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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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0901OF02RPODUBAI288 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...] | 2009-07-15 11:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ECON IR |
092OF5 | CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...] | 2009-12-11 03:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09ABIDJAN104 | FORCES NOUVELLES SPOKESMAN CLARIFIES OUAGA IV [...] (C) Summary. In a February 10 meeting, Minister of Tourism and Forces Nouvelles (FN) Spokesman Sidiki Konate confirmed that the Ouaga IV agreement returns civilian control of the north to the government but stressed that the FN will retain military control of the north until after the election. [...] | 2009-02-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN114 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, post surveyed the primary human rights organizations in Cote d'Ivoire to inquire about their participation in the United Nation's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights process. Cote d'Ivoire will undergo review in December 2009. In order to prepare for the [...] | 2009-02-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNHRC IV |
09ABIDJAN115 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] On February 12, econoff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Forests: Patrick Pedia, national point of contact for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB),and Augustin Kone, national point of contact for the Biosafety Clearing-House [...] | 2009-02-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO KPAO IV |
09ABIDJAN125 | ABIDJAN: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Embassy submits the following assessment of Cote d'Ivoire's need for increased law enforcement and judicial training. Point of contact for this report is ARSO Marc Trahan (phone: 225.2249.4448 IVG 783). 2. (U) Cote d'Ivoire's non-military security forces face bo [...] | 2009-02-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV SOCI KCRM IV |
09ABIDJAN129 | CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO [...] Embassy received by fax a condolence message from President Laurent Gbagbo to President Obama regarding the airline crash that occurred near Buffalo, New York. Please find Embassy translation of the original French text in paragraph 2. 2. Begin translation of text. To His Excellency Mr [...] | 2009-02-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP IV |
09ABIDJAN14 | NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO [...] Embassy received by fax a message from President Laurent Gbagbo to President Bush on the occasion of the New Year. Please find Embassy translation of the original French text in paragraph 2. 2. Begin translation of text. To His Excellency George Walker Bush President of the United State [...] | 2009-01-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP IV |
09ABIDJAN166 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT POSTPONES HANDOVER OF [...] (C) Summary: Just hours before it was to take place, Minister of Interior Desire Tagro forced the postponement of a March 4 ceremony marking the handover of administrative powers by the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) in Bouake to civilian government authorities. He said that without mixed brigades (j [...] | 2009-03-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR SOCI EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN168 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 10 to discuss a variety of topics including HIPC, the situation in Guinea, Sudan, Iraq, and Cote d'Ivoire's new policy regarding visas for Americans. The key points from the conversation are noted below. 2. (C) HIPC: FM Bakayoko, [...] | 2009-03-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR ECON CVIS IV |
09ABIDJAN171 | CORRUPTION ARTICLE PROVOKES DESTRUCTION OF [...] (U) On February 28, the "Nouveau Reveil," a newspaper closely affiliated with former President Henri Konan Bedie's PDCI political party, announced it would publish an article on the theft of 4 billion CFA (approximately 8 million USD) by government officials with ties to President Gbagbo. Th [...] | 2009-03-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN175 | IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION EXTENDED [...] (SBU) Summary. The identification/voter registration process has been extended until March 30 in some regions and until early April for those persons affected by the reconstitution of civil registries. Identification/voter registration of Ivoirians living in 19 foreign countries began on Marc [...] | 2009-03-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID KDEM PREL SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN178 | OUATTARA SEES LACK OF WILL TO HOLD ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. RDR president Ouattara told Ambassador that President Gbagbo has no political will to hold an election and is taking steps to delay the process. Ouattara said it is technically feasible to hold the presidential election in 2009 and urged the international community to send a stron [...] | 2009-03-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN185 | FACILITATOR'S REPRESENTATIVE SAYS KEEP PRESSING [...] (C) Summary: In a March 10 conversation, Ambassador Boureima Badini (Facilitator Blaise Compaore's representative in Abidjan) urged that the US and other donors keep pressing for elections in 2009. He expressed concern that the political will to hold elections has faded as it has become incre [...] | 2009-03-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN186 | MALNUTRITION IN NORTHERN COTE D'IVOIRE UNDERSCORES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of a functioning government in the north of Cote d'Ivoire and ongoing insecurity in the west are having increasingly negative effects on the resident populations. A SMART survey conducted in July 2008 revealed that the global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate in northern [...] | 2009-03-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL EAGR SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN194 | BETTING ON DUST: A VISIT TO AN ARTISANAL GOLD MINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rural villages carry out artisanal gold mining in northwestern Cote d'Ivoire. Yields are minuscule, and mining operations are done by hand. Mines in the north are still primarily under the control of the Forces Nouvelles. Poloff visited the artisanal mining village of Zievas [...] | 2009-03-24 07:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN197 | OPPOSITION PARTY PRESIDENT DETAINED FOR REMARKS ON [...] (U) Summary. The national security agency (DST),at the request of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, detained Kobena Anaky, president of a small opposition political party, March 20-21. Anaky's detention was the result of remarks he made regarding recent events in Madagascar on a March [...] | 2009-03-25 08:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM IV |
09ABIDJAN205 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OFF COURSE [...] (U) Summary. At a recent briefing for the diplomatic community, Ivorian aviation officials discussed changes in security measures at Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport in Abidjan. In the course of their briefing, the Ivorians repeatedly confused airport security measures with aviat [...] | 2009-03-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN214 | THE "PEACE AND ZEN" MAN: AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gbagbo's legal advisor (and goddaughter) reveals a different side of Cote d'Ivoire's most senior statesman and political figure, painting him as a man of "peace and zen" who prefers to focus on the intellectual, theoretical side of politics and leave the everyday matte [...] | 2009-03-31 14:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN22 | MILITARY ISSUES RESOLVED IN OUAGA IV (THE FOURTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ouagadougou Political Agreement's (OPA) fourth supplementary agreement (often referred to as Ouaga IV) addresses military issues that have blocked disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR),including grades, ranks, and the establishment of a new army. This cable [...] | 2009-01-12 16:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV KDEM EAID PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN220 | FATE OF THE COMZONES MAY BE STALLING OUAGA IV [...] (C) Summary. Implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) is proving challenging, particularly with regard to the fate of the comzones. The Office of the OPA Facilitator's Special Representative told Poloff that, according to Oua [...] | 2009-04-02 13:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN223 | TEACHERS' STRIKE IN COTE D'IVOIRE REFLECTS FRAYING SOCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON KPAO IV |
09ABIDJAN226 | FPI BLOCKING OUAGA IV TO DELAY ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary. Alain Lobognon, the Prime Minister's Communications Advisor, told Ambassador he believes President Gbagbo's camp is blocking implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) in order to delay elections because they fear [...] | 2009-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN227 | DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL-WESTERN [...] Summary. During a March 16-19 visit to the central-western region of Cote d'Ivoire, DCM and econoff found residents and local leaders to be greatly concerned about economic conditions, despite improved security in the area. The national political crisis has hampered the area's economic progr [...] | 2009-04-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EMIN SENV EAGR EFIN EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN229 | CREDIT HARD TO OBTAIN IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] Summary. The Ivoirian banking sector is made up of 18 banks, approximately half of which are undercapitalized. Banks here play a relatively small role in the economy, even when compared with banks in other low-income countries. The lack of credit is an element that impedes the expansion of th [...] | 2009-04-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN239 | AUTOMATIC FUEL-PRICING REGIME HAS ITS FIRST IMPACT [...] Summary. On April 14, 2009, fuel prices at the pump in Abidjan decreased approximately 4 to 7 percent in response to a GOCI mandate. The decrease was the first change in prices made in accordance with a fuel-pricing mechanism the GOCI agreed to as part of its IMF program. End summary. 2. [...] | 2009-04-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ECON PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN244 | FN URGE PM TO RESIGN [...] (U) Summary. Forces Nouvelles (FN) delegates met in Bouake April 12-13 and issued a communique on April 14 rejecting accusations that they are responsible for stalling implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA). The communique [...] | 2009-04-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN246 | PRIME MINISTER PROMISES PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting, Prime Minister Soro told Ambassador that he has sent a draft decree containing a proposed election date to President Gbagbo for approval. With the recent USG statement on HIPC and elections clearly in mind, he sought to reassure Ambassador that the Primature [...] | 2009-04-17 12:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN250 | MEDIA REACTION: DEPARTMENT STATEMENT ON COTE D'IVOIRE'S [...] Summary: Local press reported positively on the State Department's March 30, 2009, press statement urging Cote d'Ivoire to maintain its economic and political reform commitments under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Most of the dailies, including pro-government a [...] | 2009-04-20 11:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL KPAO IV |
09ABIDJAN265 | FORCES NOUVELLES WARNS OPA IN JEOPARDY IF NO [...] (U) Summary. The FN leadership met on April 20 and issued a declaration that said elections are technically possible and must take place in 2009. The FN reserved the right to reconsider their participation in the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) after 2009. They expressed their confidenc [...] | 2009-04-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN267 | GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009 [...] (U) PolEcon Chief delivered demarche in reftel jointly with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexander Kravchenko on April 22 to Konan Kouadio, Cote d'Ivoire's focal point for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Netherlands does not have a diplomatic mission in Cote d'Iv [...] | 2009-04-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC RS NL IV |
09ABIDJAN277 | WORKERS' PARTY SAYS OPA DEFUNCT [...] (C) Summary. Francis Wodie, president of the small Ivoirian Workers' Party (PIT),told Ambassador that the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) is defunct and that a National Forum should be held to identify durable solutions to the country's political crisis. End Summary. PIT Says OPA De [...] | 2009-04-29 12:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN281 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO SAYS HE AND SORO ON THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo was upbeat about the likelihood of elections in 2009 when I met with him on April 27. He said his key concern is no longer the identification process but achieving reunification of the country and the disarmament of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN). Gbagbo asserted th [...] | 2009-04-30 06:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR IV |
09ABIDJAN295 | DEMARCHE ON STATUS OF NEW PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Emboff delivered demarche in reftel on April 30 to Dr. Jeanson Djobo, Director of Fisheries at the Ministry of Animal Production and Fisheries. Djobo, who said he attended the second session of the FAO Technical Consultation in January 2009 in Rome, was not aware of the next round of the [...] | 2009-05-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD FAO IV |
09ABIDJAN299 | HIKE IN ELECTRICITY RATES UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE [...] Summary. In an effort to decrease government subsidies to the electricity sector, and in line with recommendations from international financial institutions, the GOCI raised most household electricity rates by 10 percent effective April 30. Previous increases in electricity rates have not g [...] | 2009-05-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN300 | UPDATE ON THE IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The "catch up" identification/voter registration process has been extended once again. It will end in Abidjan on May 10, but has not even begun in other areas of the country. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) will set up approximately 1500 registration centers nation [...] | 2009-05-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN309 | MODEL ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN SOUTHEASTERN COTE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GoCI)has implemented a robust and comprehensive program to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the southeastern part of the country, with technical and financial assistance from the German development agency GTZ. The southeast is a major tra [...] | 2009-05-13 08:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM SOCI PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN311 | UPDATE ON THE IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The "catch up" identification/voter registration process has been extended once again. It will end in Abidjan on May 10, but has not even begun in other areas of the country. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) will set up approximately 1500 registration centers nation [...] | 2009-05-13 08:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN314 | PROGRESS TOWARDS REUNIFICATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire took another step forward in implementing the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) with the launching of mixed brigades on May 8. Composed of police and gendarmes from both the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) and the national security forces (FDS),t [...] | 2009-05-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MCAP IV |
09ABIDJAN315 | PRAISE AND SKEPTICISM ACCOMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has announced that the first round of the presidential election will be held on November 29, 2009. This is generally considered a positive development demonstrating that pressure from the international community to hold elections bore fruit. H [...] | 2009-05-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN346 | IVOIRIAN WOMEN HELD BACK BY SOCIETY, POVERTY AND [...] (U) Summary. Ivoirian jurisprudence puts women on an equal footing with men and protects their rights. However, these laws are infrequently enforced due to ignorance of the law or societal pressures. Ivoirian women from diverse sectors of society told Emboffs that Ivoirian women, especially [...] | 2009-06-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI KJUS IV |
09ABIDJAN35 | FINANCE MINISTER DOCUMENTS PROGRESS MADE TO MEET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN350 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION [...] (U) Summary. SRSG Choi held a press conference on May 27 to counter misinformation about the UN certification of Cote d'Ivoire's election. There has been confusion among both Ivoirians and the international community about how the certification will be conducted. Choi clarified the certific [...] | 2009-06-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM UN IV |
09ABIDJAN36 | COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (C) Embassy Abidjan believes Cote d'Ivoire should be deleted from the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list, prepared under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA),for production of gold using child labor. 2. (C) Gold production is concentrated in the northern, sav [...] | 2009-01-15 16:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP IV |
09ABIDJAN366 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO FINALLY VISITS WESTERN COTE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 7, President Gbagbo amid tight security embarked on a ten day trip to the west and northwest of the country. His visit to the west is a political and personal triumph as he has not been able to travel to the west since the country was divided in 2002. The visit, which [...] | 2009-06-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN37 | REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] The information in this cable is in response to the questions under points A through E in paragraph 9 of reftel. 2. A. Cote d'Ivoire has ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 regarding the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms o [...] | 2009-01-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV |
09ABIDJAN382 | GBAGBO INTERVENES TO STOP PORT STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. A three-week-long strike at the Port of Abidjan ended June 17 after President Gbagbo promised to resolve all of the striking dock workers' grievances and ordered the release of workers who had been jailed. The strike resulted in some violence and a major disruption of port opera [...] | 2009-06-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EWWT ECON PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN386 | INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS TO JULY 4 EVENT [...] (C) Iran has an embassy in Cote d'Ivoire and, per reftel, COM decided to invite the resident Iranian Ambassador. An embassy driver attempted to deliver the invitation on June 16 and again on June 18. On both occasions, Iranian embassy personnel refused to accept delivery of the invite. Embas [...] | 2009-06-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR |
09ABIDJAN391 | IVOIRIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO TIER 2 WATCH LIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy has informed the Ministry of Family that Cote d'Ivoire will face sanctions in 2011 if the country continues to remain on Tier 2 Watch List status. Representatives of both the Ministry of Family and the National Committee to Fight Trafficking told Poloff that they are ham [...] | 2009-06-26 13:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN402 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO REVIVES ROLE OF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Badini (the Facilitator's representative in Abidjan) believes that Cote d'Ivoire is entering a critical phase as the identification process ends and compilation of the electoral list begins. He anticipates a hard fought battle among the political parties that could get [...] | 2009-07-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN406 | ELECTIONS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: THE MYTH AND THE [...] C) Summary: Although key figures in the Ivorian government and opposition continue to insist publicly that elections must be held as scheduled on November 29, resident diplomats are highly skeptical, as are most politically-savvy Ivorians. The gap between public pronouncements and the behind-t [...] | 2009-07-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN410 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 AND INFORMATION ON [...] DCM delivered demarches in reftels and nonpaper in reftel B to Ambassador Idrissa Bayo, Director of the Americas division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Bayo thanked DCM for the demarche and pledged the Government of Cote d'Ivoire's support in implementing UNSCR 1874. Ambassador B [...] | 2009-07-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL KN IV |
09ABIDJAN411 | IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS, BUT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary. The identification/voter registration process, which began almost one year ago, ended formally on June 30. The fact that it was carried out without violence is a major step forward in the peace process. The accuracy of the results could, however, be questioned. Accusations of [...] | 2009-07-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN417 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SRSG PONDERING UNOCI'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Given the increasing likelihood that elections scheduled for November 29 may be postponed, SRSG Choi has begun consulting with resident diplomats about the future of UNOCI. An extension of UNOCI's mandate through December 2009 is anticipated when the Security Council meets to revi [...] | 2009-07-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV DPKO KDEM MARR IV |
09ABIDJAN430 | UNOCI SAYS DDR UNLIKELY BEFORE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Ouaga IV (the fourth supplementary agreement to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA)) calls for disarmament of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) and dismantlement of the militias to be completed two months before the presidential election, currently scheduled to be held on Novembe [...] | 2009-07-16 14:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KPKO UN IV |
09ABIDJAN444 | PM SORO REITERATES VIABILITY OF ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Soro told Ambassador July 15 that elections will be held as scheduled on November 29, despite widespread skepticism. He deplored the cost of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),and insisted that the process must come to an end. Unlike key political party rep [...] | 2009-07-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN449 | DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF US-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssouf Bakayoko on July 20. The Minister had recently returned from attending the Non-Aligned Movement leaders summit in Sharm el-Sheikh and said it was very reassuring to see the U.S. and Russia making an effort to res [...] | 2009-07-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS IV |
09ABIDJAN457 | GOCI LAUNCHES REMEDIATION PROGRAM TO COMBAT CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 06:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN475 | REQUEST FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ON EFFORTS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a widespread problem in Cote d'Ivoire, particularly in regions where the conflict displaced large numbers of people. The Ivoirian government is currently implementing anti-GBV projects in 18 departments in the north, west, and center of Cote d'Ivoi [...] | 2009-08-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN49 | GOVERNMENT CUTS GAS PRICES [...] The Government of Cote d'Ivoire announced on January 14 a 4 to 8 percent reduction in the price of gasoline and lamp oil. This measure, which went into effect at midnight on January 16, reflects the decrease in the price of oil on the international market (USD 36.43 a barrel on January 14). [...] | 2009-01-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN523 | PRESIDENTIAL DECREES BUY ELECTORAL COMMISSION MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 25, President Gbagbo signed three presidential decrees that give the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) more time to produce and post the provisional electoral list. Although the provisional electoral list was originally scheduled to be published on August 29, th [...] | 2009-09-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN550 | Ambassador Addresses Association of International [...] Description of activity: On September 12, 2009, U.S. Ambassador to the Cote d'Ivoire Wanda L. Nesbitt offered remarks at a conference on development and corruption organized by the Association of International Visitors of Cote d'Ivoire (Association Ivoirienne des Visiteurs Internationaux aux U [...] | 2009-09-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL IV |
09ABIDJAN571 | RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA (C-CI9-01825) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 06:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR BBSR ECON EINV CV |
09ABIDJAN576 | PURPORTED PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL LIST DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On the evening of October 1, SAGEM and the National Institute for Statistics (INS) presented Prime Minister Soro with an electronic copy (on USB thumb drives) of what they claimed was a provisional electoral list. Because President Laurent Gbagbo was traveling in the west on October 1, a [...] | 2009-10-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN581 | COTE D'IVOIRE: CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR GUINEAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) On October 6, Poloff spoke to representatives from the Ivoirian government agency for refugees (SAARA),the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),and the UN Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) about possible repercussions of the crisis in Guinea. All three o [...] | 2009-10-06 12:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV GV IV |
09ABIDJAN59 | MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] Embassy Abidjan received a message by fax to President Obama from President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. Embassy translation of the French language message follows: Begin Text. Mister President: Your inauguration as 44th President of the United States of America offers me the [...] | 2009-01-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP IV |
09ABIDJAN592 | TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE MOVES FORWARD--SLOWLY [...] (U) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's initial report for compliance with the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) is behind schedule. Nevertheless, it is still possible for the GOCI to meet the May 2010 deadline for EITI validation. End summary. 2. (U) In an October 8 meeting with [...] | 2009-10-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN618 | NEW COCOA SEASON: WHAT'S CHANGED, WHAT HASN'T, [...] (U) Summary. October 1 marked the official start of Cote d'Ivoire's 2009-2010 cocoa season. Experts expect this year's output to be the same as or somewhat less than last year's. In keeping with recommendations of the international financial institutions (IFIs),the Cocoa and Coffee Sector [...] | 2009-10-22 06:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN IV |
09ABIDJAN627 | IVORIAN VIEWS ON GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: The Ivorian government shares the USG view that Dadis Camara cannot be a candidate for president and is working with Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore to persuade Camara to abandon presidential ambitions. President Gbagbo prefers to maintain a low profile with regard to Guine [...] | 2009-10-23 14:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GV IV |
09ABIDJAN640 | RENEWED SKIRMISH OVER NATIONALITY DELAYING [...] (C) Summary: Publication of the provisional electoral list remains stalled; key Ivorian leaders cannot agree on how to deal with 1.9 million cases in which names on the list have not been matched with a historical record. President Gbagbo reportedly favors immediate publication of a list that [...] | 2009-10-30 14:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN647 | FRAUD SUMMARY (REVISED) Q ABIDJAN, COTE DQIVOIRE [...] Following is AbidjanQs fraud summary for April 2009 through August, 2009. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cote dQIvoire has been a divided country since a 2002 failed coup attempt evolved into an armed rebellion that split the country in two. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces leader G [...] | 2009-11-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IV |
09ABIDJAN650 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] On October 26, 2009 Ambassador Nesbitt delivered reftel demarche to the Minister of Agriculture Amadou Gon coulibaly. On November 3, post delivered a follow up demarche to the Director of American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Idrissa Bayo. NESBITT [...] | 2009-11-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON IV |
09ABIDJAN652 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, [...] During the week of October 19 Ambassador Nesbitt met with Ivorian Ambassador to the UN Alcide Djedje to solicit GoCI for support for resolutions on Iran, Burma and the DPRK as outlined in reftel. In addition, on November 3, 2009 post delivered all elements of reftel demarche to Ambassador [...] | 2009-11-05 07:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN IV |
09ABIDJAN653 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER [...] On November 3, 2009 post delivered the letter from Secretary Clinton and reftel details concerning the need to partner for global hunger and food security to Ambassador Idrissa Bayo, Director of American Affairs at the Cote d,Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Bayo was very inter [...] | 2009-11-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD IV |
09ABIDJAN66 | PM SORO DISCUSSES ELECTION DELAY, HIPC WITH CARTER [...] (C) Summary. The Carter Center representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Sabina Vigani, told Emboffs that former President Jimmy Carter has offered to visit Cote d'Ivoire if it would advance the peace process. According to Vigani, President Gbagbo's governing FPI party remarked that such a visit is un [...] | 2009-01-28 08:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
09ABIDJAN666 | DISPUTE OVER PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL LIST RESOLVED [...] (C) Summary: The three main political parties (the FPI, RDR, and PDCI) have apparently resolved their dispute, allowing publication of the provisional electoral list to move forward. An agreement to downplay nationality questions and deal "administratively" with the one million registrants who [...] | 2009-11-09 11:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN675 | ELECTIONS OFFICIALLY POSTPONED, NO NEW DATE SET [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 11, the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced that presidential elections will not take place on November 29. The provisional voters' list has been printed, however, and the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has begun distributing it. Acco [...] | 2009-11-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN68 | PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO IMPLEMENT OUAGA IV [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister's Office has drafted an operational program for implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Polib=Xo|WPthat the PNRRC has already reconfirmed the plans of 4,000 FN troops. He noted that the FN troops will also have to be [...] | 2009-01-29 17:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV KDEM EAID PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN687 | YOUTH VIOLENCE FEARED DURING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: International NGOs working on election issues, as well as Ivoirian civil society institutions are concerned about the potential for violence in the run up to elections, particularly among impoverished and unemployed youth, who have attached their economic hopes to their respe [...] | 2009-11-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN688 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA IV |
09ABIDJAN70 | UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As requested in reftel, Poloff met with members of the National Human Rights Commission, civil society actors, and political party human rights representatives to assess the work of the Human Rights (HR) Division of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). In gene [...] | 2009-02-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IV |
09ABIDJAN716 | NORTH-CENTRAL COTE D'IVOIRE AWAITS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty in northern Cote d'Ivoire has worsened during the seven-year political/military crisis. The Forces Nouvelles (FN) still exert substantial control over the northern economy, levying significant taxes on some sectors. Additionally, businesses in the north have experie [...] | 2009-11-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN722 | ELECTION DATE PASSES WITH MINOR, PEACEFUL PROTESTS [...] (SBU) November 29, the date scheduled for presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire, came and went with little fanfare. The GOCI made no official announcement on the postponed elections, leaving the November 11 statement (ref a) by Robert Mambe, the President of the Independent Electoral Comm [...] | 2009-12-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV SOCI IV |
09ABIDJAN732 | IVOIRIAN COTTON SECTOR HANGING BY A THREAD [...] Summary. Poor management and world market factors, along with the seven-year military-political crisis, have resulted in a 63 percent reduction in Ivoirian cotton production since the late 1990s. Cotton is grown almost entirely in the Forces Nouvelles (FN)-controlled north, but the sector is s [...] | 2009-12-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IV |
09ABIDJAN733 | IVOIRIAN COTTON SECTOR HANGING BY A THREAD [...] Summary. Poor management and world market factors, along with the seven-year military-political crisis, have resulted in a 63 percent reduction in Ivoirian cotton production since the late 1990s. Cotton is grown almost entirely in the Forces Nouvelles (FN)-controlled north, but the sector is s [...] | 2009-12-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IV |
09ABIDJAN734 | IVOIRIAN COTTON SECTOR HANGING BY A THREAD [...] Summary. Poor management and world market factors, along with the seven-year military-political crisis, have resulted in a 63 percent reduction in Ivoirian cotton production since the late 1990s. Cotton is grown almost entirely in the Forces Nouvelles (FN)-controlled north, but the sector is s [...] | 2009-12-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IV |
09ABIDJAN758 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: There were few changes or emerging trends regarding counterterrorism in Cote d'Ivoire in 2009. The ongoing political crisis continues to weaken police and security forces and increase the risk that foreign terrorists can use Cote d'Ivoire as an operational or financial base. P [...] | 2009-12-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC IV |
09ABIDJAN83 | UPDATE ON THE IVOIRIAN NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On January 22, Poloff met with President Victorine Wodie and Executive Secretary Dr. Gervais Boga of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDHCI) to discuss the commission's activities since it officially began work in July 2008. Wodie explained that the real work of the commission wil [...] | 2009-02-04 07:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV IV |
09ABIDJAN91 | OUAGA IV MAY RESOLVE THE CRISIS, BUT AT A COST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the Ouaga IV accord was signed in late December 2008, Embassy has noted widely varying reports about what the accord means, both in terms of what it requires each side to do, and the broader political implications. This message gives our analysis of Ouaga IV. We believe t [...] | 2009-02-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID IV |
09ABIDJAN92 | PRESIDENT FIRES SECRETARY AS FIRST STEP IN [...] (U) On February 4, the President's spokesperson issued a communique, which he read on television, announcing that one of the President's secretaries, Emilienne Blehon Gome, was charged in court with using her position to extort 65,542,610 CFA (circa USD 131,000) from a mobile telephone company, [...] | 2009-02-06 17:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KDEM ECON SOCI IV |
09ABUDHABI100 | UAE DRAFT PRESS LAW HEADLINES AT FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: After lengthy delays and multiple appeals from journalists for the Federal National Council (FNC) to discuss the draft press law (ref B),the FNC took up the issue January 20 and forwarded the law for Cabinet consideration (the FNC's role is consultative, not legislative, so it [...] | 2009-01-25 14:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI1001 | UAE REQUEST FOR NTSB ASSISTANCE INTO AZZA AIR CRASH [...] (SBU) On October 25, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General Saif Al Suwaidi called FAA Attache to request NTSB assistance with the investigation of the October 22 crash of a Boeing 707 cargo plan operated by Azza Air Transport. Al Suwaidi asked that the NTSB begin to assist w [...] | 2009-10-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV SU AE |
09ABUDHABI1007 | REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR ADVOCACY POINTS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 22, Post delivered Commerce Secretary Locke's advocacy letter supporting GE-Hitachi's bid on the UAE's nuclear tender to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Executive Affairs Authority (EAA) Chairman Khald [...] | 2009-10-26 10:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KNNP PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1010 | UAE LABOR MINISTER ON TRAFFICKING, SPONSORSHIP, AND STATE OF [...] (C) Summary. Addressing a group of foreign business leaders and diplomats on October 27, UAE Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash discussed the country's problem with trafficking in persons, its fragmented labor market, the challenges of Emiratization, and high unemployment rates a [...] | 2009-10-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KTIP AE |
09ABUDHABI1015 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (C) Madam Secretary: We look forward to your November 7-8 visit to Abu Dhabi. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) and attained a commensurate level of politic [...] | 2009-10-29 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI1016 | UAE HAS NOT DISBURSED TOKYO PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) On October 26 EconChief delivered Ref A talking points urging the UAE to disburse its $300 million Tokyo pledge for Pakistan to Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Director General Mohammed Saif Al Sowaidi. (Note: As reported in Ref B, the ADFD has been tasked to implement the UAE's Toky [...] | 2009-10-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PAK AE |
09ABUDHABI102 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACCESS [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Access Communications Systems (ACS),Dubai Internet City, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Test Equipment (Ionizing Radiation Detectors) exported as No License Required by IXIA, Calabasa, CA. On Jan 22, 2009, Export Control Office [...] | 2009-01-26 06:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1029 | UAE Censors Capping Their Black Pens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past several years the UAE has noticeably relaxed its censorship of print media images. Perhaps reflecting a generational change in leadership, nowhere is this change more tangible than in advertisements depicting female models. Changes in coverage of political issues ar [...] | 2009-11-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPAO SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI1032 | UAE Censors Capping Their Black Pens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past several years the UAE has noticeably relaxed its censorship of print media images. Perhaps reflecting a generational change in leadership, nowhere is this change more tangible than in advertisements depicting female models. Changes in coverage of political issues ar [...] | 2009-11-03 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPAO SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI1040 | IRAN REFINED PRODUCT SANCTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE UAE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UAE's ties to Iranian refined product markets are likely limited to Dubai's involvement as a logistical hub for the storage and transshipment of these products. However, the UAE diesel market provides some relevant insight into the impact of refined product sanctions on Iran. [...] | 2009-11-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PTER PGOV PREL IR AE |
09ABUDHABI1042 | UAE REQUEST FOR ICAO CANDIDACY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On October 15, Post received a diplomatic note (informal translation in para 3) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing the UAE's decision to re-candidate its representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) within the third category for the period 2010-2013. [...] | 2009-11-05 05:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1043 | UAE MEETING WITH LT GEN HOSTAGE AND MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Progress was made on a variety of CENTCOM-related issues during AFCENT (U.S. Air Forces Central) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage's meeting with UAE Air Force and Air Defense Chief Mohamad Sowaidon al-Gemzy on October 28. Although he proposed no dates, Sowaidan agreed to facilita [...] | 2009-11-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS MOPS MARR PREL TC AE |
09ABUDHABI106 | (S) UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON BADR AIR OVERFLIGHT DENIALS [...] (S) Ambassador raised USG concerns about Badr Air operations in and through the UAE with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) January 25, summarizing the sequence of demarches delivered in recent weeks (reftels),including the fact that Badr appeared to be operating out of Sharjah. AbZ h [...] | 2009-01-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE |
09ABUDHABI1062 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER A BATTLE BETWEEN KOREA AND FRANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Abu Dhabi's upcoming award of a $40+ billion nuclear power contract (reftels) has attracted the highest levels of diplomatic and commercial advocacy. Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano both recently advocated for the GE/Hitachi bid with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bi [...] | 2009-11-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1063 | IRAN: PROMINENT IRANIAN BUSINESSMAND SUPPORTS CRIPPLING [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Iranian businessman with connections to the regime sought out Ambassador to urge the adoption of crippling sanctions on Iran, even though they would negatively impact his own business position. End Summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met on 7 November with Farhad Farjam ( [...] | 2009-11-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AE IR |
09ABUDHABI1065 | GOLSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] On November 4 we conveyed reftel Goldstone Report demarche points to UAE Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan, and separately to Ambassador Abdul Hamid, Director of American Affairs. Both will review the points, but neither MFA official offered a substantive reaction. OLSON [...] | 2009-11-12 06:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA IS AE KPAL PHUM |
09ABUDHABI1067 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT THE 2009 DUBAI [...] (C) US Embassy Abu Dhabi and US Consulate General Dubai warmly welcome your visit to UAE to attend the 2009 Dubai Air Show. ------------------------------ Air Show Highlights ------------------------------ 2. (U) The Dubai Air Show is the third largest event of its type and is [...] | 2009-11-12 09:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
09ABUDHABI1068 | AFGHAN INAUGURATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on November 11. Gargash said he would inquire as to senior-level UAE representation at the Afghan Presidential inauguration, but could not as yet confirm the level of Emirati participation. Gargash [...] | 2009-11-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM AF AE |
09ABUDHABI1069 | (S) UAE MINISTER GARGASH DISCUSSES SITUATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash for UAE and GCC views on the situation in Yemen on November 11. Gargash said that although the November 10 GCC foreign ministers meeting in Doha had not originally had Yemen on the agenda, ministers engaged in a discussi [...] | 2009-11-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINS KISL YM AE |
09ABUDHABI1070 | UAE'S HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary. In the five months since the State Department released its annual trafficking in persons(TIP) country reports, the UAE government has taken highly visible steps to crack down on human trafficking through enhanced measures of prevention, protection, and prosecution. Immediate re [...] | 2009-11-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM AE BG CH IN NP PK RP |
09ABUDHABI1077 | UAE SUPPORTS U.S. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) On November 15, PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to the Director General of the National Transport Authority Dr. Nasser Saif Al Mansoori, who said the UAE would "definitely" support the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category A, as it [...] | 2009-11-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1085 | UAE GIVES NUCLEAR TENDER BIDDERS MORE TIME [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to a resident GE official, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has told the GE/Hitachi consortium they should submit a final offer on Abu Dhabi's $40+ billion nuclear power plant tender (reftels) by December 10. This surprise development came as many, including [...] | 2009-11-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1086 | 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftel request for a summary of UAEG progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) In October, the Dubai Attorney General announced the creation of a permanent task force to handle human trafficking cases. The task force is a [...] | 2009-11-17 08:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
09ABUDHABI1090 | UAE - UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) On November 19, DCM delivered reftel demarche to Mohammed Rashed Al Absi, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Absi said he would be in contact with the UAE's UN delegation but offered no substantive response on Iran, Burma, or DPRK. OL [...] | 2009-11-19 09:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA AE |
09ABUDHABI1091 | UAE ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS AND PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) On November 19, DCM delivered reftel demarche to Mohammed Rashed Al Absi, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Absi responded that resolutions in the UN are a secondary concern to the real issues of settlements and the status of Jerusalem. [...] | 2009-11-19 10:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS AE |
09ABUDHABI1092 | UAE - UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) On November 19, DCM and French Deputy Head of Mission Vincent Floreani delivered reftel demarche to Mohammed Rashed Al Absi, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Absi asked several questions about the current assessment scale and associate [...] | 2009-11-19 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AORC FR AE |
09ABUDHABI1096 | G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S VISIT TO UAE [...] (SBU) Summary. During his November 9-11 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with senior federal and emirate-level officials, and toured government and foreign shelters. UAE officials said they [...] | 2009-11-22 04:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
09ABUDHABI11 | ROSE COLORED GLASSES??? THE UAE 2009 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (C) Summary. What was initially widespread denial that the global downturn would impact the UAE's development plans has now transitioned into open expressions of concern about economic prospects for 2009. Government [...] | 2009-01-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1101 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powe [...] | 2009-11-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1104 | UAE RESPONSE: CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR [...] (SBU) Cuba and the UAE maintain diplomatic relations, but neither country has an embassy in the other capital. 2. (C) Embassy responses to reftel questions follow: - Has the UAE, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post sees no e [...] | 2009-11-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD CU AE |
