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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10ABIDJAN13 |
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S CREDIBLITY IN TATTERS [...] (C) Summary: The credibility of the Independent Electoral Commission has been severely damaged by the admission of its president, Robert Mambe, that he authorized an internal crosschecking of data on potential voters and distributed it to some, but not all, of the key political parties. Pres [...] |
2010-01-11 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM IV PREL |
| 10ABIDJAN15 |
PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR CALM, SETS UP OBSERVATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 12, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro publicly declared that the current Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) scandal has not jeopardized the integrity of the voters' list. However, to ensure that there are no doubts about the integrity of the list, the four ot [...] |
2010-01-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN150 |
Rolling Power Cuts Add to Heightened Tensions in Cote [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2, due to the breakdown of a large generation station, the GOCI began implementing rolling power cuts throughout the country, a situation the government predicts will last until mid-May. The GOCI is giving priority to factories, hospitals and water pumping statio [...] |
2010-02-11 09:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL ASEC IV |
| 10ABIDJAN158 |
COTE D'IVOIRE: HIGHER TOLLS AND LONGER DELAYS CHARACTERIZE [...] Summary: Preliminary data collected by the West African Trade Hub on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan transportation corridor portray a divided country. The Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) demand approximately 2/3 more money than the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) for permits and bribes on sections of th [...] |
2010-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV ECON ELTN KCOR IV |
| 10ABIDJAN160 |
Chinese Engagement in Cote d'Ivoire; Few Potential Areas for [...] (SBU) On February 4, Pol/Econ Chief met with Lu Pang, Economic Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy, along with first secretary Luo-Fa Yang to discuss reftel issues. Both men said that China has very few commercial activities or assistance programs in Cote d'Ivoire, citing difficulti [...] |
2010-02-12 09:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID CH IV |
| 10ABIDJAN172 |
ABIDJAN: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETS TO REVIEW [...] (SBU) The DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, to review security issues at post following the surprise dismissal of the cabinet and the Independent Election Commission by President Laurent Gbagbo on the evening of Friday, February 12. Situatio [...] |
2010-02-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PINR CASC PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN182 |
Cote d'Ivoire: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] (U) Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two funding requests for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative. Post's first choice is a project submitted by an Ivoirian NGO, the Feminine Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEFCI). CEFCI plans [...] |
2010-02-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM AID IV |
| 10ABIDJAN19 |
CEI COMMISSIONER PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe has remained silent while President Gbagbo's supporters have accused him of fraud and called for his resignation (reftels). Deputy CEI Spokesperson Yacouba Bamba told Poloff on January 13 that, although Mambe di [...] |
2010-01-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN190 |
ABIDJAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS |
| 10ABIDJAN21 |
Little GOCI Progress on IMF Program Goals [...] (C) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Philippe Egoume gave a mixed review of Cote d'Ivoire's economic performance in a meeting with Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on January 15. While he was optimistic about the country's future economic prospects and believed President Gbagbo would hold t [...] |
2010-01-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN23 |
TFHA01: ABIDJAN RESPONSE - DEMARCHE TO HOST GOVERNMENTS IN [...] The government of Cote d'Ivoire is encouraging its citizens to donate money to the people of Haiti through the Red Cross. Although a contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that final plans are not in place for government-to-government assistance, newspaper reports on January 20, 2010 [...] |
2010-01-21 08:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA |
| 10ABIDJAN27 |
FPI HARDLINERS GAIN UPPER HAND IN ELECTORAL LIST DISPUTE [...] (C). Summary: The Facilitator's representative believes that FPI hardliners have persuaded President Gbagbo that he is "being pushed to elections like a lamb being led to slaughter", and thereby won his approval to intensify their campaign to discredit the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI [...] |
2010-01-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN29 |
Ivoirian Budget Transparency and the Extractive Industries [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, post reports the following: --The central government of Cote d'Ivoire currently receives funding through the FY 2010 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (SFOAA) as part of the President's Emergency Plan fo [...] |
2010-01-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON PGOV PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN31 |
CARTER CENTER OBSERVATIONS ON CHALLENGES TO THE PROVISIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Observers from the Atlanta-based Carter Center who monitored the process of filing challenges to the provisional electoral list told the donor community that the nationwide distribution and posting of lists by the local independent electoral commissioners was very successfu [...] |
2010-01-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN37 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH TO HOLD MASS DEMONSTRATION ON JAN 26 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political youth leaders from the RHDP opposition coalition have called for a mass demonstration on January 26. It will be the opposition's first major demonstration since March 2004. They plan to march on the state-owned television network in Abidjan and hold a [...] |
2010-01-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SOCI IV |
| 10ABIDJAN41 |
SORO: UN AND OTHERS MUST HELP PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Soro acknowledged in a January 26 meeting that the electoral process is at a standstill pending resolution of fraud allegations against CEI President Mambe. Soro agreed that the electoral process has progressed too far to be permitted to unravel and said he would look to th [...] |
2010-01-28 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN45 |
ELECTORAL PROCESS GRINDING TO A HALT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) fraud scandal made headlines in early January, the pace of electoral preparations has slowed to a crawl. There is still no consensus among the political parties on a way forward following the CEI scandal. The 70 observati [...] |
2010-01-29 17:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
| 10ABIDJAN49 |
Finance Minister Says Election Delay Won't Impact Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 27, the Finance Minister told the Ambassador that a slight delay in elections would not have a major impact on this year's budget. He said that the USD 217 million shortfall in customs revenue was due to problems with a new computerized system, which were being rem [...] |
2010-02-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN53 |
Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...] |
2010-02-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV |
| 10ABIDJAN57 |
Dispute Process Extended; CEI Commissioners Protest [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announcem [...] |
2010-02-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN59 |
Dispute Process Extended; Mambe Weakened by Dissent within [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announceme [...] |
2010-02-08 18:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN63 |
FPI Insistent on Mambe's Resignation, CEI Reconfiguration [...] (C) Summary: The FPI remains adamant that the current impasse over the electoral list cannot be resolved unless Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe resigns. The FPI also wants a reconfiguration of the CEI. In a February 9 meeting, Ambassador told FPI representative [...] |
2010-02-11 12:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IV |
| 10ABIDJAN65 |
GBAGBO EXPECTED TO DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the international community on February 12, SRSG Choi confirmed that President Gbagbo intends to announce "institutional changes" within the government in the context of the current political impasse. Although Choi did not have further details, it is wi [...] |
2010-02-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
| 10ABIDJAN69 |
COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post submits the following information on Cote d'Ivoire for the Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political Officer (FS-04) Tanya Salseth, phone: (225) 22.49.45.70, fax: (225) 22.49.40.10. Poloff spent 30 hours in the prepara [...] |
2010-02-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP KMCA ELAB IV |
| 10ABIDJAN71 |
SORO TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; OPPOSITION SPLIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, President Gbagbo dissolved the government, charging PM Soro with naming a new cabinet and restructuring the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Soro continues to consult with opposition parties in an attempt to reach a compromise on a new government; repor [...] |
2010-02-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IV |
| 10ABIDJAN72 |
COTE D'IVOIRE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UNOCI EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (U) Per ref A, post consulted with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire's (UNOCI) Conduct and Discipline Office, the Ministry of Family, and Save the Children UK on whether UNOCI is effectively preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. [...] |
2010-01-15 17:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KWMN KPKO |
| 10ABIDJAN73 |
COTE d'IVOIRE: FACTORS AFFECTING FORMATION OF A NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo's decision to dissolve the government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) has bought him time to improve his standing with the Ivorian electorate but undermined his credibility with the opposition. This has hampered PM Soro's ability to form a new gove [...] |
2010-02-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
| 10ABIDJAN75 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADERS VOW TO CONTINUE PROTESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Youth leaders from the two main opposition parties in the RHDP coalition plan to continue demonstrations against the government despite the February 22 agreement reached by their party heads. They expressed surprise at the agreement to participate in a new government and [...] |
2010-02-24 10:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI IV |
| 10ABIDJAN77 |
New Government Announced; Opposition Slots Still Vacant [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23, the new, slightly streamlined Ivoirian government was announced; 11 ministerial slots reserved for the various opposition parties remain vacant, as the opposition has refused to participate until the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) is reconstituted. Sixt [...] |
2010-02-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC IV |
| 10ABIDJAN79 |
COTE D'IVOIRE: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-24 17:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNGA IV |
| 10ABIDJAN81 |
COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO BE HEADED BY [...] (U) Summary: A slightly revised Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) was sworn-in by the President of the Constitutional Court on February 25, with former Foreign Minister Youssouf Bakayoko as its new president. The opposition has reportedly called a halt to further demonstrations and is f [...] |
2010-02-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
| 10ABIDJAN98 |
Cote d'Ivoire 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Abidjan's Investment Climate Statement 2010 follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text. Openness To Foreign Investment. In September 2002, an attempted coup in Cote d'Ivoire began a crisis that divided the country politically, militarily, and eco [...] |
2010-01-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR IV |
| 10ABUDHABI103 |
