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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 06LUANDA1210 |
ANGOLAN TRANSPORT MINISTER DISCUSSES PLANES, TRAINS AND [...] (U) This is an Action Request. TDA, EB and AF/S please see para 13. 2. (U) Summary. Angolan Minister of Transportation Andre Luis Brandao and the GRA are pleased with the arrival of the Boeing jets to Luanda. While interested in US quality locomotives for purchase for the Angolan rail sy [...] |
2006-11-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP EAIR EFIN AO |
| 06LUANDA1233 |
GENERAL WARD PROPOSES BILATERAL WORK PLAN TO [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Commander EUCOM, General William (Kip) Ward, proposed the drafting of a work plan to increase the pace and scope of bilateral military cooperation between the U.S. and Angola during his October 22-23, 2006, visit to Luanda. The work plan will likely combine current coop [...] |
2006-11-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR AO |
| 06LUANDA1235 |
ANGOLA - ELECTORAL PROCESS NOVEMBER UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- --Registration Process Drawing Crowds --Observers Slowly Becoming Accredited --Some Minor Glitches --Too Many Political Parties in Angola? --National Council for Social Communication Constituted ------------------------------------- Registration Process Contin [...] |
2006-11-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KMDR AO |
| 06LUANDA1236 |
ANGOLA - NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---Voter Registration Campaign Update ---Supreme Court Host Conference on Penal System ---Independence Day Inaugurations, Honors and Celebrations ---Ambrosio de Lemos Appointed as New Chief of Police ----------------------------------- Voter Registration Campaign [...] |
2006-11-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR AO |
| 06LUANDA1241 |
ANGOLA TO JOIN OPEC [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 29, Angola's Council of Ministers approved full membership for Angola in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting States (OPEC). The Council's public announcement said Angola's increase in oil production to more than 1.4 million barrels per day drove its decision. [...] |
2006-12-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ECON AO |
| 06LUANDA1255 |
TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA1257 |
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATES INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The GRA has indicated to the IMF more interest about entering into a Standby Agreement (SBA) than at any other time in the recent past. IMF reps described meetings with high level government and party officials were very [...] |
2006-12-08 11:56:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA1261 |
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATES INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The GRA has indicated to the IMF more interest about entering into a Standby Agreement (SBA) than at any other time in the recent past. IMF reps described meetings with high level government and party officials were very posi [...] |
2006-12-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA1291 |
Over 800,000 voters successfully registered after only one [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over 800,000 voters successfully registered during the first month-long phase of the registration campaign in Angola. The opening round of registration was hailed a success by both government and opposition leaders despite a few technical glitches. In response to civil society co [...] |
2006-12-20 08:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 06LUANDA1297 |
ANGOLA: SAMAKUVA ATTACKS GRA GOVERNING PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a strongly worded speech during UNITA's sixth party conference, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva came out swinging. He accused President Dos Santos of usurping constitutional power, the MPLA of trying to ram though it's "Angola 2025" program as government policy and compared A [...] |
2006-12-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 06LUANDA1298 |
ANGOLA SETS 2008 FOR LEGISLATIVE AND 2009 FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola's highest political consultative body, the Council of the Republic, met on December 20 and announced legislative elections for 2008 and presidential elections a year later. This announcement confirms speculation that the government will not meet its previously stated goal o [...] |
2006-12-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
| 06LUANDA1304 |
ALMOST 1 MILLION REGISTERED DURING FIRST MONTH [...] (U) According to official numbers released December 22, 945,451 potential voters were registered in the first phase of voter registration. As expected, the populous provinces of Luanda, Benguela and Huambo recorded the highest numbers of registrants. Sparsely populated Zaire and Namibe province [...] |
2006-12-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
| 06LUANDA1305 |
ANGOLA: UPDATE ON PADEPA - FIGHTING ITS SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary. As noted in reftel, 27 members of PADEPA (Democratic Support and Progress Party) were arrested and then heavily fined for their roles in a protest march. A leading local NGO, Maos Livres, has appealed the fines and petitioned the Supreme Court to remove the judge in question fo [...] |
2006-12-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO |
| 06LUANDA1316 |
ANGOLA - DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered ---------------------- -- MPLA Promotes National Plan -- Muslims Allowed To Reopen Mosques -- Workshop on "Human Rights and Poverty" -- GRA Launches "www.angola-portal.ao" MPLA Promotes National Plan During 50th Anniversary ------------------------------------------- [...] |
2006-12-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR TINT AO KISL |
| 06LUANDA150 |
ANGOLA: UNITA PRESIDENT FACES HEAVY INTERNAL [...] (C) UNITA President Isaias Samakuva is under public fire due to botched plans to replace sixteen UNITA parliamentarians with those who should have originally been seated in 1992. The sixteen parliamentarians, in retaliation, publicly criticized Samakuva's plan and after a heated debate in the [...] |
2006-02-15 15:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
| 06LUANDA151 |
ANGOLA LANDMINE CLEARANCE: 2006 GOALS AND [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of mine action organizations operating in Angola remain upbeat on the progress of demining in Angola, but look for the GRA to complete its Landmine Impact Survey and strategic plan in order to facilitate their 2006 workplans. While the GRA has earmarked USD 27.6 Mi [...] |
2006-02-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EAID PGOV PHUM MCAP KHDP AO |
| 06LUANDA160 |
ANGOLA - UNITA THREATENS TO PULL OUT OF THE [...] (U) On February 15, 2006, the President of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Isaias Samakuva, announced that if the substitution of UNITA's sixteen parliamentarians is not allowed (detailed reftel), UNITA, Angola's largest opposition party, may pull out of the An [...] |
2006-02-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
| 06LUANDA215 |
ANGOLA CHARTS PAYMENT OF PARIS CLUB ARREARS [...] (C) Angolan Finance Minister Pedro de Morais said the GRA is considering two scenarios for rescheduling its Paris Club arrears at the March 7, 2006, meeting: either a classic debt renegotiation that would involve rescheduling on the basis of an IMF program; or rescheduling the Paris Club debt [...] |
2006-03-07 05:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA216 |
ANGOLA CHARTS PAYMENT OF PARIS CLUB ARREARS [...] (C) Angolan Finance Minister Pedro de Morais said the GRA is considering two scenarios for rescheduling its Paris Club arrears at the March 7, 2006, meeting: either a classic debt renegotiation that would involve rescheduling on the basis of an IMF program; or rescheduling the Paris Club debt [...] |
2006-03-07 05:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA250 |
ANGOLA: RUMORS FLY ABOUT LUANDA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AO |
| 06LUANDA277 |
ANGOLAS NEW ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Since the end of Angolas 27-year civil war in 2002, the GRAs strategy for international economic relations has evolved significantly, particularly with respect to multilateral institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club. While the GRA formerly viewed the [...] |
2006-03-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AO |
| 06LUANDA324 |
ANGOLA: UNITA OPTIMISTIC ON RESOLVING [...] (C) In a March 8, 2006 meeting with Ambassador Efird and AF/S Director Dan Mozena, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva, was optimistic that a solution regarding the substitution of sixteen UNITA National Assembly Deputies had been reached. Samakuva assured the Ambassador and AF/S Director Mozena t [...] |
2006-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
| 06LUANDA336 |
ANGOLA:NEWEST OIL CONCESSIONS:LANDMARK [...] (U) Summary: In a formal ceremony to open and announce bids for the current licensing round of oil concessions in Angola, Sonangol entered a new era of transparency, reading aloud details on each bid, including the signature bonus. In an afternoon of firsts, Italian petroleum producer ENI o [...] |
2006-04-06 12:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETRD EINV KCOR CH AO |
| 06LUANDA342 |
AMBASSADOR EFIRD MEETS WITH NEW ANGOLAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) New Angolan Interior Minister Ngongo told Ambassador Efird that he supports human rights and free elections, and accountability and transparency in police actions. He hopes to continue close cooperation with the USG in ILEA training programs, and engage in the newly funded civilian small [...] |
2006-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PARM AO |
| 06LUANDA357 |
ANGOLA: President Dos Santos Surprise Departure to [...] (SBU) Summary: Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos unexpectedly left Luanda on Sunday, April 9, 2006, for Brazil for a two week visit, billed as vacation. Rumors have begun to fly about Luanda that he is very ill and has returned to Brazil for medical treatment. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...] |
2006-04-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AO |
| 06LUANDA455 |
ANGOLA - UNITA AND MPLA TRADING BARBS PRIOR TO [...] (U) Opposition party leaders, led by UNITA, called the GRA into a April 25, 2006, question and answer session at the National Assembly to discuss concerns over the ongoing cholera outbreak, the demolition of homes in neighborhoods surrounding Luanda, and internal security. The GRA delegation, [...] |
2006-04-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
| 06LUANDA464 |
ANGOLA: A REALITY CHECK ON THE CHINESE CREDIT LINE [...] (SBU) Since the announcement of a USD 2 billion credit line from the PRC to GRA in March 2004, reports of increases to the credit line, ranging from USD 1 billion to USD 10 billion, have proliferated. Regardless of the promised value, actual implementation of the credit line is gradual and un [...] |
2006-05-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PREL CH AO |
| 06LUANDA548 |
PDAS Pittman Meets with Angolan Ministry of [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ministry of External Relations PDAS Bobby Pittman committed to additional high- level State Department visitors to Angola; discussed how best Angola might benefit from AGOA, and exchanged views on the voter registration and election timetable in Angola, not [...] |
2006-05-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA576 |
PDAS Pittman Reviews Angolan Economic Issues with [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with the Angolan Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister and Director of the Angolan Private Investment Agency, DPAS Bobby Pittman discussed the availability of US Treasury advisors to offer technical assistance to Angola; the state of Angola's negotiations w [...] |
2006-06-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AO |
| 06LUANDA577 |
PDAS Pittman in Angola: Elections and the Press [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with international and Angola NGOs working in democracy building and election support PDAS Pittman heard of the challenges faced in preparing for the upcoming Angolan elections; namely maintaining the momentum and enthusiasm for elections when there is no announc [...] |
2006-06-06 15:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PHUM EAID AO |
| 06LUANDA673 |
ANGOLA - GRA READY TO SIGN PEACE ACCORD IN CABINDA [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations for a peace agreement between the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) are set to conclude on June 30, 2006. The agreement recognizes Cabinda as a part of Angola, grants special economic status and local governance powers to Cabinda, and condemns further act [...] |
2006-06-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA676 |
ANGOLA - CABINDAN CEASE-FIRE SIGNED [...] (U) As noted reftel, a cease-fire between the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) was signed on June 30, 2006. A small signing ceremony was held in Massabi, a frontier town in northern Cabinda province, between the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA), General [...] |
2006-07-03 16:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA710 |
ANGOLA - CATHOLIC CHURCH NEUTRAL, OPPOSITION [...] (C) During the U.S. 4th of July celebration, Graciano Apolonio, a prominent clergyman in the Catholic Church and personal priest to President Dos Santos, stated that the Catholic Church's new Bishop in Cabinda, Filomeno Vieira Dias, was unlikely to comment on the Cabinda peace accord because o [...] |
2006-07-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA736 |
ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD NEGOTIATIONS [...] On July 15, 2006, the final text of the Cabinda Peace Accord was approved and signed as a Memorandum of Understanding in Brazzaville. The accord has six main components central to which is the still undefined special political and economic status for Cabinda. Other items include granting amn [...] |
2006-07-17 16:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA740 |
ANGOLA - SECOND, "DEFINITIVE" CEASE-FIRE SIGNED IN [...] (C) GRA and Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (FCD) military representatives signed the second and "definitive" cease-fire agreement on July 18, 2006 in Macabi, Cabinda province. While some of those opposed continue to publicly attack the peace accord, including a call by some Front for the Liberati [...] |
2006-07-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA765 |
ANGOLA - CABINDA PEACE ACCORD DISCUSSIONS MOVE TO [...] (C) In a July 24, 2006 statement before the National Assembly, the Minister of Territorial Administration Virgilio Fontes Pereira noted that the final signing ceremony for the Cabindan Memorandum of Understanding would be held on August 1, 2006 and gave details on how Cabinda's special status [...] |
2006-07-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 06LUANDA812 |
ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD SIGNED [...] (C) On August 1, 2006, the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace in Cabinda. In attendance at this event were the highest officials of all three branches of the GRA, including the acting President Roberto de Almeida. The FCD [...] |
2006-08-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO |
| 07LUANDA1014 |
