government could cost Kenyan taxpayers up to $5.82 billion/year, about $594 million more than the previous one. This extra cost is probably [...]	2008-05-13 07:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KE
08NAIROBI125	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KENYA - HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 11:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI126	NAIROBI JANUARY 11 EAC MEETING AND SECURITY WRAP-UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 11 January 2008 to review and discuss Post's security posture in the aftermath of the announcement on December 30 of the results of a "seriously flawed" presidential election. Trip [...]	2008-01-11 15:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC KE
08NAIROBI1272	KENYA: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering bill survived its second reading in Kenya's Parliament on May 8. Despite criticism from some MPs, the bill was sent to two committees for review, amendment and decision. The GOK's interagency Anti-Money Laundering Task Force is opt [...]	2008-05-19 05:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KCRM KTFN ECON EFIN KE
08NAIROBI128	A/S FRAZER STATEMENT ON KENYA CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 11:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1294	KENYA'S YOUTH BULGE: A TICKING TIME BOMB [...] (U) Summary: Other valid explanations aside, one of the key under-appreciated drivers of the unrest and violence that gripped Kenya in early 2008 was the country's "youth bulge," a potentially destabilizing demographic phenomenon that in Kenya has generated a large pool of disaffected young men [...]	2008-05-20 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PGOV KE
08NAIROBI13	KENYAN ELECTIONS - WORKING FOR A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The electoral process in Kenya turned violent in recent days following the Electoral Commission's December 30 declaration of President Kibaki as the winner despite very serious irregularities in the vote tabulation process. Despite intense electoral observation by the U.S. and o [...]	2008-01-02 21:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI1301	INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION CHAIR PUZZLED BY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs recently met with Independent Review Commission (IREC) Chairman Judge Johann Kriegler to discuss IREC's top-to-bottom review of Kenya's electoral system and the bungled 2007 presidential elections (ref A). The Commission has a two-part mandate: (1) to assess and [...]	2008-05-21 10:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1318	KENYA'S INFLATION SOARS HIGHER IN APRIL [...] Summary: Overall inflation continued accelerating in April 2008, with prices an average of 26.6% higher than in April 2007 (YOY). Seasonally adjusted inflation reached 14.8%, driven mainly by food, transportation and fuel prices. The Nairobi lower income group experienced the highest inflation [...]	2008-05-22 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EAGR KE
08NAIROBI1320	PM ODINGA RECEIVES HERO'S WELCOME IN HOMECOMING - BUT [...] Prime Minister Raila Odinga received a hero's welcome from a crowd of over 300,000 at a home coming in his native Nyanza province. American flags were spotted amidst the excited crowd. He had a difficult time convincing his supporters that his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party was an equal [...]	2008-05-23 05:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1325	2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in Kenya is aware of one (1) outstanding claim of a United States business interest against a branch of the Government of Kenya (GOK). 2. (U) Background: In the mid-1990s, Claimant A entered into a partnership with a Kenyan public university ("the university"),via a [...]	2008-05-23 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIDE EINV OPIC CASC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1328	MOUNT ELGON: LOCAL NGO AND KENYAN NATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU),a Kenyan human rights organization, who led an investigative team on a week-long fact-finding trip to the Mount Elgon region. The findings of the team corroborate earlier allegations made by local and int [...]	2008-05-27 06:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI1336	AG MINISTER RUTO VOWS TO REMOVE DUTIES ON WHEAT IN MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Kenyan Minister for Agriculture William Ruto promised the Ambassador on May 8, 2008 that he would remove the 35% tariff on imported wheat as a way to ease inflationary pressures on bread prices. The Minister also agreed to work closely with the Kenyan Ministry of Science and Technolog [...]	2008-05-28 08:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1354	JOINT DEMARCHE ON GOK COOPERATION WITH ICTR ON [...] (C) On May 23, Acting PolCouns joined other Friends of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in delivering a demarche to the Foreign Minister. The message was clear: Kenya's recent steps on freezing war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga's assets were much appreciated; however, th [...]	2008-05-30 09:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC EFIN PHUM KE RW NO
08NAIROBI136	KENYA ELECTIONS: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVATION MISSION [...] On Saturday, January 12 the East African Community Observer Mission issued the following report on the Kenyan General Elections. Begin text: THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVER MISSION REPORT KENYA GENERAL ELECTIONS DECEMBER 2007 INTRODUCTION ------------ The following is the East [...]	2008-01-15 08:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI1363	Somalia -- Ayrow's Demise [...] (S/NF) The death of Aden Hashi Ayrow (Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayer) on May 1 will have several positive impacts: short-term disruption of terrorist operations of the Shabaab, set back efforts at reconciliation between the Shabaab and Islamic Court militias, and potentially improve prospects for Soma [...]	2008-06-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS SO
08NAIROBI1365	SECOND FRIENDS OF EASBRIG MEETING SHOWS CONTINUED [...] This is an action message. Action request at para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) hosted its second "Friends of EASBRIG" meeting on May 22 (ref B described the first). The meeting was notable for its increased participation and the level of [...]	2008-06-03 15:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KEAI XW
08NAIROBI1373	KENYA CORRUPTION UPDATE - LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The bad news on the corruption front in Kenya is that the new coalition government has given some of the country's most egregious thieves a new lease on life and strengthened their already strong sense of impunity. Meanwhile, Kenya's legal system continues to stymie vs. deliver j [...]	2008-06-04 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL ECON EFIN KE
08NAIROBI1384	KENYA BRACES FOR PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS ON [...] (C) Kenya will hold parliamentary by-elections on June 11 to fill five of six vacant parliamentary seats. The largest parliamentary blocs, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),hope to gain seats, but each of the races is tight. The results are unlikely [...]	2008-06-05 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1414	KENYA LAUNCHES CHILD HELPLINE TO FIGHT CHILD ABUSE, LABOR [...] Summary: The Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs and Childline Kenya officially launched the 116 Child Helpline joint initiative on May 31, 2008. Children and others can call toll-free on any landline or cell phone to report cases of child abuse, labor or trafficking and receive counseli [...]	2008-06-10 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KE
08NAIROBI1449	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL ARMS FOREIGN [...] The Government of Kenya has been a close partner for the U.S. in many areas, including in military cooperation. They have provided important support in the Global War on Terror in spite of the risk they face, and it is in our interest to help them modernize their military forces to better prov [...]	2008-06-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI1453	TEXT OF HEADS OF MISSIONS STATEMENT ON KENYAN [...] As reported in reftel, the Ambassador joined with other Nairobi-based Heads of Missions in issuing a statement on the June 11 parliamentary by-elections. To follow is a text of the statement. 2. Begin text: Heads of Missions: Statement on 11 June by-elections We, the undersigned Heads o [...]	2008-06-13 11:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1456	KENYA INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Forced labor is insignificant in Kenya in the production of manufactured goods. There is virtually no child labor in the formal manufacturing sector. The number of child workers in Kenya dropped by over 47% in five years, from 1.9 million in 1999 to 1 million in December 2005. Over [...]	2008-06-16 04:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
08NAIROBI1461	KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR PM ODINGA'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The June 16-19 visit of Prime Minister Odinga will highlight U.S. support for the coalition government, bolster the authority of the office of the Prime Minister to supervise and coordinate the government, and provide us an important opportunity to press for results on institutiona [...]	2008-06-16 07:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KE US
08NAIROBI148	KENYA: JANUARY 15, 2008 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) AS OF 01/15 1900 HOURS (NAIROBI TIME): SECURITY: NATION-WIDE, CALM BUT TENSE. NO INCIDENTS REPORTED. POLICE REMAIN DEPLOYED AND ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN NAIROBI AROUND THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING WHERE THE NEW PARLIAMENT CONVENED TODAY TO ELECT A SPEAKER AND DEPUTY. MAJOR TRAFFIC DISR [...]	2008-01-15 15:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KE PGOV PREF
08NAIROBI1480	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL NELSON [...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes CODEL Nelson. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control officer is Lorrai [...]	2008-06-17 08:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE
08NAIROBI1486	COLLABORATION ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TRAINING IN KENYA [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. Prof. Kinandu Muragu, Executive Director at the Central Bank of Kenya's School of Monetary Studies (KSMS),asked if the USG can collaborate in introducing anti-money laundering (AML) courses at the School. Noting that the regulatory response [...]	2008-06-17 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER KCRM ECON KTFN KE
08NAIROBI1487	COLLABORATION ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TRAINING IN KENYA [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. Prof. Kinandu Muragu, Executive Director at the Central Bank of Kenya's School of Monetary Studies (KSMS),asked if the USG can collaborate in introducing anti-money laundering (AML) courses at the School. Noting that the regulatory response [...]	2008-06-17 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER KCRM ECON KTFN KE
08NAIROBI1488	NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR AVIATION SECURITY; KENYA [...] (SBU) As a post rated critical for terrorism in a key aviation hub for all of Africa, Nairobi already has multiple programs in place to improve aviation security in Kenya. The failed 2002 terrorist effort to shoot down an Israeli charter jet with a MANPAD and the ensuing collapse of tourism fo [...]	2008-06-17 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
08NAIROBI1500	COALITION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES VISION 2030 MEDIUM [...] On June 10, President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, and Vice President Musyoka launched the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of Vision 2030, Kenya's ambitious development blueprint outlining economic, political, and social reforms and goals. Although it was drafted well before the post- electio [...]	2008-06-19 10:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1505	KENYA REDUCES TARIFFS ON WHEAT AND CORN IMPORTS [...] Summary: Kenya has reduced its duties on imported wheat from 35 percent to 10 percent and plans to import 297,000 tons of corn duty free. Corn normally is assessed a 50 percent import duty. This fulfills a commitment made by the Minister for Agriculture William Ruto to the Ambassador during a [...]	2008-06-19 13:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1520	KENYA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP (GMP) INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Nairobi is already implementing several maritime security initiatives with GOK agencies that would appear to fit under the GMP initiative, and uses the coastal security subcommittee of the CT Working Group to coordinate across the various Mission agencies. However, th [...]	2008-06-23 12:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP
08NAIROBI1579	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes six months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya now st [...]	2008-06-27 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1593	INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA ACCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kenyan Government and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are now engaged in a public debate over the ICTR's criticism of what they see as a lack of substantive cooperation in the search for fugitive Rwandan war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga. While the ICTR [...]	2008-06-30 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KE RW
08NAIROBI1642	Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...]	2008-07-03 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI1657	KENYA IDP RETURN OPERATION OVERVIEW [...] (U) The pace of internally displaced person (IDP) returns from host communities and formal camps has slowed significantly following an initial surge of predominately agricultural IDP returns to pre-crisis areas. The Government of Kenya (GOK) stated during the month of June that all formal IDP [...]	2008-07-07 14:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI1658	SENATOR BILL NELSON (D-FL) MEETS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met on June 30 with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The two discussed continuing USG-GOK cooperation in combating terrorism and security threats to Kenya presented by ongoing lawlessness in Somalia. Odinga discussed his recent trip to Washington and the nee [...]	2008-07-07 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1659	KENYA TAKES STRONG STAND AGAINST ZIMBABWE [...] (U) In early June during a visit to South Africa, Prime Minister Raila Odinga denounced the deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe after the March 29 elections. He was the first Kenyan official to do so publicly. He continued to speak out in public events and meetings with senior USG [...]	2008-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE ZI
08NAIROBI1684	July 4 Reception Advances Support for Coalition Government [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi's tremendously successful July 4 reception was highlighted by the joint appearance of Prime Minster Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. More than 2,000 guests witnessed the political rivals joining the Ambassador on the podium for speeches, all of which focused on su [...]	2008-07-09 06:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1692	MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (C) Minister of Finance Amos Kimunya resigned on July 8, capping a week of intense speculation about his political future stemming from his role in the cut-rate sale of the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi. The hotel, built with proceeds from the 1990s Goldenberg corruption scandal, had become [...]	2008-07-09 16:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EFIN KCOR KE LY
08NAIROBI1698	GOK BILL OUTLINES ROADMAP TO NEW CONSTITUTION [...] The Ministry of Justice recently published the Constitution of Kenya Review Bill of 2008, outlining the process for writing and adopting a new constitution. The new constitution could take as long as 24 months to enter into force, not the 12 months agreed at the Kofi Annan-led mediation eff [...]	2008-07-11 04:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1725	Prime Minister's Visit Advances U.S. Policy [...] (U) Prime Minister Odinga's June 16-19 visit to the U.S. was a huge success and advanced U.S. policy to support the coalition government, to bolster the PM's role to supervise and coordinate the functions of government, to press for institutional reforms, and to highlight the U.S.-Kenyan partne [...]	2008-07-14 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE ZI
08NAIROBI1726	Text of PM Odinga's CSIS Speech [...] (U) Below is the text of Prime Minster Odinga's June 17 speech at the Center for Strategic International Studies. The speech was delivered at CSIS' Statesman's Forum during Odinga's June visit to Washington. End summary. 2. (U) Begin Text. PRIME MINISTER RAILA ODINGA: Thank you. Thank y [...]	2008-07-14 14:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1753	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1780	GOVERNMENT OF KENYA HAS NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On July 11, Antony Andanje, the new head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff that the Government of Kenya has no immediate plans to recognize Kosovo. SLUTZ [...]	2008-07-23 12:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV KE
08NAIROBI1781	CO-SPONSORSHIP OF UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF [...] (C) On July 11, Antony Andanje, the new head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff that the Government of Kenya is not interested in co-sponsoring a UNSCR 1267 listing request of al-Shabaab. Andanje said that such a course [...]	2008-07-23 12:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO KE
08NAIROBI1809	DIVERSION REQUEST FOR CASE KE-B-UAD [...] The following letter was sent to the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy at U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency by COL David McNevin, the U.S. Defense Representative to Kenya. It is a follow up of reftel country team as [...]	2008-07-28 10:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI1815	PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER TELL CODEL PRICE [...] (U) CODEL Price has cleared on this cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In separate meetings held on July 3, CODEL Price heard from both President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that constitutional reform is one of the Grand Coalition Government's top priorities. Prime M [...]	2008-07-28 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KBIO KE ZI
08NAIROBI1821	KENYAN ELEPHANT EXPERTS REGRET CITES DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, the CITES Standing Committee granted China permission to import ivory from stockpiles held by Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe despite opposition from members of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) and Australia. In the face of arguments from Kenya, Mal [...]	2008-07-29 08:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PGOV PREL SENV
08NAIROBI1838	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (SBU) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (the Waki Commission) has begun hearing testimony from security officials, and civil society organizations. The heads of the main Kenyan security agencies have testified. Each attempted to portray, with varying degrees of success, h [...]	2008-07-30 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI184	KENYA: JANUARY 16, 2008 STATUS REPORT [...] AS OF 01/16 1800 HOURS (NAIROBI TIME): SECURITY SITUATION: HEAVY RAIN AND ODM'S SUCCESS YESTERDAY IN ELECTING ITS CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT MAY HAVE TAKEN SOME STEAM OUT OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS TODAY. IN NAIROBI, DEMONSTRATORS BEGAN TO MOBILIZE AROUND 1400; POL [...]	2008-01-16 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KE PGOV PREF
08NAIROBI185	PARLIAMENT ELECTS SPEAKER--A GOOD DAY FOR KENYA [...] On January 15 Kenya's Tenth Parliament sat for its first session. In a boisterous but mostly civil session, Parliament elected the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Kenneth Marende as Speaker. ODM's candidate for Deputy Speaker was also elected, again beating a PNU candidate. This event has [...]	2008-01-17 04:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI1851	Tapping Water in Kenya's Arid North Eastern [...] In Kenya's arid North Eastern Province, livelihoods have centered on pastoralism (the practice of herding livestock) for hundreds of years. The traditionally lucrative and relatively stable pastoralist lifestyle which relies on a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle came under severe threat at [...]	2008-07-30 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREF SOCI KE
08NAIROBI1854	Tapping Water in Kenya's Arid North Eastern [...] In Kenya's arid North Eastern Province, livelihoods have centered on pastoralism (the practice of herding livestock) for hundreds of years. However, decades of gradual sedentarization (a shift from nomadism to permanent settlement) have created new dependencies and a more fragile ecosystem. [...]	2008-07-31 06:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREF SOCI KE
08NAIROBI186	PARLIAMENT ELECTS SPEAKER--A GOOD DAY FOR KENYA [...] On January 15 Kenya's Tenth Parliament sat for its first session. In a boisterous but mostly civil session, Parliament elected the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Kenneth Marende as Speaker. ODM's candidate for Deputy Speaker was also elected, again beating a PNU candidate. This event has [...]	2008-01-17 04:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI1892	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PAYNE (AUGUST [...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes CODEL Payne. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control officer is Rachel [...]	2008-08-04 12:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE
08NAIROBI192	KENYA: WHAT A DIFFERENCE AN ELECTION MAKES [...] (U) Summary: In a stunning reversal from consensus predictions that the December 27 general election would not affect Kenya's growing economy, allegations of vote rigging led to inter-tribal violence and looting that temporarily paralyzed the country's transportation system, scared away tourist [...]	2008-01-17 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB PGOV EFIN KE
08NAIROBI196	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KENYA - USAID ASSESSMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 15:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI1961	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes eight months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya h [...]	2008-08-14 12:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM PTER KE
08NAIROBI197	KENYA: JANUARY 17, 2008 [...] AS OF 01/17 1800 HOURS (NAIROBI TIME): SECURITY SITUATION: AROUND 1400 HOURS, SEVERAL ODM LEADERS ATTEMPTED TO LEAD A GROUP OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS INTO UHURU PARK AND WERE STOPPED BY POLICE, WITH TEAR GAS. THE DEMONSTRATORS RETREATED. LARGE BUT PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN ELDORET; MOMBA [...]	2008-01-17 16:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KE PGOV
08NAIROBI198	KENYA ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT COMPOSITION - A [...] (SBU) Unlike Kenya's contentious presidential election, the parliamentary elections proceeded relatively smoothly and with a clear and credible outcome. With 207 of 210 constituencies reporting (3 constituencies will be re-run),Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) won 99 of the 207 [...]	2008-01-17 16:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI199	KENYA: DID KIBAKI REALLY STEAL THE ELECTION? [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's hotly contested December 27 presidential election has been controversial on a number of levels, and many observers still question who actually won. When we looked at any and all available data to try to answer that question, we found evidence of rigging on both sides an [...]	2008-01-17 17:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR PREL KE
08NAIROBI200	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: WORKING FOR A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. With strong support through the Secretary's calls and A/S Frazer,s recent visit, we are continuing intensive efforts to facilitate dialogue between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga in order to achieve a political resolution of the post-electoral crisis. If achieved, this will b [...]	2008-01-17 19:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI2041	KENYA HITS TURBULENCE ON APPROACH TO "SAFE SKIES" [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) must immediately hire at least three qualified aviation inspectors if Kenya is to potentially achieve FAA Category One status within 12-18 months. Despite the high salaries demanded by these inspectors, Prime Minister Odinga and Transpor [...]	2008-08-28 06:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
08NAIROBI2057	Somaliland: Revised Travel Request for US Mission Officers - [...] (S) This is a revised country clearance request for travel to Hargeisa, Somaliland (Ref A and B). Per Ref C, the Department approved the travel for August 7. Post requests clearance for US Mission officers to travel to Hargeisa, Somaliland on September 9. The travel and security plan remain a [...]	2008-09-03 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO
08NAIROBI209	KENYA ELECTIONS: COMMONWEALTH OBSERVATION GROUP REPORT [...] On January 17, the Commonwealth Observation Group issued its report on the 2007 Kenyan General Elections. To follow is an excerpt of the report containing the group's conclusions. The complete text of the report is available (ref). Begin text: CONCLUSIONS ----------- The December 27 e [...]	2008-01-18 09:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI211	KENYA STATUS REPORT: JANUARY 18, 2008 [...] (SBU) AS OF 01/18/08 1700 HOURS (NAIROBI TIME): SECURITY SITUATION: POCKETS OF CONFRONTATION CONTINUED IN NAIROBI (KIBERA AND MATHARE) AND KISUMU (AND OUTSKIRTS) BETWEEN POLICE AND CIVILIANS, CHARACTERIZED IN LARGE PART BY GROUPS OF YOUNG MALES BURNING TIRES, VEHICLES AND RUBBISH AND SETTI [...]	2008-01-18 14:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KE PGOV
08NAIROBI213	KENYA EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 18 January 2008 to review Tripwires for Nairobi and approve a separate set of Tripwires for Chief Of Mission (CoM) facilities in Kisumu. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) EAC reviewed the t [...]	2008-01-18 15:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2136	ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (U) On September 9, Deputy Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anthony Andanje, Head of the Division for International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Until recently, Andanje served at teh Kenyan Mission to the UN as Kenya's representative to t [...]	2008-09-10 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN KE
08NAIROBI2139	10 SEPTEMBER 2008 WALK-IN REPORTS POSSIBLE URANIUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 09 September 2008, at approximately 1215, two individuals visited Embassy Nairobi claiming to have possession of uranium at their residence in Kenya. Reporting Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) concluded that the individual had no information of an imminent threat t [...]	2008-09-10 12:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KCRM KE KNNP MNUC PARM PTER
08NAIROBI2140	PRIME MINISTER, DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEF CODEL PAYNE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on August 7-8, CODEL Payne discussed a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Mohammed Yusuf Haji, Trade Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Minister of Higher Education Sally Kosgei, former President Daniel arap Moi, Nobel laureate Wanga [...]	2008-09-10 16:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC ETRD PREF KE
08NAIROBI2164	Somalia - Youth Enrichment Program on the Border [...] Following on the success of the inaugural Somalia Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) in April (reftel),the Somalia Unit, including the embedded MIST team, conducted a second YEP in the border town of Mandera from August 25-28. Forty-five mostly Marehan clan Somali youth came across the border to [...]	2008-09-12 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO SO
08NAIROBI2174	TERRORISM CONVICTION OVERTURNED, SUSPECT RELEASED [...] (U) According to multiple news reports, Omar Said Omar, the only suspect convicted of a crime in connection with the 2002 attacks on an Israeli owned hotel and airliner near Mombasa, Kenya, was released from prison today after his conviction was overturned by the High Court of Kenya. In 2005 [...]	2008-09-17 04:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KE PINS PTER
08NAIROBI2182	Somalia - International Contact Group Meeting [...] On September 16, the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) met in Djibouti. Formerly co-chaired by the United States and Norway, the ICG is now chaired by United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative (SRSG) for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah. This was the first ICG meeting [...]	2008-09-17 10:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
08NAIROBI2200	KENYA'S REFORM CHALLENGE [...] (U) On September 17, President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga received the final report from the commission investigating the conduct of Kenya's 2007 elections. Kofi Annan was scheduled to arrive in Nairobi on September 18 to receive the report as well. This report is the first to em [...]	2008-09-18 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2225	Somalia: Atmospherics During Somalia Program in Kenya [...] (C) Summary: The Somalia Unit, including the embedded Military Information Support Team (MIST),conducted a Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) from August 25-29, 2008 in Mandera, on the Kenya-Somalia border (reftel). While the program was an unqualified success in changing negative attitudes towa [...]	2008-09-22 09:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2232	Somalia - Internationals and Somalis Meet on Humanitarian, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM EWWT SO
08NAIROBI2247	AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi September 3-4 to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...]	2008-09-23 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETRD ETTC MASS PREL KE
08NAIROBI2253	MT. ELGON: STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) In late July, the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a second, more detailed report alleging security forces' involvement in serious human rights violations during the joint military-police operation against the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF) in Mt. Elgon in March-April 200 [...]	2008-09-24 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MASS KPKO KCRM KE
08NAIROBI2256	AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi 3-4 September to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...]	2008-09-25 09:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KE
08NAIROBI2257	Somalia: Border Security Near Mandera, Kenya [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Somalia Unit spent nearly ten days on the Kenya-Somalia border in late August 2008. Although the border remains officially closed, we experienced first-hand the border security challenges Kenya has with Somalia. We also heard several anecdotes demonstrating the por [...]	2008-09-25 11:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2290	WHITHER M/V FAINA'S TANKS? [...] (S-NF) A shipment of 33 Ukrainian T-72 tanks and other ammunition and equipment aboard the M/V Faina, currently under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia, has raised questions and controversy in Kenya about their final destination. It is a poorly kept secret that the tanks are boun [...]	2008-10-02 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PTER PHSA KE UP SO SU
08NAIROBI2312	Somalia: TFG Clarifies South Ossetia, Abkhazia Stance [...] (SBU) Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Jama said in an October 7 press conference that the TFG had no plans to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Jama stated that the Somali Ambassador to Moscow had been recalled to Somalia to explain any statements that were [...]	2008-10-07 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI232	PRESIDENT YUSUF'S CONCERN OVER RIYALE'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abullahi Yusuf dispatched an envoy from London to express his strong concern to Ambassador Ranneberger and Special Envoy Yates over the visit of Somaliland President Riyale to Washington. Yusuf considers the visit's timin [...]	2008-01-22 15:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AU PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2326	KENYA'S FLIGHT TOWARDS FAA "CATEGORY-1" STALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: A plan by Prime Minister Odinga to provide the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) with resources to quickly hire and retain inspectors to certify Kenya Airways' (KQ) fleet is languishing in Cabinet. KCAA needs these inspectors onboard now to certify KQ's Boeing 737s, 767s, a [...]	2008-10-09 10:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
08NAIROBI233	Somalia -- Travel Request [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 30. 2. (C) Post requests Department approval and country clearance for a Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) Advance Team to travel to Hargeysa, Somaliland. The MSD Team will conduct a security assessment for future travel by Assistant Secretary [...]	2008-01-22 15:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT ASEC PTER PREL SO
08NAIROBI2334	NGOs and USG Discuss Civil-Military Relations in the [...] On July 15, USEmbassy Nairobi jointly with the NGO umbrella organization InterAction and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa held a one-day conference in Nairobi to discuss the evolving civil-military cooperation framework -- also known as Diplomacy, Development, and Defense (3D) -- in [...]	2008-10-10 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID PINS SOCI KE XA
08NAIROBI234	ELECTION CRISIS -- ANTI-U.S. GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Throughout last week, the government,s office of public communications placed prominent advertisements in the print and broadcast media accusing the U.S. and others of contributing to violence. The advertisements varied in text, but evoked similar themes. All were entitled "Setting the R [...]	2008-01-22 16:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI235	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE SPEAKER OF [...] (C) I met with the new Speaker of the Parliament, Kenneth Marende, on January 18 to congratulate him on his election and to discuss the role he can play to help resolve the election crisis. 2. (C) I briefed Marende on U.S. efforts to assist in resolution of the crisis. Marende noted that i [...]	2008-01-22 16:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2366	COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE PRESENTS [...] On September 15, the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) -- which was formed as part of the Kofi Annan-mediated settlement of Kenya's post-election crisis (reftel) -- presented its report to President Mwai Kibaki. Kibaki then ordered the report to be released immediately. [...]	2008-10-15 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2375	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON COMMISSION OF [...] As per reftel, Post has signed the following joint Heads of Missions statement on the Commission of Inquiry on the Post-Election Violence, which was released to local media on October 16. Begin text: We, the undersigned Heads of diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, welcome the publicatio [...]	2008-10-16 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE

08NAIROBI238	EC AMBASSADOR MICHEL'S VISIT [...] (C) EC Commissioner Louis Michel made a one-day visit January 19 to press for a political solution to the electoral crisis. According to the French Ambassador (who is representing the EU presidency in the absence of Slovenia),Michel had consulted with Kofi Annan before visiting in order to e [...]	2008-01-22 17:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE FR SI
08NAIROBI2380	SOMALIA - TFG APPREHENSION ABOUT UPCOMING IGAD [...] (C) In an October 15 meeting, visiting Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan worried about Ethiopia's plans for the October 27 - 29 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit on Somalia. Adan reported that the TFG and transitional parl [...]	2008-10-16 13:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PTER SO
08NAIROBI239	KENYA,S ELECTORAL CRISIS -- PUSHING KIBAKI-ODINGA [...] (C) Summary. In the lead-up to Kofi Annan,s expected arrival January 22, we have continued to press for President Kibaki and Raila Odinga to use that opportunity for a face-to-face meeting and to launch a meaningful political dialogue. Achieving that would go a long way towards calming tensio [...]	2008-01-22 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI240	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE [...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...]	2008-01-22 19:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2401	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT [...] (U) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) submitted its report to President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on October 15 (Ref A). The report proposes the establishment of a special tribunal to try high-level organizers of post-election violence. It also p [...]	2008-10-21 15:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2441	SOMALIA - REFUGEES SWELL DADAAB CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival of 45,000 new Somali refugees since January 2008 to the three Dadaab refugee camps in Eastern Kenya has exacerbated tensions between the local community and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over jobs, service contracts and the environmental [...]	2008-10-28 08:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PREF EAID SO KE
08NAIROBI245	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN - A NEW [...] Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Nairobi on January 22 with the strong public backing of the United States, the African Union, the European Union, and the United Nations. He gave a press conference upon arrival in which he evinced a no-nonsense, serious and determined approac [...]	2008-01-23 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2469	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT URGES TFG ACTION ON DAY ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 28 - 29 IGAD Extraordinary Council and Summit Meeting on Somalia was largely behind closed doors on its opening day. In presentations between closed sessions with Somalia's President, Prime Minister, Speaker, and parliamentarians, the Kenyan Foreign Minister, IGAD [...]	2008-10-28 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2520	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT ISSUES TIMELINE IN EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Like day one (reftel),the October 29 closing session of the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on Somalia featured protracted, closed-door negotiations, and pointed criticism of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The Summit communique (para 9),established a timeline fo [...]	2008-10-30 15:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2522	The "One-Two" Punch to Kenya's Economy [...] (SBU) Still recovering from the blow of post-election violence, the Kenyan economy is now being hit by the global financial crisis. This "one-two" punch spells trouble for Kenya's economic prospects at least over the short-term. Indicators of less than optimal growth include declining remitta [...]	2008-10-31 08:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR KE
08NAIROBI2551	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION REPORT: [...] (U) Two weeks after release of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) report (refs A and B),Kenya's political leaders continue to publicly grapple with fallout. Of particular contention is whether to implement the report's recommendations for a special tribunal to try [...]	2008-11-04 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2552	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Somalia Summit (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf welcomed, and pledged support for the Djibouti Agreement's cease-fire and unity government de [...]	2008-11-05 00:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2563	NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KENYAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KE
08NAIROBI2579	SOMALIA - Deputy Prime Minister Questions TFG Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the margins of the IGAD summit in Nairobi, A/S Frazer met with TFG Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan. Abdisalam noted the fragility of the TFG and the ARS and the importance of strengthening both institutions and the Djibouti process that binds them. The DPM emphasi [...]	2008-11-13 04:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2586	SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" told Ambassador November 11 that President Yusuf had come under pressure and appeared to be showing increased flexibility in their discussions on the composition of an interim cabinet (reftel),bu [...]	2008-11-13 10:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2588	U.S. ELECTION DAY IN KENYA [...] Summary. Kenyans see President-elect Barack Obama as their "favorite son," and are delighted by his election. The Ambassador hosted an early morning November 5 event attended by over 2,000 Kenyans to watch the results, and issued a statement highlighting the transparent and peaceful nature of [...]	2008-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2594	KENYA TO HOST 2009 AGOA FORUM BETWEEN AUGUST 9-14 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Please See Action Request - Para 15. 3. Summary. Kenya proposes hosting the 2009 AGOA Forum in Nairobi, between August 9-14. The preferred venue is the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) in downtown Nairobi. Deputy Pri [...]	2008-11-14 10:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2605	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES [...] (SBU) GOK MOVES APACE ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS 2. (SBU) CIVAIR AUTHORITY RAMPING UP FOR FAA CATEGORY 1 3. (SBU) ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CONCEDES WEAKNESSES 4. (SBU) KENYA RAILWAYS: STRUGGLING TO GET BACK ON TRACK 5. (SBU) MACRO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS SUGGEST SLUGGISH GROWTH 6. (SB [...]	2008-11-18 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR EAIR ASEC
08NAIROBI2610	A TALE OF TWO EL WAKS [...] (SBU) El Wak, Kenya lies just across the border from El Wak, Somalia. Both towns are dominated by the Garre clan, which is now engulfed in a violent struggle for dominance over the Murulle clan. The conflict has spread into Somalia and has exacerbated relations between the Garre and Marehan, [...]	2008-11-18 13:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KE SO