UAE REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATION OF KILLING [...] (C/NF) On the margins of a meeting with visiting Secretary Chu, on Feb 24 MFA Minister of State Gargash made a formal request to the Ambassador for assistance in providing cardholder details and related information for credit cards reportedly issued by a U.S. bank to several suspects in last month' [...] |
2010-02-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS CJAN AE |
| 10ABUDHABI104 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLY DUBAI; DUBAI [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA; Boeing Company, Seattle, WA; BAE Systems, Irving, TX; and Honeywell Inter [...] |
2010-01-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI105 |
D/S Wolin Discusses Global Recovery with UAE Officials [...] (U) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to review progress in the global economic recovery. UAE officials expressed approval of U.S. measures to restore global growth and stressed the resilience of the UAE's economy in navigating Dubai's [...] |
2010-02-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR |
| 10ABUDHABI106 |
AMBASSADOR ENGAGES UAE ARABIC MEDIA TO CORRECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Olson granted two interviews to UAE Arabic media on January 21, 2010 to provide an accurate view of U.S. and global assistance to Haiti, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. The interviews also served to correct misperceptions about the U.S. role in Haiti, spec [...] |
2010-01-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPAO HA AE |
| 10ABUDHABI107 |
D/S Wolin Presses UAE for More Cooperation on Iran - Af/Pak [...] (S) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to press for continued cooperation on illicit finance issues with respect to Iran and the Taliban. UAE officials noted progress made and yet to come, and expressed concern about international resolv [...] |
2010-02-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF |
| 10ABUDHABI11 |
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Issa Acquitted in Torture Trial [...] (SBU) Summary. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half-brother of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed, was acquitted January 10 of all charges stemming from the 2004 videotaped torture of an Afghan trader. The court exonerated Sheikh Issa and a uniformed security guard who appeared in the infamous [...] |
2010-01-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI110 |
UAE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ITU AND RRB MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) On January 6, post received a diplomatic note from the MFA requesting US support for its International Telecommunication Union (ITU) membership and the nomination of Nasser bin Hammad, Senior Manager for International Affairs at the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, for Radio [...] |
2010-01-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI111 |
UAE and the Yemen Donor Conference in Riyadh [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer Faisal Al Mazrouei and an assistant to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs. Al Suwaidi is the UAEG point person on the Friends of Yemen (FOY) and will likely chair the economy and [...] |
2010-02-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI118 |
OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI128 |
UAE PROVIDES $45M GRANT TO PA [...] (SBU) On January 10, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Acting Director General Mohammed Al Suwaidi told EconOff that the ADFD's August 2009 $45m grant to the Palestinian Authority to fund 116 small projects in the West Bank was provided as a direct grant to the PA. Al Suwaidi noted that thi [...] |
2010-01-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KPAL AE |
| 10ABUDHABI130 |
DOD PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION (IDEX [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends DOD direct participation in the Tenth Biannual International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2011) which will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20 ?????? 24 February 2011 at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center. IDEX 2011 is the tenth in the IDEX series [...] |
2010-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AE |
| 10ABUDHABI158 |
UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...] |
2010-02-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE |
| 10ABUDHABI160 |
WELCOMING CODEL LOWEY TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL Lowey for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...] |
2010-02-01 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS ECON AE |
| 10ABUDHABI164 |
MEETING WITH UAE MINISTER OF JUSTICE REGARDING MLAT [...] (SBU) On January 27, the Ambassador, accompanied by Legatt, met with Dr. Hadef bin Jua'an al Dhaheri, UAE Minister of Justice, to discuss the current UAE position on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) reftel. Al Dhaheri advised the UAE desires to have an MLAT with the US and the UAE [...] |
2010-02-02 08:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KTIA AE |
| 10ABUDHABI192 |
UAE Energy Officers [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI194 |
SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY AND UNDERSECRETARY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai and complements the Mission's classified scenesetter (reftel). 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome the February 14-16 visit of Deputy Treasury Secretary [...] |
2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP MARR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI196 |
UAE: WE WILL BE AMONG "BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD" BY 2021 [...] (U) Summary. On February 6, at the end of a three-day cabinet retreat in the western region of Abu Dhabi, the UAE government laid out its vision for the federation on its 50th anniversary in 2021. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Rul [...] |
2010-02-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AE |
| 10ABUDHABI200 |
(SBU) UAE EXPECTS "POSITIVE" RESPONSE TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On February 10, Ambassador followed up on reftels' demarche with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash, who said the UAE is conducting its "due diligence" on the Copenhagen Accord through a dedicated committee led by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future E [...] |
2010-02-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI202 |
TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EXCEEDS USD 7 MILLION [...] (U) The UAE is still actively supporting humanitarian efforts in Haiti, which continue to receive prominent coverage in the local press. UAE semi-government charity organizations have relief teams on the ground to assist in the distribution of relief materials purchased from the Dominican Repu [...] |
2010-02-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE |
| 10ABUDHABI212 |
UAE ORGANIZES ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On February 7, post received a letter from Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), requesting U.S. support for an "Eye on Earth" summit in Abu Dhabi. The Summit, tentatively planned for Nov. 15-17, seeks to "launch a multilateral process to desig [...] |
2010-02-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI214 |
UAE OUTLINES ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On January 10, visiting SRAP Special Advisor for International Partnership Jarrett Blanc and EconOff met with Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi to discuss UAE aid for Afghanistan. Al Suwaidi explained that the ADFD currently has [...] |
2010-02-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI222 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL HAMRA TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for a Quantum Explosive Sniffer Model QS-H150 exported under license D424027 by Implant Sciences Corporation, Wilmington, MA. This item is classified under ECCN: 2A983. 2. On February 7, 2010, Export Control Officer and B [...] |
2010-02-15 04:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI224 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AWTAD FZCO, DUBAI, [...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Water and Oil Filtration equipment exported as NLR by Trinity Trading, Lawrenceville, GA. 2. Ref B cable outlines a previous visit to Awtad FZCO during which the Iranian Manager, Ahmed Shaghaghi would no [...] |
2010-02-15 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI226 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TAMMAM TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Process Control Equipment and a CPU Expander exported as NLR by Moore Industries, Sepulveda, CA and Gas Turbine Controls, Ardsley, NY respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control Officer (ECO) visit [...] |
2010-02-15 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI228 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SAMAND TRADING CO. [...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate Post-Shipment verifications for Digital Network Cameras and a separate shipment of Transceivers exported as No License Required by IQVision, Santa Ana, CA and SOLECTEK, San Diego, CA respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control [...] |
2010-02-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI230 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL SAMNAN STORES; [...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate post-shipment verifications for numerous telescopic sights for rifles exported by Leupold and Stevens, Beaverton, OR under license number D397150 and controlled under ECCN: 0A987. 2. On February 9 and 10, 2010, Export Control Officer v [...] |
2010-02-15 09:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI232 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BIN MAHMOOD [...] Ref email requested that post conduct six separate post-shipment verifications for numerous aviation related airborne communication and navigational items exported as NLR and classified under ECCN: 7A994 by Sun Aviation, Kansas City, MO. 2. On February 16, 2010, Export Control Officer an [...] |
2010-02-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI246 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...] |
2010-02-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI262 |
KUDOS FOR LEAHY VETTING [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-22 12:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI27 |
(S) US-UAE Cooperation Against Taliban Finance Continues [...] (C) This cable contains an action request for Treasury, DoJ and FBI. See para 19. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On 11 January 2010 SRAP Ambassador Holbrooke and Treasury Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE State Security (SSD) head Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al Nahyan. On 12 January, Cohen m [...] |
2010-01-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI270 |
UAE ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ADVISORY BOARD [...] (SBU) On February 22, the UAE announced the establishment of an International Advisory Board (IAB) for the UAE's nuclear power program, under the leadership of former IAEA DG Hans Blix (complete text of official announcement in para 4). The Advisory Board, which was first referenced in the UAE' [...] |
2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI272 |
BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK - APPLICATION 050209929 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI284 |
UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...] |
2010-02-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG |
| 10ABUDHABI29 |
UAE Central Bank on Afghanistan, Iran [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 12 January 2010, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi. Governor Suweidi and Cohen discussed options for additional cash movement controls with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the status of [...] |
2010-01-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR YM |
| 10ABUDHABI3 |
Meeting on Disposition of Seized Cargoes [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC ETTC KNNP IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI31 |
UAE STILL REVIEWING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On January 19, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. Dr. Gargash said he would look into the status of the UAE position on the Accord. On January 24, Lana Nusseibah, Sp [...] |
2010-01-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI33 |
UAE FM DISCUSSES TALIBAN FINANCIAL FLOWS AND REINTEGRATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a January 11 meeting in Abu Dhabi, visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Amb. Richard Holbrooke discussed Afghan reintegration with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ). AbZ noted the importance of establishing an effect [...] |