LUANDA'S DIAMOND FACTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lev Leviev Diamond Corporation's (LLD) diamond cutting and polishing factory in Luanda is only operating at 20 percent of its designed capacity thanks to less than promised supplies of rough diamonds. Low throughput contributes to a high (USD 100 per carat) production co [...] |
2007-10-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA1015 |
ANGOLA -- BENGUELA RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Benguela Railway is one of three strategic railroads linking Angola with its neighbors to the north and south. Although the China International Fund (CIF) won a contract to the restore the Benguela line in January 2006, the company has yet to lay down rails. The Chinese [...] |
2007-10-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV AO CH |
| 07LUANDA104 |
DAS CAROL THOMPSON MEETING ANGOLAN VICE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, 2007, visiting AF DAS Carol Thompson received GRA thanks for the disaster relief assistance provided to Angola by the United States following the recent flooding and noted the positive contribution of the 2005 MEDFLAG Exercise. Thompson reiterated USG interest in [...] |
2007-02-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD EINT EAID TBIO AO |
| 07LUANDA1048 |
ANGOLAN JOURNALIST IMPRISONED FOR DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 3, Graca Campos, the outspoken director of the privately-owned weekly newspaper "Semanario Angolense," was sentenced to eight months in prison (two months more than the maximum legal sentence) and an unprecedented 250,000 USD fine following his conviction on defamatio [...] |
2007-10-15 16:02:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA1049 |
ANGOLA REPORTS PROGRESS TOWARDS ELECTIONS IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: During a briefing for the Diplomatic Corps, Virgilio Fontes Pereira, the Minister of Territorial Administration and head of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Electoral Process (CIPE) suggested President Dos Santos would announce the date for parliamentary elections by early [...] |
2007-10-16 14:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA1069 |
THE ROAD TO BENGUELA [...] (U) Summary. The road connecting Luanda with Benguela-Lobito, a priority infrastructure project for the GRA, appears near completion, but the road has not been rebuilt, only resurfaced. End Summary. New-Old Road ------------ 2. (U) Most of the two-lane coastal highway from Luanda t [...] |
2007-10-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON EFIN AO CH |
| 07LUANDA1082 |
MOCAMEDES RR STALLED FOR DEMINING [...] (U) Summary. Work on Angola's southernmost railway line, the Mocamedes Railway (CFM), is not progressing, according to its Director, Julio Bango Joaquim. Bango said work will begin as soon as landmines are removed from the line east of Lubango. He added the railway should prosper when the i [...] |
2007-10-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EMIN ETRD AO CH |
| 07LUANDA11 |
ANGOLA FOUNDS ITS OWN DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. In December 2006, the GRA established the Angolan Development Bank (BDA) in order to lend funds from petroleum and diamond revenues to economic sectors neglected by Angola's commercial banks. During 2007, the BDA intends to start lending to agriculture cooperatives and constr [...] |
2007-01-05 10:17:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ECIN AO |
| 07LUANDA110 |
ANGOLA: DAS THOMPSON DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH MPLA [...] (SBU) Summary: MPLA Party Secretary Joana Lina told visiting DAS Carol Thompson that the MPLA is focusing its efforts in 2007 on the planned 2008 elections, including intense support of the nationwide voter registration campaign. It has developed a vision for Angola,s future, Angola 2025, an [...] |
2007-02-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA1116 |
A PRODUCTIVE VISIT BY LULA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luis Ignacio da Silva's high-profile state visit on October 17 and 18, 2007 resulted in seven new technical assistance accords, the doubling of Brazil's credit line to Angola (to USD 2.3 billion) and the announcement of a business deal to build a sugarcane-based [...] |
2007-10-30 16:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG |
| 07LUANDA1127 |
HUILA PROVINCE - GREAT POTENTIAL AND HUGE PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. An energy deficit and dilapidated infrastructure diminish Huila Province's economic potential. Investors have to provide their own electricity, water, transportation and security. The GRA's railroad rehabilitation, critical to reopening Huila's iron mines, is at a standstill [...] |
2007-11-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AO |
| 07LUANDA1173 |
SAMAKUVA KICKS OFF UNITA'S ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. On 14 November 2007, UNITA Party President Isaias Samakuva delivered a rousing, wide-ranging speech to kick off UNITA's 2008 electoral cycle. He reached out to those outside his own party, calling for regular elections, a major investment in education, civil service reform an [...] |
2007-11-23 06:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA1204 |
FOREIGN MINISTER REITERATES ANGOLA'S DESIRE FOR A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Amb. Mozena's December 3 presentation of copies of his credentials, Foreign Minister Miranda stressed Angola's desire for continued positive relations with the U.S., defined commercial/economic ties as the key element of the bilateral relationship, and expressed gratit [...] |
2007-12-04 06:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA1208 |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON ANGOLA'S PLAN FOR PEACE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 4, 2007 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti gave additional details about Angola's plan for peace and stability in the Eastern DRC. The plan calls for a small SADC task force in the region, SADC-sponsored and [...] |
2007-12-05 09:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS OTRA AO |
| 07LUANDA1221 |
FIRST CREDIBLE REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A December 5th, 2007 report from NGO Medecins San Frontieres is the first substantiated report of widespread human right abuses perpetrated by Angolan soldiers against expelled Congolese illegal immigrants in the diamond-rich region of Lunda Norte. The Embassy is actively engagi [...] |
2007-12-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA1225 |
ANGOLA ANNOUNCES PARIS CLUB AGREEMENT AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The GRA has reached agreement with the Paris Club on repaying interest in arrears (Reftel A). The news punctuates several announcements of new lines of credit offered as trade promotion vehicles by countries such as China, Germany and Brazil. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On Fr [...] |
2007-12-07 12:23:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA1238 |
ANGOLA: 2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Below please find Angola's contribution to the drugs and chemical controls portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. ANGOLA ------- I. Summary 2. Although some cannabis is cultivated and consumed locally, Angola neither produces nor consumes signific [...] |
2007-12-12 16:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AO |
| 07LUANDA1243 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] TFCO and contact information: Francisco J. Fernandez, DCM, 244 (222) 641-618; cell 244 923-404-618. Unclassified e-mail - fernandezfj@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail - fernandezfj@state.sgov.gov 2. Deputy TFCO and contact information: Mark D. Schall, Econ-Commercial Officer, 244 ( [...] |
2007-12-14 07:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER KTPN AO |
| 07LUANDA1245 |
ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref A and B. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's onstitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded child la [...] |
2007-12-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO |
| 07LUANDA1251 |
ANGOLA STILL TRYING TO BE A PLAYER IN THE DRC [...] (U) Angola, which continues to seek a role in ending the conflict in the eastern DRC, this week engaged in a series of high-level meetings between Angolan and Congolese military officials. Congolese Military (FARDC) Chief of Staff Dieudonne Kayembe stressed the "special place" that Angola hol [...] |
2007-12-14 16:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS OTRA CG AO |
| 07LUANDA1269 |
PRESSURE ON CNE AS ELECTORAL BALL DROPS IN ITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRA continued to set the stage for legislative elections in 2008 in a series of high-level meetings this week. At an extraordinary session of the GRA's senior consultative body, the Council of the Republic, on December 17th, the President dos Santos clarified the National Ele [...] |
2007-12-20 18:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA127 |
DAS CAROL THOMPSON VISIT TO CABINDA CHEVRON OIL [...] (SBU) Summary. During AF DAS Carol Thompson,s visit to Angola,s oil-rich exclave of Cabinda, she traveled to Chevron,s state of the art offshore deep water production and drilling platform and spoke at the launch of the USAID/Chevron-partnered Municipal Development Project, an innovative prog [...] |
2007-02-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EPET PARM AO |
| 07LUANDA1270 |
WORLD BANK ANGOLA BRIDGING TWO WORLDS [...] (SBU) Summary. World Bank Country Representative - Angola Alberto Chueca is decidedly more upbeat about prospects for successful Bank engagement in Angola than he was only three weeks ago, when he last met the Ambassador. His new-found optimism is founded on several recent developments: fi [...] |
2007-12-20 18:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA1271 |
BECHTEL SIGNS MEGA LNG CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary. On 10 December 2007, the Angolan LNG Consortium and Bechtel Corporation signed multi-billion dollar contract to build the Angola Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Soyo. Bechtel is concerned about possible problems in getting Angola visas for the approximately 4,000 expatr [...] |
2007-12-20 19:24:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EIND ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA1274 |
ANGOLA: YET ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) On December 21, 2007 the Inter-ministerial Commission for the Electoral Process (CIPE) delivered the voter registration books to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), marking a major step towards the realization of Angola's first post-war elections beating its own December 31st deadline [...] |
2007-12-26 19:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA1275 |
ANGOLA: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES ELECTIONS FOR [...] (U) During his year-end speech to the nation on December 27th, 2007, President dos Santos announced legislative elections for September 5 and 6th, 2008. He stressed the elections should be conducted peacefully, with tolerance and respect for the opinions of others. Dos Santos said the legisl [...] |
2007-12-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA1281 |
BRAZILIAN OIL WORKER KILLED IN CABINDA PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Armed bandits shot and killed an oil industry medic, a Brazilian national, in the restive northern region of Cabinda Province on December 26th, 2007. The incident occurred when the Brazilian and a team of Angolan workers were stopped by a group of seven armed men as they traveled from a [...] |
2007-12-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA13 |
ANGOLA FOUNDS ITS OWN DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. In December 2006, the GRA established the Angolan Development Bank (BDA) in order to lend funds from petroleum and diamond revenues to economic sectors neglected by Angola's commercial banks. During 2007, the BDA intends to start lending to agriculture cooperatives and constr [...] |
2007-01-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ECIN AO |
| 07LUANDA14 |
ANGOLA'S BANKING SECTOR - LIMITS TO GROWTH? [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola's banking sector has grown rapidly since the civil war ended in 2002. Commercial banking assets have doubled to more than USD 6 billion since 2003 and the number of banks has increased. Private banks are profitable, and new banks are looking for market niches. Banks [...] |
2007-01-05 12:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA159 |
ANGOLAN PRESIDENT DOS SANTOS VISITS EQUATORIAL [...] (U) Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made an official two day visit to Equatorial Guinea on February 14 and 15, 2007, accompanied by his wife and a large governmental delegation. Dos Santos in his arrival speech emphasized South-South cooperation between the two countries and the imp [...] |
2007-02-15 17:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA162 |
ANGOLA - JANUARY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- -- Angola,s Armed Forces to Help Stop Illegal Immigration -- Abel Chivukuvuku Will Run for UNITA President -- President Dos Santos Urges &Zero Tolerance8 Against Domestic Violence --------------------------------------------- --------- Angola,s Armed F [...] |
2007-02-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EMIN AO |
| 07LUANDA163 |
ANGOLA VOTER REGISTRATION: PHASE TWO BEGINS AS GRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Phase two of the Angolan voter registration process began on January 15, 2007 as scheduled, with operations running smoothly and demand for registration cards high. After reviewing experiences during the month-long first phase, where over 945,000 were registered, the GRA has ree [...] |
2007-02-16 12:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA164 |
ANGOLA'S NEW CUSTOMS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola,s new customs code took effect in January 2007, bringing Angolan law into line with modern international practices, including the Kyoto and Istanbul Convention norms. Management consultant Crown Agents has improved daily customs operations, computerizing and streamlinin [...] |
2007-02-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KREC ECON AMGT AO |
| 07LUANDA166 |
CAROL THOMPSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. During AF/DAS Carol Thompson,s visit to Angola, the Chairman of the National Election Commission was bullish on the success of the voter registration process while opposition leaders had reservations about elections in general. Opposition leaders thanked us for our support for [...] |
2007-02-21 10:56:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM AO |
| 07LUANDA171 |
CHINESE IN ANGOLA: DOING BUSINESS AND SETTLING IN [...] (U) This is one in a series of cables on the Chinese business community in Angola. Previous cables have examined the Chinese line of credit. 2. (SBU) Summary: Chinese businesses, especially construction companies, are highly evident in Luanda. The Chinese are having an impact on the land [...] |
2007-02-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PINR CH AO |
| 07LUANDA174 |
UNHCR WISHES TO FORMALLY TERMINATE ANGOLAN REFUGEE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative informed Embassy Luanda of UNHCR,s intent to terminate the repatriation/reintegration program for Angolan refugees and invoke the cessation clause, rec [...] |
2007-02-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV AO |
| 07LUANDA175 |
ANGOLA: EVENTS SURROUNDING DETENTION OF GLOBAL [...] (SBU) With reference to the arrest and detention of Dr. Sarah Wykes, of the Global Witness NGO, Embassy Luanda has compiled the following chronological outline of events, which we hope will present the facts and clear up some misperceptions of the train of events. 2. (C) Chronology of Event [...] |