08NAIROBI2612	SOMALIA - SUPERTANKER HIJACKED; BRITS TURN 8 [...] (S) Summary: On November 15, Somali pirates hijacked their largest ship yet, the crude oil supertanker Sirius Star, and have anchored it off Hobyo, Somalia, a known Indian Ocean pirate base. So far this year, Somalia pirates have captured and ransomed 38 ships. Separately, on November 18 [...]	2008-11-18 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2613	MARTHA KARUA ELECTED AS NARC-KENYA PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 14, a convention of 2,000 delegates of the National Rainbow Coalition - Kenya (NARC-Kenya) elected current Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua as its Chairperson. Karua has made no secret of her desire to contest the 2012 K [...]	2008-11-19 08:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2614	EU THREATENS TO WITHHOLD AID [...] (C) At a press conference November 17 on the occasion of "European Development Days," French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier and EC Head of Delegation Eric van der Linden were questioned on European views with regard to implementation of the Waki Commission recommendations. Headlined the followin [...]	2008-11-19 08:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2626	NAIROBI EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS AL-SHABAAB IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 19 November 2008 to discuss recent events in El Wak, Kenya and recent reports of alleged al-Shabaab activity in country and their impact, if any, on Post operations, [...]	2008-11-20 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2660	EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF [...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...]	2008-11-25 12:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2661	SOMALIA - UN DETAILS PIRACY CONFERENCE PLANS [...] Summary: The UN's Somalia political office on November 25 outlined its plans for a Nairobi conference on Somali piracy December 10-11. The UN has invited high level representation from over 50 countries (including the United States, previously forward via separate email) and international o [...]	2008-11-26 04:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2667	KENYANS MOVE AHEAD ON NEW PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, the UK's Royal Navy seized eight Somali nationals in international waters off the coast of Yemen after the British responded to a distress call from a Danish ship that the Somalis had attempted to board. After proceeding to Mombasa, Kenya, the British relinquishe [...]	2008-11-26 12:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PHSA MOPS KCRM KJUS UK SO DA
08NAIROBI2671	DRUG TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21, the British High Commission convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting in Nairobi to discuss the state of the drug problem in Kenya. The meeting was attended by representatives of one of Kenya's three police services, the director of the Kenyan government's anti-drug [...]	2008-11-26 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS SNAR UK UG KE
08NAIROBI2673	SOMALIA - November 24 Joint Security Committee Communique [...] (U) Summary and Comment: At the conclusion of their November 20-24 talks in Naivasha, Kenya, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Joint Security Committee (JSC) issued a communique, the text of which appears in paragraph 3. The JSC agre [...]	2008-11-26 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2676	NAIROBI CORE EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RECENT THREAT REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 28 November 2008 to discuss recent reporting contained in RefTel regarding a threat to the Lamu Festival taking place in Lamu, Kenya from 28 to 30 December 2008 and [...]	2008-11-26 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2696	PARTIES SCRAMBLE TO COMPLY WITH POLITICAL PARTIES [...] Kenya's notoriously disorganized political parties are scrambling to comply with a series of administrative, organizational, and financial requirements imposed by the Political Parties Act (the Act) before the December 31 deadline. The Act aims to bring much-needed order to Kenya's party sys [...]	2008-12-02 09:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2701	KENYA - ADDITIONAL AMISOM TROOP PLEDGES [...] (C) Post delivered reftel para 4 points on November 28 to Ben Ogutu, MFA Director for Political Affairs. While there has been no definite decision on providing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),Ogutu opined that press reporting on alleged Kenya troop contributions "did n [...]	2008-12-02 14:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS MASS MARR PREL KE
08NAIROBI2702	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF CRITICIZES UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Transitional Federal Government President Yusuf called Special Envoy Yates on December 1 to condemn the proposals from the November 26 Djibouti meetings (ref A) as "unworkable." He also complained about Ethiopian troops' alleged recent actions at Villa Somalia and stated that [...]	2008-12-02 16:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO ET
08NAIROBI2710	GOK EFFORT TO PRESERVE VITAL FOREST HITS POLITICAL [...] The Kenyan government's (GOK) attempt to preserve and restore the environmentally and economically important Mau Forest Complex (the Mau Forest) by evicting legal and illegal settlers (reftel) has caused political problems within Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) p [...]	2008-12-04 06:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
08NAIROBI2715	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: LATE NOV/EARLY DEC '08 [...] (SBU) CENTRAL BANK PREPS FOR ECONOMIC HEADWINDS 2. (SBU) DEMAND FOR KENYAN TEA FALLS SHARPLY 3. (SBU) TEA WORKERS GET PAY HIKE; GOK FORMS LABOR BOARD 4. (SBU) INTERPOL-KWS MAKE PROGRESS ON POACHING 5. (SBU) PM CONTINUES PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT 6. (SBU) CORRUPTION: FORMER FINANCE [...]	2008-12-04 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
08NAIROBI2716	KENYA ASPIRES TO BUILD A NUCLEAR PLANT BY 2015 [...] As reported in ref B, although it has no known fissionable material, Kenya aspires to build its first medium-sized 1,000 MW nuclear plant by 2015 as part of a multifaceted strategy to boost power production. The Government of Kenya (GOK) will appeal to the private sector to finance the plant' [...]	2008-12-04 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EINV SENV BEXP BTIO KE
08NAIROBI2721	PROMOTING PEACE IN KENYA'S UPPER EASTERN PROVINCE [...] Kenya's remote upper Eastern Province is caught in a cycle of violence driven by competition over scarce resources and characterized by inter-tribal revenge killings and livestock raiding. Local politicians have a history of quietly supporting these activities, which has made grassroots effor [...]	2008-12-05 05:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM ASEC PHUM SENV KE ET
08NAIROBI2722	NO SALES OF KENYAN RUBIES TO BURMA [...] Summary: According to three senior Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources officials, Kenya does not export rubies to Burma. End Summary. 2. In separate December 4 meetings with Kenya's Commissioner of Mines and Geology Lojomon Biwott, acting Chief Geologist Shadrack Kimomo, and Ward [...]	2008-12-05 09:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ECON PREL PGOV EFIN BM KE
08NAIROBI2736	EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 AFRICOM 1206 MARITIME [...] Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports AFRICOM's proposal to help the Kenyan Navy build its maritime capacity to counter the threat posed by terrorist organizations operating from Somalia. 2. Kenya's naval capacity has always been weak, and Kenya's overall security has suffered as a resu [...]	2008-12-08 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PTER PREL KE SO
08NAIROBI2738	EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help this nation build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. 2. (C) The [...]	2008-12-08 14:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS PTER KE SO
08NAIROBI2740	Kenyan Prime Minister says "Mugabe Must Go" [...] Speaking at an international press conference on December 7 in Nairobi, Prime Minister Raila Odinga called Robert Mugabe's government a "vile dictatorship" that must be stopped. Odinga urged the African Union to send troops to end the humanitarian crisis, or allow the UN to do so. "The inter [...]	2008-12-09 06:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2745	SOMALIA - SCENESETTER FOR A/S KIMMITT'S PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes your visit to Nairobi for the UN/Government of Kenya Conference on Piracy. The conference is an opportunity to help shape the international community's response to Somali piracy. The conference conclusions may also feed Washington deliberations in advance of the planned Ne [...]	2008-12-09 16:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PGOV PREL OVIP SO
08NAIROBI2747	GOK PREPARES TO OUST ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] On November 27, the Cabinet approved a draft constitutional amendment which will disband the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) and remove all 22 current ECK commissioners. If, as expected, Parliament approves the measure before it recesses on December 18, the ECK will be replaced by an Int [...]	2008-12-10 12:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI276	KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - GENDER-BASED [...] As in all situations where law and order breaks down, there has been an increase in violence of all sorts, including rape. The Nairobi Women's Hospital Rape Center (NWHRC) reports a nearly 100% increase in the number of women coming in for care since the outbreak of violence in late December [...]	2008-01-25 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2760	HEIGHTENED INSECURITY AT DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) On December 8 around 8:40 a.m a German development aid organization (GTZ) ambulance was attacked by gunmen. The GTZ ambulance was traveling from the Dadaab NGO compound to Hagadera refugee camp with 7 people on board. The UN-mandated government of Kenay (GOK) police escort for all vehic [...]	2008-12-11 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KE PGOV PREF PREL
08NAIROBI2768	PRESIDENT SIGNS TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION [...] On November 28, President Mwai Kibaki signed into law the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Act (the Act). The Act creates a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to establish a complete record of violation of human and economic rights from the time of Kenya's independence in [...]	2008-12-11 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KE
08NAIROBI2769	SOMALIA - Humanitarian Response [...] (SBU) Summary. As conditions in Somalia continue to deteriorate, aid agencies are grappling with fundamental humanitarian dilemmas. Although the crisis has worsened it is not, nor will it likely become, a famine. Nevertheless, the latitude to operate in Somalia is shrinking, blurring the lin [...]	2008-12-11 22:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SO
08NAIROBI277	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN [...] Summary: The post-election violence that has killed over 700 people and displaced an estimated 250,000 more has drawn the attention of international human rights groups and institutions. Human Rights Watch currently has a research team in country to collect information and analyze events and [...]	2008-01-25 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI2779	SOMALIA - KENYANS WILL JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C/Rel KE) We shared reftel A points and non-paper with MFA Director of Political Affairs Ambassador Benson Ogutu, Americas Desk Head Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, and International Organizations and Conferences Head Anthony Andanje. Andanje responded that the Kenyans will join the Contact G [...]	2008-12-15 15:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI278	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: ODM HOLDS MOSTLY [...] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on January 23 held public funerals in Nairobi, Kisumu (Nyanza Province),and Kakamega (Western Province) for victims of Kenya's post-election violence. These deaths were all alleged by ODM to be the result of police action, and not civilian on civilian vi [...]	2008-01-25 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2780	SOMALIA - December 16 International Contact Group Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The December 16 International Contact Group (ICG) session comes at a critical time in the history of the TFG. A protracted fight between President Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein took a further nosedive December 14, when Yusuf attempted to dismiss the Prime Minister. The Par [...]	2008-12-15 16:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI2781	SOMALIA - SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S DECEMBER 18-20 [...] Your December 18-20 meetings with Somalia and Somaliland politicians, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative as well as NGO and private sector representatives come at a time when some progress in the UN-led Djibouti Peace Process is being undercut by continued feuding among the Tran [...]	2008-12-15 16:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI2782	SOMALIA - December 16 International Contact Group Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The December 16 International Contact Group (ICG) session comes at a critical time in the history of the TFG. A protracted fight between President Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein took a further nosedive December 14, when Yusuf attempted to dismiss the Prime Minister. The Par [...]	2008-12-16 04:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI279	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: MINISTER OF INTERNAL [...] On January 24 we received Minister of Internal Security George Saitoti's response to the Ambassador's letter of January 17 (reftel) requesting; 1) a precise statement of the Rules of Engagement currently in effect for Kenyan security forces in dealing with unarmed peaceful demonstrators; 2) a [...]	2008-01-25 09:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2790	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO GARISSA ELICITS CANDID [...] The Ambassador recently travelled to Garissa, the provincial center of Kenya's predominantly Muslim North Eastern Province, to talk to the community about a range of issues. Feedback from the (mostly) Kenyan Somali community was generally positive toward the United States. There was great ap [...]	2008-12-16 11:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM SOCI PHUM KE SO ET
08NAIROBI2793	GENERAL WARD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH KENYAN LEADERS [...] (C) On November 24 and 25, AFRICOM Commander General William Ward had introductory meetings with President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, Assistant Minister for Defense Major General (retired) Joseph Nkaisserry, and Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah Mutinda Kianga. The conversations foc [...]	2008-12-16 12:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PBTS PREL KE SO SU CG
08NAIROBI2807	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT CONTINUES EFFORTS TO OUST PRIME [...] (U) Continuing his effort to oust Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde," on December 16 President Abdullahi Yusuf nominated Mohammed Mahmud Guled "Gamadheere" prime minister. On December 15 Yusuf tried to sack the prime minister, but was rebuffed by the parliament in the form of a stro [...]	2008-12-16 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI281	KIBAKI-ODINGA TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. A meeting between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga facilitated by Kofi Annan on January 24 sent a very positive message to the Kenyan people and will help end violence. The agenda and modalities for subsequent dialogue have not yet been worked out. The process of dialogue will [...]	2008-01-25 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2839	KENYA -- 2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. Pending confirmation from the Office of the President, Kenya is now likely to propose hosting the 2009 AGOA Forum in Nairobi during the August 3-7 timeframe versus the originally proposed timeframe of August 9-14. The preferred [...]	2008-12-18 13:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI2842	LACEY AMENDMENTS WILL HELP KENYA PROTECT ITS DWINDLING [...] (U) As instructed ref A, upon receipt, post provided Lacey Act amendments to the Kenyan Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, National Environment Management Authority, and Forest Service, pointing out that the new regulations will help backstop Ken [...]	2008-12-19 05:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KCRM EINV BTIO ENRG KGHG ECON KE
08NAIROBI2850	PROTESTS OVER RESTRICTIVE MEDIA BILL [...] Parliament passed a Media Bill on December 10 which, if signed by President Mwai Kibaki, would potentially subject the independent media to intrusive government interference. The Media Bill was presented to Parliament and the public as a series of amendments to the Communications Act of 1998. [...]	2008-12-19 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2851	PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION, OUSTS ELECTORAL [...] Parliament on December 16 passed the Kenya Constitution Amendment Bill of 2008 (the Amendment). The Amendment follows the recommendations of the Kriegler Commission (Reftel B) and abolishes the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK),which was widely discredited for its mishandling of Kenya's 2 [...]	2008-12-19 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2864	INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS MARRED BY POLICE [...] Celebrations of Kenya's 45th Jamhuri (Independence) Day in Nairobi on December 12 turned slightly chaotic when police cracked down on protesters who disrupted President Mwai Kibaki's speech. Civil society aimed to use the event to highlight widespread discontent about skyrocketing food price [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2865	PRESIDENT, PM SIGN PACT TO FORM POST-ELECTION [...] President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed on December 17 an agreement to implement the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV),also known as the Waki Commission (Reftels). The agreement tasks a Cabinet sub-committee to draft legisl [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2867	NADR-FUNDED PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL PORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 08:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KY
08NAIROBI2869	UPDATE ON KENYAN PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED SOMALI [...] This is an action message. Action recommendations and requests are at paragraphs 7, 8, 9, 12, and 16. 2. Summary: On December 11, the eight Somali nationals charged with piracy again appeared before a magistrate judge in Mombasa. The prosecutors asked the magistrate to postpone the trial to [...]	2008-12-23 12:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PHSA MOPS KCRM KJUS SO YM DA
08NAIROBI2871	SUMMARY REPORT ON CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON THE [...] Key regional partners participated in a workshop November 11-14 in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss priorities for the implementation of the Global Food Security Response in Eastern and Southern Africa. This is part of a broader, multi-donor response to the global food crisis in support of the Afri [...]	2008-12-23 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE
08NAIROBI2872	KENYA'S STAGNATING ECONOMY [...] (U) Economic growth registered 2.1 percent in the third quarter, falling over one percent from the second quarter rate of 3.4 percent. Continuing double-digit inflation (particularly for food and fuel),declining agricultural production, and a struggling tourist sector (still recovering from [...]	2008-12-24 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
08NAIROBI2878	MAIZE FLOUR CRISIS IN KENYA: THE UNSTABLE POLITICS OF [...] (U) Rising maize flour prices, up 119 percent from November 2007 to November 2008, combined with the Kenyan staple's reduced availability and higher prices for other staple foods, are putting approximately 5 million Kenyans at risk of "severe hunger and destitution," according to a recent Mini [...]	2008-12-29 11:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
08NAIROBI299	DOCUMENTS RE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PHUM PREL
08NAIROBI309	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: ODM MP SLAIN - VIOLENCE [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement MP for Embakasi (Nairobi),Melitus Were, was murdered by two gunmen as he was driving up to his home just after midnight on January 29. In the current crisis, the perception that this is a politically-motivated killing has taken hold. Were was a L [...]	2008-01-29 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI310	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: EXPLAINING RIFT VALLEY [...] The central region of Kenya's Rift Valley Province, known as "Kalenjin land" after its indigenous inhabitants, is the scene of the worst violence since the election crisis began in late December. Kenya's history of ethnic politics, land pressures, and shifting political alliances explain the [...]	2008-01-29 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI311	KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: VIOLENCE FLARES IN [...] (SBU) Late on January 24, a fresh round of violence erupted in Nakuru, Naivasha, and Tomboroa -- all Rift Valley Province towns near the border of Kikuyu-dominated Central Province. The highest death toll was in Nakuru, where clashes between rival armed gangs armed with machetes, spears, bows [...]	2008-01-29 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI312	KENYA: A/S FRAZER,S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer, joined by Ambassador Ranneberger, met with President Mwai Kibaki on January 5 and January 7 to seek a path towards ending the political crisis stemming from the disputed December 27 presidential election results. She carried with her Secretary Rice's [...]	2008-01-29 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI330	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO MINISTER [...] On January 30, the Ambassador sent the following letter to the Minster of Internal Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs asking for an investigation of threats against human rights activists. Begin text. Hon. George Saitoti Minister of Internal Security Hon. Moses Wetangula Minister o [...]	2008-01-30 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI331	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO MINISTER [...] On January 30, the Ambassador sent the following letter to the Minister of Internal Security and the Orange Democratic Movement's Secretary General. Begin text. SIPDIS Hon. Prof. George Saitoti Minister of Internal Security Hon. Prof. Anyang Nyong'o ODM Secretary General Dear Sirs: [...]	2008-01-30 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI339	KENYA - JANUARY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM - opposition) Member of Parliament for Ainamoi (Kericho District) David Kimutai Too (ethnic Kalenjin) was shot dead in Eldoret by Police Constable Andrew Moache (ethnic Kissi). Moache was arrested and will be transferred to Nakuru [...]	2008-01-31 13:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI341	APPROVAL REQUEST FOR TRAVEL TO SOMALIA [...] (C) Action Request: Post seeks Department approval and country clearance for travel of the following DS security personnel and delegation members to Hargeysa, Somaliland on February 2 and 3. Ambassador Ranneberger, Ambassador Yates, and Regional Security Officer Robert Whigham concur with the [...]	2008-01-31 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT PGOV PREL KE SO
08NAIROBI353	KENYA: PRIVATE SECTOR SAYS THE ECONOMY WILL SHRINK IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The private sector is warning that the Kenyan economy will likely shrink in 2008, having already lost tens of billions of shillings in January, and with losses that could reach Ksh260 billion (over $4 billion) and 500,000 jobs in the first half of the year. Claims by Government [...]	2008-02-01 13:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NAIROBI354	KENYA - FEBRUARY 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The talks continue, but there are signs that the PNU continues to search for means of peeling away ODM members of parliament, encouraging ODM schisms and otherwise finding a way out that does not involve actual power sharing with Raila Odinga. The ODM tried unsuc [...]	2008-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI355	KENYA: GOVERNMENT BORROWING AND COSTS WILL RISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Kenya (GOK) officials are trying to maintain confidence and prevent financial panic by claiming the current crisis will be short-lived and thus will not have a major impact on the GOK's revenue, spending, borrowing, or interest rates. However, the bids at the Janu [...]	2008-02-01 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI356	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: SECOND OPPOSITION MP [...] On January 31, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM-opposition) Member of Parliament for Ainamoi (Kericho District, Rift Valley) David Kimutai Too (ethnic Kalenjin) was shot dead in Eldoret by Police Constable Andrew Moache (ethnic Kisii). The police maintain this was a "crime of passion," with C [...]	2008-02-01 13:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI357	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - PROCESS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyans welcomed the political dialogue launched by Kofi Annan on January 29 as a desperately needed step towards ending violence and achieving a resolution of the crisis. Annan has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as his chief mediator. The visit of Ban Ki-moon provided support for the m [...]	2008-02-01 19:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI370	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: PNU AND [...] Summary: The Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed a framework for further negotiations to resolve Kenya's electoral crisis. The parties signed several documents, all of which were witnessed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in his capacity as [...]	2008-02-05 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI371	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: FEBRUARY 4 AGREEMENT [...] On February 4, PNU and ODM issued the following public statement. Begin text. Public Statement Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Mediated by H.E. Kofi Annan and the Panel of Eminent African Personalities Feb 4, 2008 Preamble: Goal: To ensure that the National Dialogu [...]	2008-02-05 12:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI378	KENYA: LINKING VISAS TO VIOLENCE [...] (C) To follow up on recent statements by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and the Ambassador indicating that the Department will review the visa eligibility of Kenyan politicians and businessmen suspected of supporting, inciting, or perpetrating violence in Kenya, Post delivered eight letter [...]	2008-02-05 15:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI380	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - STATE OF PLAY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. Having reached agreements regarding violence and humanitarian issues, the Annan-mediated talks between the government and ODM today started focusing on elements of a political solution. Annan wants to achieve this by February 13. The two sides start this discussion with diamet [...]	2008-02-05 19:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI383	KENYAN CEOS CALL FOR PEACE, RECONCILIATION, REFORMS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 300 CEOs from firms employing 12 million Kenyans met on February 5 to issue a strong statement on the need for peace, security, reconciliation, reconstruction, and reform for Kofi Annan to deliver to Government-ODM negotiators. Although the final text (para 8) of the CEO su [...]	2008-02-06 12:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NAIROBI384	KENYA - FEBRUARY 6 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted in ref C, the Kofi Annan-lead negotiations entered their most critical and difficult phase today as the parties began talks on power-sharing. The parties begin these discussions far apart and continued interference by hardliners from each camp threaten to [...]	2008-02-06 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI414	KENYA INFLATION ACCELERATES IN 2008 [...] Summary: Inflation in Kenya fell in the last quarter of 2007 and dropped to 9.76% for the year as a whole. Unfortunately, the violence that erupted after the December 27 election is undoing these gains. The unrest blocked or hindered transportation across the country, creating scarcities and [...]	2008-02-08 10:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV KE
08NAIROBI417	KENYA - FEBRUARY 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted ref B, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi entered their most critical and difficult phase February 7, as the parties began talks on power-sharing. We spoke with one ODM negotiator at their 1430 break and were told that the parties were making si [...]	2008-02-08 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI419	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: NEARING THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (C) Summary. Now that Kenya's peace talks have begun to focus on political issues, they are expected to rapidly reach the crunch point regarding power-sharing. There are constructive developments that mitigate in favor of progress, but also indications that achieving this will be extremely d [...]	2008-02-08 13:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI420	KENYA: MORE VISA WARNING LETTERS SENT [...] (C) Reftel reports on the February 5 conveyance of eight letters to Kenyan individuals warning the latter that indications they may be involved in supporting, inciting, and perpetrating inter-ethnic violence in Kenya are relevant to their eligibility for U.S. visas. 2. (C) On February 8, [...]	2008-02-08 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI444	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AT THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following his meeting with Kibaki and Odinga on February 9, Annan announced that the two sides had agreed on the need for a political solution. The talks will reconvene February 11 to discuss details. The two sides remain far apart regarding what power-sharing should entail. [...]	2008-02-11 10:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI447	KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TOO OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan newspapers disregarded the sugar-coating in Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u's claims that the impact of post-election violence would most likely be confined to the first quarter. They highlighted his admissions that there could be a major slowdown, th [...]	2008-02-11 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EINV KE
08NAIROBI450	KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: $6.5 MILLION IN FUNDING [...] (U) Kofi Annan's negotiating team, headed by the African Union Secretariat and supported by UNDP, called a meeting of donors on February 9 to discuss their funding requirements over the next six months. (The parties to Kenya's current political crisis have agreed on a time-table of up to a yea [...]	2008-02-11 14:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI462	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 12, the Ambassador sent a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula urging the government of Kenya to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible after it declares independence. The mission followed up with a formal diplomatic note. 2. (C) Given the nature of the curre [...]	2008-02-12 12:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU
08NAIROBI472	KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance met with foreign mission reps on February 6 to brief them on the February 5 CEOs statement to politicians, and to ask the European missions to clarify their public position on aid cutoffs and to revise their travel advisories. They confirmed the [...]	2008-02-12 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELAB ETRD EIND EINV KE
08NAIROBI473	Somalia -- Travel Request [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 10. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Office Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lisa R. Schade, Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Offi [...]	2008-02-12 15:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI477	KENYA - FEBRUARY 13 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The Kofi Annan-led negotiations made limited progress on Monday, February 11, as both sides were busy consulting with MPs who were assembled in Nairobi in advance of an informal session of parliament scheduled for the following day. (Comment: We consider this con [...]	2008-02-13 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI486	TALKS FOCUS INTENSIVELY ON POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since February 11 the two sides have been engaged in intensive and relatively constructive discussions of modalities for a political solution. Off-site discussions hosted by Annan sincQFebruary 12 adjourned the afternoon of February 14 without an agreement. The talks are expec [...]	2008-02-14 15:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE

08NAIROBI493	KENYA: PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATION [...] The text of the U.S.-Kenya Partnership Presentation was first reported via reftel in January 2007. It is repeated below for your information. In preparing the Secretary for her trip to Nairobi on Monday, the presentation serves as a reminder that, the current political crisis notwithstandin [...]	2008-02-15 10:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KE
08NAIROBI495	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI496	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI499	Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [...] (C) The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) is increasingly distancing itself from extremist leaders of some Shabaab factions and is receiving considerable attention from the international community as an organized opposition block to the TFG. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister H [...]	2008-02-19 14:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SO
08NAIROBI507	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] KENYA DOES NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES OR RESOURCES THAT WOULD FIT THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/KEY RESOURCES (CI/KR) VITAL TO THE U.S. AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF REFTEL. 2. KENYA DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL PLAN FOR PROTECTION OF CI/KR. THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT IS [...]	2008-02-20 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ETTC KE PTER EAGER
08NAIROBI514	KENYA - FEBRUARY 20 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: On the heels of the Secretary's successful visit, which is being reported in septels, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi resumed in earnest on February 19. Annan says that the parties are close to a deal on political power-sharing and we are optimistic t [...]	2008-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI515	KENYAN TALKS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Secretary's February 18 visit has propelled the talks forward. Discussion of the structure of a coalition government has begun. However, Raila Odinga remains concerned that the government is seeking a minimalist outcome and threatened to resume mass action within a week i [...]	2008-02-20 13:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI516	Somalia -- Former PM Gedi Concerned about Debt, Reputation [...] (C) SE Yates met with former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi February 12 to review current developments in Somalia and the status of Gedi's asylum request. Gedi spent considerable time spinning self-serving refutations of allegations that while Prime Minister he engaged in corrupt practices an [...]	2008-02-20 14:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI518	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On February 21, the Ambassador raised the issue of Kosovo's independence directly to Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula. He urged Wetangula to recognize Kosovo's independence as quickly as possible. 2. (C) Wetangula and other Government ministers remain deeply engaged in negotiations wit [...]	2008-02-21 09:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KE
08NAIROBI521	BEEF, BREAD, AND BUTTER GETTING SCARCER AND PRICIER IN [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural analysts predict that Kenya may suffer food shortages by late 2008 if post-election violence does not stop. Government stockpiles of corn will suffice for the next seven months, but observers note that many farmers in the upper Rift Valley have been unable to work t [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD ELAB PGOV KE
08NAIROBI531	CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...]	2008-02-23 13:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR EFIN KE
08NAIROBI532	CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...]	2008-02-24 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR EFIN KE
08NAIROBI544	Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised version of reftel with additional personnel, new dates, more detailed travel information, and a revised and expanded security plan. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 24 for action reques [...]	2008-02-25 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI545	KENYA TALKS - KEY ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. Although both sides agreed to creation of a prime minister position following the Secretary's February 18 visit, the talks have bogged down over the authority the PM will be given and over related issues, including formation of a cabinet. Gordon Brown spoke with Kibaki Februar [...]	2008-02-25 18:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PDEM KE
08NAIROBI547	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - KOFI ANNAN'S FEBRUARY [...] On February 25, Kofi Annan issued the following press statement after meeting with both Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki. Begin Text. KENYA NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND RECONCILIATION Press Statement By Kofi Annan After four hours of intense negoti [...]	2008-02-26 05:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI574	KENYA: BEHIND A CALM FACADE, HARDLINERS PREPARE FOR MORE VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Kenya has been tense but remarkably calm since the end of January, thanks in large part to the progress being made in the Kofi Annan-mediated peace talks and the visit of the Secretary. Tensions remain very high, however, and behind this calm facade lurks the potential for more fer [...]	2008-02-27 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI581	KENYA: WARY INVESTORS PREFER SHORT TERM GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Confronted by insufficient demand for five-year bonds in the February 14 auction from investors deterred by political uncertainty and fears of rising inflation, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shifted its strategy and offered a Ksh7 billion bond (over $100 million) with a choice of on [...]	2008-02-27 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI585	KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: ODM CALLS OFF [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) announced that it was calling off nationwide demonstrations planned for February 28 to protest the lack of progress in the negotiations to resolve Kenya's ongoing political crisis. The announcement was made by ODM leader Raila Odinga after h [...]	2008-02-28 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI588	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 26, the Ambassador intervened directly with Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula regarding reftel demarche and emphasized the importance of helping Cuba work toward a peaceful process of meaningful change that will lead to a democratic end. 2. (U) Kenya generally has [...]	2008-02-28 07:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE CU
08NAIROBI59	KENYA ELECTIONS: TEXT OF PRESIDENT KIBAKI?S SPEECH ON [...] The following is the text of the speech Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki read in English to journalists at Nairobi's State House by Kenyan privately-owned TV station NTV on 3 January. Begin text. Fellow Kenyans, I am deeply disturbed by the senseless violence instigated by some leaders in purs [...]	2008-01-04 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI598	Kenya's Mayoral Elections Show ODM Strength, [...] Summary: On February 25, Kenyan city councils nationwide held mayoral elections. Comporting with the sordid tradition of such elections in Kenya, tales of blatant vote-buying and graft abounded on all sides. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) won a plurality of council seats nationwide du [...]	2008-02-28 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI6	KENYA ELECTIONS: GOK PRESS STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF LIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 14:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI601	KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: TEXT OF FEBRUARY 28 [...] On February 28, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a much awaited power-sharing agreement in Nairobi, paving the way for a coalition government. The text of the agreement and its proposed companion legislation, which will be considered by Parliament when it conve [...]	2008-02-28 18:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI641	KENYA'S POLITICAL ACCORD AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have a positive public tone regarding their commitment to implement the coalition agreement. When I met with them separately on March 3 to lay out U.S. plans and to discuss next steps, they were upbeat. Sorting out the disposition of cabinet [...]	2008-03-05 09:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI653	SECURITY UPDATE: NORMAL CALM IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The security situation in Kenya is normal calm, and there have been no reports of election-related violence since well before the February 28th power-sharing agreement reached between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga. On March 4, media reported violence in Kenya's Mt. Elgon [...]	2008-03-06 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI656	KENYA CHANGES ITS BUDGET PRIORITIES AND TIGHTENS ITS BELT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Kenya (GOK) is appropriately making plans to shift its budget focus to reconstruction and recovery in the wake of the post-electoral political crisis and resulting civil unrest. Enormous resources will be required, with over $14.3 million already set aside initi [...]	2008-03-06 12:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI KE
08NAIROBI680	Ambassador Addresses Kenya Law Society [...] The following is the text of a speech delivered by the Ambassador to the Law Society of Kenya's Annual Dinner on March 8. It received extraordinary positive coverage in national and local television, radio, and print media: Begin text: --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]	2008-03-10 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI682	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE [...] On March 6, the Kenya Gazette Supplement published the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill of 2008. This proposed constitutional amendment will be debated by Parliament at its next session on March 11. Begin text. THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2008 A Bill for an Act of [...]	2008-03-10 15:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI693	TEXT OF NATIONAL ACCORD AND RECONCILIATION BILL [...] On March 6, the Kenya Gazette Supplement published the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill of 2008. This Bill will be debated by Parliament at its next session on March 11. Begin text. A Bill for An Act of Parliament to give effect to the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of [...]	2008-03-11 10:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI706	MOUNT ELGON CLASHES: KENYA'S ARMY STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary: On March 10, Kenya's military deployed to Mount Elgon, which has been the center of a violent land dispute since 2006. Previous efforts by the police to quell the violence have been unsuccessful. The settlement of the post-election political dispute between President Kibaki and [...]	2008-03-12 13:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KE