2010-01-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI34 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: STALLION [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Portable Digital ADP machines exported as No License Required by STOPWHOLESALE/IWEBMASTER, AKA: Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On December 28 and 29, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Rajeev G [...] |
2010-01-14 04:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI35 |
UAE on Upcoming Yemen Meeting in London [...] (C) On January 24, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Suwaidi stressed the UAE's view that Yemen's three security threats --- the Houthi rebels, Al Qaeda, and the southern secessionists -- [...] |
2010-01-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI36 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AVIATION, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment to include: automatic pilots, navigational instruments and specifically to confirm the location of Indicator Integrated Standby Unit C16221AA02. The U.S. [...] |
2010-01-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI39 |
UAE Illicit Finance Strategy 2010 [...] (S/NF) This is a country team assessment. CONTEXT ------------ I. II. 2. (S/NF) Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable expatriate community and role as an regional financial hub, some Taliban, al-Qaeda and other illicit financing may originate in and mor [...] |
2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI41 |
CZECH MFA INTEREST IN UAE NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) During a January 20 meeting, visiting Czech MFA Ambassador-at-Large Vaclav Bartuska asked the Ambassador about the UAE's recent selection of KEPCO to build and operate four new nuclear power plants (Ref B). Bartuska, who was in Abu Dhabi attending the World Future Energy Summit and requeste [...] |
2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP TRGY EZ AE |
| 10ABUDHABI43 |
Case Closed: No Appeal of Sheikh Issa Torture Trial Verdict [...] (SBU) Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's January 10 acquittal will stand, as Abu Dhabi prosecutors declined to appeal the verdict before a 15-day filing deadline expired January 26. Post reported this expected outcome (ref A) in the case against Sheikh Issa, who was filmed torturing an Afghan m [...] |
2010-01-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI47 |
HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL [...] (U) On January 29, approximately 9:00 am local time Friday, Reuters first reported the January 20 murder in a Dubai hotel of senior Hamas member Mahmoud Abdul Raouf Mohammad Hassan (known as Mahmoud Al Mabhouh). The brief wire story preceded the release of an official statement from the Dubai gover [...] |
2010-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL KWBG KCRM IS SY AE |
| 10ABUDHABI53 |
Moving the MLAT Issue with the UAE [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (SBU) We have greatly expanded our law enforcement cooperation with the UAE over the past five years, and are likely to enhance it further, not least because of the increasing importance of law enforcement issues in Afghanistan. Our law [...] |
2010-02-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KTIA EFIN PTER AE |
| 10ABUDHABI54 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AIRCRAFT [...] Ref email requested that post conduct seven separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS; Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, AZ; and ASB Avionics, Mojave, CA. The ite [...] |
2010-01-18 05:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI55 |
SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...] |
2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI56 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACHIEVER COMPUTERS [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate Post-Shipment verifications for numerous portable digital ADP items (Laptop computers) exported as No License Required by Laptop Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. 2. On December 27, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with a Mr. Pavan of Achie [...] |
2010-01-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI57 |
UAE FINALIZES JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) On February 3, Emboffs from DHS, State, Treasury, Justice and GRPO met with key UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) officials and Abu Dhabi and federal customs officials to finalize plans for a February 21-24 bulk cash smuggling training program and a Feb. 28 - March 3 airport and borde [...] |
2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI59 |
Country Team Assessment for Transfer Advanced Anti-Radiation [...] (u) Classified by Ambassador Richard G. Olson, reasons 1.4 (a),(b), and (d). 2. (u) Summary. The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates requested a LOA for the transfer of advanced anti radiation guided missiles (AARGM) to consider for purchase. The AARGM transforms the agm-88 har [...] |
2010-02-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MASS PREL AE |
| 10ABUDHABI6 |
ABU DHABI PLEDGES $650 MILLION FOR YEMEN [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it would provide AED 2.4 billion (USD 650 million) in assistance to Yemen, to include development projects including infrastructure, energy, water, transport and education. On December 30, ADFD Acting Director General Moh [...] |
2010-01-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI65 |
UAE Labor Minister Ready to Scrap Sponsorship System [...] (C) The UAE cabinet is considering a Ministry of Labor proposal to eliminate the current employment sponsorship system for expatriates, according to February 5 local media reports. No details have been released publicly, but it is believed Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash pitch [...] |
2010-02-08 09:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP AE |
| 10ABUDHABI69 |
UAE - SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS [...] (SBU) Admiral Mullen: we warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi, and have requested an appointment with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ), whom you last met on 9 September 2009 in Washington. We have also req [...] |
2010-02-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS AE |
| 10ABUDHABI7 |
ABU DHABI'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODEL [...] (C) Summary: While many have surmised that Abu Dhabi would seek certain political concessions for its (at least) USD 25 billion financial support for Dubai in 2009 (reftel), there is little indication of a coerced quid pro quo. Rather, Abu Dhabi officials remain squarely focused on mastering [...] |
2010-01-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIPR ECON ENRG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI70 |
UAE NAMES AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On January 10, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed appointed Yousef Saif Khamis Al Ali as UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan. (Note: The UAE has not had an ambassador in Afghanistan in the post 9/11 era. The UAE embassy was reopened in March 2002, staffed and supported from the embassy in [...] |
2010-01-19 05:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI71 |
UAE Announces New Shelters for Trafficking Victims [...] (U) On February 6, the UAE announced it would open new shelters by mid-2010 in the northern emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) exclusively for human trafficking victims. The expansion plan comes shortly after two major sex trafficking cases appeared, one in Abu Dhabi and one in RAK. [...] |
2010-02-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI72 |
UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-19 06:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI73 |
UAE SUPPORTS "SHIFT" TO PRESSURE TRACK ON IRAN [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, Ambassador presented reftel points and pressed for UAE support as the USG works with partners to develop new measures to pressure the IRIG towards cooperation with the international community. He noted t [...] |
2010-02-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC ETTC IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI77 |
UAE on Situation in Yemen and "Friends of Yemen" Next Steps [...] (C) On February 14, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Al Haidan summoned the Ambassador and British ChargC) d'Affaires Ian Wood to the MFA seeking guidance from the US and UK on Friends of Yemen (FOY) goals and the UAEG's role. Haidan welcomed the recent cease-fire agreement betwe [...] |
2010-02-14 08:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI80 |
TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On January 17, the Ambassador met with Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed, Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Society, the primary UAE aid organization that provides humanitarian assistance abroad to discuss UAE support for Haiti. Shaykh Hamdan (the half-brother of UAE President Shaykh Khalifa) said [...] |
2010-01-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE |
| 10ABUDHABI85 |
UAE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA [...] (C) In a joint meeting with British ChargC) d'Affaires Ian Wood on February 14 at the MFA, Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Al Haidan. Haidan considered Iran's February 11 announcement on uranium enrichment a turning point in the sa [...] |
2010-02-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC ETTC IR CH AE |
| 10ABUDHABI87 |
UAE'S IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS ON HOLD [...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed told the Ambassador and visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin on February 15 that the UAEG has decided to postpone any final action on Iraqi debt forgiveness until after the March 7 elections. On other issues, the MFA reports the UA [...] |
2010-02-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN PREL IZ AE |
| 10ABUDHABI89 |
PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...] |
2010-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI9 |
(S) US-UAE FURTHER COOPERATION TO DISRUPT TALIBAN FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KTFN AE AF EFIN |
| 10ABUDHABI91 |
CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES TIP, IRAN, MEPP WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary. In a February 16 meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash discussed human trafficking, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL). Gargash outlined the UAE's efforts to meet USG expectations on traffi [...] |
2010-02-22 04:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC KTIP UNSC IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI95 |
UAE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C/NF) On February 14, the United Arab Emirates became the first OPEC member to associate with the Copenhagen Accord in a letter from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash to the UNFCC (complete text below). Unusually, there was no UAEG press release on the decision and no lo [...] |
2010-02-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG PREL AE |
| 10ABUDHABI96 |
PERSONALLY ENGAGING ON HAITI [...] (U) Al Khaleej, an Arabic language daily with a pan-Arabist political orientation ran a front page article on January 20, 2010 with the headline: "Haiti comes under militarization and its children become slaves." (text follows at para 4 below) 2. (SBU) IAW with reftel instructions [...] |
2010-01-20 14:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR HA AE |
| 10ABUDHABI97 |
CODEL LOWEY WITH UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a February 17 meeting, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) discussed Iran with a four-member Congressional delegation led by Chairwoman Nita Lowey of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. AbZ told the Codel the nuclear issue [...] |
2010-02-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI98 |
EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LENZE POWER [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Static Inverters (Static Converters) exported as No License Required by AC Technology Corporation, Uxbridge, MA. 2. On January 20, 2010, Export Control Officer met with Mr. Reza Sarraf, Managing Director [...] |
2010-01-21 08:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
| 10ABUJA101 |
TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON [...] (S/NF) Following a High Court order to the Federal Executive Counil (FEC) that the FEC had two weeks to demonstrate to the nation that President Yar'Adua could continue in office, the FEC (an expanded cabinet) will hold its weekly meeting on January 27 to weigh its options amid a swirl of compe [...] |
2010-01-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL MARR SOCI KCRM NI |
| 10ABUJA103 |
JOS RECOVERING, LOOKING TO PROSECUTIONS [...] (C) The city of Jos has started to return to some normalcy, but residents remain concerned that violence could erupt anew. Authorities have relaxed the curfew, with schools, government offices, and businesses starting to resume operations. Displaced people, who may number as many as 30,000 per [...] |