2007-02-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV AO |
| 07LUANDA19 |
ANGOLA BLUE LANTERN CASES 05-1006925 AND 05-995905 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AO |
| 07LUANDA204 |
ANGOLA BLUE LANTERN UPDATE ON LICENSES 05-928494 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-02 06:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AO |
| 07LUANDA235 |
ANGOLA: UNITA BELIEVES SHOTS FIRED WERE AN ATTEMPT [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, shots were fired at the UNITA party headquarters in Camabatela, Kwanza Norte province while UNITA president Isaias Samakuva was in the building. UNITA representatives publicly announced to the media and privately to emboff that the shots fired were a direct threat to [...] |
2007-03-13 08:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PDEM AO |
| 07LUANDA250 |
ANGOLA DECIDES NOT TO SEEK IMF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola,s Finance Minister, Pedro de Morais, announced that Angola will not pursue a program with the IMF. Citing Angola,s progress in combating inflation and its growing foreign exchange reserves, Angola believes it does not need a stand-by agreement to ensure macroeconomic st [...] |
2007-03-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA287 |
CLOTHESPINS TO CEMENT - PORTRAIT OF A CHINESE [...] (U) This is one in a series of cables on the Chinese business community in Angola. Previous cables have looked at the social impact of Chinese expatriates in Luanda and the Chinese line of credit. Angola ) Land of Golden Opportunity ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Working in [...] |
2007-03-21 17:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV AO CH |
| 07LUANDA288 |
ANGOLA DENIES IT IS SENDING POLICE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Angolan government has officially denied it is sending 3000 police militia to Zimbabwe. The denials come in response to a report originating on TalkZimbabwe.com following a visit by Angolan Interior Minister Roberto Leal Monteiro, &Ngongo8 to Zimbabwe, which has since been [...] |
2007-03-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI AO |
| 07LUANDA29 |
ANGOLA: EX-FLEC SOLDIERS INCORPORATED INTO ANGOLAN ARMED [...] (U) Summary: On January 6, 2007 the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) announced the conclusion of the second phase of the peace process outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace and Reconciliation, which included the full disarmament and demobilization of the Front for t [...] |
2007-01-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PTER AO |
| 07LUANDA31 |
ANGOLA: POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angolans support the government's economic performance and plan to participate in elections, according to a recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll. Poll results indicate a clear electoral advantage and public support for the ruling MPLA party, but also show possible [...] |
2007-01-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KWMN AO |
| 07LUANDA311 |
ANGOLA'S NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER PREDICTS SHARPLY [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 22, 2007, Ambassador Efird and Econoff called on Agriculture Minister Afonso Pedro Canga. According to Canga, this year,s heavy rains will reduce the corn harvest to about 60,000 metric tons, compared with 450,000 tons in 2006. The cassava harvest will be adequate, [...] |
2007-03-28 16:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA324 |
Weapons of Mass Destruction Finance: Iran's DIO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR |
| 07LUANDA326 |
U.S. AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS EXPLORE BILATERAL [...] (U) Summary. On April 3, 2007, the Chinese and U.S. Ambassadors met to discuss potential areas for coordinated agricultural assistance to Angola. They reviewed their countries, respective engagement in agricultural assistance in Angola in an effort to find synergies for future cooperation. [...] |
2007-04-09 06:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD AO |
| 07LUANDA328 |
ANGOLA: GRA CELEBRATES WOMEN'S MONTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The role of women in Angolan society was a GRA focus during the month of March. The GRA organized workshops and seminars, conducted domestic violence awareness campaigns and carried out a special electoral registration campaign exclusively for women during March, using many of t [...] |
2007-04-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN AO |
| 07LUANDA330 |
ANGOLA: FEBRUARY - MARCH POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- PADEPA Activists Acquitted ---- FNLA Founder Retires ---- UNITA Loses Five Deputies, Commemorates Savimbi's Death ---- MPLA Parliamentarian Denounces Lack of Freedom of Expression ----MPLA President Accuses Party Dissidents of Spreading Lies PADEPA [...] |
2007-04-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA358 |
ANGOLA - TROOPS SHUT DOWN AMCIT-OWNED QUARRY [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 27, 2007, Angolan soldiers shut down an Amcit-owned quarry near Luanda, claiming to be acting on behalf of Angola's National Reconstruction Council. Several other quarries were shut down at the same time. The Embassy has explained the potentially damaging effect on [...] |
2007-04-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD BEXP PGOV EMIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA38 |
Angola: Ambassador Briefs IMF Official on IMF Agreement, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with IMF Africa Department Senior Advisor Robert J. Corker on January 13, 2007 in Luanda, Ambassador Efird reviewed the likelihood of and the timetable for the GRA to conclude a Stand-by Agreement with the IMF, noting as well the serious steps taken by the GRA to liquid [...] |
2007-01-17 11:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA434 |
ANGOLA: REQUEST FOR FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] This is an Action Message. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary. Gary Eilerts, USAID/Washington's Program Manager for the Famine Early Warning System Information Network (FEWS NET), visited Luanda March 26 and 27, 2007, to explore with USAID, relevant donors, and the Government of the Republic of [...] |
2007-05-07 14:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SOCI KPAO AO |
| 07LUANDA443 |
GROUPS IN ANGOLA CALLING FOR EXTENDING VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than six weeks to the conclusion of the voter registration period on June 15 2007, opposition parties and other groups are publicly urging the government to extend the voter registration period, arguing that due to the poor road network and unusually heavy rainfall the [...] |
2007-05-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA444 |
ANGOLAN NGO GIVES REGISTRATION PROCESS HIGH MARKS [...] (U) Summary: The Angolan Electoral Platform, a group of civil society election observers, gave the voter registration process high marks when it publicly announced results of its months long monitoring observations. Observers were routinely accorded access to registration centers; found that [...] |
2007-05-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA445 |
ANGOLAN CANDIDACY TO THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) On May 3, 2007 Embassy Luanda received diplomatic note number 40/00.13, dated April 23, 2007, from the Angolan Ministry of External Relations requesting U.S. Government support for the Angolan candidacy to the U.N. Human Rights Council which will be voted on in May 2007. 2. (U) Informal [...] |
2007-05-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA463 |
ANGOLA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT BELARUS [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche on Belarus' candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel A) on May 10th, 2007 to Jacinto Rangel, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Rangel thanked us for our points and confirmed that the Fre [...] |
2007-05-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNHRC PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA473 |
ANGOLA - APRIL ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) Table of Contents: -- Ministry of Finance Issues Its First Long-Term Debt -- Kyoto and Cartagena Protocols Ratified -- New Minimum Wage -- Luanda,s First Major Shopping Mall Opens -- Luanda Infrastructure ) Friction vs. Traction -- Angola-China Trade -- Portuguese Language Labeling on Al [...] |
2007-05-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG SENV ELAB ETRD AO |
| 07LUANDA474 |
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYTEM GETS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a program cost of nearly USD 1 billion, the GRA,s food distribution and retail system, PRESILD, is up and running with great publicity and fanfare. Under PRESILD the GRA will create regional bonded warehouses, supermarkets in every province, open air markets in every municip [...] |
2007-05-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AO |
| 07LUANDA475 |
GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION OPENS ITS OFFICE IN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Luanda Charge visited the Gulf of Guinea Commission,s new headquarters in Luanda and met with Secretary General Carlos Gomes and staff to welcome Gomes to SIPDIS Luanda and convey USG willingness to cooperate with the Commission. Having only recently taken possession o [...] |
2007-05-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHSA AO |
| 07LUANDA476 |
ANGOLA - APRIL POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- Angola Funds the Gulf of Guinea Commission ---- Supreme Court President Calls for More Judges ---- New Angolan Naval and Air Force Chiefs --------------------------------------------- ---- Angola Provides the Budget for the Gulf of Guinea Commission -------- [...] |
2007-05-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA477 |
ANGOLA HOSTS FIRST SAN CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from San communities in Angola gathered with San representatives from other Southern African countries, NGOs, and government officials for the first Angolan San Conference on April 24th - 26th 2007. Not only did this represent the first time the Angolan San met w [...] |
2007-05-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL PGOV AO |
| 07LUANDA518 |
ANGOLA APPRECIATES ITS CURRENCY [...] (SBU) On May 7, 2007, Angola announced a 6.25 percent increase in the value of the Angolan Kwanza (Kz) from 80 to 75 Kwanza per dollar. The GRA uses the Angolan Central Bank's (BNA) monopoly position in exchanging dollars for kwanza as its primary instrument in combating currency inflation. [...] |
2007-05-24 11:02:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA519 |
ANGOLA: AGING ARSENAL THREATENS CIVILIANS [...] (C) Summary: Recent visits to Angolan Air Force ammunition storage facilities found inadequate storage practices for the vast remnants of its Soviet-era arsenal. The Angolan military's limited stockpile destruction capacity has prompted them to turn to NGOs such as HALO Trust for assistance. [...] |
2007-05-24 11:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL KHDP PINR AO |
| 07LUANDA56 |
SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...] |
2007-01-22 11:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA564 |
IMF ARTICLE IV TEAM GIVES ANGOLA HIGH MARKS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, 2007, the IMF Article IV team, which is close to winding up its first visit to Angola since the GRA definitively walked away from a formal program with the IMF (reftel), presented a preliminary summary of its findings to representatives of embassies and international [...] |
2007-06-07 15:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA57 |
NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID [...] (SBU) President Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda publicly rejected the possibility of Angolan military support for the Somali peacekeeping force following a meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 19, 2007. President dos Santos stated that Angolan milita [...] |
2007-01-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO |
| 07LUANDA615 |
SPECIAL AGENT STEEN MEETS WITH ANGOLAN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Secret Service Special Agent William Steen conducted training in recognizing counterfeit currency at Embassy Luanda and met with representatives of the Angolan Central Bank Exchange Reserves Department to discuss training in currency recognition. While recent changes in th [...] |
2007-06-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINT ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA621 |
ANGOLA: OIL BOOM FUELING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Aguinaldo Jaime described Angola,s efforts to manage its exceptionally high economic growth to A/S Jendayi Frazer, noting the creation of a stabilization fund to manage oil price fluctuations on the budgetary process; programs to increase Central Bank and Fin [...] |
2007-06-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV OVIP CH AO |
| 07LUANDA622 |
ANGOLAN ELECTION PREPARATIONS ON TRACK DESPITE [...] Summary: A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced USG interest in seeing elections occur in 2008 and 2009 according to GRA announcements and advocated that the GRA publish an electoral calendar so that all parties can fully prepare for the elections. In Caala, Huambo province, she was positively impress [...] |
2007-06-21 13:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM OVIP AO |
| 07LUANDA624 |
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT WARMLY RECEIVES A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with GRA officials A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced the US-Angola bilateral relationship, generating much goodwill and amplifying the USG message that we want to develop a strong partnership with Angola, one based on mutual respect, democracy, and good economic governance [...] |
2007-06-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OVIP AO |
| 07LUANDA625 |
ANGOLA: GRA EXTENDS VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD [...] (U) Summary: Citing the logistical difficulties caused by the country's war ravaged infrastructure and an unusually heavy rainy season, the Council of Ministers extended the voter registration period from June 15th to September 15, 2007. Government spokesmen repeatedly stated that the extensio [...] |
2007-06-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA636 |
ANGOLA: EVICTIONS SHOW PROGESS AND PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of June 19, 2007, military, police, and private security forces forcibly evicted those who were squatting on military-owned land. Local human rights organizations decried the use of military forces for the protection of private development projects, yet failed to [...] |
2007-06-25 16:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AO |
| 07LUANDA648 |
ANGOLA: WORK STOPS ON THE MALANJE RAILROAD [...] (C) Summary. Work has apparently stopped along the railroad line linking Luanda and Malanje with Chinese railroad workers claiming they have not been paid for eight months. At the root of the problem is the nature of the deal between China International Fund (CIF) a private Hong Kong corpora [...] |
2007-06-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ETRD EFIN EPET PINR CH AO |
| 07LUANDA650 |
ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP), an extremely broad paper calling for [...] |
2007-06-27 16:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA651 |