08NAIROBI723	KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF UN [...] (C) Poloff met with representatives of the UN Office for the High Commissioner Human Rights (OHCHR) investigative team, which recently ended a three-week fact-finding mission to investigate post-election violence in Kenya (ref a). The representatives outlined the team's preliminary conclusions [...]	2008-03-14 07:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI76	KENYA: JANUARY 8 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) As of 01/08 1700 hours (Nairobi time): Security: Nation-wide, calm but tense. No skirmishes reported. ODM "postponed" planned rally for today and has indicated it may hold one on Thursday, pending outcome of international mediation of a political settlement. Police remain in force in w [...]	2008-01-08 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KE PREF
08NAIROBI762	KENYA: SAFARICOM IPO GETS GREEN LIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: With all elements of the new Kenyan coalition government in agreement, Kenya's Minister of Finance has given the green light for the launch on March 28 of the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the country's history. The government will sell to the public $770 million in [...]	2008-03-18 13:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI763	KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]	2008-03-18 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI786	KENYA'S PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION AND ADOPTS [...] Kenya's grand coalition government is now a legal reality. On March 18, Kenya's parliament adopted the Constitutional Amendment Bill and the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill (reftels a and c),which create a prime minister position and further secure the power-sharing agreement betwee [...]	2008-03-19 15:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI792	KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI794	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-20 11:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI798	CORRECTED COPY: KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI8	KENYA ELECTIONS: INTERIM REPORT OF PAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI803	Kenya After the Crisis: The Ambassador's Visit [...] (U) Summary. On March 1-2 the Ambassador visited several areas of Rift Valley which were hit hard by the post-election violence. While all these areas were calm in the wake of the signing of the February 28 political accord, they remain traumatized by what happened. People are hopeful that [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC PHUM KE US
08NAIROBI804	MT. ELGON MILITARY OPERATION CONTINUES, CHANGES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan military forces continue to support police attempts in the Mt. Elgon region to eliminate the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),an informal militia drawn from the Soy subclan of the Kalenjin tribe that may number in the thousands. As of March 18, Kenyan security forces had [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE TZ SU
08NAIROBI811	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG KE
08NAIROBI812	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 13:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KE
08NAIROBI813	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various walk [...]	2008-03-25 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI815	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS A [...] (C) On March 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the designation of al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization to Stella Sokoto, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Officer, Americas Desk. Sokoto said she would direct our request that the Government of Kenya consider taking similar actions [...]	2008-03-25 13:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL KCRM KE SO
08NAIROBI817	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-26 06:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI824	FORMING KENYA'S CABINET PREDICTABLY CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Disagreement over the size and composition of President Kibaki's cabinet has delayed the final step needed to form Kenya's coalition government. Forming a cabinet was never expected to be a neat or easy exercise, according to our political contacts, so this delay comes as no surprise. [...]	2008-03-26 10:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI855	KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND [...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...]	2008-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI857	MISSION KENYA RESPONSE ON PROPOSED OPIC FINANCING - GEF [...] U.S. Mission Kenya appreciates having the opportunity to comment on OPIC's proposed loan guaranty for a $150 million private equity fund entitled the "GEF African Consumer Fund." As ref A explains, the fund will provide investment capital for established, high growth companies involved in the [...]	2008-03-31 03:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN KE
08NAIROBI869	INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION SET TO BEGIN REVIEW [...] As part of their historic February 28 power-sharing deal, the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed to form an Independent Review Committee (IREC) to undertake a top-to-bottom review of Kenya's flawed 2007 elections. Commissioners and a Chair, South African [...]	2008-03-31 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI878	Somalia Prime Minister and President at Odds [...] (C) Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein confided in SE Yates that he believes President Yusuf is organizing to have him removed from office. He asked for our support and advice on how to handle what he termed as "increasingly aggressive attacks" aga [...]	2008-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI893	COALITION CABINET STILL NOT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. The failure of the two sides thus far to reach agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet threatens momentum to resolve the Kenya post-elections crisis. We have been working intensively with both sides to press for rapid agreement (see ref A which lays out U.S. engagement) [...]	2008-04-03 09:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI9	KENYA ELECTIONS: KENYAN DOMESTIC OBSERVERS FORUM PRESS [...] Deployment 2. Polling 3. Counting 4. Tallying at constituency centers 5. Announcement of results 6. Delivery of Constituency results by Returning Officers to the ECK Headquarters at KICC 7. National tallying of Presidential Results from all the 210 constituencies Deployment ----- [...]	2008-01-02 15:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI903	Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI906	MT. ELGON: MILITANT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: In the early morning hours of March 30, police arrested the 80-year-old traditional spiritual leader for the Soy subclan, Jason Psongoywo, in Eldoret. Psongoywo is reportedly one of the top leaders of the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),the Mt. Elgon-based militant group agains [...]	2008-04-07 08:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	MOPS PHUM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI960	RESOLVING KENYA'S CABINET IMBROGLIO [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki and PM-designate Odinga have still not reached agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet. The difference between them is over 2-3 ministries. The impasse has heightened tensions. There was sporadic violence April 8 and 9, but the country is now calm. H [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI970	KENYA CRISIS AFTERMATH: INFLATION SOARS, CONSUMERS AND [...] (U) Summary: Driven mainly by food prices, seasonally adjusted overall annual inflation in Kenya rose to a record 12% in March, and underlying inflation continued to rise well above the target ceiling rate of 5%. Food prices rose 4.3% from February to March alone, as the aftermath of the crisi [...]	2008-04-10 14:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG KE
08NAIROBI989	KENYA'S GRAND COALITION CABINET UNVEILED [...] President Mwai Kibaki unveiled a 40 member grand coalition cabinet on April 13, 2008 in a televised speech to the nation. The text of the speech, containing the list of Ministries, Ministers, and Assistant Ministers, follows. An analysis of the cabinet and challenges ahead will follow septel. [...]	2008-04-14 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI999	CABINET DEAL REACHED [...] (C) Summary. Intervention by the Secretary and strong support from A/S Frazer were decisive in persuading President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Odinga to reach agreement on the cabinet, which was announced April 13. Kibaki and Odinga both saw the U.S. as the only party who could work [...]	2008-04-15 12:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NASSAU56	MP'S SURPRISE RESIGNATION UPSETS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The opposition PLP lost a seat in parliament January 9 as a Nassau MP resigned suddenly and declared himself an independent. The MP's defection undermines the PLP leadership's post-election strategy of contesting three races in election court in hopes of overturning the governing FNM's [...]	2008-01-22 22:51:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BF
08NDJAMENA126	CHADIAN INSIDER CONFIRMS RIFT WITH JEM, UNITY [...] (C) A rift has emerged between the Chadian Government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a businessman with close ties to President Deby and a prominent SLA/Unity commander, told Poloff. Verifying previous reports that SLA/Unity's leadership has ceased its infighting and coalesced a [...]	2008-03-31 17:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET	PREL PGOV UN AU CD
08NEWDELHI2824	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...]	2008-10-31 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI984	CHINA SPURS INDIA TO REVITALIZE TIES TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India will host the India-Africa Summit April 8 to April 9 in New Delhi, having extended invitations to leaders of fourteen AU nations and representatives of eight Africa-centric multilateral fora. The GOI seeks to partner with African nations in key areas including technology, [...]	2008-04-03 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN
08NIAMEY605	(C) NIGER: TESTY FOREIGN MINISTER (FM) MEETS WITH [...] (U) Summary. Responding to a diplomatic corps request of several weeks ago for an update on the security situation in the north, the status of 2009 election preparations and a review of food security issues, Government of Niger (GON) FM Aichatou Mindaoudou convoked the resident ambassadors and [...]	2008-06-13 09:49:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID NG
08NICOSIA180	TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]	2008-03-14 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA252	COMPOSITION OF WORKING GROUPS SPURS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Demetris Christofias's appointment of well-known supporters of the 2004 Annan Plan to the working groups and technical committees soon to begin pre-negotiations preparations has pleased reunification activists but divided Cypriot political parties. Pro-government AKE [...]	2008-04-21 14:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
08OSLO207	NORWAY'S CHALLENGES WITH SOMALI INTEGRATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Norway's newest and arguably least successful wave of immigrants comes from Somalia, with over 20,000 settled in Norway. Both this year and in 2001, Norwegian authorities have arrested Somalis for suspicion of financing terrorist groups in Somalia. Most Somalis [...]	2008-04-15 06:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SO NO
08OTTAWA1123	CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]	2008-08-22 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA360	CANADA'S SECURITY CERTIFICATE SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Revised legislation to improve the balance between national security and civil rights has enabled Canada to meet a Supreme Court deadline and to seek updated immigration "security certificates" against five alleged members of the al-Qaeda network. The legislation permits the co [...]	2008-03-11 21:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CA
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08PARIS1118	OECD/Export Credits: Plenary Covers Tied Aid Project, [...] (SBU) Summary: The OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) meetings in Paris on April 21-25, 2008. The U.S. obtained s [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON OECD KCOR CH IN
08PARIS1698	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART III [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy may have its most immediate impact on France's military presence in Africa. The French are planning to consolidate their military presence and want to orient it towards cooperation with Africa's sub-regional groupings (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, et al.) and awa [...]	2008-09-09 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS2256	P-3 PLUS GERMANY DISCUSS COUNTER-PIRACY AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary: At a 12/2 meeting hosted by the French MFA on combatting piracy off the Horn of Africa, the P-3 plus Germany agreed in principle to the creation of an international Contact Group (CG) and deliberated on the timing of its roll-out with respect to a planned UNSC Ministerial Mee [...]	2008-12-12 10:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR EWWT KPKO UNSC FR PHSA
08PARIS2266	IBC MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING [...] The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO met October 28-29, 2008, followed, October 30-31, by a joint meeting of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC),to discuss what the IBC should recommend to the Director General on possible action by UNESCO with respect [...]	2008-12-15 14:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO TBIO
08PARIS404	UNMEE: FRANCE AGREES WITH U.S. BUT CAN'T IDENTIFY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French agree with U.S. views on UNMEE (reftel),MFA Eritrea/Ethiopia desk officer Thierry Caboche told us on March 4. He said, however, that finding useful leverage to use against Eritrea to encourage cooperative behavior was difficult, given Eritrea's self-imposed isolati [...]	2008-03-05 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO ER ET FR
08PARIS81	SUDAN/KENYA/RWANDA: MFA DAS PROVIES OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal (Central and East Africa) on January 11 said that France was highly concerned about renewed Chad-Sudan fighting but that the arrival in February of the EU's PKO in Chad and C.A.R. could help ease tensions. France renewed Abdulwahid el-Nur's res [...]	2008-01-15 11:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM SU CD CT KE RW FR
08PARISFR2265	UNESCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION [...] Summary: Approximately 153 UNESCO member states attended the 48th session of the International Conference on Education hosted by UNESCO's International Bureau of Education in Geneva November 25-28, 2008. Held every four years, the IBE conference brings together Ministers of Education, repres [...]	2008-12-15 14:43:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC UNESCO AID SCUL ECA
08PORTLOUIS205	NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...]	2008-06-12 12:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP
08PRAGUE103	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Kenya, Chad and Burma. She indicated [...]	2008-02-15 16:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN BM EZ XG SR CD PGOV PREL UNMIK
08PRAGUE45	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...]	2008-01-25 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRETORIA122	CODEL JOHNSON VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY 9-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Infrastructure Chairman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) led a nine-member congressional delegation of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (including one member from the Energy and Commerce Committee) on a fact-finding mission to [...]	2008-01-18 13:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAIR PGOV PINR PREL SENV SF
08PRETORIA1278	SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...]	2008-06-12 05:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF
08PRETORIA1312	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]	2008-06-14 07:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1831	SAG DEFENDS ZIMBABWE POLICY IN CODEL BERMAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, 2008, DepForMin Aziz Pahad thanked CODEL Berman for visiting South Africa and expressed appreciation for congressional funding to combat HIV/AIDS and support for legislation removing anti-apartheid activists from the U.S. terrorist list. During a lively and at times [...]	2008-08-18 13:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP SF ZI
08PRETORIA2513	READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From September 15 - 19, Dr. Chris Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),was in South Africa under the auspices of the State/EB agricultural biotechnology outreach program to make presentations on the U.S. coordinated framework and risk ana [...]	2008-11-14 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA2515	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...]	2008-11-14 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA425	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]	2008-02-29 12:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA598	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...]	2008-03-20 13:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA604	(S/NF) MASIYIWA PREDICTS MDC VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will win the March 29 election, predicted respected Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa (strictly protect). The only question is the extent of ZANU-PF rigging and whether this might force a second round presidential poll. Masiyiwa downplayed th [...]	2008-03-20 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA639	HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TAKE WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 27 March, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its last Interagency Contingency Planning meeting on Zimbabwe before the 29 March election. Everyone in the room agreed that a spontaneous mass exodus of Zimbabweans into neighboring countries is the least likel [...]	2008-03-28 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ZI SF EAID
08PRETORIA66	MBEKI AVOIDS FIRST ANC NEC MEETING; ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting since newly-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma's victory at Polokwane, the new ANC National Executive Committee elected a National Working Committee comprised almost entirely of core Zuma supporters that collectively are more leftist and less experienced than [...]	2008-01-11 13:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
08PRETORIA787	ZIMBABWE NEXT STEPS: INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On 10 April, PolOff attended a conference entitled, "Building International Consensus on Zimbabwe," during which diplomats, academics, and Zimbabwean civil society members shared similar interpretations of the 29 March election, but differed on a way forward. While everyone agr [...]	2008-04-15 13:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF ZI
08PRETORIA937	DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16, [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...]	2008-05-05 12:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE
08PRETORIA972	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-05-08 08:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA983	PEER REVIEW MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ross Herbert met with PolOffs to discuss his new book, "The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Lessons from the Pioneers," which examines APRM's pitfalls and yet to be unleashed potential, nearly six years after its formal adoption. The APRM's intent of fostering good gover [...]	2008-05-09 08:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AU SF
08RABAT651	MOROCCO IN AFRICA: FM REACHES OUT ON SAHARA [...] (C) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taib Fassi-Fihri's spent early summer lobbying Sub-Saharan African countries, mostly on Western Sahara. From 19 to 23 June, the minister visited four Sub Saharan countries and he worked the corridors of the African Union,s (AU) summit meeting in Sharm [...]	2008-07-14 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA AG CD CM KE MP MR ML NI SF MO
08REYKJAVIK36	EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 12 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM (FE-OC) 1 h [...]	2008-03-07 12:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
08RIYADH153	SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...]	2008-02-04 15:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH
08RIYADH1716	PIRATES DIVERT SAUDI OIL SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR US [...] (S/NF) Summary: Saudi Aramco officials confirmed with Consulate General Dhahran that one of their ultra-large crude carriers destined for the U.S., carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, was captured by Somali pirates approximately 450 kilometers off the Kenyan coast. The crew of [...]	2008-11-18 11:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET EWWT PHSA PINS PTER

08RIYADH174	DESPITE PROXIMITY TO KEY REGIONAL PLAYERS, SAG [...] (C) The Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh confirmed to PolOff during a February 5 meeting that the SAG and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have not yet engaged with Kenya since the political crisis that engulfed the country following their contested December 27 presidential elections. [...]	2008-02-06 16:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA KE
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1485	PIRACY: ITALY FAVORS ROBUST APPROACH BUT MAY LACK [...] (C) Poloffs raised reftel points with Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Andrea Romussi and UN Desk Officer Gabriela Biondi on December 4. They said Italy shared U.S. concerns over the increasing danger of piracy and the threat it posed to commerce, maritime safety and the delivery humanitarian as [...]	2008-12-08 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER NATO IT
08SANTIAGO1032	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 25 [...] World stock markets on the rise as a result of the bailout plan for Citigroup; Finance Minister Andres Velasco foresees that Chile will end with a fiscal surplus in 2009 despite the drop in copper prices. U.S.-related News ----------------- 2. Chileans comment on Timothy Geithner. Vitto [...]	2008-11-25 18:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SAOPAULO605	U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 15:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SCTION02OF04NAIROBI1373	KENYA CORRUPTION UPDATE - LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL ECON EFIN KE
08SEOUL2355	ROK COUNTER-PIRACY RECOMMENDATIONS AND PLANS [...] (C) Summary. ROK officials describe their approach to counter piracy in the Horn of Africa as having three elements: international cooperation and coordination, preferably under the UN; capacity building for local maritime security forces; and joint military efforts. Nevertheless, budget c [...]	2008-12-09 09:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER PREL KS
08SEOUL68	FOREIGN MINISTER HOPEFULS DISCUSS OPCON, NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a relaxed January 10 lunch with the Ambassador, National Assembly member and chief of the Presidential Transition Committee's foreign affairs team Park Jin and Lee Myung-bak adviser and former Ambassador to both Kenya and Ireland Kwon Jong-rak discussed OPCON transfer, North K [...]	2008-01-13 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
08SHANGHAI283	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA'S ROLE IN SUDAN, ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai's academic experts on China's foreign policy and African studies view Zimbabwe's crisis as a strictly internal matter that should be resolved through dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties, and they strongly oppose any further sanctions. The academics also be [...]	2008-07-28 08:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ETRD PARM PREL XA
08STATE103508	REGIONAL REFUGEE COORDINATOR NDJAMENA DUTIES AND [...] As noted reftel, Perlita Muiruri has taken up duties as the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for Chad, Darfur, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM),would like to draw your attention to the important role played by the Nd [...]	2008-09-27 01:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CD CM CT
08STATE103511	NOTIFICATION OF AFFECTED STATES: HIJACKING OF BELIZE-FLAGGED [...] (SBU) This message is NIACT due to potential fast-breaking events, and urgent action is required from action addressees. 2. (U) Classified by Acting DAS James Knight, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 3. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. OBJECTIVES ---------- 4. (S/Rel to Ukrai [...]	2008-09-27 03:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO RS LG BH UP
08STATE104949	A/S FRAZER'S SEPT 26 MEETING WITH KENYA FM WETANGULA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Jendayi E. Frazer met with Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula September 26 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Wetangula requested this meeting to discuss Government of Kenya (GOK) concerns about the deteriorating situation in So [...]	2008-10-01 18:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
08STATE104950	A/S FRAZER'S SEPT 26 MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PM MELES [...] (C) SUMMARY. AF Assistant Secretary Jendayi E. Frazer met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles September 26 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A/S Frazer raised the need for African nations to urgently push the UN Security Council for a UN peacekeeping force in Soma [...]	2008-10-01 18:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KE SO SU
08STATE106743	USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request; see paras 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. As part of security sector reform efforts in Somalia the United States will provide a two-week Interdicting Terrorist Activities Course for nineteen Somali Transitional Federal Government participants. The [...]	2008-10-06 19:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KTFN PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER SO XW UNSC
08STATE111373	DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Post expand discussion with the Government of Kenya (GOK) on deepening cooperation with the United States to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Post is request [...]	2008-10-18 23:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL XA XW SO KE
08STATE111716	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]	2008-10-20 20:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE113913	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation and warns American citizens against travel to Somalia. This supersedes the Travel Warning of May 20, 2008. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somalia, including the self- proclaim [...]	2008-10-24 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE AF
08STATE11495	TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 5 SYG BRIEFING ON HIS [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for the Security Council's February 5 briefing from Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on his recent trip to the AU Summit and Kenya Begin points: -- The United States thanks the Secretary-General for his very informative briefing on his vi [...]	2008-02-04 23:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM CG KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08STATE116623	USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]	2008-10-31 21:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	REF SOCI EAID
08STATE121032	TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...]	2008-11-14 15:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
08STATE12119	SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...]	2008-02-05 14:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH
08STATE121419	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 24, 2008 to note terrorist attacks in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland. 2. The Department of St [...]	2008-11-14 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC SO
08STATE123081	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]	2008-11-20 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE123238	SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR SOMALIA BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council briefing and consultation on Somalia to be held on November 20. 2. Begin points: -- We would like to thank the (DPA official),(DPKO official),as well as the IMO Secretary-General Mitropoulos [...]	2008-11-20 16:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE124034	DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Post initiate discussion with the Government of Djibouti (GOD) on deepening cooperation with the United States to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Post is re [...]	2008-11-22 01:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL XA XW SO DJ
08STATE125514	DEMARCHE: ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The growth of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in waters off the coast of Somalia has emerged as a serious threat to international commerce, the safety of mariners, and the delivery of humanit [...]	2008-11-26 18:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129528	SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR RESOLUTION [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to circulate the draft resolution on Somali piracy (paragraph 3) to our P3 partners upon receipt of this message and report responses to the Department. After having shared the draft with the P3, USUN should table the resolution to the rest of the Council NLT [...]	2008-12-10 00:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE129935	GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 11 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Burundi December 11. 2. Begin points: I would like to thank (the UN Department of Political Affairs) for briefing the Council on the situation in Burundi. The [...]	2008-12-10 21:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC XA BY
08STATE129940	FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and rural economic development. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and en [...]	2008-12-10 22:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08STATE129941	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) The Secretary will participate in a Ministerial at the UN Security Council on December 16 that we expect will adopt a resolution calling for intensified and coordinated international efforts against piracy off the Horn of Africa. We plan to build on this resolution to seek establishment of [...]	2008-12-10 22:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129977	GUIDANCE FOR 12/12 UNSC ICTY/ICTR DEBATE [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points for use during the Security Council's December 12 consultations on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. Begin Points: The United States wo [...]	2008-12-10 23:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE130489	SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY [...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]	2008-12-12 03:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130491	SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY [...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]	2008-12-12 03:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130492	SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY [...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]	2008-12-12 03:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130496	SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY [...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]	2008-12-12 03:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130622	EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]	2008-12-12 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE131264	Secretary Rice's December 5, 2008 Meeting with [...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador James Cain A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Marcie Ries, EUR Damon Wilson, NSC Staff John Rath (Embassy Note taker) Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister Kirsten Dybvad, Permanent Secretary of State Ulrik Federspiel, MFA Permanent [...]	2008-12-15 17:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL DA
08STATE132759	PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]	2008-12-19 03:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE133199	INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] This is an action request. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1851, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2008, calls for the establishment of a mechanism for international cooperation to deal with all aspects of combating piracy off Somalia,s coast. Pursuant to resolution 1851, the U.S has [...]	2008-12-20 01:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE133455	SOMALIA - DECEMBER 16, 2008 COMMUNIQUE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met December 16 at the United Nations (UN) in New York to discuss Somalia's ongoing political process, security issues, reconstruction, and the humanitarian situation (reported septel). The meeting concluded with the adoption of a [...]	2008-12-22 16:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
08STATE133493	U.S. PROPOSAL FOR PIRACY MOU [...] (U) This an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. MOU text is provided SEPCOR. ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to demarche host government officials to pursue the following objectives: -- Deliver the proposed Memorandum of Understanding [...]	2008-12-22 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR MOPS PHSA PREL SO XA XW
08STATE133750	INVITATION TO PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PRE-MEETING [...] This is an action request. Per reftel A, Assistant Secretary-level officials from 26 states and organizations are invited to the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) on January 13-14, 2009 in New York City. There will be a pre-CGSP meeting on the 13th with eight key [...]	2008-12-22 23:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE134960	PROGRESS ON U.S. COUNTER-PIRACY AGENDA AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UN/Kenya International Conference on Piracy around Somalia was held in Nairobi, Kenya on December 10-11, 2008. The U.S. delegation was led by Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mark Kimmitt, and included representatives from AF, L, Embassy Nairobi' [...]	2008-12-29 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL KE SO XA XW
08STATE135268	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KENYAN SEIZURE OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Nairobi. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 12 December 2008 Kenyan Flying Squad officers detained two individuals suspected of smuggling uranium into Kenya from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men had been [...]	2008-12-30 21:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM KE XA XW
08STATE18211	TALKING POINTS FOR U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFING ON KENYA [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the February 25 briefing on Kenya to the Security Council by Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank Under Secretary General Holmes for this briefing today on h [...]	2008-02-22 22:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM KE XA XY
08STATE2033	VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]	2008-01-08 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE22378	SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 5 BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for the March 5 briefing on Somalia and Kenya: Begin points: ------- Somalia ------- -- We would like to thank the Secretariat for their briefing today on the situation in Somalia and Kenya. -- The United States is deeply concern [...]	2008-03-05 00:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE2731	PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]	2008-01-09 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE32356	SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR 03/28 EXPERTS MEETING [...] This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points and seek elements in paragraph 3 for a PRST on Somalia in response to the March 14 Secretary General (SYG) report on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States believes the Ma [...]	2008-03-28 19:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE32527	SOMALIA- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 31 ARRIA STYLE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the March 31 Arria style meeting on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the UK Permanent Mission for organizing this Arria-style meeting. We wo [...]	2008-03-28 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE34695	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]	2008-04-03 18:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE40762	INTERVENTION FOR APRIL 17 JOINT AU PSC-UNSC [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2. 2. USUN is instructed to deliver the briefing on Sudan as requested by the President of the Security Council for the April 17 Joint AU PSC - UNSC meeting. USUN may also draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 for the discussion phase of t [...]	2008-04-17 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL
08STATE41385	SOMALIA: FOLLOW-UP ON RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host countries and relevant international organizations to pursue the following objectives: -- Inform participants of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia that [...]	2008-04-18 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO
08STATE48120	RESOURCE GUIDE FOR USG TERRORIST INFORMATION SHARING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: As a result of several different Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) as well as 9/11 Commission Act requirements designed to enhance U.S. security, Washington agencies have concluded a number of biographic [...]	2008-05-06 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PTER KLHS
08STATE49794	SOMALIA--TALKING POINTS FOR MAY 12 BRIEFING BY [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the May 12 UN Security Council briefing on Somalia by Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordination Sir John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank U/SYG Holmes for his informativ [...]	2008-05-09 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE53566	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...]	2008-05-20 15:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE
08STATE64671	INVITATION TO JUNE 19 ROUNDTABLE ON ZIMBABWE [...] This is an immediate action request. USUN is requested to immediately pass the invitation in para 2 below to SYG Ban; the invitation in para 3 below to UNSC members; and the invitation in para 4 below to the UN missions of the following African states: Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria [...]	2008-06-16 19:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI
08STATE65279	WGIT -- GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 18 MEETING [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following guidance for its participation in the June 18 meeting of the Working Group on International Tribunals. --------- ICTY/ICTR --------- 2. USUN should bear in mind the following redlines regarding our ICTY/ICTR policy as discussions [...]	2008-06-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL UNMIK KO
08STATE66179	SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 18, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for reason 1.4(d). 2. (U) June 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger Rachel Meyers, AF/E Notet [...]	2008-06-19 18:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EAID PGOV PREL MOPS KE ZI ZU
08STATE66363	G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...]	2008-06-20 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO
08STATE72081	FY 2008 SUPPLEMENTAL AND FY 2009 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL [...] On June 30, the President signed the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252). This legislation contains funding critical to USAID and Department of State operations and foreign assistance programming. The bill represents strong support for Administration priorities such as [...]	2008-07-04 04:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD EAID PREL KSPR
08STATE76371	UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON EXTENSION OF [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below that extends the term of office of ICTR judges. If there are substantial changes to the text of the resolution USUN is requested to seek additional instruction prior to a [...]	2008-07-16 17:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XA
08STATE90854	TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security conditions in Kenya. The temporary suspension of the United States Peace Corps program in Kenya has been lifted and volunteers have now returned to the country. The U.S. Department of State continues to reco [...]	2008-08-22 21:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
08STATE9486	TALKING POINTS FOR DPA BRIEFING ON KENYA [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the January 30 DPA briefing on the situation in Kenya: Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe (or other DPA briefer) for their SIPDIS briefing today on the situation in Keny [...]	2008-01-30 16:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM
08STOCKHOLM121	SWEDEN ON FEBRUARY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On February 15, Poloff reviewed with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Anna Norell and Desk Officer for EU Affairs Annika Palo reftel points on the February 18-19 GAERC. Norell noted that Kosovo discussions will dominate the GAERC; most discussion on Gaza will be postponed until March; th [...]	2008-02-15 17:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW EU
08STOCKHOLM452	U.S.-SWEDEN PLAN WAY FORWARD FOR ABKHAZIA CONFLICT [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Matthew Bryza, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Carpenter, Conflicts Advisor Casey Christensen, Political Counselor Briana Olsen, Deputy Political Counselor (notetaker) Sweden ------ Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, State Secretary Bjorn [...]	2008-06-23 11:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS PINR KO RS GG XQ
08TALLINN264	ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]	2008-07-29 12:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EN
08TBILISI970	GEORGIA PREPARES TO OFFICIALLY CALL FOR [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Foreign Minister Tkeshalashvili provided the Ambassador on June 9 with a non-paper outlining the steps the Georgian government plans to take to replace the (all-Russian) CIS peacekeepers currently stationed in Abkhazia with an international police force. The paper state [...]	2008-06-10 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TELAVIV290	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Chad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in response to the Hamas suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel killed nine Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians in turn fired heavy barrages of rockets at so [...]	2008-02-06 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV441	AFRICAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS LIVING IN DEPLORABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR reported February 7 that African asylum-seekers in Israel now number nearly 7,000 and continue arriving at a rate of roughly 200 per week. Without asylum laws or regulations, the GOI's capacity to respond to the growing number is severely limited. Meanwhile, African mi [...]	2008-02-25 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SU ER IV NI GH
08TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz's web site quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying today before a business conference in Tokyo that he is not certain that Israel and the PA will be able to reach a peace agreeme [...]	2008-02-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV503	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 05:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV548	EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08THEHAGUE137	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON BALKANS, BURMA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence dominated the GONL briefing in preparation for the February 18 GAERC. Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed allies February 13 on Dutch views regarding Kosovo, Serbia and SAA, Burma, Africa, the Middle East, Iran, t [...]	2008-02-14 13:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE420	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...]	2008-05-16 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE449	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART IV: PROCESS AND [...] (U) This cable is the last of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7 -18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref A),the reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref B),even [...]	2008-05-28 11:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE596	NETHERLANDS/HORN OF AFRICA: FIVE MILLION EUROS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 06:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL ER ET KE NL SO
08THEHAGUE644	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have ground to a standstill for the summer holidays. The delegation hosted IO/MPR's Lynette Podolsky on July 14-15 to look into recruitment and staffing issues for American citizen employees at the OPCW. The new [...]	2008-07-29 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE71	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel A points to key Dutch MFA contacts on January 24, 2008. On January 23, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC, explaining Dutch views on the Middle East, Sudan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Pron [...]	2008-01-25 13:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE73	NETHERLANDS/EU: SERBIA, KOSOVO VIEWS UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2008, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC. Pronk emphasized that the Netherlands' position on Serbia -- opposing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) absent Serbian cooperation in f [...]	2008-01-25 13:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL KV SR
08THEHAGUE860	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]	2008-10-14 12:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08TOKYO101	The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...]	2008-01-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
08TOKYO1014	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-14 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1143	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1364	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1386	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1471	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO152	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1772	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1940	GPOI UPDATE - JAPAN EXPLORING ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Working-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) believe Japan's contributions to peacekeeping/peacebuilding activities related to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) can increase beyond current levels. MOFA will seek approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) [...]	2008-07-14 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MASS JA
08TOKYO2065	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO250	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO262	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO28	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO287	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO316	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT, [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Sankei gave top coverage to Russian President Putin's letter to Prime Minister Fukuda, in which Putin allegedly agreed to Fukuda's earlier proposal to move bilateral ties to a higher level. 2. "AU Must Demonstrate Will to Resolve Conflicts" The business-or [...]	2008-02-06 05:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3543	Japan Economic Scope for December 29, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 17 to 29, 2008 Foreign Relations ----------------- 2. (U) Nippon Oil/Nippon Mining Merger Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining Holdings, Japan's largest and 5th largest oil companies, announced they have reached a basic agreement to [...]	2008-12-31 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO447	JAPAN ALLOCATES FUNDS FOR PKO TRAINING [...] (C) Summary. As part of its strategy of becoming a "peacebuilding nation," for the first time Japan will disperse USD 17 million to peacekeeping training centers in Africa. Japan will also examine bolstering this monetary assistance with the dispatch of Japanese Self-Defense Forces trainers. [...]	2008-02-20 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO826	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO95	JAPAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SITUATION IN KENYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KE PGOV JA
08TOKYO97	FM KOUMURA VISITS TANZANIA, TALKS ECONOMICS AND [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to highlight Japan's relations with Africa while shoring up support for the May 2008 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV),Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Tanzania January 4-7 (after scaling back plans to visit Kenya as well). Th [...]	2008-01-11 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PGOV PREL AF
08TRIPOLI912	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (U) A New Oil Discovery by Sirte Oil Company: On October 7, Sirte Oil, a state-owned company, announced a new oil discovery in the well A1-NC216A in the Ghadames Basin. The well is located approximately 310 km southwest of Tripoli. The initial production testing established an oil rate of 1,725 [...]	2008-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND ECON EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV LY
08UNVIEVIENNA546	IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]	2008-10-09 14:38:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA565	IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 14:44:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA634	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]	2008-12-02 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08UNVIEVIENNA650	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate and [...]	2008-12-11 13:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	UN AU KCRM UNODC RUEHZO UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA659	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate a [...]	2008-12-18 15:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM UNODC UN AU UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA666	UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]	2008-12-22 13:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08USUNNEWYORK1022	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. This cable covers the final day of thematic debate on conventional weapons, October 22. The following states spoke on October 22: Gabon, Chi [...]	2008-11-05 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1033	UN/AU PANEL PUSHES ASSESSED FUNDS ENVELOPE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although UNSCR 1809 expressly recognizes "the challenges in accessing United Nations assessed contributions for funding regional organizations," Romano Prodi and his colleagues on the UN/AU "Panel of Distingui [...]	2008-11-06 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1048	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: UNGA's Sixth Committee debated agenda item 79 "The Rule of Law at the National and International Level" from October 13-14. During the debate, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro presented remarks. Many delegations commended the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group [...]	2008-11-10 14:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1053	UNGA: SYG HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH AMBASSADORS ON G-20 [...] SUMMARY: United Nations Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon briefed UN General Assembly (UNGA) Members on the latest developments in the Middle East peace process, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),his recent visit to Asia and other pressing issues in a November 10 meeting. On the finan [...]	2008-11-12 15:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KPKO KUNR KPAL PWBG UNGA IS CG SU
08USUNNEWYORK106	SYG BRIEFS UNSC ON KENYA, SUDAN, CHAD [...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on February 5 on his recent trip to Africa. Ban reported on the critical nature of the situations in Kenya, Sudan, and Chad, highlighting recent progress in mediations in Kenya and in SOFA discussions with the Government of Sudan, [...]	2008-02-06 15:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UNSC CD KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08USUNNEWYORK1061	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth committee held its debate on agenda item 73, "Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission," on October 10. Many delegations supported the UN zero tolerance policy with respect to serious crimes committed by its officials and experts [...]	2008-11-12 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1063	UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ICJ IN THE UN 63RD [...] SUMMARY: President Rosalyn Higgins presented the annual Report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (A/63/4) to the General Assembly on October 30. She gave an overview of action on key cases during what she called the ICJ's "most productive year." The Court delivered four substantive [...]	2008-11-13 20:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1067	UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] Summary: President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Judge Philippe Kirsch, presented the ICC's annual Report (A/63/471) to the General Assembly on October 30. Kirsch outlined the Court's progress in the four situations before it last year. Kirsch called for increased ratification o [...]	2008-11-13 23:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1079	UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE CHOSES MEMBERS OF [...] Summary: On November 7, the UN General Assembly Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held its elections for officers of subsidiary organs, the Committee on Contributions (CoC),the Investments Committee (ISSC),the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),the Staff Pension Co [...]	2008-11-17 23:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KUNR
08USUNNEWYORK1092	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 72, "Nationality of Natural Persons in Relation to the Succession of States," on October 21. Countries affirmed nationality as a fundamental human right and the key to legal protection. Delegations emphasized that this ri [...]	2008-11-19 18:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1094	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part one of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 27-28. Part one's topics included: Chapters 1-3, "Introductory Chapters;" Chapter 4, "Shared Natural Resources;" Chapter 5, "Effects of armed [...]	2008-11-19 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1168	UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON OCEANS AND THE [...] (U) Summary: The 63rd UN General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 70, "Oceans and the Law of the Sea," on December 4. The General Assembly considered two resolutions relating to this agenda item, both of which were co-sponsored by the United States. The resolution on Oceans and the Law [...]	2008-12-12 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA SENV EWWT PHSA PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1176	INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS OFFICIALS ADDRESS [...] Summary. The Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) reported to the UN Security Council progress made on prosecutions and administrative matters. Tribunal officials focused on efforts to move forward on the strategy for c [...]	2008-12-16 23:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS UNSC ICTY ICTR PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1192	UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 63RD [...] (U) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African Group includes the st [...]	2008-12-19 21:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
08USUNNEWYORK122	SUDAN CONTACT GROUP AGREES TO FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK182	U.N. U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] SUMMARY. On February 25 Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent mission to Kenya and cautioned that the current situation is evolving into a protracted humanitarian crisis. Holmes stressed the need to address the root causes of [...]	2008-02-27 21:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNSC KE
08USUNNEWYORK246	UN - FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S [...] Summary: The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, on March 17th, began its consideration of Secretary-General Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (A/62/521 and Corr.1). U-SYG Barcena of the Department of Management introduced the report (see paragraph [...]	2008-03-18 17:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK30	SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON MEETS WITH SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch January 10 with Security Council Ambassadors, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed Sudan, Burma, Kosovo, and several other issues. On the margins of the meeting, Ban,s deputy chief of staff Kim Won Soon said South Korea is willing to provide helicopter pilots to [...]	2008-01-11 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK361	MBEKI WANTS PRESIDENT BUSH TO KNOW HE IS TRYING ON [...] (C) On the margins of the April 16 High Level Meeting of the UN Security Council on Africa (reported septel),South African (SAG) President Thabo Mbeki pulled aside Ambassador Khalilzad and asked him to convey a message to President Bush. Mbeki said he was concerned the President might think [...]	2008-04-17 19:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC SF ZI
08USUNNEWYORK404	SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...]	2008-05-05 21:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZM
08USUNNEWYORK422	UN/1267 SANCTIONS: UNODC BRIEFS COMMITTEE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Paul Laborde, Chief of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee in a formal session on April 21 on cooperation between the UNODC and the Committee. When visiting countries to provide [...]	2008-05-12 18:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK424	UN/COTE D'IVOIRE: BRIEFINGS BY SRSG CHOI AND [...] (C) Summary: SRSG for Cote d'Ivoire Choi briefed the Security Council on April 28 on political developments in Cote d'Ivoire since January, noting that the Ivorian parties and the international community were making a serious commitment to facilitate upcoming elections on November 30, which ha [...]	2008-05-12 18:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CDI ETTC PGOV PREL UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK477	U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]	2008-05-29 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK559	SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...]	2008-06-24 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF
08USUNNEWYORK705	VICTIMS OF TERRORISM MEETING SCHEDULED FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Secretary-General plans to convene a meeting of victims of terrorism at the UN on September 9. Among the featured speakers will be Colombian/French terrorist hostage Ingrid Betancourt, U.S. 9/11 victims leader Carrie Lemack and non-U.S. citizen survivors of the Kenya and Tan [...]	2008-08-06 20:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK858	ZIMBABWE AGREEMENT: DIVIDED UNSC REACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 19 briefing to the Security Council, A/SYG Menkerios called the Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement a "delicate compromise." He hoped that an ongoing dispute about division of portfolios between the Mugabe and Tsvangirai camps would prove a short-lived "snag." He r [...]	2008-09-22 23:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM UNSC ZI
08USUNNEWYORK870	AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS [...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...]	2008-09-29 14:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK878	COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCES COMPLETES ANNUAL SESSION [...] Summary. On September 12, 2008, the Committee on Conferences (CoC),the intergovernmental body mandated to make recommendations to the General Assembly (GA) on all matters related to UN conference servicing, reached consensus on a resolution containing recommendations for the consideration o [...]	2008-09-29 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK930	UNDP AND UNFPA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, SEPTEMBER [...] This cable reports on the Executive Board session of the UN Development Program (UNDP) and UN Population Fund (UNFPA),September 8-12, 2008 in New York. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Board accepted a management "roadmap" to discuss the resumption of UNDP operations in North Korea. [...]	2008-10-11 00:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNDP UNFPA EAID SOCI
08USUNNEWYORK942	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...]	2008-10-16 12:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK949	UNGA: DEBATE ON THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] On October 9 and 13 the General Assembly (GA) considered the Peacebuilding Commission's Report (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General's Report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218),which covered July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 2. In his opening statement, GA President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto no [...]	2008-10-17 22:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPKO BY PU SL CT
08USUNNEWYORK962	UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]	2008-10-22 19:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK982	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 78, "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization," from October 22-23. A prominent topic in the Report is UN sanctions. Most speak [...]	2008-10-29 14:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK988	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 76, "Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts," from October 23-24. The majority of delegations used this debate to list the efforts their own [...]	2008-10-30 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK994	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC):DAY FIVE, SIX AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 5, 6 and 7 (October 10, 13 and 14) of the debate. The following states spoke on Day 5: Belarus, Philippines, Israel [...]	2008-10-31 21:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VATICAN28	LAY MOVEMENTS, PART II: SANT'EGIDIO, COMUNION AND LIBERATION, AND OPUS DEI [...] (U) This is the third in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel B). In this cable, we continue our discussion of ecclesial movements [...]	2008-02-25 13:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT
08VIENNA320	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2008 [...] The trial of two people on charges connected with terrorism threats will continue at a Vienna court today. Prosecutors are planning to show a video clip which one of the defendants, Mohamed M., allegedly took part in producing. The video was released on the internet last March and threatened at [...]	2008-03-06 15:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA635	AUSTRIA FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON WIPO DG ELECTION [...] On May 7, emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Robert Ullrich, Head of the Patent Office's Legal Department, a part of the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology. Ullrich will represent Austria at the WIPO Coordination Committee May 13-14. We also conveyed the USG positi [...]	2008-05-07 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL AU
08WARSAW285	POLAND: EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Andrea Gorog (telephone: 48-22-504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GorogA@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one political [...]	2008-03-04 15:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08WINDHOEK106	(C) IMAM SHAFI SHUNS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND IRANIAN MOSQUE [...] (C) Namibia's most senior Imam and head of the Windhoek Islamic Center, Kenyan-born Sheikh Shafi Aziz, told PolOff recently that representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood visited his offices in 2006 and 2007 seeking Shafi's support to obtain work permits and open a mosque in Namibia. Shafi po [...]	2008-04-15 16:14:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM WA
08WINDHOEK229	NAMIBIA: DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (U) Acting DCM presented reftel points to MFA Permanent Secretary Veiccoh Nghiwete on Tuesday, July 29. The meeting was cordial and Nghiwete made clear that the GRN hopes the negotiations in Zimbabwe will result in a unity government. Nonetheless, he stressed that the GRN sees sanctions on Zi [...]	2008-07-29 17:10:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI
08YAOUNDE103	CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT BIYA TELLS AMBASSADOR HE [...] (C) On January 31, Ambassador met for one-and-a-half hours with President Paul Biya, at our request. Biya outlined his plans to change the constitution in March to eliminate term limits. He hoped this would reduce internal friction within his government. He plans to create a Vice Presiden [...]	2008-01-31 18:04:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON ENIV MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08YAOUNDE280	CAMEROON: RIOT TRIALS BEGIN, SIGNS OF INJUSTICE [...] (C) Summary. Cameroon's Ministry of Justice is conducting trials to prosecute those suspected of participating in the February 25-29 riots in five of the country's ten provinces. Most of the accused are poor young men. Minister of Justice Amadou Ali told reporters at a March 6 press conferenc [...]	2008-03-24 11:01:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CM
08YAOUNDE33	CAMEROON: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary: President Paul Biya's New Year's speech, in which he announced his intention to "reconsider" changing the constitution, particularly presidential term limits (ref A),has sent shock waves throughout Cameroon. The private media, many civil society activists, and some opposition fi [...]	2008-01-11 11:26:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
08YAOUNDE416	CAMEROON UPDATE: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Ambassador met with Philemon Yang, Minister Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency. He defended President Biya's decision to change the constitution, said Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) would be established by June and strongly suggested that Biya would not ru [...]	2008-04-25 11:12:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUDHABI314	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HAYATI AND SONS [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Hayati and Sons Trading, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Dental Products, Toff, Matrix bands exported by J.R. Rand Corporation, Deer Park, New York. 2. On March 26, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. Hassan Hay [...]	2009-03-29 09:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI732	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOOD CRISIS ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA [...] (U) Reftel demarche request for urgent food aid to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya was delivered to the MFA without response on July 9. 2. (U) Ambassador delivered demarche points to UAE Red Crescent Chairman Mohammad al-Qamsi July 12. (Note: the UAE Red Crescent is one of several quasi-Go [...]	2009-07-20 09:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PREL EAID ER SO ET KE AE
09ABUDHABI995	UNESCO Eternalizes the Tango at Intangible Cultural [...] (SBU) Summary. UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage named the first intangible cultural heritage elements at its fourth extraordinary session in Abu Dhabi September 28 to October 2. Ambassador Richard Olson attended the opening ceremony [...]	2009-10-22 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL UNESCO KPAO AE
09ABUJA1058	NIGERIA: DELTA NEW YORK-ABUJA ROUTE LAUNCHES WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Delta flight 215 touched down at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport June 11 at 12:13 p.m., currently the only U.S. flag carrier to fly direct from the U.S. to Nigeria's capital city Abuja. The plane was met by a full staff of ground crews and customer service staff to ai [...]	2009-06-15 08:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ABUJA1743	NIGERIA: BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR 2010 NPT [...] (C) In response to Reftel, Poloff discussed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and disarmament issues with Foreign Ministry (MFA) First United Nations (UN) Division Director Maria Laose. The GON strongly supports the NPT, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT),Fissile Material Cuto [...]	2009-09-18 16:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM AORG UNGA IAEA NPT NI
09ABUJA1995	AFRICA UNION TO DIRECT MEMBER STATES TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) The African Union (AU) hosted a Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting in Abuja October 29 in which Guinea featured as a major topic of discussion (reftel a). Several African Heads of State, including President Deby of Chad, Prime Minister Meles of Ethiopia, President Kibaki of Kenya [...]	2009-10-30 17:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS NI
09ABUJA2010	AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY MEETING REVIEWS [...] (C) The October 29 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting in Abuja reviewed the report of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD),chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. PSC participants called for reaffirmation of the AU's commitment to combat impunity, y [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI SU
09ABUJA219	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 16-31, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of January 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Agriculture --Environment --Aviation --Elections --Labor --Corruption --Delta Incidents --Oil, Gas, a [...]	2009-02-06 09:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA307	STATISTICS OF ARRESTS WITH INL DONATED BODY SCANNERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 13:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ABUJA561	FRAUD SUMMARY - ABUJA [...] Following is post's semi-annual fraud reporting cable for the period September 2008 to February 2009, per reftel instructions. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Background: Nigeria covers 356,700 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The [...]	2009-04-02 06:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09ABUJA673	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON EVE OF BANK/FUND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador conveyed invitations from Treasury Secretary Geithner and other senior Treasury and State Department officials during meeting with GON Finance Minister Mansur Muhtar on April 17. Muhtar told the Ambassador that he appreciated efforts by the U.S. and U.K. governments t [...]	2009-04-20 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR NI
09ABUJA696	NIGERIA TO HEAD THE FORUM OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY BODIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 10, ESTHOff met with the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),Professor Shemsiden Elegba, who reported that he has been elected to chair the newly-formed Forum of Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FORBIA). The forum aims to harmonize and str [...]	2009-04-23 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG ECON PARM TRGY PTER PGOV KRAD NI
09ACCRA289	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO [...] (U) Senators Inhofe and Enzi and Representative Boozeman: Our entire mission joins me in extending to you a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you and your team, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana?s December, 2008 electi [...]	2009-04-01 15:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
09ACCRA747	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RUSH [...] (U) Our entire mission joins me in extending to CODEL Rush a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana,s December, 2008 election saw the country,s second peaceful transfer of power betwee [...]	2009-08-05 14:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON GH
09ADANA11	TURKEY: KURDISH PROTESTS ERUPT TO MARK DATE OF OCALAN'S [...] (SBU) PKK supporters came out in the thousands to mark the 10th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture. Defying a ban on pro-Ocalan demonstrations, protesters gathered at the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in several southeastern cities. In the ens [...]	2009-02-17 12:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC IZ TU
09ADANA6	TURKEY: ADANA REGION SEES SPIKE IN VIOLENCE IN LEAD-UP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Increasing incidents of violence in Kurdish-populated areas of Adana's consular district may be related to the upcoming February 15 anniversary of the capture of PKK terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan. Local and regional anti-terrorism units are preparing for possible demonstra [...]	2009-01-29 11:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER TU
09ADDISABABA1186	ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AMISOM, AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy Addis Ababa avails itself of the opportunity to provide our analysis of the current situation in Somalia, particularly as it relates to Ethiopia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and suggest options for the United States on a way forward. As conditi [...]	2009-05-19 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1237	ETHIOPIA TO THE P-5: TIME FOR ERITREA SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin on May 22 called in the UNSC P-5 Ambassadors to urge them to follow-up on the InterGovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) May 20 call for Security Council sanctions against Eritrea and the imposition of a naval blockade and no-f [...]	2009-05-26 14:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET ER
09ADDISABABA1241	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON PILLARS OF THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in a follow-up to a meeting with Ambassador Susan Rice May 16 (septel),underscored to the Ambassador during a private meeting on May 22, the importance of security cooperation, economic development, and governance as pillars in our relationship requi [...]	2009-05-27 06:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ET SO
09ADDISABABA1318	UNDERSTANDING THE ETHIOPIAN HARDLINERS [...] (S) In a rare meeting with the elusive head of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and main hardliner within the powerful executive committee of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party, Ambassador and NISS chief Getachew Assefa discusse [...]	2009-06-08 12:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1450	ETHIOPIA PRESSING FOR UNSC SANCTIONS ON ERITREA [...] (C) Summary. Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu called in the P-5 Ambassadors on June 18 to review the recent InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) trip to the UN to press for the African Union (AU)/IGAD agreed sanctions on Eritrean activities in Somalia, [...]	2009-06-22 13:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1490	SOMALIA: TIME FOR PLAN B [...] (S/NF) As Washington reviews U.S. policy towards Somalia, particularly in light of the current crisis, we offer our thoughts on how to sustain the TFG while ensuring that core U.S. interests are protected. The TFG is in the most severe crisis of its short life, and we have no guarantees th [...]	2009-06-26 06:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1607	USAU: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S CALL ON AU [...] (U) Summary: After meeting African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on the margins of the AU Summit in Sirte several days earlier (SEPTEL),A/S Carson called on Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha in Addis Ababa on July 6. Their discussion covered a range of issues, including structural [...]	2009-07-08 07:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA1629	ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) During a July 7 meeting, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin discussed latest developments in Somalia and shared concerns about Sudan. In addition to re-iterating that Ethiopia had no intentions to re-intervene in Somalia, Minister Seyoum urged [...]	2009-07-13 05:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
09ADDISABABA1861	USAID/ETHIOPIA'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE (GFSR): [...] USAID/Ethiopia inaugurates a series of background pieces profiling livestock, food security, Comprehensive Agriculture Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) status, private sector and other topics related to GFSR. We hope these information sharing cables will be useful in keeping the G [...]	2009-08-04 06:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1977	USTR KIRK VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk and his delegation visited Ethiopia from August 6-9 to highlight trade opportunities with the United States. During his meeting with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Ambassador Kirk praised Ethiopia's success under the U.S. African Growth [...]	2009-08-17 10:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PREL OVIP ET
09ADDISABABA202	SOMALIA: ASWJ SEEKING US HELP TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somali Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ) coordinator, and Dubai based businessman from the Darood clan, Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur told PolOff on January 24 that ASWJ would fight until al-Shabaab was "defeated and dead," and he said ASWJ was mobilizing to expand its operations. Mahdi [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA2065	GOE PASSES RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY LAW, BUT IS [...] (SBU) Ethiopia recently enacted highly restrictive biosafety legislation that could significantly impact the importation of bioengineered seeds, food commodities, and processed foods. Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is admittedly unprepared to implement the new legislation [...]	2009-08-25 08:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV EAGR ETRD EAID ET
09ADDISABABA2096	CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN ETHIOPIA REACHES ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Since the emergence of initial reports of cholera cases within Addis Ababa around August 10 the number of cases has risen sharply. As of August 26, 2,592 cases and four deaths were reported in Addis Ababa to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The number of cases continues to increase, althou [...]	2009-08-31 13:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CASC SOCI KHIV ET
09ADDISABABA210	POST ASSESSMENT OF OHCHR EAST AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel,s request for Post,s assessment of the efficacy of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) East Africa Regional Office in Addis Ababa. The East Africa Regional Office covers countries in the East and Horn of Africa, focusi [...]	2009-01-28 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2318	ETHIOPIA SEEKS ENERGY SECTOR INVESTMENT [...] (U) Charge d'Affairs (CDA) Meece met with Ethiopia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr. Alemayehu Tegenu, for a courtesy call on September 23, 2009. Accompanied by DCM Mushingi and the Regional Environment Officer, CDA requested a briefing on the GoE's energy sector development priorities. Ale [...]	2009-09-28 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA239	UPDATE ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON [...] (SBU) Program Head (Ambassador) Hiruy Amanuel briefed PolOff on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT),which is wholly funded by foreign assistance (Denmark, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Norway and Italy participate). [...]	2009-01-29 13:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV PINR ET
09ADDISABABA2402	ETHIOPIA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] In July 2009, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE) increased the projected number of people requiring emergency food assistance between June and December 2009 to 6.2 million people, from previous January to June 2009 estimates of 4.2 million people. In additi [...]	2009-10-05 13:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09ADDISABABA2495	USAU: AU DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON AND USAU AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first official meeting, USAU Ambassador Battle and AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha affirmed the need to broaden and deepen the U.S./AU partnership that began when the AU emerged seven years ago. Specifically, the AU leadership is seeking a strategic di [...]	2009-10-20 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2499	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopia has become increasingly popular as a transit point along narco-trafficking routes as a result of convenient air service, limited law enforcement, and minimal criminal penalties. Heroin is the most commonly trafficked substance, followed by cannabis and cocaine. Most i [...]	2009-10-21 05:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC ET
09ADDISABABA2535	INCREASED INTIMIDATION OF THE PRIVATE PRESS [...] (C) In recent months, the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has significantly ramped up intimidation of the foreign and private press. In early October, the State Prosecutor requested the file of Washington Post reporter Kassahun Addis from the Government Communications Affairs Office (GCAO),promp [...]	2009-10-26 14:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA2625	CONFLICTING RUMORS OF RECRUITMENT OF SOMALI ASYLUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR and the Administration of Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) deny that recruitment of refugees or Somali asylum seekers to fight for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) against Al-Shabaab in Somalia is occurring either in the Dolo Odo transit center or Boquolmayo refu [...]	2009-11-05 05:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ET SO
09ADDISABABA2741	ETHIOPIA: SEACOM DEAL STILL AWAITING GOE APPROVAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. company Seacom arrived in Ethiopia in early October in hopes of finalizing a contract with the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) and returned again in mid-November, but has yet to conclude a deal. The contract would allow for Ethiopia to connect to Seacom's e [...]	2009-11-20 07:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EINT ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2743	ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CEO KEEPS SUPPORTING BOEING [...] (SBU) In a shift from his privately-made disparaging remarks about the lobbying efforts of Airbus in June (reftel),Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) CEO Girma Wake told CDA on November 2 that Ethiopian Airlines needs a "mix of planes given the size of the airline." (Note: Wake subsequently confirmed [...]	2009-11-20 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON ET
09ADDISABABA277	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: On January 30, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister for Africa Zhai Jun on the margins of the AU Summit. Zhai was chiefly interested in trying to talk the United States out of its stated opposition to a UN Security Council Articl [...]	2009-02-03 11:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU CH
09ADDISABABA2770	INCREASE IN TCN IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSES CONCERN IN ADDIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consular section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has noted a substantial increase in the number of third country national immigrant visa cases. From FY08 to FY09, post recorded a 13 percent increase in the total number of immigrant visa cases scheduled. Over the same period, post [...]	2009-11-24 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID
09ADDISABABA2817	ETHIOPIAN PM CONSIDERING PRO-ACTIVE OPTIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting AF/DAS Wycoff and CDA on November 19 that he wanted to give the USG a "heads up" that Ethiopia was considering actively supporting armed Eritrean opposition groups if the international community fails to take action to isolate Asmara. [...]	2009-11-30 15:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2843	OCT-NOV REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: This Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter combines reporting from October and November 2009, with an emphasis on energy developments, the latest USG and Africa climate change positions in the run up to Copenhagen, updates on the Nile Basin Initiative, and an [...]	2009-12-03 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2905	ETHIOPIAN FM ON TFG AND ERITREA DURING WYCOFF VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin highlighted to visiting AF/DAS Wycoff the severe financial crisis facing the TFG, reiterating comments made by PM Meles. He also noted that Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheik Sharif had said during a [...]	2009-12-10 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET

09ADDISABABA2926	REPORT OF 20TH GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING NOV 9-11, 2009 [...] The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB),and Malaria (Global Fund) held its 20th Board meeting on November 9-11, 2009, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The U.S. government (USG) holds a permanent seat on the Global Fund Board and works through the Board to make funding decisions and provid [...]	2009-12-14 13:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID TBIO ET
09ADDISABABA2937	ETHIOPIAN FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY WITH DASD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told visiting DASD Ambassador Huddleston the GoE is confident that U.S.-Ethiopia relations are as strong as ever, and agreed to work with the Ministry of Defense to resolve issues surrounding Leahy Vetting requirements for the Ethiopian military. He urged th [...]	2009-12-15 09:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS YE SO SU ET
09ADDISABABA2977	SUSPICIONS REMAIN HIGH AS CONFLICT, ABUSES [...] (C) Contacts in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State report that although humanitarian access has improved, the humanitarian situation has declined since 2007, as a result of continued conflict, restricted humanitarian access, trade blockage, and repeated seasons of poor rain. Government of Ethio [...]	2009-12-22 09:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM ASEC MOPS PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA3008	ETHIOPIA BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel guidance, Embassy Addis Ababa submits the following request for biotechnology outreach funds to support a biotechnology workshop to be held by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in Addis Ababa February 2-4, 2010. USAID/Ethiopia is also supporting this effort. [...]	2009-12-24 08:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO ET