09ABUDHABI1105 | UAE Unblocks Access to Top Israeli Internet Domain ".il" [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates unblocked access to web sites on the Israeli country code top-level domain ".il" earlier this month. Syria and the UAE were the only two countries in the Middle East and North Africa blocking the Israeli domain, a largely symbolic action because internet users can [...] | 2009-11-24 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO SCUL TINT IS AE |
09ABUDHABI1107 | UAE DEVELOPS FOOD SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Like the United States, UAE federal and local government officials are focused on promoting food security and expanding cooperation and partnership with foreign agricultural producers. The UAE imports over 85 percent of its agricultural needs, making food security a pressing chall [...] | 2009-11-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1109 | NEW CENTRAL BANK DIRECTIVE ON POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS [...] (C) Summary: On 2 August 2009, the UAE Central Bank (UAECB),issued a circular to local banks instructing them not to handle accounts belonging to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). The circular was issued in response to a shortcoming identified in the UAE's Middle East-North Africa Financial [...] | 2009-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PREL ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI111 | EMIRATES HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION IN DISARRAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 09:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KTIP KMPI AE |
09ABUDHABI1110 | UAE READY FOR JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a significant advance for our CT agenda, the UAE has agreed to operationalize cash courier interdiction with a joint training program in Al Ain (inter alia, home to a significant Afghan population). The UAE also provided us with the first detailed description of how they exe [...] | 2009-11-24 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
09ABUDHABI1114 | DUBAI WORLD "DEFAULTS" [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 25, the Government of Dubai announced that parastatal conglomerate Dubai World had requested a debt standstill from creditors. The news shocked international investors, who had long expected Abu Dhabi to continue to bailout its neighbor's massive debt under the rubr [...] | 2009-11-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1116 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW FOR DOD-FUNDED TRAINING [...] POST REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANCE IN VETTING THE FOLLOWING UNITS AND UNIT COMMANDERS OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A CENTCOM-SPONSORED JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING (JCET)EXERCISE ENTITLED ECHO DANCER/EASTERN EAGLE, [...] | 2009-12-01 11:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI1117 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. Reftel provided a separate classified scenesetter. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Ar [...] | 2009-12-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI112 | ENGAGING ISLAM IN A NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION -- NOTED CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islam -- carefully monitored by authorities -- is the accepted norm in the UAE. Clerics comfortable with the establishment's approach set the tone of Islamic discourse. In a private luncheon with one such active voice, Pol Chief was pressed to encourage a balanced USG a [...] | 2009-01-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI1123 | UAE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT APPLICATION [...] (SBU) The responses below are keyed to reftel questions: A. Whether the host government requires participation in or cooperation with any of the three forms of the ALB or other international boycotts, for example by requiring that U.S. firms complete boycott compliance questionnaires or furn [...] | 2009-12-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KBCT ECON UAE |
09ABUDHABI1131 | UAE SUPPORT FOR WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM AF AE |
09ABUDHABI1133 | UAE FM on Middle East Peace [...] (S) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told D/SEMEP David Hale on December 7 bold steps were needed to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and again proposed a donors conference in support of East Jerusalem. AbZ said he expected Abu Mazen to remain in po [...] | 2009-12-10 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS AE |
09ABUDHABI1136 | EXTRANCHECK: CONTENT OCEAN GENERAL TRADING, DEIRA DUBAI, UAE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous Laptop computers exported as No License Required by Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On November 30 and Dec 1, 2009 Export Control Officer attempted to physically locate Content Ocean General Tra [...] | 2009-12-09 04:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1137 | NIAG 9210: Pakistani Nuclear Entity Attempting to Procure [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 03:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC PK AE |
09ABUDHABI1144 | EXTRANCHECK: RAPID DUBAI, SHARJAH AIRPORT, UAE. [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Automatic Pilot systems exported as No License Required by Rapid LLC, Wichita, KS. 2. On November 30 and Dec 1, 2009 Export Control Officer attempted to physically locate Rapid Dubai at both the Sharjah Airport and t [...] | 2009-12-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1145 | UAE Response: Somalia Demarche on Djibouti Peace Process [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO AE |
09ABUDHABI1146 | EXTRANCHECK: SEACOR OFFSHORE LLC, DUBAI, UAE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for a CNAV2050 GPS Instrument and related equipment exported as No License Required by C & C Technologies Inc., Lafayette, LA. 2. On December 1, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Yarub Faisal, Technical Manager, [...] | 2009-12-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1148 | EXTRANCHECK: COMPUTERLINKS FZC, DUBAI, UAE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Aircraft Radio Navigational equipment exported as No License Required by Blue Coat Systems, Fremont, CA. 2. On November 30, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Tim Martin, Managing Director and Mr. Tabrez Surve [...] | 2009-12-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI115 | UAE TO DISCUSS PA SUPPORT WITH MODERATE ARABS [...] (C) UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) told the Ambassador February 1, in the context of discussing reftel points on the urgent need for budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA),that a group of Arab Foreign Ministers would meet in Abu Dhabi February 2 to discuss support for [...] | 2009-02-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI1150 | EXTRANCHECK: TOPCON CORPORATION, DUBAI AIRPORT FREEZONE, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Radio Navigational equipment exported as No License Required by Topcon Corporation, Livermore, CA. 2. On November 30, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Talal Hanna, Sales and Marketing Executive, Positioning [...] | 2009-12-09 09:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1151 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE WARNS DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN ABOUT IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 9 meeting in Abu Dhabi (other meetings reported septel),Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman told Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) that the USG shared many energy policy priorities with the UAE, including renewable energy development and th [...] | 2009-12-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PARM ENRG IR YM AE |
09ABUDHABI1154 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ERA FEAT GENERAL TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for application D428003: Civilian Aircraft Generator to be exported by Air Eagle Aviation, Costa Mesa, CA. 2. On December 9, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr. Alireza Pourmatin, Managing Director and Board Member, Era Feat [...] | 2009-12-10 10:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1159 | US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force December Meeting [...] (S/NF) On December 14, EmbOffs participated in the second meeting of the US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force, to further planning for a DHS/ICE-led Bulk Cash Smuggling (BCS) training and practical exercise in February 2010. UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) Director General GEN Matar Al Shamsi k [...] | 2009-12-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AE |
09ABUDHABI116 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHNOWORLD/BAX [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at TechnoWorld and BAX Global, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Computers and related equipment exported as No License Required by Alienware Corporation, Miami, FLA. 2. On Jan 28, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. V [...] | 2009-02-02 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1160 | SUPPORTING UAE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AE AF |
09ABUDHABI1161 | ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SUES CITI [...] (SBU) On December 15, Citigroup announced that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) had filed an arbitration claim based on Citi's alleged misrepresentation of ADIA's November 2007 $7.5 billion investment. The arbitration claim seeks $4 billion in damages. ADIA originally agreed to buy C [...] | 2009-12-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI1166 | UAE SUPPORT - AND SUGGESTIONS - FOR CAIRO INITIATIVE, [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to supporting the proposed visit of Science Envoy in first quarter of 2010. As first reported in Ref B, the opportunities for science and technology (S&T) cooperation with the UAE are enormous. UAE entities often enjoy strong financial resources and motivation, [...] | 2009-12-17 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ECON KISL KSCA KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI1168 | EXTRANCHECK: EXTRANCHECK: GENSLER, ABU DHABI, UAE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for an automated data processing machine exported as No License Required by Gensler, Washington, DC. 2. On December 10, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Tareq Abu-Sukheila, General Manager of Gensler Abu Dhabi. [...] | 2009-12-20 07:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1173 | UAE AWARDS NUCLEAR TENDER TO KEPCO [...] (C) Summary: After more than a year of political and commercial jockeying, Abu Dhabi's Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) awarded a USD 20 billion "prime contractor" deal to a consortium led by South Korea's KEPCO. Long favored by Emirati officials for the technical and commercial adva [...] | 2009-12-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1174 | EXTRANCHECK: DUBAI TECHNOLOGIES [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Antennas and parts for Aircraft Radar and direction finding related equipment exported as No License Required by Trimble Navigation LTD, Sunnyvale, CA. 2. On December 8, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. M. [...] | 2009-12-21 06:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI1175 | Sheikh Issa Torture Trial Update [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, seventh son of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed and half-brother of President Khalifa bin Zayed, that began in October adjourned December 21 after a forensic medical expert testified that a combination of medications could have affected his [...] | 2009-12-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI1177 | KOREAN COMPETITION RAISES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: KEPCO's success in Abu Dhabi's USD 20 billion nuclear tender (reftel) is the latest - and highest value - example of Korea's growing commercial success in the UAE. UAE officials report Korean technical and commercial advantages, particularly in engineering, procurement and const [...] | 2009-12-28 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV |
09ABUDHABI1180 | UAE CONCERNED BY REPEAT BOYCOTT OFFENDERS [...] (SBU) On December 20, EconOff presented Ref B USDOC list of Jan-Jun 2009 UAE prohibited boycott requests to Ministry of Economy Executive Director for Commercial Affairs (Undersecretary-equivalent) Humaid Bin Butti. EconOff highlighted the large number of UAE requests compared to others in the [...] | 2009-12-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KBCT AE |
09ABUDHABI124 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ISLAND GATE CO, [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Island Gate Co., AKA: Island Gate General Trading, Dubai UAE for several shipments of Integrated Circuits (electronic devices and components) exported as No License Required by Avnet, Chandler, AZ. 2. Background: Export Contr [...] | 2009-02-02 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI126 | THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
09ABUDHABI127 | ABU DHABI OPTIMISTIC ON GLOBAL ECONOMY, NOT [...] (S) Summary. On 1 February 2009, Ambassador Olson met with Hamad al Hurr al Suwaidi, the effective head of Abu Dhabi's Department of Finance and board member of Abu Dhabi's largest sovereign wealth fund the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Hamad expressed optimism about recovery prospects [...] | 2009-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ECON IR |
09ABUDHABI13 | ADNOC CUTS PRODUCTION TO MEET OPEC QUOTA [...] (C/NF) During a January 5 discussion with EconOff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Offshore Division Manager Ali al Shamsi confirmed press reports that ADNOC will cut production in 2009 to meet the UAE's OPEC quota. Al Shamsi, highlighting that the UAE was the first to publicly announce [...] | 2009-01-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI130 | UAE CITES IRAN RHETORIC AS UNJUSTIFIED [...] (SBU) The Iran Regional Presence Office (IRPO) in Dubai contributed to this message. 2. (C) Summary: A salvo of rhetorical barrages from Iran has reinvigorated references to disputed islands and highlighted the stricter handling of Iranian visitors by UAE immigration. Recent outbursts i [...] | 2009-02-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AE |
09ABUDHABI133 | UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT [...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...] | 2009-02-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI138 | UAE'S ETISALAT WINS IRANIAN MOBILE LICENSE [...] (SBU) On January 13, UAE-based telecom operator Etisalat (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, www.etisalat.ae) announced it had won Iran's third mobile network license for USD 399 million. Etisalat is majority owned by the UAE Government through the Ministry of Finance and Emirates Invest [...] | 2009-02-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECPS PGOV IR AE |
09ABUDHABI142 | UAE FM TRAVELING THE REGION ON "UNITY" MISSION [...] (SBU) Subsequent to hosting a February 3 gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers (reftel),UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) met with the visiting Kuwaiti FM over the weekend (February 6) and embarked on a regional tour characterized in official news reports as seeking Arab unity, presumably wi [...] | 2009-02-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI144 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROYAL JET, ABU [...] Reftels requested that Post conduct post-shipment verifications at Royal Jet, Abu Dhabi International Airport Materials Departments, Abu Dhabi, UAE for the shipment of a Digital Media Server and an Electronic Flight Display both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. [...] | 2009-02-09 10:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI145 | UAE PLANS BIG SPLASH TO OPEN FRENCH NAVAL PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE leadership will send a loud message with the May opening of a French naval facility in Abu Dhabi, amplified by the presence of headliners like French President Sarkozy. Adding a new military presence to the strategic equation reasserts the UAE's welcome to Western partn [...] | 2009-02-10 03:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MASS FR AE |
09ABUDHABI146 | UAE LEADERSHIP ON THE MEETINGS OF THE MODERATES [...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah continues his coordination with Arab counterparts, while MinState Gargash recounted that February 3 discussions among the moderate camp addressed troublesome scenarios like a Palestinian split that gives a new Israeli government the excuse that it "h [...] | 2009-02-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI148 | UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...] | 2009-02-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE |
09ABUDHABI151 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JET AVIATION, [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Jet Aviation, Dubai International Airport for the shipment of Air Show 4000 related equipment and a multifunction processor unit both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. 2. On February 10, 2009, [...] | 2009-02-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI153 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE [...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as QA34z reference for Medline. An internet search shows a Canadian based Medline (www.m [...] | 2009-02-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI154 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE [...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as No License Required by BioTek Instruments Inc., Winooski, VT. 2. Export Control O [...] | 2009-02-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI155 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JET AVIATION, [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Jet Aviation, Dubai International Airport for the shipment of Air Show 4000 related equipment and a multifunction processor unit both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. 2. On February 10, 2009, [...] | 2009-02-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI157 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER -- THE WORLD'S LARGEST (AND FASTEST) [...] (C/NF) Summary. The United Arab Emirates' effort to establish a civilian nuclear power industry moved closer to implementation during a February 5-7 "engagement conference" for interested bidders. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) invited major U.S., French, Korean and Japanese firms w [...] | 2009-02-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI162 | (C) UAE CAUTIONS QATAR ON IRANIAN AND HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 05:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI163 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MOHAMMED BIN GHALIB [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D411812: 2 Inch Worcester Ball Valve with Monel body which is controlled under ECCN 2B350 for Chemical and Biological Warfare reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Flowserve Corporation, Cookeville, TN. 2. On F [...] | 2009-02-17 06:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI169 | UAE ASKED TO RESIST RUSSIAN S-300 SALE TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM RS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI173 | REQUESTING UAE VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash took careful notes February 18 as the Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding U.S. interest in the UAE's "considered views" on goals, priorities, and actions that we might focus on in our Pakistan/Afghanistan policy review. D [...] | 2009-02-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI174 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...] | 2009-02-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI189 | ABU DHABI "BAILS OUT" DUBAI VIA UAE CENTRAL BANK [...] This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate general Dubai cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Dubai government announced on February 22 that it would float a USD 20 billion bond to support its debt repayment schedule and that the UAE Central Bank will subscribe to half of the five year bond, whic [...] | 2009-02-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI192 | URGENT UAE REQUEST FOR AIR DEFENSE -- FIVE PATRIOT BATTERIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces convoked the Ambassador to request the urgent deployment of five U.S. patriot batteries in the UAE as an interim measure until the UAE's own batteries are operational (anticipated in 2012). The UAE belief that an increasingly likely pre- [...] | 2009-02-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MOPS MASS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI193 | STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...] | 2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE |
09ABUDHABI199 | UAE REQUEST TO HOST IRENA HEADQUARTERS [...] (SBU) On February 19, post received a diplomatic note reiterating the UAE's desire and qualifications to host the headquarters of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA, first reported in Ref A). Post's informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (SBU) Further dem [...] | 2009-02-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL PARM RS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI20 | UAE REMINDED OF PALESTINIAN HUMANITARIAN NEEDS [...] (SBU) Post relayed ref B appeal for donations to UN-related relief agencies in separate conversations with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash and MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq al Haidan. Dr. Gargash acknowledged the need and told the Ambassador [...] | 2009-01-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG UN IS AE |
09ABUDHABI202 | UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...] | 2009-02-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE |
09ABUDHABI204 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXECUJET MIDDLE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct 11 post-shipment verifications at ExecuJet Middle East, Dubai International Airport for numerous civil aircraft related systems and parts exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, Kansas and Bombardier Aerospace, Des Plaines, Illinois. [...] | 2009-03-01 09:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI206 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON UAE [...] Summary: The Department's Report on Human Rights Practices received prominent media coverage, led by a statement from the UAE Foreign Ministry rejecting the report as failing to portray a comprehensive picture of the UAE and calling the methodology of the report into question. End Summary. [...] | 2009-03-02 07:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TC |
09ABUDHABI21 | UAE PRESSED ON NEED FOR PA BUDGET SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI210 | PRENOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATURES OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI220 | MISSION UAE COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEWS [...] (U) Summary: In 2008, the UAE Government (UAEG) continued its strong efforts to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The UAEG continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 Agreement pro [...] | 2009-03-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR PREL ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI221 | (S) UAE CONSIDERS CENTRAL BANK RESTRUCTURE AND [...] (S//NF) Summary. On March 2-3, U.S. Treasury Department central banking advisors from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with UAE Central Bank officials to discuss possible UAEG efforts to restructure and enhance its Central Bank. While the Central Bank officials expressed a clear de [...] | 2009-03-05 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI225 | MUSLIM BUT MODERN -- THE UAE'S VERY CONTROLLED ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's identity is deeply Islamic, but also fundamentally modern. In contrast to some Islamic societies, most Emiratis see no contradiction between Islamic rectitude and modern convenience. Nonetheless, the UAEG seeks to reign in Islamic discourse to prevent radical views fr [...] | 2009-03-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI226 | DEEPENING COOPERATION THROUGH COUNTER-PROLIFERATION TASK [...] (S/NF) The bilateral Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF) meeting on March 19 in Abu Dhabi is our opportunity to reinforce practical steps to strengthen the UAE's counter-proliferation (CP) regime and follow up on the prior CTF held February 25, 2008 (ref E). The UAE's record on export cont [...] | 2009-03-05 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI234 | UAE OPEN TO COMPROMISE ON GCC CUSTOMS UNION WTO [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) On March 10, EconOff discussed reftel concerns about the WTO notification of the GCC Customs Union under the Enabling Clause with Ministry of Foreign Trade Director of Trade Negotiations and WTO Department Juma al Kait. Al Kait a [...] | 2009-03-10 07:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL USTR AE |
09ABUDHABI237 | UAE CONFIRMS NO NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH PAKISTAN [...] (S) On March 11, EconOff delivered ref A talking points on UAE nuclear cooperation with third countries, specifically Pakistan, to MFA Special Representative for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Permanent Representative Hamad Al Kaabi. Al Kaabi said the UAE has not changed its po [...] | 2009-03-12 07:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV PK AE |
09ABUDHABI239 | UAE RETAIL SALES DECLINE WITH CONSUMER CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local impact of the global financial crisis has contributed to weakening UAE consumer confidence. As sales fall, retailers have cut prices for essential goods, diesel, used cars, and luxury goods. Emirati nationals report they are delaying purchases with the hope prices wil [...] | 2009-03-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI241 | UAE: STRESSING THE URGENCY OF PAKISTAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AE |
09ABUDHABI243 | UAE TIP SHELTER OPTIONS INADEQUATE BUT THERE IS HOPE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: UAE shelter options for victims of domestic abuse and trafficking (sexual or otherwise) remain limited. In Dubai, there is only one officially recognized facility of whose existence the wider Dubai co [...] | 2009-03-13 17:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB KMPI KTIP AE |
09ABUDHABI244 | UNOFFICIAL TIP SHELTER OPTIONS IN UAE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: In both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE's main urban hubs, unofficial shelters have been established over time to accommodate the immediate needs of vulnerable groups (one of the more active being run by [...] | 2009-03-13 17:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB KMPI KTIP AE |
09ABUDHABI247 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AMIRAN TRADING CO, [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Amiran Trading Company, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for Instruments relating to measuring ionizing radiation and related parts and articles exported as No License Required by Bird Electronic Corporation of Solon, Ohio. 2 [...] | 2009-03-15 05:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI249 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EVEREX GLOBAL [...] Ref email requested that post conduct 4 post-shipment verifications at Everex Global Cargo Courier, Dubai Airport FreeZone, UAE for the shipment of numerous Sony computer systems exported as No License Required by Advance Computer of Mineoloa, New York. 2. On March 11, 2009 Export Control O [...] | 2009-03-15 09:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI268 | UAE ASKED AGAIN TO CONSIDER HOSTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Delivering the Secretary's letter (ref A) requesting that the UAEG consider accepting third-country detainees from Guantanamo, Ambassador-at-large Williamson stressed the U.S. Administration's sense of urgency in closing the facility. MinState Gargash sought context in terms [...] | 2009-03-18 09:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER AE |
09ABUDHABI269 | UAEG THOUGHTS ON NON-OFFICIAL TIP SHELTERS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed MinState Gargash to support the principle of unofficial TIP shelters in the UAE. Gargash noted that such institutions could not be exempted from strict oversight and would preferably not be associated with diplomatic missions. End summary. 2. (C) In [...] | 2009-03-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB IR AE |
09ABUDHABI270 | UAE THOUGHTS ON AFGHAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's input to our Afghan/Pakistan policy review is constructive and broadly consistent with current US policy insofar as it calls for: supporting Pakistan; upping reconstruction assistance; urging Pakistan and Afghanistan to work better together; and looking skeptically at [...] | 2009-03-18 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID NATO AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI271 | THE DILEMMA OF EMIRATI JOB SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON KDEM SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI277 | FLAGSHIP UAE CHARITIES FOCUSED ON AID, NOT IDEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary. On 25-26 February, U.S. Embassy and Treasury officials met with senior leadership from the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Charitable and Humanitarian Works (MBRHC) and the UAE Red Crescent Society (UAERC). Both UAE-based NGOs affirmed their commitment to deliver aid to the [...] | 2009-03-19 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON KTFN PTER |
09ABUDHABI29 | UAE PARTICIPATION IN CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PBTS PHSA MOPS EWWT KCRM AE |
09ABUDHABI296 | UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...] | 2009-03-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE |
09ABUDHABI301 | FM PRESSES SRAP HOLBROOKE FOR IRENA SUPPORT [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, UAE Foreign Minister Shaykh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) asked if the United States had changed its (Ref E) policy on joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). AbZ recall [...] | 2009-03-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PREL PARM AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI312 | UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separately, UAE President Khalifa discussed key summit topics in a press interview. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador raised reftel points on the Doha summit with D [...] | 2009-03-26 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE |
09ABUDHABI313 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROMATECH; FABRICAST FZC, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D412508: Turbaloy D6AC Welding Wire which is controlled for foreign policy reasons. The U.S. license applicant is United States Welding Corporation, Carson City, CA. 2. Throughout late February and March 2009, [...] | 2009-03-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
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 |
09ABUDHABI317 | UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...] | 2009-03-29 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE |
09ABUDHABI318 | NEW UAE NGO SEEKS TO CONFRONT ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers met March 12 with Saif Bin Helal Al Shehhi, Founder and CEO of a new international humanitarian NGO based in Dubai, "Peace Without Limits (PWL)." PWL is inspired by a desire to reduce terrorism and extremism by addressing the root causes of discontent in the re [...] | 2009-03-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KMPI KWMN PTER XF SU AF AE |
09ABUDHABI32 | Embassy Abu Dhabi Warden Message of January 8, 2009 [...] Following clearance from CA/OCS/ACS (REF),Embassy Abu Dhabi transmitted the following consular warden message on Thursday, January 8, 2009. BEGIN WARDEN MESSAGE TEXT Warden Message #01/2009: Demonstration Scheduled in Abu Dhabi on Friday, January 9 The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi has lea [...] | 2009-01-11 05:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI322 | WELCOMING CODEL McCONNELL TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL McConnell for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...] | 2009-03-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MASS AE |
09ABUDHABI329 | (U) WHY THE UAE IS PRESSING FOR IRENA HQ [...] (C) Summary. The UAE's push (refs A-C) to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) complements its political and financial commitment to encouraging renewable energy production and consumption. Although the fourth largest oil producer in the world, the UAE is expan [...] | 2009-04-01 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI330 | UAE REACTION TO REQUEST FOR MANAS ALTERNATIVES [...] (S) Summary: The UAE Chief of Staff (CoS) asked for more details on the Manas operations before he endorses a US led site survey, in his mind, USG use of Safran AB is questionable. Transit of US forces may be doable, but expanding to NATO use seems out of the question. End summary. 2. (S [...] | 2009-04-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS AE KG AF IR |
09ABUDHABI331 | UAE REQUEST TO ATTEND MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM ON ENERGY AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) In a March 30 letter, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash asked the Ambassador for assistance with a matter "extremely important" to the UAEG: an invitation to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in [...] | 2009-04-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI332 | UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON OIL PRICES, INVESTMENT [...] (C) During a March 30 meeting, UAE Minister of Energy Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamili told the Ambassador that the UAE would be "lucky" if oil prices stabilized at USD 50/barrel. Al Hamili said that low oil prices were needed to stimulate the "very weak" world economy. He noted that the UAE neve [...] | 2009-04-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI337 | UAE BUDGET TRANSPERANCY [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request regarding UAE budget transparence, responses below are keyed to reftel para 3: -- The UAE is expected to receive FY-09 foreign assistance. -- The UAE federal budget, including revenue and expenditure, is available from the Ministry of Finance on request a [...] | 2009-04-02 05:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI34 | HUMANITARIAN AID THE FOCUS OF PUBLIC EFFORTS ON GAZA [...] (U) As local news outlets warn of escalation of Israeli military activity in Gaza, UAE citizens and residents are expressing solidarity, taking to the streets in calm, controlled (and relatively small) demonstrations while pledging donations in cash and in kind. Marching in solidarity ---- [...] | 2009-01-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG UN IS AE |
09ABUDHABI342 | UAE ASKS TO BE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM OBSERVER [...] (C/NF) Following up on his March 30 letter (Ref A),Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash told the Ambassador on April 1 that the UAE wants to attend the April 27-28 Major Economies Forum on Environment and Climate in Washington, even just as an observer. Gargash explained th [...] | 2009-04-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI347 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REITERATES IRAN CONCERNS FOR S/SRAP [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) expressed his grave concerns about the Iranian threat to the region. MbZ said the Iranian response to the Nowruz message was pri [...] | 2009-04-05 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS IR AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI348 | UAE OFFERS S/SRAP HOLBROOKE MORE AFGHANISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) offered additional UAEG support for Afghanistan. MbZ said the UAE was working to c [...] | 2009-04-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI354 | UAEG OUTLINES EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLICIT ZIMBABWEAN DIAMOND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) On April 6, EconOff discussed Ref A, B and D points on illicit trade in Zimbabwean diamonds with Ali Fayel, Ministry of Economy Director of Origin, and Maryam Al Hashemi, Director of the UAE Diamond Control Office. Fayel [...] | 2009-04-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ASEC ZI AE |
09ABUDHABI355 | MASDAR CEO REQUESTS MEETING WITH SECRETARY CHU [...] (C) On April 1, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (masdar.ae) asked the Ambassador for assistance in organizing a meeting with Secretary of Energy Chu during Al Jaber's April 16-17 visit to Washington. Al Jaber, who has previously met with former Secretary [...] | 2009-04-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI361 | ABU DHABI GETS REAL [...] (C) Summary. While Abu Dhabi's economy still looks rosy compared to neighboring Dubai's, senior officials acknowledge that 2009 will be difficult. Even in traditionally wealthier and more conservative Abu Dhabi, firms and the Government are scrapping expansion plans and focusing on maintainin [...] | 2009-04-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI365 | EXXONMOBIL PROMOTES CARBON TAX [...] (C/NF) On April 9, ExxonMobil (Al-Khalij) President Frank Kemnetz and Vice President Michael Perry, accompanied by Exxon Mobil International Government Relations Manager James Adams, briefed the Ambassador on ExxonMobil's views on CO2 emission policies. Kemnetz noted that ExxonMobil Chairman R [...] | 2009-04-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI367 | LACK OF EDUCATION AND SKILL HINDERS EMPLOYMENT FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 80 percent or more of its residents expatriates, the UAE Government is very concerned about providing sufficient jobs for Emiratis, who face increasing employment challenges. Recent studies show that lower education, skill and experience hinder the "Emiratization" process [...] | 2009-04-13 06:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI369 | UAE "UP TO DATE" ON BUDGET SUPPORT TO PA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN KPAL KWBG PTER AE |
09ABUDHABI370 | UAE CONTINUES TO BEAT IRENA DRUM [...] (SBU) Keeping a top UAEG priority front and center, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash stressed for the Ambassador April 13 how much effort the UAEG continues to put into its campaign to host the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said most of his time duri [...] | 2009-04-14 07:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ECON PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI371 | PRESSING UAE ON AID FOR PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash and Assistant MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan (who will join the UAE delegation in Tokyo) U.S. goals for the Tokyo Pakistan Donors' Conference April 17. Noting $4 billion as a t [...] | 2009-04-14 07:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN ECON MOPS NATO PK AF AE |
09ABUDHABI375 | UAE EXPORT CONTROL COMMITTEE WITH MFA LEAD [...] (C) Summary: The cabinet-rank Minister of State for Foreign Affairs will chair the committee implementing the Export Control Law. Upbeat about progress yet not certain on how expertise would be consolidated into the committee (and an associated "bureau"),the MinState was adamant that MFA's [...] | 2009-04-14 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR AE |
09ABUDHABI378 | Fraud Summary - Abu Dhabi [...] Country Conditions Note: Many aspects of this report should be viewed in tandem with the Fraud Summary from Consulate General Dubai. While the two posts in the UAE see somewhat different applicant pools (Notably, Dubai is the primary NIV processing post for persons in Iran, while Abu Dhabi [...] | 2009-04-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE |
09ABUDHABI390 | UAE TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER AE |
09ABUDHABI395 | UAE WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) On April 19, DCM delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to support Kosovo's World Bank and IMF membership to UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al Sowaidi. Al Sowaidi reiterated that the UAEG had recognized Kosovo and that he did not foresee a problem in approving WB/IMF membership for Kos [...] | 2009-04-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV AE |
09ABUDHABI397 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JENGAN INDUSTRIAL [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a three post-shipment verifications at Jengan Industrial Establishment for the shipment of numerous centrifugal pumps exported as No License Required by American Marsh Pumps, Collierville, TN. 2. On April 9, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. [...] | 2009-04-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI402 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SYSCOM, DUBAI, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Syscom, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of computer hardware exported by Prosoft Technology Inc., Bakersfield, CA. 2. On April 8, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. Musthaque Ahmed K, Sales Engineer, Syscom. Ahmed [...] | 2009-04-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI418 | GSD CHAIR FROM UAE CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS [...] (C) Welcoming Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA Middle East) Colin Kahl to the UAE on April 27, Chief of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense Air Vice Marshall (MG) Mohammed Sowaidan al-Gemzy gave a strong endorsement of mutual cooperation in facing regional challenges. In a brief strat [...] | 2009-04-29 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS AE |
09ABUDHABI423 | (C) DEMARCHE: UAE INVESTIGATION OF SHAYKH ISSA BIN ZAYED'S [...] (C) Ambassador delivered subject demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on 30 April (Note: both Gargash and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed were out of the UAE until 30 April). Ambassador conveyed our shock at the video, welcomed the 29 April Statement b [...] | 2009-05-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AE |
09ABUDHABI427 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINERVA LLC, DUBAI, UAE. [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D416097: Motorola PTP 600 Series AES key which is controlled under ECCN 5D002. The U.S. license applicant is Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL. 2. On April 27, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Ms. Leila [...] | 2009-05-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI431 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 PORK BAN [...] (SBU) Although the FAS Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) engaged early and proactively, the UAEG banned pork imports on April 27 in response to the global spread of H1N1 influenza. Individual emirates have applied the ban differently, with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ajman removing pork from shelves [...] | 2009-05-04 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO |
09ABUDHABI432 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UAEG has taken a number of steps to combat the spread of H1N1 virus to the UAE and reassure the public. Interagency task forces have been established and are sharing information about their efforts. Residents are concerned, but with no confirmed cases in the UAE, remain calm [...] | 2009-05-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI437 | UAE WOMEN PREFER NOT TO DEFINE SUCCESS BY GENDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Much has been written about the (relatively) progressive UAE attitude towards women and the great successes of Emirati women academically and professionally. Female Emirati contacts report they are pleased with the development of women in the UAE but still feel constrained by [...] | 2009-05-05 12:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI438 | UAE CANNOT HOLD SADDIQ FOR LONG [...] (S) As Charge made reftel points (on former Syrian intelligence officer Mohamed Zuhair Siddiq) to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on May 5, Dr. Gargash said "I know all about the case." The UAE faces a "conundrum," he continued, as it is indeed holding Siddiq for "loca [...] | 2009-05-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER LE SY AE |
09ABUDHABI440 | UAE GOVERNMENT TARGETS FOOD PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to high inflation driven in part by food prices which rose 30 to 40 percent in 2008, the UAE Ministry of Economy has implemented price cap agreements with large retailers and signed memoranda with Emirate-level economic entities. As a result of these measures and the [...] | 2009-05-06 05:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI441 | UAE RESPONSE TO 2009 SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On May 3, EconOff delivered reftel demarche on the 2009 Special 301 review to Ministry of Economy (MoE) Executive Director (under secretary-equivalent) for Commercial Affairs Humaid bin Butti. EconOff noted the Ministry's efforts to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR),but urged b [...] | 2009-05-06 05:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR PREL ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI443 | IRAQI CHARGE IN ABU DHABI UPBEAT ON RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 05:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ AE |
09ABUDHABI444 | UAE SUPPORTS TFG IN SOMALIA -- VIA ARAB LEAGUE [...] (SBU) Pol Chief discussed reftel points, including UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah's remarks about supporting TFG security forces, on May 4 with MFA Department of Arab Affairs Director (Ambassador) Mohammed Sultan Saif al-Sowaidi. Al-Sowaidi clearly stated UAEG support for the TFG and Sheikh Sh [...] | 2009-05-06 05:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SO AE |
09ABUDHABI449 | UAE GOVERNMENT COMPLAINS ABOUT USG REGIONAL MEDIA [...] (SBU) At the end of a meeting on other topics, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash told the Charge May 5 that the UAEG is unhappy with regional USG media interviews using backdrops identified with UAE/Dubai locations. He pointed to two recent examples, both in Dubai, which [...] | 2009-05-07 10:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI464 | LACK OF TRANSPARENCY HINDERS UAE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Despite strong medium-term fundamentals, many are concerned about the short-term health of the UAE economy. Contacts argue that the continued lack of economic transparency -- and a clear recovery plan -- is weighing heavily on the economy. While the federal government has taken [...] | 2009-05-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI478 | NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP BRIEFS UAE NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE officials working on developing nuclear power met May 12 in Abu Dhabi with the Nuclear Suppliers Group, discussing mechanisms of collaboration to prevent proliferation and ensure program integrity. With members of the UAE's export control team also present, they reviewed UA [...] | 2009-05-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENRG KNNP PNUC ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI485 | ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT FUND CHANNELS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During EconOff's May 7 courtesy call, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD, www.adfd.ae) Mohammed Saif Al Sowaidi outlined the Fund's efforts to support economic development through bilateral loans and grants to Middle Eastern, African and Asian cou [...] | 2009-05-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV EFIN EINV AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI490 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER MOVES FULL SPEED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI491 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER MOVES FULL SPEED AHEAD [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 6, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) invited three international consortia to bid on a nuclear power plant tender valued at over USD 20 billion. Bids are due by July 3, and two consortia will be chosen to enter into formal negotiations by July 27. Officials hop [...] | 2009-05-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI493 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE QUIETLY RELEASED FROM PRISON IN UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: Human rights organizations this week celebrated the revelation that two political prisoners in the UAE were quietly released in May without serving their full sentences. The UAEG has not issued any official statement on the release of these two men. End summary. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-05-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI498 | UAE PLANS TO JOIN GICNT PLENARY [...] Unable to secure an appointment for a troika demarche earlier, Post previously passed reftel agenda to MFA in coordination with the Dutch and Russian embassies, and encouraged UAE participation in the June 16-17 GICNT plenary in The Hague. When a troika meeting was arranged on May 18, MFA Ass [...] | 2009-05-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC RS NL AE |