ANGOLA: THE ROOSTER FLIES AGAIN AS UNITA ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On June 26th 2007, in front of a boisterous crowd of supporters, UNITA formally opened the campaign for party president and announced Isaias Samakuva and Abel Chivukuvuku as the two candidates. Though party insiders call the campaign "too close to call," all players stress that m [...] |
2007-06-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM AO |
| 07LUANDA652 |
ANGOLAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE DELAYS IN PROCESSING WORK VISA [...] SUMMARY: AS MANY AS 200 AMERICAN CITIZENS IN ANGOLA HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT THEIR PASSPORTS FOR AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS AND MANY FOR AS LONG AS EIGHT WEEKS AS THEY AWAIT WORK VISA RENEWAL PROCESSING BY THE ANGOLAN IMMIGRATION SERVICES. THESE DELAYS ARE CAUSING HAVOC WITH 28-DAY WORK ROTATIONS USED BY [...] |
2007-06-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC MGT AFSN APER CMGT PGOV EPET AO |
| 07LUANDA67 |
ANGOLA: FLOODING KILLS 46, POOR SANITATION [...] (U) Summary: At least 46 people are dead and 22 missing following heavy rains and flooding in Luanda Province on January 22, 2007. Preliminary reports show severe flooding and damage in several municipalities, but no large-scale loss of life. However, several bridges either collapsed or were [...] |
2007-01-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TBIO CASC EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA692 |
EMBASSY LUANDA DESTROYS "MILLIONTH WEAPON" [...] (U) Summary: Angolan police, government officials, military and representatives from the diplomatic and NGO communities applauded as Embassy Luanda,s Charge d, Affaires and an Angolan Armed Forces General destroyed the symbolic "Millionth Weapon" during Embassy Luanda,s commemoration of Intern [...] |
2007-07-10 16:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM KHDP AO |
| 07LUANDA693 |
EU BLACKLISTS TAAG ANGOLAN AIRLINES [...] (C) Summary: The EU has included TAAG (Angolan National Airlines) on its black list as of July 6. Angola flirted with banning all EU flights to Angola in retaliation, but strong words of advice from the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats convinced the GRA to act sensibly to confront the i [...] |
2007-07-10 17:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA695 |
CARLYLE GROUP VISITS ANGOLA LOOKING FOR NEW MARKETS [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. investment company The Carlyle Group brought its heavy hitters to Angola to meet with President Eduardo Dos Santos and the leaders of the GRA,s economic team and to persuade the Angolan national oil company Sonangol, the Ministry of Finance and perhaps the Angolan Develo [...] |
2007-07-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV AO |
| 07LUANDA696 |
ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: SLOW DEVELOPMENT IN LUNDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Diamond-rich Lunda North province is on the slow track to development. Despite the important role of the diamond sector in contributing to Angola,s non-petroleum derived economy the province remains rural, underdeveloped and isolated from the rest of the country. Few employment [...] |
2007-07-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
| 07LUANDA70 |
Angola: USAID-Central Bank Monetary Policy Workshop [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 to 13, USAID Angola and the Angolan National Bank sponsored a monetary policy workshop featuring local and international experts. The workshop provided a forum to openly and frankly discuss the next steps required to help Angola take full advantage of increasing o [...] |
2007-01-25 06:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA700 |
ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: IN LUNDA NORTH, DIAMONDS [...] (C) Summary: Residents in Caito, a small village in Lunda Norte province, faced with limited economic opportunities and no government assistance, have turned to the diamond trade as a means of survival. Village leaders tried to sell Emboffs diamonds during their visit, and stated that the poli [...] |
2007-07-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
| 07LUANDA723 |
EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF MIALA ARRESTED - REVENGE [...] (C) Summary. On Friday, July 13 2007, Fernando Miala, the former head of Angola,s foreign intelligence service, was arrested on a charge of insubordination: refusing an order to attend his own demotion ceremony. Miala was removed from office in February 2006 for allegedly plotting to overthr [...] |
2007-07-17 17:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AO |
| 07LUANDA746 |
ANGOLA THANKS US FOR SUPPORT TO THE UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Angola,s election to the UN Human Rights Council has proven to be a source of pride to the GRA as well as playing extensively in the Angolan press. More importantly it may provide some catalyst for Angola,s ratification of some core human rights conventions and has spurred the GRA to in [...] |
2007-07-19 11:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN AO |
| 07LUANDA748 |
ANGOLA- FY 2006 SSH STATUS OF FUNDS SUMMARY REPORT [...] PART A - PRIOR FISCAL YEAR FUNDS FY 2005 SSH NUMBER: SSH-05-654-003 AMOUNT OBLIGATED: USD 17,245 UNLIQUIDATED BALANCE: None DATE OBLIGATED: October 12, 2005 COMPLETION DATE: September 30, 2006 NAME OF A GRANTEE: AFAMODSA PROVINCE: Luanda PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construct a center with a hea [...] |
2007-07-20 08:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AO |
| 07LUANDA756 |
ANGOLA: SAMAKUVA RE-ELECTED FOR UNITA PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent UNITA President Isaias Samakuva trounced rival Abel Chivukuvuku in the party elections held on July 19. In an electoral process designed to position UNITA as the only party prepared to bring transparency and democracy to Angola, the 1,076 delegates to UNITA's 10th Par [...] |
2007-07-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM AO |
| 07LUANDA757 |
CAE: GOOD FOR ANGOLA AND FOR AMERICAN BUSINESSES [...] (U) Summary. The Angolan Center for Business Support (CAE), founded to help bridge the gap between Angolan small and medium sized enterprises and the oil industry, now includes support for American businesses entering the Angolan market. To Angolan SMEs it provides the full range of business [...] |
2007-07-23 07:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA763 |
ANGOLA'S EXPANDING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Angolan banking sector continues its rapid growth with two new Angolan-owned banks opening in June, bringing the total number of banks to seventeen, a thirty-five percent increase over two years ago. In addition, Angola's Banco BIC will expand to open a new Portuguese bank. [...] |
2007-07-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR AO |
| 07LUANDA782 |
DEMARCHE - R/V KNORR MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-31 21:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KRVC TPHY EWWT AO WA |
| 07LUANDA783 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-31 21:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL |
| 07LUANDA784 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-31 21:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AO |
| 07LUANDA785 |
ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...] |
2007-07-31 21:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO |
| 07LUANDA796 |
FNLA FOUNDER HOLDEN ROBERTO DIES AT AGE 83 [...] (U) FNLA (National Front for the Liberation of Angola) founder and Angolan nationalist Holden Roberto passed away on the evening of August 2, 2007, after a long illness. He was 83 years old. Unlike many fellow leaders of the Angolan independence movement, including Agostinho Neto and Jonas Sa [...] |
2007-08-03 10:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AO |
| 07LUANDA846 |
ANGOLA: FNLA FOUNDER LAID TO REST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following an official state ceremony in Luanda, FNLA founder Holden Roberto was buried in his native Zaire Province on August 8th, 2007. Despite mutterings that the GRA had deliberately kept him in poverty, the GRA pulled out all the stops for an elaborate funeral for Roberto. [...] |
2007-08-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA847 |
ANGOLA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Supreme Court Proscribes 19 Political Parties -- Ministries Improve Documentation of Children -- Sixty Cuban Doctors Arrive In Luanda -- Angola Reestablishes Relations With Togo -- Angola and North Korea Re-affirm Military Cooperation -- MPLA Parliamentarian Criticize [...] |
2007-08-16 07:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA862 |
STRUGGLING FOR AVIATION SAFETY - ANGOLAN CIVIL AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. USTDA Country Manager for West and Central Africa Pierce Davis met with Angolan Civil Aviation Agency Director Antonio Pombal on 27 July 2007. Davis found a Pombal preoccupied with INAVIC,s efforts to overcome a European Union ban on TAAG flights. Pombal hopes for immediate [...] |
2007-08-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA871 |
UNITA LEADER WANTS PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITA President Isaias Samakuva and CDA Francisco Fernandez discussed elections and party politics in an August 20th meeting. Samakuva expressed concern over the GRA's lack of urgency regarding elections and asked that the USG strongly "encourage" the GRA to set a date for electio [...] |
2007-08-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA872 |
DEMARCHE: SEEKING HIGH-LEVEL COMMITMENT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras. 6 and 7 2. (SBU) Summary. At the request of the President's diplomatic advisor (ref a), Charge delivered reftel c demarche to Vice Minister of Transportation Helder Preza on 21 August 2007. Preza has been ordered by President dos Santos to bri [...] |
2007-08-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA873 |
UNITA LEADER WANTS PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL AO |
| 07LUANDA875 |
ANGOLA: INFORMATION FOR THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) In response to reftel inquiry, Angola has no rubber industry at present. The Embassy has not heard serious discussion of creating a rubber industry. 2. (U) Although Angola has a large and growing diamond industry, in-country cutting and polishing remains limited. However, a new state o [...] |
2007-08-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA898 |
ANGOLA - USTDA MEETS MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION [...] Summary. Druing his recent visit, Pierce Davis, Country Director for West and Southern Africa for the United States Trade and Development Agency, met with Joao Kuvingwa, National Director of Angola's Ministry of Transportation (MOT). They discussed potential USTDA projects to help develop A [...] |
2007-08-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AO |
| 07LUANDA908 |
ANGOLA - AUGUST POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola - Energy and Economic Development Conference Held in Luanda - Angola Welcomes Vietnamese Doctors and Teachers - Angola Hosts and Wins African Basketball Championship OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola --------------- [...] |
2007-09-04 16:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KOLY AO |
| 07LUANDA923 |
CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO ANGOLA FOCUSED ON HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During an initial call on Counselor Ding Shan at the Chinese Embassy, the USAID Mission Director and Ding compared the U.S. and Chinese assistance efforts in Angola, which both emphasize health. Ding also disclosed China will soon start sending "barefoot doctors" to work in [...] |
2007-09-11 08:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV EINV AO CH |
| 07LUANDA924 |
BIOGRAPHY - AUGUSTO TOMAS, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Over the past year, Augusto Tomas has emerged as the GRA's primary spokesman/advocate for privatization. He has taken the privatization show on the road to the US and Brazil, where he presented a polished Angolan plan for increasing competitiveness and privatizing state controlled [...] |
2007-09-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG TBIO AO |
| 07LUANDA970 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST - ICAO ASSEMBLY SPLIT CURRENCY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-18 15:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO AO |
| 07LUANDA972 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR AORC ICAO AO PREL |
| 07LUANDA988 |
DOES THE MIALA CASE MATTER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rise and meteoric downfall of former presidental advisor Fernando Miala offers a rare glimpse into the high-level political machinations and competitive struggles related to succession politics in Angola. The ousting of Miala reveals President Dos Santos' undiminished appetit [...] |
2007-09-25 16:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA1006 |
CRIME IN LUANDA: FROM BAD TO WORSE [...] Summary: Brazen and violent crimes targeting Westerners have shaken Luanda's international community. Perpetually gridlocked streets make the targets easy pickings for gangs of robbers who have ratcheted up their aggressiveness in attacking vulnerable individuals stuck in traffic. Angolan pol [...] |
2008-12-24 06:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM AO |
| 08LUANDA1023 |
DOS SANTOS'S CHINA VISIT DEMONSTRATES STRONG BILATERAL TIES [...] SUMMARY: President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' December 16-19 visit to China aimed to strengthen formal ties between the two states, focusing on aviation, business, and technical cooperation. The ministerial delegation accompanying Dos Santos concluded accords in those areas, while Dos Santos per [...] |
2008-12-31 13:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA119 |
ANGOLA OPTIMISTIC THAT ITS ELECTIONS WON'T MIRROR KENYA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Angola is moving ahead toward September legislative elections. Catch-up voter registration is slated for April and May. CIPE, the inter-ministerial body carrying out the voter registration, will provide the National Election Commission (CNE) a map with proposed locations for a [...] |
2008-02-11 19:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA1282 |
BRAZILIAN OIL WORKER KILLED IN CABINDA PROVINCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-02 06:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA131 |
ANGOLA: PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP FUNDS [...] (U) Embassy Luanda received and reviewed one anti-trafficking project proposal in response to the Department's invitation for project submission. 2. (U) Project summary: a) Name of Applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Angola b) Requested Funding: $350,000 c) Pro [...] |
2008-02-12 16:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PBTS PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA172 |
SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S MARCH 4-5 [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome your visit to Luanda March 4-6. This visit provides an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the positive momentum established during the February 21-23 visit of the HSV Swift and follow up on some of the issues addressed by General Ward during his December [...] |
2008-02-29 06:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA MAAR PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA174 |