2010-01-27 08:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM NI |
| 10ABUJA105 |
KANO GOVERNOR INSISTS HIS STATE HAS NO LINKS TO OUTSIDE [...] (C) Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau insisted to the Ambassador during a January 21 meeting in Kano that the state had no "linkages" to external terrorism or religious extremist groups. He noted that the brigade based in Kano had deployed some of its personnel to Jos in Plateau State to help con [...] |
2010-01-27 18:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA109 |
JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES TUSSLE OVER [...] (C) The Senate demanded January 27 that the President submit a letter informing the legislature of his "medical leave" from office, in the wake of a High Court Judge's ruling that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had 14 days in which to decide whether ailing President Yar'Adua remained fit t [...] |
2010-01-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA113 |
SOKOTO GOVERNOR GETS HIGH MARKS FOR EDUCATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Media, civil society, and government representatives generally gave high marks to Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko for his efforts to improved education, but some intended beneficiaries voiced dissatisfaction during a mid-January visit by PolOffs to this northern Nigerian state. Many stated [...] |
2010-01-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA116 |
U.S./U.K. Team Assesses Nigeria's Preparedness for National [...] (SBU) In response to a request from President Yar'Adua to the Ambassador and UK High Commissioner (reftel), USAID and DFID assembled and facilitated an international, independent team of experts to conduct an assessment of Nigeria's electoral system. During its two weeks in Nigeria, the team me [...] |
2010-01-28 19:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA123 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------- SUCCESSFUL RE-RUN ELECTION IN EDO STATE --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Independ [...] |
2010-01-29 16:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA125 |
PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR YAR'ADUA TO STEP ASIDE [...] (SBU) An Eminent Elders Group led by former Heads of State Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Yakubu Gowon, and Chief Ernest Shonekan submitted letters to Senate President David Mark and House Speaker Dimeje Bankole January 28 demanding that President Yar'Adua hand over power formally to Vice Presid [...] |
2010-01-29 18:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA126 |
Haiti Disaster Competes with Domestic Priorities, but [...] (U) Nigeria media were initially slow to report on the earthquake in Haiti. Initial reports largely derived from wire services and contained limited factual reporting on U.S. support of relief efforts. Early reporting and editorials largely criticized the failure of the Nigerian Government (G [...] |
2010-01-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA |
| 10ABUJA128 |
HAITI DISASTER COMPETES WITH DOMESTIC PRIORITIES, BUT [...] (U) Nigeria media were initially slow to report on the earthquake in Haiti. Initial reports largely derived from wire services and contained limited factual reporting on U.S. support of relief efforts. Early reporting and editorials largely criticized the failure of the Nigerian Government (G [...] |
2010-01-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO HA NI |
| 10ABUJA129 |
POLITICAL FOCUS ON YAR'ADUA AND ANAMBRA ELECTION [...] (C) The Arewa Consultative Forum has joined calls for President Yar'Adua to hand over power to Vice President Jonathan. Senate leaders publicly denied that they intend to impeach Yar'Adua, but People's Democratic Party (PDP) legislators have privately told us that they view Yar'Adua's situatio [...] |
2010-02-01 18:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA131 |
JOS STATUS: TWO WEEKS LATER [...] (C) Jos and surrounding towns now exhibit a tense quiet in the wake of the widespread violence that erupted there two weeks ago. Use of cellular telephones and text messaging, which reportedly contributed to the rapid spread of violence, continue to keep tensions elevated as rival groups called [...] |
2010-02-01 18:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA135 |
EVOLVING POLITICAL DYNAMIC IN NIGERIA [...] (S) Since we sent you our scene-setter on January 21 (reftel), several key political trends in Nigeria have assumed sharper focus: --------------------------------------- Bandwagon Picking Up Speed --------------------------------------- Newspaper publishers, north-south "Emi [...] |
2010-02-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV NI PINS |
| 10ABUJA137 |
YAR'ADUA'S REMAINING SUPPORT ERODES FURTHER [...] (C) Demands for President Yar'Adua to step aside continued to mount from nearly all sections. Information and Communications Minister Dora Akunyili distributed a memorandum at the February 3 Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting demanding that Yar'Adua submit a hand-over letter to Vice Presi [...] |
2010-02-04 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR PREL SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA141 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 5, 2010 [...] (SBU) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. ---------------------------------------- RENEWED POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AKWA IBOM ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) Contacts o [...] |
2010-02-05 17:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA144 |
NIGERIAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 2009, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri and her top staff travelled to the U.S. to meet with State, Justice and Treasury Department officials. Upon returning to Nigeria, the EFCC team developed a strategy document to move forw [...] |
2010-02-01 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC EFIN EAID KCRM KCOR NI |
| 10ABUJA147 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS/WATT VISIT TO NIGERIA, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Meeks/Watt to Nigeria to visit Lagos February 15 and 16. Embassy provides the following political and economic overview of the current situation in Nigeria. -------------------------------------- RELATIONSHIP STRESSED BY RE [...] |
2010-02-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PINR OVIP NI |
| 10ABUJA149 |
INCUMBENT WINS CREDIBLE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN ANAMBRA [...] (C) Anambra State Governor Peter Obi comfortably won re-election February 6 against a competitive field where political parties, security forces, and, to a lesser extent, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) all performed credibly. U.S. Mission observers note reports of isolated [...] |
2010-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA150 |
NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...] |
2010-02-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI |
| 10ABUJA153 |
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS AGREMENT FOR RECENTLY-NOMINATED [...] (SBU) Mission Abuja received a diplomatic note, dated February 2, 2010, from the Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) formally requesting agrement for Nigeria's recently-nominated Ambassador to the United States, Professor Adeblowale Ibidapo Adefuye. The text of this diplomatic note follows: [...] |
2010-02-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR NI OFDP |
| 10ABUJA155 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON ENGAGES WITH GOODLUCK JONATHAN ON [...] (C) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson engaged in a lively dialogue with Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan February 9 on democracy and constitutional succession, the need for credible national elections, prospects for removal of Nigeria from [...] |
2010-02-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP PINR PTER SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA157 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Nigerian Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mahmud Yayale Ahmed discussed the current "very abnormal" political situation, President Yar'Adua's health, concerns about the 2011 elections, and what he considers an Algerian-Chadian axis of support for extremists February 9 in [...] |
2010-02-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA159 |
INEC CHAIRPERSON CALLED OUT ON DISMAL PERFORMANCE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Special Assistant, USAID Democracy Officer, and PolOff (notetaker) met with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairperson Maurice Iwu February 10 to emphasize the importa [...] |
2010-02-11 17:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA161 |
ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON UWAIS HOPEFUL ON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson met with Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) Chairperson and retired Chief Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais February 10 to discuss electoral reform, prospects for return to military rule, need for expanded corruption investigations and prosec [...] |
2010-02-11 18:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR OVIP PTER SOCI KCRM NI |
| 10ABUJA163 |
MADUEKWE REITERATES SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe reiterated to Assistant Secretary Carson and the Ambassador February 9 his country's full support for counter-terrorism engagement in Nigeria and regionally and commitment to democratic principles and the constitution during Yar'Adua's absence. [...] |
2010-02-11 19:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER OVIP SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA165 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 12, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --- WESTERN NAVY COMMAND CONTENT WITH CIVILIAN RULE --------------------------------------------- --- [...] |
2010-02-12 19:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KPAO EAGR NI |
| 10ABUJA167 |
GOODLUCK JONATHAN BECOMES ACTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives approved resolutions February 9 designating Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Jonathan announced his acceptance of the designation during a brief televised address to the nation. [...] |
2010-02-12 20:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA169 |
NIGER DELTA ACTIVISTS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Activists from civil society told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson that they welcomed greater U.S. engagement during a round table discussion on Niger Delta in Lagos on February 6. Participants praised U.S. public statements urging a constitutional end to t [...] |
2010-02-12 21:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA171 |
ANAMBRA IMPRESSIONS -- PROGRESS, BUT MUCH WORK TO DO [...] (C) Many observers had expected a messy, even violent, vote going into the February 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. That the worst of Nigerian elections past did not materialize this time may be the most encouraging outcome of this vote. The peaceful, largely violence-free, process [...] |
2010-02-12 21:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KDEM NI |
| 10ABUJA173 |
NIGER DELTA ACTIVISTS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Activists from civil society told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson that they welcomed greater U.S. engagement during a round table discussion on Niger Delta in Lagos on February 6. Participants praised U.S. public statements urging a constitutional end to t [...] |
2010-02-12 21:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA177 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH FORMER HEAD OF [...] (C) Summary. Former head of state General Ibrahim Babangida assured Ambassador Carson of his support for constitutionalism, and affirmed the right of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the next election provided he prevailed in a (newly) democratic nomination process within the PDP. [...] |
2010-02-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV NI |
| 10ABUJA179 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR CHANGE WITH NIGERIA'S NEW ATTORNEY [...] (C) Within 24 hours of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan's designation as Acting President, Jonathan replaced controversial Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa with Minister of Labor and Productivity Adetokunbo Kayode on February 10. The Ambassador met with Kayode Februa [...] |
2010-02-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER CJAN SNAR SOCI KCRM NI |
| 10ABUJA181 |
NIGERIAN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: WE BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), LTG Dambazau, told A/S Carson February 8 that the GON military believes there is no alternative to democracy. "We are a young nation and will improve if we give ourselves the opportunity." He termed the violence in the North a "new phenomenon," and sa [...] |