09ADDISABABA381	ETHNIC INSURGENCY AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for information on political opposition and ethnic insurgent movements in Ethiopia. A. (C) WHAT POLITICAL OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ACTIVE IN ETHIOPIA? ARE ANY OF THEM LOOKING TO MERGE AND PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 2010? -- Unity f [...]	2009-02-11 18:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER ET ER
09ADDISABABA386	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...]	2009-02-13 06:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09ADDISABABA454	U.S. ENGAGEMENT VITAL TO NILE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) The Nile River runs through ten countries, whose populations depend on its waters for their livelihood. It is a shared, multi-state river basin characterized by water scarcity, poverty, rapid population, and a long history of dispute and instability. Sound and equitable management of the Ni [...]	2009-02-23 11:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET
09ADDISABABA495	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE-SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as wel [...]	2009-02-27 09:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
09ADDISABABA574	KENYA: DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP CONDITIONS [...] (U) Regional Refugee Coordinator (Refcoord) Inga Heemink and Refugee Program Officer Matt Austin visited Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya January 19-26 to review current conditions at the camp, discuss ongoing negotiations for additional land allocation, and monitor PRM-funded projects. Despite th [...]	2009-03-05 11:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV EAID KE ET SO
09ADDISABABA735	USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS WITH AU PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities at AFRICOM, met on March 25 with African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra at AU headquarters. Their discussion centered on the political and security situation in Somalia as well [...]	2009-03-30 09:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU XA
09AITTAIPEI103	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 04:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS962	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston on October 17 that governments in the Sahel region have the resources to combat terrorism and criminal networks and have agreed on the [...]	2009-10-27 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09AMSTERDAM83	FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL
09ANKARA246	TURKEY SOWING SEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Government continues to seek closer ties to Africa. High-level engagement has continued in the wake of Turkey's November election to the UNSC as a non-permanent member. The MFA also has plans for a round of Ambassadorial meetings in 2011, followed by a second summit [...]	2009-02-13 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SU
09ANKARA259	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 05:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA286	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA815	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANTANANARIVO114	COMOROS PURSUING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The Union of the Comoros Government (GOC) is actively pursuing geothermal energy options to tap into volcanic Mount Karthala's heat on the main island of Grande Comore. Given the high cost and unreliability of the MAMWE electric utility, the geothermal alternative has the potential t [...]	2009-02-20 04:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID PGOV CN
09ANTANANARIVO229	AGOA SHIPMENTS IN SECOND HALF 2008 - MADAGASCAR [...] Summary: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the second half of 2008 were similar to those of the second half of 2007. However, the total amount for 2008 decreased by 3.5 percent compared to 2007. This decreasing trend will likely be stronger in 2009 due to the current political turmoil and to [...]	2009-03-31 13:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO781	GROWING THREAT OF PIRACY IN MALAGASY AND COMORAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piracy in the Indian Ocean is expanding south and east beyond the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, and will likely reach Malagasy or Comoran territorial waters by 2010. Neither country has the resources to deter or respond to this threat, nor will they be able to rely on French [...]	2009-11-16 14:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA EWWT MARR MA CN MP SE
09ANTANANARIVO818	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (27-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 16-27, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-8) - AU/UN Evaluation Mission - Continued [...]	2009-11-27 11:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
09ANTANANARIVO87	Comoros Reestablishes Links To Swahili Coast [...] (U) SUMMARY: After decades of instability and post-colonial focus on France, the Union of the Comoros is rediscovering historic links to the Swahili Coast of Africa. In partnership with Tanzania's Board of External Trade, the Comoran Chamber of Commerce will soon open an office in Dar es Sal [...]	2009-02-09 06:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD CN
09ANTANANARIVO88	Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...]	2009-02-09 06:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON CN
09ASHGABAT143	TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan spoke in frank terms of his country's difficulties. He said he hopes that the U.S. will now pay more attention to resolving the war in Afghanistan, where he served as a diplomat both during the rule of the Tali [...]	2009-01-29 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL AF PK TX
09ASMARA134	REFERRAL TO THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action request is in paragraph five. 2. (C) U.S. Embassy Asmara supports the referral of Mr. Mahari Tesfagergishfor to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for resettlmement in the United States based on his fear of persecution and based on USG interest in his s [...]	2009-04-27 14:43:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KE ER
09ASMARA36	QATARIS SEEK U.S. CONTRACTOR'S HELP WITH STALLED [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ER QA
09ASMARA366	ISAIAS WOOS EGYPT ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Omar Suleiman met with President Isaias on October 3 to discuss Somalia and other regional issues, according to the deputy at the Egyptian embassy, Hossam Nureldein (protect). FM Gheit's [...]	2009-10-21 06:04:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG ER SO
09ASMARA379	ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...]	2009-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER
09ASMARA426	ENGAGING THE ERITREAN DIASPORA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Eritrean diaspora is a complex mixture of asylum seekers who fled during the Liberation War, political outcasts who were shunned during the country's formative years, Eritrean youth (some of whom have never seen Eritrea and others who visit mainly during the summer),and cur [...]	2009-12-14 09:43:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI ER
09ASMARA429	ERITREAâ€™S SQUABBLING COLONELS, FLEEING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Things are getting worse and worse in Eritrea. The regime is facing mounting international pressure for years of malign behavior in the neighborhood. Human rights abuses are commonplace and most young Eritreans, along with the professional class, dream of fleeing the country, even to [...]	2009-12-15 11:19:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PGOV MOPS SOCI PREF ER
09ASMARA57	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) ERITREA'S TIP SITUATION: --------------------------------- --A. Information on trafficking in persons was scarce during the reporting year. The government remained elusive to requests to provide information for this report and published neither data nor statistics regarding TIP. Vari [...]	2009-02-18 15:05:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP SOCI PREF PGOV ER
09ATHENS1079	GREECE AGREES AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A non-paper, "An International Piracy Court: Not the Right Direction," to the Greek MFA June 9, and discussed it in a follow-up meeting with D1 Directorate (UN and IO Affairs) Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou and Legal Advisor Fani Livada on June 18. Echoing earlier commen [...]	2009-06-26 07:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR
09ATHENS1501	GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS206	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]	2009-02-17 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS210	GREECE: POINTS DELIVERED ON PROSECUTION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 12:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA PBTS EWWT KCRM PTER MOPS PREL GR
09ATHENS735	GREEK VIEWS ON CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points on U.S. goals for the urgent meting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to the senior Greek participant in the CGPCS, Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Director, on May 6. As on pr [...]	2009-05-07 14:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON PREL PTER GR
09BAGHDAD238	THE IRAQ MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT'S EVOLVING ROLE [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) lacks sufficient training and equipment to execute its main responsibilities of environmental monitoring and clean up, Minister Narmin Othman told EMIN on January 22. Demining is presently a MoEnv responsibility, but the Ministry of Defense continues [...]	2009-01-29 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPET ECIN KHDP KSCA IZ
09BAMAKO73	FREE TO BE: OPPOSITION LAMBASTS GOVERNMENT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 10:58:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ML
09BANGKOK3072	FIRE IN THE KITCHEN: COOK STOVES, HEALTH AND GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY: The US/ASEAN Next Generation Cook Stove Workshop was held at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok November 16-20. Old cook stoves are a source of considerable indoor pollution and accompanying health problems in the developing world, and the new technologies showcased may offe [...]	2009-12-04 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EAGR KGHG KGCC SENV ASEAN SOCI TH
09BANGUI49	MEETING WITH CAR PRESIDENT BOZIZE [...] (SBU) On Friday, 20 February, the Ambassador called on President Bozize. The meeting was at Bozize's request. The Ambassador had not yet requested a meeting as Bozize had been in Bossangoa for a week of funeral ceremonies for his mother. Bozize began by asking the Ambassador's view of the Ob [...]	2009-02-25 17:35:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CT ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09BEIJING1050	Kenyan Ambassador on Growing China [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 02:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL SENV CH KE
09BEIJING1446	SPEAKER PELOSI'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH NPC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with CODEL Pelosi on May 27, National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo applauded the state of bilateral relations, encouraged greater exchanges between the Congress and the NPC, urged greater U.S.-China collaboration on energy and climate change and [...]	2009-06-02 05:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV
09BEIJING2273	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON IN AFRICA, U.S.-CHINA [...] SECRETARY CLINTON IN AFRICA "Africans snubbed Hillary" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao) (08/10): "On her visit to Africa, Secretary Hillary Clinton held in one hand a big stick and the other hand a carrot, rev [...]	2009-08-10 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2836	PRC/AFRICA: KENYAN AMBASSADOR SEES PRACTICAL AID [...] (C) Summary: While the United States and other Western countries focus on human rights and capacity building in Africa, China takes a more pragmatic and realistic approach to African aid, according to Kenya's Ambassador to the PRC. Kenyans feel that their positive attitudes toward the United [...]	2009-10-09 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KE CH
09BEIJING288	PROMOTING CHINESE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) In recent meetings with three key semi-official and private Chinese organizations that promote Chinese investment in Africa, all three stressed that they are paying more attention to political and economic risk, environmental protection, and China's reputation in Africa and around the wo [...]	2009-02-06 01:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAID ECON ETRD UNDP CH
09BEIJING344	UNSYG SPECIAL ADVISER GAMBARI DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese military regime's objective is to organize elections in 2010 that will be won by a military-based political party, UN Special Adviser on Burma Ibrahim Gambari told the Charge and four other Beijing-based Western mission representatives February 10. Gambari added that [...]	2009-02-11 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM IN UN
09BEIJING527	PRC LAUNCHES PR CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) President Hu Jintao's February 10-17 trip to Africa capped a series of recent high-level visits intended to burnish China's image in Africa, according to Chinese and African contacts in Beijing. Our contacts contend that China is doing a great deal to assist Africa. At the same time, t [...]	2009-03-02 07:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV ETRD AO CH KE MI ML MP
09BERLIN1224	CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]	2009-09-30 11:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1441	GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 16-17 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Belarus, Germany concedes that the GAERC is likely to extend both the sanctions regime and the suspension of those sanctions until October 2010, but continues to believe that it would be better to extend them only to May 2010. Germany is eager to increase cooperation with Rus [...]	2009-11-13 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV MARR MOPS BO RU UP SO BK
09BERLIN1467	EUROPEANS TRACK U.S. ON EAST AFRICA BUT REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: During a German MFA experts level meeting in Berlin to discuss the challenges facing East Africa, it was clear the Europeans saw eye to eye with the United States on most Horn issues but differed on the advisability of sanctions against Eritrea. We agreed Ethiopia's role in the region [...]	2009-11-18 09:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PHSA SENV DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN403	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]	2009-04-03 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN422	MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...]	2009-04-09 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN448	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts Â [...]	2009-04-16 12:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN576	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN580	GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]	2009-05-18 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN703	GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]	2009-06-11 14:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN831	CGPCS: GERMANY AGREES ON PARTICIPATION ISSUE, BUT [...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA UN Security Council Action Officer Dirk Stockhausen on June 30 and then followed up with him on July 2, emphasizing the importance that the U.S. placed on reaching a resolution that would allow the six aspirant countries to participate in the Contact Group [...]	2009-07-09 17:15:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL MOPS GM
09BERLIN887	GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin A/DCM conveyed U.S. concerns over the urgent humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya to State Secretary Peter Ammon of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He urged Germany to join the United States in stepping up contributions to avoid a further deterioratio [...]	2009-07-22 16:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL PHUM PREF DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERN395	SWISS RESPONSE: DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, KENYA, [...] Econoff delivered reftel A points to Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Coordinator for Northern Subsaharan Africa Urs Beer in July. After consulting with his his colleagues in the Humanitarian Aid Department of the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) regarding donor su [...]	2009-09-18 07:29:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR SZ
09BRASILIA1188	BRAZILIAN UNDERSECRETARY TALKS AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. In his September 21 introductory lunch with the Charge D'Affaires, Ambassador Piragibe Tarrago, the recently named Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under-Secretary for the newly created Middle Eastern and African Affairs portfolio, provided insight into Brazil's evolving dev [...]	2009-09-23 18:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON IS
09BRASILIA400	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 118 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-03-31 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA809	BRAZIL - DEPUTY NATL SECURITY ADVISOR FROMAN DISCUSSES CEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Brazil (GOB) meetings with Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman in Brasilia June 18-19 focused on CEO Forum, G8 and G20 preparations, Major Economies Forum (MEF) and Doha. Casa Civil head Minister Dilma Rousseff and Mi [...]	2009-06-25 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG SENV KGHG EINV BR
09BRAZZAVILLE12	ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 14:05:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER
09BRUSSELS1071	SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS [...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...]	2009-08-05 11:16:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN
09BRUSSELS1255	S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Belgians said the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi were the top priorities o [...]	2009-09-17 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS1282	EU MOVES TOWARD JOINT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the September 21 Justice and Home Affairs Council broadly supported the idea of setting up a joint resettlement program for refugees from non-EU countries aimed at closer political and practical cooperation among Member States. The program would target particularly vulnerable [...]	2009-09-23 12:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
09BRUSSELS1315	S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (U) This is a corrected version of canceled BRUSSELS 1255. 2. (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Bel [...]	2009-09-30 06:06:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS1359	EU VIEWS ON KENYAN POLITICS AND DADAAB REFUGEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU shares USG concerns about the political situation in Kenya and the Dadaab refugee camp complex. On both topics, there is a sense of urgency about the need to act to avert a coming crisis and that the window of opportunity for doing so is closing. POLOFF met with the Commi [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KE UNHCR
09BRUSSELS1489	EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...]	2009-11-03 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1561	EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...]	2009-11-20 18:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO
09BRUSSELS164	BELGIUM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT [...] (C) On February 3 Poloff met with Pol De Witte, Director for Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Witte said that Belgium accepts the invitation of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to join as a member of the group. Poloff provided De Witte with a [...]	2009-02-05 06:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AL EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA BE
09BRUSSELS1650	SUDAN: TIMOTHY SHORTLEY'S 16 NOVEMBER VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, November 16,lp with development, giveratified the Cotonou AQ fourth waQd elements for successful CPA implementation: census/elections, the referendum, a national security law, the Abyei Referendum, and popular consultations. He also expressed concern that there was n [...]	2009-12-08 16:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XW SU
09BRUSSELS401	EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...]	2009-03-20 11:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN
09BRUSSELS696	OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S 1 BILLION [...] SUMMARY: In early summer 2008 the European Commission (EC) proposed using leftover agriculture support funds to build a 1 billion Euro (USD 1.3 billion) Food Facility to assist developing countries struggling under the weight of the international food price crisis. However, EU member state [...]	2009-05-15 18:36:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD EUN SOCI
09BRUSSELS769	U.S-EU CONSULTATIONS ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Mgration Samuel Witten led a U.S. delegation of PRM and USAID officials in Brussels May 19 or the annual humanitarian Strategic Policy Dialogue (SPD) between the U.S. and the European Commission, the world's two largest hum [...]	2009-06-03 15:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID EUN
09BRUSSELS819	COUNCIL SECRETARIAT DISCUSSES PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, Poloffs delivered REF A points and nonpaper on U.S. opposition to an international piracy court to Didier Lenoir, Head of the EU Council Secretariat's Operations and Exercises Unit. Lenoir confirmed that EU Member States are divided on the question of an internati [...]	2009-06-15 11:07:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN
09BRUSSELS839	EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE [...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...]	2009-06-19 05:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XW
09BRUSSELS878	EU DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING PIRACY [...] (C//NF) Summary: In several recent meetings, in the run-up to the GAERC's decision to extend the Atalanta mission to December 2010, EU Officials outlined to us the thinking behind High Rep Solana's effort to prompt discussion among member states on a bigger EU role in Somalia. The EU is fu [...]	2009-06-25 16:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT KCRM MARR MOPS PINS PREL XF XW EUN
09BRUSSELS886	AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...]	2009-06-26 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS
09BRUSSELS987	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF ET SOM KEN EU
09BUENOSAIRES628	IAEA DG RACE: JAPANESE REQUEST APPROACHING CFK VIA [...] (C) The head of the Japanese Embassy's political section in Buenos Aires, First Secretary Kenya Uno, called on polcouns May 26 and said Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Japanese candidate for Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, had visited Buenos Aires and met with Argentine FM [...]	2009-05-28 21:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP AORC IAEA PARM AR
09BUENOSAIRES775	(C) ARGENTINA: EMBASSY RECOMMENDS THANKING FM [...] (U) Action Request for Department in paragraph three. 2. (C) Following the decision by the GOA on July 1 (ref B) to offer an abstention in the fifth round of voting for IAEA DG candidate Amano, Political Counselor received a call July 2 from Japanese Embassy First Secretary Kenya Uno to expr [...]	2009-07-02 20:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUJUMBURA301	BURUNDI -- VIEWS OF A DEPARTING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three years as Ambassador to Burundi, I am convinced that this small, poverty-stricken, conflict-ridden nation has the potential to fulfill its promise as a durable African success story. Despite the just-resolved 15-year civil conflict, lack of infrastructure, deep-roote [...]	2009-06-30 15:28:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	BY CH LY MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL RW SU
09BUJUMBURA392	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SEES STABILITY, PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: Second Vice President Gabriel Ntisezerana said that security would be the basis for any economic growth and development in Burundi, during an August 11 courtesy call by Charge and DCM. Ntisezerana was concerned that many demobilized FNL combatants knew nothing but fighting, and c [...]	2009-08-12 06:25:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ETRD EINV BY
09BUJUMBURA508	AFTERMATH OF SOMALIA DEATHS: BURUNDI WILL STAY IN [...] (C) Summary. With all attention in Bujumbura centered on the funerals of the twelve soldiers killed in Somalia September 17, the event has generated discussion about whether Burundi should remain in AMISOM. At this time, the answer here is yes. Most calls are for an expansion of AMISOM's ma [...]	2009-09-21 13:53:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS AU BY SO
09BUJUMBURA549	BURUNDI'S VIEW ON EAC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Post sources at Burundi's Ministry of East African Community Affairs provided the following assessment of the EAC's September 24-25 meeting in Kampala (reftel): A. (C) Kenya took charge of the negotiations. Rwanda and Uganda also asserted themselves, particularly in support of establi [...]	2009-10-08 06:08:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR KE TZ UG BY
09CAIRO1180	EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT REF: STATE 58579 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 13:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV PHUM EWWT MARR KCRM SO EG
09CAIRO1408	EGYPT ON NILE RIGHTS AND THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 14:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON SU ET KE UG EG
09CAIRO1506	NO AGREEMENT ON WATER SHARING AT NILE COM MEETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 15:14:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO1525	NCP AND SPLM CAIRO OFFICE HEADS DISCUSS U.S. AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-09 06:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
09CAIRO1571	PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN TALKS PIRACY WITH EGYPTIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 09:35:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EWWT KCRM SO EG
09CAIRO1615	NEXT STEPS ON THENILE BASIN INITIATIVE REF: CAIRO 1506 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 11:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TSPL BY CG ET KE RW SU TZ UG EG
09CAIRO1714	EGYPT: NEXT STEPS ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 08:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
09CAIRO1787	EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND DISCUSS SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SO EG
09CAIRO1790	EGYPTIAN MFA AND AFRICOM DELEGATION DISCUSS [...] MFA officials said there is a lack of evidence against the suspected pirates, and it is unclear whether the events occurred in Somali waters or on the high seas bringing into question the issue of Egyptian jurisdiction. End Key Points. 2.(C) A U.S. Africa Command (Africom) delegation including Dep [...]	2009-09-15 10:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SO EG
09CAIRO1840	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------------- Cost of Subsidies Drops in July 2009 ----------------------------------- 2. (U) A report by the Ministry of Finance showed that the cost of gove [...]	2009-09-24 05:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV EG

09CAIRO2195	EGYPTIAN MFA ADVISOR ON SUDAN, NILE BASIN REF: 08 CAIRO 1963 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 06:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU BY TZ UG EG
09CAIRO2297	EGYPT'S "INVISIBLE" REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 12:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SO ET EG
09CAIRO2355	EGYPT UNSUCCESSFUL IN SWAYING UPSTREAM NILE BASIN COUNTRIES REF: A. CAIRO 1897 B. CAIRO 1506 C. CAIRO 1615 Classified By: Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Stephen P. O'Dowd for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 10:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TZ KE ET SU EG
09CAIRO557	EGYPT: MFA DISCUSSES SOMALIA, PIRACY AND ERITREA [...] (C) Key Points -- Despite disagreements over prosecution of suspected pirates and the role of the Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somali (CGPCS) in funding the development of Somalia, the Government of Egypt (GOE) was pleased with the Contact Group meetings and the debate on the issu [...]	2009-04-02 06:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT KCRM PTER ER SO EG
09COLOMBO1033	Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Press for Action at [...] (U) SUMMARY: Government leaders from eleven countries participated in the Climate Vulnerable Forum November 9-10 in the Maldives. The participants and observers heard from experts on special challenges the most vulnerable countries are facing, scientific aspects of global climate goals, and [...]	2009-11-14 05:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1075	SRI LANKA'S TEA SECTOR: "A GIFT FROM GOD" [...] (U) SUMMARY: Long Sri Lanka's top export, tea remains one of the country's most valuable foreign currency earners despite being supplanted by the textile sector in the top slot. The country's highly sought-after "orthodox" teas remain global favorites, particularly in the Middle East and the [...]	2009-11-27 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD CE
09COLOMBO54	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY ESCALATES THREATS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, despite assurances from President Rajapaksa to senior editors and journalists that none of them would be harmed, threats to the media escalated. His brother, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, gave a rambling interview in which he accused the MTV television ne [...]	2009-01-15 13:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COPENHAGEN431	KENYA: DENMARK SUPPORTS U.S. ON AVERTING REFUGEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 10:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KE UNHCR DA
09COPENHAGEN491	EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 08:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ET KE SO DA
09COTONOU157	COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers: February 2 The following articles were published: An article in the [...]	2009-04-20 11:32:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN
09COTONOU309	Media Reaction: "Beninese media reacts to President Barack [...] Summary: The Beninese media reacted extensively and positively to President Obama's speech in Ghana, a speech that they found to be a source of inspiration for Africa. The speech generated several print articles, editorials and comments in the leading print media, with a circulation of 2,500 fo [...]	2009-07-17 03:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL BN
09COTONOU366	Media Reaction: Secretary of State's Trip to Africa [...] Summary: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's African trip generated an editorial in a Beninese right-of-center independent daily newspaper. The author views the Secretary of State's seven-nation trip to Africa as a response to China's growing presence on the continent. End summary. 2. On A [...]	2009-08-17 09:10:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KMDR KPAO BN
09DARESSALAAM125	ZANZIBAR: PEMBA SIMMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several recent Embassy trips to Pemba, the second principal island of the Zanzibar archipelago (holding about 40 percent of the self-governing region's population) confirm that it remains among the least developed regions of Tanzania. Persistent power problems and a rapidly decl [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM128	ZANZIBAR: IDEAS FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES; LOOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Professor Haroub Othman, Chairman of the Zanzibar Legal Service Center and one of the foremost observers of contemporary Zanzibar politics, holds the view that a power sharing deal between CCM and CUF needs to be in place before any referendum. The trick would be how to bring th [...]	2009-02-27 02:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM153	AIR TANZANIA: SAVED BY CHINESE INVESTMENT? [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Tanzania appears to have finally found an investor to keep troubled Air Tanzania aloft, but the carrier's long term viability remains in question. After the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) revoked the airworthiness license of Air Tanzania Corporation [...]	2009-03-04 13:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV PHSA PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM204	TANZANIA'S TOURISM SECTOR TAKING A HIT [...] Summary: Tanzania's tourism sector will be the hardest hit domestic industry during the economic downturn. With its biggest tourist sources, primarily the U.S. and Europe, focused more on the bottom line than on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro - times are going to get very tough. While the true exte [...]	2009-03-27 10:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM218	Tanzanian Press Takes April Fool's Day Seriously: [...] The April First editions of several Tanzanian dailies allocated space on their front pages to play April Fool's jokes on their readership. 2. The Guardian (circulation 25,000) ran an above the fold article entitled, "Government makes about-turn and buys Dowans plant secretly." The last s [...]	2009-04-01 13:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM294	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...]	2009-05-06 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM327	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON AND CORKER [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when the country is gearing up for national elections in 2010, attempting to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, and continuing to deepen its relationship with development partners, particularly the United States. The 2010 election [...]	2009-05-21 03:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN PREL PGOV TZ KE RW SU IT XA
09DARESSALAAM338	MEDIA REACTION: "KIKWETE-OBAMA TALKS A CHANCE TO BOOST [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 03:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM348	FALL OF DECI PYRAMID SCHEME BREEDS ANGER, UNCERTAINTY [...] Summary and Comment. In April, the GOT shut down an alleged pyramid scheme, the Development Entrepreneurship Community Initiative (Deci),which had attracted approximately 700,000 Tanzanian investors and USD 10 million since 2006. The government closed Deci offices nationwide and froze its a [...]	2009-05-29 10:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM350	KIKWETE ON REGIONAL ISSUES WITH CODEL ISAKSON [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian President Kikwete, meeting with CDA and visiting Senators Isakson and Corker May 28, called for more active UN involvement in Somalia and expressed concern about the situation in Sudan. Kikwete criticized Kenyan leadership for its inattention to governing; conversely, he [...]	2009-06-01 05:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TZ KE CG SO SU ZI
09DARESSALAAM368	TANZANIA OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION: OIL UNLIKELY, GAS NEEDS [...] (U) Summary. Natural gas in Tanzania could be exported or at least support significant domestic generation in the short to medium-term, but not without GOT action and investment in energy infrastructure. Significant oil discoveries are unlikely but possible given offshore geological formation [...]	2009-06-04 11:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM401	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]	2009-06-24 04:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM42	Tanzanian Media Reaction: Ambassador Green Concludes Tour [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 13:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR KHIV KMCA TZ
09DARESSALAAM428	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Kikwete, meeting with Deputy Secretary Lew June 30 immediately before departing for the African Union meeting in Libya, expressed satisfaction with U.S. assistance programs, in particular MCC, PEPFAR, and PMI, and the U.S. approach to assistance. Kikwete described Tanz [...]	2009-07-06 05:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL TZ BY CG KE SO
09DARESSALAAM465	Performing Arts Initiative Funding Report - 651 Arts in [...] Embassy Dar es Salaam partnered with Embassy Nairobi on a Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) grant which funded three contemporary dancers and an arts manager from 651 Arts in New York, NY to give workshops and performances in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. The October 18 to 25, 2008 program reache [...]	2009-07-16 14:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OEXC SCUL KPAO KE TZ
09DARESSALAAM486	ZANZIBAR 2010 ELECTION REGISTRATION BEGINS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION: On July 6, the Zanzibar Election Commission (ZEC) started voter registration for the October 2010 General Election on the island of Pemba, stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Between July 16-18 Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) and Specialist (Z [...]	2009-07-24 09:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TZ
09DARESSALAAM502	SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]	2009-08-04 10:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM585	STIFLED POTENTIAL: FIBER-OPTIC CABLE LANDS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The landing of the Seacom undersea fiber-optic cable presents Tanzania with significant opportunities for making voice traffic and data connections less expensive and more reliable. With proper management, this cable could be transformative for Tanzania across the d [...]	2009-09-04 04:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT ETTC PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM643	ICTR PREPARES FOR CLOSURE, SIGNIFICANT WORK REMAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed Dar es Salaam-based diplomats September 25 on the status of the tribunal's work. ICTR officials expected to meet the planned 2010 deadline for closure of the tribunal, despite some case delays. However, [...]	2009-09-30 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA ICTR RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM676	PIRACY PROSECUTION IN TANZANIA A DISTANT PROSPECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Although MFA is cautiously positive about eventually accepting captured pirates for prosecution, the EU's experience in frustration with the GOT over the issue suggests progress towards legislative changes and a memorandum of understanding will be slow at best [...]	2009-10-19 08:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MP PBTS PHSA PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM747	TANZANIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM769	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...]	2009-11-12 03:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM771	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM [...] Your visit to Dar es Salaam comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania has never been stronger, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it [...]	2009-11-12 03:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP TZ
09DARESSALAAM772	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...]	2009-11-12 03:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM780	CODEL PAYNE - TANZANIA VISIT (NOVEMBER 13-15) [...] (SBU) HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: Hotel reservations have been made for Rep. Payne, Theodros Dagne and Noelle Lusane at the Kempinski Kilimanjaro Hotel. The daily rate is USD 180, within USG per diem and inclusive of tax, service and breakfast. The contact details for the hotel are as follows: Kivu [...]	2009-11-13 11:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN TZ
09DARESSALAAM815	ICTR UPDATE: COMPLETION STRATEGY, KABUGA/KENYA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a briefing for Dar es Salaam-based diplomats November 19, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) officials said additional time and funding would be necessary for the Tribunal to handle new arrests and other cases that would spill into 2011. ICTR President Judge Den [...]	2009-11-24 15:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PHUM UNGA RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM83	TANZANIA NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftels. Sources of Available Information -------------------------------- 2. Reliable sources of information for TIP include Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the lead agency on TIP issues; Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-02-10 04:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB USAID
09DARESSALAAM836	BANK OF TANZANIA GOVERNOR REVIEWS TANZANIA'S ECONOMY WITH [...] Summary: Bank of Tanzania (BOT) Governor Benno Ndulu reviewed for visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin the state of the Tanzanian economy and the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) responses to the global financial crisis in a November 2 meeting at the BOT. Ndulu described the GOT's rescue [...]	2009-12-04 06:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM848	DONOR FRUSTRATIONS WITH TANZANIA [...] SUMMARY. During the late November Annual National Policy Dialogue among the Government of Tanzania, donors, and civil society organizations, donors expressed frustration with both the lack of GOT progress in many areas since the previous year's meetings and with the poor quality of the dialogu [...]	2009-12-08 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM890	TANZANIA/TIP: FIRST ARREST UNDER NEW ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, Tanzanian police arrested and charged their first suspect under the 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Although Tanzania has otherwise made little progress in implementing the law, in part due to poor inter-ministerial coordination, the recent arrest is a posi [...]	2009-12-23 10:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIP TZ
09DARESSALAAM901	ZANZIBAR: AMBASSADOR LENHARDT LUNCHES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Ambassador Lenhardt invited to the Residence for lunch Mohamed Aboud, a jocular and charismatic Zanzibari politician of the ruling "Revolutionary Party" (known by its Kiswahili acronym, "CCM - Chama cha Mapinduzi"). Aboud is among the top contenders to replace Pres [...]	2009-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DJIBOUTI113	DJIBOUTI APPROVES BLACKWATER FOR COMMERCIAL COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. security firm, Blackwater Worldwide (BW),has received permission from the Government of Djibouti to operate an armed ship from the port of Djibouti, to protect commercial shipping from pirates off the coast of Somalia. Blackwater's U.S.-flagged ship is expected to arrive in ear [...]	2009-02-12 16:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MOPS BEXP DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI115	GODJ FONMIN AGREES TO TRANSIT OF SUSPECTED PIRATES BY USG [...] (C) Summary: Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Youssouf told Ambassador February 12 that the GODJ would accept to serve as a venue for transit of suspected pirates to Kenya for prosecution, provided that (1) onward transfer occur immediately, with minimal time on the ground in Djibouti, ( [...]	2009-02-13 13:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KE DJ