VISIT OF ADMIRAL FITZGERALD: HOW BEST TO ADVANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Fitzgerald's visit to Angola comes three months after the successful visit of Africom Commander General Ward in December of 2007. The Angolans will expect Admiral Fitzgerald to deliver a similar message concerning the role of Africom in the U.S. military strategy in Afri [...] |
2008-03-03 07:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA MAAR PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA176 |
ANGOLA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although no detailed, concrete information and statistics on trafficking in Angola exists, government officials openly acknowledge that trafficking does occur. The extent of the problem is believed to be limited, and there is no evidence of organized trafficking activity. Despi [...] |
2008-03-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD |
| 08LUANDA191 |
CHIQUITA BECOMES LARGEST U.S. NON-OIL PARTNER IN [...] Summary: U.S.-based banana giant, Chiquita Brands International, signed March 4 a 15-year agreement with Angolan partners to purchase an estimated 7.7 million boxes of bananas per year from a soon-to-be established 3000 hectare industrial banana plantation in Benguela province. The well-respec [...] |
2008-03-07 06:15:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA194 |
"THE ANGOLAN" -- ELECTORAL BULLETIN VOL. I [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- This is the first of a series of updates by Embassy Luanda as Angola prepares for parliamentary elections in September 2008. Key points include: -- The National Electoral Commission (CNE) holds managerial conference -- Election stakeholders call for political t [...] |
2008-03-10 09:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA195 |
CNE INVITES EU ELECTORAL OBSERVERS [...] (SBU) On Monday, March 3rd the National Electoral Commission (CNE) formally invited the European Union to observe Angola parliamentary elections currently slated for September 5-6, 2008. In a March 6 conversation with the Ambassador, European Commission Head of Delegation Joao Gabriel Ferreir [...] |
2008-03-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA204 |
THE ROLE OF A CIVAIR REGULATOR - TAAG AND ANGOLA [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Contrary to recent press accounts, European Ambassadors in Luanda report the EU ban on TAAG flights to Europe will continue at least into November. A recent EU inspection of Angola's civil aviation system found some regulatory im [...] |
2008-03-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA206 |
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY - ANGOLA INPUT [...] The Government of Angola (GRA) makes its budget public on the Ministry of Finance website about two months after its approval by the National Assembly. Individual schedules break down expenditures by ministry, program and province, and public works projects. Budget documents have grown more [...] |
2008-03-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA219 |
SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL PHALEN'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (U) Embassy Luanda warmly welcomes the visit of Professional Staff Members from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Michael Phalen and Neil Brown on March 18-22. This is the first visit by Congressional Professional Staff to Angola and provides an opportunity to discuss key bilateral is [...] |
2008-03-13 17:51:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP ECON EPET EFIN AO |
| 08LUANDA222 |
EXPAT SECURITY THREATENED IN CABINDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GRA remains tight-lipped about recent attacks against expatriates in Cabinda province, and the lack of a transparent investigation into the attacks makes it difficult to know if separatist politics or simple banditry are motivating the criminals. The increased danger posed t [...] |
2008-03-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC EINT EPET AO |
| 08LUANDA23 |
REINING IN POLICE EXCESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Angolan national police have responded quickly to a recent spate of high-profile police shootings of unarmed civilians. Officers involved were dismissed and face possible criminal charges, and two high-ranking commanders were transferred. Although this response will not be [...] |
2008-01-10 07:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA231 |
STAFFDEL RAISES TRANSPARENCY CONCERNS AND CREATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their March 18 ) 22 visit to Angola, Senate Professional Staff Members Michael Phelan and Neil Brown engaged senior Angolan leaders on transparency, the upcoming legislative elections, and the role of energy in our bilateral relationship. The Angolan interlocutors were [...] |
2008-03-26 06:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP ECON OPET EAID AO |
| 08LUANDA233 |
ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 01 - FLOOD EMERGENCY ALERT [...] SUMMARY: Heavy rains that began in late January following an extended drought period have triggered severe flooding in Southern Angola. In Cunene province on the Namibian border, 52,281 people have been affected, 26,915 of them displaced. Six deaths have been reported, with an unknown number [...] |
2008-03-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR MI |
| 08LUANDA248 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE ORDERED TO CLOSE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recently learned that on March 4th, 2008, the GRA sent a note verbale to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) - Geneva, declaring that Angola will not sign an MOU formalizing the status of th [...] |
2008-03-28 13:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA249 |
VIGNETTES FROM STAFFDEL PHELAN'S MEETINGS IN LUANDA [...] (C) Summary: StaffDel Phelan's March 18-22 visit to Angola provided an opportunity to engage with a wide range of Angolan leaders on issues of importance to our bilateral relationship. Although the overall theme of the visit focused on investment climate, transparency, and Angola's request for [...] |
2008-03-31 09:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN AO |
| 08LUANDA253 |
GOVERNMENT BUILDING COLLAPSES, KILLING AT LEAST 24 [...] (U) The six-story building housing the National Department of Criminal Investigation (DNIC) collapsed in the early morning of March 29, 2007. According to the Ministry of Interior, 181 people - 36 employees and 145 detainees - were inside the building at the time of the collapse. Most of the [...] |
2008-03-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA254 |
ANGOLA CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: In response to March 31 demarche (reftel), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti told Ambassador Mozena he would pass U.S. concerns over the potential for violence in Zimbabwe directly to President Dos Santos. He added that Angola shares these concerns, especially if Mov [...] |
2008-03-31 18:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO PREL ZI |
| 08LUANDA255 |
GRA ASSERTS UNHRO CLOSURE DOESN'T DIMINISH HUMAN [...] (SBU) During a March 31 meeting with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Chicoti, Ambassador Mozena expressed disappointment over the GRA's decision to close the Human Rights Office (HRO) in Angola (reftel) . The Ambassador said that while the decision to close the office was Angola's to [...] |
2008-03-31 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV AO |
| 08LUANDA258 |
ENGAGING ANGOLA ON DESTROYING EXPIRED MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: GRA concerns at the highest level over the 2007 arms depot explosion in Maputo offer an opportunity to expand U.S. cooperation with Angola on destruction and/or toward improved physical security and stockpile management of the country's vast stocks of expired munitions. Although [...] |
2008-04-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM AO |
| 08LUANDA263 |
ANGOLA CONCERNED DELAY IN ZIMBABWE VOTE RESULTS [...] (C) Foreign Relations Vice Minister Jorge Chicoti called Ambassador Mozena April 2 to convey Angola's "worry" over the continued delay in release of the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election. Chicoti said the GRA is internally grappling at the highest levels with how to handle the situa [...] |
2008-04-02 18:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AO ZI |
| 08LUANDA264 |
FINDING A WAY TO CONTINUE UN HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS [...] (U) This is an action message - see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Contrary to what Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Chicoti told us on March 31 (ref A), the GRA (via a note verbale dated April 1) ordered the Human Rights Office in Angola (HROA) to close out all programs and cease ope [...] |
2008-04-02 19:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA285 |
ANGOLA CONCERNED ABOUT DELAY OF ZIM ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) The DCM raised USG concerns over the delay in releasing the official results of Zimbabwe's presidential election during an April 9 meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Relations Director for American Affairs, Balbina Da Silva. The DCM also expressed USG hopes that violence can be avoide [...] |
2008-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AO ZI |
| 08LUANDA287 |
CIVAIR - PROGRESS BEING MADE, BUT A LONG WAY YET [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 9 2. (SBU) Summary: During an April 7 call on Angola's National Institute for Civil Aviation (INAVIC), Ambassador Mozena and INAVIC Director Antonio Pombal agreed our countries share the same goal: safe and secure aviation in Angola, event [...] |
2008-04-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA296 |
PITCHING ANGOLA ON THE SADC SUMMIT [...] (SBU) During an April 11 telephone call to Foreign Minister Joao Miranda, Ambassador Mozena expressed U.S. support for the SADC initiative in regard to the Zimbabwe situation, which President Dos Santos, as Chair of the SADC Organ for Politics, Defense, and Security, helped President Mwanawass [...] |
2008-04-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AO ZI |
| 08LUANDA30 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES DESIRE TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena, China's Ambassador to Angola, Zhang Beisan, said the end of Angola's civil war provided opportunities for both China and the U.S. to participate in rebuilding the nation. Recalling discussions last year with Ambassador Efir [...] |
2008-01-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID AO CH |
| 08LUANDA300 |
ANGOLA - OPIC FUND NEEDED, BUT INVESTMENT CLIMATE IS DIFFICULT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although awash in cash from its extractive industries, Angola's private sector is severely stunted by a lack of human capacity and a business climate that ranks among the worst in the world due to bureaucratic and legal inefficiencies. Nevertheless, a high rate of return is att [...] |
2008-04-15 07:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA317 |
REAPING THE BENEFITS OF PEACE IN KWANZA SUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Devastated during Angola's 27-year civil war, the once embattled province of Kwanza Sul is on the mend. Ongoing U.S.-funded demining programs are key to the government's success in reopening primary and secondary roads and agricultural land. U.S. assistance in partnership with Ch [...] |
2008-04-21 17:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EAID KHDP AO |
| 08LUANDA319 |
REQUEST FOR STOCKPILE SECURITY TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 18 meeting, the Angolan National Police requested that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conduct stockpile security and management training in Luanda in late May 2008. Despite the probable time pressures caused by short notice, post stands ready to assist D [...] |
2008-04-22 17:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MASS PTER MARR PARM KHDP AO |
| 08LUANDA336 |
PREPARATIONS FOR MAY 28-31 ECONOMIC OUTREACH [...] Post warmly welcomes the May 28-31 interagency visit of senior U.S. officials to Angola, including Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation John Simon (to be confirmed), and AF Deput [...] |
2008-04-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV AO |
| 08LUANDA338 |
ALL QUIET ON ZIMBABWE AS MOMENTUM SHIFTS TO MUGABE [...] (U) One week after the visit of A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Bobby Pittman to Angola to consult with President Dos Santos (ref A) on the issue of Zimbabwe, the GRA has yet to make a public statement on the crisis. News reports in the state run press have been minimalist, focused on the [...] |
2008-05-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AO ZI |
| 08LUANDA352 |
PORTUGAL TO ENGAGE ANGOLA ON POSSIBLE OBSERVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 6, Ambassador Mozena queried Portuguese Ambassador Francisco Telles on using the Community of Democracies (CD) to encourage and support Angola's emerging democracy. Acknowledging that Portugal's Chairmanship of the CD offers an excellent opportunity to engage Angola on str [...] |
2008-05-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA368 |
ENGAGING ANGOLA TO GET SERIOUS ON PROTECTING HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's May 7 call on Minister of the Interior, General Roberto Leal Monteiro "Ngongo," the Minister acknowledged Angola's human rights challenges and the need for the GRA to tell more effectively how it intends to tackle these problems. He accepted that the imp [...] |
2008-05-08 19:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA386 |
ANGOLA RENEWS REQUEST FOR U.S. TREASURY TECHNICAL [...] Key leaders of Angola's economic team, including the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Industry, the National Treasury Director, and the Governor and Vice Governor of the Central Bank have each recently made direct appeals to the Ambassador for the placement of a U.S. Department of the Trea [...] |
2008-05-16 10:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA411 |
ASSEMBLY PASSES ELECTORAL LAW AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, 2008 the National Assembly passed a series of amendments to the electoral and registration laws, most of which affect various timelines in the registration and electoral process. Opposition parties strongly opposed the changes, particularly the extension of deadlines [...] |
2008-05-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA432 |
DOS SANTOS SET TO CALL ELECTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (U) SUMMARY: It appears President Dos Santos will officially call on June 4 for legislative elections to be held on Friday, September 5. In his address to open the June 3 Council of the Republic meeting, Dos Santos reported that the National Election Commission (CNE) had assured him condition [...] |
2008-06-03 17:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA434 |
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CONVOKED FOR SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (U) On June 4th presidential decree, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos formally convoked legislative elections for September 5, 2008. The decree has not been formally published, but the signing of the decree was announced via press communique. Informal translation follows: The Admin [...] |
2008-06-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA435 |
SCENESETTER FOR DAS STEPHEN GANYARD'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) the Embassy Angola team warmly welcomes your June 14 - 17 visit to Angola. This visit provides an excellent opportunity to witness firsthand the devastating effects of landmine and UXO contamination in Angola and explore the ways in which USG support for humanitarian demining and weapons [...] |