09ABUDHABI499 | DUBAI REGULATOR STRUGGLES WITH BAD IRAN P.R. [...] (C) Summary. On 18 May 2009, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) CEO Paul Koster met with Ambassador Olson to complain about U.S. Treasury Department public statements highlighting Iranian financial activity in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Koster asked that the USG ha [...] | 2009-05-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
09ABUDHABI50 | GAZA AID CONFERENCE HELD IN ABU DHABI [...] As noted Ref A, UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, who is head of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and Chairman of the UAEG's Foreign Aid Coordination Committee, called an emergency meeting of donor countries and international relief organizations to discuss Gaza on January [...] | 2009-01-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG UN IS AE |
09ABUDHABI501 | UAE SEEKS SUPPORT AS IMO COUNCIL "CATEGORY C" [...] Post received the following diplomatic note on May 18, 2009, requesting USG support for the UAE's candidacy as a "category C" member of the IMO Council. Begin text of Note No. MM1/5/73-1036 A dated 13 May 2009: Complimentary opening The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that [...] | 2009-05-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EWWT PHSA ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI503 | UAE TO REQUIRE VISAS FOR DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL TRAVELERS [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. 2. On May 18, 2009, Ambassador, accompanied by Conchief, was summoned to meet with UAE MFA Director for Consular Affairs Ambassador Sultan Mohammed Al Qortasi. Al Qortasi provided a diplomatic note announcing that, effective October 1, 2009, t [...] | 2009-05-19 06:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS APER AMGT AE AF |
09ABUDHABI51 | UAE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Following is the text of Post's submission for the 2008 UAE country report on terrorism. Begin text: United Arab Emirates The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) repeatedly condemned terrorist acts in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and elsewhere in the region. In order to prevent ex [...] | 2009-01-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN DCRM KHLS AEMR AE |
09ABUDHABI510 | NO SIGNIFICANT UAE ROLE IN CUBA [...] (SBU) Cuba and the UAE maintain diplomatic relations, but neither country has an embassy in the other capital. UAEG visits to Cuba are generally not bilateral in nature. 2. (C) Embassy responses to ref A questions follow. --- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote th [...] | 2009-05-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU AE |
09ABUDHABI513 | UAE AND UNICEF CONTINUE TO ASSIST REPATRIATED [...] (U) Summary: The effort to repatriate young foreign camel jockeys was the headline focus of the UAE's anti-TIP efforts just a few years ago; the follow-up continues unabated, with significant UAE effort and resource applied to the rehabilitation of prior jockeys. End summary. 2. (SBU) U [...] | 2009-05-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KTIP EAID MR SU BG PK UN AE |
09ABUDHABI515 | UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLANS VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Federal Director of State Security and UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan plans to visit Washington from June 29 through July 1. His office has requested assistance with appointments, which Post strongly endorses as key opportunities to deepen positive engageme [...] | 2009-05-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP OTRA PREL PK IS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI52 | UAEG ON PROPOSED GCC FOOD IMPORT PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ and Agriculture officers raised reftel talking points on GCC food import requirements with Ministry of Foreign Trade Director of Trade Negotiations and WTO Department Juma al Kait, who said that the UAEG was committed to adhering to its WTO commitments and that he would ra [...] | 2009-01-14 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL USTR AE |
09ABUDHABI525 | UAE NON-COMMITAL ON INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 07:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI526 | UAE MEDIA REACTION TO 123 SIGNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's May 19 signature of the US-UAE 123 Agreement, and its subsequent movement to Congress, generated broad UAE media coverage. The signing coincided with a commercially organized "GCC Nuclear Summit" of key international and regional officials, including US Nuclear [...] | 2009-05-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KTIA KPAO PARM PHUM SENV PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI528 | UAE REPORTS GERMAN SURPRISE OVER IRENA BID [...] (C) As requested in Ref A, on May 27, EconOff contacted Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to discuss the status of Abu Dhabi's bid (Refs B-E) to host the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) headquarters. Al Jaber reported that the UAE submitted [...] | 2009-05-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PREL PGOV GM AE |
09ABUDHABI529 | FRENCH KISS - SARKO'S PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION FOR ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the UAE May 25-26. Key events, apart from considerable media frothiness, included the opening of a French naval facility and laying the foundation stone for Abu Dhabi's Louvre. Highlighting how a strong friendship was good for the comm [...] | 2009-05-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS FR AE |
09ABUDHABI53 | A.Q. KHAN DESIGNATIONS NOTIFIED TO UAE [...] (S) As instructed reftels, Pol Chief pre-notified UAEG within a three-hour window of the impending public announcement of sanctions designations related to the A.Q. Khan network (ref A),and passed the substance of the press release at the appropriate hour (ref B). Pre-notification was made Ja [...] | 2009-01-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PINS ETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC AE |
09ABUDHABI538 | (C) UAE VOTES FOR KOSOVO WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-31 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV AE |
09ABUDHABI54 | UAE: IRISL AND OASIS FREIGHT AGENCY NAME CHANGE [...] (S) Presented with reftel concerns about Oasis Freight Agency's possible name change, MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani told Pol Chief January 13 that the UAEG kept a close eye on suspicious companies, implying close scrutiny of IRISL-related organizations. He said U [...] | 2009-01-14 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MNUC KNNP AE IR |
09ABUDHABI540 | NRC VISIT HIGHLIGHTS US-UAE NUCLEAR COOPERATION POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 19-21 visit of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Executive Director for Operations Bill Borchardt and Director of International Programs Margie Doane to Abu Dhabi and Dubai provided an opportunity to engage key UAE nuclear officials on regulatory issues of safety, secur [...] | 2009-05-31 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM SENV MNUC PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI547 | UAE: NORTH KOREA POINTS DELIVERED [...] (S) Pol Chief discussed reftel points on North Korea with Acting Director of MFA's Office of International Organizations Mohammed al-Absi on May 31, stressing the dangers of dealing with designated North Korean entities intent on pursuing programs contrary to the goals of UNSCR 1718. Al-Absi [...] | 2009-06-02 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM KN AE |
09ABUDHABI55 | (S) UAE: INTERMEDIARY USED TO DISGUISE IDENTITY OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Pol Chief relayed reftel points January 13 to MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani, emphasizing that attempts to disguise the identity of end users of dual use products is indication of nefarious intent. Having often discussed the "dual use" dilemma with al-Hosani, [...] | 2009-01-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |
09ABUDHABI553 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SHAYKH ISSA CASE WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (C) During a 1 June meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nayhan, Ambassador raised the case of Shaykh Issa. Ambassador said that the tapes showing the incident with the Afghan merchant were shocking, and the USG welcomed the decision to cond [...] | 2009-06-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI555 | UAE PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (SBU) UAE Prime Minister, Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) al-Maktoum used his newly-instituted web-based dialogue with the public to reply to a variety of questions on June 1. The official UAE news agency WAM released select replies, including a portion on Iran in [...] | 2009-06-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ETRD KNNP IR AE |
09ABUDHABI557 | UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YEMEN [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Jemal Shamayleh told Ambassador that in addition to funding the transfer of Jordanian M113s to Yemen's army, the UAE is also funding the costs of the Jordanian Military training mission to Yemen. OLSON [...] | 2009-06-03 06:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS AE YM JO |
09ABUDHABI558 | UAE SHAYKHS ON POTUS SPEECH, IMAGE OF AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior members of the Nahyan family were very positive on the Cairo speech, and evinced high expectations. Shaykh Saif (who appears to be an ascendant power in the family) expressed appreciation for the President's bold decision to go forward with the 123 Agreement. END SU [...] | 2009-06-03 08:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SCUL AE |
09ABUDHABI559 | UAE: PAKISTAN IDP POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador discussed reftel points on Pakistani IDPs in a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister, Dr. Tariq Al Haidan. Al Haidan agreed that that the situation in Pakistan was serious and warranted attention, but did not offer any commitments. He approved of progress in both [...] | 2009-06-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CVIS AE |
09ABUDHABI560 | UAE: AHLC POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister, Dr. Tariq Al Haidan June 3, Ambassador delivered subject points. Other topics discussed were President Obama's impending speech from Cairo and the upcoming GCC-Plus meeting to be held in Amman. Dr. Al Haidan expressed optimism tha [...] | 2009-06-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CVIS AE |
09ABUDHABI565 | MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON PRESIDENT'S SPEECH [...] (C) During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) offered the following commentary on the President's 4 June speech in Cairo. -- He had expected an "excellent" speech, and the speech was bett [...] | 2009-06-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI568 | THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FROM THE CONSULAR WINDOW [...] (SBU) Summary: As business and financial circles debate the extent of the economic downturn in the United Arab Emirates (reftels),Consular Section patrons have a decidedly negative outlook. Rising numbers of Americans in the UAE are reporting job losses and economic hardship, and many expect [...] | 2009-06-08 07:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CASC CVIS ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI57 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GE INTERNATIONAL INC. [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D410127: Mobile Trace handheld explosives and narcotics detection system which is controlled under ECCN 2A983 for Anti-terrorism reasons. The U.S. license applicant is GE Homeland Protection Inc., Newark, CA and the [...] | 2009-01-15 06:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI574 | (C) UAE DONATING $30 MILLION FOR PAKISTANI REFUGEES TO UNHCR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PTER PGOV PK AE |
09ABUDHABI575 | UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
09ABUDHABI576 | UAE CONSIDERS COLLECTING SOCIETY FOR RECORDED MUSIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR PREL ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI578 | (S) UAE UPDATES S/SRAP HOLBROOKE ON PAKISTAN SUPPORT, AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) pledged an additional USD 30 million for Pakistani displaced persons and commended Pakistan's decision to shift troops to the Afgha [...] | 2009-06-10 07:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI583 | (S) UAE DETAINS US MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 16. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, the UAE authorities detained two Russian IL-76 cargo planes operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA),which were carrying US military cargo and two US service members from Kuwait to Afghanistan. Accor [...] | 2009-06-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KU AE |
09ABUDHABI585 | UAE INTERESTED IN DOE/NNSA COOPERATION, MOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel request, the Ambassador and EconOff discussed DOE/NNSA's interest in pursuing nuclear infrastructure cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and the Emirates Nuclear Energ [...] | 2009-06-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AE |
09ABUDHABI599 | UAE SUPPORTS US IRENA OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) On June 14, EconOff delivered reftel talking points on US membership in IRENA to Masdar CEO Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, who welcomed US intentions to join IRENA and expressed hope that the US would participate in the headquarters' vote. He said he would appreciate US lobbying in support of the [...] | 2009-06-15 09:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KGHG AE |
09ABUDHABI6 | ABU DHABI TO SUPPORT IRENA, REQUESTS USG SPEAKER FOR WORLD [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 2. 2. (SBU) On January 4, Iain Twine, a consultant for MASDAR, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, asked EconOff if a USG official would be able to participate in a January 21 round table discussion of governments' role in promoting renewal [...] | 2009-01-04 12:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG EUN AE |
09ABUDHABI600 | UAE 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),Embassy Abu Dhabi has compiled a list of U.S. citizen expropriation claims and investment disputes involving the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The Embassy is aware of two ongo [...] | 2009-06-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI603 | UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH TIP RANKING [...] (C) In giving advance notification of the TIP Report as instructed Ref A, Ambassador was told by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and National anti-TIP Committee chair) Dr. Anwar Gargash that the U.S. decision to downgrade the UAE in spite of ongoing and significant efforts to tackle the [...] | 2009-06-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM KTIP ELAB AE |
09ABUDHABI605 | LITTLE CHATTER ABOUT SHEIKH ISSA (C-NE9-01124) [...] (C) Summary: The non-existent public commentary on the Sheikh Issa affair (ref C) is mirrored by very limited discussion even in private. Post offers the following as a partial response to questions raised in ref A. End summary. -------- BIO DATA -------- 2. (C) Issa, the seventh s [...] | 2009-06-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI606 | UAE: INVITING IRANIANS TO JULY 4 EVENTS [...] (C) Ref A requested updates on Post intentions with regards to the new policy to invite Iranian diplomats to July 4 events. Embassy Abu Dhabi held a "national day" event on February 17, 2009 -- with the traditional focus on President's Day due to the extreme weather conditions in the UAE duri [...] | 2009-06-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR AE |
09ABUDHABI607 | UPDATE ON UAE DETENTION OF MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following overnight indications that four U.S. military escorts (reftel) might be prosecuted along with the Russian crew and carrier, Ambassador met June 15 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Rumaithi and Minister of Interior Saif to seek their intervention in the releas [...] | 2009-06-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KUAE |
09ABUDHABI608 | UAE LEADERSHIP CONGRATULATES AHMADINEJAD AMIDST PROTESTS AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: Amid straightforward press reporting of ongoing protests over the Iranian presidential election results, the UAEG's official news agency WAM issued a statement June 15 noting that UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan had cabled a congratulatory message to Mahmoud [...] | 2009-06-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO IR AE |
09ABUDHABI609 | THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FROM THE VISA WINDOW [...] (SBU) Summary: As business and financial circles debate the extent of the economic downturn in the United Arab Emirates (Ref B and C),Consular Section patrons have a decidedly negative outlook. Beyond the impact on private Americans (Ref A),rising numbers of third country national (TCN) visa [...] | 2009-06-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CASC CVIS ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI611 | UAE-SAUDI BORDER CONGESTION EASES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Following a June 15 meeting between UAE and Saudi customs officials, more than a thousand trucks backed up on the UAE side of the border for days entered Saudi Arabia. UAE customs officials report the problem was technical, related to a new Saudi fingerprinting system [...] | 2009-06-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PTER KIPR ECON PREL PGOV SA AE |
09ABUDHABI612 | ETISALAT LOSES IRAN LICENSE OVER MANAGEMENT DISPUTE [...] (C) On June 14, Etisalat Chairman Mohammed Omran told the Ambassador that Etisalat was declared disqualified for Iran's third mobile license (reftel) after a dispute with its Iranian partner (Tameen Telcom) over management control. Omran said Etisalat always insists on management control of it [...] | 2009-06-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS PGOV IR AE |
09ABUDHABI616 | UAE AID TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) In our ongoing effort to keep the UAEG focused on Pakistan's funding needs, the DCM on June 15 asked MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq al-Haidan about the status of the $300 million pledged in Tokyo. Al-Haidan said that initial distribution of funds was underwa [...] | 2009-06-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN PK AE |
09ABUDHABI618 | UAE PROPOSAL TO SEND DOCTORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) Following up on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's (MbZ) June 6 discussion with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (reftel),Ambassador met with Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) [...] | 2009-06-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PTER PGOV AF AE |
09ABUDHABI62 | Demarche in Preparation for the January 16 Arab League [...] (C) In a January 15 meeting with MFA Asst U/S for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan, DCM delivered reftel points. With FM Abdullah currently in Washington, MFA Minstate Gargash is already on his way to Kuwait to participate in the January 16 Ministerial, Haidan promised to convey our points t [...] | 2009-01-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL AE |
09ABUDHABI622 | UAE: STATE DEPARTMENT TIP REPORT "DISAPPOINTING AND [...] (U) Summary: Following release of the TIP report in Washington June 16, the UAEG's official news agency WAM issued a sharply-worded statement condemning the UAE text as "disappointing and distorted." The UAEG accused the report of "changing the goal posts", lacking objectivity in evaluating t [...] | 2009-06-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM KTIP ELAB AE |
09ABUDHABI626 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON [...] Summary: Media coverage by UAE Arabic and English daily newspapers of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons report generally did not extend beyond reprinting the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) release. The release quoted Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and [...] | 2009-06-18 14:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL AE OIIP KMDR |
09ABUDHABI633 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: H1N1 FLU CASES IN UAE [...] Summary: UAE Arabic and English newspapers straightforwardly reported on H1N1 flu cases in the UAE involving individuals coming to the UAE from abroad, in particular students coming from the U.S. The general tone assured that the health authorities were able to contain these cases, mitigating a [...] | 2009-06-22 04:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TC |
09ABUDHABI634 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON [...] Summary: UAE reaction to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report was limited to one report and one op-ed piece by a UAE writer. The report, in the Dubai-based English-language daily "Gulf News" 6/21, cited UAE officials in the field of law and welfare describing the report as disappointing and [...] | 2009-06-22 04:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL AE OIIP KMDR |
09ABUDHABI638 | UAE CONFIRMS 5 H1N1 CASES, WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health reported publicly on June 21 that it had confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza, and told us privately that it had a sixth under surveillance. Ministry officials told EmbOffs that the sixth - a nurse - would be the first case of domestic transmission of th [...] | 2009-06-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI640 | UAE PERSPECTIVES ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq al-Haidan acknowledged ref A points and President Obama's statement that the USG has no favored candidate in the Afghan elections in a June 22 meeting, but pressed the Charge to clarify who the U.S. is really backing. He noted [...] | 2009-06-22 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID AF AE |
09ABUDHABI66 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ALPHA DATA LLC. [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D409534: Numerous Cisco security and encryption products controlled under ECCNs 5D002, 5A002, 5A991 for National Security and Anti-terrorism reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA. The sy [...] | 2009-01-19 08:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI665 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRENA HEADQUARTERS IN UAE [...] Summary: UAE's print and electronic media devoted extensive coverage to the UAE's selection as the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). UAE Supreme Council members and senior officials sent cables of congratulations to the UAE president on this diplomatic success. [...] | 2009-07-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TCSENV KGHG |
09ABUDHABI67 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARAMEX EMIRATES; [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post shipment verification at Aramex Emirates, Jebal Ali, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Terrasat IBUC KU-Band Upconverter exported as No License Required by Terrasat Communications, Morgan Hill, CA. 2. On Jan 15, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met [...] | 2009-01-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI674 | UAE REAL ESTATE: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: That the UAE experienced a real estate boom through early 2008 is well known. Equally well know is that the Emirates experience a subsequent bust driven in part by the world financial crisis. In response, UAE federal and local governments strengthened much needed real estate re [...] | 2009-07-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI68 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BAKER HUGHES EHO LTD. [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D410461: Mazak Quick Turn Nexus 450 Horizontal Lathe which is controlled under ECCN 2B001 for National Security and Nuclear Non-Proliferation reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY an [...] | 2009-01-19 08:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI684 | UAE TARGETING DRUG AND ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS TO/FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings June 28 and 29, Central Bank and Ministry of Interior officials told visiting Staffdel Frantz the UAE is working with Afghanistan to disrupt illicit financing and drug trafficking. UAE officials stressed the importance of developing alternatives for Afghans currently [...] | 2009-07-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SNAR ETRD PGOV AF AE |
09ABUDHABI686 | GHQ TO TRANSFER PUMA HELICOPTERS TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) On July 6, the Ambassador met with UAE Armed Forces (GHQ) Chief of Staff LtGen Mohamed Al Thani Al Rumaithi to urge GHQ to complete expeditiously necessary USG documents for authorizing the transfer to Pakistan of US-origin equipment (Rockwell Collins radios and Cubic PLS) on 14 UAE Puma [...] | 2009-07-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL ETRD PGOV PK AE |
09ABUDHABI688 | UAE CABINET APPROVES NUCLEAR LAW, NOW WITH PRESIDENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM SENV MNUC PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI690 | EMIRATI NEWSPAPER FORCED TO SUSPEND PUBLICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Local Arabic daily, Al Emarat Al Youm, was ordered on July 2 to suspend publication for 20 days and its Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief each fined 20,000 Dirhams (Approx. 5500 USD),following the 2006 publication of an article accusing Abu Dhabi ruling family member [...] | 2009-07-07 03:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI695 | (C) UAE CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE SHEIKH ISSA TORTURE [...] (SBU) The Abu Dhabi Prosecution Office announced July 7 that it is investigating "those involved" in the widely broadcast video tape showing Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, seventh son of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed, torturing an Afghan grain dealer (reftels). As with past announcements on this [...] | 2009-07-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI701 | SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi. You will be the first Cabinet Secretary of the wildly popular Obama Administration to visit the UAE and the UAE leadership is delighted with that you will be coming. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one [...] | 2009-07-09 09:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI713 | IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH - WE NEED TO [...] (C) The President's speech in Cairo laid out a vision of intensive engagement with the Islamic world, and the Secretary's subsequent memorandum to the president delineated an extensive array of scholarships and exchange programs to implement the vision. Many if not all of these programs depen [...] | 2009-07-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CVIS KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI715 | UAE INVITES SECRETARY CHU TO WFES [...] (SBU) During a July 2 meeting, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company),told the Ambassador that he would like to invite Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to be a keynote speaker at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi January 18-21, 2010. Al [...] | 2009-07-13 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KGHG AE |
09ABUDHABI716 | UAE HOSTS COUNTER-PROLIFERATION EXPERTS [...] (C) The UAEG clarified its evolving institutional structure to deal more effectively with export control in a June 24 Working Group of experts affiliated with the Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF),which most recently met on March 19. The U.S. delegation was led by Acting Assistant Secre [...] | 2009-07-13 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI719 | UAE DOCTORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) During his July 13 majlis (a weekly public salon),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) Chairman Dr. Ahmed Al Mazrouei and the Ambassador that HAAD should work with Al Ain-based Oasis Hospital to send volunteer Emirati doctors to Afgh [...] | 2009-07-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MOPS PARM PREL PGOV AF PK 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 |
09ABUDHABI736 | CROWN PRINCE SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (ABZ) for a dinner covering a range of reg [...] | 2009-07-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ECON IR AE |
09ABUDHABI737 | UAE AFFIRMS SUPPORT DURING ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 18. 2. (C) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with UAE Government and finance officials to discuss developments in the global economy, review U.S. measures to address the financial crisis, and stress the importance o [...] | 2009-07-20 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ECON CVIS SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI743 | UAE FEDERAL CUSTOMS AUTHORITY (FCA) ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Each UAE emirate has its own customs body and regulations. In 2003, the UAEG created the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) to unify UAE customs policies and regulations. Since its establishment, the FCA has improved coordination among local customs agencies, represented the UAE at [...] | 2009-07-22 07:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PTER AE |
09ABUDHABI744 | UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND [...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...] | 2009-07-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA |
09ABUDHABI746 | (S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA |
09ABUDHABI747 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...] | 2009-07-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE |
09ABUDHABI75 | UAE DECLINES TO RECEIVE THIRD COUNTRY GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-19 13:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS KDRG SY TU AE |
09ABUDHABI754 | (S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...] | 2009-07-23 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA |
09ABUDHABI755 | UAE INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (U) This message is a response to ref A request for information on initiatives taken by host countries to prevent torture and protect victims. The UAE is not a signatory to many of the international conventions to prevent torture nor does it include prevention of torture in its constitution. [...] | 2009-07-23 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN AE |
09ABUDHABI757 | UAE REACTION TO BAHRAIN CP OP-ED ON DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL [...] (U) Bahraini CP Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa's July 17 Washington Post Op-Ed calling on Arab countries to reach out directly to Israel to generate progress toward Middle East peace (ref A) was reprinted in the Emirati Arabic Daily "al-Ittihad" with the title "Arabs have to engage the Isr [...] | 2009-07-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS AE |
09ABUDHABI761 | UAEG STRICT LIMITS ON PRIVATE WEAPONS POSSESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG has strict laws regarding private possession of weapons and ammunition. Americans have been arrested and jailed for transporting such weapons and equipment, even in cases where airline and U.S. authorities allowed shipment on a U.S.-originating flight. Although diploma [...] | 2009-07-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI765 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY INTEREST IN USCG, DHS [...] (SBU) On July 26, the Ambassador received a letter (text in para 2) from the Chairman of Abu Dhabi's Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan requesting formal and ongoing cooperation with the US Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security. Sheik [...] | 2009-07-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA AE |
09ABUDHABI769 | IRENA PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: UAE officials report their efforts to stand up the Abu Dhabi headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) are in full swing, in cooperation with Director General Helene Pelosse. MFA and Masdar officials asked for USG comments on the IRENA Admin Committee Work [...] | 2009-07-30 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI77 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
09ABUDHABI772 | (S) COMCENTCOM PETRAEUS MEETING WITH UAE CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (S) CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus met with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff (CoS) LTG Hamad Mohammed Thani al-Rumaithy on July 24. Echoing his points on Iran with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed the night before (septel),Petraeus told the CoS by that the USG does not fully share the UAEG a [...] | 2009-08-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF AE |
09ABUDHABI783 | TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...] | 2009-08-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI784 | UAE PARTICIPATION IN 64th UNGA [...] (SBU) In response to Department request for initial information regarding attendance of UAEG officials at the 64th UNGA (reftel),as of August 5 we have receive only a delegation list of middle and lower level MFA officials requiring official visas (one first secretary, three second secretaries [...] | 2009-08-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AE |
09ABUDHABI789 | UAE SPYWARE GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Widespread local and international media coverage of UAE telecom giant Etisalat's reported attempt to install spyware developed by a U.S. firm on local BlackBerries has dominated a normally quiet summer news cycle. Etisalat (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation) denied that t [...] | 2009-08-06 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS KPAO PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI799 | ABU DHABI'S BOND BONANZA [...] (C) Summary: Local and international liquidity shortages have forced several Abu Dhabi-based firms to the bond market in search of funding. Following the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's lead, several major parastatals (e.g., Mubadala, Aldar) entered the bond market in recent months, with varying degre [...] | 2009-08-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI808 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOE/NNSA TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the August 3-5 visit of a DOE/NNSA and State delegation, UAE nuclear power officials expressed great interest in bilateral civil nuclear infrastructure engagement and formal cooperation in the fields of safety, security and safeguards, under the auspices of a bilateral imp [...] | 2009-08-13 04:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AE |
09ABUDHABI813 | UAE SUPPORT FOR IAEA FUEL BANK EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-16 05:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI814 | UAE POLICY ON NPT REVIEW AND RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) The information in this message is provided in response to reftel request: -- The UAEG takes a supportive approach to most international nonproliferation issues but its diplomatic impact is limited due to human resource constraints and a historically low-key approach to diplomacy. -- [...] | 2009-08-16 06:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI827 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER UPDATE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Three international consortia are bidding on the UAE's nuclear power plant tender (reftels) valued at over USD 20 billion. KEPCO (now teamed with Westinghouse) appears to have the technical and commercial advantage, while Areva, teamed with Bechtel, is leveraging its French gov [...] | 2009-08-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI845 | CROWN PRINCE OFFERS DHS U/S BEERS COOPERATION, SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) discussed UAE efforts to combat illicit financial flows to Afghanistan and Pakistan [...] | 2009-08-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL EFIN AF PK YE AE |
09ABUDHABI846 | CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Chairman of the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) Staff Brigadier Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan (AbT) discussed CNIA's interest in [...] | 2009-08-24 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ENRG MNUC PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI847 | IRAN, RUSSIA OFFER GAS TO UAE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala denied recent (Iranian) press reports of a gas deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). However, the rumors have a kernel of truth as Iran has repeatedly offered the UAE natural gas. While most Emiratis know Iran well enough to stee [...] | 2009-08-25 06:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE |
09ABUDHABI849 | SAUDIS REVOKE EMIRATI RIGHT TO TRAVEL TO KINGDOM ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 19, Saudi Arabia announced it was revoking the right of Emiratis to travel to the Kingdom on their national ID cards and requiring passports for UAE citizens traveling to, from, or via Saudi Arabia. This move runs counter to the agreement among GCC nations which allow [...] | 2009-08-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD SA AE |
09ABUDHABI853 | ABU DHABI CUSTOMS FOCUSED ON SECURITY, RELATIONS WITH SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 11 meeting on other topics, Abu Dhabi Customs Director General Saeed Al Muhairi told DHS Attach and EconOff that Abu Dhabi's relationship with Saudi Arabia is strained due to illicit smuggling across the borders. Al Muhairi said his primary concern is national sec [...] | 2009-08-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ENRG MARR PGOV SA AE |
09ABUDHABI856 | UAE ENERGY POLITICS -- OIL FOR SECURITY? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to a senior energy official, recent oil storage deals between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and China and Japan were completed for "political" reasons at the instruction of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). While the deals may have simply been visi [...] | 2009-08-30 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE |
09ABUDHABI857 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF UAE NORTH KOREAN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UAEG officials, though initially reluctant to comment, have now publicly confirmed media reports of the seized cargo of ANL Australia after reporters in Dubai learned of it from shipping industry sources. Subsequent widespread media coverage highlighted the UAE's previously low- [...] | 2009-08-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR NK AE |
09ABUDHABI861 | UAE NERVOUS ABOUT IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI [...] (C) In a 30 August meeting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash raised with Ambassador the status of the Iran Regional Presence Office (IRPO) in Dubai. He said that the UAEG was getting "a lot of flak" about the office, noting that IRPO's name had come out in the recent show tr [...] | 2009-08-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AE IR |
09ABUDHABI862 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH [...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...] | 2009-08-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI871 | UAE FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MFA PREPARED TO ENGAGE WITH US ON [...] (C) During a 31 August meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ),Ambassador pressed the UAE to engage with the US on Trafficking in Persons issues, urging that the issue not be left unaddressed. (NOTE: the UAEG was shocked by the publication of the annual TIP report, and it [...] | 2009-09-01 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIP ELAB AE |
09ABUDHABI873 | UAE CROWN PRINCE INVITES SECRETARY CHU TO WFES [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) invited Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to be a keynote speaker at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi January 18-21, 2010. 2. (SBU) On August 31, MbZ's office provided a copy of the official invitation letter (text [...] | 2009-09-02 07:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KGHG AE |
09ABUDHABI874 | C-SA9-01527: PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN EXPATRIATE TIES TO [...] (S) The responses in para 3 are keyed to reftel request. Post notes that reftel was not addressed to Embassy Abu Dhabi, resulting in delayed response. Post requests that all cables requiring action/information on UAE issues be sent to Embassy Abu Dhabi. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (S) Structurally, the [...] | 2009-09-02 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI877 | THE UAE AND TALIBAN FINANCING: Our Analysis and Action Plan [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable sub-continent immigrant community and significant legitimate financial flows between the two countries, it comes as no surprise that Taliban financing originates in and transits the UAE to Afghanistan and third countries. Afghan drug p [...] | 2009-09-03 08:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
09ABUDHABI89 | (S) UAE: NEW OVERFLIGHT DENIAL REQUEST RELAYED [...] (S) On the morning of January 22, Pol Chief passed reftel points (releasable to UAE) to Khalifa al-Mazroui of the MFA Office of International Organizations. Al-Mazroui said he would convey the request to appropriate officials, yet asked for any additional information available on prior flight [...] | 2009-01-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE |
09ABUDHABI890 | Disrupting Taliban Financing: First Meeting of US-UAE Cash [...] (S) SUMMARY. On 7 September 2009, Embassy officials from DHS/ICE, GRPO, Treasury, and State attended the first meeting with Emirati counterparts of the US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force (Ref A) to address the interdiction of cash couriers as one method of disrupting Taliban financing. In the mee [...] | 2009-09-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
09ABUDHABI891 | UAEG DENIES EXPULSION OF PALESTINIAN AND LEBANESE NATIONALS [...] (SBU) Palestinian media reported over the September 4 weekend that UAEG was in the process of expelling hundred of Palestinian workers -- mostly Gazans -- from the Emirates. There were also reports in the Lebanese press that Lebanese nationals were being forced to leave the UAE as well. Israe [...] | 2009-09-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL LE AE |
09ABUDHABI892 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SEATRONICS LTD, ABU DHABI, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D423306: Compact High Frequency Multi-Beam Echo Sounder which is controlled under ECCN 6A001. The U.S. license applicant is R2SONIC, Santa Barbara, CA. 2. On September 6, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr [...] | 2009-09-09 04:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI893 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) CDA Delivered reftel demarche to Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Hamdan on September 8. Hamdan discussed the spectrum of regional issues of joint interest, but did not indicate what the UAE was prepared to offer in terms of financial contributions or specific diplomatic init [...] | 2009-09-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GCC UNGA KWGB KPAL SO AL AE |
09ABUDHABI894 | UAE POSITION ON P5+1+GCC+3 MEETING AT UNGA ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) On September 8, UAE Ambassador to U.S. Youssef al-Otaiba passed written points, prepared by the UAE MFA, covering UAE views on upcoming discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue.. The paper focused on planned discussions of the P5+1+GCC+3 (Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq) to be held on the margi [...] | 2009-09-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GCC UNGA KNNP IR JO EG IQ AE |
09ABUDHABI897 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO; [...] Ref email requested that post conduct four pre-license checks to determine the disposition of numerous armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to its middle east subsidiary, Streit Middle East FZCO/Streit Group FZE located in the Jebal Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. The [...] | 2009-09-10 04:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI898 | UAE Creates a National Higher Committee for UAE Seaports and [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 3. 2. (C) Summary: DHS/ICE Attach and United States Liaison Office Rep(USLO) met with Dan McClennan of Good Harbor Consulting a consultant firm for the UAE on August 26. Good Harbor representative(s) reported that the UAE Higher Committee for Seaports [...] | 2009-09-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI899 | UAE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR A SEAT ON IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UAE is seeking U.S. support for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council when the 26th Assembly meets in December. CDA, along with mission chiefs from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Venezuela attended [...] | 2009-09-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA PREL PGOV |
09ABUDHABI901 | UPDATE ON UAE RESPONSE TO USG INFORMATION REQUESTS; [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: Pol Chief delivered ref A demarche on disposition of interdicted cargo to MFA counterproliferation (CP) lead, Deputy Legal Affairs Director Abdullah al-Naqbi, on September 9. In response to the USG requestto schedule th [...] | 2009-09-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KSTC IR |
09ABUDHABI910 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HABSHAN TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for an Electric Heater used in oil field related air compressors exported as No License Required by the FSElliott company, Export, PA. 2. On September 14, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr. Ali Ahmed Safan, Senior Sale [...] | 2009-09-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI911 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's visit to Washington received prominent coverage in all UAE print and electronic media. His meeting with President Obama made the main front-page headlines in the UAE dailies. End Summary. 2. Print: A. Abu Dhabi-based Arabic semi-official daily "Al-I [...] | 2009-09-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR AE |
09ABUDHABI916 | "EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage Iran to engage in meaningful discussions with the P5+1 and respond to U.S. offers of engagement on its nuclear program. After discussing reftel points for GCC [...] | 2009-09-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE |
09ABUDHABI917 | UAE SUPPORT FOR AL AZHAR PROGRAMMING OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has researched comments on UAE support for Al Azhar University activities, made by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his September 10 meeting with President Obama. Media sources confirm UAEG support for moderate Islamic broadcasts by Al Azhar University C [...] | 2009-09-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PTER KISL SCUL AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI919 | AMCITS MISSING IN IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Sultan al-Qortasi September 16. While evincing a sympathetic understanding of these humanitarian cases involving American citizen in Iran and noting the strong US-UAE bilateral relationship, Al-Qort [...] | 2009-09-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PROP PTER CASC IR AE |
09ABUDHABI920 | ACTION CABLES FOR EMBASSY ABU DHABI AND AMCONGEN DUBAI [...] (SBU) RECENTLY WE'VE NOTICED A NUMBER OF CABLES CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE UAE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE BEEN MISDIRECTED TO DUBAI. WHILE DUBAI HAS BECOME THE MORE FAMOUS CITY AS A RESULT OF ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL BUSINESS AND TOURISM HUB, ABU DHABI REMAINS THE CAPITAL AND SEAT OF THE UAE FED [...] | 2009-09-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI926 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE AND POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATIONS: [...] Ref email requested that post conduct two pre-license checks and one post shipment verification to determine the disposition of gas turbine parts exported or due to be exported as No License Required by Gas Turbine Parts and Service (GTPS),Clifton Park, New York. 2. On September 16, 2009, B [...] | 2009-09-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI938 | UAE REVIEWING LIKE MINDED MEETING INVITATION [...] (S) The Ambassador shared reftel points inviting the UAE to the October 7 meeting of like-minded states on Iran with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on September 29. Dr. Gargash told the Ambassador that he would discuss the invitation with appropriate UAEG officials, in [...] | 2009-09-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC PREL ETTC IR AE |
09ABUDHABI944 | UAE INVITES SPECIAL ENVOY STERN TO WFES [...] (SBU) On September 23, Post received an invitation from Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company),for Special Envoy Todd Stern to speak at a session titled, "What's After Copenhagen" at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi on January 19, 2010. [...] | 2009-10-04 06:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KGHG AE |