09DJIBOUTI116	FW: GODJ FONMIN AGREES TO TRANSIT OF SUSPECTED PIRATES BY [...] (C) Summary: Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Youssouf told Ambassador February 12 that the GODJ would accept to serve as a venue for transit of suspected pirates to Kenya for prosecution, provided that (1) onward transfer occur immediately, with minimal time on the ground in Djibouti, ( [...]	2009-02-13 13:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KE DJ
09DJIBOUTI1171	DJIBOUTI CIVIL AVIATION: GODJ PLEDGES PROMPT REMOVAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Five months into a largely USG-financed program to provide technical assistance to Djibouti's civil aviation authority, Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officials remained gravely concerned that the program had not achieved its fir [...]	2009-09-30 15:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ICAO ECON EAID PGOV PINR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1205	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR EASBRIG FTX [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti recommends provision of GPOI funds, or alternate sources of funding, in response to formal requests from Djibouti's Minister of Defense and chief of general staff, for assistance to support the East Africa Standby Brigade's Field Training Exercise (EASBRIG FTX),s [...]	2009-10-13 18:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MOPS EAID DJ ET KE RW UG BY XA
09DJIBOUTI1219	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting with visiting U.S. Africa Command's Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs (AFRICOM DCMA),Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed U.S. engagement in Djibouti and cited combating terrorism and piracy as "common interests" of the United States and Djibouti. He noted D [...]	2009-10-20 07:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL DJ SO UG AU UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1387	SUDAN PARTIES A NO-SHOW AT IGAD MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 13:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL DJ ET KE SU
09DJIBOUTI1389	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY BACKS TFG AT [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum strongly backed the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in both remarks made at the December 7 - 8 Djibouti IGAD ministerial, and in a December 7 meeting with AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff. Seyoum urged strong USG leadership on So [...]	2009-12-10 13:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1391	SOMALIA: KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES LOWER JUBA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 8 meeting on the margins of the Djibouti IGAD ministerial visiting AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Wetangula agreed to continue to work together to promote stability and political reconciliation in Somalia. DAS Wycoff [...]	2009-12-10 13:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1393	DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]	2009-12-13 12:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1423	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the same day that DAS Wycoff had separate meetings with Djibouti's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister (septels),President Guelleh engaged in a 90-minute exposition of the interlinking security challenges facing Djibouti. Chief security concerns for Djibouti are Eritrea's cont [...]	2009-12-27 12:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF DJ SO ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1425	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA WITH DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PHSA PTER DJ SO ER AG
09DJIBOUTI147	IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]	2009-02-26 15:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI176	SOMALI PIRACY: DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS [...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf and MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan reaffirmed the Government of Djibouti's concurrence to allow the USG to transit suspected pirates by air, via Djibouti, en route to Kenya for prose [...]	2009-03-12 12:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MOPS KJUS DJ SO KE
09DJIBOUTI191	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries. [...]	2009-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI255	JAPANESE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO DJIBOUTI TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In anticipation of signing a SOFA on April 3 with Djibouti's foreign minister, two Japanese destroyers, each with 200-man crews, are expected to arrive in Djibouti in the next ten days to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. They will be joined in May by t [...]	2009-03-29 15:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MARR MOPS EWWT JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI283	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries [...]	2009-04-06 15:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI337	DJIBOUTI: U.S. COMPANY TO INVEST IN WIND, SOLAR, AND [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Indian Ocean Resources (MIOR),the Djiboutian-registered affiliate of a U.S. company, signed agreements with the GODJ March 21 to begin development of two renewable energy project [...]	2009-04-20 13:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI563	DJIBOUTIAN FM REPORTS IGAD SEEKS MORE AGGRESSIVE MANDATE FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, IGAD Foreign Ministers agree that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) requires a more robust mandate, with Uganda urging the need to "review the rules of engagement ." Youssouf also highlighted AMISOM's need [...]	2009-05-28 08:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO SO ER ET DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI6	SOMALI PIRACY - DJIBOUTI RECOMMENDS USG [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Djiboutian Foreign Minister Youssouf confirmed that the GODJ would participate in the Jan. 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) to be held in New York, and strongly urged USG participation in a regional International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference [...]	2009-01-04 14:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI683	DJIBOUTI: NO POSITION YET ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered nonpaper and discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the question of an international piracy court [...]	2009-06-11 15:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PHSA PGOV PREL MARR DJ
09DJIBOUTI743	DJIBOUTI FONMIN URGES REVISED AMISOM MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-20 09:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPKO MASS DJ KE SO AU
09DJIBOUTI755	DJIBOUTI: APRIL-MAY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] This April-May 2009 Djibouti Economic-ESTH roundup includes: --Chinese company to build rail spur to Djiboutis new port --Fund grants first loans to local entrepreneurs --New airline serving Djibouti and Yemen --Indian firm evaluating potential Djibouti gold deposits --New road links key no [...]	2009-06-22 12:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EAIR EMIN ENRG ELTN EWWT SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI837	SOMALIA: TFG CONFIRMS PLANS TO TRAIN TROOPS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A senior Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) military officer meeting with Djibouti's Chief of Defense reports that the TFG now has 1,000 fighters assembled in Mogadishu ready to undergo training immediately in Djibouti, as soon as transport is arranged. These 1,000 [...]	2009-06-25 18:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL PINS PTER SO DJ UG
09DJIBOUTI87	Somalia - Stage Set for Unity Government Presidential [...] (C) Summary: With the transitional Parliament expanded to include 200 Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs (reftels),and the candidate registration process complete, the stage is set for the presidential election. The fifteen candidates for office are scheduled to make brief c [...]	2009-01-29 16:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SO
09DJIBOUTI893	SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI'S FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. A July 10 IGAD ministerial in Addis Ababa will address revising the African Union Mission in Somalia's (AMISOM) rules of engagement to allow it to take more robust military action against al-Shabaab extremists, according to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. IGAD m [...]	2009-07-09 15:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI895	DJIBOUTI: EASBRIG COMMANDER PREVIEWS JULY 13 'FRIENDS" [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 08:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS DJ XW
09DJIBOUTI915	DJIBOUTI: FONMIN ON SOMALIA DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS MOPS MASS DJ ER XW SO AU
09DJIBOUTI919	SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's ongoing effort to train nearly 500 troops for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is "critical" for achieving the TFG's aim of training up to 3,000 recruits to form a new Somali army, according to Somali TFG Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, who hope [...]	2009-07-14 15:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS KPKO AU SO DJ ER ET XA
09DJIBOUTI991	SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD'S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his party to Djibouti. A stable, moderate Muslim ally, Djibouti not only hosts Camp Lemonier -- the only U.S. military base in Africa -- but also key USG broadcasting facilities used by Arabic-language Radio Saw [...]	2009-07-28 17:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS MOPS PREL KPKO DJ SO ER JA XA
09DOHA132	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA205	KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]	2009-03-24 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA358	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING) [...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...]	2009-05-31 09:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU
09DOHA446	QATAR LAUNCHES TASK FORCE ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) In engaging the GOQ in response to Ref A on agricultural development and food security, Embassy learned of a new Task Force on Food Security, established following a 2008 Amiri decree which created the Qatar National Food Security Program. The Task Force includes 14 ministries and organiz [...]	2009-07-09 13:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA595	FOOD AID VS. FOOD SECURITY: AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE [...] (U) The White House, Department, and Department of Agriculture have effectively highlighted the USG's strong commitment to reducing hunger worldwide through development assistance and partnerships. The talking points and public diplomacy materials made available to posts have been unpreceden [...]	2009-09-29 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EAGR ECON QA
09DOHA604	EMBASSY DOHA'S WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) The Cairo Speech is a central element in "synchronization" - Embassy Doha,s whole of government approach to USG policy implementation in Qatar. Centered on interagency groups organized around achieving shared interagency goals, the synchronization process brings together all elements of [...]	2009-10-06 09:47:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO ECON EAID ESTH EAGR QA
09DOHA676	ARAB DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION HEAD RELATES DRAFT PLAN [...] (SBU) At a November 12 meeting with Ambassador, Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Marzen Marzouk unveiled a three part draft plan for how his organization plans to engage the parties to the conflict in Somalia with the aim of formulating a blueprint for a peace process. The meeting was [...]	2009-11-19 05:43:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHSA SOCI QA
09DURBAN119	DUBE TRADEPORT PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE KWAZULU-NATAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Post visited Durban's Dube TradePort project to receive an update on construction progress and success at attracting international investors. The first phase of the project to create a new international airport and trade zone in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province is 85 percent comple [...]	2009-12-23 13:41:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EINV EAIR PGOV SF
09GABORONE275	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS APRIL 2009 [...] This is the fourth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from March 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Moody's Downgrades Botswana - Botswana Inflation likely to hit Single Digit in 2009 - Botswana Ranked No. 1 in Africa for Mi [...]	2009-04-03 04:25:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAIR PGOV BC
09GABORONE68	UPDATE ON U.S.-BOTSWANA SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Nolan called on GOB Minister of Defence, Justice, and Security D. Ndelu Seretse on January 22 in Gaborone, as mutual schedules and travel had defered this important meeting until now. While it was an initial courtesy call, we used the opportunity to do some business a [...]	2009-01-26 12:47:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MCAP EAID BC
09GABORONE948	Botswana Merits Inclusion in Food Security Initiative [...] Botswana is Africa's most stable democracy and our closest, most reliable friend in southern Africa. Though Botswana is a middle-income country, according to the UNDP about half of its citizens still live on less than two dollars per day. According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural [...]	2009-11-24 12:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PREL KHIV BC
09GENEVA1021	FIFTH IOM STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND [...] (U) Summary: The fifth session of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Standing Committee on Programs and Finance (SCPF) took place October 27-28 in Geneva with Ambassador Mudaran (Venezuela),SCPF Chair, presiding. Member states continued discussion of the 2010 administrative b [...]	2009-11-16 10:06:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM SMIG
09GENEVA1265	98TH IOM COUNCIL - GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: IOM Director General William Swing presided over the organization's Ninety-Eighth Council meeting November 23-26, which focused on a number of institutional issues, including budget and structural reform initiatives. Member States agreed to a 1.5 percent increase in IOM's 2010 [...]	2009-12-23 11:09:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG
09GENEVA281	UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...]	2009-04-06 07:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL
09GENEVA307	UPOV Meeting, March 30 to April 3, 2009 [...] Summary: The Forty-Fifth Session of the Technical Committee (TC),The Fifty-Ninth Session of the Administrative and Legal Committee (CAJ),the Seventy-Seventh Session of the Consultative Committee (CC),the Twenty-Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Council (C),and the Ad-Hoc Subgroup of Techn [...]	2009-04-17 13:14:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR WIPO
09GENEVA377	UNCTAD SECGEN RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cote d'Ivoire Perm Rep Gauze is bidding to replace current UNCTAD Secretary General Supachai, whose first term ends this summer, but the challenge is unlikely to meet with much success absent Africa Group support. END SUMMARY Ambassador declares candidacy ------------------ [...]	2009-05-15 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON UNCTAD
09GENEVA582	ECOSOC 2009 GENEVA HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 High-Level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held in Geneva from July 6-9 and focused on current global and national trends and their impact on social development, including public health. As such the meeting examined the current fi [...]	2009-07-14 16:40:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN
09GENEVA657	Solar Cookers present potential solutions for Indoor [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 16:03:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON UNEP UNHCR
09GENEVA8	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE - THE GENEVA PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Numerous delegations over the past months have expressed pessimism that the upcoming Durban Review Conference (April 20-24) will yield anything better than the original Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA). Many like-minded governments are concerned that the outcome c [...]	2009-01-07 16:54:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC
09HARARE217	A TRUCE IN THE WAR OF WORDS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) This week has been dominated by a church service and public memorial for Susan Tsvangirai, and a public internment. President Robert Mugabe had conciliatory words for Morgan Tsvangirai at the church service; Tsvangirai's eldest son and MDC secretary general and GOZ finance minister Ten [...]	2009-03-12 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE222	ZIM NOTES 03-13-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tragic Car Accident Results in Death of Tsvangirai's Wife... - Roy Bennett Out on Bail... - Surge in Land Invasions Continues... - Retired Army Chief Dies... - New Independent Newspaper Seeks Approval... - Australia Makes Non-Humanitarian Donat [...]	2009-03-16 07:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE411	ZIM NOTES 05-15-09 [...] Tsvangirai Launches Next 100 Day Plan... Having just about completed the first 100 days of the unity government, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai hosted a conference in Harare to lay out his plans and goals for the next 100. The plan groups the 32 ministries into five clusters (Economic, Inf [...]	2009-05-18 08:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE75	ZIM NOTES 01-30-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC-T to Vote Today on Whether to Join Government... - EU Expands Sanctions List... - Cholera Deaths Continue... - Farm Invasions Continue Despite Tribunal Ruling and BIPPAs... - Still No Resolution to Abduction Cases... - Teachers Don't Show... [...]	2009-02-02 15:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE754	ZIM NOTES 9-18-09 [...] Donors Pledge USD 70 Million to Education... In a September 14 ceremony attended by the Charge and numerous other heads of mission, the Educational Transition Fund announced it is investing USD 70 million in education. The fund will put textbooks and learning materials back in schools and guar [...]	2009-09-21 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ZI
09HARARE909	HARARE: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS ON BULGARIAN [...] (U) Ambassador Ray is in the process of making courtesy calls on Ambassadors to diplomatic missions accredited to Zimbabwe. This is the first report on visits of interest. -------- BULGARIA -------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting on November 17 with Atanas Budev, Charge d' Affaires of t [...]	2009-11-24 06:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
09HELSINKI239	FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...]	2009-06-24 10:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV
09HELSINKI284	FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...]	2009-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI

09HELSINKI74	FINLAND: POSSIBLE RWANDAN GENOCIDE TRIAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 5, local media reported that Finnish police referred their investigation of genocide charges against a Rwandan resident in Finland for prosecution. Finnish officials investigated the charges after the Rwandan applied for asylum in Finland. Officials allege that the s [...]	2009-02-26 11:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF SMIG SOCI FI
09ISLAMABAD1267	FUNDING FOR SYMPOSIUM ON WHEAT STEM RUST FOR PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) The establishment of a Trilateral Board to support collaborative and applied agricultural research was agreed to at the agricultural breakout session of the May 7-8 trilateral meetings with the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan. In response, the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC [...]	2009-06-10 09:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD66	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 11:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISTANBUL398	USAID AND TIKA PUSH FOR TRILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 6 meeting on the sidelines of the IMF/WB summit with the leadership of Turkey's aid and development organization, TIKA, the members of the USAID delegation discussed food security in Central Asia and Africa. They also discussed opportunities for trilateral coopera [...]	2009-10-16 13:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU UZ
09KABUL2020	Using Connection Technologies to Promote US Strategic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings from July 8-12, Ambassador Wayne, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, visiting SRAP Special Advisor Ashley Bommer, S/P staffer Jared Cohen, and Econoff met with officials from Roshan Telecommunications Company, Afghan Wireless Comm [...]	2009-07-23 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECPS ETRD EINV EFIN AF
09KABUL2523	S/SRAP HOLBROOKEâ€™S AUG 22 MEETING WITH SRSG KAI [...] (C) Summary. Ambassadors Holbrooke, Eikenberry, and Ricciardone discussed post-election day scenarios with SRSG Kai Eide, DSRSG Galbraith, and UNDP two days after election day. They agreed that candidates would most likely use rationales of fraud and Pashtun disenfranchisement to discredit the outc [...]	2009-08-25 09:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL268	FINANCIAL SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH MOBILE PHONES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In October 2008, Roshan Telecom in partnership with First Micro Finance Bank of Afghanistan formally launched M-Paisa, a money transfer service through cell phones. M-Paisa allows cell phone users to deposit and withdraw funds through a licensed agent and then send and receive c [...]	2009-02-08 04:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECPS ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL3077	Expanding Mobile Money Services in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mobile commerce (mCommerce),also known as mobile money (mMoney),offers an opportunity to increase rapidly access to financial services in Afghanistan, particularly in rural areas. Moreover, mobile money, with proper regulatory safeguards, advances anti-corruption efforts, for [...]	2009-10-03 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV EAID ETRD AF
09KABUL3383	THE AGHA KHAN TRIES TO SOLVE ELECTORAL IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The very well-informed Aga Khan told assembled ambassadors 14 October that he had met separately with President Karzai and leading opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah, and had told them that the political process in Afghanistan has failed. He urged the two candid [...]	2009-10-21 10:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL938	CODEL KYL DISCUSSES SUPPORT FOR 'LEVEL PLAYING [...] (SBU) CODEL Kyl and four likely presidential candidates conducted a lively exchange on the upcoming election season, focusing on what the international community should do to support a level playing field for the August 20 elections. The prospective candidates identified the following specific [...]	2009-04-15 07:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM OREP AF
09KAMPALA1024	UGANDA: AN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE'S RETURN FROM EXILE [...] (C) Summary: Ending 23 years in exile, opposition figure Olara Otunnu recently completed a two-week tour of Uganda to drum up support for a potential presidential bid. Otunnu is angling to take over the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party from relatives of UPC founder and former Ugandan Pre [...]	2009-09-10 06:15:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR UG
09KAMPALA1074	UGANDA: ABDUCTED AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST CHARGED [...] (C) Summary: Ugandan authorities released radio host Robert Kalundi Sserumaga on bail on September 15 after charging him with six counts of sedition for comments made during a live September 11 television show. Sserumaga was abducted and imprisoned by the Police Criminal Investigation Divisio [...]	2009-09-17 14:01:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM UG
09KAMPALA1079	UGANDA: MFA EXPLAINS GOVERNMENT VIEW OF KAMPALA [...] (C) Summary: During a September 16 briefing for foreign Ambassadors, the Foreign Minister and Inspector General of Police stressed that Ugandan police adhered to international norms and exercised restraint during the riots that rocked Kampala September 10-12. They noted that if police had fir [...]	2009-09-18 10:13:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ASEC UG
09KAMPALA1096	UGANDA: NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT INSIDER SEES [...] (C) "Captain" Mike Mukula, disgraced former Ugandan Health Minister and current National Resistance Movement (NRM) vice-chairman for eastern Uganda, warned that the 2011 presidential elections will be worse than the deeply flawed 2006 presidential contest. Mukula, whose political reputation w [...]	2009-09-23 06:08:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL UG
09KAMPALA1158	UGANDA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: Uganda 2. Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. Country Background Summary: After two decades of broad-based economic growth and political stability, Uganda is now confronting a range of economic and governance challenges as it tries to sustain and deepen economic growth and deve [...]	2009-10-07 09:19:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD EINV PHUM PGOV AGOA KCOR
09KAMPALA1196	UGANDA: OPPOSITION PARTIES WARN OF TROUBLE AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Mission on October 5, opposition party and National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders shared their views of the 2011 presidential election process. Opposition parties warned of civil disobedience and renewed violence if the Government of Uganda (GOU) [...]	2009-10-16 06:25:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA1197	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 11:29:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM EAID KDEM UG
09KAMPALA120	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (JANUARY 1-31, 2009) [...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]	2009-02-02 13:15:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA1229	UGANDA AND THE NILE: UPSTREAM STATES EAGER FOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 6, members of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Secretariat based in Entebbe told PolOff that the NBI Technical Advisory Committee meeting held September 28-29 in Uganda had failed once again to achieve a cooperative breakthrough with their two northern neighbors. Upstre [...]	2009-10-27 04:46:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV EAGR EAID UG
09KAMPALA1272	UGANDA'S CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY IS WILTING [...] Summary: Uganda's cut flower industry, once seen as a potential engine of economic growth, is suffering a major downturn due to the global financial crisis and domestic challenges. Industry experts are calling for government intervention to revive Uganda's flower industry, as the domestic rip [...]	2009-11-03 08:52:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AGOA ETRD EAGR EIND ECON UG
09KAMPALA1275	UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Opposition and civil society leaders told Assistant Secretary Carson that President Museveni's consolidation of power, closure of political space, and reliance on the military have negated any hope for free and fair elections in February 2011. Concerned that Uganda is slipping to [...]	2009-11-04 08:38:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC PINS UG
09KAMPALA1276	UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 08:39:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EPET SO UG
09KAMPALA1280	UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif said AMISOM must retaliate against extremists or risk losing popular support in Mogadishu, and asked the U.S. to pressure Egypt, the European Union, and others to honor commitments to support the TFG. He adde [...]	2009-11-05 06:53:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS MCAP SO UG
09KAMPALA1356	UGANDA: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS ACCOMPANY ARRIVAL [...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil interest in Tullow Oil's Ugandan operations, and Italian oil giant ENI's attempt to purchase Heritage Oil's local holdings, mark a clear shift from exploration to the beginnings of production. The remote location of Uganda's oil wells, the difficult chemistry of the oil with [...]	2009-12-03 06:13:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET ECON EINV ENRG KCOR UG
09KAMPALA1379	UGANDA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary: Uganda is not a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing, but it is a growing site for money laundering. Ugandan efforts to combat money laundering are hampered by the continued absence of comprehensive anti-money laundering legislation, severe resource constraints, [...]	2009-12-07 18:07:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PTER ASEC UG
09KAMPALA163	UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009 [...] Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FS-02),spent 30 hours, political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 15 hour [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09KAMPALA181	UGANDA/DRC/SUDAN: CHISSANO SUPPORTS CONTINUATION [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Joachim Chissano fully supports continued military action against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and is willing to weigh in as needed to ensure the operation is completed, according to Nuno Tomas, the head of Chissano's office in Kampala. Tomas confirmed that [...]	2009-02-19 11:58:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG CG SU
09KAMPALA271	STATE OF COUNTERTERRORISM IN UGANDA [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda (GoU) is a willing partner in the fight against terrorism and an important member of the East African Regional Security Initiative (EARSI). Uganda is responsive when terrorist threats are identified, but could improve its capabilities with better coordin [...]	2009-03-11 12:49:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KE UG
09KAMPALA272	2008 SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (S) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country prone to carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Not generally, however during the reporting period there was one public protest of significance held by the local Muslim population on 16 January [...]	2009-03-12 11:28:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	APER ASEC
09KAMPALA281	UGANDA PRIORITIZES ROAD CONSTRUCTION, BUT SO FAR PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda (GOU) has made road works its top priority for the 2008-2011 period, spending more on the sector than on education, health, energy, or public sector management. Despite unprecedented funding allocations, recent budget figures show that the GOU spent onl [...]	2009-03-17 13:01:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN PGOV PREL ETRD UG
09KAMPALA288	UGANDA'S KARAMOJA REGION: THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A first-of-its-kind USG inter-agency delegation visiting Uganda's northeast Karamoja region in February found unrelenting drought, desperate poverty, and wrenching economic and cultural change. Karamojong leaders and civil society representatives acknowledged that they must mo [...]	2009-03-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON MASS PREL SENV PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA289	UGANDA/DRC/SUDAN: UN SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES OLT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Museveni and UN Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joachim Chissano discussed the ongoing military operations against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on March 16. Chissano also met with Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir, who was in Kampala o [...]	2009-03-18 12:44:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG CG
09KAMPALA290	UGANDA'S KARAMOJA REGION: THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission is moving forward with a series of activities to address sustainable security and development in Karamoja, Uganda's poorest region. The current environment of improved security and renewed domestic and international interest in addressing dire humanitarian and [...]	2009-03-18 12:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON MASS PREL SENV PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA312	UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION LIGHTENING THUNDER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the first of periodic updates on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Lightning Thunder (OLT). This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of OLT, but rather offers spot [...]	2009-03-25 14:19:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF MARR MOPS UG CG SU
09KAMPALA363	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (MARCH 1-31, 2009) [...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]	2009-04-08 04:59:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA442	UGANDA CONTINUES TO MAKE ANTI-TIP PROGRESS [...] Summary: The Ugandan Government continues to make progress in combating trafficking in persons. On April 2, the Ugandan Parliament passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill that will now enable law enforcement institutions to more effectively combat trafficking. The Office to Monitor and [...]	2009-04-29 12:19:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRIM KTIP KWMN EAID UG
09KAMPALA482	UGANDAN PERSPECTIVE ON MIGINGO ISLAND BORDER ISSUE [...] Summary. The Ugandan Government will accept the outcome of a joint border verification team, which is determining whether Uganda or Kenya owns tiny Migingo Island in Lake Victoria. The border verification team began work on May 6 and is expected to report its findings in mid-to-late June. Th [...]	2009-05-08 09:07:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KA UG
09KAMPALA504	UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (MAY 15,2009) [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information glea [...]	2009-05-15 08:17:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU
09KAMPALA561	UGANDAN PRESIDENT SEEKS OIL SECTOR SUPPORT IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iran agreed to provide funding and expertise to Uganda's fledgling oil industry during a visit by Ugandan President Museveni from May 15-18. Museveni raised the issue of Iran's nuclear program, arguing that the trouble it was causing Iran internationally was doing more harm tha [...]	2009-06-04 11:12:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG IR
09KAMPALA587	UGANDA: GAMES THE ACHOLI DIASPORA CONTINUE TO PLAY [...] (C) Summary: The Ugandan Government is investigating the latest attempt by Acholi diaspora to mobilize support for a new rebellion in northern Uganda. The arrest of low level participants continues while the Government decides its next steps, which may include a public outing of Acholi diaspo [...]	2009-06-11 13:36:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU
09KAMPALA679	UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JUNE 29, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information gleaned [...]	2009-06-29 13:47:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU
09KAMPALA687	UGANDAN REBEL GROUP: MAKING MOUNTAINS OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan media attention to the arrests of low-level participants in a nascent rebel group in northern Uganda continues to spin out of control, more an indication of lack of government coordination and poison politics than any real threat to national security. Government officia [...]	2009-07-01 13:25:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM UG
09KAMPALA7	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (DECEMBER 1-31, 2008) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]	2009-01-07 07:14:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA70	UGANDAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECLARE VICTORY [...] Summary: In a landmark ruling, the Uganda High Court on December 22 declared that constitutional rights apply to all people, regardless of their sexual orientation. The Court ruled that the Government of Uganda (GOU) violated the rights of members of the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG),a loc [...]	2009-01-15 09:40:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA738	UGANDAN EFFORTS TO COMBAT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE [...] Summary: Gender-based violence (GBV),domestic violence and sexual violence are widespread in Uganda, and pose negative health risks for women because they put women and children at greater risk of HIV infection, sexual infection, and pregnancy. The government has taken significant steps to r [...]	2009-07-07 13:26:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KOCI AF
09KAMPALA754	UGANDA CONTINUES TO SLIP IN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX [...] (SBU) Summary: The World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank recently ranked Uganda as one of the worst places in the world to do business in their annual Global Competitiveness Index. This slide continues a downward trend in Uganda's ranking since 2004. However [...]	2009-07-13 03:42:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL UG
09KAMPALA77	SUBJECT: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 05:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR UG
09KAMPALA815	UGANDA'S ATTENDANCE AT AGOA FORUM [...] On 14 July, Econoff delivered reftel letter to Uganda's Finance Ministry, Trade and Industry Ministry, and Foreign Ministry regarding the upcoming AGOA Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. The Government of Uganda confirms that Minister of Agriculture Hope Mwesigye, Minister for Trade and Industry Kahind [...]	2009-07-29 12:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON XA UG
09KAMPALA841	UGANDA: AGOA EXPORTS DECLINING [...] Summary: After peaking in 2004, AGOA exports from Uganda to the U.S. have steadily declined. Despite strong government and private sector investment in apparel, fish, and cut flowers, these exports have not made significant penetration into the U.S. market. Meanwhile, overall Ugandan export [...]	2009-08-04 03:09:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ETRD EFIS EIND EINV ECON UG
09KAMPALA90	UGANDA -- GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: RESPONSE TO REQUEST [...] SUMMARY: The following are question-by-question responses to the request for information outlined in reftel. As a result of the global financial crisis, the Government of Uganda (GOU) has adjusted down its estimated economic growth rate by roughly two percentage points for the 2008/2009 fisca [...]	2009-01-22 11:10:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN UG
09KAMPALA955	POPULATION GROWTH: UGANDA'S TICKING TIME BOMB [...] (SBU) Summary: Population trends in Uganda are creating a demographic time bomb that is undermining the country's recent gains in economic and social development and threatening its longer-term political, economic, and environmental viability. Few countries in the world are growing as fast as [...]	2009-08-21 08:57:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PINS PGOV PREL UG
09KAMPALA985	FORENSIC AUDIT MAY UNCOVER CORRUPTION AT THE [...] (SBU) A forensic audit has been launched at the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) amid allegations of mismanagement of funds. KPMG Kenya is conducting the audit, which is expected to be completed by mid-September. This audit is being funded and led by the donor community, which contributes $2-4 [...]	2009-08-26 05:39:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV KCOR UG
09KHARTOUM1029	KENYA STRIKES DIFFICULT BALANCE BETWEEN NORTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Kenyan Ambassador Robert Ngesu on September 2. During the discussions, Ngesu commented on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement's (SPLM) perceptions of U.S. efforts to facilitate implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and addressed Kenya's bal [...]	2009-09-07 13:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL SU
09KHARTOUM115	KENANA, WHITE NILE PROJECT LEAD PLANS TO DEVELOP SUGAR AS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25-26, econoff visited Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) and the nascent White Nile Sugar Project, the center of government plans to turn sugar into a strategic industry and propel economic growth in White Nile State. Built in the 1970s, Kenana stumbled upon opening but hit i [...]	2009-01-30 12:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1158	CITIBANK RECOVERS ITS USD 7 MILLION TRANSACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU
09KHARTOUM1179	Assessment and Evaluation Committee's 48th Plenary Session [...] (U) Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 48th Plenary Session on October 6 at AEC Headquarters in Khartoum. AEC Chairman, Sir Derek Plumbly, noted that the time for national elections and Southern referenda is quickly approaching; however, he does not see implementa [...]	2009-10-20 07:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1183	Assessment and Evaluation Committee's 48th Plenary Session [...] (U) Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 48th Plenary Session on October 6 at AEC Headquarters in Khartoum. AEC Chairman, Sir Derek Plumbly, noted that the time for national elections and Southern referenda is quickly approaching; however, he does not see implementa [...]	2009-10-20 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1186	Assessment and Evaluation CommitteeQs 48th Plenary Session [...] (U) Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 48th Plenary Session on October 6 at AEC Headquarters in Khartoum. AEC Chairman, Sir Derek Plumbly, noted that the time for national elections and Southern referenda is quickly approaching; however, he does not see implementa [...]	2009-10-21 07:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1191	BACKGROUND ON UNREST ALONG SOUTH SUDAN'S BORDER [...] (sbu) During a meeting with Kenyan Ambassador Robert Ngesu on IGAD issues, Charge raised reported clashes between Sudanese Toposa, Kenyan Turkana and Kenyan security forces in the border area not far from Lokichoggio. Local press reports reported the death of 16 Kenyan soldiers in one recent [...]	2009-10-22 11:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PBTS PREL SOCI SU KE
09KHARTOUM1278	FRENCH DIPLOMAT CALLS FOR RETURN TO NAIVASHA-STYLE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 21 meeting with Polchief and Poloff, French Deputy Chief of Mission Denis Douveneaux praised Chadian President Idris Deby as a "peacemaker," and placed the blame squarely on Libya for arming and funding insurgents in the Darfur region. He expressed doubts that unity [...]	2009-11-15 06:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS CH FR SU
09KHARTOUM1281	PROBLEMS PLAGUE BEGINNING OF VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two weeks of voter registration for the first general elections in Sudan in over 20 years, observers say the dearth of information about when, where and how to register has confused potential registrants. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has reported far more people [...]	2009-11-15 09:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1343	World Bank Economist: Water Security an Issue for Sudan [...] (SBU) Summary: World Bank Economist Mosllem Alamir predicted that water resources in post-2011 Sudan could lead to conflict and economic crisis if the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) do not make decisions now about allocation or cooperation on the use of Nile waters. Increas [...]	2009-12-01 10:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EIND ENRG SENV EWWT SU
09KHARTOUM185	GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN FACES UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) is on the cusp of a major economic crisis, hobbled by the absence of a strong fiscal policy and hostage to plummeting oil prices. After two years of seemingly limitless oil revenues and a burst in spending, the GOSS is making widespread bud [...]	2009-02-09 15:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EFIN EAID SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM231	DECEMBER OIL REVENUES PLUNGE ON FALLING PRICES; [...] (C) Summary: On February 15 the Joint Committee on Oil Accounts announced that GOS oil revenues for December totaled $274.38 million, down from $347.79 million in November and $608.76 million in October as the global financial crisis sent oil prices plummeting. The price of the heavily acidic [...]	2009-02-22 10:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON EFIN ENRG KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM247	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAMS SPUR IDENTITY DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Khartoum and the U.S. Consulate General in Juba cast a wide net within civil society for this year's African-American History Month programming. Participants sought to learn from America's experience in combating racism, addressing cultural di [...]	2009-02-24 06:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI AU MCAP KPAO OIIP OPRC SU
09KHARTOUM325	GOS HARASSMENT OF EXPELLED NGO STAFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings at the UN and at USAID, NGO officials outlined a systematic campaign by the Government of Sudan to seize assets and harass staff of the NGOs expelled in the wake of the ICC announcement on March 4. Post will continue to protest the harassment of NGOs and Amcits to G [...]	2009-03-09 15:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM328	GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN SAYS EGYPT WILL RECOGNIZE AN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, Government of South Sudan (GOSS) Minister for Regional Cooperation (the GOSS' de facto foreign ministry) Barnabas Benjamin gave a briefing on his latest tour of regional capitals on behalf of the GOSS. His top acco [...]	2009-03-10 15:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD MOPS MARR KPKO UNSC SU EG CF UG RU
09KHARTOUM330	TWO REPORTS ANALYZE SOUTH SUDAN'S BUDGET CRISIS [...] This is an action request - see para. 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to two independent analyses, the GoSS can expect to receive no more than 3/4, and possibly as little as 1/2, of the Sudanese Pounds (SDG) 3.658 billion revenues anticipated in its 2009 budget. Transfers from the Govern [...]	2009-03-11 11:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EAID PREL PGOV SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM377	UN, DONORS, NGOS SCRAMBLE TO KEEP UP WITH SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (D/SRSG) Ameerah Haq and members of the INGO Steering Committee (INGO-SC) briefed donors over the past two days on the status of INGO expulsions and efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. This wa [...]	2009-03-18 06:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM423	POLIO CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA [...] Summary: For the past nine months, Southern Sudan has experienced a large poliomyelitis (polio) outbreak with a total of 40 cases (24 in 2008 and 16 in 2009). Despite a series of national immunization days (NID) in 2008 and 2009, the outbreak continues to spread, now including previously polio [...]	2009-03-25 16:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV PREL ASEC SU
09KHARTOUM446	UNMIS FEARS FOR THE STABILITY OF SOUTH SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 27 with ConGen Juba, Lise Grande, UNMIS Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, expressed the view that the recent tribal fighting in Pibor County in Jonglei State and the "Wounded Soldiers" protests over back pay that shut down major trade corridors t [...]	2009-03-31 12:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM459	SOUTHERN SUDAN SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (U) Keyed to ref a are the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) responses below for Southern Sudan. ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ 2. (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out [...]	2009-04-01 15:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AMGT SU
09KHARTOUM474	Mbeki Meets with Khartoum Dip Corps to Solicit Suggestions [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a Khartoum meeting on April 2, Former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki surprised an unprepared Khartoum diplomatic corps by soliciting suggestions from them on how the African Union might best help resolve the Darfur crisis. The diplomats thought Mbeki had called the ga [...]	2009-04-05 06:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM533	SE GRATION NEGOTIATES WITH GOS TO URGENTLY FILL [...] (C) Summary: During his first visit to Sudan, the President,s Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration held intensive discussions with senior NCP officials April 8-10 in Khartoum in order to resolve the NGO expulsion crisis and ensure that life-saving humanitarian assistance reaches beneficiaries [...]	2009-04-21 05:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM536	SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH UNMIS SRSG QAZI AND AEC CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chairman and former UK Ambassador to Egypt Sir Derek Plumbly and UNMIS Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi told Senator John Kerry that the USG should continue its course of positive engagement and its lev [...]	2009-04-21 07:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM565	SPLM POLITBURO FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC CRISIS; HOPES THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of National Unity (GNU) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mansour Khalid (a prominent SPLM northerner) said that the southern Sudan economic crisis was the hot topic at the SPLM's April Political Bureau (PB) Meeting. He noted that an SPLM team is working with the World Bank o [...]	2009-04-27 19:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON ASEC AU KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM609	Confronting Challenges to Humanitarian Operations in West [...] (SBU) From April 15 to 17, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) field officers visited El Geneina, West Darfur, for the first time since July 2008. There they discussed the impact of the early March non-governmental organization (NGO) expulsions on humanitarian prog [...]	2009-05-10 15:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM610	Confronting Challenges to Humanitarian Operations in West [...] (SBU) From April 15 to 17, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) field officers visited El Geneina, West Darfur, for the first time since July 2008. There they discussed the impact of the early March non-governmental organization (NGO) expulsions on humanitarian progr [...]	2009-05-10 15:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PREF ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM626	43rd AEC PLENARY MEETING, MAY 5 2009: VIOLENCE IN JONGLEI [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 43rd Assessment and Evaluation (AEC) Plenary Meeting on May 5, western donors came out in strong agreement that despite logistical complications and technical shortcomings of the recently-completed census, both the NCP and SPLM should quickly accept its results. Donors no [...]	2009-05-12 13:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM637	SPLM URGES SE GRATION TO WORK CPA AND DARFUR [...] Summary. Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) for the Northern Sector Yasir Arman and Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Cabinet Affairs Kosti Manibe (SPLM) urged Special Envoy Gration to work concurrently on CPA implementation and Darfur. The [...]	2009-05-14 06:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI KPKO KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM638	FM DENG ALOR TELLS SE GRATION THAT DARFUR REQUIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 7, FM Alor counseled Special Envoy Gration that the Darfur conflict can only be resolved within a broader international context, engaging Chad, Egypt, and Libya. The Special Envoy said that he sees an opportunity now to stop the fighting and begin a political process that [...]	2009-05-14 06:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
09KHARTOUM640	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ASSURES SE GRATION OF GOS [...] (C) Summary: The GOS remains firmly committed to improving the operating environment for humanitarians, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin told SE Gration at a meeting in Khartoum on May 7. Ghazi touted significant progress in the implementation of the negotiated framework agreement at b [...]	2009-05-14 06:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM669	BEJA CONGRESS, FREE LIONS ACKNOWLEDGE COLLAPSE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Front has fallen apart, representatives of the Free Lions and Beja Congress conceded to poloffs separately on May 18-19. Implementation of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) was the only hope for keeping it together, they said, but the peace dividend promised u [...]	2009-05-20 14:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU ER CM
09KHARTOUM700	USG-GOSS MEETING ON SOUTHERN SUDAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Monday, May 25, USAID provided a presentation to Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials regarding a USAID assessment and recommendations for possible interventions in the agricultural sector. The audience included officials from a number of the GOSS Ministries, as well a [...]	2009-05-28 16:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM743	YASIR ARMAN: NCP/SPLM RELATIONS WORSE THAN EVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a courtesy call with Charge d'Affaires Whitehead on June 10, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector Yasir Arman discussed his party's deteriorating relationship with the National Congress Party (NCP) and outlined the biggest c [...]	2009-06-11 14:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM820	IRISH AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CDA ON NGO KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Gerard Corr, Ireland's Ambassador to Cairo, met with CDA Whitehead on July 8 to discuss the kidnapping of two female staff of the Irish NGO GOAL that occurred on July 3 in Kutum. Corr is in Khartoum accompanied by a military officer, as well as a small police and military team currently in [...]	2009-07-08 15:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EAID KPKO UNSC AU SU EI
09KHARTOUM881	GOK/GOSS AGREE ON TIMETABLE FOR SECOND TANK [...] (C) GOSS xxxxxxxxxxxx has admitted that, on the margins of the Washington "Forum for CPA Partners," he pressed Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on the need to expedite delivery to South Sudan of tanks off-loaded from the MV Faina. Three months had passed since Nairobi initially agreed -- alb [...]	2009-07-29 14:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PREL PINR EFIN KE MARR SU UNSC UG
09KIGALI181	PYRETHRUM: BACK TO THE FUTURE? [...] (U) Summary: Rwandan production of pyrethrum, a natural insecticide that has been a key Rwandan export crop since 1937, collapsed in 2007/8 due to the country's sole refiner mismanaging suppliers and buyers. From a peak of 1,350 tons in 2006, production slipped to less than 220 tons in 2008. [...]	2009-03-25 15:06:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EINV USAID RW
09KIGALI531	RWANDA PUSHING FOR "CLEAN AND GREEN" ENERGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Rwanda (GOR) is pressing forward with development of diversified renewable energy sources to satisfy the majority of its power generation needs by 2012. Methane gas from Lake Kivu, hydroelectric and geothermal power will provide the bulk of its "on the grid" el [...]	2009-08-27 05:31:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD RW
09KIGALI552	WORLD BANK RANKS RWANDA MOST IMPROVED FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: World Bank "Ease of Doing Business" 2010 indicators--released September 8, 2009--recognize Rwanda as the world's top reformer in implementing business regulation reforms. Rwanda introduced reforms in seven out of ten categories, improving its overall ranking from 143 to 67 out o [...]	2009-09-09 15:24:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAID RW
09KIGALI679	ICTR PROSECUTOR ON WORK, TRANSFER OF CASES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) chief prosecutor Hassan Jallow briefed Kigali-based diplomats October 15 on the tribunal's work, anticipated closure in 2010 and unresolved legacy issues. He intends to request transfer of some remaining cases to Rwanda, and ind [...]	2009-10-21 06:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM ICTR UNGA TZ RW
09KIGALI78	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (U) In this edition: - Efforts to Form New Political Party Continue - Ombudsman on Corruption - EU Final Election Report Issued - Intel Chiefs Meet in Rwanda New Party Holds Assembly and Press Conference --------------------------------------------- 2. (C) Supporters of the n [...]	2009-02-05 13:37:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
09KIGALI787	RWANDA IMPROVES RANKING IN CORRUPTION PERCEPTION [...] (U) A November 17 report released by Transparency International (TI) ranks Rwanda 89th out of 180 countries surveyed in its 2009 Corruption Perception Index. Last year, TI ranked Rwanda 102 out of 180 countries. The new ranking places Rwanda as the "least corrupt" in East Africa and among th [...]	2009-11-25 06:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV RW
09KIGALI803	RWANDA JOINS COMMONWEALTH [...] (U) Summary: On November 28th, Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago decided to admit Rwanda as their group's newest member. Although concrete benefits to membership appear modest, Rwandan officials anticipate expanded business and trade opportunities and welcome the [...]	2009-12-01 08:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV RW
09KIGALI829	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY REVIEWS FOOD SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin reviewed food security, infrastructure needs and the impact of the global economic downturn on Rwanda with senior government officials, members of the private sector and international donor organizations October 29-November 1. Rwanda's [...]	2009-12-04 14:36:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR EAID EINV PREL PGOV RW
09KIGALI862	GETTING TO KNOW SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The president of the Rwandan Socialist Party, an intellectual and Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) veteran whose family was killed during Rwanda's political violence of the late 1950s, is strongly pro-American and critical of China. He leads a small party which is aligned with the [...]	2009-12-17 12:52:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
09KINGSTON277	REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE [...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) to participate in the International Sea Cargo Interdiction Training 2, being held April 27-May 8, 2009 here in Jamaica, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Po [...]	2009-04-08 14:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM JM
09KINSHASA1164	CONGOLESE REPORTER'S TAKE ON CHINESE NEWS AGENCY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A Congolese participant at a recent Chinese News Agency (CNA) seminar for African journalists in Nairobi told us the seminar was little more than a "marketing campaign" for CNA and the Chinese government. According to our contact, a discussion between CNA representatives and t [...]	2009-12-31 11:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL SCUL CG
09KINSHASA161	DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...]	2009-02-18 15:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
09KINSHASA273	TEXT OF GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Reftel reported that the GDRC and CNDP signed a final agreement March 24 in Goma, culminating the peace process overseen by UN Special Envoy Olsegun Obasanjo and AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa. Unofficial embassy translation follows at para. 2; original French is at para. 3. 2. (S [...]	2009-03-24 14:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CG

09KINSHASA291	SARKOZY'S KINSHASA VISIT GOES OFF WELL; WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: During a March 26 speech to the DRC Parliament, French President Sarkozy acknowledged that outside interference had hindered the DRC's development, but he also pointed to domestic factors contributing to political instability and lack of economic prosperity: mismanagement (corr [...]	2009-03-27 15:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA4	CNDP STIPULATES VERIFICATION OF ALLEGED FARDC TROOP [...] (SBU) A January 1 CNDP statement mass emailed by spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa stipulated the "verification" of CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements into disengagement zones in areas north of Goma. CNDP states that verification is a prerequisite to the resumption of bilateral talks between CNDP [...]	2009-01-02 11:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA455	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 18-19 VISIT OF U.S. PERMANENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),with the assistance of Great Lakes neighbors and the international community, achieved tangible progress in efforts to resolve persistent conflict and insecurity in its eastern provinces in late 2008 and early 2009. However, despite DRC [...]	2009-05-08 10:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS PHUM PREF CG
09KUALALUMPUR780	MALAYSIA: DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-27 23:36:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ET EUN KE MY PREF SO
09KUWAIT1170	KUWAITI FOOD SECURITY: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE... [...] (SBU) Key Points -- Despite high profile press reports, the GoK has not invested in buying farm land in developing countries. -- The Kuwait Fund and the Arab fund have both provided loans and grants to support agricultural sectors in developing countries. -- There is some interest in ag [...]	2009-12-15 10:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID KU
09KUWAIT682	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK TO REVIEW REQUEST TO [...] Following a July 9 meeting on another subject, A/DCM delivered points contained reftel to Salah Al-Mutairi, Counselor in MFA's Arab World Department, noting the urgent need for generous humanitarian assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Al-Mutairi, wh [...]	2009-07-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ER ET KE SO KU
09KYIV1942	U.S.-UKRAINE NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS SEPTEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Highlights of this semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine nonproliferation dialogue include: --Ukraine gave an inconsistent answer on the question of transferring HEU spent fuel to Russia. --Ukraine asked for additional security assurances beyond those provided in Budapest in 1994, and was intereste [...]	2009-11-09 12:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM PREL KNUC UP
09LAGOS476	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS [...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP/person is 1,500 dollars, and [...]	2009-12-14 12:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS487	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS [...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 149 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inf [...]	2009-12-29 07:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LILONGWE103	IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]	2009-02-27 09:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE105	IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]	2009-02-27 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE266	MALAWI ELECTIONS - GOM AND OPPOSITION PREPARE TO [...] (C) Summary: In the final two weeks before Malawi's elections, President Mutharika again denounced donors, claiming UN technical advisors at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) were favoring the opposition. Meanwhile, several state organizations engaged in clearly partisan behavior to favor [...]	2009-05-18 10:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE316	MALAWI SWINE FLU RESPONSE: GOOD PLANNING BUT STILL [...] Summary: While experience with SARS and preparations for Avian Influenza (AI) have benefited Malawi by raising awareness and facilitating relatively advanced planning, the GOM would face serious challenges in managing an actual H1N1 swine flu outbreak. Limited human capacity and scarce finan [...]	2009-06-05 12:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO AEMR CASC KSAF KPAO MI
09LILONGWE368	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA SURPRISES WITH NEW CABINET [...] (U) President Mutharika unveiled a new cabinet that included some surprising changes. Most notable was the move of widely-praised, former Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe to Minister of Local Government and Rural Development. Including Gondwe, Mutharika retained 6 former cabinet ministers, but [...]	2009-06-25 15:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE80	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Malawian media continued to report on the government's opposition to a civil society-led parallel vote tally (PVT) in front-page story Feb. 14 entitled "Bingu Grills U.S. Envoy; Bodde Maintains Tally Center OK." The article briefly described the recent, contentious meeting betwee [...]	2009-02-17 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LISBON101	PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON395	PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PO
09LONDON109	2009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]	2009-01-15 13:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1635	SOMALIA/HOA: UK MINISTERS REVIEWING POLICY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Newly arrived Foreign Office East Africa and Great Lakes Director Jonathan Allen previewed July 14 for Poloff the discussions UK officials have teed up for ministers to have on Somalia at their July 21 Cabinet sub-committee on Africa meeting. Disrupting the al-Shabaab network [...]	2009-07-14 15:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PHUM MCAP MASS PINR XW SO KE ER
09LONDON1642	FOOD SECURITY: INCREASED SPENDING OVER NEXT THREE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Special Advisor on Development, Brendan Cox, informed Emboff July 7 that food security is a G8 priority for the Prime Minister and that the UK Government will be increasing its food security and agriculture assistance to USD 1.8 billion over the next three y [...]	2009-07-16 10:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG UK
09LONDON1701	SOMALIA/HOA: PDAS CARTER INFORMED THAT UK TO INCREASE SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT REF: LONDON 1635 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Daniel McNicholas, reasons [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 13:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS PHUM PINR XW SO KE ER ET UK
09LONDON1886	VIEWS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM LONDON-BASED [...] (SBU) Summary. London-based bank and development analysts are seeing positive signs emerging in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) economies, after months of negative news, but remain cautious in their near-term outlook for the region. While prospects for the global economy are improving and ther [...]	2009-08-13 16:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KE LT NI SF UG UK XA ZA
09LONDON211	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 17:35:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON2125	IMO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: The 59th Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held at IMO Headquarters in London, June 23-25. There was detailed discussion on funding the Djibouti Code of Conduct on Somali piracy. End Summary ACTIONS AND ACHIEVE [...]	2009-09-11 16:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON27	UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527) [...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...]	2009-01-06 11:55:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PINR KISL KPLS UK
09LONDON2843	UK WORKS WITH EU TO BOLSTER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs),FCO Civil Society and Freedoms Officer Sarah Murrell told Poloff that over the past five years, the UK has refined its efforts to bolster human rights defenders around the world. The EU set guidelines on supporting HRDs i [...]	2009-12-17 14:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNGA UK
09LONDON348	THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...]	2009-02-09 15:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK
09LONDON636	COMMONWEALTH: CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR [...] (SBU) As the Commonwealth turned 60 in March 2009, Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague outlined the Conservative Party's plan to reinvigorate the Commonwealth in order to promote democracy, foster sound political and financial governance, and open new opportunities in trade and [...]	2009-03-12 13:28:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SMIG KGHG XA UK
09LONDON694	AFRICAN LEADERS CONSULTED IN RUN-UP TO APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted African leaders (listed in para 17) in London at a consultative pre-London Economic Summit meeting on March 16, where African leaders delivered pre-agreed positions and a statement on proposals for the G20 to mitigate the worst effects of the g [...]	2009-03-19 14:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID XA UK
09LONDON704	ZIMBABWE: SOME AFRICAN LEADERS CALL FOR RESUMPTION [...] (SBU) Botswana President Ian Khama called for a resumption of aid to Zimbabwe during the March 16 consultative meeting with Africa leaders in the run-up to the London Economic Summit, according to UK Government officials present at the meeting (reftel). Khama said he was initially "very skept [...]	2009-03-20 17:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID ZI ZU UK
09LUSAKA115	ZAM ON ZIM: RESIGNED BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Zambian Government (GRZ) officials and civil society representatives are supportive of the new Zimbabwean government of national unity, although they have shared concerns about its prospects for success. Their disapproval of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's undemocratic con [...]	2009-02-19 14:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZA ZI
09LUSAKA312	NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR CONFERENCE: WILL COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a tripartite summit in October 2008, and as part of a pilot Aid for Trade initiative, three regional economic communities (RECs) - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),East African Community (EAC),and Southern African Development Community (SADC) - [...]	2009-05-07 13:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ELTN ENRG ETRD WTO XA ZA
09LUSAKA426	COMESA LAUNCHES CUSTOMS UNION, PURSUES BROAD AND AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Leaders from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) launched a customs union and a regional payment and settlement system during the recent COMESA Summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Eight of COMESA's 19 Member States are disposed to join the Customs Union, [...]	2009-06-16 14:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ETRD PREL SENV XW XA ZU
09LUSAKA47	2008 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR ZAMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 08:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ZA
09LUSAKA539	ZAMBIAN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 12:48:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL AGOA ZA
09LUSAKA63	U.S. SUPPORTS REGIONAL INTEGRATION THROUGH COMESA [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 19, Ambassador presented his credentials in order to be accredited as the U.S. Special Representative to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya expressed appreciation for USG assistance to COMESA integra [...]	2009-01-29 14:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EAID ETRD ECON XA ZI ZA
09LUSAKA964	USG-SPONSORED BT EVENT RE-STARTS GMO DIALOGUE AND DEBATE IN [...] (SBU) A one day seminar on biotechnology (BT) in October funded with EEB BT outreach funds brought together Ministry of Agriculture officials, commodity traders and farmers, scientists and private sector representatives to hear presentations on the current state of BT, and how genetically modif [...]	2009-12-22 04:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BTIO ZA
09LUXEMBOURG11	LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]	2009-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR LU
09MADRID31	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...]	2009-01-12 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR
09MADRID471	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON MAY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the May 18-19 GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Ricardo Lopez Aranda May 14. Lopez said that the GUMBO GAERC would include a special meeting of Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers to discuss EUFOR ALTHEA and Operation Atalanta [...]	2009-05-14 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID749	SPANISH VIEWS ON JULY 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the July GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia July 24. Nuno said that the Foreign Ministers will focus on Somalia, Georgia, Iran and Iceland's application. "Any Other Business" items will include discussion o [...]	2009-07-24 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP EU
09MADRID952	DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA: [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Pablo Yuste, Head of the Department of Emergencies and Post-Conflict in the Office of Humanitarian Action in the Spanish Agency for International Development Aid (AECID). Yuste stated that Spain was aware of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Ke [...]	2009-09-24 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF ET SO KE SP
09MANAGUA314	VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]	2009-03-24 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANILA1922	PHILIPPINE SEAWEED SECTOR PACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. For four decades, U.S Government-backed seaweed farming programs have promoted peace, security and economic development in some of the Philippines' poorest and least stable provinces. In conflict-affected Mindanao, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) [...]	2009-09-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTER EISL EAID RP
09MAPUTO1026	CIVIL SOCIETY CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 15, Carlos Simango, close advisor of President Guebuza, met with the Charge to hear the depth of the diplomatic community's concerns over the September 6 decision by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to disqualify large numbers of parliamentary candidates. O [...]	2009-09-16 15:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1291	IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources, and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMA [...]	2009-11-16 07:05:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR SNAR MZ
09MAPUTO1309	IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources,and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMAR [...]	2009-11-19 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	KCOR MZ PGOV PREL SNAR
09MAPUTO778	HOW COULD FRELIMO LOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (S//NF) Post believes long-time ruling party FRELIMO is poised to do well in the October 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, the emergence of a significant new opposition political party and growing popular discontent in Mozambique have caused some to think the unthink [...]	2009-07-13 16:15:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MASERU154	LESOTHO: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INTERVIEW REVEALS ORGANIZED [...] (U) In preparation for the International Religious Freedom report, Poloff has been visiting and speaking to representatives of different faiths in Maseru. On Tuesday, May 5, Poloff interviewed prominent local businessman and member of the Muslim community, Ashraf Abubaker. Abubaker is a trust [...]	2009-05-18 10:31:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SF LT
09MBABANE171	MBABANE: INVITATION TO MINISTERS OF AGOA-ELIGIBLE [...] Letters of Invitation to the August 4-6, 2009, AGOA Forum to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, were delivered to the following Ministers of the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS): The Honorable Mr. Lutfo Dlamini Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation The Honorabl [...]	2009-07-21 14:49:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ZW
09MBABANE295	SWAZILAND LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER ON HUNGER AND [...] On October 30, Ambassador Irving and PolOff met with Acting Foreign Minister Clement Dlamini to reiterate food security initiatives delivered in ref A. Mr. Dlamini, the Ministry of Agriculture, indicated he will be attending the upcoming World Food Security Summit along with Prime Minister Si [...]	2009-10-30 12:25:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD WZ
09MONROVIA609	ARREST OF PAKISTANI MALAFIDE PASSENGERS LAYS BARE WEAKNESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The removal of two malafide Pakistanis from a Brussels Airlines August 12 flight to Brussels by airline officials, and the GOL's subsequent investigation, has brought to light a well developed smuggling operation using the Roberts International Airport (RIA) VIP Lounge as a way [...]	2009-08-24 17:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR ECON KFRD CPAS PREL PGOV KCRM EAID LI
09MONROVIA785	ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS TO FLY TO MONROVIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Airways (EA) will begin flights to Roberts International Airport (RIA) October 25, expanding its service in West Africa by linking Monrovia to Addis Ababa through Accra. EA's entrance will meet the need for more avenues from Liberia into Africa, Europe and the United S [...]	2009-10-26 08:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR LI
09MOSCOW112	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS
09MOSCOW1280	RUSSIAN VIEWS ON AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary: Russia favors some form of an international tribunal as the best means to ensure that suspected pirates are tried by uniform legal standards and to allow for thorough investigations to help build evidence against the criminal bosses directing piracy operations. Among the options [...]	2009-05-20 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA RS
09MOSCOW1540	Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations Seeks to Expand [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 14:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AORC EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KG TI
09MOSCOW1542	FM STEINMEIER URGES RUSSIA TO SEIZE THIS HISTORIC [...] (C) On a June 10 visit to Moscow, German FM Steinmeier met separately with President Medvedev, PM Putin, and FM Lavrov. According to the German embassy, the visit bolstered the strategic partnership, with Steinmeier using the opportunity to press Russia on nuclear disarmament negotiations wit [...]	2009-06-11 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG GM RS
09MOSCOW1599	RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NONPAPER ON AN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, MFA Legal Department Section Chief Titushkin provided a response to reftel nonpaper laying out U.S. opposition to an international piracy court. He explained that the GOR considered an international tribunal an appropriate forum to prosecute suspected pirates, espe [...]	2009-06-18 08:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL RS
09MOSCOW2712	RUSSIAN STEPS TO EXPAND ODA PROGRAMS [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In 2007, then-President Putin called for the expansion of the GOR's Official Development Assistance (ODA) system, including the development of bilateral assistance programming. Putin mandate [...]	2009-11-02 14:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EIND ELAB PGOV PREL RS SOCI
09MOSCOW619	RUSSIA'S LOW-KEY RESPONSE ON SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia maintains its opposition to the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir, but will not actively pursue the warrant's deferral at the UNSC, according to the MFA. Russian officials met recently with African ambassadors who sought to maintain GOR opposition to the ICC [...]	2009-03-13 13:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UNSC SU RS
09MOSCOW976	RUSSIA SUPPORTS AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: African Ambassadors assembled for an April 15 roundtable hosted by the Ambassador argued that despite Russia's limited diplomatic activity in Africa, Moscow's support for the African position in international fora, and African solutions to resolving the region's problems, accorde [...]	2009-04-16 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON RS XA
09NAIROBI100	UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR FOR THE 2008 TDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 06:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI1002	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON (MAY 23-31) [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes 18 months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyans. Over th [...]	2009-05-18 09:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC OREP AMGT AFIN GH IT PGOV PREL RW SU
09NAIROBI1010	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB TAKES KEY MIDDLE SHABELLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR EAID SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1014	GOK FORMS POLICE REFORM COMMISSION [...] (C) On May 7 President Mwai Kibaki launched a Police Reform Commission (PRC) to review existing policies and structures of Kenya's police services and to make recommendations for appropriate institutional arrangements to oversee comprehensive police reforms. The PRC's terms of reference are [...]	2009-05-19 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KDEM ASEC KE
09NAIROBI1031	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 refugees, the vast majority of whom are Somali, were bitter about the last 18 years of disorder in Somalia but generally optimistic about rebuilding the country. However, the refugees were divided on the cause of the [...]	2009-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1032	SOMALIA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR PD ENGAGEMENT WITH DADAAB [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, demonstrated a wide range of activities aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation among Somalis in Dadaab and in Somalia at large. These worthy projects certainly merit support, and offer gr [...]	2009-05-21 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1033	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON U.S. POLICY [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, espoused a wide range of both positive and negative views on the U.S. government's involvement in Somalia. In general, most were grateful for U.S. aid to the camp, but many felt the United Sta [...]	2009-05-21 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1034	SOMALIA - LULL IN MOGADISHU AS BOTH SIDES TAKE STOCK [...] (S) Summary: While Mogadishu has experienced a week-long lull in fighting, nearby towns Jowhar and Mahaday fell to Islamists on May 17. TFG officials tell us they've stabilized Mogadishu, and are preparing to re-take lost territory in the capital as well as Jowhar, though they have not told [...]	2009-05-21 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
09NAIROBI1035	SOMALIA - U.S. COOPERATION WITH KENYA TO STOP [...] (S) In light of recent reports of foreign fighters joining al-Shabaab and other Islamist militias battling the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) we are providing the following update on our efforts to help the Government of Kenya (GOK) to curb fighters' travel to Somalia. While we [...]	2009-05-21 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO KE
09NAIROBI1036	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MAY 2009 [...] Leading Indicators Suggest Negative Per Capita Growth 2. Kenya Tourism Shows Signs of Life 3. USG-Sponsored IPR Conference Raises Awareness 4. Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Fared Well in 2008 Â [...]	2009-05-22 07:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR PINR KE
09NAIROBI1038	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 22 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the la [...]	2009-05-22 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1042	DISPOSITION OF PIRATE SUSPECTS FROM M/V AMIRA [...] (U) See para 3 for urgent action request. 2. (C) Post understands that dialogue may still be ongoing with the Governments of Greece and Egypt to determine if either nation is willing to receive and initiate legal proceedings against 17 suspected Somali pirates captured by the United States N [...]	2009-05-26 10:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA KCRM KDEM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1055	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnny Carson, an [...]	2009-05-28 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1056	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, a [...]	2009-05-28 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1067	CONTINUED CLASHES WITH POLICE IN NAIROBI [...] Summary: Recent days-long clashes between police and squatter mechanics in Nairobi have disrupted movement throughout the city. Police initially intervened in a property dispute but backed down as riots dragged into a fifth day, causing one death and more than twenty injuries. The inability o [...]	2009-05-29 10:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1077	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin, and the Ambassador met on May 12 with Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology Sally Kosgei. In a wide ranging conversation that [...]	2009-06-02 13:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR KE
09NAIROBI1078	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with the Speaker of the Kenyan Parliament, Peter Marende, on May 12. A/S Carson told Marende that his visit was meant to underscore the enormous [...]	2009-06-02 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1079	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin expressed deep concern over the lack of implementation of reforms in Kenya, and the dir [...]	2009-06-02 15:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI108	President Signs Communications Amendments Act [...] (U) Summary: A recent political firestorm over the Kenya Communications Amendment Act of 2008 (the Act),while containing some trouble spots, in essence provided a positive opportunity in which Kenyans once again demonstrated their democratic credentials. President Mwai Kibaki signed the Act i [...]	2009-01-20 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1080	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with President Mwai Kibaki and several high-ranking GOK officials on May 12. A/S Carson told Kibaki that his visit was meant to underscore the en [...]	2009-06-02 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1082	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with former Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua on May 12. A/S Carson explained the dual purposes of [...]	2009-06-03 04:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1083	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with Minister of Agriculture and senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader William Ruto on May 12. A/S Carson and Gavin expressed de [...]	2009-06-03 04:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1084	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Uhuru Kenyatta, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin expressed deep concern over political tensions in Kenya. [...]	2009-06-03 04:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1093	KENYA: VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) ON June 3, the Government of Kenya submitted its votes (via email) in favor of Kosovo's World Bank membership. Copies of the ballots and the World Bank's confirmation of receipt have been forwarded via email to the Kosovo desk, Treasury, and the Kenya desk. Kenya previously voted in fa [...]	2009-06-03 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI1101	KENYA: THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Kenya is poised at an historic transition point as the struggle between pro and anti-reform elements intensifies. This message discusses the dynamics of change underway in Kenya and its emerging, potentially positive, impact in exerting pressure on the leaders of the coalition g [...]	2009-06-03 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KE PINR
09NAIROBI1102	KENYA: POLICE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. A combination of domestic-driven and international pressure, particularly from the U.S., may bring about some police reform by the fall. The recently-appointed Task Force on Police reform, which was initially greeted with skepticism, is led by a reputable former judge intent on p [...]	2009-06-03 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PINS SOCI PINR KE
09NAIROBI1106	Kenya and Piracy Prosecutions [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHSA KCRM ASEC PREL KE
09NAIROBI1112	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES TFG OPPONENTS, [...] (C) Summary: At a June 2 evening meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Ambassadors Yamamoto and Swan, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke described recent battlefield successes in Mogadishu where fighting continues, the state of negotiations with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, and the st [...]	2009-06-05 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI1113	COALITION GOVERNMENT FINDS COMMON GROUND ON [...] On June 3, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Philip Alston presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council his final report on his recent visit to Kenya. The report concluded that extrajudicial killings by police were systematic, widespread, and carefully planned. It also dec [...]	2009-06-05 06:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1114	Madaraka Day Celebrations [...] SUMMARY: On June 1 Kenyans celebrated their 46th anniversary of self-rule from the British Empire, with Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki jointly addressing a mixed crowd of supporters. In comparison to previous years a number of things were different about this year's "Ma [...]	2009-06-05 07:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1120	KENYA PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT JULY 1-3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1139	KENYA REAFFIRMS AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 4 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Chair reaffirmed the Government of Kenya's (GOK) commitment to the US-Africa Ministerial Program and strongly discouraged any further changes. The GOK has schedu [...]	2009-06-09 10:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI116	SOMALIA - Community Resistance Against Al-Shabaab [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local residents and militias in Galgaduud Region are bracing for an al-Shabaab reprisal attack to recapture the towns of Guriel and Dhusamareb. Between December 27 and 30, a community-based resistance movement defeated al-Shabaab in battles that killed several top commanders of [...]	2009-01-21 13:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SO
09NAIROBI1167	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW: PART ONE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. This cable provides an overview of police structure and leadership, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two will summarize our recent and planned engagement with and assi [...]	2009-06-11 09:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1168	KEY PARLIAMENTARIAN PESSIMISTIC ON REFORMS, SEEKS [...] (C) Poloff met on June 2 with Dr. Boni Khalwale, the Chair of the Kenyan Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC),a key watchdog committee. Khalwale has used his position as a bully pulpit, asking tough questions of the Grand Coalition government and gaining a measure of popularity in t [...]	2009-06-11 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1171	A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA [...] (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. While we have been focused on Nairobi's Eastleigh suburb and the North East Province as particular areas o [...]	2009-06-11 14:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SOCI PGOV KE SO
09NAIROBI1172	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART TWO: U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: This cable is the second in a three-part series on the Kenyan police forces. This cable summarizes our recent and planned engagement with and assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agencies. Part three will discuss challenges facing those agencies, progress to date on police reform, and [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1183	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART THREE: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the third in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. Part one provided an overview of police structure and leadership, and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two summarized our current assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agen [...]	2009-06-12 10:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI119	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) IMF SEES SLOW GROWTH/RECESSION IN 2009 2. (SBU) TEACHERS STRIKE; POLICE MAKE ARRESTS 3. (SBU) CIVAIR LEADERSHIP UP IN THE AIR Â [...]	2009-01-21 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR

09NAIROBI1200	GOVERNMENT OF KENYA SUPPORTS ETHIOPIA'S GIBE III [...] (SBU) Summary: According to John Rao Nyaoro, the director of the Bureau of Water Resources in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Kenya is convinced that Ethiopia's proposed Gibe III hydroelectric run-of-the-river project on the lower Omo River will not harm Lake Turkana and may, in fact, e [...]	2009-06-15 11:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PBTS EINV SOCI ECON KE
09NAIROBI1210	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in Kenya is aware of one (1) outstanding claim of a United States business interest against a branch of the Government of Kenya (GOK). 2. (U) Background: In the mid-1990s, Claimant A entered into a partnership with a Kenyan public university ("the university"),via a [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIDE EINV OPIC CASC PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1211	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1238	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART I [...] (SBU) Isiolo District lies in Kenya's geographic center and since colonial times the area has been a crossroads and settling place for people from all over northern Kenya. Pressure from an increasing population, decreasing water supply, and recurrent drought make competition over scarce resour [...]	2009-06-18 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1244	SOMALIA - TFG SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) representatives on June 21 formally concluded an agreement to cooperate. The Prime Minister told us after the signing ceremony that military cooperation would b [...]	2009-06-22 11:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER MARR PINR SO
09NAIROBI1245	KENYAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action message; request at para 4. 2. (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered ref A and B talking points and nonpapers to Beatrice Karago, Principal State Counsel for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government's primary point of contact on piracy issues, on June 19. [...]	2009-06-22 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1257	Pandemic Influenza Task Force/EAC Reviews Pandemic [...] (U) Summary. In light of June 11 decision by WHO to raise the global pandemic alert to Phase 6, Nairobi's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Task Force/EAC, on June 16, reviewed its pandemic influenza tripwires and response. Given that the H1N1 strain is proving, thus far, to be less virulent th [...]	2009-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ASEC AMGT CASC KE
09NAIROBI1259	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART 3 [...] (SBU) Cycles of violence centered on livestock raiding are a sad reality in Isiolo District, which lies in Kenya's geographic center. Population, social, and environmental pressures as well as ineffective (sometimes damaging) government efforts to address them tend to intensify conflict. 2 [...]	2009-06-23 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1263	SPEAKER MARENDE TO VISIT U.S. JULY 12-18 [...] This is an action cable; see paragraph 4. 2. Post has learned that the Speaker of the Kenyan Parliament, Kenneth Marende, will visit Washington DC from July 12-18. The Speaker will be traveling with delegation of four Kenyan parliamentarians on a visit sponsored by the United States Hous [...]	2009-06-24 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1266	Ambassador's Remarks upon receiving Honorary Doctorate [...] On May 29 Africa Nazarene University awarded the Ambassador an honorary doctorate for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. The Ambassador used the occasion for public outreach in support of the reform agenda and reconciliation efforts. 2. Begin text of remarks. I accept this [...]	2009-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1267	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: STATUS OF [...] (C) Summary. This message provides an update on the reform agenda. There is little indication that the coalition government leadership is moving towards implementation of far-reaching reforms. Establishment of a Special Tribunal is problematic. While the Task Force on Police Reform is cred [...]	2009-06-24 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KE
09NAIROBI1268	KENYA, IRENA, AND CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES [...] Per reftels, post informed Kenyan Ministry of Energy Senior Deputy Secretary for Administration Paul Ngatia on June 24 that the United States welcomes the formation of the International Renewal Energy Agency (IRENA) and is considering signing the IRENA Statute at the June 28-30 consultative me [...]	2009-06-24 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV ECON ETRD EFIN KE
09NAIROBI1273	INTERNATIONALIZING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EAST [...] (SBU) On June 23, the British High Commissioner convened a meeting with Canada, Australia, and the United States to garner support for their efforts to internationalize Kenya's peacekeeping training centers. The British see this step as necessary to maintain the momentum to turn the East Afric [...]	2009-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL XA CA UK AS
09NAIROBI1278	KENYA AGOA PREPARATIONS INTENSIFY [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 18 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) confirmed there would be no changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program contrary to the suggested changes of the African diplomatic co [...]	2009-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI129	SOMALIA - HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE CONVENES [...] (C) SUMMARY. This message provides for the record a summary of events over the ten days leading up to a presumed Somalia Parliamentary meeting in Djibouti being arranged by SRSG Ould-Abdallah projected to begin on or about January 24. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Alliance for [...]	2009-01-23 10:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1293	THE REFORM AGENDA - KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON KIBAKI [...] (C) The reform agenda will only be implemented if President Kibaki and PM Odinga exert strong leadership to make this happen. We must continue to make clear to them the importance the U.S. at the highest levels attaches to this (which complements domestic-driven pressure for reform). I recen [...]	2009-06-26 10:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1295	The Reform Agenda - Energizing Youth and Public Support [...] Summary. The Ambassador and members of the Mission team used a late May visit to Eldoret and Kisumu to support grassroots youth organizations to press peacefully for implementation of the reform agenda, and to energize other public support for this. The three-day trip included inauguration of [...]	2009-06-26 12:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1296	UHURU KENYATTA - PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS AND THE [...] (C) Uhuru Kenyatta appears to be working towards a presidential run in 2012. While many have pointed out that replacing President Kibaki, a Kikuyu, by another Kikuyu, would be unlikely due to anti-Kikuyu sentiments prevalent across much of Kenyan society, Kenyatta may be encouraged to attempt [...]	2009-06-26 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1299	U.S. REACTS TO THREATENING LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF [...] (SBU) A Member of Parliament (MP) on June 18 claimed in Parliament that he had received a letter implicating the First Lady of Kenya and high GOK officials in a plot to kill him and seven others, including one former and three current MPs. The presidential press service and the police spokes [...]	2009-06-29 06:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1320	KOFI ANNAN ON THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Kofi Annann recently called me to review the state of play with respect to the reform agenda. He wanted to touch base before two coalition representatives visit him in Geneva July 2 (Minister of Justice Mutula Kilonzo and Minister of Lands James Orengo). 2. (C) Annan said he recently sp [...]	2009-06-29 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI1321	COORDINATION WITH THE EU AND UK ON KENYA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI133	EMBASSY NAIROBI CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help the Kenyan government build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. Missi [...]	2009-01-27 05:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SO KE
09NAIROBI1339	SOMALIA - AMBASSADOR VISITS WOUNDED SOMALIS IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ranneberger visited wounded elders and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) officials at Nairobi West Hospital on June 26, Ten of the patients had been injured during the June 18 suicide bombing in Beletweyne that resulted in the death of TFG Minister of National Security Om [...]	2009-06-30 15:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1340	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JUNE 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first and third weeks of June 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-11 activities [...]	2009-06-30 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1344	KOFI ANNAN ON THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Kofi Annann recently called me to review the state of play with respect to the reform agenda. He wanted to touch base before two coalition representatives visit him in Geneva July 2 (Minister of Justice Mutula Kilonzo and Minister of Lands James Orengo). 2. (SBU) Annan said he recently [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1345	PRIME MINISTER ODINGA ON THE REFORM PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26 I met with the Prime Minister Odinga to review the status of implementation of the reform agenda, and to urge more rapid action. Odinga said that he and President Kibaki have improved coordination to push the reform agenda. He sketched out an ambitious timeline for c [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1346	COORDINATION WITH THE EU AND UK ON KENYA [...] (SBU) I met with the UK Ambassador, the Canadian Ambassador, and representatives of key EU member states to promote our coordination to push the reform agenda. The meeting was part of periodic ongoing coordination efforts. Coordination also occurs through the Donor Consulative Group, which rema [...]	2009-07-01 07:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1394	SOMALIA - SPORADIC FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TFG [...] (SBU) Our contacts tell us sporadic fighting continued on July 6 in the Karaan and Shibis districts of Mogadishu. According to Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur, TFG forces held their ground. Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh stated the TFG had plans to counter-attack, perhaps with help [...]	2009-07-06 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINR MARR PTER SO
09NAIROBI1395	SOMALIA - THE TFG, AL-SHABAAB, AND AL QAEDA [...] (S//NF) Summary: In his recent speech at the AU Summit in Sirte, President Sharif echoed others in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),like Prime Minister Sharmarke, in holding al-Qaeda responsible for some of the TFG's current problems in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia. Recent end [...]	2009-07-06 16:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PINR MARR PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1398	President's Cairo Speech -- Adding Zest to Muslim Outreach [...] Summary. Muslim outreach has been one of the Mission's priorities. Reaching out to Muslim academies in Nairobi and regular contact work in Kenya's Muslim areas -- the coast and northeast particularly -- has been central to the Mission's public diplomacy efforts. The Embassy amplified the imp [...]	2009-07-07 05:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI1424	JULY 4 RECEPTION USED TO PUSH REFORM AGENDA AND ADDRESS [...] Consistent with Washington guidance, the Mission held a scaled back reception on July 2 to mark Independence Day. We used the reception to focus on three urgent issues in Kenya: the need to accelerate implementation of the reform agenda, the importance of promoting national reconciliation, an [...]	2009-07-07 11:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1427	6TH CONFERENCE OF THE EAST AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Ambassadors from missions of the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI),along with interagency U.S. and UK government representatives, reviewed the status of counterterrorism (CT) efforts in the East Africa region and recommended specific measures to improve t [...]	2009-07-07 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PTER XW
09NAIROBI1428	SOMALIA - Writers Program's Somali Outreach [...] Four American writers conducted an extremely successful outreach visit to Somali youth during an ECA- and University of Iowa's International Writers Program-sponsored June 9-18 trip to Kenya. While they also did Kenya-specific programming on the same trip, this message highlights the outreach t [...]	2009-07-07 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1433	POSITIVE REACTION TO A/S CARSON'S JULY 4 PRESS [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson held a press conference for international, Somali and Kenyan press in Nairobi on July 4. Most of the questions focused on current events and U.S. policy in Somalia, although A/S Carson also spent considerable time discussing goo [...]	2009-07-07 16:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	GH DJ ET KDEM KE KPAO PREL SO
09NAIROBI1437	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-08 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1444	SOMALIA - JUBA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT WANTS TO [...] (C) On July 7 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) parliamentarian and Juba Resistance Movement (JRM) leader Mohammed Amin Osman. (Note:The JRM is a loose alliance of local leaders in the Jubas who advocate for the creation of a local Jubaland administration and claim to be able [...]	2009-07-08 15:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PMAR SO
09NAIROBI1448	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1449	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1450	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1457	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 9 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since the l [...]	2009-07-09 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1460	SOMALIA - TFG Begins Partnership with Price Waterhouse [...] (SBU) On June 29, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa (PWC) for financial management, tracking and monitoring of development donor funds, government procurement management, and to develop and implement a financial mana [...]	2009-07-10 07:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SO
09NAIROBI1471	KOFI ANNAN TURNS OVER NAMES OF POST-ELECTION [...] (U) On July 9 Kofi Annan, Chair of the AU Panel of Eminent Personalities, handed over to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the names of high-level organizers and financiers of Kenya's 2007/8 post-election violence and the evidence against them found by the Waki Commissio [...]	2009-07-10 09:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1496	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-14 06:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1504	Somalis and Kenyans React Positively to President's Speech [...] The Somalia Unit and Kenya Public Affairs Section co-hosted an event in Nairobi on July 11 at which Somali and Kenyan guests viewed President Obama's speech to the Ghanaian Parliament. We followed the President's speech with a panel discussion chaired by the Acting DCM/Consul General, the Econ [...]	2009-07-14 12:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL SOCI SO KE
09NAIROBI1527	UPDATE ON KENYAN PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] Summary: There are currently 100 Somali piracy suspects being held in Kenya, including nine delivered by the Italian Navy on June 26. The manner of delivery and quality of evidence, as much as the number of transfers, has dampened Kenya's enthusiasm for piracy cases. A few cases were delivered [...]	2009-07-16 07:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM EWWT MOPS SO EU IT
09NAIROBI1547	HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYED USG [...] USG humanitarian funds for assistance to Somalia are frozen at a critical time when humanitarian conditions are deteriorating, humanitarian funding is not keeping pace with rising needs, and donors forecast decreased funding on the horizon. Lack of resolution within the USG regarding funding [...]	2009-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1551	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB RAIDS UN COMPOUNDS IN WAJID [...] (C) Summary: UNPOS Deputy Charles Petrie confirmed early evening July 20 that al-Shabaab had declared that UNDP, UNDSS, and UNPOS must immediately close their offices in Somalia and were declared "enemies of Islam and Muslims." Triggering the decision, according to an announcement released by [...]	2009-07-20 16:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER MOPS PREL SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1566	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 21 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-10 activities s [...]	2009-07-21 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1567	COAST POLICE SHOOTING HIGHLIGHTS TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: The bold daytime shooting of two senior Administration Police (AP) inspectors by two Kenya Police Service (KPS) officers in Mombasa has escalated tensions between the two police services and their commanders, and has also highlighted the extent to which drug trafficking and drug a [...]	2009-07-22 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SNAR KE
09NAIROBI1599	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes at a time when Kenya,s progress on critical reforms is not moving quickly enough, and when the country continues to struggle with the social, political, and economic aftermath of the crisis following the disputed December 2007 general elections. [...]	2009-07-27 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OVIP OTRA KE
09NAIROBI1602	Somalia - Leahy Vetting Request for Military Intelligence [...] Para 3 names and associated biographic data represent Kenyan nominated participants in the upcoming AFRICOM-sponsored Military Intelligence Professionals Conference (MIPC). Post requests Department's assistance in screening these members of the Kenyan Ministry of Defense to participate in the [...]	2009-07-27 13:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1604	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," during a July 23 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, remained noncommittal about a possible meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and repeatedly signaled his intention to work toward greater Puntlan [...]	2009-07-27 16:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1616	SOMALIA - Report from Dadaab: Women's Bleak Reality [...] Summary: While Dadaab's 287,000 refugees are all suffering from tremendously overstretched resources and services, women are disproportionately affected by the difficult conditions and daily challenges of camp life. The most pressing issues identified by the women and girls in Dadaab include [...]	2009-07-28 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SOCI KWMN KE SO
09NAIROBI1638	SOMALIA - President Address Parliament; Five Legislators [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 27, the Transitional Federal Parliament re-convened for the first time since fighting broke out in Mogadishu at the beginning of May. TFG President Sharif addressed the legislative body in the Banadir region administrative headquarters in Mogadishu. Sharif stressed tha [...]	2009-07-29 10:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1652	POLICE REFORM TASK FORCE FACES CHALLENGING MANDATE [...] Summary: The Police Reform Task Force (PRTF),chaired by retired Justice Philip Ransley, has been working since early June to develop a comprehesive set of recommendations on much-needed police reforms. The Task Force held public hearings in Nairobi on July 22 and 23, after first interviewing [...]	2009-07-30 08:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1653	GTIP HOTLINE DATA FOR KENYA [...] (U) In response to reftel, below please find the requested information regarding Kenya's Trafficking In Persons hotlines: Country: Kenya Local Number: 116 Alternate Numbers: 020 203 4498 / 0732 263 554 / 0724 555 251 Organization Operating the Hotline: Child Line Kenya (Non-Governmental Org [...]	2009-07-30 09:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1658	Coalition Government Still Punting on Special Tribunal [...] (C) Summary: On July 30 President Kibaki issued a statement which once again failed to take a forthright and credible position with respect to accountability for post-election violence. Although the statement does not preclude establishment of a Special Tribunal (and specifically indicates the [...]	2009-07-31 10:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1669	SOMALIA - TFG PREVIEWS OUTREACH TO ABGAL AND TO [...] (C) Summary: The TFG Prime Minister, Somalia's Envoy to Kenya Ambassador Nur "Americo," and the TFG Minister for Women and Family Affairs Fauziya Mohammed Sheikh shared their impressions of the functioning of the Transitional Federal Government as a result of their recent interactions in Moga [...]	2009-08-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1676	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE [...] On July 7, Post's Kenya U.S. Liaison Office (KUSLO) confirmed with the Deputy of Operations for the Kenyan Navy Lieutenant Colonel Milongo that the reftel machine guns had been received and are located at the Kenyan naval headquarters in Mombasa, Kenya. 2. The machine guns are scheduled to b [...]	2009-08-04 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KE
09NAIROBI1679	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 4 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the [...]	2009-08-05 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1686	SOMALIA - The Great Handshake Debate [...] (SBU) Much ado has been made about the handshake between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed during their August 6 meeting in Nairobi. Prior to the meeting, Somalis of all walks of life speculated on whether or not Sharif would indee [...]	2009-08-07 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1698	SOMALIA - BUOYANT TFG PRESIDENT DESCRIBES OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, just before returning to Mogadishu following his meeting with the Secretary (septel),a buoyant Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif provided more detail to the Ambassador on some of the TFG's efforts to make progress on the ground in Somalia. Shari [...]	2009-08-11 13:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EAID MARR PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1699	SOMALIA - Local Media Reaction to Secretary-Sharif Meeting [...] (SBU) Somali and Kenyan media coverage of the August 6 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was largely positive. Predictably, opposition figures used the media to register opposition to the meeting, saying the United S [...]	2009-08-11 13:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1710	SOMALIA: MADOBE PREPARING JUBA OFFENSIVE; GEDO [...] (C) Summary: Darod/Ogaden clan heavyweight Ahmed Madobe, in coordination with TFG officials, appears to be stepping up efforts to take Kismayo and consolidate control of Lower Juba. (Note: Hassan al-Turki is the nominal head of the Ras Kamboni group, which has been working to overthrow the TFG. [...]	2009-08-12 17:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1711	KENYA: CONTINUED CONTROVERSY REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the Committee of Experts on the Constitution works to navigate contentious issues such as the system of government and administrative and/or financial devolution as they draft a proposed constitution, a recently formed Christian lobby has resurrected a long-running debate reg [...]	2009-08-13 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1725	KENYA: DEBATE RAGES OVER SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In late July, Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Mutula Kilonzo presented the GOK cabinet with a draft bill to establish a special tribunal to prosecute suspects linked to the post-election violence. After a bitter debate, the cabinet rejected both the establishment o [...]	2009-08-17 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI173	SOMALIA - REACTION TO SHARIF'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 30 election of former Union of Islamic Courts head Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has resulted in a wide range of reactions from a variety of parties both domestic and international. Most Somalis appear to have welcomed the new president and pledged to support him in con [...]	2009-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1730	PAY DEAL ENDS TWO-DAY STRIKE AT KENYA AIRWAYS [...] Demanding a 130% pay raise, employees at Kenya Airways (KQ) went on strike August 14-15. The strike delayed or canceled roughly 90% of KQ's flights, significantly disrupting both domestic and international travel out of east Africa's busiest hub. Civil aviation contacts expect KQ to have wor [...]	2009-08-18 04:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1732	SOMALIA - JUBA OFFENSIVE MOVING FORWARD; POWERFUL [...] (C) Summary A TFG-backed Juba offensive, aimed at pushing al-Shabaab out of Kismayo, appears to be moving forward, but competing Ethiopian and/or Marehan clan interests could complicate matters. TFG Minister of Defense "Gandi" reports that the TFG is in contact with local players in Juba, incl [...]	2009-08-18 05:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1735	SOMALIA - TFG RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 17 Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of a major cabinet reshuffle. Changes include new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Treasury, Information, Land Transport, Water and Minerals, the Minister of State for the Prime Minister, and the Minister [...]	2009-08-18 11:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO EG DJ
09NAIROBI177	2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK) continues to plan for the upcoming 2009 AGOA Forum scheduled for Nairobi the week of August 3, 2009. The GOK has proposed August 4-6 as the specific dates within that week for the three-day affair. [...]	2009-02-03 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1770	Pastoralists Gather for Peace in Maikona [...] Kenya's upper Eastern province continues to be caught in a cycle of inter-tribal violence driven by competition for scarce resources. Two of the opposing groups, the Borana and Gabra, are closely related communities that speak the same language and intermingle along the Kenyan-Ethiopian borde [...]	2009-08-20 12:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS EAID KCRM KE ET
09NAIROBI1771	SOMALIA - NEWLY-ENERGIZED TFG BUILDS BRIDGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) appears to be newly energized following President Sharif's August 6 meeting with the Secretary (septel) and months of drift in the wake of an extended al-Shabaab offensive in Mogadishu that began May 7. Recent developments: an apparent [...]	2009-08-20 14:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR SOCI EAID SO
09NAIROBI178	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) KENYA STRUGGLES WITH GROWING DEFICIT 2. (SBU) TEACHERS CALL OFF STRIKE 3. (SBU) SEACOM CABLE SET TO LAND JUNE 27 Â [...]	2009-02-03 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI1781	SOMALIA - Addressing Impunity [...] (SBU) From August 17-18, the Nairobi-based Somalia office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Political Office for Somalia held a conference entitled, "Addressing Impunity: Toward Justice and Reconciliation." In attendance were the Ministers of Reconciliation and Gender and F [...]	2009-08-24 07:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1790	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 21 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-08-24 10:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1794	SOMALIA - MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DISCUSS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) Summary: From August 18 - 20, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a three day parliamentary training seminar in Nairobi, Kenya for over 30 Somali Members of Parliament (MPs). On the margins of this seminar, we were able to conduct a number of insightful conversations with a cr [...]	2009-08-24 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM PTER SO
09NAIROBI1795	SOMALIA - TFG-PUNTLAND AGREEMENT SIGNALS FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1799	SOMALIA - POTENTIAL SECURITY RISKS AT DADAAB [...] (S) Summary: Dadaab Refugee Camp complex, made up of three camps, located about 48 miles from the Kenya-Somalia border, houses over 290,000 refugees - primarily Somalis - and is growing daily. The camp was built for 50,000. While no hotbed of extremism, the camps' large pool of idle youth h [...]	2009-08-25 14:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1801	SOMALIA - CODEL MARSHALL SCENESETTER: HOW [...] (S//NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy Nairobi warmly welcomes CODEL Marshall and looks forward to your September 1-3 visit. We note your questions regarding media reports that pressure in Iraq/Afghanistan has prompted al-Qa,ida to shift some of its operations/efforts to Somalia (ref A). To address this [...]	2009-08-26 05:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PTER MOPS PINR OREP KE SO AF IZ
09NAIROBI1811	Pushing the Reform Process - Follow-up to the Secretary's [...] (S/NF) Summary. In the wake of the Secretary's high impact visit, we are moving quickly to sustain pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. In concert with Washington, we are engaging intensively with key political leaders, while working to energize civil society, the private sector, [...]	2009-08-26 12:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM US KE
09NAIROBI1818	SOMALIA - MIXED REACTIONS TO CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: Since TFG Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of cabinet changes on August 17 (ref a),the TFG has appointed one additional state minister and created a new ministry of militia demobilization, signaling efforts to address clan grievances. Somali reactions to the cabinet r [...]	2009-08-27 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI1829	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),Proclamation 7750, precluding the entry into the United States of Henry Kiprono Kosgey and his family. Kosgey was born in Nandi district, Rift Valley Province, Kenya on July 14, 194 [...]	2009-09-01 08:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1830	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA REVOCATION [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Amos Sitswila Wako and members of his family. Wako was born in Kakamega, Western Province, Kenya on July 31, 1945. Post [...]	2009-09-01 10:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1839	INVITATION TO FIRST EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] (U) We are pleased to invite your mission to send up to two working level officers responsible for cuonterterrorism to the first East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative Action Officers meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on September 29, 2009. Participants will join in discussions to identify priori [...]	2009-09-02 11:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PREL PTER
09NAIROBI1846	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW CHAIR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador recently met with Nzamba Kitonga, Chairman of the Committee of Experts on the Constitution, to discuss the current status of the constitutional review process. Acutely aware that his committee is working under intense political and public scrutiny, Kitonga is never [...]	2009-09-02 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI1855	KENYA: BY-ELECTIONS FIRST TEST FOR IIEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 27 the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) held two by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats. The elections in Bomachoge (Nyanza Province) and Shinyalu (Western Province) were an important first test of the IIEC's capacity to organize an election and cu [...]	2009-09-04 08:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI1859	KENYA: AMID CONTROVERSY KIBAKI REAPPOINTS [...] (C) On August 31, President Kibaki appointed Justice Aaron Ringera to a second five-year term as Director of the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). The immediate response from the KACC Advisory Board, reformist elements, Parliament, civil society, and ordinary Kenyans was strongly neg [...]	2009-09-04 12:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1860	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF ON THE GULF, [...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador Ranneberger and the Mission's Somalia Unit met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and four TFG ministers in Nairobi. Sharif said on his visit to Qatar and Dubai he made progress toward achieving his goal of ensuring [...]	2009-09-04 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER SO AE QA
09NAIROBI1861	SOMALIA - TFG, KENYA ASK HELP OUSTING SHABAAB IN [...] (S//NF) Summary: This is an action request. See paragraph six. Somali and Kenyan officials are working in concert to support a locally-driven effort in Lower Juba and Gedo to expel al-Shabaab. Somali President Sheikh Sharif and the Kenyan government have asked us to support the plan with [...]	2009-09-04 14:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV KDEM MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1885	KENYA BACK TO THE FUTURE: CHARTERHOUSE BANK LOOKS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u at the latter's request on September 2. Ndung'u provided Ambassador with a heads-up that Charterhouse Bank (reftel a),which has been closed by order of the Ministry of Finance and supervised by the CBK for the last [...]	2009-09-08 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCRM KE PGOV PREF KCOR
09NAIROBI1886	POLICE COMMISSIONER OUSTED, POTENTIAL OPENING FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Office of the President announced the reassignment of former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and new appointments in a number of senior positions within the Kenya Police Service (KPS),effective immediately. We have long advocated for the removal of Al [...]	2009-09-09 04:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC KJUS KCRM PGOV PTER KE
09NAIROBI1892	SOMALIA - UNGA Attendance by President Sharif [...] On September 4, the Somali Embassy in Nairobi provided us with a list of the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arrive in New York the morning of Septe [...]	2009-09-09 12:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO
09NAIROBI1925	PARLIAMENT SETTING KEY PRECEDENTS IN FIGHT OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bolstered by new Standing Orders and an articulate, independent Speaker, Parliament's attempts to nullify the reappointment of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Director Aaron Ringera have established several key precedents which strengthen Parliament's independence and ability to [...]	2009-09-14 14:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KCOR KE
09NAIROBI1938	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Aaron Gitonga Ringera and members of his family. Ringera was born in Meru, Kenya on June 20, 1950. Post strongly believes [...]	2009-09-16 09:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS ECON KCRM KE PGOV PREL KCOR
09NAIROBI1956	SOMALIA - Updated UNGA Attendance by President Sharif [...] We have received updated information from the Office of the President and the Somali Embassy in Nairobi on the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arriv [...]	2009-09-18 05:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO
09NAIROBI2	2009 INCSR [...] Following please find Kenya's submission for the 2009 INCSR: 2. QUOTE: KENYA I. Summary Kenya remains a significant transit country for cocaine and heroin bound for Europe and the United States. Quantities of heroin and hashish transiting Kenya, mostly from Southwest Asia bound for Eu [...]	2009-01-02 07:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM SOCI PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2005	PARLIAMENT ON RECESS AFTER CENSURING RINGERA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a contentious late night session on September 16, Parliament passed a motion declaring as null and void President's reappointment of Aaron Ringera as the director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission. Parliament also adopted the report of the Mau Forest Task Force, se [...]	2009-09-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL KCOR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2007	KENYA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS CHIEF SACKED; POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEP 2. GDP GROWTH BELOW TARGET, GOK MULLS IMF PROGRAM REQUEST, AND FOOD/ENERGY PRICES SET TO RISE 3. AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR AGRICULTURAL REFORM IN FACE OF RECURRING DROUGHT 4. TURKANA WIND PROJECT PROMISES NEW ENERGY CAPACITY [...]	2009-09-23 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR
09NAIROBI2009	SOMALIA - NEXT STEPS FOR SOMALILAND [...] (C) Summary: Since the July 27 decision by the National Electoral Commission and President Riyale to throw out the voter registration list, Somaliland has been embroiled in a political crisis. In recent weeks, this crisis has escalated into violent confrontation between a presidential admin [...]	2009-09-23 16:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO

09NAIROBI2016	KENYA THREATENS END TO PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, the Kenya Attorney General (AG),Amos Wako, presented opening remarks at the Kenya prosecutors' convention in Mombasa, and touted the Department of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) progress under his leadership. He listed a dozen specialized units that had been forme [...]	2009-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PHSA KCOR PGOV KE IT

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