2008-06-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MCAP KHDP AO |
| 08LUANDA45 |
PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR REPLAYS DOS SANTOS' NEGATIVE [...] (C) During a January 14 meeting, Portuguese Ambassador to Angola Francisco Telles told Ambassador Mozena that President Dos Santos raised AFRICOM in the context of a discussion on Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) with Portugal's Minister of Defense, Nuno Teixeira during the latter's visit to Ango [...] |
2008-01-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AO |
| 08LUANDA466 |
CIVIL SOCIETY CRITICIZES GRA'S ZIMBABWE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of Angolan civil society, intelligentsia, and political parties condemned the GRA's failure to take a strong public stance against human rights violations in Zimbabwe during a June 10th conference on "Democracy and the Respect for Human Rights in Zimbabwe." Conf [...] |
2008-06-11 09:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA471 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL. II [...] (U) In This Issue: -- Reaction to Convocation of Election -- In-Fighting Threatens PRS and FNLA Campaigns -- UNITA Concerned by Acts of Political Intolerance -- EU Plans Electoral Observation Mission --------------------------------------------- -- Stakeholders React to Convocation of [...] |
2008-06-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA510 |
POSSIBLE HU JINTAO VISIT TO LUANDA AT THE END OF [...] (SBU) The Chinese Embassy in Angola has begun preparing for a high level visit to Luanda in late June and early July, possibly by President Hu Jintao, according to an employee of a private Chinese company contracted to make preparations for the upcoming visit. Post has verified that Luanda's [...] |
2008-06-25 17:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EMIN ETRD AO CH |
| 08LUANDA531 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MAJOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-10 17:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AO |
| 08LUANDA535 |
MPLA, UNITA OPT FOR FRESH FACES IN SELECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on the preponderance of new faces on candidate lists submitted by the ruling MPLA and main opposition party UNITA, National Assembly's membership will change radically following the September 5 legislative election. In addition, the political field narrowed dramatically w [...] |
2008-07-12 03:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA536 |
CHINA's ENGAGEMENT IN ANGOLA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECPS EFIN PREL SENV AO CM |
| 08LUANDA537 |
SCENESETTER FOR U/S REUBEN JEFFERY'S VISIT TO ANGOLA [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome your July 21-22 visit to Angola. Your visit, the highest level USG visit to Angola since Secretary Powell's four-hour stop in September 2002, manifests what the Angolan government most wants from America: respect. I hope your visit presages more high level [...] |
2008-07-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP JEFFERY REUBEN ECON PGOV EAID AO |
| 08LUANDA555 |
A PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 5, 2008 legislative election will be Angola's first in 16 years and only the second in its history. Although the country's political landscape is difficult to read, an analysis of Angola's electoral system, the electoral playing field, and the results of the 1992 el [...] |
2008-07-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA556 |
AS ELECTIONS APPROACH... WILL ANGOLA BE READY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Angola's legislative elections (the first in 16 years) only 45 days away, the National Election Commission (CNE) has made impressive progress in making arrangements for the polls, but daunting challenges remain. Challenges include timelines required to print and distribute t [...] |
2008-07-21 13:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA562 |
AN YUE JIANG - ANOTHER TAKE ON THE FATE OF CHINESE [...] (C ) Although we do not yet know definitively whether or not the Angolans off-loaded in April Zimbabwe-bound arms and ammunition from the Chinese vessel An Yue Jiang, Embassy has received additional unconfirmed information that the Angolans, true to their word, did not allow the materiel desti [...] |
2008-07-23 10:24:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHSA CH ZI AO |
| 08LUANDA563 |
EU OBSERVATION MISSION AT RISK [...] (C) The local EU delegation has expressed growing concerns about prospects for a successful EU observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections. According to local EU sources, both the EU and GRA are holding fast to their respective positions on a Memorandum of Understanding - the [...] |
2008-07-23 17:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA564 |
14 PARTIES APPROVED TO RUN IN LEGISLATIVE RACE [...] (U) On July 23, Angola's Constitutional Court authorized ten political parties and four coalitions to run in the September 5 legislative elections. The final list of participating entities contains few surprises; nine of the ten parties are currently represented in Parliament. The four coali [...] |
2008-07-24 19:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA566 |
ANGOLA REMAINS "QUIETLY" ENGAGED ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Mozena conveyed reftel demarche on July 25 to Carlos Fonseca, Diplomatic Advisor to President Dos Santos, underscoring that the will of the Zimbabwe people, as expressed during the March 29 election, must be respected as efforts continue to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis and that [...] |
2008-07-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SADC ZI BC AO |
| 08LUANDA567 |
EU AGREES TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION SANS MOU [...] (SBU) The EU has agreed to send an observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections without a signed MOU (reftels). In a July 25 phone call with the Ambassador, the European Commission Head of Administration Luis Martinez said that the EU headquarters in Brussels has stated in a w [...] |
2008-07-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA568 |
EU AGREES TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION SANS MOU [...] (SBU) The EU has agreed to send an observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections without a signed MOU (reftels). In a July 25 phone call with the Ambassador, the European Commission Head of Administration Luis Martinez said that the EU headquarters in Brussels has stated in a w [...] |
2008-07-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA574 |
U/S JEFFERY VISIT SETS THE STAGE FOR DEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angola rolled out the red carpet to receive Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agriculture Affairs Reuben Jeffery III during his July 21-22 visit to Luanda. In meetings with key players in Angola's economic equation (government, international oil companies, ba [...] |
2008-07-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD EAID |
| 08LUANDA585 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL. III [...] (U) In This Issue: -- Opposition Victory Seen in Major MPLA Reversal -- And there were 14: Quick Decisions made on Party Appeals -- Constitutional Court Shakes up the Electoral Process -- Media Reaction: Local Papers Mock Small Parties' "Disorder" Opposition Victory Seen in Major [...] |
2008-07-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA592 |
SADC TROIKA MEETING POSTPONED INDEFINITELY [...] (SBU) The SADC Troika meeting scheduled for Friday, August 4th has been postponed indefinitely, according to a July 31 public statement issued by President dos Santos' Office of Administrative Support. This statement confirms information given to the Ambassador by the South African Ambassador [...] |
2008-07-31 14:28:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA593 |
GRA HOPES FOR NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN PRETORIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 4th meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda expressed hope that the ongoing negotiations between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and opposition MDC parties would result in a power-sharing agreement. Absent such an agreement, Zimbabwe could ex [...] |
2008-08-04 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI AO |
| 08LUANDA595 |
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH KICKS OFF OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (U) In a nationally-broadcast speech to mark the launch of the official 30-day campaign period for the September 5 legislative elections, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos lauded how the "achievement of peace" has allowed the country to consolidate its political institutions, and pledg [...] |
2008-08-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA596 |
ANGOLA'S CURRENT AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES TO BE THE [...] (SBU) The Angolan private weekly newspaper, Angolense, published an article on page 35 entitled, "Foresight into the MPLA's Next Government." The article posits that Angola's current Ambassador to the United States, Josefina Pitra Diakite, is a serious contender to be Foreign Minister in the [...] |
2008-08-05 15:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OIIP PGOV AO |
| 08LUANDA598 |
FOREIGN MINISTER CONCEDES "ERRORS" IN EXPELLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a friendly, hour-long meeting with Ambassador Mozena on August 4th, Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda highlighted the GRA's desire for deeper economic ties with the U.S., admitted "errors" in the conduct of expulsions of illegal Congolese immigrants, and downplayed a r [...] |
2008-08-05 19:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA615 |
CIVIL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ELECTION OBSERVATION PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 25 press conference, the NGO Plataforma Eleitoral (Electoral Platform) announced its plan for civil observation of the September 5 legislative elections. The Plataforma plans to deploy 2,623 civil society observers on election day, providing electoral observation in a [...] |
2008-08-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA616 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL. IV [...] (SBU) In This Issue: - Media Space Tightens with Halt to Radio Call-In Shows - MPLA and UNITA Shine, Others Stumble at Starting Gate - The Trouble with Campaign Financing - Extended School Closure During Electoral Period Media Space Tightens with Halt to Radio Call-In Shows ------ [...] |
2008-08-08 15:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA666 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VI [...] (U) In This Issue: - UNITA President Give Police Generally High Marks - All Hands on Deck: MPLA and UNITA Recall Staff - Catholic Church Scolds UNITA-Supporting Priest - Beauty Queen Relinquishes Crown to Support the FpD - High-Tech System Helps Voters Identify Polling Stations [...] |
2008-08-22 15:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA687 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VII [...] (U) In This Issue: - UNITA Accuses MPLA of Political Violence and Intimidation - Dos Santos Notes MPLA's Past Failures - An Odd Twist to the MPLA Campaign - Small Parties Run Out of Steam - Walking the tightrope... UNITA Accuses MPLA of Political Violence ----------------- [...] |
2008-08-29 19:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA691 |
THE NITTY GRITTY: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ANGOLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angola's legislative elections on September 5 represent the culmination of a massive logistical undertaking. The process has been sophisticated, imperfect, impressive, and chaotic. Ultimately, however, we assess that the electoral process will be viewed as a credible vehicle to [...] |
2008-09-03 17:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA692 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VIII [...] (C) In This Issue: - Parties Wrap Up Campaign Period - UNITA Predicts Holding 3 Seats in Huambo - Credentialing Problems for Observers and Monitors - Insufficient Civic Education Creates Confusion in Benguela - Possible SINFO Engagement in Electoral Process - Villagers Eject [...] |
2008-09-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA693 |
ELECTION EVE PREDICTIONS: PEACEFUL, CREDIBLE, [...] (SBU) Angola is fast approaching a pivotal moment in its much troubled history. Within hours, polling booths across Angola will open for the first time in 16 years and only the second time in the history of the nation. At 7:00 AM on Friday, September 5, about 12,400 voting stations are slate [...] |
2008-09-04 17:43:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA694 |
"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL IV [...] (C) In This Issue: - Logistics, Logistics, Logistics... - MPLA Predicts Big Victory - UNITA's Forecast for Bie - PADEPA Rally Drowned Out by MPLA - FpD, EU Observation Head Grounded by President dos Santos - Rejected Poll Workers Angry, Confused - Spot Report from Uige: [...] |
2008-09-04 20:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA704 |
MPLA SUSTAINS COMMANDING LEAD IN VOTE TALLY AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling MPLA has maintained its overwhelming lead as vote counting continues, with over 81 percent of the vote as counting nears completion. Eleven of the 13 opposition parties and coalitions have conceded defeat. International observation missions have universally praised [...] |
2008-09-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA715 |
EMBASSY CONGRATULATES ANGOLA ON PEACEFUL, ALBEIT FLAWED, [...] (U) The Ambassador on September 9 released a statement on the September 5-6 legislative elections, as observed by the U.S. Embassy Election Observation Team. The statement congratulated the Angolan people for their peaceful participation in the election, pointed out the ruling party's advantag [...] |
2008-09-10 19:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA717 |
ANGOLA: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-12 13:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA723 |
OFFICAL RESULT FOR 17 PROVINCES IN - LUANDA DELAYED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Electoral Commission (CNE) released final results for 17 of Angola's 18 provinces on September 14; Luanda's results were withheld due to a challenge from UNITA. The MPLA won all of the seventeen provinces, taking over 80 percent of the vote in 12 of them. UNITA has [...] |
2008-09-16 13:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA732 |
FINAL RESULTS OF ANGOLA'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The ruling MPLA's sweeping victory of 81.6 percent of the voters in the September 5-6 legislative elections was finalized with the announcement of the final results by the National Electoral Commission. The MPLA now holds 191 out of 220 seat in Parliament; UNITA's total fell to 1 [...] |
2008-09-18 18:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA734 |
SAMAKUVA DISCUSSES UNITA'S DEFEAT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: During a September 25 call on the Ambassador, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva accepted the results of Angola's September 5 parliamentary elections, despite the "serious irregularities" that marred them, for the "good of the country." The new parliament's first order of business, [...] |
2008-09-22 18:15:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA748 |