09ABUDHABI953 | UAE NUCLEAR LAW PASSED; NUCLEAR REGULATOR CREATED [...] (C) Summary: On October 4, UAE state news agency WAM announced that President Khalifa had signed Federal Law No. 6/2009 regarding Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. Codifying the UAE's stated policy, Article 2 states "The design, development, construction and operation of facilities for enrichme [...] | 2009-10-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI976 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO, [...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two additional pre-license checks (previous checks were conducted per Ref B) to determine the disposition of armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to Streit Middle East FZCO located in the Jebel Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. Th [...] | 2009-10-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
09ABUDHABI979 | UAE CHARGES 3 WITH TALIBAN FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 28, Abu Dhabi based English language daily The National reported that seven Emiratis and one Afghan national had been charged with funneling money to the Taliban and supporting terrorist activity. The defendants reportedly denied the charges and said confessions we [...] | 2009-10-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
09ABUDHABI980 | GROWING ATTENTION TO UAE DEPORTATIONS OF LEBANESE SHI'A [...] (C) Summary. In the past several months, rumors and press reports of Emirati expulsions of Lebanese Shia and Palestinians linked to Hamas have garnered local and regional attention. The UAE has explained these moves as "security related." The latest round began October 1, with the announceme [...] | 2009-10-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL LE AE |
09ABUDHABI981 | (S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...] | 2009-10-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE |
09ABUDHABI994 | FRENCH CONCERNED ABOUT KEPCO NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (S/NF) On October 22, French Ambassador Alain Azouaou met with the Ambassador to discuss French concerns about the safety of KEPCO's bid to supply the UAE with nuclear technology (Ref B). Echoing points_F]O [...] | 2009-10-22 10:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD 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 |
09ABUJA1 | NIGERIA: A GLANCE AT THE STATE OF WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY IN [...] (U) Summary: ESTHOff and visiting REO met with key Nigerian federal officials responsible for wildlife and forest conservation and management November 26-29. Ownership of the major Nigerian wildlife and forestry reserves transferred from the federal government to the states starting in 2000 w [...] | 2009-01-02 06:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON TRGY KRVC TPHY NI |
09ABUJA10 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the Chairman of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) former Chief Justice Mohammadu Uwais on December 22. Uwais was not aware of the Presidency's reaction to the ERC's report on recommendations to improve Nigeria's flawed electoral processes, as it had just be [...] | 2009-01-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1008 | NIGERIA: FORMER SECRETARY POWELL COMMENTS ON [...] (U) Summary: On June 3, former Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered remarks on the values of democracy, with particular attention to Nigeria's democratic development and the upcoming 2011 elections, at an event organized by Tell Magazine to commemorate 10 years of uninterrupted democracy [...] | 2009-06-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1009 | NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WILL FACE CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: As presaged in ref A, President Yar'Adua nominated Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to head the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Sanusi has been confirmed by the Senate and has taken charge at the Central Bank. Sanusi has a reputation for risk assessment and supervision, and his talents will b [...] | 2009-06-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NI |
09ABUJA101 | NIGERIA: CBN TAKES ACTION TO SLOW NAIRA DEVALUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The naira has lost over 25% of its value vis-`-vis the dollar since November 26, 2008. It exchanged for 120 naira to one dollar in the official market in November 2008 as against 150 naira to one dollar on January 14, 2009. This is in sharp contrast to the relative stability [...] | 2009-01-20 06:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1010 | NIGERIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 4 the Ambassador hosted a group of senior media editors and Muslim and Christian leaders to watch a live broadcast of President Barack Obama's speech "A New Beginning." The speech was extremely well received by the assembled clergy and journalists, as evidenced by comme [...] | 2009-06-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO NI SO |
09ABUJA1023 | NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) The following is the progress report on the Global Food Security Response (GFSR) as requested by the reftel. 2. (U) FY 09 Supplemental resources provided to Nigeria totaled $25 million to implement urgent action in GFSR to increase the production of rice, sorghum, cowpea, and cassava in [...] | 2009-06-10 11:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI |
09ABUJA1025 | NIGERIA: IMO, ABIA GOVERNORS SAY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT KEY TO [...] (C) Summary. On May 22, 2009, the Ambassador traveled to Imo and Abia states to meet the governors, visit a school that received USG support under the Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program, and evaluate a potential American Corner site. Both governors spoke about the Niger Delta issue, and [...] | 2009-06-10 13:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1036 | NIGERIA: MEGA-PARTY DELAYS DECISIONS ABOUT ITS [...] (SBU) On June 3 PolOff met with Mr. Osita Okechukwu, National Publicity Secretary of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties. Okechukwu said the parties within the "Mega Summit Movement" (until now known as the opposition "mega-party") have not yet decided whether they will form a new pol [...] | 2009-06-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1037 | Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency trained to [...] (U) INL Abuja reports the successful completion of training for 48 officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the operation of 4 integrated drug and explosive detection itemizers donated for use at the international airports in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt. The i [...] | 2009-06-11 08:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1038 | NIGERIA: U.S. SCIENCE FELLOW PUTS HIS MARK ON EMERGENCY [...] (U) Summary: 2009 U.S. Science Fellow and Environmental Protection Agency's Federal on Scene Coordinator, Michael Solecki, over a three-month period (January - April, 2009) helped the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),the Nigerian Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA),a [...] | 2009-06-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TRGY KRVC TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1050 | NIGERIA-US ROUNDTABLE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SETS [...] (SBU) Summary. From May 21-22 2009, a U.S. delegation headed by Douglas Hengel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, held roundtable discussions on energy and climate change issues with counterparts from the Government of Nigeria [...] | 2009-06-12 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV ECON EINV ENRG EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1052 | NIGERIA CUSTOMS BRIEFED PRIOR TO U.S. VISIT JUNE 15-19, [...] (U) Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller General Mr. Bernard Nwadialo and two Assistant Comptroller Generals of Customs visited Embassy Abuja on June 4, 2009 to make a courtesy call on the Ambassador and the Deputy Chief of Mission and to inform the Mission of the purpose of their upcoming [...] | 2009-06-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1053 | NIGERIA: POLICE SHOOT 17 IN MAIDUGURI, TENSIONS [...] (U) On June 11 police in Maiduguri (located in the north-eastern state of Borno) shot and wounded 17 people during a confrontation with members of the Mohammed Yusuf Islamic Movement (MYIM). According to press reports the conflict began when a military and police patrol team from "Operation F [...] | 2009-06-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
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 |
09ABUJA106 | NIGERIA - FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY09 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] Embassy Abuja is pleased to submit the following project proposal for consideration of funding under the Department's 2009 biotechnology outreach program. . Background ---------- . 2. Nigeria is a natural leader in the African continent due to its size, population, and economic potential. [...] | 2009-01-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP EAID NI |
09ABUJA1064 | NIGERIA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel country narrative of the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). NAPTIP's Director of Investigations and Monitoring, Muhammed Babandede, and Executive Secretary, Simon Egede, [...] | 2009-06-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KMWN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG |
09ABUJA1072 | NIGERIA: USTDA SPONSORED ELECTRICITY HEALTH AND SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 28, the Ministry of Power held a mandatory meeting of the electricity sector to disseminate the Nigerian Electricity Health and Safety Standards Manual and to declare that the industry is now accountable to the standards and that infractions will be punishable by law. Th [...] | 2009-06-16 12:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1074 | NIGERIA COMMENTS ON U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per ref instructions, on June 15 Econ Couns presented U.S. views on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Prof. A. S. Sambo, Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeria and candidate for position of IRENA Executive Director. Sambo commented that the policies of the Oba [...] | 2009-06-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV NI |
09ABUJA1076 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 1-14, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of June 1-14, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Political News --Delta Incidents --Oil and Gas ECONOMIC NEWS ------------- 2. (U [...] | 2009-06-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KGHG ENGR EAID ELAB EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1096 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The challenges of economic development in the Niger Delta was the subject of a meeting on May 21 for EEB DAS Douglas Hengel with Group General Manager for Strategy, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Dr. Timothy Okon, and NNPC Manager of the Nigerian Content Divisio [...] | 2009-06-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1098 | NIGERIA: PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper "An International Piracy Court -- Not the Right Direction" to Ms. Maria Laose, the Director of the First UN Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 17. Ms. Laose pledged to pass copies of the non-paper along to the [...] | 2009-06-17 16:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL NI |
09ABUJA1099 | NIGERIA: AKWA-IBOM GOV APPLAUDS JTF ACTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 10 courtesy call on the DCM, Akwa-Ibom Governor Godswill Akpabio expressed his full support for the offensive of the Joint Task Force (JTF) against "militants" in the Niger Delta, discussed the resettlement of persons from the Bakassi Peninsula, his recent instituti [...] | 2009-06-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1102 | NIGER DELTA AMNESTY OFFER AND "ACCEPTANCE": LESS [...] (C) Summary: A lawyer for Niger Delta "militant" leader Ateke Tom announced on June 15 that Tom was prepared to accept President Umaru Yar'Adua's amnesty offer (first made on April 2). Yar'Adua reacted positively to the statement, and offered to provide within a week details of how the amnes [...] | 2009-06-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1103 | NIGERIA NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCMENT AGENCY (NDLEA) DETECTS [...] (U) The Mission confirms reports in local newspapers that, since May 1, 2009, the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 5 members of a drug trafficking ring that was operating out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. NDLEA Director General [...] | 2009-06-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1109 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL MEETS WITH GON PERM SEC FOR PETROLEUM [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: After the conclusion of a two-day U.S.-NIGERIA roundtable on energy and climate change (Reftel),the U.S. delegation, headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel of the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met on May 22 with the Permanent Secretary of the Nig [...] | 2009-06-19 07:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV ENRG ECON EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1112 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR HOSTS PPP AGRICULTURAL EVENT ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 9-10 in Lagos, the Ambassador hosted a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agricultural event entitled "Boosting the Nigerian Agricultural Sector through Financing, Processing, Capacity Building, Capital Equipment and Market Access". The PPP event covered the need to boost th [...] | 2009-06-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1115 | NIGERIA: BAUCHI STATE GOVERNOR ATTEMPTING TO [...] (U) Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda is plotting to impeach Deputy Governor Muhammad Garba Gadi for refusing to join him in defecting from the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) earlier this year (reftel). According to press reports, an anonymous ANPP membe [...] | 2009-06-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1116 | NIGERIA: WEAPONS LADEN PLANE IMPOUNDED IN KANO; [...] (SBU) A Ukrainian aircraft said to be "fully loaded" with 18 crates of weapons was impounded by a Nigerian military intelligence unit at Kano's Aminu Kano International Airport shortly after 4:00 AM on June 17. The plane, an Antonov 12 with registration number MEM 4-060 and tail number UR-CAK, [...] | 2009-06-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PINR PGOV MASS NI EK HR |
09ABUJA1117 | NIGERIA: LABOR RALLY IN KANO ACHIEVES BETTER [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other state labor leaders conducted a rally in Kano on July 16, protesting the GON's lack of leadership and action on deregulation of the petroleum sector, minimum wage, and electoral reform issues. The Kano demonstration is the second in a [...] | 2009-06-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1131 | ECOWAS CONVENES 36TH SUMMIT IN ABUJA [...] (SBU) The Ambassador attended the opening session of the 36th ordinary meeting of the Heads of State (HoS) of ECOWAS. Nigerian President (and current ECOWAS Chairman) Umaru Musa Yar'Adua opened the session with a 15-minute speech on the issues which have been, and will continue to be, the focus [...] | 2009-06-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECOWAS NI |
09ABUJA1132 | NIGERIA: SPECULATION ABOUT NIGER DELTA AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Nigeria's Council of State (an official advisory body including, inter alia, serving Governors, the President, VP, former Heads of State and other senior officials) will meet on June 25 to discuss terms for a possible amnesty offer to Niger Delta "militants," inc [...] | 2009-06-24 06:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1134 | ILEA GABORONE - Drug Unit Commander Course, August 10-14, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 08:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1135 | DIPNOTE: NIGERIAN CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy received the following diplomatic note number F-766/2009 dated June 2, 2009 from the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 23 regarding GON re-election into Category "C" of the International Maritime Organization. The text of the note is as follows: 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEX [...] | 2009-06-24 08:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PREL EWWT IMO NI |
09ABUJA1139 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL VISITS EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel of the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met in Abuja on May 20 with the leadership of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI),accompanied by DCM, Econ Counselor and Deptoff. NEITI Chairman Asobie noted [...] | 2009-06-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ENRG SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1171 | NIGERIA: VISITS OF SPANISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The June visits of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish President Jose Zapatero marked the first visits by a head of state or government of either of these countries since Nigeria's independence. Nigerian contacts have pointedly contrasted the visits of these major Eu [...] | 2009-06-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI RS SP |
09ABUJA1173 | NIGERIA: GON ISSUES AMNESTY DECREE FOR NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, after several hours of discussion with the Council of State (COS -- a constitutionally established consultative body of over 50, including the VP, Chief Justice, all former Heads of State, all serving state governors and other senior officials) President Umaru Yar'Adu [...] | 2009-06-26 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1175 | NIGERIA: GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) As per reftel instructions, the Ambassador delivered demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ojo Maduekwe on June 13 by phone while the Minister was on a visit to Rome. The Minister agreed on the need for a sustained commitment on food security and also with the basic thrust of the USG a [...] | 2009-06-29 06:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL NI |
09ABUJA1176 | NIGERIA 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to STATE 49477, U.S. Mission reports the case of Phoenix Environmental Services Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Mr. Norton E. Jessup, an American citizen. Details of the case are included in subsequent paragraphs. --- Claimant A: Phoenix Environmental Services Nigeria Limit [...] | 2009-06-29 08:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI |
09ABUJA1186 | NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR SEEK USTDA SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary. During the June 7 - 13 visit of United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Africa Business Development Manager Jason Nagy, Government of Nigeria (GON) officials and private sector representatives expressed keen interest in USTDA support. Despite tremendous market growth i [...] | 2009-06-29 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1191 | NIGERIAN ORGANIZED LABOR: THIRD STRIKE, BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other state labor leaders conducted a large rally in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on June 23, protesting the GON's deregulation of the petroleum sector, and lack of action on minimum wage and electoral reform issues. The Borno demo [...] | 2009-06-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1209 | NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT ELICITS GON ASSISTANCE REQUESTS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman; Minister of State for Petroleum Odien Ajumogobia and Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum, Professor Emmanuel Egbogah on June 8 to introduce U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Africa Mana [...] | 2009-06-30 11:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1210 | NIGERIA: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES AU SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Ambassador had a short June 28 breakfast meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe at his residence a few hours before his departure for Libya for the African Union (AU) Summit. Ambassador covered a range of issues ranging from Nigeria,s delegation to both the AU and upcoming G-8 [...] | 2009-06-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PARCA |
09ABUJA1212 | NIGERIA: LABOFF CONVEYS IMPORTANCE OF TRIPARTITE [...] (U) Summary: LabOff was a "Guest of Honor" for the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Senior Staff Association's (FOBTOB) 11th Annual National Delegates Conference in Jos, Plateau State, on May 30. As one of Nigeria's largest private sector trade unions, FOBTOB used its annual Delegates Conference a [...] | 2009-06-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA122 | NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA'S NEW ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 13, 2009 President Yar'Adua created a Presidential Steering Committee (PSC),which will coordinate the administrations economic strategy. It was announced that one of the purposes of the PSC is to assess the impact of the global financial crisis on Nigeria and recomme [...] | 2009-01-21 10:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAGR PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1221 | ECOWAS WELCOMES CHINESE, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT; [...] (SBU) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) concluded its Thirty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja June 22. Present were leaders or representatives of all fifteen ECOWAS member states with the exception of Guinea Conakry, as well [...] | 2009-07-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV EAIR XY |
09ABUJA1226 | NIGERIA: FURTHER REACTION TO NIGER DELTA AMNESTY [...] (C) Summary: Following President Yar'Adua's June 25 proclamation of an amnesty for all Niger Delta "militants" prepared to come out of the creeks and give up their weapons before October 4, one alleged "militant" commander, and persons claiming to represent several others, said they were will [...] | 2009-07-02 16:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NI |
09ABUJA1235 | NIGERIA: ITSO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econ Specialist informed Engineer Festus Daudu, Director Spectrum Management, Ministry of Information and Communication of reftel demarche on July 6. Daudu said that the Government of Nigeria will not attend the upcoming International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO) meeting [...] | 2009-07-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC ECPS PREL NI |
09ABUJA1255 | NIGERIA: INTERIM GON RESPONSE ON IRANIAN URANIUM [...] (C) Further to the reftel A demarche given to Nigerian authorities on May 21 and a follow-up telcon of June 16 about suspected potential Iranian efforts to acquire uranium from Nigeria and questions/concerns about the Maro Sanat/Valley Mining joint venture in particular, the GON sent the follo [...] | 2009-07-08 16:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1256 | NIGERIA: MISSION PLANS FOR POTUS GHANA SPEECH EVENT [...] (U) Summary. In response to the Department's request for using the POTUS speech in Accra, Ghana, as an opportunity to highlight U.S.-Africa policy, the Mission will hold simultaneous live viewing events in Abuja and Lagos that incorporate interactive information technology (texting, SMS-servic [...] | 2009-07-09 05:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO NI |
09ABUJA1258 | NIGERIA LABOR MINISTER AND DELEGATION TO VISIT U.S. [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Minister of Labor and Productivity Prince Adetokunbo Kayode and a delegation of high-level Nigerian labor sector officials will travel to the United States on July 25 for the Minister's first labor orientation t [...] | 2009-07-09 12:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV PHUM PREL NI |
09ABUJA127 | NIGERIA'S PLAN TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) Post provides the following response per reftel request. 2. (C) The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) is the agency empowered to regulate nuclear activities in Nigeria, while the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) is entrusted with research and development of nuclear pow [...] | 2009-01-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP BTIO NI |
09ABUJA1270 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR LEADS FURTHER OUTREACH ON [...] (U) Summary: In conjunction with the Mission's outreach to the Nigerian Muslim community, Ambassador took President Obama's Cairo speech on the road, traveling (with PolOff notetaker and other Mission members) to Northeastern Nigeria on June 29 - July 2, and in the Southwest July 3-6 (with Con [...] | 2009-07-10 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1271 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MUSLIM GOVERNORS ON [...] (C) Summary: On June 29 - July 2, Ambassador traveled (with Poloff notetaker and other Mission members) to Northeastern Nigeria, visiting Borno, Gombe, and Yobe. In addition to her pinnacle meetings with prominent Muslim leaders and a policy speech in Maiduguri (reftel),Ambassador met with t [...] | 2009-07-10 14:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1272 | NIGERIA: POLITICAL PARTY BUYOUTS IN BAUCHI STATE: [...] (U) On June 24, the Bauchi State House of Assembly served Deputy Governor Muhammad Garba Gadi with an impeachment notice for alleged financial wrong-doing. State Chief Judge Justice Sabo Suleiman Darazo constituted an investigative panel, which the State House of Assembly later dissolved for [...] | 2009-07-13 06:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1274 | NIGERIA: DELTA ATLANTA-LAGOS ROUTE INTRODUCES BOEING 777 [...] (SBU) Delta flight 54 landed at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport on July 2 at 3:05 pm local time with a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. On April 8, 2009 the Government of Nigeria agreed to approve Delta's new route from New York John F. Kennedy Airport to Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Internation [...] | 2009-07-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1278 | NIGERIA: MEND "LEADER" HENRY OKAH ACCEPTS AMNESTY [...] (C) Summary: Henry Okah, sometimes described as "leader" of the Niger Delta "militant" umbrella organization, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),who was on trial for treason and weapons trafficking, accepted President Yar'Adua's offer of amnesty, and was released from [...] | 2009-07-14 16:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1288 | NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA SHUFFLES DEFENSE AND INTERIOR [...] (U) On July 14, President Yar'Adua moved Minister of Defense Shettima Mustapha to the Ministry of Interior, in exchange for the Minister of Interior, Major General Godwin Abbe who is now the Minister of Defense. In addition, Minister of State (Interior) Abdulraham Adamu swapped positions with [...] | 2009-07-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
09ABUJA1289 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of June 15-30, 2009 political/economic highlights, which was delayed in transmission and did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Political News --Economic News --Oil and Gas --Delta Incidents POLITICAL NEWS [...] | 2009-07-16 05:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB PREL EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1296 | NIGERIA: KANO GOVERNOR SPONSORS FIRST ISLAMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),sponsored two days of meetings he termed the First Islamic Summit on June 29-30. The summit appeared to be first and foremost a platform for the Governor to promote his political agenda, providin [...] | 2009-07-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1306 | NIGERIA: MISSION HOSTS TWO LIVE POTUS' ACCRA [...] (U) Summary: Mission Nigeria hosted media, civil society, and private sector interlocutors simultaneously on July 11 in Abuja and Lagos to watch a live broadcast of President Obama's speech in Accra, Ghana. Over 50 total participants attended the two events, including Ghana Consul General Syl [...] | 2009-07-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1307 | NIGERIAN LABOR DISCONTENT BECOMING CONTAGIOUS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Frustration and discontent in the labor sector was at its most contagious state during the week of July 6-10, as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates led demonstrations -- and inspired others to do so -- within education, health, and media institutions across the [...] | 2009-07-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1308 | NIGERIA: U.S.-UK COORDINATION MEETING [...] (C) Summary. On July 17, 2009, the Ambassador and an interagency team (DOD, USAID, RAO, POL, PD) met with their UK counterparts, led by Charge d'Affaires Peter West to discuss opportunities for increased U.S.-UK cooperation. The working group identified four primary areas of shared interest: [...] | 2009-07-20 14:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1310 | NIGERIA: INFORMATION REQUESTED ON LIBERIAN ASSOCIATES OF [...] (SBU) As per request in reftel, on July 17, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting information on Martin George and Edwin Snowe, believed to be associates of indicated war criminal former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Post will report separately on [...] | 2009-07-22 05:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XY UNSC NI |
09ABUJA1328 | NIGERIA: MINISTER TAKES ACTION ON GAS FLARING [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman is seriously discussing the installation and promotion of a Gas to Liquid (GTL) process developed and patented by Synfuels International in cooperation with Texas A&M University. Lukman would like to purchase the equipment and [...] | 2009-07-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1333 | NIGERIA: POST'S FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH AND [...] Summary: Following President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo, Mission Nigeria has engaged audiences throughout Nigeria with various outreach activities, including meetings with journalists, government officials, civil society organizations, and traditional religious leaders. Post has also com [...] | 2009-07-22 15:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCHUL ESENV SOCI |
09ABUJA135 | NIGERIA: CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF DIKE ON AMISOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Poloff, DATT, and OSC Chief met with Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff Paul Dike and his staff to discuss the current status of various programs pending between the U.S. and Nigeria. Of greatest interest, Dike clarified the Nigerian Military's AMISOM deployment timet [...] | 2009-01-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MARR SO NI |
09ABUJA1353 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF US-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1357 | NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-23, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-23, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Political News --Economic News --Narcotics News --Delta Incidents POLITICAL NEWS -------------- Â [...] | 2009-07-27 05:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB PREL EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1377 | NIGERIAN ISLAMIST EXTREMISTS LAUNCH ATTACKS IN 4 [...] (C) Summary: According to Mission Nigeria contacts and local press reporting, violent clashes erupted in four Nigerian towns between Nigerian police and supporters of an Islamic extremist group from July 26 to 27. The attacks specifically targeted police stations, most likely as retaliation [...] | 2009-07-28 07:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1379 | NIGERIA: EXTREMIST ATTACKS CONTINUE INTO NIGHT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy contacts, other reporting channels, and local news reporting, additional extremist attacks were carried out on police stations and government buildings throughout the night of July 27-28 in Maiduguri, Borno state, following three days of similar attacks in th [...] | 2009-07-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1392 | NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT QUASHES EXTREMISTS, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy contacts, other reporting channels, and local news reporting, Nigerian military stormed extremist strongholds in Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, and Kano states on July 28, effectively neutralizing Boko Haram, its followers, and its leader Mohammed Yusuf. Minimal violen [...] | 2009-07-29 16:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1398 | NIGERIAN MILITARY COMBING FOR EXTREMISTS, BOKO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 17:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1399 | NIGERIA: GTIP HOTLINE DATA [...] (U) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP) operates eight shelters for victims, each with offices serving administrative and prosecution functions. Each location has a local tip line; calls are toll-free only to Zain subscribers. There is one telephone company [...] | 2009-07-30 17:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI KTIP XA PHUM |
09ABUJA1400 | NIGERIA: CHIEF OF MISSION DELEGATION MEETS OIL & GAS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador was part of a diplomatic delegation (French, UK, and Dutch) to meet with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Chief Dr. Mohammed Barkindo to encourage more transparency in the oil and gas sector reform process, raise concerns with problematic provisions o [...] | 2009-07-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1401 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: FINANCIAL REGULATORY TRAINING [...] The following five personnel from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced FDIC Training. Name: ERIN, Harry Tope DOB 31 October 1974 Position Senior Analyst, NFIU [...] | 2009-08-03 05:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EFIN AE |
09ABUJA1402 | NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...] | 2009-08-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1403 | NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...] | 2009-08-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1404 | NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...] | 2009-08-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1405 | NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...] | 2009-08-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI |
09ABUJA1407 | NIGERIA: DELTA AMNESTY OFFICIALS ASK FOR FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: On July 21, Mission Nigeria was invited to an international donor meeting hosted by Air Vice Marshall L.O. Ararile, Chief Coordinator of Nigeria's Amnesty Program, to discuss "areas of possible collaboration" for funding and implementation. Dr. Ferdinand Ikwang, consultant for th [...] | 2009-08-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1410 | NIGERIA: SHEKARAU DICUSSES ATTACKS, NATIONAL [...] (C) On July 29, Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau informed Ambassador and DCM (with PolOff notetaker) that apart from the Boko Haram attack on a police station on the outskirts of Kano, the state remains calm. He attributed the peace to the state's "Societal Reorientation Program" which he [...] | 2009-08-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1411 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO NIGERIA [...] (C) Over two years in to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's administration, the GON is facing serious and growing problems on several fronts. While the President's election was judged largely fraudulent, his assumption of office was at least accepted by most Nigerians, and welcomed by many. His [...] | 2009-08-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON NI |
09ABUJA1412 | NIGERIA: TREASURY DELEGATION MEETS WITH GON AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Senior Advisor Ian Solomon and Senior G-20 Policy Advisor Robin Ritterhoff visited Abuja from July 12-15 to meet with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of State for Finance, representatives of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initi [...] | 2009-08-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON SENV PREL ENRG PGOV ELAB NI |
09ABUJA1419 | NIGERIA: POST-YUSUF REFLECTIONS AND UPDATES [...] (C) Summary: Local and international media carry photographs of Islamist extremist leader Muhammad Yusuf allegedly in custody just prior to his death. The situation on the ground remains calm, with all 4,000 displaced persons reportedly now back in their homes. Given the difficulty of distin [...] | 2009-08-03 18:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL NI |
09ABUJA1422 | NIGERIA: MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst violent attacks by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, religious leaders called on Nigerians to remain calm and united while condemning the actions and philosophy of Boko Haram. Muslim scholars and community leaders blamed the government for laxity and ineptitude and questio [...] | 2009-08-04 17:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1423 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER HEAD OF STATE [...] (C) Summary: Former Nigerian Head of State Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida met with Ambassador August 3 to share his perspectives on the recent spate of Boko Haram-led violence in the north, electoral reform, and his view that President Yar'Adua's has neither the leadership nor the experience to e [...] | 2009-08-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL NI |
09ABUJA1435 | NIGERIA: YAKUBU GOWON DISCUSSES BOKO HARAM, [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM and Poloff met with former Head of State (1966-75) Yakubu Gowon July 31 to discuss Boko Haram violence, pharmaceutical testing and electoral reform. Ambassador thanked General Gowon for his role in settling the case between Pfizer pharmaceutical company and Kano State over [...] | 2009-08-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1436 | NIGERIA: YARADUA ORDERS INVESTIGATION INTO BOKO [...] (SBU) On the margins of a state visit by the president of Benin, President Yar'Adua on August 4 promised on Nigerian TV a full investigation of the Boko Haram attacks (refs) noting that National Security Adviser Major General Sarki Abdullahi Mukhtar would lead the effort as a first step to esta [...] | 2009-08-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL PREL NI |
09ABUJA1437 | NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS MEETINGS A MIX OF [...] (U)SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca visited Lagos, Benin City and Abuja on a July 5-15 fact-finding tour of Africa to exchange ideas on sombating trafficking in persons. He met with government officials and civil society groups to learn first hand what actions are being taken in Nigeri [...] | 2009-08-05 17:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI KTIP PHUM |
09ABUJA1438 | NIGERIA: POL/ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) The Following is an Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of July 23 through August 7, 2009 political/economic highlights not previously reported. ECONOMIC -------- 2. (SBU) GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MOVES TO CHECK E-WASTE DUMPING: On July 20, addressing an international conference on [...] | 2009-08-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KGHG ENGR EAID ELAB EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1455 | NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA CRISES HITS EXTERNAL RESERVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the recovery of oil prices in the international markets, the crisis in the Niger Delta has dealt a blow on Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves. Local press reports that current production has fallen to about 1.3 million barrels per day, a far cry from the 2.209 mbpd ta [...] | 2009-08-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1457 | NIGERIA: OMNIBUS LEGISLATION ON OIL & GAS REFORM GOES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Oil majors and other stakeholders appeared in record numbers at the National Assembly for the five day public hearing of the Petroleum Industry Bill before the House and Senate Joint Committee on Gas and Oil. In their testimonies, international and indigenous oil companies, and [...] | 2009-08-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1458 | NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Per reftel request, the Nigerian Constitution expressly prohibits all acts of torture and inhuman treatment. However, the constitution does not define torture, there is no body of case law, and there have been no prosecutions or convictions to date relating to the torture of any person. [...] | 2009-08-07 07:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL UN NI |
09ABUJA1465 | NIGERIA: PFIZER SIGNES A $75 MILLION SETTLMENT AGREEMENT [...] (U) On July 30, Pfizer and the Kano State Government signed a $75 million settlement and non-prosecution agreement, effectively terminating the longstanding litigation stemming from Pfizer's Trovan medical tests (oral vaccines) on children during a 1996 meningitis epidemic. TRUST FUNDS FOR V [...] | 2009-08-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1469 | NIGERIA: ACTION REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador received a letter dated July 23 from Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Minister of Petroleum Resources, as follow up to their meeting on June 8 and requesting USG technical assistance in reducing gas flaring th [...] | 2009-08-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1475 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA TO UNDERGO MEDICAL CHECK-UP IN [...] (U) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua will travel to Saudi Arabia August 14 to undergo a scheduled medical examination, according to his spokesperson Olusegun Adeniyi. Yar'Adua will remain in Saudi Arabia for one week, during which he will perform the Lesser Hajj. 2. (C) Separately, In [...] | 2009-08-11 16:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL NI |
09ABUJA148 | NIGERIA: JOS REMAINS CALM AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang swore in the controversial 17 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen whose November 27, 2008 elections were marred by alleged rigging that sparked a surge of violence in Jos resulting in over 300 deaths (ref B). Despite concerns from [...] | 2009-01-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1485 | NIGERIA: BAUCHI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY REMOVES [...] (SBU) In an expected but controversial act, the Bauchi State House of Assembly removed Deputy Governor Alhaji Mohammed Garba Gadi from office August 13, with 25 of 31 members voting against him. A panel set up in May to investigate offenses against Gadi returned charges of "gross misconduct," [...] | 2009-08-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
09ABUJA1496 | ILEA GABORONE - BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT COURSE, AUGUST [...] The following four Nigerians from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are nominated for attendance for the referenced ILEA Training. Name: HAMZAT, Mohammed DOB: 20 December 1972 Gender: Male Rank: Chief Narcotic Agent, Investigation Passport No: A3473392A [...] | 2009-08-18 14:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1497 | NIGERIA: THE GON TEMPORARILY TAKES OVER FIVE BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria fired the senior management of five banks following a financial viability audit that indicated the banks faced collapse due to excessive non-performing loans and over-exposure to capital markets and the downstream oil and gas sector. The CBN injected [...] | 2009-08-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EPET NI |
09ABUJA1514 | NIGERIA: CONCURRENCE ON E.O. 13126 LIST [...] (U) In response to reftel, U.S. Mission Nigeria concurs with the Department of Labor's draft update to its list of products that have been "mined, produced, or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor" pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13126, as specifically related to Nigeria. MCCUL [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC NI |
09ABUJA1515 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1516 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1517 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1518 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1520 | NIGERIA: NAMES OF DEFAULTERS PUBLISHED; INDUSTRY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Banking contacts say CBN Governor Sanusi's firing of five bank heads has made the banking sector stronger, more transparent, and indicates that the sector is open for new domestic and international investors, including foreign banks. The public naming of defaulters like Aliko Dango [...] | 2009-08-20 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD NI |
09ABUJA1540 | NIGERIA: POL-ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political and economic developments not reported elsewhere. -------------------------------------------- DANGOTE ELECTED NEW STOCK EXCHANGE PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Aliko Dangote gained [...] | 2009-08-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ELAB EPET NI IZ |
09ABUJA1561 | NIGERIA: THE CBN GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visibly tired CBN Governor stressed to us that he and his team are working around the clock to clean up the banking sector. He affirmed his desire to pursue criminal cases against high profile defaulters, such as former Delta State Governor James Ibori, and that he enjoys the f [...] | 2009-08-26 06:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1562 | NIGERIA: CBN GOVERNOR DETERMINED TO PURSUE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visibly tired CBN Governor stressed to us that he and his team are working around the clock to clean up the banking sector. He affirmed his desire to pursue criminal cases against high profile defaulters, such as former Delta State Governor James Ibori, and that he enjoys the f [...] | 2009-08-26 06:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1577 | NIGERIA: SECT MEMBERS DEPORTED, PREACHING [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities evicted over 1,250 Darul Islam members from Niger state to their home states and deported others to Niger Republic for lack of documentation. The mass eviction, exacerbated by unhygienic conditions at GON-provided temporary housing, evoked criticism from human righ [...] | 2009-08-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1582 | THE POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA CLAIMS PROJECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Power Holding Company of Nigeria claims that its plan to increase electricity supply to 6,000 megawatts by December 31 is threatened by the disruption of natural gas feedstock due primarily to militant activities in the Niger Delta. End Summary. Gas for Power Production [...] | 2009-08-28 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV EAID NI |
09ABUJA1591 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- AUGUST 28, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments in Nigeria not reported elsewhere. ------------------------ Oil Production Increases ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Petroleum Resource Minister Rilwan Lukman announced August [...] | 2009-08-28 17:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL OREP ELAB EFIN PINR NI |
09ABUJA16 | ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 06:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA1603 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICSC CANDIDATE MYERS [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel, POLOFF delivered requested demarche on the candidacy of Lucretia F. Myers for re-election to the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the Second United Nations Division Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim on A [...] | 2009-08-31 16:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1613 | NIGERIA: ECOWAS PRESIDENT "EXTREMELY CONCERNED" BY [...] (U) POLCOUNS, accompanied by POLOFFS, delivered demarche on Guinean elections (REFTEL) to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas during an introductory call on August 28. POLCOUNS urged ECOWAS support for free, fair, and transparent elections with [...] | 2009-09-01 08:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV NI |
09ABUJA1615 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE [...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche with U.S. views on the race for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Director-General to Nigerian Foreign Ministry Second United Nations Division Director Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim on August 27. 2. (C) Without prompti [...] | 2009-09-01 12:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNESCO UNSC NI EG BN TZ |
09ABUJA1632 | NIGERIA: ANAMBRA GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ELECTORAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the opposition All Progressives Grand Alliance discussed electoral reform, the Niger Delta amnesty program, and state priorities during an August 26 meeting with Charge, PolCouns, and PolOff at the Embassy. Obi expressed pessimism about prospe [...] | 2009-09-02 16:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA1633 | NIGERIA: OIL-GAS UNIONS AND EXXONMOBIL WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: LabOff and Lagos EconOff met with ExxonMobil and Nigeria's oil and gas unions on August 26 in Lagos to hear their perspectives on President Yar'Adua's amnesty initiative. The unions and ExxonMobil agreed that amnesty is a good idea, but questioned the sincerity of both the GON an [...] | 2009-09-02 16:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1645 | NIGERIA: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY STRIKE CONTINUES [...] (C) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members told LabOff August 29 in Ibadan of their determination to continue a two and one-half month strike until the Nigerian Government (GON) met all their demands. The GON has pulled out of negotiations and threatened to ban the professors from [...] | 2009-09-04 13:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM NI |
09ABUJA1651 | MORE WOES FOR NIGERIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION [...] (C) On September 4, Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) General Secretary John Odah told LabOff that NUT (an NLC affiliated union) was on the verge of shutting down the public primary and secondary education system over GON failure to honor its 2008 agreement on a 27.5 percent salary increase for all [...] | 2009-09-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL KISL EAID NI |
09ABUJA1669 | NIGER DELTA MILITANTS' CASH OUT NO HARBINGER OF [...] (C) With the announcement by President Yar,Adua that the Nigerian government (GON) would not extend the amnesty deadline beyond October 4, the two-month program has reached its half-way point with at best mixed results. Militants of varying importance have signed up for amnesty and surrendered [...] | 2009-09-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI MX |
09ABUJA1673 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Staff from the Bureaus of International Organizations (IO) and Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) met in Abuja on September 8 with Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss resolutions, especially on Freedom of Expression (FOE),to be presented at the upcoming 12th sess [...] | 2009-09-11 12:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC |
09ABUJA168 | NIGERIA-USG LED CIVIL AVIATION PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 20, 2009 the U.S Mission led a search and rescue (SAR) briefing with Nigerian civil aviation officials in Abuja. Lt. Col. David MacKenzie, 17th Air Force, United States Air Force Africa Command, presented information on the United States search and rescue system. Th [...] | 2009-01-30 06:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1682 | NIGERIA: MISSION HOLDS SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Mission Nigeria hosted U.S. Speaker Gary Blumenthal August 31-September 4 for a successful biotechnology outreach in Ibadan, Lagos, and Abuja. Over 200 scientists, government officials, representatives of civil society, and the media participated in the program [...] | 2009-09-11 14:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV ECON TBIO NI |
09ABUJA1683 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Staff from the Bureaus of International Organizations (IO) and Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) met in Abuja on September 8 with Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss resolutions, especially on Freedom of Expression (FOE),to be presented at the upcoming 12th sessio [...] | 2009-09-11 15:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC |
09ABUJA1684 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments, not mentioned elsewhere in formal reporting. --------------------------------------------- -- ARREST WARRANT FOR YAR'ADUA'S PRIVATE SECRETARY --------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-09-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD ELAB NI |
09ABUJA169 | NIGERIA: INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS ASK FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 16, 2009 meeting with ten members of the Independent Power Producer Association of Nigeria (IPPAN) and EconOffs, IPPAN requested assistance from the USG to spur the Nigerian government (GON) to finalize steps for electricity sector privatization, which would assist I [...] | 2009-01-30 06:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV EAID NI |
09ABUJA1696 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WIPO ISSUES: 2010-2011 [...] (U) Subject demarche along with Nonpaper was delivered to the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 10 via Diplomatic Note 1143 and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) on September 11 in person. The NCC also asked and received electronic copies of the Diplomatic Note and Nonpape [...] | 2009-09-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON |
09ABUJA1703 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (U) The Mission delivered on September 15 the reftel-requested demarche, encouraging GON's participation in the UNGA food security event. 2. (U) The Mission also spoke with a senior contact at the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources who promised to bring the invitation to the attent [...] | 2009-09-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA NI |
09ABUJA1705 | NIGERIAN PARTICIPANT IN FY-10 MRP "COMBATING [...] (SBU) Per Reftel Request, please find information on Nigeria's IVLP nomination of Ms. Motunrayo Odepidan to participate in subject program. Surname: Odepidan Given Names: Mutunrayo Omobolanle DOB: 04 April 1971 POB: Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria Passport number: A1046360 Date of ppt issue: 29 June [...] | 2009-09-16 05:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KPAO SCUL NI |
09ABUJA1718 | CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE REINFORCES THEMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Abuja, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee met with Nigerian Government (GON) officials and non-governmental organizations to reinforce USG themes on good governance and food security. Noting her long-standing support of Nigeria, she encouraged GON offici [...] | 2009-09-16 16:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OREP EINV EAGR NI |
09ABUJA172 | 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 10:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ |
09ABUJA1735 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO START AIR MARSHAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA174 | 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ |
09ABUJA1740 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------------- ------- ANAMBRA STATE VOTER REGISTRATION ENCOUNTERS PROBLEMS --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2009-09-18 13:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1742 | NIGERIA: CBN AND EFCC COLLABORATING ON BANKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 14:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCOR KRCIM EFIN |
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 |
09ABUJA1757 | NIGERIAN GENERALS SUPPORT GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) During a September 8 to 11 familiarization visit and roundtable planning conference in Stuttgart, six general officers from Nigeria's military training commands expressed support for greater engagement with the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Nigerian military leaders agreed to seek fur [...] | 2009-09-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS KCOR KPKO NI |
09ABUJA1758 | NIGERIA: UPDATE ON DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA FOOD [...] Mission received a verbal response on September 23 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources that the Government of Nigeria will be represented by Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, at the UNGA food security event on September 26. Ruma will be ac [...] | 2009-09-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA NI |
09ABUJA1760 | NIGERIAN PRESIDENT TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA -- AGAIN [...] (C) Nigerian President Yar'Adua traveled again to Saudi Arabia September 22, apparently for medical reasons. This trip, the second to Saudi Arabia within three months (ref A),replaces his scheduled visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 2. (C) Presidential Speci [...] | 2009-09-23 17:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP ELAB PINR UNGA UNSC NI |
09ABUJA1761 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY STRUGGLING TO FIND PROPER [...] (C) International community representatives continue to struggle to identify an appropriate way to support the Niger Delta amnesty program. At recent donor meetings, diplomats expressed skepticism about various proposals, including those formulated by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) [...] | 2009-09-23 18:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID UNDP NI |
09ABUJA1764 | (C) NIGERIA: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources indicate that the government of Nigeria is working to meet the needs of the stakeholders in the omnibus Petroleum Industry Bill and that the President is "100 percent" behind the bill. Ministry contacts believe that the bill will p [...] | 2009-09-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1765 | Engaging the Nigerian Diaspora [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 20 million people of Nigerian descent reside outside Nigeria, with about three million in the United Kingdom (and about one million in the United States. Nigerian immigration to the U.S. began in the late 1960s and accelerated in the the mid- to late-1980s due to politica [...] | 2009-09-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NI |
09ABUJA1767 | NIGERIA: FOREIGN INVESTIGATIONS MAY BE EXACTING [...] (C) A U.S. businessman and self-described lobbyist for the Nigerian Government (GON) recently informed Embassy of an alleged "deal" that controversial former Delta State Governor James Ibori would like to make in return for pledges by foreign governments not to prosecute him. While we doubt an [...] | 2009-09-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KCOR NI |
09ABUJA1768 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------- DUTCH DELIVER DIGITAL EVIDENCE TRAINING --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Law enforcement and legal [...] | 2009-09-24 18:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SENV KTIP KPAO NI |
09ABUJA1769 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRIVATELY WITH EFCC [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri September 24 at the residence to open a new dialogue on the USG's desire for the EFCC to improve its efforts on Nigeria's anti-corruption fight and reiterate U.S. expectations that the EFCC beg [...] | 2009-09-24 19:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1796 | SENIOR GON LEADER AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR BINATIONAL [...] (C) On September 28, Ambassador called on Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed to review bilateral issues. DCM accompanied. 2. (C) Ambassador thanked Ahmed for his assistance during the Secretary's successful visit in August, and underscored the im [...] | 2009-09-29 16:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1800 | NIGERIA: ECOWAS CONDEMNS GUINEA VIOLENCE, WILL [...] (C) Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas told Ambassador, while in transit at Frankfurt Airport, that ECOWAS had issued a declaration September 29 condemning the junta's violent repression of a peaceful rally the day before at Conakry stadium. [...] | 2009-09-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV NI |
09ABUJA1802 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON JUSTICE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) PolCouns and PolOff met with Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central America Division Director Toyin Solaja September 28 to deliver the requested demarche on the Justice Goldstone report (Reftel). We arranged this meeting with Solaja in lieu of MFA colleagues responsible for UN issues, [...] | 2009-09-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NI |
09ABUJA1814 | NIGERIA'S DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAKES FIRST ARREST ON [...] (SBU) On September 23, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) personnel arrested Nigerian National Onugha Benjamin Simon at Lagos's Murtala Mohamed International Airport while he attempted to board a U.S. bound Delta Airlines flight with heroin. During the screening of passengers, NDLEA [...] | 2009-10-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1820 | (SBU) NIGERIA: RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) The Russian Government, through its local Embassy representatives, is engaged with the Nigerian government on economic issues, such as nuclear energy, oil and gas, electric power, and aluminum smelting. 2. (SBU) Six agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) were signed during Ru [...] | 2009-10-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV NI |
09ABUJA1822 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 2, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. ------------------------------------------- NIGERIA STRIVES FOR FAA CATEGORY ONE RATING ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Nigeria cont [...] | 2009-10-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN EMIN PHUM PINR KTIP NI |
09ABUJA1834 | ECOWAS PRESIDENT PROVIDES READ OUT ON ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas requested an urgent meeting with PolCouns to review the latest state of play in Guinea. He provided PolCouns with a preliminary read out he received by telephone from Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister regardi [...] | 2009-10-06 18:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GV NI |
09ABUJA1836 | (C) EXXONMOBIL MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF NIGERIA'S PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil's local MD told Charge that not much had happened on the PIB since the public hearings on July 27-30. ExxonMobil has had productive meetings with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria both of which realize what is at stake if foreign investment in the [...] | 2009-10-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1845 | NIGERIA: CBN RELEASES ITS SECOND BANK AUDIT RESULTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Central Bank of Nigeria's second and final bank audit report found five banks to be undercapitalized and/or suffering from illiquidity. The CBN replaced three managing directors and injected 200 billion naira ($1.3 billion) into the affected five banks. The Nigeria Stock Exc [...] | 2009-10-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1846 | FAVORABLE RAINS SHOW PROMISE FOR NIGERIA'S [...] SUMMARY: Favorable rains show promise for a good 2009 grain harvest. Most grain crops were planted in June and farmers hope the rainy season will extend well into October. The visiting Nigeria Desk Officer and accompanying Economic and USAID MARKETS Officers visited farmers in Northern Niger [...] | 2009-10-07 18:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PREL NI |
09ABUJA1847 | NIGERIA PROFESSES LITTLE TO NO INFLUENCE WITH IRAN [...] (C) PolOffs briefed Foreign Ministry (MFA) First United Nations Director Maria Laose October 6 on the outcome of Geneva talks with Iran (Ref A) and delivered a non-paper on Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility (Ref B). In response, Laose professed that her government had "no influence" w [...] | 2009-10-08 07:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR NI |
09ABUJA1850 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA TO MEET WITH NIGER [...] (C) Nigerian President Umara Yar'Adua has invited all former militant leaders to an October 9 post-amnesty dialogue in Abuja. All militant leaders and South-South governors reportedly plan to attend. Separately, the British Foreign Secretary and Economic Community of West African States (ECO [...] | 2009-10-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
09ABUJA1852 | Nigerian Nominees for ILEA GABORONE - Vetting for [...] (SBU) The following six Nigerian personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name ELISHA, Taibat Oyedoyin DOB 01 April 1967 Gender [...] | 2009-10-09 10:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PHUM KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
09ABUJA1854 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 9, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------- MINING TEAM VISIT ----------------- 2. (U) The Mission sponsored a visit by a five-person mining team to Jos and Abuja to better under [...] | 2009-10-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1855 | BIOSECURITY WORKSHOP INVITATION DELIVERED TO [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, nonpaper and pre-invitation for the Africa Regional Workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of the First UN Division Maria Laose October 6. Laose ( 234 8059006063) is the POC at the MFA in Abuja. She was not sure w [...] | 2009-10-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC NI |
09ABUJA1861 | U.S. MISSION'S ADVOCACY ON PIB: SOME PROGRESS MADE, MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission has supported Nigeria's oil and gas reform and has worked with both the GON and the international oil companies on issues of concern within the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill. The bill has already had two readings in the National Assembly and public hearings were [...] | 2009-10-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1865 | NIGERIA - 2010 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: NIGERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 151.3 million. 2008 GDP was $212.1 billion; 2008 GNI per capita was $1,160 (World Bank 2009 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a civili [...] | 2009-10-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON NI |
09ABUJA1870 | NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MADUEKWE LAUDS AMNESTY [...] (C) Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe declared the recently concluded amnesty program to be an unqualified success and appealed for international support at an October 12 briefing for the diplomatic community in Abuja. He praised President Yar'Adua for taking more courageous and en [...] | 2009-10-13 17:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PTER NI UNSC |
09ABUJA1871 | INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON GUINEA RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) The October 12 International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea discussed the crisis in Guinea and received reports of "total disorder" within Guinea and "harassment of the civilian population by a military which wants to impose itself on the country." "Les Forces Vivres" representatives gave [...] | 2009-10-13 17:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1876 | FORMER HEAD OF STATE BABANGIDA FOLLOWS UP ON [...] (C) Former Nigerian Head of State Ibrahim Babangida, noting his desire to follow up on the Secretary's August 2009 visit, advocated greater outreach to civil society as a complement to the work of the Binational Commission (BNC). He suggested that shaping Nigerian public opinion would help to [...] | 2009-10-14 17:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EPET NI |
09ABUJA1877 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA SEEKS UPDATE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Action request: Post requests updated information for Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the consolidated list of individuals and organizations linked to Al-Qaida. The CBN earlier released a circular advising Nigerian financial i [...] | 2009-10-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCOR EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1884 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 16, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- GUINEAN PROTESTERS IN LAGOS DEMAND CIVIL RULE --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Member [...] | 2009-10-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN PHUM SNAR GV NI |
09ABUJA1887 | US COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) A U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation came to Nigeria October 4-9 to follow up on its March 2009 visit and subsequent designation of Nigeria as a "country of particular concern." The delegation met with the Ministers of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affa [...] | 2009-10-16 13:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA1890 | SRMC PANDITH ENGAGES NIGERIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: During her October 8-10 visit to Abuja and Kano, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith met Nigerian religious leaders, civil society activists, and government officials to promote person-to-person engagement with diverse Muslim communities. Pandith obs [...] | 2009-10-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL NI |
09ABUJA1891 | NIGER DELTA CEASE FIRE ENDS; POST-AMNESTY [...] (SBU) A relative but precarious calm prevails in most of the Delta, and major donors are ready to support GON rehabilitation programs if given a reasonable role to play. However, with "MEND" proclaiming an end to its cease-fire, the persistence of political infighting among key Delta figures [...] | 2009-10-16 17:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1903 | ECOWAS ISSUES COMMUNIQUE ON GUINEA AND NIGER; [...] (C) Heads of State from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called for the UN Secretary General (UNSG) and African Union (AU) to create a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the "mass violation of human rights and humanitarian law in Guinea" and implement an arms embargo. [...] | 2009-10-19 17:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | GV NI PGOV PINR PREL |
09ABUJA1905 | GON FORGES AHEAD WITH DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTEAM SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Full deregulation of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector would occur with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB),which the Petroleum Resources Upstream Committee Chairman predicts will happen by December 2009. The elimination of the existing petroleum subsidy was sch [...] | 2009-10-20 06:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1906 | NIGERIA MAKING PROGRESS PROMOTING CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's largest contribution to global warming is gas flaring, and the World Bank says Nigeria is the second largest flarer in the world. USAID and TDA implemented technical assistance to the GON in October to assist with flare reduction, LPG for cooking and vehicles, and downs [...] | 2009-10-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1907 | (C) SHELL MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF THE PROPOSED PETROLEUM [...] (C) Shell EVP for Shell Companies in Africa met with the Ambassador on October 13 to discuss the status of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill. She said the GON wanted the National Assembly to pass the bill by November 17 and that the international oil companies would have to move quickly if the H [...] | 2009-10-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1916 | PRESIDENT'S OFFICE DENIES RUMORS OF IMMINENT [...] (C) The GON has again denied recurring rumors of Cabinet changes, but when and if a reshuffle does come, those apparently most at risk are the controversial and widely derided Ministers of Justice, Education, and Labor. END SUMMARY. ----------------------------------------- ATTORNEY GENERA [...] | 2009-10-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM ELAB PINR NI |
09ABUJA1942 | SENATE COMMITTEE TO COMPLETE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PIB THIS WEEK [...] (C) Petroleum Resources Upstream Committee Chairman and Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) Committee Chairman Senator Lee Maeba told Energy Officer on October 14 that the PIB committee would travel to Calabar on October 18 and return to Abuja October 22 to "review their consultant's report and acce [...] | 2009-10-23 09:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1943 | JOS, NIGERIA INTERFAITH DAY OF SERVICE [...] On October 17, DCM led a group of 30 inter-agency volunteers to Jos to refurbish sports facilities in fulfillment of the President's call for an Interfaith Day of Service (ref A). This event was one of three community service activities undertaken by the Mission, which included the renovation [...] | 2009-10-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI KPAO NI |
09ABUJA1945 | VILLA INSIDER ON HIS BOSS'S HEALTH, NIGER DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A presidential insider says his boss focused on the Niger Delta after he realized it undermines his administration's top priorities. He confirmed that Yar'Adua traveled to Saudi Arabia in September for medical treatment, adding that the head of state suffers from lupus. END SUM [...] | 2009-10-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA1947 | AU AND ECOWAS TO MEET IN ABUJA TO DISCUSS SUDAN, [...] (SBU) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene a "consultative meeting of major Nigerien actors" in Abuja October 30 under the chairmanship of ECOWAS Mediator for Niger General Abdulsalami Abubakar. An ECOWAS representative informed PolMilOff October 22 that ECOWAS w [...] | 2009-10-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM NI GV NG SU |
09ABUJA1948 | FORMER GOVERNOR IBORI SAID TO BACK SARAKI [...] (C) A U.S. businessman with close ties to former Delta State Governor James Ibori and Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki told PolOff October 20 that Ibori has agreed to back financially a presidential bid by Saraki in 2011, should President Yar'Adua become unable or unwilling to run for re-ele [...] | 2009-10-23 16:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1949 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- ELECTORAL REFORM HEARINGS ------------------------- 2. (C) The Senate Constitutional Review Subcommittee held public hearings [...] | 2009-10-23 18:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB PINR SCUL NI |
09ABUJA1950 | NIGERIA PREPARES FOR NON-PERMANENT SEAT ON UN [...] (SBU) On October 21, Charge, PolCouns, and PolOff met Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) International Organizations Director Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim to congratulate Nigeria on its election to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and discuss coordination on upcoming UNSC issues. Ibrahim replied that [...] | 2009-10-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UNSC GV NG NI |
09ABUJA1954 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA DISCUSSES GROWTH, EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Research Director spoke to Embassy about the impact of the global economic crisis, GDP growth, the naira-to-dollar exchange rate, foreign exchange reserves, oil production, and the impact of the recent CBN bank audits. GDP growth is expected to decline [...] | 2009-10-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG NI |
09ABUJA1957 | ELECTORAL REFORM DEBATE PROGRESSES BUT KEY CHANGES [...] (C) Senate hearings produced vigorous debate on the comprehensive proposals produced by the Electoral Reform Commission. While there is a consensus for relatively minor steps like financial autonomy for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),views differed on a ban on office ho [...] | 2009-10-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI NI |
09ABUJA196 | NIGERIA: FORMER NFIU DIRECTOR OKAURU HIRED AS [...] (C) Nigerian media reported on January 28 that former Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Ashishana Bayo Okauru (Amcit),has just accepted an appointment as of Director General of the influential Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF),chaired by Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki. [...] | 2009-02-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR CASC KCRM NI |
09ABUJA1961 | IMF TEAM PROVIDES BRIEFING ON ITS REVIEW OF THE [...] (C) An IMF team provided a briefing to the diplomatic and development community on its recent review of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The team was sympathetic with the PIB's intent but had a number of reservations. The team concluded that the proposed fiscal terms are too aggressive, th [...] | 2009-10-26 17:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EINV EFIN NI |
09ABUJA1962 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA DEMARCHES U.S. AND UK TO [...] (U) This is an action request telegram; please see last paragraph. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua delivered a personal demarche to the Ambassador and British High Commissioner, requesting long-term experts to help the Nigerian Government (GON) con [...] | 2009-10-27 20:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA1963 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, [...] (C) Ambassador, Defense Attache (DAO),and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) Chief held an hour-long, substantive meeting October 23 with Nigeria's new Defense Minister and Amnesty Committee Chairperson Retired General Godwin Osage Abbe to review a range of military-to-military cooperation [...] | 2009-10-27 22:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | GV NI PGOV PINR PREL |
09ABUJA1966 | NIGERIA: US/UK Roundtable Identifies Areas for Mutual Cooperat [...] (C) Political, economic, military, law enforcement and development r 2. (U) The British High Commissioner, opened the meeting by affirming t --------- The North --------- 3. (C) The US reaffirmed its commitment to expand public diplomacy effo 4. (C) The UK is trying to get high lev [...] | 2009-10-29 07:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1971 | NIGERIA: US/UK Roundtable Identifies Areas [...] (C) Political, economic, military, law enforcement and development representatives from the US Mission to Nigeria and the UK High Commission met on October 20, 2009, to continue to discuss and coordinate ways that the two embassies could work together to promote common foreign policy goals in [...] | 2009-10-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA198 | TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS EDUCATION IN NIGER STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a January 29 trip to Niger State, the Ambassador met with Deputy Governor Ahmed Musa Ibeto, who touted the many successes of the Niger administration and assured the Ambassador that there would be no Jos-like ethnic uprising in Niger State. (NOTE: Governor Aliyu Muazu Bab [...] | 2009-02-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1990 | KANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Representatives of Kano's Chamber of Commerce told USTDA visitors that the state's irregular power supply and poor infrastructure have contributed to business closures and high unemployment. Agricultural activity suffers from the lack of improved agricultural inputs and a well-developed [...] | 2009-10-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EAGR ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1992 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PUBLISHES A SECOND LIST OF BANK [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Nigeria published another list of bad debtors after its second round of bank audits. Some individuals have challenged their inclusion and threatened litigation. Some loans were secured with collateral, and it is not apparent why the banks failed to dispose of this c [...] | 2009-10-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD NI |
09ABUJA1993 | DEMARCHE TO AFRICA UNION PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered demarche on Niger to Africa Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) Chairperson Dr. Jean Ping October 29 on the margins of the PSC Summit in Abuja, encouraging the AU to follow up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in suspending Niger. Ping s [...] | 2009-10-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GB NG NI |
09ABUJA1994 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-NIGERIA BINATIONAL COMMISSION [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the proposed structure, scope, and timing of the Binational Commission (BNC) and its Working Groups (ref b) with Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe October 29, emphasizing the need to work energetically and soon to ensure BNC success. Maduekwe agreed with th [...] | 2009-10-30 16:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR 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 |
09ABUJA1996 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 30, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------ PLATEAU JUDICIAL COMMISSION SUBMITS REPORT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) The Plateau Sta [...] | 2009-10-30 19:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EPET SOCI NI |
09ABUJA1997 | LOCAL CONTENT BILL COULD BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Senate and the House have passed competing versions of the Nigerian Content Development Bill, with the main difference being a requirement for operators to maintain bank accounts in Nigeria with at least ten percent of their total revenue and to contribute up to one percent [...] | 2009-10-31 11:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
09ABUJA1998 | NIGERIA OIL POLITICS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A HUGE SUCCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-31 11:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EPET KDEM NI |
09ABUJA1999 | NIGERIA OIL POLITICS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A HUGE SUCCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-31 11:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EPET KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2000 | NIGERIA OIL POLITICS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A HUGE SUCCESS [...] Summary: Mission Nigeria's Political and Public Affairs Sections hosted artist, playwright, and former Fulbright Scholar Dan Hoyle to perform his critically acclaimed "Tings Dey Happen" one-man play on oil politics, militancy, and corruption in the Niger Delta. Hoyle performed in five Nigeria [...] | 2009-10-31 11:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO EPET KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2001 | NIGERIA: ANAMBRA GUBERNATORIAL RACE OFF TO ROCKY START [...] (SBU) Judicial and electoral commission rulings on the disputed People's Democratic Party (PDP) nomination process have fueled confusion and tension in the February 2010 race for Governor of Anambra State. Political temperatures rose further with the reported kidnapping of the father of the fo [...] | 2009-11-02 06:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2002 | SENIOR PDP OFFICIAL AND FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED ON [...] (SBU) On October 26, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured convictions and prison terms for Olabode George, vice-chairman of President Yar'Adua's campaign in 2007 and a former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),and four other NPA board directors. The court f [...] | 2009-11-02 06:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA2003 | CHINA'S GROWING PRESENCE IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) China's presence in Nigeria is growing. There are 200 to 300 Chinese businesses in the country while the bilateral trade between the two countries is estimated at $7 billion for 2009. China's dependence on oil is encouraging its oil companies, such as CNOOC and Sinopec, to take an inter [...] | 2009-11-02 06:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2004 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA EXPOUNDS ON NIGER DELTA, [...] (C) During President Yar'Adua's October 27 demarche (reftel) on seeking USG and UK help in completely overhauling the country's Independent National Election Commission (INEC),the Nigerian head of state also briefed on his views on the Niger Delta, where he hopes the post-amnesty efforts woul [...] | 2009-11-02 17:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA2005 | MINISTER SHARES THOUGHTS ON IPP FUTURE [...] (SBU) Minister of Power Dr. Lanre Babalola met with USAID consultants from Nexant and Energy Officer October 22 to follow-up on the status of USAID projects requested at the Nigeria-U.S. Energy and Climate Change Dialogue in May (Reftel A). The Nexant consultants updated Babalola on the progr [...] | 2009-11-02 17:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2006 | NIGERIAN LABOR PROTESTS AGAINST DEREGULATION [...] (SBU) Some 15,000 members of national and state unions, civil society organizations, and political parties marched on October 29 to the National Assembly to protest the GON's proposed deregulation of fuel prices and the lack of action on minimum wage and electoral reform issues. The Nigerian [...] | 2009-11-02 18:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EAID ENRG PREL NI |
09ABUJA2007 | NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY UNIONS SUSPEND FOUR-MONTH [...] (SBU) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),Non-academic Staff Union (NASU),and Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSAU) officially suspended their four-month long strike October 26. During the strike, the ASUU, NASU, and SSAU strikes effectively shut down almost all public [...] | 2009-11-02 18:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
09ABUJA2009 | ENERGY SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COORDINATOR FOR [...] (SBU) The oil and gas industry in Nigeria accounts for 92 percent of export earnings and 85 percent of GON revenues, according to the World Bank. Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of crude in the world, the 8th largest exporter, and is the world's 10th largest crude oil reserves at 36.2 bi [...] | 2009-11-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ELTN 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 |
09ABUJA2013 | POLITICS OF NIGERIA'S NORTHERN BORNO STATE [...] (C) Religious leaders, government officials, politicians, and journalists discussed the Borno political climate with PolOffs October 20 to 23 in Maiduguri. Most observers noted Governor Ali Modu Sheriff has a tight grip on state politics. Some observers credit Sheriff, who is nearing the end [...] | 2009-11-03 17:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2014 | NIGERIA: BORNO STATE RESIDENTS NOT YET RECOVERED [...] (C) The Boko Haram attacks clearly left a deep impression on Maiduguri residents, who still appeared shocked by the magnitude of the violence which ultimately killed some 700 individuals. Most interlocutors asserted that the state and federal government responded appropriately and, apart from [...] | 2009-11-04 08:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM ELAB KISL KCRM NI |
09ABUJA2015 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION ELECTIONS WORKING GROUP [...] (C) U.S. Mission Nigeria has met several times over the last eight months to review current, planned, and proposed initiatives for promoting electoral reform and credible national elections in 2011. The review assumed new urgency after President Yar'Adua's appeal to the Ambassador and the Briti [...] | 2009-11-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2016 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION ELECTIONS WORKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2017 | FOREIGN MINISTER READY TO LAUNCH BINATIONAL [...] (C) On November 3, the Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, PolCouns, and Deputy PolChief (notetaker),met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Chief Ojo Maduekwe and four other MFA officials to review the objectives of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) and seek agreement on themes for the [...] | 2009-11-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2019 | 2009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...] | 2009-11-05 06:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA202 | NIGERIA: SARAKI ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH, NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Kwara State Governor and President of the Governor's Forum (GF) Bukola Saraki on January 28. Saraki was his usual self, discussing President Yar'Adua's health situation and his own attempt to resolve some of the EFCC's issues by appointing the former NFIU Chief as D [...] | 2009-02-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN KCOR TBIO NI |
09ABUJA2020 | NIGERIA HEEDS USG SUGGESTIONS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 06:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA NI |
09ABUJA2027 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 6, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------- NIGERIA'S ECOWAS PRIORITIES --------------------------- 2. (SBU) Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) Director Felix Pwol, who o [...] | 2009-11-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EFIN EAIR EPET NI |
09ABUJA203 | NIGERIA: UPDATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) INTRODUCTION. Ref A requested updated information about the health of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. We note that our GON and private contacts continue to state that President Yar'Adua is managing his known health issues -- chronic kidney problems -- and is not suffering from someth [...] | 2009-02-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2030 | DELAY IN JUDICIAL DECISION AFFECTING ANAMBRA [...] (C) The five-member Enugu Division Court of Appeal in the south-eastern state of Anambra reportedly delayed publishing a decision on whether the ruling party's candidate from the 2007 gubernatorial race, Andy Uba, could take office in March 2010 and obviate the need for the February 6, 2010, g [...] | 2009-11-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2039 | IMF REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES PIB, CBN REFORM, GDP [...] (C) The IMF Resident Representative in Abuja said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation reacted defensively when the IMF team reviewing the Petroleum Industry Bill presented its aide memoir to the Minister of Finance on October 23. He said it was too early for domestic and foreign [...] | 2009-11-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET EINV ENRG IMF NI |
09ABUJA204 | NIGERIA: DELTA AIRLINES FACES UPHILL BATTLE ON ABUJA-ATLANTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and a Delta Airlines delegation headed by Senior Vice President Bob Cortelyou met on January 27, 2009 to discuss problems Delta is experiencing with the Nigerian government (GON) in receiving approval for two new routes between Nigeria and the U.S. The Ambassador [...] | 2009-02-05 06:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV EAID ASEC ERTD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2040 | NIGERIAN MILITARY OUTLINES AMBITIOUS PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) The Nigerian military plans to train 35,000 soldiers for peacekeeping missions by the end of 2009 and may be in a position to send forces to Chad, according to Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Center (NAPC) Commandant and Brigadier General Emeka Onwuamaegbu. He told PolMilOff during an October 3 [...] | 2009-11-10 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MCAP NI |
09ABUJA2042 | NIGERIAN EX-MILITANTS LOSE PATIENCE, DEMAND JOBS [...] (U) Niger Delta ex-militants demonstrated in front of Chevron Nigeria Limited facilities in Warri, Delta State, to protest the lack of jobs post-amnesty. Demonstrators reportedly carried placards claiming: "We want peace but provide us employment," "ex-militants want employment, skills acquis [...] | 2009-11-12 06:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS KCRM EPET ECON NI |
09ABUJA2043 | NIGER DELTA EX-MILITANTS LOSE PATIENCE, DEMAND JOBS [...] (U) Niger Delta ex-militants demonstrated in front of Chevron Nigeria Limited facilities in Warri, Delta State, to protest the lack of jobs post-amnesty. Demonstrators reportedly carried placards claiming: "We want peace but provide us employment," "ex-militants want employment, skills acqui [...] | 2009-11-12 06:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS KCRM EPET ECON NI |
09ABUJA2046 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION ENERGY AND INVESTMENT WORKING [...] (C) Mission Nigeria has met several times to review current and proposed initiatives to improve transparency, administration, and performance of the power generation and hydrocarbon sectors under the framework that could be part of the Binational Commission (BNC) Energy and Investment Working G [...] | 2009-11-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA205 | NIGERIA: BA BOEING 777 EMERGENCY LANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 24, 2009 British Airways (BA) flight 82 bound for London Heathrow Airport made an emergency landing at Kano airport in Northern Nigeria just an hour after takeoff from Abuja airport due to mechanical problems. The Boeing 777 landed without incident and there were no [...] | 2009-02-05 06:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2052 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION NIGER DELTA AND REGIONAL [...] Mission Nigeria has met several times to review current and proposed initiatives for consideration under the Niger Delta and Regional Security Cooperation Working Group (ND/RSC) of the proposed U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC). The goal of this BNC Working Group would be to provide imm [...] | 2009-11-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2059 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] (SBU) The Nigerian Government (GON) has made progress since the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report by continuing strong efforts to prosecute and convict trafficking offenders. Through October 2009, prosecutors obtained 25 convictions, compared with 23 convictions for all of 2008. As of [...] | 2009-11-16 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KTIP NI |
09ABUJA2061 | NIGERIA LIKELY TO REPEAT LAST YEAR'S VOTES ON UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche (Reftel) to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central American Affairs Acting Director Rabia Shehu November 16. PolOff encouraged the Nigerian Government (GON) to vote against no-action motions on country specific human rights resolutions at the upcoming [...] | 2009-11-16 17:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA NI |
09ABUJA2062 | TANDJA TALKS AFTER YAR'ADUA'S INTERVENTION [...] (C) Delegations representing Niger's ruling and opposition parties met separately with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appointed mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar in Abuja during the week of November 9. President Mamadou Tandja decided to send his delegation only after Nigerian [...] | 2009-11-16 17:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA2063 | CBN GOVERNOR WORRIES ABOUT NIGERIA'S ENERGY AND [...] (S) Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBNG) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi asked for a private, one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on November 13 at the residence. The CBNG noted his worries about the capability of several ministers, most particularly the Ministers of Power and Finance to make the [...] | 2009-11-16 19:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EAGR NI |
09ABUJA2072 | NIGERIA SEEKS TO REKINDLE ITS DILAPIDATED MINING SECTOR - [...] (SBU) Nigeria, a leading hydrocarbon producer, has allowed its mineral sector to decline through an overdependence on oil and the relative neglect of its non-oil sectors. The Government of Nigeria (GON) now seeks to restore its mineral sector and declare itself "open for business." GON offici [...] | 2009-11-17 07:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ETRD SENV NI |
09ABUJA2076 | ECOWAS VIEWS ON MILITARY INTERVENTION FORCE FOR [...] (C) Acting DCM and PolMilOff delivered demarche (reftel) to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace and Security Commissioner Colonel Mahamane Toure in Abuja November 17. According to Toure, ECOWAS has developed contingency plans, but does not intend to send a military interv [...] | 2009-11-17 18:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM NI GV |
09ABUJA2077 | ABUBAKAR HEADED TO NIGER FOR TALKS WITH TANDJA [...] (C) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace and Security Commissioner Colonel Mahamane Toure told Acting DCM and PolMilOff November 17 that ECOWAS-appointed Mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar would travel to Niamey the following day for negotiations with Niger President Mamadou Tan [...] | 2009-11-17 18:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
09ABUJA2095 | NIGERIA CALLS GUINEAN OBSERVER MISSION "PREMATURE" [...] (C) Acting DCM and PolMilOff delivered demarche (Ref A) on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observer Mission to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) ECOWAS Director Felix Pwol in Abuja November 19. Pwol described the idea as "premature," indicating that the Nigerian Government [...] | 2009-11-19 16:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2096 | DEMARCHE WITH NIGERIA ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered demarche (Ref A) to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central America Acting Director Rabia Shehu and International Organizations Deputy Director John Gana November 19, encouraging the Nigerian Government (GON) to vote against United Nations General Assemb [...] | 2009-11-19 17:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL NI |
09ABUJA2097 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN DISCUSSES NIGERIA'S POWER SECTOR WITH POWER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI |
09ABUJA2099 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN ENCOURAGES STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Promoting transparency in Nigeria's energy industry was a centerpiece of U.S. Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn's visit to Nigeria November 9-11. Goldwyn met with the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Chairman Professor Assisi [...] | 2009-11-20 09:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI |
09ABUJA2100 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN MEETS WITH NIGERIAN PETROLEUM UNIONS [...] (C) U.S. State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn met with leaders of Nigeria's two largest petroleum unions met with on November 11 to discuss union perspectives on GON efforts to reform the petroleum sector, specifically plans for downstream deregul [...] | 2009-11-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET INV ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM EAID NI |
09ABUJA2104 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN DISCUSSES PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL WITH [...] (C) Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn and Ambassador Sanders met with the Dutch, French, and Italian ambassadors and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) to discuss the status of the GON's Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) on November 10. The Dutch Ambassador d [...] | 2009-11-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI |
09ABUJA2108 | NIGERIA SEEKS TO REKINDLE ITS DILAPIDATED MINING SECTOR - [...] Nigeria is a leading hydrocarbon producer and has allowed its mineral sector to decline through an overdependence on oil and the relative neglect of its non-oil sectors. The GON now seeks to restore its mineral sector and to declare itself "open for business." It implemented new policy and l [...] | 2009-11-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD SENV SF NI |
09ABUJA2110 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------- CORRUPT FORMER GOVERNOR ----------------------- 2. (C) Human rights lawyer and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) p [...] | 2009-11-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KTIP PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2111 | ECOWAS PRESIDENT STEPPING DOWN FOR POSTING IN [...] (U) Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe opened the Sixty-Third Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers Meeting in Abuja November 20 by announcing that the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States [...] | 2009-11-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2117 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION: GTI FOCUSED GROUP ON [...] (SBU) Mission Nigeria has met several times over the last 12 months to review current and proposed initiatives to improve transparency, good governance, and fight corruption. Some of these measures could be captured under the proposed Binational Commission's Good Governance, Transparency and In [...] | 2009-11-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2130 | NIGERIAN SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Security dialogues by the U.S. Government with the Government of Nigeria (GON) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are multifaceted and often informal. Embassy compiled the following information, the substance of which we forwarded earlier via electronic-mail mess [...] | 2009-11-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM MARR MCAP NI |
09ABUJA2132 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA FLIES YET AGAIN TO SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Summary. President Yar'Adua has flown again to Saudi Arabia for reported medical attention, which will fuel already robust speculation about his apparently deteriorating health and his intentions for the 2011 election. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- HEAD OF S [...] | 2009-11-24 18:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
09ABUJA2133 | NIGERIA: FONMIN REPORTS YAR'ADUA'S AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) Given the planned departure of Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe from Nigeria week of November 23 to 26, Ambassador and UK High Commissioner pushed for a Sunday, November 22, meeting with the FonMin at his residence to raise the proposed US-UK election assessment team. We highlighted all the [...] | 2009-11-24 19:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2141 | NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION FOOD SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) Mission Nigeria has met several times since March 2009 to discuss initiatives to increase reliable access to food in Nigeria and the region through improvements in agriculture and trade policy. We understand that the goals of the Binational Commission's Food Security and Agriculture Work [...] | 2009-11-25 11:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2145 | NIGERIA: NOMINATION FOR 2010 WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] U.S. Mission nominates Veronica K. Umaru for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Mrs. Veronica Umaru serves as National Coordinator of the Women Trafficking and Child Labor Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF). Under Mrs. Umaru's leadership, WOTCLEF has undertak [...] | 2009-11-25 17:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KTIP PINR NI |
09ABUJA2146 | MADUEKWE: COMPAORE "OFF TRACK" ON GUINEA [...] (C) Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe told Ambassador on November 23 that Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore had "exceeded his mandate a bit" with his non-paper on a proposed transitional government in Guinea (refs C to E) and that the Economic Community of West African States (ECO [...] | 2009-11-25 17:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
09ABUJA2147 | YAR'ADUA AND MADUEKWE CENTRAL TO GON PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe told Ambassador November 22 that President Yar'Adua and he were the only persons in the Nigerian Government (GON) who were strongly opposed to what Niger President Mamadou Tandja "is trying to do" in his country. Maduekwe noted "a lot of sympathy" for Niger in [...] | 2009-11-25 18:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
09ABUJA2148 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 25, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --- NEARLY 1,000 NIGERIANS SEEK REFUGE FROM CAMEROON --------------------------------------------- --- 2. ( [...] | 2009-11-25 18:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2149 | COMMUNIQUE OF THE FIFTH CAADP PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the communiqu from the 5th Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program(CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP) Meeting, which took place on 9-10 November 2009 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria to review progress and share experience of CAADP implementation [...] | 2009-11-30 14:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR |
09ABUJA2150 | NIGERIAN NOMINEES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] The U.S. Mission to Nigeria nominates the following Nigerian entrepreneurs to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington. Representatives from the Economic, Political, and Public Affairs Sections, in both Abuja and Lagos, and the U.S. Commercial Service and U.S. Agency [...] | 2009-11-30 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KISL NI |
09ABUJA2151 | NIGERIAN SENATE DEBATES ELECTORAL REFORMS [...] (C) At a legislative retreat November 9 to 12 in Enugu, Nigerian senators debated electoral reform issues and challenges. Senate President Mark insisted that the current system needs only "fine-tuning," but there was general agreement that INEC should become financially independent and electo [...] | 2009-11-30 18:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA2152 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Riyadh; please see para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) President Yar'Adua left the intensive care unit last night and was "sitting up slightly" in bed this morning, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki told the Ambassador in a phone call from [...] | 2009-11-30 19:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2162 | ISLAMIC OUTREACH IN NIGERIA [...] (U) Recognizing the importance of improving our relationships with and understanding of Muslims in Nigeria, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria incorporates engagement with Muslim communities as part of our daily work. As roughly half of Nigeria's population is Muslim, many of the interlocutors of Em [...] | 2009-12-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL NI |
09ABUJA2163 | HOPES DIM ON PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S HEALTH [...] (S) Nigerian President Yar'Adua remains gravely ill, according to multiple sources. One confidant at Yar'Adua's bedside insisted to Ambassador on December 1 that Yar'Adua is still unwell but does not yet appear to be at death's door; however, a doctor treating Yar'Adua told CG Jeddah at about [...] | 2009-12-01 17:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
09ABUJA2170 | CHINESE OIL COMPANIES NOT SO WELCOME IN NIGERIA'S [...] (C) Two xxxxxxxxxxxx officials recently volunteered that Chinese oil companies had made a lot of mistakes in Nigeria and neither official welcomed their presence. Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) xxxxxxxxxxxx said on xxxxxxxxxxxx the NNPC is aware of how the Chinese have behaved in the Sud [...] | 2009-12-02 11:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL NI CH |
09ABUJA2172 | NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individual who has been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION ABUJA. The individual is to attend the INTERNATIONAL OFFICER INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY INTEL [...] | 2009-12-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV AF NI |
09ABUJA2173 | NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER: YAR'ADUA COMATOSE; [...] (S) As a follow-up to an earlier conversation (ref b) Information Minister Dora Akunyili called Ambassador at 11:45 p.m. at her residence December 1 to discuss the state of President Yar'Adua's health, and as another Southerner, the worries of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan if the President [...] | 2009-12-02 17:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
09ABUJA2174 | POLITICIANS LINING UP BEHIND JONATHAN AS PRESSURE [...] (S) Nigerian President Yar'Adua's ten-day hospitalization in Saudi Arabia has led to calls by various Nigerians, including prominent political leaders, for him to step aside and allow Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to assume office. Even some Nigerians from the predominantly Muslim North have [...] | 2009-12-02 18:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA2186 | NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COORPORATION ABUJA. The individuals are to attend UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING at LACKLAND AFB, HO [...] | 2009-12-03 16:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV AF NI |
09ABUJA2187 | GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR [...] (U) Ref A requested input from the field regarding the global section of the QDDR. Mission Nigeria's answers pegged to Ref A para 4 follow: A) TO WHAT DEGREE WILL/CAN TECHNOLOGY EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, OR CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE HOST COUNTRY, TO EXERCISE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN PUBLIC LIFE? In t [...] | 2009-12-03 18:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI EAID ECON |
09ABUJA2189 | AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT ON US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador encouraged the Government of Nigeria (GON) on December 3 to support the Danish Plan for a "politically binding" operational agreement at the upcoming climate change negotiations in Copenhagen and highlighted the figures on U.S. emission reductions per reftel. Ministe [...] | 2009-12-03 20:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV ENRG EAID PGOV NI |
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 |
09ABUJA2198 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- SGF PRAISES DELTA AMNESTY ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Permanent Secretary Ambassador Chike Alex Angigbo, speaking on be [...] | 2009-12-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAIR EPET NI |
09ABUJA22 | NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO ECOWAS MEMBERS ON [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Thaddeus Dan Hart, Special Senior Assistant to the President (Foreign Affairs). Hart expressed appreciation for the U.S. demarche and said it would strengthen Nigeria's efforts to ensure a united ECOWAS position at the ministerial and heads of state [...] | 2009-01-08 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC GV NI KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
09ABUJA220 | (C) NIGERIA: LEDUM MITEE ON THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13 and 29, Ogoni activist and head of the Niger Delta Technical Committee Ledum Mitee (protect throughout) met with Consulate and Embassy Poloffs, respectively, to present copies of the Technical Committee's 152-page report, delivered to President Yar'Adua in early Dece [...] | 2009-02-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS EPET ECON NI |
09ABUJA2210 | NIGERIA - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Trade Summary: The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $34 billion in 2008, an increase of $4 billion from $30 billion in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $4.1 billion, up 47.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nigeria were $38.1 billion, up 16.2 [...] | 2009-12-07 16:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN NI |
09ABUJA2216 | NIGERIA NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON DEFAMATION OF [...] (C) On December 4, PolOff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim via telephone December 4 due to his impending travel. As follow up, Embassy also forwarded a white paper via e-mail to him. 2. (C) Ambassador Ibrahim [...] | 2009-12-07 17:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA PHUM NI |
09ABUJA2218 | NIGERIA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY WITH FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1 with a symposium on bridging the gap between the current coverage of 11 percent and its target of achieving 80 percent in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Nigeria has a 4.6 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. It has [...] | 2009-12-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
09ABUJA222 | NIGERIA: GOVERNORS PROMISE TO KEEP THEIR STATES POLIO-FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Sustained engagement by the Ambassador and other senior staff has yielded positive results in the battle to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The Ambassador's advocacy with Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has led the Governor's Forum to give polio eradication a priority and to eng [...] | 2009-02-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
09ABUJA2223 | KATSINA'S "WAYWARD" SEVEN [...] (C) Representatives of Katsina's People's Democratic Party (PDP) gathered December 6 to discuss how to respond to seven prominent Katsina politicians who signed a declaration calling on President Yar'Adua to resign. The PDP members reportedly decided to "punish" the "wayward" politicians, foc [...] | 2009-12-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2225 | SPECULATION CONTINUES ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (C) A long-time Yar'Adua associate of the President, told us December 8 that Yar'Adua confided to him a week before his November 23 departure for Saudi Arabia that he was "very, very ill." Zaria Emirate Council Member Basari Aminu claimed that if Yar'Adua died, Northern political leaders would [...] | 2009-12-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
09ABUJA2226 | IBRAHIM GAMBARI ON NIGERIA'S UNSC SEAT AND SUDAN [...] (C) DCM met senior Nigerian diplomat Ibrahim Gambari December 7 to discuss the Government of Nigeria's (GON) upcoming non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council beginning January 1. Gambari said Nigeria is inclined to speak "not only for Africa, but beyond the continent." He [...] | 2009-12-09 16:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC NI |
09ABUJA2246 | CIVIL SOCIETY AND OPPOSITION GROUPS IN NIGERIA'S [...] (SBU) Representatives of civil society organizations and the opposition All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) expressed little hope for credible national elections in 2011 during a mid-November visit by PolOffs to Benue State in Nigeria's Middle Belt. Only officials from the ruling People's Democ [...] | 2009-12-10 18:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2247 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NIGERIAN VICE PRESIDENT TO EXPRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 19:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA2252 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NIGERIAN VICE PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) On December 10, Ambassador met with Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to note USG messages on following constitutional processes and rule of law in Nigeria's uncertain political environment. She also expressed good wishes for President Yar'Adua's speedy recovery. A relaxed Jonathan assert [...] | 2009-12-11 11:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
09ABUJA2253 | NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2009, the Government of Nigeria continued efforts to improve coordination, communication and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches on counterterrorism (CT) matters. However, progress on CT legislation in the National Assembly slowed due to reconciliation and consoli [...] | 2009-12-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC |
09ABUJA2254 | NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2009, the Government of Nigeria continued efforts to improve coordination, communication and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches on counterterrorism (CT) matters. However, progress on CT legislation in the National Assembly slowed due to reconciliation and consoli [...] | 2009-12-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC |
09ABUJA2258 | NIGERIA'S ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: MILITARY WILL [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau told Ambassador December 11 that "history has shown that the military has not served the country well in efforts to put it on the right democratic path." Therefore, according to him, the military should [...] | 2009-12-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP PINR PTER NI GV |
09ABUJA2259 | NEW SPOTLIGHT ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS BY [...] (C) The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has come under intense international scrutiny and criticism in recent days over alleged abuses, particularly extrajudicial killings. In some cases, numbers may be exaggerated, but Amnesty International, BBC, and past Embassy human rights reporting have docum [...] | 2009-12-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2260 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------------- PDP POLITICIANS NABBED IN EDO BY-ELECTION ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Edo State politici [...] | 2009-12-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EFIN ECON NI |
09ABUJA227 | NIGERIA: INFORMATION MINISTER ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met February 3 with new Information Minister Dr. Dora Akunyili to discuss a range of issues from President Yar'Adua's health, to challenges to press freedoms in Nigeria, to the arrest in Kano of famed movie producer Iyantama over a partially-US funded DVD on religious t [...] | 2009-02-06 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2276 | NIGERIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL AONDOAKAA EXPRESSES [...] (C) Nigeria's Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa shared his concerns with Ambassador December 14 about President Yar'Adua's health and his views on electoral reform. Ambassador noted the importance of following Constitutional processes and rule of law at this time. I [...] | 2009-12-16 11:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP PINR NI |
09ABUJA229 | NIGERIA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL SENATORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria's bicameral legislature has 490 federal legislators, of which a few are more influential than others due to the leadership positions they occupy or their connections to powerful players in Nigerian politics. Some are respected within and outside the chambers because they [...] | 2009-02-09 06:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2292 | NIGERIA'S CROSS RIVER STATE PUTS THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Cross River State November 20-24 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. State officials reported that the state has embarked on an ambitious environment-centered development agenda with the primary obje [...] | 2009-12-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI |
09ABUJA2293 | BALANCING DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSERVATION AT YANAKARI GAME [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Yankari Game Reserve November 19-20 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. The game reserve, Nigeria's most well-known wildlife park and home to one of West Africa's largest remaining elephant populatio [...] | 2009-12-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI |
09ABUJA2294 | GON MUDDLING THROUGH--BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? [...] (C) Summary. As President Yar'Adua's hospitalization in Jeddah nears the one month mark, Vice President Jonathan is assuming a modestly higher public profile as an unofficial acting chief executive. There are few signs that GON decision-making and activities have significantly slowed down fr [...] | 2009-12-18 15:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2295 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------- JONATHAN INAUGURATES PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ------------------------------------------- 2. (C) Vice President [...] | 2009-12-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA2306 | NIGERIAN FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE EXPECTS APPROVAL OF [...] (C) Ambassador met Nigeria's former Chief Justice and Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) Chairperson Mohammed Lawal Uwais December 18 to discuss Nigeria's current political situation, including President Yar'Adua's failing health and preparations for national elections in 2011. Uwais affirmed [...] | 2009-12-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR NI |
09ABUJA231 | NIGERIA: NEW COMMERCE MINISTER SEEKS FURTHER US INVESTMENT; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry (MCI) Chief Achike Uzomah Udenwa February 5 to update him on the March 30-31 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Washington, the USG $25 million Global Food Security Respons [...] | 2009-02-09 09:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV EAID EAGR PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2313 | STRATEGIES TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following information in support of the Department's strategy to engage the Nigerian Government (GON) to reverse its support of the United Nations (UN) "defamation of religions" proposal and back the U.S. alternative. ------------------------ INFLUENTIAL POW [...] | 2009-12-21 16:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KEDM OPDC NI |
09ABUJA2321 | THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigerian National Assembly hosted an inaugural biosafety legislation public hearing in Lagos. The Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture and on Science and Technology urged legislators to move forward with the implementation of national biosafety legislation. Friends of [...] | 2009-12-23 06:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV ECON TBIO NI |
09ABUJA2329 | DEADLINES LOOM FOR NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACTION [...] (C) At least two deadlines requiring Presidential action loom for Nigeria's executive branch on activities affecting the interests of the country's legislative and judicial branches. One involves the signing of a budget supplemental bill to provide funding for major, Niger Delta post-amnesty [...] | 2009-12-23 16:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2331 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------- NEW NIGERIAN COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) [...] | 2009-12-23 19:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MCAP NI |
09ABUJA2332 | NIGERIA'S KATSINA STATE HAS POSITIVE VENEER THAT [...] (C) Katsina, the home state of President Umara Yar'Adua in Northern Nigeria, provides a positive, initial impression to visitors -- with the state's emphasis on infrastructure development, particularly in the education and health sectors. Interlocutors from the government, ruling People's Dem [...] | 2009-12-24 12:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI KDEM NI |
09ABUJA2333 | (U) PROMINENT KATSINA POLITICIAN DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR A [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2334 | NIGER DELTA EX-MILITANTS GROW IMPATIENT, BUT [...] (C) Ex-militants reportedly have grown increasingly impatient over perceived Nigerian Government (GON) inaction on post-amnesty rehabilitation and reintegration, but have refrained thus far from engaging in renewed attacks. A Movement for the Emancipation of the Delta (MEND) spokesperson atte [...] | 2009-12-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EPET NI |
09ABUJA2340 | PROMINENT KATSINA POLITICIAN DISCUSSES PROSPECTS [...] (C) Prominent Katsina resident, former Governor, and ex-founding member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Lawal Kaita recently expressed confidence to Political Officer regarding prospects for formation of an opposition "mega-party" before the next national elections. He des [...] | 2009-12-29 06:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA2341 | DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA [...] (S) Summary: Leading democracy activist, Nobel Laureate and Niger Delta mediator Wole Soyinka met with Ambassador December 23 at his home in Ogun State to discuss the state of affairs in Nigeria ranging from President Yar' Adua's health and his fears on election reform to his role as a negotia [...] | 2009-12-29 15:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2344 | ISLAMIC SECT CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) A clash in Zango, Bauchi State, between members of an Islamic sect and Nigerian security forces resulted in an estimated 20 to 30 deaths and the destruction of several houses, according to contacts and the local press. Members of the sect, known as "Maitatsine" but also called "Kala Kat [...] | 2009-12-29 16:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM NI |
09ABUJA2351 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...] | 2009-12-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI |
09ABUJA2352 | NIGERIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN ATTEMPTED TERRORIST [...] (SBU) In the days following Faruk Umaru Abdulmutallab's December 25 attempted attack on a Detroit-bound U.S. commercial airliner, Nigeria's Muslim community condemned Abdulmutallab's actions in unconditional and unequivocal terms. In addition, Nigerians praised Mutallab's father for coming fo [...] | 2009-12-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KISL NI |
09ABUJA2353 | Text Message on Possible Associates of Nigerian Suspect [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC NI |
09ABUJA2358 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 31, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------ BAYELSA STATE CRACKS DOWN ON PAYROLL FRAUD ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Niger Delta Bayel [...] | 2009-12-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI |
09ABUJA238 | ILEA GABORONE - Airport Interdiction Course, March 16-20, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA248 | NIGERIA: KWARA STATE MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki appears to be a popular governor who is trying to diversify his state's economy and foster religious tolerance, although his domination of state politics at every level is leaving little room for a viable political opposition. The Governor's c [...] | 2009-02-10 13:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EPET NI |
09ABUJA259 | (C) NIGERIA: SHELL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON OIL GAS ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Shell's regional executive vice president for Africa Ann Pickard and government relations representative Peter Francis met with the Ambassador on January 27 in Abuja and provided an update on problems in the oil and gas sector. Pickard said that things were going from bad to worse, [...] | 2009-02-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ELAB PINR ECON SENV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA261 | (S/NF) NIGERIA: VILLA ANALYST DISHES DIRT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging January 29 conversation, Presidential Villa economist and policy analyst Sani Musa (strictly protect throughout) told PolCouns that President Yar'Adua's health appeared to have stabilized in the past couple of months. He added, however, that the Villa remain [...] | 2009-02-10 18:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA262 | (C) NIGERIA: NEW PETROLEUM MINISTER LUKMAN PLANS TO REVAMP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's February 3, 2009 meeting with the new Minister for Petroleum Resources Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, the Minister highlighted his intention to revamp the country's energy sector with both short-term and long-term plans. As an example, he said that the current Master G [...] | 2009-02-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ELAB ECON ETRD SENV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA263 | NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE PUSHING FOR REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Finance Mansur Muhtar told the Ambassador on February 5 that his priority areas are minimizing the budget deficit, maintaining fiscal discipline with the excess crude account, implementing "holistic" economic policy reforms and cushioning the Nigerian economy from the [...] | 2009-02-11 06:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR NI |
09ABUJA265 | NIGERIA: LABOR UNIONS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION NGOS [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs from U.S. Mission Nigeria met with labor union representatives and anti-corruption NGOs in the Lagos area January 14-15. The NGOs were unanimously critical of the GON's leadership and warned that, if the GON continues to ignore their issues, they foresee a dramatic negati [...] | 2009-02-11 08:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA268 | ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CHAMBAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Ambassador, in her capacity as U.S. permanent representative, met with Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) President Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss a range of issues, including ECOWAS' next steps on the Guinea coup, the status of USAID projects [...] | 2009-02-11 12:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EAGR ECOWAS PGOV GV NI |
09ABUJA284 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to A.A. Adepoju, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe Division, on February 12. Adepoju said Nigeria would continue to remain neutral on the issue of Kosovo recognition, noting that there is no unified African position. He explained that the [...] | 2009-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ NI KV |
09ABUJA285 | NIGERIA: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AL-ARABIYA [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs reached out to some of Nigeria's Muslim clerics and community leaders on February 3, many of whom are outspoken in their criticism of Israel and the West in relation to the Palestinian conflict, to gauge their reactions to President Obama's interview with Al Arabiya (and [...] | 2009-02-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PHUM NI |
09ABUJA286 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOKOTO STATE [...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloffs) met with Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State. The Governor denied that Sokoto has any religious conflict problems, and said the greatest challenge the state faces is poverty - with youth unemployment, low school enrollment, and [...] | 2009-02-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA290 | NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...] | 2009-02-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ABUJA291 | NIGERIA: POLITICS IN THE POWER SECTOR; NERC GETS BLACK EYE [...] (C) The leadership of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was arrested on February 4, 2009 following an investigation by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and six Commissioners were charged with committing a 5 bill [...] | 2009-02-18 08:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD SENV PGOV 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 |
09ABUJA308 | NIGERIA: ABUJA ECON SECTION NATIONAL DAY OUTREACH TO [...] Summary: Led by Deputy Chief of Mission, EconStaff sponsored outreach events on February 16, 2009, as part of U.S. National Day celebration week, held in February because July is the rainy season, at the African School of Excellence (ASE) in Suleja, Niger State. DCM also delivered a lecture on [...] | 2009-02-20 12:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI |
09ABUJA309 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Police Affairs Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame on February 10. Dr. Lame presented the Nigerian Government,s (GON) efforts to reform the police in order to improve Nigerian internal security as part of President Yar,Adua,s Seven Point [...] | 2009-02-20 12:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL NARC NI |
09ABUJA310 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW NIGER DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10, Ambassador met for the first time with Ufot Ekaette, Minister of the newly created Ministry for the Niger Delta. Ekaette began by reiterating that the creation of the Ministry in September 2008 shows President Yar'Adua's seriousness in tackling the problems of the [...] | 2009-02-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA312 | ILEA ROSWELL - Advanced Management Course, March 23-April [...] The following 12 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Police force, Nigeria Customs Service and The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training Name DANDAURA Mustapha DOB January 15 1963 Gender Male Rank Chief Superintend [...] | 2009-02-20 13:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA313 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND BENUE GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam (People's Democratic Party - PDP) at Government House in Makurdi on February 12 (PolOff notetaker). The discussion focused primarily on agricultural collaboration and partnerships, but also touched upon the pote [...] | 2009-02-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EINV NI |
09ABUJA314 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN DECLARATION REVIEW [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Intersessional Intergovernmental Working Group of the Review Conference on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to Mr. A.A. Adepoju, Director of the Europe Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Febr [...] | 2009-02-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC NI |
09ABUJA316 | NIGERIA - BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Politics --Agriculture --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Corruption and Crime --Oil, G [...] | 2009-02-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA317 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KADUNA STATE [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP). Sambo shared with Ambassador the prevention and mediation programs Kaduna has in place to address ethno-religious conflicts, which [...] | 2009-02-23 10:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON TBIO PGOV NI |
09ABUJA325 | NIGERIA: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING JUDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PGOV |
09ABUJA326 | (C) NIGERIA: NAPTIP'S NEW LEADER CAUSES CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Carol Ndaguba, Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),was "officially retired" on February 19 and replaced by Simon Egede, a close confidante to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Michael [...] | 2009-02-23 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KTIP NI |
09ABUJA329 | NIGERIA: INAUGURATION OF COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BY [...] (U) Summary: On February 10, in a well-attended ceremony, the Nigerian House of Representatives inaugurated a new Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In his inaugural address, Committee Chair Ezuiche Ubani declared that his committee will provide oversight and the legal framework for the Niger [...] | 2009-02-24 07:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EPET PGOV ECON NI |
09ABUJA33 | NIGERIA:DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RATIFICATION OF [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Lisa Piascik delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Toyin Solaja, the incoming Director for North America and the Caribbean at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, during his courtesy call to the Embassy on January 8. CDA commended Nigeria for having an Additional [...] | 2009-01-09 09:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09ABUJA331 | NIGERIA: INAUGURATION OF COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BY [...] (U) Summary: On February 10, in a well-attended ceremony, the Nigerian House of Representatives inaugurated a new Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In his inaugural address, Committee Chair Ezuiche Ubani declared that his committee will provide oversight and the legal framework for the Niger [...] | 2009-02-24 15:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EPET PGOV ECON NI |
09ABUJA332 | NIGERIA: CALM RETURNING TO BAUCHI AFTER WEEKEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calm appears to be returning to Bauchi after sectarian violence on both February 21 and 23, which was apparently touched off by a parking dispute. Press reports indicate 11 people killed, houses of worship destroyed, and shops and homes sacked and burned. The army and police are [...] | 2009-02-24 16:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF CASC NI |
09ABUJA342 | NIGERIAN CANDIDATE FOR UNDT JUDICIAL POSITION: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 17:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA344 | NIGERIA: CABINET COMMMITTEE TO REPORT ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: A committee headed by Attorney General (AG) and Justice Minister Michael Aondoakaa has been given until March 4 to prepare a report on the White Paper which an earlier committee had drawn up concerning the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC - see ref A). The n [...] | 2009-02-26 16:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA345 | NIGERIA: DELAY NAMING NEW SHEHU MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: On February 21 the Shehu of Borno (a traditional ruler and religious figure who is ranked second after the Sultan of Sokoto among Northern Nigeria's royals),Alhaji Mustapha bin Umar Kyari Amin El-Kanemi, died of cancer at the age of 85. Traditionally a new Shehu is named within [...] | 2009-02-26 16:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA350 | NIGERIA'S VIEWS ON UNDT CANDIDATE IZUAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ABUJA351 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) On February 27 Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG participation in the UN Human Rights Council, and the USG's posture toward the Durban Review Conference, to Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, Director of the Second United Nations Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...] | 2009-02-27 12:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL NI |
09ABUJA36 | NIGERIA: ISRAEL/GAZA CONFLICT INSPIRES PROTESTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From January 2-6, several media outlets reported that Nigeria's mostly Muslim north is condemning Israeli military strike in Gaza. Muslim groups also criticized the United States, European Union, the United Nations, as well as some Arab nations, which they claimed have done not [...] | 2009-01-09 14:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI CD NG |
09ABUJA361 | NIGERIA-USG MAKING HEADWAY BUT STILL LOOKING FOR TAILWIND [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director General Dr. Harold Demuren February 20 to review progress since NCAA, Nigerian, and U.S. firms met in November for a public private-partnership (PPP) aviation workshop. Demurren was very positive stating that [...] | 2009-03-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN NI |
09ABUJA384 | NIGERIA: GARBAI NAMED NEW SHEHU OF BORNO [...] (U) On March 2 Kyari Shehu Umar Garbai was named the 20th Shehu of Borno by Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff. As reported in 'This Day' newspaper, Governor Sheriff justified his choice with Garbai's academic qualifications. 'This Day' reported increased security in the state capital Maid [...] | 2009-03-04 14:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA386 | NIGERIA: POSSIBLE SHI'ITE PERSECUTION IN SOKOTO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs traveled to Sokoto State on February 24-26 and met with members of the state government, non-governmental organizations, academics, and opposition parties. In many of these meetings, the issue of Sunni-Shi'a conflict in the state emerged as a theme. Though there was a f [...] | 2009-03-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF NI |
09ABUJA396 | NIGERIA - 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite USG-sponsored training and capacity building efforts the Nigerian government (GON) in 2008 failed to curtail rampant, sustained and serious intellectual property rights (IPR) violations in Nigeria. The U.S. Mission recommends that Nigeria be included in the "Special Men [...] | 2009-03-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA404 | NIGERIA: FSN NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 ESTH COURSE [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to nominate FSN Taiwo Isijola for the 2009 Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) course (PE 221) to be offered April 27 - May 8, 2009 at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Taiwo is a newly-hired member of post's State economic team whose portfoli [...] | 2009-03-06 08:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON AFSI NI |
09ABUJA417 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AMISOM WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) On March 7, Ambassador met with the Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, at his residence, to get a final decision on the GON AMISOM deployment as the extra grace days given to the Minister until March 5 had passed. Ambassador opened the discussion by noting that she realized the Foreig [...] | 2009-03-10 17:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA418 | NIGERIA - GUINEA-BISSAU: FONMIN DISCUSSES ECOWAS [...] (C) During the course of Ambassador's discussions with Nigerian Foreign Minister Maduekwe on AMISOM March 8, he debriefed her on his recent assessment trip to Guinea-Bissau (GB) representing President Yar'Adua as Chairman of ECOWAS. Maduekwe returned from GB on March 6, and departed again the [...] | 2009-03-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PU NI ECOWAS |
09ABUJA435 | MISSION NIGERIA WELCOMES USCIRF DELEGATION TO [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioners Donald Argue, Talal Eid, Leonard Leo, and Chair Felice Gaer, Executive Director James Standish, and USCIRF staff members David Dettoni and Tiffany Lynch to Abuja, Nigeri [...] | 2009-03-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA438 | NIGERIA: DEATHS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS - GBONG [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 the third Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Victor Pam Dung Pam, died at the age of 73. The prominent contenders for the throne are former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Jacob Gyang Buba (a cousin of Plateau Governor Jang and known as the favored candidate) and Se [...] | 2009-03-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA444 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROMISES TO REVIEW [...] (C) On March 12, Ambassador took advantage of a meeting with President Yar'Adua's Chief Economic Advisor, Tanimu Yakubu, to discuss pending decision on the GON AMISOM deployment. Primary focus of meeting was in the context of previously scheduled appointment to review the bilateral Framework [...] | 2009-03-12 17:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR KPKO NI SO |
09ABUJA445 | NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF THE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Below follows the Mission's analysis of the recommendations contained in the report of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC),and subsequent White Paper and review reports by the GON Federal Executive Council (FEC -- essentially the Cabinet) on the ERC document. As for the ERC rep [...] | 2009-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA448 | NIGERIA: USG-GON RAPID RESPONSE STEMS ACUTE RENAL FAILURE [...] (SBU): SUMMARY: Following reports of an unusually high number of cases of acute renal failure (ARF) among Nigerian children between November 2008 and January 2009, the USG dispatched a team of experts which assisted with conducting epidemiological investigations, developing and launching an e [...] | 2009-03-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID KIPR ECON SOCI ETRD NI |
09ABUJA455 | NIGERIA: STATES SEEKING MORE DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) plans to share $1.5 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) among the three tiers of government to make up for shortfalls in government revenue. Revenues from the sale of crude oil have dwindled due to the fall in the international price of c [...] | 2009-03-16 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV NI |
09ABUJA456 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS ROBUST NEXT STEPS WITH AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with the new Minister of Aviation Babtunde Omotoba on March 5 to advocate for new Delta Airline routes from Abuja to Atlanta and Lagos to New York and reviewed the multilateral Open Skies Agreement signed between the United States and Nigeria in 2000. Omotoba [...] | 2009-03-16 17:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA458 | NIGERIA: FOREIGN MINISTER SETS UP SURPRISE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Maduekwe called the Ambassador late Saturday March 14 to ask her to lunch on March 15 to discuss AMISOM following his most recent talks with President Yar'Adua on the issue, as well as to discuss his upcoming trip to Washington to meet with SecState and attend other privat [...] | 2009-03-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA473 | NIGERIA-SOMALIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe further discussed the GON views on sending its troops to Somalia at a meeting at his residence on March 15. Maduekwe debriefed her on his latest conversation with President Yar'Adua on the issue after the last Federal Executive Council [...] | 2009-03-18 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR KPKO NI SO |
09ABUJA474 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA SIGNS 2009 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua signed into law the 3.087 trillion naira ($21.29 billion) 2009 budget appropriation bill on March 10, 2009. The final 2009 budget represents a 17% increase (217 billion naira, $1.5 billion) by the National Assembly above the 2.87 trillio [...] | 2009-03-19 07:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA475 | NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR USCIRF VISIT (MARCH [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Your visit comes two years into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's four-year term. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, there was hope from Ni [...] | 2009-03-19 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA476 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIFA, BIT WITH ECONOMIC ADVISOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with President Yar'Adua's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr. Tanimu Yakubu on March 12 to discuss upcoming March 30-31 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Washington, GON interest in a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and areas o [...] | 2009-03-19 14:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAID EAGR PGOV NI |
09ABUJA480 | NIGERIA: OIL UNIONS TO STRIKE MARCH 25-27 [...] (U) According to our recent conversations the week of March 16-20, the strike reported in reftel para 3 by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),will take place on March 25-2 [...] | 2009-03-19 17:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB ENRG NI |
09ABUJA481 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER HEAD OF STATE [...] (C) Summary: On March 16, the Ambassador (Poloff notetaker) met with former Nigerian military Head of State from 1998 to 1999, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, at his residence, to discuss his views on Nigeria's democratic performance, particularly as in regard to the recent Electoral Reform Com [...] | 2009-03-19 17:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA482 | NIGERIA: GODFATHER PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHWEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kebbi State Governor Saidu Usman Nasamu Dakingari and Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi are locked in a battle with their political "godfathers" for control of their respective states. These standoffs, which are similar to ones which have played out in other states (an [...] | 2009-03-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA483 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 14-28, [...] (U) HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DONORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS INAUGURATED: On February 10 Poloff, EconOff, and Econ Specialist attended the Inauguration of the House of Representatives Committee on International Donors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In her addre [...] | 2009-03-20 06:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA488 | DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA [...] (S) Summary: Leading democracy activist, Nobel Laureate and Niger Delta mediator Wole Soyinka met with Ambassador December 23 at his home in Ogun State to discuss the state of affairs in Nigeria ranging from President Yar,Adua,s health and his fears on election reform to his role as a negoti [...] | 2009-12-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV NI |
09ABUJA492 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POST-QADHAFI [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on encouraging the African Union Peace and Security Council to reassert its authority following Chairman Muammar Qadhafi's trip to Mauritania to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for North and Horn of Africa M. Tahir and Afican Union Director E.T [...] | 2009-03-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA493 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND UK HIGH COMMISSIONER SEEK [...] (C) Ambassador and the UK High Commissioner Bob Dewar went jointly to see the New Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette, March 16, to seek a better understanding of what the Ministry's plans were for forward progress on the Niger Delta. The meeting was an attempt to achieve se [...] | 2009-03-21 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI |
09ABUJA494 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Adedotun Adepoju, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe Division on March 19. Adepoju had no substantive comments at this time. Any further information on GON position will be sent septel. [...] | 2009-03-23 06:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS NI |
09ABUJA501 | OIL CHIEF REQUESTS DIALOGUE ON ENERGY, CLIMATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is requesting that USG officials visit Abuja in the near future to commence a dialogue on energy and climate policies, includ [...] | 2009-03-24 06:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV PREL ELAB ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV NI |
09ABUJA506 | NIGERIA: PRESS DEBATES INEC CHAIRMAN'S TENURE [...] (SBU) On March 23, Nigerian press quoted Lagos lawyer Femi Falana as alleging that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu's tenure expired in August 2008. Falana based his allegation on the fact that Iwu was appointed as a member of the Commission in August 2003 [...] | 2009-03-24 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA514 | NIGERIA: PDP BACKING PRESIDENT FOR SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Haliru Bello Mohammed told press on March 24 in Abuja that the party leadership will reserve the 2011 presidential ticket for current President Yar'Adua. Bello Mohammed explained that the President's seven point agenda (the [...] | 2009-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA517 | NIGERIA: COUNCIL OF STATE FURTHER WEAKENS [...] (C) On March 24, President Yar'Adua presented the White Paper on electoral reform to the Council of State (a constitutionally established consultative body with over 50 members including, inter alia, the President, VP, all 36 serving Governors, all former Heads of Government, all former Chief [...] | 2009-03-26 11:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA525 | NIGERIA: MADAGASCAR GOVT UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Public Communications Department released a press statement on March 20 concerning the unconstitutional transfer of power in Madagascar from President Marc Ravalomanana to Andry Rajoelina, noting that the GON does not recognize the change in [...] | 2009-03-26 15:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NI MA |
09ABUJA526 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MARCH 1-14, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-14, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Northern Nigeria --Southern Nigeria --Delta Incidents Economic News -------------- [...] | 2009-03-26 15:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA529 | 19 OF NIGERIA'S OPPOSITION PARTIES TRYING TO UNITE [...] (C) On March 24, nineteen Nigerian opposition parties agreed to form what they described as a mega-party to challenge the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 elections. While most were very small, the largest (Buhari) faction of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and the lea [...] | 2009-03-26 15:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA532 | NIGERIA: AONDOAKAA CONTINUES TO REPLACE EFFECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kehinde Ajoni, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),was "recalled to the Ministry of Justice" by Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa on March 18 and replaced by Roland Ewubare, an associate of Aondoakaa's. (FYI: Accordin [...] | 2009-03-27 16:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL NI |
09ABUJA533 | NIGERIA: MARCH 2009 TRADE POLICY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the unveiling of the 2008 - 2012 Tariff Book there have not been major improvements in Nigeria's trade policy (reftel M). Nigerian government (GON) officials tell us they are working with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to harmonize tariffs with its [...] | 2009-03-30 07:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA535 | NIGERIA: AVIATION AIRPORT SECURITY WORKSHOP WITH TSA [...] Summary. Ambassador and the new Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, opened the third workshop of the U.S. and Nigeria's Public Private Partnership (PPP on Aviation Airport Security and Safety on March 17. The purpose of the PPP is to assist the GON in achieving U.S. Federal Aviation Admi [...] | 2009-03-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA549 | NIGERIA: KADUNA REFINERY - NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, 2009 Engineer Olayinka Agora, the Managing Director of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC),described the ongoing saga of poor planning and neglected maintenance that has reduced the effectiveness and usefulness of the refinery. He underscored that s [...] | 2009-03-31 15:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV ENRG EAID PGOV NI |
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 |
09ABUJA573 | NIGERIA: NEW MINISTER OF POWER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19 the Ambassador met with the new Minister of Power Dr. Lanre Babalola to discuss opportunities for the U.S and Nigeria to improve the power sector. The Ambassador provided a briefing paper on the USG's assistance to the GON in the power sector, encouraged that the bil [...] | 2009-04-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV EAID NI |
09ABUJA577 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STATUS OF EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki. The Minister affirmed that the Nigerian Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) is in Lagos, awaiting shipment, and would be forwarded to Darfur as soon as possible. In a related conversation, N [...] | 2009-04-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL PGOV SU NI |
09ABUJA578 | NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE CONFIDENT ON BUDGET NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel B reports on the signed 2009 budget allocations and ways to successfully execute the budget. Following the press announcement, Finance Minister Mansur Muhtar gave a speech on March 24 to audience of key ministers, head of government agencies, press and others at the Intern [...] | 2009-04-03 12:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EAID EINV ENRG NI |
09ABUJA586 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PETROLEUM, SECURITY [...] (C) The new General Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mohammed Barkindo, accompanied by several of his senior staff, called on Ambassador at Embassy March 11. EconCouns also attended. Ref A reported on proposal by Barkindo for a dialogue on energy [...] | 2009-04-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI |
09ABUJA590 | ECOWAS' RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs Dr. Abdel Fatah-Musa to discuss ECOWAS' next steps in Guinea-Bissau. Fatah-Musa, who has long followed Guinea-Bissau politics, related background information about what he said had led to the double assassinations o [...] | 2009-04-06 16:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECOWAS KPKO PGOV PREL MASS SNAR PU GV CU PO |
09ABUJA592 | NIGERIA: Delta Abuja-New York Route, One Step Closer [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on April 3 to ensure that the Minister understood that Delta Airlines had taken steps to meet the Minister's request to upgrade their customer service and antiquated planes on the Lagos to Atlanta route as a condition fo [...] | 2009-04-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA598 | NIGERIA: BUHARI DISCUSSES LACK OF GON SINCERITY ON [...] (C) Summary: On April 1, Political Counselor (accompanied by Poloff notetaker and Political Specialist) met with General Muhammadu Buhari and his associate, Abubakar Buba Galadima. Buhari expressed dismay regarding the state of electoral reform in Nigeria and pointed out that he has said all [...] | 2009-04-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA600 | NIGERIA'S NON-MILITARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND [...] (U) The following is U.S. Mission Nigeria's collective response to questions posed in reftel regarding the assessment of law enforcement and judicial training needs of the non-military security apparatus of the Government of Nigeria (GON). Given the poor performance of Nigeria,s top anti-graf [...] | 2009-04-07 16:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR KCOR KTIP KJUS KTFN KIPR |
09ABUJA601 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT BROACHES AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian President Yar'Adua broached the subject of amnesty for those who have been fighting in the Niger Delta and "are prepared to lay down their arms" at the last National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on April 2. During the [...] | 2009-04-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NI |
09ABUJA609 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUILDING BRIDGES [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador (with LabOff, notetaker) met with the new Minister of Labor and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, to identify his ministry's priorities as well as acquire an understanding of his strategy for working with organized labor. Kayode is from Ondo Stat [...] | 2009-04-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA611 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR March 15-31, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of March 15-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economics --Politics --2011 Elections --Labor --Education --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Cor [...] | 2009-04-10 09:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA612 | NIGERIA: GON Approves Delta's Abuja-New York Route [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter on April 8, 2009 from Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba recounting the agreement reached by the Minister and Ambassador in their April 3, 2009 meeting on Delta Airlines Abuja-New York route with operations to begin on June 8, 2009 with a upgrade to a Boei [...] | 2009-04-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA614 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND STANDARD CHARTERED CEO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, American citizen, Christopher Knight, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador and discussed challenges facing the banking sector. He stated that the low price of oil is the main contributor to the economi [...] | 2009-04-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON EINV EAID NI |
09ABUJA618 | NIGERIA USES WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY TO BRING FOCUS TO THE [...] (U) Post provides the following response per reftel request. 2. (U) Summary: In commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) held a press conference on March 24, 2009 and briefed the media on Nigeria's TB challenges, efforts underway to combat [...] | 2009-04-14 16:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID AMED SOCI KPAO NI |
09ABUJA626 | NIGERIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] Following is Embassy Abuja's response to reftel A. 2. (U) The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U. S. foreign assistance using FY 2009 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International Military Education and Training (IMET),foreign military fi [...] | 2009-04-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL NI |
09ABUJA627 | NIGERIA: A FULLER PICTURE OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloff, PolAssist and a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled to Bauchi March 30 to April 1 to gain a better understanding of the February 21-22 sectarian violence in the state. The team met with State government officials, re [...] | 2009-04-15 16:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF NI |
09ABUJA628 | NIGERIA: EASTER MONDAY SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN NIGER [...] (C) Summary: On April 13, sectarian violence broke out in the town of Gwada, Niger State before spreading to the capital of Minna, resulting in over 20 injured, three churches burned, and additional property destroyed. Press reports claimed that over 110 people were arrested in relation to t [...] | 2009-04-15 17:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC NI |
09ABUJA634 | SHARI'A LAW IN NIGERIA: NOT EXPANDING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: With politics, religion and regionalism likely playing roles in Nigeria's 2011 elections, post will be preparing a number of analytical pieces to look at issues ranging from the influence of selected governors, to ethnicity and religion, with the latter particularly exploring the [...] | 2009-04-16 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA640 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREAN TD-2 [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. response to the North Korean launch of a TD-2 missile to Maria Laose, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs First U.N. Division on April 17. Any substantive comments will be reported septel. SANDERS [...] | 2009-04-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN NI |
09ABUJA641 | NIGERIA: SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) Post delivered Ref. A demarche to E. Josakweker, Director of the African Union Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Josakweker referred to the March 20 statement issued by the MFA (Ref. B) in which the GON strongly condemned the coup and affirmed that it will not recognize Rajoe [...] | 2009-04-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA NI |
09ABUJA642 | NIGERIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) On April 17, Poloff delivered reftel demarches and a copy of the United States Human Rights Commitments and Pledges to Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department in the Second United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ibrahim e [...] | 2009-04-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC NI |
09ABUJA643 | NIGERIA: PDP CONVENTION - NO DEBATE EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) approaches its April 20 Special National Convention, behind the scenes negotiations appear to have forestalled any real debate taking place on the convention floor. PDP National Executive Committee member Aminu Bello Masari told Poloff on Ap [...] | 2009-04-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA644 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On April 17, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Finance (MinFin),Mansur Muhtar. MinFin Muhtar took our points on board, but said he wanted to consult with the Foreign Minister. Ambassador noted that she had already spoken to the FonMin on April 12 where he indicate [...] | 2009-04-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL NI |
09ABUJA653 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Post nominates Michael Makalou as Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Patrick Ryan as Deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer, Deputy TFCO. 2. Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer Name: Michael Makalou Title: Transnational Crime Affairs Officer Phone Number: +234-9-46 [...] | 2009-04-20 09:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER NI IZ KTFN SNAR |
09ABUJA666 | NIGERIA: KADUNA PRIVATE SECTOR SEEKS US INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 5-6 visit to Kaduna by EconDeputy, Kaduna Chapter Members of the Nigeria-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) were unanimous in their displeasure with the Yar'Adua administration's inability to increase electricity supply. They complained that epileptic electricit [...] | 2009-04-20 10:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG CVIS EINV EAGR EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA670 | NIGERIA: ATIKU - BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks former Vice President and 2007 Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's attempts at political maneuvering may have left him without a place in any party. Although Atiku reportedly hoped to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),the [...] | 2009-04-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA671 | NIGERIA: PFIZER REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary. In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Pfizer lawyers Joe Petrosinelli and Atiba Adams reported that Pfizer and the Kano State government had reached a preliminary settlement on lawsuits arising from medical tests conducted with Trovan (oral antibiotic) on children living in Kano d [...] | 2009-04-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAID ETRD PGOV 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 |
09ABUJA674 | NIGERIA: NIGERIAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMISSION SOLICITS [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 9 courtesy call, officials of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) informed the Ambassador that the organization is working towards attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria, despite the global economic downturn. It is currently work [...] | 2009-04-21 08:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NI |
09ABUJA676 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF THE [...] Post, in response to reftel, submitted a Non- Paper document to the relevant offices within the host government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU),the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) and relevant National Assembly Senate and House of [...] | 2009-04-21 09:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN EFIN ETTC PHUM EAID PTER NI IZ |
09ABUJA678 | NIGERIA: BETWEEN THE LINES OF PRESS REPORTS ON KBR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning in late March, Nigeria's Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa, has been manipulating the media coverage of the Department of Justice's February 11 press release related to former Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) Director Albert "Jack" Stanley's guilty plea of conspirin [...] | 2009-04-21 15:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM CVIS KCOR NI |
09ABUJA679 | NIGERIA: BAUCHI GOVERNOR DEFECTS TO PDP [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda formally defected from the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Others within the state's senior ANPP leadership did not attend Yuguda's formal registration with the PDP, signaling that they are not l [...] | 2009-04-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA682 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETING WITH FONMIN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Commander for Civil Military Affairs for the Africa Command, Ambassador Mary Yates, along with Ambassador Sander, met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe at his home on April 21 where Yates briefed the FonMin on the new programmatic developments at Africa Command. [...] | 2009-04-22 17:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR NI PU TO |
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 |
09ABUJA707 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETING WITH SGF YAHYALE [...] (C) Summary: During her April 20-22 visit, Ambassador Mary Yates, Africa Command Deputy for Civil and Military Activities, had a brief late evening meeting April 21 with Nigeria's Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Yahyale Ahmed. Ambassador Sanders and Colonel Peter Teil ac [...] | 2009-04-23 17:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR MARR MASS ECOWAS NI |
09ABUJA708 | NIGERIA: THE LATEST ON GUINEA-CONAKRY FROM ECOWAS' [...] (SBU) On April 21, Economic Community of West African States President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas assembled Abuja's diplomatic corps to discuss the latest developments in Guinea. He said that overall, ECOWAS was pleased with the outcome of the efforts of the International Contact Group (ICG),w [...] | 2009-04-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECOWAS PREL KDEM GV NI |
09ABUJA710 | ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETS WITH ECOWAS' CHAMBAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africom Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with ECOWAS President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss regional affairs and the next steps in cooperation between Africom and ECOWAS. Ambassador Sanders, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, [...] | 2009-04-24 11:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PU TO NI |
09ABUJA711 | CORRECTED COPY: ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africom Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with ECOWAS President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss regional affairs and the next steps in cooperation between Africom and ECOWAS. Ambassador Sanders, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, [...] | 2009-04-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PU TO NI |
09ABUJA712 | NIGERIA: PDP HOLDS LESS "FLAMBOYANT" IF NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held its 2009 Special National Convention on Monday April 20 at Eagle Square in Abuja. Almost 4000 delegates voted overwhelmingly to approve amendments to the party's constitution regarding the composition of party congresses and the national c [...] | 2009-04-24 12:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA714 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 1-17, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-17 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Politics --2011 Elections --Human Rights and TIP --Labor --Environment and Health --Corruption and Crime --Oil, Gas, [...] | 2009-04-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA72 | NIGERIA: TRAVEL OF FONMIN TO U.S. [...] (SBU) According to former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America and Caribbean, FonMin will travel to the U.S. on January 15 to attend U.S. inauguration events and meetings with the Nigerian Embassy in Washington and meetings with the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in [...] | 2009-01-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA74 | THE DEFENSE LEVIES BILL -- A NEW WAY TO FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Defense Committee, Oluwole Oke, to discuss the Nigerian military budget and other defense-related matters. Oke reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),but called the USG $ [...] | 2009-01-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS NI |
09ABUJA740 | NIGERIA: PRESS REPORTS OF NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE [...] (C) On April 12, Foreign Minister Maduekwe mentioned to Ambassador that the GON had settled on a candidate to be its Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Tunde Adeniran, a Professor at the University of Ibadan who was formerly the Minister of Education and Ambassador to Germany in the Obasanjo governme [...] | 2009-04-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
09ABUJA743 | NIGERIA FUEL TANKER STRIKE INDICATIVE OF LARGER [...] (U) Summary: On April 21, the Petrol Tanker Drivers Union (PTDU),an arm of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),ended its three-day strike over the seizure of members' trucks and alleged harassment, intimidation, and extortion of tanker drivers by the Lagos State [...] | 2009-04-29 11:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA744 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLANNING MINSTER TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the head of the National Planning Commission April 9 to discuss need for a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Agreement and the way forward towards achieving one in the near future. Ambassador and Minister [...] | 2009-04-29 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV KHIV ECON KOCI EAID PREL NI |
09ABUJA745 | NIGERIA: USCIRF DELEGATION DISCUSSES JOS [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Nigeria March 19-April 3 to analyze the situation of religious tolerance in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on recent incidents of religious tension and violence. Accompanied by Poloffs, [...] | 2009-04-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA746 | NIGERIA: COUNTERFEIT MEDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN LAGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a April 7-9 three-day counterfeit products and investigative techniques workshop, Nigerian government (GON) agencies made progress in better understanding what intellectual property rights (IP) are, how counterfeit medicines enter Nigeria, and what steps should be taken to [...] | 2009-04-30 09:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA747 | MGSF01: NIGERIA SAYS IT HAS NO SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and Avian Flu Lab scientists employed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concur that there are currently NO/NO confirmed cases of swine flu in Nigeria. As a precaution to an outbreak of swine flu, the Governmen [...] | 2009-04-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ABUJA748 | NIGERIA: VISIT TO NIGERIA-BENIN BORDER AND LAGOS AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, 2009 an interagency USG Team visited the Nigeria-Benin border to observe the movement of goods and people between the two countries. The Seme border crossing post is manned by 650 Nigerian Customs Officers and is a major transit point of goods in West Africa. On Apr [...] | 2009-04-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA75 | NIGERIA, ECOWAS TO STAND FIRM ON GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' ECOWAS Desk Officer, B.A. Nurudeen to discuss Nigeria's and ECOWAS' stance toward the coup in Guinea after the January 10 summit of regional Heads of State. Nurudeen emphasized Nigeria's commitment to working withi [...] | 2009-01-14 16:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECOWAS PREL KDEM GV NI |
09ABUJA751 | NIGERIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) As per reftel B demarche instructions, and as reported in reftel A, the Ambassador delivered a demarche to the Minister of Finance on April 17 regarding Kosovo's IMF and World Bank membership bids. On April 30, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance told Economic Counselor th [...] | 2009-04-30 15:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL NI |
09ABUJA753 | NIGERIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) As per reftel B demarche instructions, and as reported in reftel A, the Ambassador delivered a demarche to the Minister of Finance on April 17 regarding Kosovo's IMF and World Bank membership bids. On April 30, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance told Economic Counselor th [...] | 2009-04-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL NI |
09ABUJA79 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACTING NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to ref A tasking. Despite the Nigerian government's (GON) public statements, the global financial crisis (GFC) has impacted Nigeria in its most vulnerable area - revenue from crude oil sales. Crude oil accounts for over 80% of government revenue and over 9 [...] | 2009-01-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV EPET ENRG PGOV NI |
09ABUJA790 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 18-30, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 18-30, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Political News --2011 Elections --House of Representatives Economic News --------- [...] | 2009-05-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET SENV EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA791 | NIGERIA: USCIRF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DELEGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),accompanied by PolOff, met with Muslim and Christian religious and political leaders, including Kano State Governor Shekarau, on a March 24-27 trip to Kaduna and Kano. Christian Association of Nige [...] | 2009-05-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA792 | NIGERIA: EKITI ELECTION UPDATE: MASS PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: On May 5, concluding the disputed gubernatorial by-election between Segun Oni (PDP - Peoples' Democratic Party) and Kayode Fayemi (AC - Action Congress),the state representative for the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the PDP winner. This followed polling in th [...] | 2009-05-06 17:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA793 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND FORMER NSA GUSAU DISCUSS [...] (C) On 4 May 2009 Ambassador and RAO Chief met with former Nigerian National Security Advisor (NSA) General (retired) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau on the fringes of his visit to the Embassy to renew his visa. Aliyu intends to visit Palo Alto California at some point for his yearly medical visit and [...] | 2009-05-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA794 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND HOUSE SPEAKER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met one-on-one evening May 5 with National Assembly Speaker Dimeji Bankole to discuss issues important to U.S.-Nigeria bilateral relations ranging from electoral reform, governance, and anti-corruption, and the seemingly slow progress of President Yar'Adua on all these [...] | 2009-05-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA795 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with former Nigerian President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, commonly referred to as IBB. IBB spoke frankly about his disappointment with the electoral reform process, the unlikely possibility of a military coup, the [...] | 2009-05-06 18:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA807 | NIGERIA: PLATEAU STATE POLITICS, AS SEEN BY FAILED [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, PolOff, PolSpec, and PolAsst met with Prince Chuwang Rwang Pam, son of the second "Gbong Gwom Jos" (the title of the senior Traditional Ruler in the state); Pam was a candidate to be selected as Gbong Gwom Jos last March when the seat fell vacant with the death of the [...] | 2009-05-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA809 | NIGERIA'S FIRST NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT: A [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, the Ambassador participated in Nigeria's First National Employment Summit, which focused on the theme, "Meeting the Employment Challenges of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis." According to the Minister of Labor Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, the Summit's purpose w [...] | 2009-05-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA816 | NIGERIA: STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN OF EKITI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Moshuud Erubami (strictly protect),Chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG),provided Lagos Poloff with numbers of registered voters for each of the LGAs in Ekiti state where the April 25 and May 5 rerun elections occurred. TMG is part of a consortium of local non-governmental or [...] | 2009-05-08 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA819 | NIGERIA: ACTION CONGRESS (AC) POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, Poloffs visited Dr. Usman Bugaje, National Secretary of the Action Congress (AC) political party, to discuss the future of the AC and his views about the fledgling opposition "mega party." Bugaje confirmed that former Vice President and 2007 AC presidential candidat [...] | 2009-05-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA820 | NIGERIA: PLATEAU STATE DEPORTS FULANI NOMADS [...] (C) Embassy began receiving reports on May 7 that Fulani nomads were being forcefully evicted from Wase local government area (LGA) in southeastern Plateau state. Salisu Mohammed Lawal (protect),a program manager at a USAID-funded organization, told Poloffs that, starting in late April, Fula [...] | 2009-05-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF NI |
09ABUJA821 | NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS CRITICIZE GON, ANNOUNCE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly organized a 2009 National May Day rally on May 1 in Abuja, which included organized labor representatives from across the country, as well as a small contingent of high-level government officials. The d [...] | 2009-05-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA823 | NIGERIA: USG PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE [...] (SBU) Summary: At an international workshop and conference on waste management from April 21-22 in Abuja, stakeholders discussed strategies for improving waste management in Nigeria. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) helped design the workshop and provided four trainers. Delegat [...] | 2009-05-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON EAID TRGY KRVC TPHY NI |
09ABUJA826 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS KOGI STATE [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff as notetaker) traveled to Kogi State where she paid a courtesy call on Governor Ibrahim Idris (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP) in Lokoja. Ambassador inquired about press reports alleging youth had stormed the government house in Loko [...] | 2009-05-12 12:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA830 | LABOR PROTEST MARCH CONFIRMED FOR MAY 13 [...] (U) Post confirmed on May 12 from Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress representatives that they have not canceled their planned protest march in Lagos on May 13. The protest march will begin at 1000 hours at the National Stadium and proceed to the governor's office in Ikeja. The [...] | 2009-05-12 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
09ABUJA844 | NIGERIA: DEMARCH DELIVERED - CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 13 to M. Tahir, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for North and Horn of Africa. Tahir had no substantive comments at the time demarche was delivered. Any further discussion of demarche points will be reported septel. SANDERS [...] | 2009-05-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON MARR NI |
09ABUJA845 | NIGERIA: STATE BATTLE LINES DRAWN FOR 2011 [...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY. With Nigeria's next national elections still two years away in 2011, it is nonetheless clear that the battle over governorships in particular is already underway in many states. While there are states where the incumbent governor faces little or no opposition to a s [...] | 2009-05-13 15:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA849 | NIGERIA: THE VIEWS OF THREE SOUTH-SOUTH CONGRESSMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Poloff and Pol Assistant met with West-Idahosa Ehiogie, Emmanuel Deeyah Nwiika, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu, all Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) national House of Representatives members from Nigeria's South-South zone (six states in and near the Niger Delta). In a wide-ran [...] | 2009-05-15 10:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA850 | CORRECTED COPY: NIGERIA: THE VIEWS OF THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Poloff and Pol Assistant met with West-Idahosa Ehiogie, Emmanuel Deeyah Nwiika, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu, all Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) national House of Representatives members from Nigeria's South-South zone (six states in and near the Niger Delta). In a wide-ran [...] | 2009-05-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA851 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S FIRST PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time since his 2007 election, on May 12, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua held a press conference, speaking to reporters at the State House Media Center about electoral reform, the recent elections in Ekiti State, fuel scarcity, and the Halliburton scandal. Following [...] | 2009-05-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA868 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES' MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africa Command Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki to discuss regional security cooperation and the growing military-to-military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria. Reviewing the recent [...] | 2009-05-18 08:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PGOV NI |
09ABUJA879 | NIGERIA: DEFENSE HQ'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (SBU) On May 18, Colonel C.A. Jemitola, Defense Headquarters' Director of Information, gave a press conference to provide an update on the upsurge of fighting in Delta State between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and criminal/militant groups. The conference was attended by Poloff, other Mission [...] | 2009-05-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA88 | NIGERIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- 2. With an estimated population of over 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest [...] | 2009-01-16 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR NI |
09ABUJA885 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS: [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging May 18 discussion principally to execute ref A demarche, the Ambassador and Nigerian Foreign Minister (FonMin) Ojo Maduekwe discussed Somalia, where the GON stood on the AMISOM battalion, and the forthcoming visits to Nigeria of the Russian and Togolese Presid [...] | 2009-05-20 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA887 | NIGERIA: IRANIAN URANIUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Maria Laose, Director of the Second United Nations (UN) Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 21. Laose formerly worked for the Nigerian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna and is their point perso [...] | 2009-05-21 17:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA888 | NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERNERS REFLECT THE DISENCHANTED [...] (C) Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13, and met with a broad spectrum of Northern academics, politicians, and civil society leaders. Although several of these contacts touted "free and fair elections" as [...] | 2009-05-21 17:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA890 | NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERN MUSLIM VIEWS ON SHARI'A'S [...] (C) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13. During several meetings with academics, politicians, and civil society leaders, they discussed the impact of Shari'a law in Nigeria. Barrister Muzzamil [...] | 2009-05-22 10:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KWMN SOCI PINR PHUM PREL KISL NI |
09ABUJA891 | NIGERIA UPDATE: GOVT. PRACTICES: INFO COLLECTION, [...] (C) The following are updates to Mission Nigeria's assessment of current host government practices with respect to information collection, screening and sharing per reftel A. Posts original November 2007 responses are contained in reftel B. Government of Nigeria (GON) capabilities remain [...] | 2009-05-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS NI |
09ABUJA895 | NIGERIA: PP7750 AND CORRUPTION 212(F) [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, 2009, U.S. Mission to Nigeria PP7750 Interagency Committee unanimously agreed to target Ayodele Peter Fayose for visa ineligibility, invoking Presidential Proclamation 7750 (PP7750). Fayose is the impeached former Governor of Ekiti state, who is reliably believed [...] | 2009-05-22 13:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | CVIS KCRM PGOV KCOR NI |
09ABUJA896 | NIGERIA: THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe summoned the members of Abuja's diplomatic corps on short notice for a briefing on the latest concerning the violence in the Niger Delta. FonMin opened his briefing with a history of the Delta's troubles, giving statistics for various c [...] | 2009-05-22 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA897 | NIGERIA: EFCC AMENDMENT BILL REFERRED TO [...] (C) Summary: A bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act, privately sponsored by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Henry Dickson, passed its "second reading" (meaning that it has been referred to the appropriate committee for detailed review) at the House of [...] | 2009-05-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KCRM PGOV KCOR NI |
09ABUJA899 | NIGERIA: KATSINA GOVERNOR TALKS PDP POLITICS AND [...] (C) On May 15, in a private meeting prior to the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with States (PES) meeting (Septel) with Katsina Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, the Ambassador raised PDP politics and the 2011 Elections with the governor who had up until April, 2009, been considered one of Presiden [...] | 2009-05-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA9 | NIGERIA: EFCC DONORS FATIGUED, BUT DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of December 15-19, representatives from the British High Commission as well as the Netherlands and German embassies--all Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) major donors--shared with PolOff their increased skepticism of Nigeria's anti-corruption effort [...] | 2009-01-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM NI |
09ABUJA90 | ABUJA RESPONSE - ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION [...] Post's responses are keyed to reftel. Crime Mobility: Criminal elements generally roam freely at night, and are known to target EmbOff and affluent residential areas for burglary. RSO Comment - Abuja has experienced daytime robberies at popular restaurants and shopping areas in downtown Ab [...] | 2009-01-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM KSAC NI |
09ABUJA901 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR-LED INTERAGENCY TRIP TO [...] (U) Summary. On May 15, 2009, the Ambassador led an interagency delegation of USG officials to Katsina State for meetings with Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema and key interlocutors from Katsina State as part of the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with States (PES) Program. This is the second stat [...] | 2009-05-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA914 | NIGERIA: REMOVAL OF EFCC DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 08:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR NI |
09ABUJA917 | NIGERIA: LAND USE ACT TO BE AMENDED [...] Summary. The Land Use Act (LUA) vests all land rights with the 36 state governors requiring that all transfers or land sales be approved by the governors. The LUA makes it difficult for potential investors, homeowners, etc to secure title, which impedes the use of property as effective colla [...] | 2009-05-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA918 | NIGERIA: RIVERS GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CURRENT NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary. On May 21, 2009, in a private meeting at Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi shared his views on the Niger Delta issue with the Ambassador. He blamed poverty and perpetual Federal Government inaction for the recent flare-up in Delta St [...] | 2009-05-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA919 | NIGERIA: THREE NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13 and met separately with three longtime Northern political observers. Our first meeting was with Dr. Usman Ahmed Jalingo, Secretary General of Arewa Con [...] | 2009-05-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA921 | NIGERIA: FIRST BANK GMD EDGING OUT SOLUDO FOR CBN [...] During the Ambassador's series of Lagos meetings May 7-11 with five managing directors of key Nigerian banks -- Zenith, Diamond, Eco, First Bank, Oceanic -- she was told that current Governor of Nigeria's Central Bank (CBN) Charles Soludo has instituted a full court press to have his appointme [...] | 2009-05-27 17:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET NI |
09ABUJA925 | NIGERIA: MINISTER MAY DENY CONTINENTAL AIRLINE'S NEW ROUTE [...] (SBU) During the course of a May 11 meeting arranged so that a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator could brief Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on the status of reviews into the crashes of a two Nigerian Airliners several years ago, the Deputy Chief of Mission (D [...] | 2009-05-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA926 | NIGERIA SIGNS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH GE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined General Electric (GE) Vice President John Rice at the State House on May 26, 2009 for a 30-minute courtesy call with President Yar'Adua and to witness the signing of a landmark Country-to-Company Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)agreement between the government [...] | 2009-05-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ENRG ELTN EAIR ETRD SOCI TPHY NI |
09ABUJA936 | NIGERIA: SENATE REJECTS ELECTORAL REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (U) On May 26 the Senate voted to reject the Political Parties Registration and Regulatory Commission Act 2009, one of six electoral reform bills President Yar'Adua sent to the National Assembly (NASS). Senators debated the bill for three days before voting it down on the grounds that there is [...] | 2009-05-28 15:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM NI |
09ABUJA938 | NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SOLUDO'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Professor Chukwuma Soludo's first term at the Central Bank ended on May 29. It appears unlikely he will be appointed to a second term (First Bank Group Managing Director Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appears to be the frontrunner at this point, but in Nigeria one can always expect last [...] | 2009-06-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
09ABUJA939 | NIGERIA: EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNT BEING DRAWN DOWN TO CUSHION [...] (U) During a May 26 interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance, Minister of Finance Mansur Muhtar stated that the Excess Crude Account (ECA) could be depleted by the end of 2010 if the three tiers of government continue to fall back on the ECA to a [...] | 2009-06-01 10:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI |
09ABUJA940 | NIGERIA: NONPAPER ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] (S) Post delivered nonpaper on UNSCR 1718 to Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance on May 14, as per reftel. Econ Counselor followed up with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on May 22 and 28. PermSec has promised a definitive response, which we will convey to [...] | 2009-06-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | EFIN ECON ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NI |
09ABUJA941 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR IN JIGAWA STATE, GOVERNOR EXPECTS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary. On May 14, 2009, the Ambassador traveled to Jigawa State, one of the poorest in Nigeria, to hand over HIV/AIDS equipment to the Dutse General Hospital on behalf of the USG through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Reli [...] | 2009-06-01 12:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA943 | NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY AGREE TO FIGHT PIRACY [...] (U) Summary. At May 5-6 conference on the enforcement of copyrights, the Government of Nigeria (GON) was called upon, by stakeholders participating at the conference, to provide sufficient funding for Intellectual Property (IP) agencies, in addition to amending IP laws to strengthen enforcemen [...] | 2009-06-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA945 | NIGERIA: ICRC SAYS MEDIA IS EXAGGERATING CIVILIAN [...] (C) On May 28, DATT, Marine Attache, and Poloff met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Nigeria Jacques Villettaz and Communications Director Anahita Kar to discuss their view of the humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta as a result of the Joint Task [...] | 2009-06-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ICRC NI |
09ABUJA946 | NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION WORKS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ON [...] (U) Summary: On May 19 to 21, Ambassador hosted three civil society workshops in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt with PAS, IFESH, and USAID civil society (CSO) partners which were attended by representatives from 100 CSOs. The workshops entitled "Electoral Reform: Building Strong Coalitions an [...] | 2009-06-01 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA950 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economics --Politics --Environment and Health --Oil, Gas, and Power Economics --------- 2. (U) U.S. PARTICIPATES [...] | 2009-06-02 06:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA951 | NIGERIA: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from G/TIP (ref A),Poloff met with a number of Abuja-based contacts involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) to get an updated assessment of the GON's progress, discuss the possibility of government complicity in human trafficking, and [...] | 2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP NI |
09ABUJA967 | ECOWAS: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING IN ABUJA, AND [...] (SBU) On May 26, the 62nd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers opened in Abuja, chaired by Nigeria's Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe. Maduekwe welcomed visiting ministers by challenging them to work together to increase regional efficiency and improve West African infrastructure, [...] | 2009-06-04 09:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECOWAS NG NI |
09ABUJA968 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Environment --Political News ECONOMIC NEWS ------------- 2. (U) FG TO REVIEW CBN' [...] | 2009-06-04 14:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN NI |
09ABUJA976 | NIGERIA: INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS OFFERED USG [...] (SBU) The Independent Power Producer Association of Nigeria (IPPAN) met with EconOff and USAID Consultant on May 19 to discuss the challenges they are facing in the industry and propose a plan to overcome the obstacles, which included: an authorized power purchase agreement; loan guarantees; an [...] | 2009-06-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA98 | NIGERIA: NEW CUSTOMS COMPTROLLER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Former Nigerian Customs Comptroller General Alhaji Hamman Bello Ahmed resigned on January 14, 2009 and handed over his position to Dr. B. E. Nwadialo. H. B. Ahmed is retiring because he has reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. The media has reported that there are tensions within [...] | 2009-01-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV NI |
09ABUJA980 | ATTORNEY GENERAL AGREES TO ASSIGNMENT OF TDY DEA NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 4 and 6. 2. Post wishes to report the receipt of Diplomatic Note number M.679/2009 from the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledging that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approves the deploy [...] | 2009-06-08 11:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
09ABUJA982 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) As suggested reftel, delivery of this demarche was coordinated with the British High Commission. On June 8 PolOff contacted John Gana, Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing that the USG urges that there be a strong mandate re [...] | 2009-06-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA983 | NIGERIA: WHITHER 2011 ELECTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S/NF) Introduction: As Nigeria marks the second anniversary of President Yar'Adua's inauguration, the country has already begun the political maneuvering leading up to the 2011 Presidential elections. This will make it even more difficult for Nigeria to move forward on good governance issue [...] | 2009-06-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
09ABUJA984 | NIGERIA: Yar'Adua Worrisome Physical Appearance during GE [...] (C)Before the May 28 signing ceremony of General Electric's (GE) first Country-to-Company Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Nigeria (GON),the Ambassador had a personal opportunity to observe Nigeria President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua for 40 minutes as he struggled physically [...] | 2009-06-08 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
09ABUJA99 | NIGERIA: SENATOR SARAKI ON CABINET RESHUFFLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met with Kwara State Senator Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora (sister of Kwara State Governor Saraki) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at her Abuja residence on 13 January to discuss the cabinet reshuffle, constitutional reform, and President Yar'Adua's health. While Saraki [...] | 2009-01-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EPET NI |
09ACCRA1011 | AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS, JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. Difficulties faced by foreign investors in securing cocoa beans for domestic processing could compromise Ghana's investment attractiveness and the credibility of the GOG's stated goal of increased value-added processing of agricultural products. B. Food security is at the top [...] | 2009-09-28 07:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON GH |
09ACCRA1021 | GHANA'S NEW CIVIL AVIATION HEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOG has signaled that it was raising the profile of civil aviation issues by selecting a new head of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey. Mamphey's selection also underlined the continuing influence of former President J.J. Rawlings in civair affa [...] | 2009-09-28 16:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON MARR GH |
09ACCRA1034 | GHANA: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) POL Chief delivered ref A points October 1 to the MFA's acting Chief Director Ambassador Kodjo Wadee, stressing the USG's desire to obtain a balanced resolution on the Goldstone Report and our opposition to a resolution that contains a blanket endorsement of the report, recommends that t [...] | 2009-10-01 16:51:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS GH |
09ACCRA1035 | (U) RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN GHANA [...] (C) Overt Russian economic activities, both private and parastatal, in Ghana are minimal, despite the 2007 discovery of large deposits of oil and gas in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Ghana. Russia's clout and visibility in this West African country remain low, despite the presence of n [...] | 2009-10-01 19:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV GH |
09ACCRA1040 | NDC GAINS ADDITIONAL SEAT IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the Chereponi by-election September 29, taking a seat that had been held by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). By winning this Northern Ghana constituency, the NDC increased its majority in parliament to 116 seats [...] | 2009-10-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN GH |
09ACCRA1054 | DISASTER DECLARATION GHANA FLOOD DISASTER [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. Pursuant to section 062, volume 2 of the Foreign Affairs Manual and USAID ADS 251, the Charge d'Affaires has determined that a disaster exists in Ghana and certifies that the following conditions exist: over the past few months high lev [...] | 2009-10-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF WFP GH PHUM SENV |
09ACCRA1068 | Mills under pressure to act following corruption [...] (U) Summary: President Mills' commitment to aggressively fight corruption is under scrutiny following a September 25 guilty plea by British company Mabey and Johnson (M&J),in which the company admitted paying 470,000 pounds in bribes to eight current and former Ghanaian officials during the 19 [...] | 2009-10-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL GH |
09ACCRA1070 | COUNTER NARCOTICS HEAD DENIES POLITICS AT BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) Executive Secretary Yaw Akrasi Sarpong told Poloffs October 5 that while he is a staunch supporter of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC),party politics has no place at the NACOB. Sarpong complained about the lack of effective narcotics enforc [...] | 2009-10-08 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV CVIS XA GH |
09ACCRA1071 | GHANA: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, [...] SUMMARY: A. (U) The mining industry faces challenges caused by Ghana's current economic woes. Rising input costs, political pressures, and labor issues cause concerns despite sustained high commodity prices for gold. B. (SBU) Despite the various challenges it faces in Ghana, U.S. firm [...] | 2009-10-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON EINV SENV EFIS GH |
09ACCRA1077 | GHANA: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 8 to Mrs Beatrice Brobbey, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA, briefing Brobbey on the October 1 P5 1 talks, and asking Ghana to press Iran to fulfill the commitments it made in Geneva. We also urged Ghan [...] | 2009-10-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GH |
09ACCRA1085 | MINISTERS RESIGN FOLLOWING LINKS TO UK CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Following allegations that current and former government officials accepted bribes from British company Mabey & Johnson during the 1990s (reftel),two serving ministers were forced to resign their posts October 9. President Mills also directed the Commission on Human Rights and Ad [...] | 2009-10-14 17:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL UK GH |
09ACCRA1089 | Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of 23 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. Opposition candidate John Atta Mills was elected president after a narrowly won victory in December 2009. Mills followed John Kufuor, who served the constitutional limit of two four-year [...] | 2009-10-16 07:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GH |
09ACCRA1093 | GHANA SUPPORTS UN ROLE IN INVESTIGATING GUINEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 13:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINS GV GH |
09ACCRA1102 | Ghana's New Central Bank Governor [...] (SBU) Summary: Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on October 1, 2009 assumed office as the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) for a four-year term. He took over from Paul Acquah who completed his two four-year terms on September 30, 2009. Amissah-Arthur's appointment is primarily political althou [...] | 2009-10-19 14:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PINR GH |
09ACCRA1113 | FIRE DESTROYS GHANA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) At about 17:00 local time on October 23, a fire gutted the ten story Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) building in central Accra. The structure and its contents, including historical documents dating back to Ghana's independence in 1957, were completely destroyed. The only reported injury [...] | 2009-10-22 15:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GH |
09ACCRA1114 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: ACCRA NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC [...] Per REFTEL, post nominates the Government of Ghana officials listed below at 3. The point of contact at post for administrative matters in connection with this request is Kapil Gupta, Economic Officer: guptak@state.gov, office: [233] 21-741-716. 2. (SBU) The offered Federal Deposit Insura [...] | 2009-10-23 07:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL |
09ACCRA1119 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Following is an Embassy Accra compilation of political highlights from late September to early October that were not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- President nominates new ministers to replace those implicated in corruption scandal - [...] | 2009-10-23 11:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR PHUM PREL GH |
09ACCRA112 | GHANA RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 12 to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director for International Organizations at Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Dr. Assan responded that the issue of Kosovo's recognition would be brought to the attention of Ghana's new Fore [...] | 2009-02-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV GH |
09ACCRA1122 | GHANA CONVICTS TRAFFICKER AND ARRESTS OTHERS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In two recent cases, Ghanaian law enforcement used undercover operations to arrest human traffickers. A man from the Western Region was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to sell his eight year old brother, and a woman from the Ashanti Region is being prosecuted for [...] | 2009-10-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM PGOV XA GH |
09ACCRA1125 | FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, the State Prosecutor indicted former Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei and former Chief Executive Officer of the National Investment Bank (NIB) Daniel Gyimah on corruption charges over their role in importing 10,000,000 Pounds worth of rice from India during the f [...] | 2009-10-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR PREL GH |
09ACCRA1139 | FOREIGN MINISTER UPDATE ON MFA FIRE AND REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On October 27, Foreign Minister Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni told the diplomatic corps that the October 14 MFA fire (reftel) resulted in no injuries or deaths, but that there was significant loss of equipment, furniture, fixtures, and [...] | 2009-10-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GH |
09ACCRA1153 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AD HOC COMMITTEE PROTOCOL [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 30 to Beatrice Brobbey, Director, International Organizations (IO) and Multilateral Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Brobbey did not indicate how Ghana would vote on the resolution but questioned why the U.S. would oppose any reso [...] | 2009-11-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GH |
09ACCRA1154 | GHANA RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche November 4 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Beatrice Brobbey, expressing the USG's serious concern regarding the Goldstone Report, and urging Ghana to support the U.S. position on the resolution likely to be proposed by the Arab Group and the OI [...] | 2009-11-04 15:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS GH |
09ACCRA1155 | GHANAIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador hosted Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Victor Gbeho for lunch and a tour d'horizon on October 20. Highlights of the discussion follow. END SUMMARY. GHANA WILL SUPPORT GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA -------------------------------------------- 2. (C) Aske [...] | 2009-11-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR MOPS GH TO |
09ACCRA1162 | GHANA PROMISES SUPPORT FOR USG GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] SUMMARY: On October 30, Econoff, USAID and MCC representatives delivered REFTEL A demarche to Government of Ghana (GOG) Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) officials, including the Deputy Minister for Fisheries, and the Chief Technical Advisor to the Minister of Food and Agriculture. GOG [...] | 2009-11-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID KMCA GH |
09ACCRA1164 | GHANA'S CAADP COMPACT SUPPORTS U.S. FOOD SECURITY GOALS [...] Summary and Comment: The Government of Ghana outlined its commitments to agricultural growth and poverty reduction policies in a two-day roundtable to advance NEPAD's Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) and the G8 L'Aquila Summit five point declaration. Commitments by [...] | 2009-11-06 11:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID KMCA GH |
09ACCRA1166 | GHANA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR GH |
09ACCRA1179 | GHANAIAN CONCERN OVER DRUG SMUGGLING BY VIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, the head of the UK's "Operation Westbridge," the British government's anti-narcotics operation at Accra International Airport, told Poloff that President John Atta Mills wants itemizers for the Presidential suite at the airport to screen his entourage for drugs when leav [...] | 2009-11-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR KCOR GH |
09ACCRA1209 | GHANA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke by phone with Foreign Minister Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni November 16 to deliver reftel points concerning the impending no-action votes on Iran and Burma in the Third Committee. Ambassador stressed the importance of allowing discussion on country-specific human rights res [...] | 2009-11-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA GH |
09ACCRA1215 | GHANA TENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...] | 2009-11-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV |
09ACCRA1226 | KOSMOS ENERGY ACCOUNTS FROZEN IN GHANA [...] (U) Please note that this is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana's Serious Fraud Office has ordered banks immediately to freeze the Ghanaian accounts of Kosmos Energy as part of the Attorney-General's corruption investigation in the oil and gas secto [...] | 2009-11-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV EFIN PREL KCOR GH |
09ACCRA1234 | Corrected Copy: 2009 TIP Interim Assessment-Ghana [...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...] | 2009-11-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV |
09ACCRA1262 | Military Personnel Accused of Human Rights Violations in [...] (SBU) Summary: A video and still photos were released to the Ghanaian media November 23 depicting military personnel in Bawku (Upper East Region) interrogating and abusing two naked civilian suspects. Earlier media reports stated that soldiers stripped the suspects and paraded them through th [...] | 2009-11-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM GH |
09ACCRA1274 | GHANA: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] (SBU) POL Chief met December 2 with MFA Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs Betty Osafo Mensah, to deliver reftel points and urge Ghana to vote against the impending OIC-sponsored Defamation of Religions resolution in next week's UNGA plenary session. POL Chief noted Ghana's abstention i [...] | 2009-12-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA GH |
09ACCRA1283 | Anti-Corruption Chief cites need to attack culture of [...] (SBU) Summary: Emile Short, the head of Ghana's leading anti-corruption institution, the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ),said that combating corruption is his highest priority, but resource limitations limit his agency's effectiveness and low salaries cause exces [...] | 2009-12-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR PHUM GH |
09ACCRA1288 | GHANA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SHARES COPENHAGEN EXPECTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 2, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, shared Ghana's expectations for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. The Minister welcomed the prov [...] | 2009-12-03 15:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EFIN EAID GH |
09ACCRA1289 | GHANA: COKE ON THE ROCKS [...] SUMMARY: On November 18, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning proposed a legislative change to the GOG's excise tax regime, moving from a specific tax to an ad valorem tax at an increased rate. Responding to beverage industry concerns with the proposed change, Ambassador proposed a m [...] | 2009-12-03 17:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BSSR GH |
09ACCRA1290 | GHANA HOLDS NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM IN ADVANCE OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 2, Ghana held its National Climate Change Forum in advance of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Environment, Science and Technology Minister Sherry Ayittey announced that Ghanaian President John Evans Atta [...] | 2009-12-07 02:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EFIN EAID GH |
09ACCRA1291 | GHANA HOLDS NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM IN ADVANCE OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 2, Ghana held its National Climate Change Forum in advance of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Environment, Science and Technology Minister Sherry Ayittey announced that Ghanaian President John Evans Atta [...] | 2009-12-07 02:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EFIN EAID GH |
09ACCRA1292 | GHANA'S 2010 TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $386 million in 2008, an increase of $169 million from 218 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $609 million, up 46.2 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Ghana were $222 million, up 11.8 percent. Ghan [...] | 2009-12-07 02:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN GH |
09ACCRA1296 | NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FOR GHANA - GUIDANCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: CS Accra was approached by a U.S. company seeking assistance with potential ExIm financing for downstream gas project in Ghana. Project has a large U.S. export potential but Post has concerns about appearance to GOG if ExIM f [...] | 2009-12-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BTIO BBSR GH |
09ACCRA1297 | GHANA'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Accra nominates Mrs. Janet Adama Mohammed for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Mrs. Mohammed's unwavering commitment and courage in promoting peace and inter-faith dialogue in the conflict-ridden Northern Region of Ghana has created an environment for cha [...] | 2009-12-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KPAO GH |
09ACCRA1299 | MILLS AIDE DISCUSSES RULING PARTY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) A senior Presidential aide said that President Mills has faced a challenging first year in office, dealing with economic difficulties and managing high expectations from National Democratic Congress (NDC) party faithful. He said Mills is determined not to repeat the ethical lapses of the [...] | 2009-12-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR SNAR ECON GH |
09ACCRA131 | ACCRA RESPONSE: ASSESSMENT ON THE NEED FOR LAW [...] (C) Ghana's law enforcement and judicial sectors have a wide range of training needs, from basic criminal investigation to intelligence and surveillance techniques. In September 2008 post hosted a State/INL interagency team which assessed to Ghana's counter-narcotics capabilities. The Mission's res [...] | 2009-02-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ASEC KCRM SNAR GH |
09ACCRA132 | PRESIDENT MILLS SWEARS IN FIRST MINISTERS AS [...] (U) Summary. President Mills has sworn in ten of his new ministers, in a ceremony where he asked them to give selflessly for the country and to avoid ostentatious lifestyles. An additional four ministers received parliamentary approval on February 18. Parliament continues the process of vett [...] | 2009-02-19 15:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA1325 | NDC LEADERSHIP ON PARTY DIVISIONS AND MILLS [...] (C) Amidst growing public criticism of the Mills Administration as it approaches the end of its first year in office, senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials - including the President - met December 9 to discuss their difficulties and attempt to close ranks ahead of the NDC's Janua [...] | 2009-12-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
09ACCRA1326 | GHANA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Ghana is a peaceful, democratic country with some localized inter-ethnic conflicts in the northern area of the country. The conflicts are based on local chieftaincy disputes with political and ethnic overtones. U.S. citizens are not a target in the conflicts. 2. (U) Ghanaians are gener [...] | 2009-12-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR GH |
09ACCRA1327 | CHILD TRAFFICKING ON LAKE VOLTA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloff and Democracy and Human Rights Program Coordinator (DHRC) spent December 1-3 in fishing villages on Lake Volta with the West Africa Regional Director for the NGO Free the Slaves and the Director of the Ghanaian NGO Challenging Heights following children believed to have be [...] | 2009-12-15 16:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KTIP XY GH |
09ACCRA1331 | ACCRA SUBMISSION FOR 2009-1010 INCSR PART II (AML, [...] SUMMARY. Post submits Q&A replies below in response to reftel. Post also submitted same content by email. Post POC is Philip Cummings, Economic Section Chief, cummingspm@state.gov. END SUMMARY. 2. Q: Describe the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) plans, programs [...] | 2009-12-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR GH |
09ACCRA1339 | GHANA: KOSMOS ENERGY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bank of Ghana rescinded its account freeze order against Kosmos Energy LLC and its Ghanaian affiliate Kosmos Energy Ghana HC as of November 19. However, it left frozen the accounts of some Ghanaian individuals and organizations contained in the original freeze order. No char [...] | 2009-12-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV EFIN KCOR GH |
09ACCRA1341 | COCA-COLA'S ACTIVITIES IN GHANA: FOLLOW-UP ON AWARD FOR [...] SUMMARY. This follow-up is a response to reftel request for an update to activities by Coca-Cola Equatorial Africa (Coke),a previous Accra nominee for the Department's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). Coke continues to expand corporate operations and social responsibility programs in G [...] | 2009-12-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EFIN GH |
09ACCRA144 | GHANAQS 2009 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following updated information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor ("WFCL") in Ghana. POC for this report is Paul Stevenson (StevensonPW@state.gov). A) Laws and regulations proscribing the WFCL --------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-02-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB ECON GH |
09ACCRA155 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL ZONES- REGIONAL UPDATE [...] Climate change, coastal zone, and fisheries issues are increasingly addressed in unison as dominant variables in an equation including politics, economics, social themes, security, and biodiversity. During a recent TDY to Senegal and Cape Verde, the REO met with host nation contacts, United N [...] | 2009-02-25 08:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KGHG PREL SG CV GH |
09ACCRA18 | ACCRA RESPONSE TO GUINEA DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (C) POLOFF delivered subject demarche January 8 to Mr. Kingsley Karium, Director, Africa and Regional Cooperation Department, of the Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Mr. Karium was leaving later in the day to attend the ECOWAS meeting scheduled in Abuja. Kari [...] | 2009-01-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
09ACCRA182 | ACCRA 2009 ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana (GoG) continued to make progress during the reporting year toward combating trafficking in persons. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) was involved in several rescues, particularly of children; during July and August of 2008, nearly 200 children were rescu [...] | 2009-03-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD GH |
09ACCRA19 | GHANA'S NEW PARLIAMENT SWORN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ghana's fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic was sworn in on January 7, just hours prior to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's John Evans Atta Mills taking the oath of office as Ghana's new president. As their first order of business, members elected a new Speaker [...] | 2009-01-09 11:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA24 | MILLS MOVES QUICKLY TO CONTROL LEVERS OF GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GH |
09ACCRA26 | GHANA'S MUSLIM LEADERSHIP REMAINS NEUTRAL ON GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A trio of socialist organizations, backed by the Palestinian Embassy, is planning a demonstration on January 15 during which they will present a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging the GOG to take firm action against Israel. Ghana's National Chief Imam was approach [...] | 2009-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA263 | KUFUOR'S RETIREMENT PACKAGE STIRS DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. President Kufuor's retirement package, approved in the dying moments of the outgoing parliament, continues to be controversial. The package, with generous pension, bonus, housing and travel benefits, followed recommendations made by a committee chaired by an advisor to former Pres [...] | 2009-03-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL GH |
09ACCRA264 | ACCRA RESPONSE TO UNHRC" DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 12:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF GH |
09ACCRA279 | GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, MARCH 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. In large numbers, artisanal miners have begun to abandon diamond fields in favor of more lucrative gold mines in the Western Region as a result of depressed diamond exports due to the global financial crisis. Diamond exports are expected to drop 30 percent and prices in one dia [...] | 2009-03-31 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH |
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 |
09ACCRA29 | NDC HOPES TO BRING MINOR PARTIES INTO THE TENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 13 with Hannah Tetteh, the new ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's head of communications for the transition. She discussed the state of the handover, parliamentary issues, party appointments and changes, Kufuor's final actions as President, ND [...] | 2009-01-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA294 | GHANA CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKER--AND U.S. JUSTICE [...] (U) Summary. A Ghanaian court has convicted a Nigerian woman for her role in the trafficking of a fourteen year old Togolese female. The conviction is the second under Ghana's 2005 Human Trafficking Act, with at least one other high profile case pending. The head of the Ghana Police Service's [...] | 2009-04-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH PHUM PREL KTIP SNAR JUS PGOV |
09ACCRA31 | NDC HOPES TO BRING MINOR PARTIES INTO THE TENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 13 with Hannah Tetteh, the new ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's head of communications for the transition. She discussed the state of the handover, parliamentary issues, party appointments and changes, Kufuor's final actions as President, ND [...] | 2009-01-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA311 | POST ELECTION, GHANA'S POLITICAL PARTIES REGROUP [...] (SBU) Summary. Ghana's political parties are regrouping following the December election. Members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have voiced frustration over their belief that President Mills has shut out sections of the party from decision making. The NDC is also in the ear [...] | 2009-04-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV GH |
09ACCRA312 | US EXCHANGE AND TRAINING PROGRAM ALUMNI INCLUDE [...] (U) Summary. Several new members of Ghana's civilian and military leadership have benefited from USG sponsored training and exchange programs. The most senior Ghanaian to participate is President John Atta Mills, who in the early 1970s was a Fulbright scholar at Stanford University. The newl [...] | 2009-04-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PROG PREF EAC GH KPAO OIIP SCUL OEXC |
09ACCRA325 | GHANA FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. Ghana's inflation rate crossed 20% in March. Ghana's cedi continues to depreciate against major currencies, and inward private transfers dropped steeply in January. B. Global economic slowdown: First reports of job losses in Ghana due to cuts in funding to non-governmental or [...] | 2009-04-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV GH |
09ACCRA326 | TWIN DEFICITS CHALLENGE GHANA [...] SUMMARY: Ghana's budget and current account deficits constitute major challenges to Ghana's macroeconomic performance in 2009. Corresponding with the deficits, Ghana's cedi continues its fall against world currencies, driving domestic inflation beyond 20 percent. Growth in 2008 has been provisi [...] | 2009-04-09 09:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EINV GH |
09ACCRA328 | PRESIDENT MILLS FOCUSING ON GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a one-on-one meeting on April 2, President Mills emphasized his intent to govern Ghana within the law and to stand up to any pressure (read: Jerry Rawlings) to do otherwise. He expressed his strong support for the formation of an anti-narcotics "vetted unit" in cooperat [...] | 2009-04-09 12:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR GH |
09ACCRA330 | TWIN DEFICITS CHALLENGE GHANA [...] SUMMARY: Ghana's budget and current account deficits constitute major challenges to Ghana's macroeconomic performance in 2009. Corresponding with the deficits, Ghana's cedi continues its fall against world currencies, driving domestic inflation beyond 20 percent. Growth in 2008 has been provisi [...] | 2009-04-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EINV GH |
09ACCRA338 | CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV OREP OVIP MASS OTRA GH |
09ACCRA356 | GHANA: OFF TO SEE THE WIZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Kwabena Duffuor will be leading a delegation of 10 from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) and the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to the spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, April 25-26. The minister discuss [...] | 2009-04-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN OVIP GH |
09ACCRA4 | SUGGESTED MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT JOHN EVANS [...] (U) Embassy Accra recommends the Department send the following congratulatory message to Ghana's President-elect John Evans Atta-Mills: Please accept our nation's heartfelt congratulations on your victory in Ghana's recent presidential elections. You and your team deserve credit for a stro [...] | 2009-01-05 12:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA41 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with President John Atta-Mills, who had requested a meeting the day before. Mills was alone in his office for the meeting, which he had made clear was to establish a personal relationship with the Ambassador. 2. (C) In the midst of background media noise over [...] | 2009-01-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA415 | GHANA SEEKS UNIFIED RESPONSE TO PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] Regional Environmental Officer (REO),Econ Chief, and Regional Environmental Program Assistant met with officials from the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Representatives of the GOG included the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Alfred Tetebo, the Deputy Director of Fisheries, Mr. George H [...] | 2009-05-07 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD XA GH |
09ACCRA416 | GHANA SEEKS UNIFIED RESPONSE TO PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] Regional Environmental Officer (REO),Econ Chief, and Regional Environmental Program Assistant met with officials from the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Representatives of the GOG included the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Alfred Tetebo, the Deputy Director of Fisheries, Mr. George H [...] | 2009-05-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD XA GH |
09ACCRA423 | GHANA RESPONSE TO IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghana offers strong support for Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano to be IAEA DG but does not give a definitive "yes". END SUMMARY 2. (U) Per reftel, PolOff Raymond Stephens delivered demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau, Ghan [...] | 2009-05-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNNP PREL |
09ACCRA43 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with President John Atta-Mills, who had requested a meeting the day before. Mills was alone in his office for the meeting, which he had made clear was to establish a personal relationship with the Ambassador. 2. (C) In the midst of background media noise over [...] | 2009-01-20 07:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA46 | 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. Former President Kufuor encouraged foreign investment as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. President Mills is expected to continue this policy. The Ghana Investment Advisory Council (GIAC) [...] | 2009-01-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
09ACCRA477 | UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] (C) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Assan said that to his knowledge no financial institutions related to the DPRK have a presence in Ghana. Poloff identified the three new DPRK entities [...] | 2009-05-21 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC GH KN KNNP PARM PREL XE ZO |
09ACCRA478 | DEMARCHE: URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE SOMALIA CEASEFIRE [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Assan said that he would raise the issue of a public statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Mogadishu with the Deputy Foreign Minister but t [...] | 2009-05-21 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO GH |
09ACCRA479 | DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Assan reacted positively to the demarche and said that he is aware of the outcome document prepared by the President of the General Assembly (PGA) be [...] | 2009-05-21 16:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA GH |
09ACCRA5 | SUGGESTED PRESS STATEMENT ON GHANA'S ELECTION [...] (U) Embassy Accra recommends the Department use the following text for its press briefing on Ghana's elections: The United States congratulates the people of Ghana for their resolve and deep commitment to democratic processes as they participated in their nation's presidential and parliament [...] | 2009-01-05 12:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA50 | Ghana: Special Self Help Final Obligation Report FY08, FY07 [...] Post's USD 40,000 Special Self-Help Fund (FY08) allocations have been awarded to 7 projects listed below. Grants were allocated under one element: Social Assistance Geographic distribution of projects by region is as follows:- Central (2); Northern (2); Upper West (1) Volta (1); Western (1). [...] | 2009-01-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON GH |
09ACCRA523 | Tackling Illegal Fishing in Ghana [...] Summary: The Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) Department under the Fisheries Commission is charged with combating illegal, unregulated, and underreported (IUU) fishing. A site visit to the port of Tema highlighted many enforcement challenges facing MCS notably the recent expiration [...] | 2009-06-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV XA GH |
09ACCRA524 | DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ACCRA525 | GOVERNMENT OF GHANA INCREASES RHETORIC ABOUT CHILD [...] (U) The GoG has increased its rhetoric about eliminating child prostitution, and the new Chief Executive of Accra (also called the Mayor) has pledged to demolish Soldier Bar, a brothel known to have employed children, within the next two weeks. He sees the issue as part of overall economic and [...] | 2009-06-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI KTIP XA XY NI TO IV GH |
09ACCRA529 | RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL |
09ACCRA53 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON VICE PRESIDENT MAHAMA [...] (SBU) Ambassador called on newly elected Vice President John Mahama at Osu Castle on January 23. He congratulated Mahama on his election and pledged the goodwill of the US government and the continuation of bilateral programs. Mahama spoke primarily about economic programs that his new govern [...] | 2009-01-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA54 | PARDON ME, BUT I (DIS)RESPECTFULLY DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On his final day in office, former president John Kufuor, in an act of exculpation that still has some scratching their heads, granted more than 500 pardons to a variety of Ghanaians ranging from political opponents to imprisoned nursing mothers. Several prominent political figu [...] | 2009-01-26 13:10:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA545 | GHANA: SEEKING HELP AT THE IFIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Duffuor asked the Ambassador to support Ghana's proposals for emergency economic support and a macroeconomic stabilization program with the IMF and World Bank in order to cover its financing gap due to the ongoing fiscal crisis and the effects of the global finan [...] | 2009-06-10 19:32:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN GH |
09ACCRA55 | AKUFO-ADDO SHARES POST-ELECTION THOUGHTS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
09ACCRA553 | AMBASSADOR TEITELBAUM DISCUSSES US EDUCATIONAL [...] (U) AmbassadoQTeitelbaum discussed US educational opportunities for Muslim students in an hour long session with the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu and 25 Muslim religious and community leaders at the Imam's residence. The Chief Imam, a moderate and long-time friend of the U [...] | 2009-06-15 08:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM SCUL XA XY GH |
09ACCRA57 | PRESIDENT MILLS NAMES FIRST MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] (U) SUMMARY. President John Atta Mills announced 15 nominees for ministerial positions on January 22, drawing on a range of seasoned National Democratic Congress (NDC) politicians and some relative newcomers. Mills is seeking to strike a balance in his appointments, and Vice President John Ma [...] | 2009-01-27 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA570 | DEMARCHE DELIVERY ON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reftel demarche delivered; Ghana intends to ratify the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) statute by August 2009 and will attend the June 28-30 meeting in Egypt. Ghana will support the Spanish candidate for Director General of IRENA. Ghana,s President will decide wh [...] | 2009-06-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID PREL GH |
09ACCRA574 | CHILDREN WORKING ON COCOA FARMS IS DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Removing children as workers on Ghanaian cocoa farms encompasses a number of social and economic issues more far ranging than simply that of child labor. While few would disagree with the premise of improving access to basic education, encouraging children to attend school rather [...] | 2009-06-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR PHUM SOCI XA XY IV GH |
09ACCRA580 | GHANAIAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES ETHICS BUT CAUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President John Evans Atta Mills has made restoring trust in the public sector a priority of his new administration. Mills, a former law professor, is thought to be a decent man who "does the right thing". He has consistently said that he will not engage in a political "witch hunt [...] | 2009-06-19 11:52:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KCOR XA XY GH |
09ACCRA583 | DEMARCHE DELIVERY ON INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reftel demarche delivered to the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghana appeared favorably disposed to supporting an open discussion at the IAEA regarding an international nuclear fuel bank, but gave no specific assurances of what steps the [...] | 2009-06-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY |
09ACCRA584 | IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 09:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY XA XY GH |
09ACCRA585 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 09:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP XA XY GH |
09ACCRA59 | VICE PRESIDENT MAHAMA AT AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Embassy has delivered a non-paper informing Vice President John Mahama of the issues reftel that Acting A/S Carter hopes to discuss at AU summit. Mahama will be departing Accra on January 30, and is expecting to meet with the acting A/S on February 1. His advance team, headed by the Mi [...] | 2009-01-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA592 | GHANA FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to deliver reftel demarche on food security, Econ Chief and Econoff were told that agricultural development remained the number one priority of the Mills Administration. The GOG supports elevating food se [...] | 2009-06-24 16:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON GH |
09ACCRA6 | GHANA ELECTIONS: AT LONG LAST, A WINNER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's marathon presidential elections, which had begun on December 7, finally drew to a close on January 3 when the director of the Electoral Commission (EC) pronounced the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's John Evans Atta-Mills President-elect of the Republi [...] | 2009-01-05 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09ACCRA60 | MILLS FIRES HEAD OF POLICE IN SHAKEUP OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Mills has made changes in key security service leadership positions, retiring the Inspector General of Police, Patrick Acheampong and the Chief of Defense Staff as of January 28. The President has also named a new director for the country's Narcotics Control Board. The [...] | 2009-01-29 08:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SNAR GH |
09ACCRA609 | Transboundary Parks and CREMAS: West African Natural [...] Summary: Kyabobo National Park in the Volta Region of Ghana represents a growing trend in Ghanaian natural resource conservation. Bordering the Kue River with Togo, Kyabobo seeks to form a transboundary national park with the Togolese Fazo-Malfakassa National Park to create wildlife corridor [...] | 2009-06-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV XA XY GH |
09ACCRA612 | PARTY POLITICS IN GHANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghana is a stable democracy after having completed five presidential elections in the past 17 years, two of which involved a transition of power between parties. Although Ghana has the best record of inter-party transfers in Africa, the peaceful transitions mask an underlying ani [...] | 2009-06-29 16:32:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XA XY GH |
09ACCRA619 | GHANA PRESIDENT LEADS FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President John Evans Atta Mills has made private statements backed with public actions about his intention to reduce Ghana's growing role in the drugs trade. GOG agencies are following his lead and have also made a discernible effort to eliminate drugs in the country. END SUMMARY 2. [...] | 2009-06-29 16:57:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR XA XY GH |
09ACCRA631 | Ghana: Special Self-Help final obligation report (FY07 and [...] Post's USD 40,000 Special Self-Help Fund (FY08) allocations have been awarded to 2 projects listed below. Grants were allocated under three elements: Water Supply and Sanitation (1 project); and Social Assistance (6 projects). Geographic distribution of projects by region is as follows: Cent [...] | 2009-07-07 08:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON GH |
09ACCRA676 | DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC RES 1874 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 14:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ISN IO USUN XA XY GH |
09ACCRA68 | TALKING TRASH-ENERGY FROM WASTE (EFW) TECHNOLOGY [...] The Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Mr. Samuel Anku of the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) and a project consultant, Mr. Dyson Jumpah, on January 23, 2009 as follow up to previous discussions regarding solid waste management in Ghana and a recent proposal for a pub [...] | 2009-01-30 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KCRM KGHG COM XY ZF GH |
09ACCRA69 | FISHERIES AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY [...] Marine fisheries and coastal zones are topics of discussion included in exchanges on climate change, rising sea levels and increasing coastal populations. Increasing pressure on global fish stocks caused by poor management and enforcement and increasing populations in coastal urban centers con [...] | 2009-01-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ZF KCRM GH |
09ACCRA692 | GHANA CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKERS [...] (U) On June 22, the Fast Track High Court in Accra sentenced three Chinese nationals to imprisonment with hard labor for trafficking eight Chinese women to Ghana for prostitution. The court found James Xu Jin guilty of recruiting, transporting, and harboring the women who were forced to engag [...] | 2009-07-21 10:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM XA XY GH |
09ACCRA693 | SOLDIER BAR PARTIALLY DESTROYED [...] (U) Part of Soldier Bar, a brothel in Accra known to have employed child prostitutes was demolished by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on July 1. The brothel was made famous over a year ago following an undercover report by an investigative journalist who shot secret video footage of gir [...] | 2009-07-21 10:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM XA XY GH |
09ACCRA70 | Ghana Refugee Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16, 2009, PRM (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration) Africa Office Director, PRM/AFR West Africa Program Officer, and Accra Refugee Coordinator and Refugee Assistant visited the Krisan Refugee Camp and the Buduburam Refugee Settlement in the company of UNHCR [...] | 2009-01-30 10:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL LI GH SL |
09ACCRA700 | GHANA TIGHTENS DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Ghana Parliament passed a bill to amend the definition of trafficking included in the 2005 Human Trafficking Act. The amendment added the phrase "for the purpose of exploitation" to ensure that the Ghanaian definition of human trafficking is in accord with the definition contained in the [...] | 2009-07-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP XY XA GH |