2010-02-18 09:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR PINS PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA183 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson engaged in a lively dialogue February 10 on Nigeria's leadership crisis, elections, and electoral reform with Kwara Governor and Governors' Forum Chairperson Bukola Saraki, former Senate President Ken Nnamani (now Chairperson o [...] |
2010-02-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA185 |
NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIM VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) Muslim scholars, government officials, politicians, professors, students, and civil society representatives discussed their views on the United States and its foreign policy with PolOffs during a visit in January to the Northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. Many interlocutors expressed apprec [...] |
2010-02-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI KDEM KISL KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA187 |
ECOWAS HEADS OF STATE DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY, SELECT [...] (C) Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan opened the 37th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Governments (HOS) Meeting in Abuja February 16 with a call for increased transparency in government and "redoubled efforts" at consolidatin [...] |
2010-02-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ECOWAS NI |
| 10ABUJA19 |
EMBASSY AND CONSULATE GENERAL RECEIVE "POISON PEN" [...] (C) The Embassy and Consulate General have received correspondence and e-mail messages in the form of "poison pen" missives regarding alleged Nigerian terrorists. In follow-up to Mission's daily Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meetings, convened after the attempted December 25 attack on [...] |
2010-01-05 18:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS ASEC PINR PINS PREL NI |
| 10ABUJA191 |
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION CALLS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ahmed called on Ambassador Sanders on February 16 to discuss the state of the nation. Ahmed said the domestic political situation in Nigeria was "very sensitive." Ahmed raised the possibility of Jonathan traveling outside [...] |
2010-02-18 19:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
| 10ABUJA194 |
NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...] |
2010-02-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 10ABUJA197 |
NIGERIAN SECURITY CHIEF BRIEFS FOREIGN PARTNERS ON MUTUAL [...] (S) Director General Afas Gadzama, Intelligence Director Yusuf Bichi, and Operations Director Mathew Seiyefa of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) briefed foreign diplomats and intelligence officials on security issues February 18. Gadzama welcomed the opportunity to correct what he cha [...] |
2010-02-22 17:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA199 |
MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA TO SEE [...] (C) Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mahmud Yayale Ahmed called the Ambassador shortly before 1 a.m., February 23, to inform her of his impending departure for Saudi Arabia along with five other Cabinet colleagues. As reported in reftel, the Federal Executive Council had decided F [...] |
2010-02-23 20:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA201 |
JONATHAN TELLS FORMER PRESIDENT HIS PLANS FOR NEW INEC [...] (C) Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included the Ambassador in their 30-minute courtesy call on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan at his official residence February 21. PolOff (notetaker) and an aide to Dr. Rice accompanied the delegation. Vario [...] |
2010-02-23 21:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI KDEM PTER NI |
| 10ABUJA205 |
PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA RETURNS TO NIGERIA: WHAT NEXT? [...] (S) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's secretive return to Abuja at roughly 0230 February 24 created new uncertainty over who has actual charge of Nigerian Government (GON) decision-making, and raised new concerns about a military intervention. The absence of any images of Yar'Adua's ret [...] |
2010-02-24 19:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV OVIP PINR MCAP PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA207 |
GON Chief of Army: Political Climate Dangerous, Politicians [...] (S) Summary: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Dambazau, concerned about the current political environment in Nigeria, told the Ambassador February 24 in a one-on-one session at a safe house in Abuja, that he still considers Goodluck Jonathan the Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces until such [...] |
2010-02-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PINR MARR NI |
| 10ABUJA209 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. Included in this addition are: -- CRISIS AVERTED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA'S JIGAWA STATE -- LES IN CANADIAN EMBASSY IN NIGER BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] |
2010-02-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CASC KISL KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA211 |
POLITICAL MANEUVERING CONTINUES; YAR'ADUA REMAINS OUT OF [...] (C) According to multiple contacts, President Yar'Adua was returned to Nigeria to prevent the Federal Executive Council from declaring him permanently incapacitated. One contact, who spoke recently with the President's brother in Saudi Arabia, confirmed that Yar'Adua remains in "bad shape," wi [...] |
2010-02-25 16:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
| 10ABUJA213 |
NIGERIA: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW UP AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (C) PolOffs delivered demarches (refs a and b) to Foreign Ministry International Organizations Director Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim February 24. Ibrahim accepted U.S. points on the upcoming vote in New York, but told us he could "not see a way to change Nigeria's vote on Goldstone." Due to the im [...] |
2010-02-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UNGA NI |
| 10ABUJA215 |
GOODLUCK JONATHAN REMAINS ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA [...] (C) Ambassador met February 26 with Acting President (AgP) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the Vice President's official residence, Aguda House, in Abuja to review the current political situation following the return earlier this week of ailing President Yar'Adua. Moves are afoot, between Jonathan [...] |
2010-02-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR NI |
| 10ABUJA246 |
TEXT OF NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER'S MEMORANDUM TO [...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel, Nigerian Information and Communications Minister Dora Akunyili submitted a memorandum to Cabinet colleagues at the February 3 Federal Executive Council Meeting requesting that President Yar'Adua hand over power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President [...] |
2010-02-05 17:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA248 |
NIGERIA SUPPORTS US INITIATIVE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Economic Counselor delivered reftel points on distracted driving to the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Federal Road Safety Commission Corps Marshal and Chief Executiv [...] |
2010-02-08 07:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV SOCI UNDP UNGA NI |
| 10ABUJA29 |
NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to President Obama's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and G-8 members pledge of $20 billion for a worldwide initiative to address food security, the USG has prepared a two-year $32.75 million FY 2010 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative entitled, "The Ag [...] |
2010-01-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI IZ |
| 10ABUJA30 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 11, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ---------------------------- AVIATION COMMUNITY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR MORE SCREENING ---------------------------- 2. (U) Members of the Nigerian aviatio [...] |
2010-01-11 13:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON NI |
| 10ABUJA32 |
CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROTEST PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S [...] (SBU) Civil society organizations, under the umbrella of the "Save Nigeria Group," plan to lead a protest march on January 12 in Abuja, according to the media and local contacts, to protest the continued absence of President Yar'Adua from Nigeria which has a constitutional crisis looming. We [...] |
2010-01-11 18:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP ASEC NI |
| 10ABUJA322 |
NIGERIAN DISTRACTED DRIVING STATISTICS [...] The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps provided annual statistics and information regarding the country's recent uptick in distracted driving in response to Embassy's demarche (reftel A). Cell phone usage while operating a motor vehicle in Nigeria is illegal under federal law, yet, the Federal [...] |
2010-02-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU NI |
| 10ABUJA36 |
NIGER DELTA CHIEF LAMENTS AMNESTY SHELVING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET NI |
| 10ABUJA37 |
LOW TURNOUT AT PROTEST AGAINST NIGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. One day after the GON publicly denied a press report that President Yar'Adua had died, a small, lackluster group of demonstrators in Abuja demanded better governance and clarity on Yar'Adua's condition. Local media, meanwhile, continue to report mounting pressure on Yar'Adua to [...] |
2010-01-12 17:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA |
| 10ABUJA38 |
FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES NO INTEL OR SECURITY BRIEFINGS, [...] (S) Ambassador spoke to Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on January 10 regarding his strident views and calls of discrimination related to the recent reports that Nigeria is one of 14 "countries of interest" on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) list following the December 2 [...] |
2010-01-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PINS OVIP NI |
| 10ABUJA39 |
TSA DEMARCHE ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Transportation Security Administration (TSA) demarche (ref A) January 12 to Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe, who characterized the December 25 attempted bombing of a U.S. commercial aircraft as a "wake-up" call for Nigeria. Though Maduekwe initially smirked when t [...] |
2010-01-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA40 |
NIGER DELTA POST-AMNESTY PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) The new Nigerian Government (GON) Amnesty Subcommittee on Niger Delta Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) has met only once since its formation December 14. Committee members drafted a proposed rehabilitation plan December 22 that ex-militants then rejected January 10. United Nations [...] |
2010-01-15 07:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
| 10ABUJA428 |
Chinese Engagement in Nigeria [...] (SBU) Per ref A, please find post input for use in the March 4 AF-led U.S.-China sub-regional dialogue. -------------------------- Overall Chinese Engagement -------------------------- 2. (U) Please review reftels B-D for more extensive reporting on this topic. 3. [...] |
2010-02-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD EAID CH NI |
| 10ABUJA43 |
OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES NIGERIAN CURRENT [...] (C) In a meeting with PolOffs on January 11, key opposition leader and former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa recounted his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged corruption, outlined the "Mega-Party" National Democratic Movement's (NDM) next s [...] |
2010-01-19 18:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA56 |
UPDATE ON VIOLENCE IN JOS [...] (SBU) Violence continued for a fourth day in Jos, but at a reduced level, at least for now, according to Mission contacts and press reports. After widespread violence overnight, contacts report relative calm the morning of January 20, punctuated by periodic bursts of gunfire. Vice President [...] |
2010-01-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
| 10ABUJA61 |
NIGERIA'S VICE PRESIDENT JONATHAN REASSURES U.S. HOMELAND [...] (C) Vice President Goodluck Jonathan reassured U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute of the commitment of the Nigerian Government (GON) to aviation security and counter-terrorism efforts during a January 12 meeting. He lamented the December 25 at [...] |
2010-01-21 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAIR OVIP PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA64 |
NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...] |
2010-01-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI |
| 10ABUJA67 |
DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE MEETS WITH NIGERIAN AVIATION [...] (C) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Lute met with senior-level Nigerian policy makers on January 12 to underscore the need for global cooperation to strengthen international civil aviation security and counter-terrorism measures. Deputy Secretary Lute met with [...] |
2010-01-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAIR OVIP PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA69 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR FEBRUARY 6 TO 11 VISIT BY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Carson to Nigeria to visit Lagos, Abuja, and Kano February 6 to 11. Embassy provides the following political, economic, and management information. We will transmit key messages f [...] |
2010-01-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA71 |
FIRST SEMBLANCE OF ORDER RETURNS TO JOS [...] (SBU) Violence in Jos had calmed by the morning of January 21 in Jos. The reinforced military and police presence is keeping people off the streets. Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Dambazau visited Jos January 21 to assess security, adding to the climate of calm. Plateau State Governor Jonah [...] |
2010-01-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA73 |
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO NIGERIA [...] (C) During his January 8-9 visit to Nigeria, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Nigerian Vice President Jonathan and seven Cabinet members, and signed various "cooperation agreements," according to PRC embassy contacts. End Summary. ------------------------ FOREIGN MINIST [...] |
2010-01-22 11:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINS CH NI |
| 10ABUJA75 |
YAR'ADUA'S HOLD ON POWER GROWS TENUOUS [...] (C) President Yar'Adua's recent BBC interview showed that he is alive, but reinforced doubts about his ability to resume presidential powers. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has become divided over whether Yar'Adua should hand over power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. Many Senators [...] |
2010-01-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ABUJA77 |
NIGERIA: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's response to the questions contained in Reftel A. 2. (U) SFOAA funding: The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance, using FY 2010 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), International M [...] |
2010-01-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI |
| 10ABUJA79 |
NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 22 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --------- ELECTION MONITOR REQUESTS MORE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS -------------------------------------- [...] |
2010-01-22 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI NI |
| 10ABUJA81 |
TENSE CALM REIGNS IN JOS [...] (SBU) A tense calm reigned over Jos city as of January 22. The state government continues to impose a night-time curfew. Violence has largely ended within the city limits, but may continue at some surrounding locations. Unconfirmed reports estimate over 300 deaths. The International Committ [...] |
2010-01-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CASC SOCI KCRM NI |
| 10ABUJA88 |
NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO), ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...] |
2010-01-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI |
| 10ABUJA99 |
TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON [...] (S/NF) Following a High Court order to the Federal Executive Counil (FEC) that the FEC had two weeks to demonstrate to the nation that President Yar'Adua could continue in office, the FEC (an expanded Cabinet) will hold its weekly meeting on January 27 to weigh its options amid a swirl of compe [...] |
2010-01-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 10ACCRA102 |
DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] We delivered reftel demarche regarding road safety and distracted driving to Twumasi-Ankrah Selby, Chief Director of Ghana's Ministry of Transport, and Noble Appiah, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission. Mr. Selby told us that the issue of distracted driving had been the s [...] |
2010-02-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON SOCI GH |
| 10ACCRA103 |
GHANA INSTALLS AIRPORT BODY SCANNER; BUSTS [...] (U) Summary: On January 12, 2010, Dutch contractor OD Security completed installation of the INL funded full body scanner at Accra's international airport (KIA). Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and Ghana Airports Authority (GAA) were trained, and NACOB now maintains responsibi [...] |
2010-02-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR GH |
| 10ACCRA107 |
GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...] |
2010-02-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH |
| 10ACCRA114 |
GHANA OK WITH U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana will support the U.S. priority proposals for the March 2010 CITES Meeting on sharks, corals and polar bears, but feels that U.S. proposals on bobcats require support from the European states, to avoid confusion with other lynx species. Ghana, along with several other Afri [...] |
2010-02-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CITES GH |
| 10ACCRA121 |
DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM DELIVERED [...] (C) On February 1, 2010, Poloff delivered the demarche on mobilizing pressure to persuade Iran's engagement on its nuclear program to Mrs. Gloria Poku, Deputy Director of the Americas Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff emphasized the need to increase pressure on Iran and t [...] |
2010-02-08 10:48:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR UNSC GH |
| 10ACCRA132 |
GHANA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on forced labor and exploitive child labor in the production of goods, as well as current information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Ghana. POC for this report is Raymond Stephens (StephensRW@state.g [...] |
2010-02-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP GH |
| 10ACCRA139 |
PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...] |
2010-02-16 16:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV |
| 10ACCRA143 |
GHANA TO CONSIDER SIGNING IATA STATEMENT OF POLICY [...] Econoffs delivered the demarche requesting host government endorsement of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Statement of Policy Principles Regarding the Implementation of Bilateral Air Services Agreements (Reftel). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director-General Kwame [...] |
2010-02-19 13:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV GH |
| 10ACCRA144 |
GHANA SUPPORTS U.S. PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, SEEKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel A demarche, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission offered "political support" for the USG in the upcoming NPT Review Conference. Ghana embraces the future use of nuclear power for its energy security, medicine, and other peaceful uses. Although Ghana has stat [...] |
2010-02-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM IAEA PREL NPT GH |
| 10ACCRA149 |
GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON [...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI), as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...] |
2010-02-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH |
| 10ACCRA151 |
Police arrest opposition radio commentator for on-air [...] (SBU) Summary: Following comments during a radio broadcast suggesting that former President Rawlings deliberately set fire to his home, police arrested opposition politician Nana Darkwa Baafi on February 18, 2010. Baafi's arrest has resulted in a media backlash, with journalists accusing the g [...] |
2010-02-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV GH |
| 10ACCRA157 |
OIL IN GHANA - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a business roundtable with AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, oil and gas companies discussed both the advantages and the risks of doing business in the energy sector in Ghana. The country stands at a fork in the road regarding the use of Ghana's modest future oil an [...] |
2010-02-24 18:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON GH |
| 10ACCRA164 |
ACCRA CORE EAC MEETING TO DISCUSS REGIONAL THREATS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Accra convened Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 2/25/2010 to discuss security matters in the West Africa Region and to assess if any violent and or terrorist activity in the Region could have a spill over affect into Ghana. Of specific concern is the upco [...] |
2010-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC GH PTER |
| 10ACCRA19 |
TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with a relaxed and confident President Mills for 45 minutes on January 6. Mills promised cooperation on security issues and sought greater partnership, including a second body scanner for use at Kotoka Airport's VIP lounge. He expressed his concern about stabili [...] |
2010-01-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET SNAR PTER MARR TO NI GH |
| 10ACCRA29 |
SITE VISIT TO LEGAL RESOURCES CENTER, GHANA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Poloff and Democracy and Human Rights Program Coordinator (DHRC) conducted a site visit December 17 at the Legal Resources Center (LRC) to assess the Center's progress in implementing its $400,000 two year G/TIP funded project. Six months after signing its grant agree [...] |
2010-01-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN GH |
| 10ACCRA46 |
CIVAIR GHANA: GOG ACCEPTS DESIGNATION OF UNITED AIRLINES [...] The GOG Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no objection to U.S. designation of United Airlines pursuant to Article 3 of U.S.-Ghana Air Transport Agreement. This is contingent on United Airlines's compliance with Ghana Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA) technical requirements. 2. GCAA will co [...] |
2010-01-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GH |
| 10ACCRA54 |
2010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...] |
2010-01-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
| 10ACCRA56 |
2010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...] |
2010-01-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
| 10ACCRA58 |
PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] |
2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
| 10ACCRA59 |
PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] |
2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
| 10ACCRA73 |
RULING PARTY STRIVES TO REGAIN UNITY AT NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing sharp divisions between senior members of the party, Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) took steps at its National Conference to restore unity and incorporate dissident faction into the party leadership. After publicly criticizing President Mills' governmen [...] |
2010-01-22 13:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 10ACCRA82 |
Mills Cabinet Re-shuffle Seeks to Incorporate Critics, [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, one week after concluding a contentious ruling party Congress, President Mills announced a major cabinet re-shuffle in an attempt to energize his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The action represents an attempt to address the concerns of vocal NDC c [...] |
2010-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 10ACCRA84 |
NEWMONT TO PAY DEARLY FOR CHEMICAL SPILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. corporation Newmont Mining's Ghanaian subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million in compensation to the Government of Ghana (GOG) for a chemical spill that occurred in October 2009 at the company's Ahafo gold mine. The GOG commission that investigated the incident determined t [...] |
2010-01-28 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EMIN EIND EINV ECON GH |
| 10ACCRA87 |
New UNHCR Representative Outlines Challenges in Ghana [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR's new Representative in Ghana, Sharon Cooper, has significant experience working with Liberian refugees and implementing local integration programs. Cooper plans changes in office strategy for broader and more proactive engagement with the government of Ghana, particular [...] |
2010-02-01 07:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL LI GH SL |
| 10ACCRA93 |
GHANA-2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U)Background A. EUM Program Coordinator EUM program coordinator is Raymond Stephens, +233-21-741-851; StephensRW@State.gov B. Inventory System Post relies on the previous year's EUM report for inventory retrieval. C. Staff member EUM Responsibilities Raymond Stephens is responsibl [...] |
2010-02-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN GH |
| 10ACCRA97 |
DOHA DEMARCHE: GHANA PREFERS MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS [...] SUMMARY. Econoffs met with GOG trade officials to discuss the recent WTO Ministerial Conference (Reftel). Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Clement Nyaaba appreciated Post initiating the conversation and agreed that the impasse at the conference was "disturbing." He exp [...] |
2010-02-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD GH |
| 10ADANA1 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 28, 2009 - JANUARY 3, [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of December 28, 2009 - January 3, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...] |
2010-01-08 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA11 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 9, 2010 [...] (U) The security assistant at Consulate Adana compiled the following security incidents for the period of February 1 - 9, 2010, from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends o [...] |
2010-02-11 11:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA12 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 25-31, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 25-31, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...] |
2010-02-11 11:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA13 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 10 - 15, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 10 - 15, 2010, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation an [...] |
2010-02-18 12:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA15 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 23, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 16 - 23, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and [...] |
2010-02-25 12:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA3 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 04, 2010 - JANUARY 10, [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 04, 2010 - January 10, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...] |
2010-01-12 13:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA4 |
TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-15 16:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TU SY |
| 10ADANA5 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 11-19, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 11-19, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...] |
2010-01-22 08:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA7 |
SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 18-25, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 18-25, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tr [...] |
2010-01-30 08:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA9 |
TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...] |
2010-02-01 15:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL |
| 10ADDISABABA101 |
ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...] |
2010-01-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA102 |
ELECTORAL BOARD FURTHER RESTRICTING ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Summary: National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairman Merga told the Ethiopian Partners Group (EPG) the NEBE itself will conduct all voter education for the 2010 elections, leaving no role for civil society organizations in that process although they may be allowed to formally obs [...] |
2010-01-24 08:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
| 10ADDISABABA114 |
DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...] |
2010-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
| 10ADDISABABA12 |
ICG FAILS TO DELIVER FOR MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the African Union (AU) convened a meeting of members of the International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) in Addis Ababa to discuss the country's ongoing political crisis, and develop a common position towards regime leader Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's recent unilate [...] |
2010-01-07 08:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA AU |
| 10ADDISABABA128 |
ICG MEETING ON GUINEA REINFORCES JAN 15 OUAGADOUGOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tenth meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea on January 26 brought no surprises as Group members were generally encouraged by recent political developments in Guinea. Discussion focused on reinforcing the January 15 Ouagadougou Declaration through advan [...] |
2010-01-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU ASEC GV |
| 10ADDISABABA130 |
ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI [...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), and were re [...] |
2010-01-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET |
| 10ADDISABABA135 |
KENYA: CURRENT CONDITIONS IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) The three camps that comprise Dadaab refugee camp currently house over 260,000 refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects the number could increase in the coming months due to the suspension of food assistance in al-Shabaab controlled areas of Somalia [...] |
2010-01-28 04:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL EAID KE ET SO |
| 10ADDISABABA163 |
UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 4:15 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Otero Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin PolOff Skye Justice (notetaker) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Special Assistant Gebretensae Gebremich [...] |
2010-02-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON KE ET |
| 10ADDISABABA166 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S JANUARY 30, 2010, [...] (C) Summary: A high-level Kenyan delegation headed by Foreign Minister Wetangula used a long January 30 meeting on the margins of the AU Summit to lobby Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson's support for the GOK's long-incubating Lower Juba initiative. Wetangula, the Minist [...] |
2010-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER SOCI KE SO |
| 10ADDISABABA167 |
UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, in a January 31 meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif on the margins of the AU Summit underscored continued USG support bu [...] |
2010-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER EAID SO |
| 10ADDISABABA174 |
SE GRATION MEETING WITH CHINESE VFM ZHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 29 meeting between Special Envoy Gration and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Zhai, Zhai stated China's interest in coordinating with the United States to ensure stability and peace in Sudan. He said he believed the peace that has held since the Comprehensive P [...] |
2010-02-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET |
| 10ADDISABABA176 |
ETHIOPIA: ASD VERSHBOW AND GOE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) During separate January 25 meetings, visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow discussed regional issues and bilateral relations with Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin, Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa, and Chief of De [...] |
2010-02-03 09:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR YE SU SO ET |
| 10ADDISABABA186 |
AU SUMMIT: UNSYG FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS LEROY [...] (U) January 30, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles Special Assistant Samantha Lasry (AF Notetaker) United Nations: Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Op [...] |
2010-02-03 11:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR AU |
| 10ADDISABABA187 |
AU SUMMIT: AHTISSARI URGES TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook Political Officer Lauren Ladenson AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (no [...] |
2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA FI |
| 10ADDISABABA188 |
AU SUMMIT -- LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF UPBEAT [...] (U) January 30, 2010, 5:25 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor Nicole Goldin AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) [...] |
2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
| 10ADDISABABA189 |
AU SUMMIT: NIGERIA FM SAYS CONSTITUTION SACRED, WILL SIGN [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetake [...] |
2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV XA |
| 10ADDISABABA190 |
ETHIOPIA - FIRST LADY TELLS U/S OTERO OF FGM PROGRESS, TIP [...] (U) In a January 30 meeting, Ethiopian First Lady Azeb Mesfin told Under Secretary of State Maria Otero that after four years of intensive engagement with community and religious leaders in the Afar region, her efforts on behalf of the Ethiopian Government (GoE) have prompted a significant redu [...] |
2010-02-04 04:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KWMN PREL OTRA ET |
| 10ADDISABABA191 |
AU SUMMIT: KIKWETE WILLING TO DO MORE ON SOMALIA [...] (U) February 2, 2010, 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Tanzania President J [...] |
2010-02-04 04:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
| 10ADDISABABA192 |
AU SUMMIT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 11:45 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook PolOff Brian Bauman PolOff [...] |
2010-02-04 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GV GB AU |
| 10ADDISABABA195 |
AU Summit - A/S Carson's Meeting with Burkina Faso [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 20:00; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A/S Carson thanked Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore for his leadership in returning Guinea to civilian rule. President Campaore was appreciative and echoed the need for continued work and partnership to implement a p [...] |
2010-02-04 05:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU |
| 10ADDISABABA199 |
UNHCR 2010 PLANS FOR NEW REFUGEE CAMPS AND SUDANESE [...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GOE Administration of Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) intend to open at least two more camps in 2010 for Somali and Eritrean refugees. Melka Dida camp, near Dolo Odo on the Ethiopian/Kenyan/Somali border, is expected to [...] |
2010-02-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL EAID ET SO |
| 10ADDISABABA200 |
USAU: SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with U.S. Special Advisor Wolpe on the margins of the AU Summit, Burundian President Nkurunziza characterized the 16 soldiers recently arrested as mutineers, not coup plotters, who posed no threat to the presidency or to the cohesion of the army. He reiterated his des [...] |
2010-02-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
| 10ADDISABABA201 |
USAU: TANZANIAN PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S THOUGHTS ON [...] (SBU) In a February 2 meeting with Tanzanian President Kikwete on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit, U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe raised concerns about the lack of international oversight of the peace process in the wake of the dismissal of Head of Un [...] |
2010-02-04 09:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
| 10ADDISABABA203 |
ETHIOPIA - INSCRIBER AND ASSOCIATER, ENCOURAGES [...] (U) Pol/econ efforts to secure a meeting with high level MFA contacts to deliver the referenced demarche in advance of the January 31, 2010 deadline were complicated by the onset of the African Union (AU) Summit. Not only were officials unavailable because of their AU Summit- related duties, [...] |
2010-02-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
| 10ADDISABABA223 |
DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered subject demarche to Dr. Kebede Worku, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health, on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Dr. Kebede agreed that distracted driving stemming from cell phone usage and texting while drivin [...] |
2010-02-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON ET EU SOCI UNDP UNGA |
| 10ADDISABABA235 |
CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...] |
2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV |
| 10ADDISABABA236 |
AU SUMMIT: SOMALILAND FORMIN REASSURES A/S CARSON [...] (U) February 1, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ambassador Michael Battle USAU DCM Joel Maybury Special Assistant Akunna Cook IO Michael Gonzales (Notetaker) SOMALILAND Foreign Minister Abdullahi Duale Notetaker [...] |
2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL PTER SO |
| 10ADDISABABA240 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] |
2010-02-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA244 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] |
2010-02-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA245 |
UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH WOMEN [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; Chief of Mission Residence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero Charge d'Affaires John Yates Special Assistant to U/S Otero Caroline Mauldin Special Advisor to U/S Ot [...] |
2010-02-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA247 |
FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...] |
2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA25 |
USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than three weeks to go before the start of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, several predictable and recurring themes will take center stage: the crises in Somalia and Sudan, the unconstitutional changes of power in Guinea and Madagascar, and the constituti [...] |
2010-01-11 05:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU |
| 10ADDISABABA250 |
ETHIOPIA: REFUGEES SHOT OUTSIDE KEBRIBEYAH AND MY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since December 21, there have been three separate incidents involving Government of Ethiopia (GoE) security personnel near Kebribeyah and My Ayni refugee camps. On December 21, police arrested eight Somali refugees in Kebribeyah camp near Jijiga and three were subsequently fo [...] |
2010-02-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM ET SO |
| 10ADDISABABA251 |
ETHIOPIA: BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP GENERATES DEBATE, GOE [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) held a "National Workshop on Biotechnology" with support from the U.S. Mission from February 1-3, 2010 in Addis Ababa. The event was well-attended, and generated healthy debate on the 2009 biosafety law, including from G [...] |
2010-02-09 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD ET |
| 10ADDISABABA266 |
SE Gration Meeting with JSR to UNAMID Gambari [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari on January 30 to share observations and discuss priorities for UNAMID. The conversation covered the core mandat [...] |
2010-02-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET |
| 10ADDISABABA267 |
USAU: DJIBOUTIAN LEADER DISCUSSES TROOP COMMITMENT [...] (C) On the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on February 1, Djiboutian President Ismael Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf reviewed with USAU A/DCM the Government of Djibouti's plan for deploying troops to Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Som [...] |
2010-02-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO DJ SO AU |
| 10ADDISABABA272 |
ETHIOPIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE, POST AU SUMMIT [...] (U) The Regional Environment Officer (REO) for eastern Africa met with Dessalegne Mesfin, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Environment Protection Agency on February 9, 2010 to discuss climate change decisions taken at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mesfin [...] |
2010-02-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
| 10ADDISABABA273 |
U/S OTERO TALKS WATER IN ETHIOPIA [...] (U) On January 30, 2010, Under Secretary (U/S) for Global Affairs, Maria Otero, met with USG partners implementing programs to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) for people in Ethiopia. The meeting was hosted by USAID and included the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Region [...] |
2010-02-10 07:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET |
| 10ADDISABABA275 |
USAU: FURTHERING COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the start of the year, USG and African Union Commission (AUC) officials on several levels have been discussing the problem of drugs being trafficked through Africa on their way to Europe. On January 21, the two sides met at AU headquarters to launch technical discussions [...] |
2010-02-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL AU |
| 10ADDISABABA278 |
AU SUMMIT: NEW AU CHAIR MALAWI PLANS FOOD SECURITY PUSH [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook USAU Acting DCM Joel Maybury AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Malawi President Bingu wa [...] |
2010-02-11 04:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
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AU Summit - European Union's Manservisi Reaffirms [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 10:30 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Earl Gast USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk [...] |
2010-02-11 04:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
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AU SUMMIT: MUSEVENI'S MUSINGS ON AFRICAN [...] (U) January 31, 2010; 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Envoy Scott Gration Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Amba [...] |
2010-02-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL AU |
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AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH AU [...] (U) January 31, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration Special Advisor on the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe [...] |
2010-02-11 11:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU |
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AU SUMMIT - A/S FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS CARSON MEETS [...] (U) January 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury USAU Political Officer L [...] |
2010-02-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AU |
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USAU: AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA -- OUTCOMES [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU |
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ETHIOPIA: FORMER ONLF LEADER URGES U.S. MEDIATION [...] (C) According to a former leader from the early days of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Ismael Sheikh Abdi, continued conflict between the ONLF and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has resulted in the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia's Somali region over the pa [...] |
2010-02-11 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SO ET |
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USAU: PROGRESS ON COMMAND, CONTROL, [...] Summary: There have been several positive developments in the C3IS project since the last update (ref D). Key among the developments was the USAU-sponsored dedication ceremony to commemorate the opening of the African Union (AU)'s Peace Support Operations Division's Operations Center. This f [...] |
2010-02-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MASS AU |
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Ethiopia: Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-12 04:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ET |
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ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES RECOUNT FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Two senior ethnic Oromo leaders from the opposition coalition Forum report being physically abused by police, militia and civilian agents of the ruling party during a recent visit to Western Oromia to register candidates for the May elections. The two leaders have not filed for [...] |
2010-02-12 04:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
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JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...] |
2010-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
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ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
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USAU: COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA BENDS GENERAL WARD'S [...] (C) Summary: In what has become a regular exchange during U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Ward's semiannual visits to Addis Ababa, African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra broke with his tradition of providing a security tour d'horizon and devoted almo [...] |
2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PTER SO AU |
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SOMALIA: TFG-ASWJ DEAL INITIALED IN ADDIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the leadership of the Al-Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) movement in Somalia have initialed an agreement aiming to integrate ASWJ into the structures of the TFG. The agreement would specifically assign five of the TFG's 39 ministries to [...] |
2010-02-17 04:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | ET PGOV PREL SO |
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USAU -- CONGRESSMEN MEEKS, WATT HEAR AFRICAN UNION [...] Summary: In a meeting on February 17 at African Union (AU) headquarters, U.S. Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-New York, and Melvin Watt, D-North Carolina, received a briefing about the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on African countries from AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Era [...] |
2010-02-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL AU |
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ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the opposition Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (Forum) coalition told Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero they had little confidence that Ethiopia's May election will be free or fair, and complained that their party activists are being [...] |
2010-02-18 05:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ET |
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AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH CONGOLESE [...] (U) February 1, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notet [...] |
2010-02-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPKO AU |
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AU SUMMIT -- S/A WOLPE ENGAGES EAST AFRICAN [...] (U) January 30, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notetaker) East African Community Secretariat Deputy Secretary General Beatrice Kiraso Principal Internatio [...] |
2010-02-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AU |
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EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Addis Ababa is pleased to submit the following seven proposals for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) for the FY 2010 Small Grants Initiative. The mission's submissions are submitted in priority rank order. 2. First-Ranked Proposal: KMG-Ethio [...] |
2010-02-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY ET |
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USAU: SOMALIA MINISTERIAL TURNS HEATED [...] (SBU) Summary: A regular meeting of AMISOM troop-contributing countries (TCCs) is fraught with recriminations and increased frustration, particularly on the part of the Somali Minister of Defense. Ethiopia announces what appears to be a landmark diplomatic breakthrough that would bring Alhus [...] |
2010-02-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MCAP AU |
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PM MELES URGES U.S. TO PLAY STRONGER LEADERSHIP [...] (C) With few exceptions, Meles conveyed to visting AFRICOM Commander General Ward what has become his standard message on regional security: First, Sudan is the greatest threat to stability on the continent, and civil war there is Ethiopia's "nightmare scenario." Second, although al-Shabaab [...] |
2010-02-22 09:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR SO SU ET |
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ENVIRONMENTAL ALLEGATIONS GENERATE PROTESTS, MASS ARRESTS [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ET KDEM PGOV PHUM SENV |
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FORUM PR CHAIR ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TIGRAY [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tigrayan and opposition coalition "Forum" leader Gebru Asrat told Poloffs the Forum is taking its campaign message directly to the people to obviate distortion of that message through state run media. Gebru described the Forum's political platform as advancing freedom, promoting [...] |
2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET |
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PM MELES PUSHES FOR UNITED STATES TO PREVENT [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Prime Minister Meles emphasized the importance of beginning post-2011 negotiations and convincing the Government of Sudan to accept the outcome of the referendum. He believed that an unsuccessful referendum could spawn [...] |
2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
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KENYA ASSERTS ITS ROLE IN SUDAN POST-2011 [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Wetangula said that IGAD would support President Mbeki as the AU's representative on Sudan, but that the AU, UN, and United States must respect IGAD's historical role in North/South peace and involve IGAD in resolving p [...] |
2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
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LIBYAN FM SUPPORTS RELOCATING DOHA PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa said that Darfur's rebels had been spoiled by media attention and their plush lifestyles in Qatar. He advocated moving Darfur peace talks from Doha to Darfur, bringing in a specialized [...] |
2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC< |