OPPOSITION PARTIES PROTEST PARLIAMENTARY SEAT ALLOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition party Front for Democracy (FpD) filed a legal appeal on September 18, contesting the constitutionality of the method used by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to allocate parliamentary seats among the winners of the September 5-6 legislative contest. The complai [...] |
2008-09-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA774 |
Peace Pays Rich Dividends [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six years after the end of decades of civil war, the provinces of Huila and Namibe are undergoing a renaissance, with huge public investments in roads, railroads, schools, clinics, administrative buildings, telecommunications and potable water. Despite these efforts and significa [...] |
2008-10-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA81 |
NEW DETAILS IN CABINDA SHOOTING POINT TO POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: (C) On January 18, Roberto Ferreira, Chevron's Superintendent of Security in Cabinda (protect), relayed to RSO and PolOff additional information on the December 26 shooting death of a Brazilian national in Cabinda Province (reftel). His report (unconfirmed) paints a picture of the de [...] |
2008-01-28 16:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KSAC AO |
| 08LUANDA810 |
G.E. IS TRYING TO SELL LOCOMOTIVES TO ANGOLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March, 2006, GE International submitted the first of three proposals to the Government of Angola for the complete rehabilitation of the existent fleet of 33 locomotives for Angola,s three railroads. Despite numerous sales calls, a complete inspection of the country,s locomotiv [...] |
2008-10-09 17:17:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV AO |
| 08LUANDA811 |
CHANGES AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY MAY OPEN NEW DOORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola's new foreign minister, Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos, is a well-known political figure with deep ties to President Dos Santos. He replaces Joao Miranda, who was rumored to be tired of the extensive travel the job requires and potentially ill. Vice-Minister Georges Chikoti ma [...] |
2008-10-09 18:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA823 |
USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ANGOLA OVERVIEW [...] (U) Embassy Luanda is pleased to provide the following overview of Angola's infrastructure conditions and export competitiveness for the USITC. In the six years since Angola emerged from civil war, the government has embarked on huge public investment projects to revitalize the country. Inves [...] |
2008-10-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OTRA AO |
| 08LUANDA83 |
ELECTION CHIEF OPTIMISTIC ABOUT '08 ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a January 23 call by Ambassador Mozena, National Electoral Commission (CNE) President Antonio Caetano de Sousa declared he was "optimistic" and "quite sure" the CNE would successfully carry out legislative elections in September 2008 in the time frame laid out by President [...] |
2008-01-29 10:31:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA854 |
IT'S NOT JUST LUANDA: DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVINCES [...] Summary. A recent series of Embassy visits to the interior of Angola show that the reconstruction and growth so prominent in the capital are evident in other parts of the country as well. The cities of Lobito and Benguela are experiencing significant building booms, with an emphasis on major [...] |
2008-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PHUM AO |
| 08LUANDA87 |
DEFENSE MINISTER EXUDES CHARM, BUT CAN HE DELIVER? [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to recent encounters with Embassy officials, Defense Minister Kundi Paihama was warm and ebullient during a January 24 courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena. Echoing a theme heard during Mozena's other calls on senior GRA and MPLA leaders (reftels), Paihama agreed that [...] |
2008-01-29 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AO |
| 08LUANDA907 |
FINANCE MINISTER REQUESTS U.S DEPARTMENT OF [...] Summary: Angola's new Finance Minister made a strong push for the placement of a U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor in Luanda. The Minister told the Ambassador the GRA requires urgent technical assistance with tax reform, budgeting, and debt management. End Summary. 2. During a November 6 cal [...] |
2008-11-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA923 |
CENTRAL BANK ON U.S. TREASURY ADVISOR [...] In a November 14 meeting with DCM, National Bank of Angola Vice Governor Rui Miguens de Oliveira strongly supported the possibility of US Treasury assistance to the GRA. Such assistance, he said, was "something that could really help, from our perspective." He noted the Finance Minister wou [...] |
2008-11-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON AO |
| 08LUANDA98 |
LEADER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SAYS GOVERNMENT "NEEDS [...] (C) Summary: Acknowledging that the National Assembly has yet to grow fully into its constitutional role as the primary originating body for legislation, its President, Roberto de Almeida, nevertheless credits the National Assembly for creating a forum that has consolidated peace and reconcili [...] |
2008-01-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA103 |
ANGOLA: AWASH IN ANTIQUATED AND ILL-SECURED MANPADS [...] (C) Summary: Zeca Agostinho, Deputy Country Representative for UK-based HALO Trust, an NGO that specializes in demining and destruction of excess munitions, told Post that Angola's excess MANPADS (man-portable anti-aircraft defense systems) are dangerously stored and poorly inventoried. Accord [...] |
2009-02-17 06:39:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PTER AO |
| 09LUANDA107 |
CONCERNED OVER ECONOMY, DOS SANTOS PRAISES [...] (C) Responding to remarks made by Ambassador Mozena during a February 17 call, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos agreed that the U.S. and Angola have made significant progress over the past year in strengthening our bilateral ties, especially in the areas of health and military-to-military coop [...] |
2009-02-17 18:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR MARR ECON ETRD EFIN EAID AO |
| 09LUANDA11 |
ANGOLA HAS NO CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable is in response to Department requests for information on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy in reftel. 2. (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Angola has no existing civil nuclear industry, but GRA officials have stated a desire to pursue nuclear energy for power gene [...] |
2009-01-08 15:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
| 09LUANDA159 |
GRA SLASHES BUDGET AS MACRO OUTLOOK DETERIORATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following steep declines in the oil revenues that generate much of Angola's income, the GRA will cut spending on goods and services across all ministries by 36 percent and subsidies and social transfers by 40 percent from Angola's previously approved 2009 budget. Our contacts tel [...] |
2009-03-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV EPET PGOV |
| 09LUANDA160 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION DOES A ONE-EIGHTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto de Silva Tomas de-linked Delta's request to begin service in Angola (ref A) from a deal involving TAAG flights to the U.S., reversing his previous stance as communicated to Embassy and Delta officials. [...] |
2009-03-16 08:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV |
| 09LUANDA166 |
DECLARATION OF DISASTER - FLOODS IN ANGOLA [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. As a result of the severe flooding that occurred in mid-February in southern Angola REFTEL (LUANDA 154), the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnit [...] |
2009-03-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR MI PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA17 |
IMPROVING ANGOLA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, President Dos Santos's recently designated pointman for improving Angola's investment climate, Aguinaldo Jaime, acknowledged that corruption is a significant barrier to attracting investment to Angola. In his role as chairman of [...] |
2009-01-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AO |
| 09LUANDA182 |
ANGOLA INTERESTED IN EXPLORING U.S. PEACE CORPS [...] Summary: Since the installation of Angola's new government in October 2008, senior GRA officials, including the President, the Prime Minister, over ten ministers or acting ministers, and a host of vice ministers and others, have told the Ambassador that English-language training is a priority [...] |
2009-03-24 17:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM AO |
| 09LUANDA187 |
ANGOLA DISASTER SITREP NO. ONE - FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: Additional assessments carried out by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations indicate that the situation has worsened over the past two weeks and that the continuous rains in January and February have affected much of Angola. The heavy rains that began in mid-Februa [...] |
2009-03-25 15:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR AO |
| 09LUANDA188 |
ANGOLA REVIEWING POSITION ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 24 to Adao Pinto, Deputy Director of the Americas for Angola's Ministry of Foreign Relations. Pinto undertook to share the information with a "key" colleague in the international organizations bureau. PolOff followed up on March 25 and Pinto co [...] |
2009-03-26 07:04:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF AO |
| 09LUANDA193 |
PAPAL VISIT RAISED TOUGH ISSUES; DOS SANTOS [...] (C) Summary: In his March 20-23 visit to Angola, Pope Benedict XVI addressed national reconciliation, poverty alleviation, transparency and anti-corruption in public events with as many as two million participants. The official reaction to this message was strikingly responsive, with Presiden [...] |
2009-03-26 14:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF AO VT |
| 09LUANDA197 |
ANGOLA'S FORGOTTEN ZAIRE PROVINCE: HOPING TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's recent visit to Zaire Province revealed a forgotten, isolated province that so far has been largely by-passed by Angola's economic reconnaissance. The wretched state of the province was evidenced by the obvious poverty of the villages and their inhabitants and [...] |
2009-03-29 09:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EPET PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA223 |
TIP OUTREACH CONNECTS KEY STAKEHOLDERS [...] (U) Summary: On March 31, PolOff led a TIP roundtable, in which key ministries of the Government of Angola (GRA) participated. GRA and NGO participants spoke openly about TIP problems and strategies for Angola's increasingly active anti-TIP efforts. Post believes that real progress in identi [...] |
2009-04-03 16:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO |
| 09LUANDA232 |
ASSESSMENT OF FLOODING IN CUNENE AND CUANDO,CUBANGO [...] Response to date: At a meeting with donors and the humanitarian community on March 30, the GOA CP reported it had spent $8 million on emergency response to date. The head of CP stated that it welcomes international support, but will not issue a formal declaration of emergency, as the GOA is c [...] |
2009-04-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AO |
| 09LUANDA235 |
MIL-MIL MOU WITH ANGOLA: TAKING A BREATHER [...] (C) Summary. With budgets tight and its international agenda as yet undefined, the Angolan Ministry of Defense has asked that we put on hold plans for a bilateral mil-mil memorandum of understanding. Vice Minister of Defense Ruffino told visiting DOD official Dan Pike and Charge that, despit [...] |
2009-04-08 18:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AO |
| 09LUANDA237 |
GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK TO BE SACKED FOR SPENDING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV |
| 09LUANDA249 |
CABINDA: SECURITY INCIDENT PROVOKES STERN REACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Armed Forces of Cabinda (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for an attack on three Chinese-operated trucks in Cabinda province in which one Chinese national died. Despite a 2006 cease-fire with the rest of FLEC and [...] |
2009-04-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA25 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-14 09:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN AO |
| 09LUANDA250 |
GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK SACKED; NEW GOVERNOR HAS [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in ref (A), Angolan central bank Governor Amadeu de Jesus Mauricio was sacked by President Dos Santos on April 11. The press has been silent about the reasons for the dismissal, but it appears Mauricio was let go because he had failed to secure authorization from eith [...] |
2009-04-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV PINR |
| 09LUANDA254 |
U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL LESLIE SPEAKS TO HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ON [...] Summary: From April 6-9, PAS Luanda, in partnership with Angolan universities, the Angolan Diplomatic Institution and the Center for Training of Journalists, hosted U.S. Speaker, Dr. Michael Leslie, for a four-day outreach program. Dr. Leslie spoke at six seminars on the "Obama Phenomenon and [...] |
2009-04-15 12:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV KCOR KDEM KPAO AO |
| 09LUANDA257 |
ELECTIONS IN 2009 UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Marsh's conversations with parliamentary, ruling party, and opposition figures suggest presidential elections in 2009 are highly unlikely. Constitutional reform, which President dos Santos has said must precede these elections, is progressing slowly, with even the most o [...] |
2009-04-16 15:15:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AO |
| 09LUANDA272 |
STAFFDEL MARSH ENGAGES ON POLITICAL, SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 9-12 visit, Staffdel Marsh met with top government officials, including Foreign Minister Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos, Secretary General of the MPLA Dino Matross, and Acting President of the National Assembly Joana Lina Ramos. Marsh participated in discussions with [...] |
2009-04-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID KDEM PHUM OVIP AO |
| 09LUANDA279 |
SURVEY TAKES ANGOLA'S POLITICAL PULSE [...] (C) Summary: On April 18, International Republican Institute (IRI) Country Officer Lazar Antonic presented to post the results of a USAID-funded public opinion survey that was conducted in seven of Angola's 18 provinces from December 2008 to January 2009. The survey showed that solid majorit [...] |
2009-04-27 06:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID AO |
| 09LUANDA289 |
MGSF01: SWINE INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (U) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 04/28/2009 to discuss the situation described in reftel and review appropriate tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were represented: POL, CDC, CONS, USAID, MGT, USAID, USDAO, GSO, CLO and RSO. 2. (U) [...] |
2009-04-30 05:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
| 09LUANDA316 |
EAC REVIEWS MISSION SECURITY [...] (SBU) DCM convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) members to discuss mission security as directed in reftel. The following offices were represented: POL/ECON, CONS, PAO, MGT, POL/MIL, USDAO, USAID, CLO, and RSO. 2. (SBU) No members of the EAC had any information pertaining to threats, i [...] |
2009-05-19 05:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR CASC PREL KSAC AO |
| 09LUANDA338 |
FOREIGN MINISTER BULLISH (MOSTLY) ON DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Visibly enthusiastic, Angolan Foreign Minister Dos Anjos told Ambassador Mozena during June 2 meeting that his recent visit to Washington was a "highlight of his life" and termed "deepening the relationship" as the major result. Seizing on the momentum of the visit, the Ambassado [...] |
2009-06-03 19:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ETRD MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09LUANDA353 |
ANGOLAN PRESS COVERS OBAMA MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH SPEECH A [...] Summary: Angolan media extensively covered President Obama's June 4, 2009 Cairo speech entitled "A New Beginning." The headlines generally focused on the reconciliatory tone of his comments and the sincerity of his desire to reach out to the Middle East and Muslims around the world. A round u [...] |
2009-06-09 07:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AO |
| 09LUANDA362 |
MEDIA REACTION: ANGOLAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND US AMBASSADOR [...] Angolan Government-run radio station, Rdio Nacional de Angola, on its June 6th two-and-a-half hour debate show "Tendncias e debates" held a roundtable discussion under the topic, "The New Era of the Angolan and US Bilateral Relations." The roundtable, which was broadcast live to the entire co [...] |
2009-06-12 14:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA364 |
MIXED MESSAGES ON SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE [...] (SBU) Drawing from key talking points (reftels), Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Jeronimo Gaspar de Almeida, Counselor for the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The GRA offered no substantive response. 2. (C) British second secretary David Arkley separately told Polo [...] |
2009-06-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU AORC AO |
| 09LUANDA367 |
ANGOLA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KLAP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM AO |
| 09LUANDA37 |
Advancing Political Competition and Consensus Building in [...] Summary. With its first parliamentary election in 16 years completed and its presidential and municipal elections still to come, post-civil war Angola is in the midst of a transition toward participatory democracy. USG assistance has played an important supporting role in the process thus far [...] |
2009-01-14 17:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM AO |
| 09LUANDA375 |
MIL-MIL MOU BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. On June 16, Vice Minister of Defense Nelumba told Ambassador the Foreign Minister's May visit to Washington "had surpassed expectations" and that his ministry was interested in deeper cooperation with United States. In particular, he confirmed that his ministry had assembled a " [...] |
2009-06-16 18:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AO |
| 09LUANDA38 |
(C) MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IN DENIAL OVER EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 13 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas showed himself to be in complete denial over the seriousness of the EU ban on Angolan airlines and his country's nonconformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sta [...] |
2009-01-14 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL |
| 09LUANDA391 |
EAC REVIEWS SECURITY PLANNING [...] (SBU) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) members on 15 June to discuss security planning for annual Independence Day events as directed in reftel. The following offices were represented: POL/ECON, CONS, PAO, MGT, POL/MIL, USDAO, USAID, CLO, and RSO. 2. (SBU) EAC first reviewed [...] |
2009-06-22 16:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR CASC PREL KSAC AO |
| 09LUANDA48 |
ANGOLA'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY BUILDS CAPACITY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-22 06:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL |
| 09LUANDA491 |
ANGOLA'S SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] (SBU) During an August 7 call on Foreign Minister Dos Anjos, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and queried specifically on the status of Angola's pledged $100,000 contribution to support security in Somalia. Seemingly familiar with the commitment, Dos Anjos said Angola is committed to secu [...] |
2009-08-07 19:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AO EAID KPKO PGOV PREL PTER SO |
| 09LUANDA50 |
(S) POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Reftel demarche was delivered on January 23 to the Ministry of Foreign Relations Acting Director for American Affairs, Jeronimo Gaspar de Almeida. P/E Chief explained that while it was unclear whether the BI RO Bong's cargo was conventional arms or WMD-related, transfers of WMD-related or [...] |
2009-01-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC |
| 09LUANDA51 |
NEW CHINA CREDIT LINE UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] (C) Summary: During a January 23 call by Ambassador Mozena, Chinese Ambassador Bolum Zhang said negotiations will soon begin between China and Angola for a new loan package valued in the USD "multiple single digit billions." Zhang said the new agreement will not be backed by oil, but should re [...] |
2009-01-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN EAID CH AO |
| 09LUANDA523 |
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ZUMA'S VISIT LAUNCHES NEW [...] (C) In his maiden foreign diplomatic foray since assuming office, South African President Jacob Zuma visited Angola August 19 -21. Both the Director of African Affairs of the Angolan Ministry of External Relations and South Africa's resident ambassador in Luanda told the Ambassador the visit [...] |
2009-08-25 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO PREL ZA |
| 09LUANDA524 |
IN MUDDLE-SPEAK, DOS SANTOS OPTS PUBLICLY FOR [...] (C) During an August 20, 2009 press conference with visiting South African President Jacob Zuma (Ref A), Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos declared that "we advocate an (presidential) election by universal direct suffrage in which the president is the head of a list, with the support o [...] |
2009-08-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO PGOV PREL |
| 09LUANDA549 |
PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (SBU) A/DCM convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 2, 2009 to review information from the previous day confirming Angola's first cases of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (Ref A). The EAC reviewed relevant tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were rep [...] |
2009-09-02 19:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO AO |
| 09LUANDA567 |
THINKING BIG ON DEVELOPING ANGOLA'S AGRICULTURAL [...] During an August 10 meeting with visiting US Congressman Donald Payne, Agriculture Minister Alfonso Pedro Canga explained Angolan plans to increase cereals production from the current 750,000 metric tons per year to 2 million MT by 2013. The increased production would enable Angola to meet d [...] |
2009-09-08 16:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO EAGR EAID ECON |
| 09LUANDA580 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA582 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA585 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA617 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - LUANDA (March 2009 - August 2009) [...] Per reftel, post submits the following bi-annual fraud report covering the March 2009 - August 2009 period: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Angola's decades long civil war ended in 2002, and fighting has ended in all areas of the country. This includes Cabinda, where the Government signed a peace a [...] |
2009-10-05 09:28:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AO |
| 09LUANDA65 |
ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref STATE 127448. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's constitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded ch [...] |
2009-02-03 15:50:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO |
| 09LUANDA661 |
CONTINUING DEMARCHE ON 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) On November 4, Ministry of External Relations Americas desk officer Dalcio Nogueira reported that his office director saw "no problems" in supporting U.S. positions on human rights and thematic resolutions before the Third Committee this fall, as presented by Post using Ref. B background a [...] |
2009-11-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO PHUM PREL |
| 09LUANDA662 |
DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) On November 4, Poloff presented Reftel demarche to Dalcio Nogueira, desk officer of Americas desk at Ministry of External Affairs, and sought Government of Angola support for U.S. position on the Goldstone Report. Nogueira had no direct response on the demarche but assured poloff he would [...] |
2009-11-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER KPALAOIS KPAL |
| 09LUANDA67 |
GRA'S EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERWHELMING [...] Summary: During a January 27 call by Ambassador Mozena, acting Minister of Education Narciso Benedito portrayed a national education system in collapse and the government's efforts to turn the system around. According to the acting Minister, only 37 percent of children aged 6-12 attend mandat [...] |
2009-02-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AO |
| 09LUANDA69 |
ANGOLA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Angola's 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Righ [...] |
2009-02-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB |
| 09LUANDA704 |
2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-16 16:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO |
| 09LUANDA717 |
DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) On November 24, DCM presented Reftel demarche to Exalgina Renee Gamboa, Vice Minister for External Affairs at the Ministry of External Relations, with emphasis on the persistence of U.S. efforts to engage Iran this year, and U.S. disappointment with Iran's follow-up to its P5 1 commitments [...] |
2009-11-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO IR PREL |
| 09LUANDA736 |
ISABEL DOS SANTOS: BIO NOTE [...] (C) Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of President Dos Santos, met briefly with the DCM on 7 December. Isabel dos Santos is Angola's most successful businesswoman (due in large measure to her father's support), speaks impeccable colloquial English, and comes across as sophisticated, polis [...] |
2009-12-07 09:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AO |
| 09LUANDA746 |
IMF APPROVES FIRST STAND-BY AGREEMENT FOR ANGOLA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 23 November, the IMF approved a $1.4 billion dollar financing package for Angola, the first IMF deal to be signed with Angola since the end of the civil war in 2002 and the largest IMF financing package to date for a sub-Saharan African country during the current global crisis. [...] |
2009-12-10 18:04:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN PGOV |
| 09LUANDA747 |
UPDATE ON ANGOLAN RETURNEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A USAID assessment team visited Uige Province from 20 November to 4 December to assess the current conditions of reception camps and resettlement zones for the approximate 22,000 Angolans who have flooded back to Uige since the DRC began expelling them on 5 October (see reftels) [...] |
2009-12-10 18:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM AO |
| 09LUANDA750 |
FNLA IMPLODING? [...] (C) The National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) - one of the triumvirate of Angolan independence movements and the third largest opposition party in parliament - appears increasingly on the verge of rupture. A convoluted dispute over leadership has left Lucas Ngonda in charge of the FNLA, [...] |
2009-12-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AO |
| 09LUANDA751 |
DESPITE TALK OF RENOVATION, MPLA CONGRESS YIELDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling MPLA had characterized its Sixth Party Congress as a time of change and continuity. However, by the time the Congress closed on December 10, continuity clearly had won out. There were no changes whatsoever in senior party leadership, the Congress simply rubber stamped [...] |
2009-12-14 10:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA756 |
RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE [...] (C) At the opening of the MPLA party congress on 7 December, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos scolded unscrupulous and corrupt party members who have used political power to become rich (see reftel). While some of our contacts take a cynical view of such pronouncements, others, like World Ban [...] |
2009-12-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA760 |
ANGOLA SEEKS STABILITY IN DRC [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with AFRICOM Deputy Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes, Angola's top defense decision-makers were categorical: the GRA's primary objective in the DRC is stability, and Angola has nothing to do with ongoing security incidents in Congo's Equateur province (Ref [...] |
2009-12-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AO CG |
| 09LUANDA775 |
ANGOLAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Angolan defense establishment rolled out the red carpet for visiting AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes during his December 15-16 visit, with calls on the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA), the acting Minister of Defense, and the Commander [...] |
2009-12-21 15:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MAAR MOPS AO |
| 09LUANDA776 |
ANGOLA IN NO RUSH TO SETTLE MARITIME BOUNDARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Unease and anxiety over maritime boundary disputes between Angola and the DRC in the lower-half of the Gulf of Guinea appear to be one-sided, with GRA officials content with the current demarcation. Angolan officials, as well as oil executives operating in the disputed territory [...] |
2009-12-21 15:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET AO CG |
| 09LUANDA781 |
GOVERANCE NOTE: ANGOLA'S VICE MINISTERS [...] (C) Angolan cabinet ministers are seconded by a small group of vice ministers, usually two or three, and these senior officials are frequently our counterparts in Embassy dealings with GRA ministries. In a wide-ranging discussion with DCM, Vice Minister of Interior Jose Bamoquina Zau offered [...] |
2009-12-22 10:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AO |
| 09LUANDA784 |
ANGOLA-DRC BILATERAL COMMISSION MEETS, PUTS OFF [...] (SBU) A cabinet-level delegation led by DRC Minister of International and Regional Cooperation Raymond Tshibanda traveled to Luanda December 15-17 for a meeting of the binational commission between Angola and the DRC. The two sides discussed a range of bilateral issues at the ministerial and [...] |
2009-12-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EPET AO CG |
| 09LUANDA785 |
ANGOLA'S OPPOSITION: WEAK PILLAR IN THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary. While Angola's political opposition faces many institutional obstacles, considerable internal weaknesses also prevent it from playing fully its role in a democratic system. Whereas the ruling MPLA, albeit with all the advantages of decades of incumbency, is well organized, unite [...] |
2009-12-29 09:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | ||