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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08KINSHASA928 |
(C) AZARIAS RUBERWA ON GOMA, AMANI, [...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President and current Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy party (RCD -- Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) Azarias Ruberwa told emboffs that, while the Goma Accords contained a solid basis for a lasting political settlement, implementation had been [...] |
2008-10-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG |
| 08KINSHASA93 |
Ambassador Bill Swing, U.S. candidate for [...] Per ref (A), Charge d'Affaires spoke with Foreign Ministers Antipas Mbusa on January 25. Mbusa, in an ebullient mood following the successful outcome of the Kivus Conference in Goma, was clearly excited about supporting U.S.-backed candidate William Swing to become director general of the IOM [...] |
2008-01-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PRE PREL SMIG CG |
| 08KINSHASA930 |
EASTERN CONGO PEACE INITIATIVES FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two regional organizations, the Eglise du Christ au Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), have outlined initiatives to persuade Rwandan President Kagame and DRC President Kabila to meet. The ICGLR initiative would involve the mediation by ano [...] |
2008-10-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA931 |
GOMA NOTES: CNDP RETAKES RUMANGABO [...] (SBU) Summary: The CNDP has retaken the FARDC base at Rumangabo, as well as the town of Rumangabo. The CNDP claimed its actions were 'pre-emptive.' The fighting died down by nightfall October 26, but there is concern that the Goma-Rutshuru road will be blocked, something MONUC has consisten [...] |
2008-10-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG |
| 08KINSHASA933 |
KABILA NAMES NEW GOVERNMENT OCTOBER 26 [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila, in a government decree released late in the evening October 26, presented the new DRC cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Adolphe Muzito. Major changes include an increase in the number of ministers from 33 to 37 and the replacement of the three ministers of state [...] |
2008-10-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
| 08KINSHASA934 |
GOMA NOTES OCTOBER 24: ETUMBA EQUIVOCAL ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Facilitation (IF) met with the FARDC's Admiral Etumba on October 24. The IF pressed Etumba to clarify his recent comments to Alpha Sow, head of MONUC Eastern Coordination, regarding the GDRC's willingness to hold political talks with the CNDP. Etumba's vague [...] |
2008-10-27 14:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS CG |
| 08KINSHASA940 |
GOMA SITUATION REPORT - CONTINUING CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: As of the morning of October 28, MONUC's no movement order was still in effect. Violent demonstrations started late in the morning of October 27 between the town center and the Goma airport, resulting in one civilian death outside of a MONUC transit camp, when a soldier from th [...] |
2008-10-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA943 |
DRC - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ELECTION [...] Sayeman Bula-Bula was born in 1949 in Bandundu province. He is a member of the Yanz ethnic group. He is currently a tenured professor at the University of Kinshasa teaching public law. He also serves as a member of the Permanent Arbitration Court. He previously served as an ad hoc judge at [...] |
2008-10-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA UNSC CG |
| 08KINSHASA944 |
GOMA UPDATE OCTOBER 28-29: GOMA QUIET, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting has resumed the morning of October 29 near Kibumba. On October 28, approximately 200 CNDP troops entered the Virunga Forest, although it was uncertain whether they were headed south towards Goma or west to link up with other CNDP forces near Sake. There are conflictin [...] |
2008-10-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA945 |
EAC CONVENES: GOMA MISSION STAFF EVACUATED [...] (SBU) Post convened an EAC meeting on October 29 to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Eastern DRC. Ongoing violence in the Eastern DRC indicates possible military and/or civil unrest within the city limits of Goma. EAC recommended continued travel ban to Eastern Congo and restr [...] |
2008-10-29 16:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CG |
| 08KINSHASA946 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 29, 2008, [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-29 20:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG |
| 08KINSHASA949 |
UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR [...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...] |
2008-10-30 09:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG |
| 08KINSHASA951 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 30, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa's EAC met at 9:00am to discuss the situation in Goma (septel). RSO noted that there were reports the evening of October 29 of fleeing FARDC and [...] |
2008-10-30 11:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA952 |
EAC CONVENES: GOMA SECURITY SITUATION REMAINS TENUOUS [...] (SBU) Post convened an EAC meeting on October 30 to discuss yesterday's evacuation of USG staff and the current security situation in Eastern DRC. EAC recommended continued travel restriction to Eastern Congo and all Mission staff remain in Gisenyi until further notice. 2. (SBU) American [...] |
2008-10-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CG |
| 08KINSHASA953 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 30, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Poloff spoke with MONUC contact in Goma at 1:45 p.m. who said that the situation in town appeared to be much improved. People were moving about in the streets and [...] |
2008-10-30 17:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA954 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 31, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USG personnel recently evacuated to Gisenyi have not received permission to return to Goma at the present time. 3. (SBU) USG staff member based in Gisenyi rep [...] |
2008-10-31 11:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA959 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 3, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) On the evening of November 1, Charge consulted with EAC members, as well as RSO Kigali and the Department's Operations Center, regarding the status of USG personn [...] |
2008-11-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA96 |
Congolese Parliament wraps up special session [...] Congo's National Assembly and Senate adopted legislation on the 2008 budget and on the status of the political opposition during their December 15-January 15 special sessions. Both laws are now in force after having been reviewed by the Supreme Court and promulgated by President Kabila. Memb [...] |
2008-01-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG |
| 08KINSHASA960 |
EAC APPROVES USG STAFF RETURNING TO WORK IN GOMA; POST [...] (SBU) On November 1, Post's EAC approved USG employees to resume work in Goma during the operating hours of the Congolese and Rwandan border. However, all employees must return to Gisenyi, Rwanda by 1700 hours each day until further notice. 2. (SBU) The decision to allow employees to retu [...] |
2008-11-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CG |
| 08KINSHASA962 |
CHARGE'S OCTOBER 31 VISIT TO GOMA IN THE AFTERMATH [...] (C) Summary: Goma remains calm, but with fewer people on the streets. The FARDC has effectively collapsed in the region, leaving Nkunda in control of large swaths of area north and west of Goma. Nkunda will most likely not attack Goma, as the city does not threaten his operations in North K [...] |
2008-11-03 16:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA963 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 3, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi reported that banks in Goma have now reopened, a sign of normalization. All bank cash had reportedly been transferred to Kinsha [...] |
2008-11-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA964 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 4, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) The EAC met today at 11:00 AM and decided to maintain the current mandate that USG employees return to Gisenyi during nighttime hours (septel). Efforts will be m [...] |
2008-11-04 11:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA965 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 4, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC continues to reinforce Goma, to include armored personnel carriers at key locations, although troop levels appear to be less than optimal. MONUC military c [...] |
2008-11-05 07:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA967 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 5, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi attended a MONUC military briefing the afternoon of November 4, at which it was confirmed that the GDRC curfew for Goma (applyin [...] |
2008-11-05 11:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA971 |
DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent fighting between the CNDP and FARDC has displaced an estimated 250,000 IDP's since the end of August. Approximately 10,000 Congolese have crossed into Uganda over the last several weeks. UNHCR staff has just resumed operations in and around Goma. LRA activity has recen [...] |
2008-11-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN |
| 08KINSHASA972 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 5, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi reports continued calm in Goma. However, because the possible impact of the PARECO-CNDP fighting (reftel) is unclear, OCHA has [...] |
2008-11-05 16:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA973 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CRISIS PLAN TO DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly adopted on October 28 a non-binding plan for the DRC to deal with the crisis in eastern DRC. (Note: An unofficial embassy translation of the plan begins at para. 9. End note.) The plan proposes alternatives for political, military, and diplomatic dialo [...] |
2008-11-05 17:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA974 |
CNDP THREATENS TO END ITS UNILATERAL CEASE- [...] (SBU) Post received a scanned copy of November 3 letter from CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss, in which the CNDP states that, unless certain conditions are met, it might end its unilateral cease-fire. These conditions are: GDRC commitment to the cease-fire; an end to FDLR [...] |
2008-11-05 17:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PREF PHUM CG |
| 08KINSHASA975 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES MUZITO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly approved the government of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 2. The government easily obtained the necessary absolute majority vote following intense debate during an emergency plenary session of parliament. Muzito stressed reinforcing state author [...] |
2008-11-06 06:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
| 08KINSHASA980 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 6, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA983 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 6, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-06 16:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA984 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 7, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-07 11:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA985 |
EAC RECOMMENDS RETURNING TO 24 HOUR OPERTATIONS IN GOMA [...] (SBU) On November 7, Post convened its EAC to discuss returning its personnel in Goma to 24-hour operations. After carefully weighing the current security environment in and around Goma, and Post's recent security enhancement initiatives, the EAC recommended unanimously that Post immediately r [...] |
2008-11-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CG |
| 08KINSHASA986 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche and provided copies of the Financial Action Task Force guidance and State and Treasury Departments press statements on November 6 to Ministry of Finance Deputy Chief of Staff Isidore Omari Kampene. Omari did not have any immediate response, but said he [...] |
2008-11-07 11:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CG |
| 08KINSHASA987 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CG |
| 08KINSHASA990 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 10, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA992 |
THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CG |
| 08KINSHASA995 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 10, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA996 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 12, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA997 |
Foreign Minister Thambwe's November 11 [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba convoked ambassadors November 11 for a briefing on the summits in Nairobi on November 7 and in Johannesburg on November 9. Nairobi had reaffirmed the Amani and Nairobi processes as the "only framework" for resolving the conflict in the ea [...] |
2008-11-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG |
| 08KINSHASA998 |
CNDP DENIES TARGETING CIVILIANS IN KIWANJA [...] (U) Post received a scanned copy of the November 10 press statement from CNDP Political Leadership Executive Secretary Deogratias Nzabirinda. In the letter, Nzabirinda categorically denied all allegations of CNDP-authored civilian assassinations at Kiwanja. The CNDP accused FARDC, in collabo [...] |
2008-11-12 16:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 08KINSHASA999 |
SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 12, 2008, [...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...] |
2008-11-12 16:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINHASA1056 |
SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 1/3: OBJECTIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe visited Kinshasa November 13-17 as the culmination of his six-country salutatory tour of the region. In his meetings with senior GDRC decision makers, Wolpe outlined the Obama Administration's objectives in Central Africa and pro [...] |
2009-12-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS CG |
| 09KINSHASA1004 |
DRC EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOP ON BIOSAFETY [...] Post conveyed reftel invitation and non-paper on October 6 to Banza Ngoy Katumwe, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Post followed up to meet Ngoy on November 3 following his return from the UNGA. Ngoy said the DRC was very interested in participating in the workshop. [...] |
2009-11-10 18:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC CG |
| 09KINSHASA1013 |
TIP Action Plan Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on October 30 to Upio Kakura Wapol, Minister of Human Rights (MHR) and Sulubika Asha, lawyer and assistant in the MHR. PolCouns delivered reftel talking points on October 16 to Xavier Mirindi, Secretary General in the Ministry of Interior, [...] |
2009-11-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PHUM PREL KWMN CG |
| 09KINSHASA1020 |
DRC WILL OPPOSE "NO ACTION" MOTIONS ON IRAN AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA CG |
| 09KINSHASA1021 |
DRC RESPONSE: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL CG IS |
| 09KINSHASA1022 |
MONUC PERSPECTIVE ON ARREST OF FDLR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Mathew Brubacher from MONUC's DDRRR Office in Goma met with TDY Goma PolOff on November 17 to discuss the arrest of FDLR President Ignace Murwanashyaka and Vice-President Straton Musoni in Germany on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity between January 2008 and July 2009. Bru [...] |
2009-11-18 17:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1023 |
THE APCLS: THE HUNDE MILITARY FORCE [...] (SBU) Members of the APCLS (Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo) come almost exclusively from the Hunde ethnic group. Hundes comprise about 5% of North Kivu's population and are concentrated in Masisi Territory, where the group historically controlled the land through its tra [...] |
2009-11-18 17:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1025 |
EQUATEUR ELECTIONS: THE END OF THE OPPOSITION? [...] (SBU) Summary: The interim governor, Jean-Claude Baende, won a special gubernatorial election in Equateur Province. Baende is an independent with close ties to President Kabila's AMP. As the AMP now controls all 11 provinces, it is well-situated to crush a feckless opposition in (unlikely) 2 [...] |
2009-11-19 13:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINS CG |
| 09KINSHASA1027 |
MONUC WITHHOLDING ASSISTANCE TO FARDC'S 213TH [...] (C) Summary: MONUC's decision to suspend support for elements of the FARDC's 213th Brigade is based on a draft report from the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), implicating the FARDC in the killings of at least 62 civilians in the vicinity of Nyabiondo between May-September 2009. The t [...] |
2009-11-20 10:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA1032 |
DRC 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT [...] (SBU) Since the June 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has made progress in the development of strategies and legislation, but there is still significant work needed in the area of enforcement. The GDRC shows a growing politica [...] |
2009-11-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KWMN CG |
| 09KINSHASA1033 |
CLAN FIGHTING: EQUATEUR PROVINCE REMAINS TENSE [...] Summary: Dongo, the sleepy Ubangui river town that was the scene of recent fighting between the rival Enyele and Manzaya clans, is calm, but completely deserted. A small detachment of MONUC's Ghanaian force is in Dongo, along with 300 Congolese Rapid Intervention Police (PIR) elements. The [...] |
2009-11-24 17:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1034 |
FOLLOW-UP TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Subsequent to vetting request cable: 000974, Post has received derogatory information from MONUC, regarding two candidates: Colonel Willy Bonane and Mulimbi Lufungula. As a result, post revokes its earlier recommendation regarding eligibility for training of these two candidates. They ar [...] |
2009-11-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1036 |
DRC INSTILLS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [...] (U) Summary: Since the approval of the Forestry Code by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC) in 2002, the Congolese government has engaged in several mandatory reforms. In fact, the GDRC has begun to recognize the multiple social, economic, and environmental values of [...] |
2009-11-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | DCOM ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1037 |
GDRC SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) PolOff briefed Mr. Mavambu Matumona, MFA Deputy Director for the Office of International Cooperation's Bureau for the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Matumona quickly responded that the well-known position of the GDRC is against the propagation of nuclear arms and that the GDRC supports the [...] |
2009-11-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR CG |
| 09KINSHASA1041 |
THIS JUST IN: GDRC SET TO ANNOUNCE 2011 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Jean-Pierre LOLA KISANGA told PolOff today (November 27) representatives of the executive and legislative branches of government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) met Thursday, November 26 and agreed on local and national election dates. Municipal and local [...] |
2009-11-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1042 |
War Crimes Ambassador Rapp visits DRC; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador at Large for War Crimes (S/WCI) Stephen Rapp visited the DRC from November 12-14 as part of a follow-on mission to Secretary Clinton's August visit. He interacted with a variety of Congolese and international actors in meetings with the Minister of Justice, the Vice [...] |
2009-11-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1043 |
KABILA ENGAGES DIP CORPS ON MONUC, ELECTIONS AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG |
| 09KINSHASA1044 |
EU, SWITZERLAND AND U.S. TELL COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassadors of Sweden, Spain, plus local EU Commission head and U.S. DCM, met November 27 with Communications/Media Minister Lambert Mende to press for a halt to Congolese government's (GDRC) harassment of foreign journalists. Led by Swedish ambassador as current EU president, [...] |
2009-11-30 16:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1047 |
SADC MINING MINISTERS MEET IN DRC (C-AL9-02272) [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, Econoff attended the opening and closing ceremonies of the South African Development Community (SADC) Mining Ministers Meeting on November 12 in Kinshasa. During the meeting, mining ministers discussed greater harmonization of mining standards and policies, [...] |
2009-12-01 16:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EMIN CG |
| 09KINSHASA1048 |
THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1049 |
HOW MANY FARDC SOLDIERS ARE IN THE KIVUS? [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) completed a census of troops assigned to newly integrated units in the Kivus. Although registration was below projections, the numbers represent the first credible manpower base-line for chain of payments analysis, assessments [...] |
2009-12-02 06:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MCAP CG |
| 09KINSHASA105 |
KABILA PRESS CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON EASTERN DRC [...] (SBU) DRC President Joseph Kabila held a press conference January 31, addressing questions on the situation in the East and on the state of the economy in the DRC. Kabila defended his decision to allow Rwandan troops into the DRC to pursue FDLR combatants, stressing that both Ugandan and Rwan [...] |
2009-02-03 07:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS ECON KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1050 |
U.S. MILITARY TRAINING: WHAT [...] (SBU) Summary: While local audiences in Kisangani are supportive of U.S. military training of the FARDC battalion, they have expressed concerns about the motivations of the U.S. effort, manner in which candidates are being vetted, and the nature of follow-on activities to sustain the battalio [...] |
2009-12-02 06:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1052 |
Rumors and Realities of Rwandan Returnees in North Kivu [...] (SBU) Summary: Statistics from UNHCR, MONUC, the Congolese National Commission for Refugees (CNR), and independent field investigations indicate that significant numbers of ethnic Tutsis are entering North Kivu from Rwanda. UNHCR's estimate of 12,000, while plausible, is probably inflated. [...] |
2009-12-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1056 |
SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 1/3: OBJECTIVES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS CG |
| 09KINSHASA1058 |
GDRC ISSUES STATEMENT ON RELATIONS WITH ANGOLA; [...] (SBU) Following increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Angola (for summary, see septel on SA Wolpe's visit to Kinshasa), on December 2 the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to all diplomatic missions in Kinshasa a statement clarifying its posit [...] |
2009-12-04 17:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET CG AO |
| 09KINSHASA1060 |
DEMARCHE TO DRC: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 09:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1061 |
SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 2/3: ANGOLAN RESOURCES, [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe met with GDRC decision makers and key foreign ambassadors as part of his November 13-17 visit to Kinshasa in which he outlined USG objectives and initiatives in the region (reftel B). In meetings with GDRC Foreign Minister Thambw [...] |
2009-12-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA PREF CG |
| 09KINSHASA1062 |
FARDC REQUESTS SENIOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING [...] (SBU) Major General Dieudonne Amuli Bahigwa, FARDC Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, has formally requested a USG training team to conduct a senior leadership seminar on civil-military operations. Post will follow up immediately with the FARDC to maintain momentum, as this represents a m [...] |
2009-12-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1063 |
GDRC THOUGHTS ON CNDP INTEGRATION, SGBV, AND SADC [...] (U) During a December 2 meeting with polcouns, John Muabma, an advisor in the Ministry of Regional and International Cooperation, discussed the CNDP's transition from a military movement to a political party, sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), and the DRC's role in SADC and other Centra [...] |
2009-12-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN ECON CG |
| 09KINSHASA1064 |
SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 3/3: BOSCO, GOMA II, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe met with GDRC leaders and key foreign ambassadors as part of his November 13-17 salutatory visit to Kinshasa in which he outlined USG objectives and initiatives in the region (reftels B and C). In meetings with former GDRC Vice P [...] |
2009-12-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1066 |
DRC ACCREDITS RWANDAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Rwandan Ambassador Amandin Rugira submitted his credentials to DRC President Joseph Kabila on December 2 in a brief ceremony at the presidential offices, Palais de la Nation. Prior to formally assuming his duties, Rugira met with USG officials to discuss the new Rwandan diplomati [...] |
2009-12-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1071 |
PROMINENT PPRD PARLIAMENTARIAN ON KIMIA II, SGBV, [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with polcouns, Jean Mbuyu Luyongola, a prominent PPRD parliamentarian, stressed that sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) was a societal problem in the DRC. Ill-disciplined FARDC and police aggravated SGBV, as did the culture of impunity. Creating n effe [...] |
2009-12-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN MOPS KPKO KDEM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1072 |
U.S. MILITARY TRAINING: WHAT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-10 07:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1073 |
U.S. MILITARY TRAINING: WHAT THE PUBLIC IN KISANGANI [...] (SBU) Summary: While local audiences in Kisangani are supportive of U.S. military training of the FARDC battalion, they have expressed concerns about the motivations of the U.S. effort, manner in which candidates are being vetted, and the nature of follow-on activities to sustain the battali [...] |
2009-12-10 08:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1077 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to attend U.S.-sponsored training in the DRC. Post found no derogatory information on any of the candidates. 2. Names of proposed candidates are as fol [...] |
2009-12-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1078 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following two candidates selected to attend a total of six months training at the Defense Language Institute and Institute of International Legal Studies in the United States. Post found [...] |
2009-12-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1079 |
CAMPAIGN FOR 2011 ELECTIONS KICKS OFF AS KABILA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 7 State of the Nation address, President Kabila implicitly launched his campaign for the 2011 local and presidential elections, focusing his points primarily on domestic political issues. Kabila predicted GDP growth of 5.4% in 2010, and he lauded the progress ma [...] |
2009-12-14 06:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SENV KDEM EINV CG |
| 09KINSHASA108 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 3 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Human Rights Watch on Bosco --------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a February [...] |
2009-02-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1080 |
AUGUSTIN KATUMBA, PRESIDENT'S ALLEGED TREASURER [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly Deputy Augustin Katumba Mwanke resigned as Executive Secretary of the ruling coalition, the "Alliance pour la Majorite Presidentielle" (Alliance for the Presidential Majority -- AMP) last week. He relinquished the position amid pervasive rumors of an impending [...] |
2009-12-14 06:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1083 |
DONGO, KATUMBA'S RESIGNATION, AND ANGOLA -- ANY [...] (S) Summary: The situation in Dongo remains very fluid, with over 74,000 DRC refugees having crossed over the Ubangi River into the Republic of Congo and up to 38,000 IDPs in the area within the DRC. The region remains too unsafe for humanitarian workers to enter. MONUC has publicly announc [...] |
2009-12-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM PREF MOPS EAID CG |
| 09KINSHASA1084 |
DONGO, KATUMBA'S RESIGNATION, AND ANGOLA -- ANY [...] (S) Summary: The situation in Dongo remains very fluid, with over 74,000 DRC refugees having crossed over the Ubangi River into the Republic of Congo and up to 38,000 IDPs in the area within the DRC. The region remains too unsafe for humanitarian workers to enter. MONUC has publicly announce [...] |
2009-12-15 10:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM PREF MOPS EAID CG |
| 09KINSHASA1085 |
LRA UPDATE REPORT - DRC [...] Below is information keyed to reftel request. This report represents a compilation of statistics and information from various governmental, non-governmental, MONUC, and press sources. Post cannot fully verify the various information, nor ensure that the information is exhaustive. It represen [...] |
2009-12-15 10:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA1086 |
EMBASSY'S MARK TWAIN LITERARY PRIZE HELPS [...] (SBU) Summary: PAS Kinshasa conceived, organized and sponsored the monthly Mark Twain Literary Prize from June to December 2009. Due to the event's enormous popular success, Ambassador has announced that the contest will be extended for another six-month period. More than 150 short works o [...] |
2009-12-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI CG |
| 09KINSHASA1089 |
CONGOLESE MEDIA AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The media environment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is unusually problematic and complicated, even by African standards. This is the first in a series of reports on the DRC press and mass media designed to help USG readers better understand the constraints and c [...] |
2009-12-16 07:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1090 |
CONGOLESE MEDIA AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The media environment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is unusually problematic and complicated, even by African standards. This is the first in a series of reports on the DRC press and mass media designed to help USG readers better understand the constraints and c [...] |
2009-12-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1095 |
Greenpeace, Rainforest Foundation, Global [...] (U) Summary: In an eight -page "open letter" to the World Bank, co-signed by Greenpeace Africa, Rainforest Foundation UK, Rainforest Foundation Norway and Global Witness, the four agencies raised wide-ranging questions to the World Bank regarding the forest policy reform program in the DRC. I [...] |
2009-12-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA1096 |
EMBASSY KINSHASA TEAM VISITS BAS CONGO TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy Kinshasa team comprised of two political officers, a representative of the office of the defense attache, and a USAID/OFDA representative visited the province of Bas-Congo on November 3-4 to look at the humanitarian situation. Angola has expelled approximately 140,00 [...] |
2009-12-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID PREF PGOV KWMN PREL AG CG |
| 09KINSHASA1097 |
PRESS FREEDOM IN KIVUS FACES SERIOUS CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists and local radio media outlets in the Kivus told visiting assistant public affairs officer (APAO) they continue to receive threats, and they suspect harassment will continue in the lead-up to the 2011 local elections. The unclear future of Radio Okapi, coupled with [...] |
2009-12-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PREL PHUM KDEM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1098 |
USAID AND UNFPA SUPPORT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] Summary: USAID has helped to pave the way for the repositioning of Family Planning (FP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), thus creating an opportunity for increased support to capitalize on the present momentum to expand the FP activities in the DRC. A December 8-9 National Confe [...] |
2009-12-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1099 |
AMBASSADOR HOLMES PRESS BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Summary: During his briefing with local press on December 14, Ambassador Anthony Holmes, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military activities, stated that AFRICOM seeks to help African countries build capacity in security sector in order to more effectively protect their own civi [...] |
2009-12-17 08:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1100 |
DRC PASSPORTS AND CORRUPTION: YET ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, 2009, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC) announced that all non-biometric passports would be cancelled effective December 31, 2009 (reftel). The announcement marked the culmination of a two-year effort by the GDRC to regularize passpor [...] |
2009-12-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CMGT CVIS ASEC OTRA CG |
| 09KINSHASA1101 |
DURING DRC VISIT, ICC PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BOSCO'S [...] (U) During a keynote speech at a December 10-12 International Parliamentary Conference on Justice in the DRC and the Great Lakes Region, ICC President Sang-Hyun Song reiterated calls for the GDRC to transfer former CNDP chief of staff Bosco Ntaganda to the Hague. Song underscored that "the q [...] |
2009-12-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1102 |
RADIO FRANCE SIGNAL REPORTEDLY TO BE REINSTATED [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent meeting with representatives of a Congolese press freedom NGO, Minister of Media and Communications Lambert Mende assured the leaders of that organization that the signal of Radio France International (RFI) would be restored in early 2010. End summary. 2. [...] |
2009-12-17 15:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1105 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba on December 17 to discuss MONUC's mandate renewal, fighting in the Dongo area of Equateur Province, and DRC-Angolan relations. Septel reports on discussions regarding finding a site to build a new embassy, as well as GD [...] |
2009-12-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS PHUM PREF CG AG |
| 09KINSHASA1107 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 21, 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candida [...] |
2009-12-17 17:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1108 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidate [...] |
2009-12-18 07:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA111 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 4 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Joint Operations ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC repor [...] |
2009-02-04 12:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1110 |
RELIGIOUS KILLINGS IN BUKAVU CREATE MARTYRS -- [...] Summary: Bukavu, dubbed the murder capital of the DRC, has been the site of targeted attacks against journalists, human rights defenders and religious authorities. A priest and a nun were assassinated within days of each other in early December provoking fear and outrage amongst the predomin [...] |
2009-12-21 06:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI CG |
| 09KINSHASA1112 |
THE DRC AND THE PRGF: HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a two-part series on the GDRC's long road towards HIPC completion point, with a look at some of the many bumps and turns along the way since early 2006 and the IMF Board's December 11 approval of the DRC's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The PG [...] |
2009-12-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1113 |
GDRC-OWNED AND LEASED-PROPERTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered demarche per ref (A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs on December 17. Foreign Minister replied he was aware of the untenable condition of the GDRC properties in Washington and had been directed by President Kabila to take immediate action to correct deficien [...] |
2009-12-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1116 |
LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION (LIB) TRAINING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: United States training of a Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) is scheduled to commence Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Major efforts to identify forces to conduct and support training are underway, as are efforts to contract for construction su [...] |
2009-12-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MASS PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI CG |
| 09KINSHASA1121 |
STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1122 |
STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1123 |
STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1125 |
SURVEY FINDS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MOST [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent public-opinion survey found President Barack Obama is the most popular political figure in Kinshasa, but obtained just two votes more than his nearest rival, President Joseph Kabila. Other findings in the survey attest to the pervasive impact of television, especially [...] |
2009-12-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL SCUL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1127 |
NGO REPORT ON DRC PRESS FREEDOM SAYS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 annual report on press freedom in Central Africa by NGO "Journalistes en Danger" (Journalists In Danger - JED) notes a significant decrease in recorded violations of press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the previous year. However, the report al [...] |
2009-12-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1129 |
DRC-RWANDA BILATERAL COMMISSION DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC-Rwandan Joint Grand Commission met in Kinshasa December 17-19, after a recess of 21 years. Minister for International Cooperation Raymond Tshibanda led the DRC delegation and his former homologue and newly appointed Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo led the Rwandan c [...] |
2009-12-22 17:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EPET EAIR MARR PREF RW CG |
| 09KINSHASA1132 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin December 11, 2009 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidat [...] |
2009-12-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1135 |
THE DRC AND THE PRGF: HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE [...] (SBU) Background: This is the second in a two-part series on the GDRC and the HIPC completion point. Part 1 (ref A) was a look at some of the bumps and turns along the way since early 2006 as the GDRC inched its way toward the IMF Board's December 11 approval of the DRC's Poverty Reduction [...] |
2009-12-23 15:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1141 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER: [...] Per reftel, on December 22 DCM and Poloff delivered information on changes to the Child Soldier Prevention Act to Minister of Human Rights Upio Kakura Wapol. Kakura responded with candor after listening to the salient points of the demarche concerning the definition of a child soldier, the i [...] |
2009-12-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KMCA KTIP PGOV KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG |
| 09KINSHASA1143 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.- [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidate selected to participate in the ACSS Next Generation of African Leaders Seminar to be held in Washington D.C. from January 25-February 26, 2010. 2. (U) Post h [...] |
2009-12-24 11:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1144 |
KENGO SAYS GOVERNMENT IS NEGOTIATING WITH EQUATEUR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met December 21 with Senate President Kengo wa Dondo. Kengo said the GDRC is negotiating with Dongo rebels, discussed his legislative agenda for the upcoming session of parliament, and gave his view on security sector reform (SSR). His priorities for the legislative [...] |
2009-12-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EFIN MCAP MASS PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1149 |
MASISI LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP YIELDS PROMISING [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12 Michel Kassa briefed USAID Mission Director and TDY poloff on a Wilson Center-organized leadership training workshop held November 23-27 in Goma that brought together 100 representatives of six communities in Masisi District, North Kivu. The end results show prom [...] |
2009-12-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AORC PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1153 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.- [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in the January 14, 2010 DIILS Training Course held in Kananga, DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on the following candi [...] |
2009-12-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1154 |
DRC-ANGOLA COMMUNIQUE ON DECEMBER 15-17 BINATIONAL [...] (SBU) The DRC-Angola Bilateral Commission met December 15-17 in Luanda. The December 17 joint communique on the meeting refers mostly to migration and economic issues. The Commission agreed, however, to set up an expert working group to discuss maritime boundaries. Regional cooperation mini [...] |
2009-12-29 06:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PREL PREF PBTS AO CG |
| 09KINSHASA116 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Transformed Into Political Party? -------------------------------------- 2 [...] |
2009-02-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA1160 |
AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES "ESPOIR" PROGRAM TO [...] Summary: On December 10 Ambassador Garvelink, together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Gender Issues, launched USAID's "ESPOIR" project as the main event of the UN's 16 Days of Activism to Combat Violence Against Women. Linked to Secretary Clintn's announcement to provide $17 mil [...] |
2009-12-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1162 |
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN [...] In response to reftel, no known specific anti-gay laws are on the books in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), nor is any bill under consideration in parliament that would make homosexuality illegal, as long as the relationship is not violent or flaunted publicly. Several articles of the [...] |
2009-12-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI CG |
| 09KINSHASA1164 |
CONGOLESE REPORTER'S TAKE ON CHINESE NEWS AGENCY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A Congolese participant at a recent Chinese News Agency (CNA) seminar for African journalists in Nairobi told us the seminar was little more than a "marketing campaign" for CNA and the Chinese government. According to our contact, a discussion between CNA representatives and t [...] |
2009-12-31 11:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL SCUL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1165 |
MENINGITIS OUTBREAK REPORTED IN KISANGANI, [...] This report was prepared by the Office of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of Amembassy Kinshasa and has been cleared by the Embassy's Front Office. 2. In late November Kisangani, the capital city of the Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was hit by a mening [...] |
2009-12-31 11:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO MASS CG |
| 09KINSHASA12 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 6 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nkunda Ousted? -------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that CNDP Spokespe [...] |
2009-01-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA120 |
DRC: A Look Back on 2008 and a Preview of 2009 [...] (SBU) The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) faced substantial challenges in 2008 but made tangible progress in dialogue with armed groups, judicial, decentralization, and economic reforms and development cooperation. In 2009, the DRC faces many of the same challenges that [...] |
2009-02-05 18:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF EAID KDEM KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA122 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 6 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...] |
2009-02-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA123 |
USAID Food for Peace Monitoring Report on North Katanga [...] Monitoring the WFP (World Food Program) emergency work and the FHI (Food for the Hungry, Int.) progress with their MYAP (Multi-Year Assistance Program) in the ex-conflict districts of Moba and Kalemie was the object of a Food for Peace visit. 2. North Katanga is calm but potentially volatile [...] |
2009-02-09 06:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF |
| 09KINSHASA128 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 9 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Pareco Opts for Political Path ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Apparentl [...] |
2009-02-09 12:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA130 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 10 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC Spokesman: Rwanda Will Extradite Nkunda ----------------------------------------- [...] |
2009-02-10 10:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA136 |
DRC RESPONSE TO OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS [...] (U) Post is pleased to comment on the proposed OPIC-supported investment funds described in refs A and B. Both funds support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s overall economic development framework, target key sectors in the DRC for private investment, and would enhance access to cr [...] |
2009-02-11 09:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA138 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 11 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Special Parliamentary Session on RDF/FARDC Operations? ------------------------------ [...] |
2009-02-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA140 |
FOREIGN MINISTER'S FEBRUARY 11 BRIEFING TO AMBASSADORS ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted embassy late February 9 to request ambassador's attendance at briefing next day by Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwanke at MFA headquarters. Present at the briefing were ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, South Af [...] |
2009-02-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN |
| 09KINSHASA142 |
DRC RESPONSE: ENGAGING STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC ICJ KV CG |
| 09KINSHASA143 |
DRC RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel questions in advance to Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. PolCouns followed up with Kimpembe on February 10. Kimpembe confided that the GDRC, while supporting the overarching goals of the NPT, did not actively participate [...] |
2009-02-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09KINSHASA144 |
NO GDRC REQUEST FOR U.S. MILITARY OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINS PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA145 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 12 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC noted reports of clashes be [...] |
2009-02-12 12:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA148 |
POST WELCOMES AVA ROGERS INCLUSION ON [...] Post welcomes the addition of Ava Rogers, House Foreign Affairs Committee, to Staffdel Sumilas (reftels) traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from February 17 to February 21, 2009. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Grand Hotel in KiQhasa for the nights of February 17-18, 2 [...] |
2009-02-13 10:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CG |
| 09KINSHASA149 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 13 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC sources confirmed a Reuters [...] |
2009-02-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA150 |
POST WELCOMES CODEL CHRIS SMITH [...] Post welcomes CODEL Chris Smith to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from February 18 to February 21, 2009. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Grand Hotel in Kinshasa for the nights of February 18-19 for Congressman Smith and Staff Member Mark Milosch. Rooms are $250 per night, inc [...] |
2009-02-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CG |
| 09KINSHASA153 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani Hubert on February 12, sharing USG concerns with liability and redress issues of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ramazani did not know if there will be a delegation from the DRC at the F [...] |
2009-02-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG |
| 09KINSHASA154 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 17 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...] |
2009-02-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA155 |
UNHCR ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS AGAINST FDLR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Deputy Representative, Mohamed Toure, recently met with PolCouns and PolOff to discuss security and humanitarian issues in Eastern DRC, as well as civilian protection challenges stemming from the separate joint operations against th [...] |
2009-02-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM PGOV CG UG |
| 09KINSHASA158 |
CNDP ENTERS NORTH KIVU PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Local radio in Goma announced on February 15 that there had been a shake-up of the North Kivu provincial cabinet. Most significantly, the CNDP received several ministerial positions in the government. In addition, several new or restructured ministries seemingly reflect the CNDP leader [...] |
2009-02-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF CG |
| 09KINSHASA159 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 18 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...] |
2009-02-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA161 |
DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...] |
2009-02-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG |
| 09KINSHASA163 |
DRC: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The key challenges facing the GDRC's non-military security apparatus is the corruption, limited capacity, and lack of resources prevalent in all Congolese security and governmental services, rendering them ineffective at best and predatory on the population at worst. They are, [...] |
2009-02-19 11:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC CG |
| 09KINSHASA164 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 19 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operations against the FDLR --------------------------- 2. (SBU) The 21st FARDC [...] |
2009-02-19 11:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA166 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC CG |
| 09KINSHASA168 |
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES PRECARIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank Governor said on February 18 that the DRC has been in a recession since the second quarter of 2008, due to both a contraction in the mining sector and the effects of the global financial crisis. He said the DRC needs USD 667 million in foreign assistance immed [...] |
2009-02-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA169 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 20 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Operations --------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff and post have received info [...] |
2009-02-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA172 |
OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER: SITUATION FROM DUNGU [...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff recently traveled to Dungu in Haut Uele with MONUC escorts to gather information related to Operation Lightning Thunder. All MONUC personnel remain garrisoned at the Dungu airstrip, which is well guarded by an unknown number of UPDF and FARDC battalions. No MONUC f [...] |
2009-02-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA173 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 23 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...] |
2009-02-23 16:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA175 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 24 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...] |
2009-02-24 17:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA176 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 25 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. RDF Departure Ceremony ---------------------- 2. (SBU) A large crowd at the Goma [...] |
2009-02-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA178 |
DEMARCHED DELIVERED: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 25 to Banza Ngoy, Head of the International Organizations Directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ngoy said the GDRC is inclined to support the USG candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal. He added that he would, however, need to consult with t [...] |
2009-02-26 06:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09KINSHASA179 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 26 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. End of Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) --------------------------------------- 2 [...] |
2009-02-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA180 |
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONTINUES CRITICISM OF MONUC [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. MSF: MONUC Should Be More Pro-active ------------------------------------ 2. (SB [...] |
2009-02-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL MOPS PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA187 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 27 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Accor [...] |
2009-02-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA188 |
DEMARCHED DELIVERED: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN HUMAN [...] Post transmitted reftel points February 27 to Banza Ngoy Katumbwe, Head of the International Organizations Directorate at the MFA, and will report any substantive response to the Department. GARVELINK [...] |
2009-03-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA189 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 2 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) As part of the February 25 ceremony held in Gom [...] |
2009-03-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA190 |
BALANCE SHEET ON THE DRC-RWANDAN JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite some significant risks and political fall-out, the joint FARDC-RDF operations were a success on the whole. Most significantly, the operations have solidified the rapprochement between the GoR and GDRC, who were at the brink of war just three months ago. The FDLR is in [...] |
2009-03-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA191 |
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS LOOMS AS POWER STRUGGLE [...] (S) Summary: President Kabila's determination to remove National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe is quickly becoming a political and, possibly, constitutional crisis that will be resolved one way or another by March 15 when Parliament opens its upcoming spring session. As the President has [...] |
2009-03-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA192 |
MONUC ANALYST DISCUSSES EVENTS IN THE KIVUS, [...] (C) Summary: Johan Peleman, Chief of MONUC's Joint Mission Analysis Cell, told PolCouns and visiting Washington analysts on February 26 that, although the joint FARDC-RDF operations against the FDLR had been successful in North Kivu, dealing with the FDLR in South Kivu represented enormous c [...] |
2009-03-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PINR PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA193 |
FDLR EXACTS RETRIBUTIONS ON NORTH KIVU CIVILIAN POPULATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the joint Congolese and Rwandan defense forces' (FARDC and RDF respectively) operation against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, the FDLR has already begun to exact retribution on the civilian population. In addition to thr [...] |
2009-03-03 07:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA194 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 3 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu Province ----------------------------------------- [...] |
2009-03-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA195 |
URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER [...] (SBU) In response reftel, Ambassador met March 3 with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Meeting with President Joseph Kabila, as instructed reftel, was not possible as Kabila is away from Kinshasa and is not expected to return until next week. 2. (S) Prior to meeting with Muzito, Ambassador [...] |
2009-03-03 13:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC IN CG |
| 09KINSHASA196 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HANGS ON; PRIME [...] (C) Not much appears to have changed since yesterday's report (ref A) on efforts by President Kabila and his advisors to secure the resignation of National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe. One new development is that the fifth of six National Assembly executive directorate (Bureau) members [...] |
2009-03-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA197 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 4 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in South Kivu ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Interna [...] |
2009-03-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA20 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 7 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that C [...] |
2009-01-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA202 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 5 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in North Kivu and Orientale ----------------------------------------- [...] |
2009-03-05 08:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA219 |
AMBASSADOR, UN'S ASSISTANT SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Garvelink had a wide-ranging discussion March 5 with Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Mulet reported that opinion is divided within the GDRC with respect to MONUC's redeployment plan pursuant to UNSCR 1856. He also said that, [...] |
2009-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA220 |
ANGOLAN TROOP INCURSIONS INTO BAS-CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to local press reports, groups of Angolan soldiers crossed the DRC border and occupied the villages of Sava Ina and Kuzi in Bas-Congo on February 27 and 28 respectively. A Belgian diplomat told us that a Congolese delegation from Bas-Congo province met with Angolan co [...] |
2009-03-06 12:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS AO CG |
| 09KINSHASA222 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 6; THE [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) USG personnel in Goma met recently with a Congolese civilian who has worke [...] |
2009-03-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA223 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 9; SOUTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel in Goma met on March 6 with Vincent Ngeya Tambwe, who repre [...] |
2009-03-10 07:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA226 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 10; IDP UPDATE FOR NORTH KIVU [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel met on March 9 with Gloria Fernandez, head of OCHA in the D [...] |
2009-03-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA227 |
ICC'S DECISION TO POSTPONE CONFIRMING CHARGES AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber III decided March 4 to postpone its decision on whether to confirm charges against Jean-Pierre Bemba, stating that the facts of the case point to the criminal liability of Bemba as a military commander but not as an ind [...] |
2009-03-12 06:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KJUS ASEC CG CT NL |
| 09KINSHASA23 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 8 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (C) A senior MONUC political offi [...] |
2009-01-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA231 |
ANGOLAN EMBASSY IN KINSHASA REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Further to reftel on alleged Angolan army incursions into DRC territory, a letter from Afonso Lufuaquenda, the Charge d'Affaires of the Angolan embassy in Kinshasa, appeared in the March 10 edition of the local newspaper "Le Potentiel." Lufuaquenda emphasizes in the letter that it was [...] |
2009-03-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PBTS MOPS AO CG |
| 09KINSHASA232 |
PRESIDENT KABILA'S SPEECH IN GOMA [...] (U) Local press has reported that, in a March 9 speech in Goma, President Kabila emphasized the need for political actors and civil society to refrain from any action or discourse that would harm the process of restoring peace in the Kivus. Kabila stressed that, thanks to the end of the war i [...] |
2009-03-12 14:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA233 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 12; INTEGRATION PROCESS FAVORING [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) Goma sources recently spoke with two well-informed individuals, who mainta [...] |
2009-03-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA237 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 13; STATUS OF GDRC-CNDP TALKS [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) International Facilitation members in Goma met on March 11 with MONUC Poli [...] |
2009-03-13 12:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA241 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 16: WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. UPDF Withdrawal --------------- 2. (SBU) Somewhat unexpectedly, the withdrawal o [...] |
2009-03-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA243 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED:SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche March 16 to Banza Ngoy, Head of the International Organizations Directorate in the Foreign Ministry. Ngoy said that the GDRC may be inclined to support the creation of a new UN Independent Expert. He added that the GDRC, with its many challenges, has not [...] |
2009-03-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CG |
| 09KINSHASA244 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche March 16 to Banza Ngoy, Head of the International Organizations Directorate in the Foreign Ministry. Ngoy acknowledged USG concerns on Abkhazia and South Ossetia and said that the GDRC is not inclined to recognize them as independent states, as it would b [...] |
2009-03-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS RS CG |
| 09KINSHASA245 |
KAMERHE DEFIES KABILA; TO PUT QUESTION OF RESIGNATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid great speculation he would announce his resignation, National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe delivered the keynote speech at the March 16 ceremony opening of the spring session of the national legislature. Kamerhe said he was unwilling to step down without referring the [...] |
2009-03-17 09:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA246 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 17: ONGOING INSECURITY IN KIVUS [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Continuing LRA Attacks ---------------------- 2. (U) Both Caritas and MSF have i [...] |
2009-03-17 12:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA249 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 18 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) During a March 16 briefing, MONUC Goma noted that Uruguayan reinforcements [...] |
2009-03-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA25 |
EBOLA CASES CONFIRMED IN DRC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SENV TBIO PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA250 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (C) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates who have been selected to participate in a U.S. sponsored training for a Rapid Reaction Force course to begin May 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory infor [...] |
2009-03-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA251 |
NGO OFFICIALS RELEASED AS KABILA-KAMERHE [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights NGO officials, arrested March 15 to pre-empt street violence the following day in conjunction with the opening of Parliament, have been released. The National Assembly has not yet taken steps to remove its president, Vital Kamerhe, who is locked in a power struggle w [...] |
2009-03-18 17:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
| 09KINSHASA254 |
DRC, INDIA LOCKED IN A HIGH-STAKES BATTLE OVER [...] (C) India's decision to withdraw its contingent from MONUC (reftels) has exposed a bitter row between the country that hosts the UN's largest peace-keeping operation and the country that is MONUC's largest troop contributor. A close look at the DRC-India feud reveals a complex mosaic of real [...] |
2009-03-19 13:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC IN CG |
| 09KINSHASA255 |
ANNUAL CIWG MEETING - KINSHASA [...] (S/NF) The Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) met on 03/13/09. The A/DCM, ORA, DAO, POL, and RSO attended the meeting. 2. (S/NF) All CIWG members concurred that the technical and humint capabilities of host country intelligence services are extremely limited. 3. (S/NF) Financial [...] |
2009-03-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09KINSHASA259 |
NO CONFIDENCE VOTE AGAINST KAMERHE SCHEDULED [...] (C) We spoke March 19 with Lydie Omanga, Communications Director for National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe. She explained the "Conference of Chairmen" of the National Assembly met March 19 to set the "ordre du jour" or legislative agenda for the first plenary session to take place March 2 [...] |
2009-03-20 16:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA264 |
GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: We met in Goma last week with an influential Congolese clergyman who is close to the GDRC delegation involved in the Obasanjo/Mkapa-facilitated talks. He said the GDRC and CNDP were hard at work on an agreement which could be wrapped up soon (Note: Post subsequently learned fro [...] |
2009-03-23 12:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA266 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 23: GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. GDRC-CNDP Agreement ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC informed post on March 23 [...] |
2009-03-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA269 |
PM'S DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF HIGHLIGHTS GDRC [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Alexis Muzito's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jean-Claude Nachega, assured DCM and Economic Counselor during a March 20 meeting that Freeport McMoRan's contract review would be completed shortly and that the government of the DRC remained committed to renegotiating the Sin [...] |
2009-03-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV CH CG |
| 09KINSHASA270 |
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS LINK SUDAN TO [...] (C) Post has received several reports alleging that Antonov planes have air dropped supplies to the LRA at Banda, site of a March 14-15 LRA attack. One report states that at least one Antonov aircraft made a total of three drops near Banda on March 19. The source stated that the plane did no [...] |
2009-03-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS CG SU |
| 09KINSHASA272 |
GDRC-CNDP FINAL AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: As expected (reftel), but with little specific advance notice, the GDRC and CNDP signed an agreement March 23 in Goma, effectively ending the CNDP's status as a politico-military group and committing it to transform into a political party. Minister of International and Regional [...] |
2009-03-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA273 |
TEXT OF GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Reftel reported that the GDRC and CNDP signed a final agreement March 24 in Goma, culminating the peace process overseen by UN Special Envoy Olsegun Obasanjo and AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa. Unofficial embassy translation follows at para. 2; original French is at para. 3. 2. (S [...] |
2009-03-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA275 |
ATTEMPTS TO BRING STATE AUTHORITY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC-trained police are deploying to former CNDP-occupied areas, as the GDRC attempts to establish state authority in the region north of Goma. Police who worked under the CNDP administration remain in the region, and integration with the national police (PNC) has been uneven [...] |
2009-03-26 10:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA277 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 26: FURTHER ANALYSIS OF [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Aftermath of GDRC-CNDP Agreement -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A numb [...] |
2009-03-26 12:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA28 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 9 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) The CNDP released a commu [...] |
2009-01-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA281 |
U.S. COAST GUARD EXPECTED TO FIND DRC PORTS ISPS COMPLIANT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Program conducted an Official Country Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) March 16-20 and found significant improvements in security at all port facilities. The USCG delegation evaluated the security measure [...] |
2009-03-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD KHLS PTER ASEC MARR ECON CG |
| 09KINSHASA283 |
KAMERHE RESIGNS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) During a March 25 plenary session, National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe resigned. Apparently sensing that the majority of deputies would vote to oust him, Kamerhe proposed a single-item agenda: his resignation. An overwhelming number of deputies, according to FSN employee who wa [...] |
2009-03-26 18:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
| 09KINSHASA284 |
KABILA RETURNS FROM EASTERN DRC ROAD TRIP [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila returned March 22 to Kinshasa from a 26-day tour of the provinces, interrupted by at least one short return to the capital. The primary focus of the trip was on "eastern issues," including a meeting in Kasindi with Ugandan President Museveni before traveling on [...] |
2009-03-26 18:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA285 |
POSSIBLE U.S.-EU ENGAGEMENT ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) On March 18 EU Great Lakes Envoy Roeland van der Geer met with Ambassador, DCM and USAID director to discuss possible U.S.-EU cooperation in the area of Security Sector Reform. Van der Geer came with a large retinue including General Jean-Paul Michel, head of European Security Cooperat [...] |
2009-03-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BE CG |
| 09KINSHASA291 |
SARKOZY'S KINSHASA VISIT GOES OFF WELL; WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: During a March 26 speech to the DRC Parliament, French President Sarkozy acknowledged that outside interference had hindered the DRC's development, but he also pointed to domestic factors contributing to political instability and lack of economic prosperity: mismanagement (corr [...] |
2009-03-27 15:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA292 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 27 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in the Kivus ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Near Pin [...] |
2009-03-27 15:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA293 |
KINSHASA NEWSPAPERS GIVE AMPLE COVERAGE [...] Summary: On March 17 USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin and Economic Counselor Elizabeth Jaffee appeared at a press roundtable on the global economic situation. They explained the causes and the domestic and international consequences of the crisis to a dozen local Congolese print and broa [...] |
2009-03-30 06:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
| 09KINSHASA294 |
SSR DISCUSSION WITH HEAD OF DRC DESK AT BELGIAN MFA [...] (SBU) PolOff met March 26 with the visiting Head of the Belgian MFA's DRC desk, Koen Adam, to discuss security sector reform (SSR) in the DRC. Adam emphasized that Belgium remains keenly interested in coordinating SSR efforts with the USG and other partners. PolOff gave Adam an overview of [...] |
2009-03-30 08:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS PHUM CG BE |
| 09KINSHASA295 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 30: STEPS TOWARDS NORMALIZATION [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Diplomatic Relations -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Durin [...] |
2009-03-30 10:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA296 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSING FOR EARLY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-30 12:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM CG MA |
| 09KINSHASA3 |
MONUC RESPONSE TO CNDP CLAIM OF FARDC TROOP MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) MONUC SRSG Alan Doss refuted CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements within disengagement zones north of Goma in a December 29 letter to CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda. Doss also called on CNDP and FARDC to provide for the free movement of people and goods and to protect the "fundamental" ri [...] |
2009-01-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA30 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 12 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC military officials re [...] |
2009-01-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA306 |
DRC-RWANDAN "4+4" COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) The DRC and Rwandan Foreign Ministers met in the "4+4" format in Kinshasa March 27-28. Embassy Kigali has obtained a copy of the joint communiqu from the meeting; the original English version is at paragraph 2. Most notably, the document reaffirms agreement between the ministers for an [...] |
2009-04-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS CG RW |
| 09KINSHASA307 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 1: DRC SENATE COMMISSION [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law ----------- 2. (U) The DRC Senate's Defense, Security and Border Cont [...] |
2009-04-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA308 |
PREPARATIONS FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS MOVE FORWARD TENTATIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's Independent Election Commission (CEI) has announced that the GDRC will commit $31.3 million for the 2009 elections, an important step in leveraging crucial support from donors. Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito underscored the GDRC's commitment in a March 24 letter to UN [...] |
2009-04-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
| 09KINSHASA309 |
POSSIBLE VOLCANIC ERUPTION NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE SERIOUS [...] (U) Summary. Scientists predict that Mount Nyamulagira, a volcano 20 miles north of Goma, could erupt in the next few days. Nyamulagira erupts every 2 years on average, and typically has little effect on populated zones to the south. Airborne ash and smoke may have a negative impact on air t [...] |
2009-04-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PREF CG |
| 09KINSHASA31 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 13 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) MONUC Force Commander Gaye told Goma PolOff, [...] |
2009-01-13 11:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA310 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CG PK |
| 09KINSHASA311 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ CG KV |
| 09KINSHASA312 |
(C) PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS CONFIRM COMMITMENT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Ambassador queried influential presidential advisor Augustin Katumba March 26 and presidential staff member (and former Foreign Minister) Antoine Ghonda March 30 on the government of the DRC (GRDC)'s commitment to renegotiat [...] |
2009-04-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CH CG |
| 09KINSHASA314 |
A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL JOHN NUMBI [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of March 31, Ambassador Garvelink met with General John Numbi and discussed a range of issues. Topics included the GDRC-GOR joint operations in North Kivu, the demise of the CNDP, MONUC, the resignation of Vital Kamerhe as President of the National Assembly, and [...] |
2009-04-02 06:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MARR MOPS IN CG |
| 09KINSHASA316 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] |
2009-04-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA317 |
IMF STAFF MISSION PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE TO DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Staff Mission presented donors on March 31 with a mixed picture of their two-week visit (Reftel) to the DRC to conduct Article IV consultations and engage in technical discussions on a formal IMF program (Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, PRGF). Positive developme [...] |
2009-04-02 11:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA319 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 3: AMNESTY LAW STALLED IN [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law Still Pending ------------------------- 2. (U) On April 2, the DRC Se [...] |
2009-04-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA320 |
DRC BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) The FY09 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2003 (FOAA-03). Post therefore provides the following responses to the que [...] |
2009-04-06 06:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA321 |
DCM AND DATT MEET WITH BELGIAN COUNTERPARTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission and Defense Attache met March 31 with Belgian counterparts to discuss possible U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Security Sector Reform (SSR) as mentioned ref (A). Belgians were receptive to idea of working more closely with the U.S. to advance military aspe [...] |
2009-04-06 06:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MARR MOPS SOCI MNUC BE CG |
| 09KINSHASA322 |
FARDC INTEGRATION PROCEEDS, HALTINGLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Father Apollinaire Malu Malu recently shared data (as of March 30) with the International Facilitation on North Kivu integration activities. According to his data, around 11,000 of the approximately 28,000 persons who have undergone some form of military integration since Janua [...] |
2009-04-06 08:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA323 |
OPERATION KIMIA II - MORE STICK, LESS CARROT? [...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC and the FARDC are ramping up preparation for Operation Kimia II with an aggressive campaign to increase steadily pressure on the FDLR. In contrast to Operation Umoja Wetu, the new operation will not include DDRRR outreach efforts to convince Rwandan rebels to return home [...] |
2009-04-06 08:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA324 |
MONUC -- NO EASY SOLUTION FOR ANTI-LRA OPERATIONS [...] (S) Summary: According to MONUC Kinshasa, the FARDC will deploy up to three new brigades in Haut-Ulele for Operation Lightning Thunder (OLT). Rudia II operations against the LRA will assume a more aggressive stance, as well as deploying Joint Protection Teams to help augment civilian protect [...] |
2009-04-06 09:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA325 |
UPDATE ON GDRC-CNDP PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Sources have informed us that, as a follow-up to the GDRC-CNDP Agreement, a cabinet reshuffle, at the national level, could bring in a CNDP minister and another to represent the other armed groups. However, the issue of a "total" amnesty that would prevent any arrest in the DR [...] |
2009-04-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA326 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 6 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) Armed men looted the International [...] |
2009-04-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA328 |
TUTSI POLITICIAN RUBERWA CONCERNED THAT FAILURE TO [...] (C) Summary: During an April 2 meeting with Ambassador, Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy Party (RCD) Azarias Ruberwa warned that failure by Parliament to enact an Amnesty Law could easily encourage CNDP elements to reject integration and take up arms again. Ruberwa claimed that [...] |
2009-04-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA33 |
THE CNDP RIFT: VIEWS OF TWO PROMINENT EASTERNERS [...] (C) In separate meetings with PolCouns and PolOff on January 8 and 9, Eugene Serufuli, former North Kivu Governor, and Enoch Ruberangabo Sebineza, a South Kivu civil society activist and former parliamentarian, discussed the recent CNDP split, as well as the prospects of joint DRC-Rwandan mil [...] |
2009-01-13 14:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PREF CG |
| 09KINSHASA331 |
CENTRAL BANK RECEIVES ESF FUNDS [...] (SBU) The Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jean-Claude Nachega, informed post that the Congolese Central Bank (Banque Centrale du Congo, BCC, in French) received on March 27 the approximately $200 million in IMF emergency assistance under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shock [...] |
2009-04-06 15:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA334 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL ADAM SMITH TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] |
2009-04-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA336 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] |
2009-04-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA342 |
DATE SET FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUREAU ELECTION [...] (U) The National Assembly has set April 17 as the date for elections of a new Executive Directorate ("Bureau" in French). The elections, to be managed by an ad hoc working group under the supervision of the outgoing Executive Directorate, will determine a successor to National Assembly Presid [...] |
2009-04-08 17:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA345 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-09 07:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP CG KN |
| 09KINSHASA346 |
GDRC Introduces MR Passports; Threatens Retaliation against [...] See action request at para. 6. 2. On March 30, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba convoked the diplomatic corps to announce the introduction of new machine readable (MR) passports beginning April 1. The passports come in four categories: diploma [...] |
2009-04-09 08:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT CVIS ASEC OTRA PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA347 |
DRC FORESTRY TITLE CONVERSION PROCESS: [...] (U) Summary: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has initiated the post-conversion process of forestry titles following the completion in January 2009 of a government year-long review of 156 logging titles. The review was completed following a presidential decree that o [...] |
2009-04-09 11:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID ETRD EINV PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA349 |
EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 9; FARDC ABUSES INCREASING [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FARDC Abuses Increasing ----------------------- 2. (SBU) Most of the rank and fil [...] |
2009-04-09 13:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA357 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On April 9 Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche as requested reftel to Upio Kakura Wapol, Minister of Human Rights. Wapol's reaction to our request was clearly favorable, noting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomed the return of U.S. participation in international human righ [...] |
2009-04-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 10 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The FARDC clashed with the FDLR in [...] |
2009-04-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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GUNMEN STORM UVIRA PRISON AND FREE PRISONERS [...] (SBU) Both MONUC and press articles report that gunmen stormed the central prison in Uvira (in South Kivu, across Lake Tanganyika from Bujumbura) in the early morning hours of April 9, freeing over 200 prisoners in the process. MONUC reported that the gunmen were identified as fighters from t [...] |
2009-04-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CG |
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PRIVATE DRC COMPANY LAUNCHES 750KG ROCKET [...] (U) A private Congolese company based in Lubumbashi, Developpement Tous Azimuts (DTA), successfully launched the fifth prototype of its "Troposphere" rocket from the Bateke plateau near Kinshasa on April 12. Local press reported the 5-meter long, 750 kilogram rocket reached an altitude of 36 [...] |
2009-04-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA EAIR PREL KSCA |
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HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES ABUSES BY [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires and poloff presented the French translation of the 2008 Human Rights report to the Minister of Human Rights on April 9. The Minister readily acknowledged that Congolese security forces, specifically the Republican Guard, commit human rights violations. He said [...] |
2009-04-13 17:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KTIP CG |
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DRC 2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] (U) Post proposes two projects for funding under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for 2009: An East and Central Africa Economic Officers Conference to be hosted by Embassy Kinshasa, and a series of U.S-DRC commercial seminars in key selected cities in the DRC. 2. Project 1: E [...] |
2009-01-13 16:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 14 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Political and Security Situation -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Genera [...] |
2009-04-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-15 09:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC EAID CG MA |
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INTERIM RESPONSE: DEMARCHE TO AVERT INDIAN TROOP [...] (C) Ambassador has requested a meeting with President Kabila to discuss reftel objectives. The Presidency informed post that a meeting on April 16 or 17 was likely. Post has also contacted counterparts at the UK, French, Chinese, Belgian, and South African Embassies to inquire about possibl [...] |
2009-04-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC CG IN |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 16 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) According to media sources, Uganda [...] |
2009-04-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH EUGENE SERUFULI: [...] (C) During an April 14 meeting with Ambassador, Eugene Serufuli, former RCD Governor of North Kivu, clearly advocated for a decoupage of North Kivu into a Rwandophone-dominated Petit Nord and a Nande-dominated Grand Nord. He cautioned against viewing ethnic relations in Eastern DRC through [...] |
2009-04-16 11:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CG |
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OPPOSITION MEETINGS BROKEN UP BY POLICE [...] (C) In two separate cases in the past week, Kinshasa police broke up opposition political meetings. On April 12, police prevented approximately 40 AMP and opposition MPs from meeting, apparently as the group was considering the creation of a political movement under the leadership of outgoing [...] |
2009-04-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 17 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC, the FARDC cla [...] |
2009-04-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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DRC RESPONSE ON WTO SUGAR QUOTA - NO EXPORTS PLANNED [...] (U) In response to reftel request for export estimates from the DRC under the U.S. WTO sugar tariff rate quota, the Chiefs of Staff to the DRC Ministers of Agriculture and Trade said the DRC does not/not plan to export any quantity of sugar to the U.S. during the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2 [...] |
2009-04-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON CG |
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AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICTOR NGEZAYO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met April 17 with influential North Kivu businessman Victor Ngezayo. Unsurprisingly, Ngezayo was highly critical of the GDRC, particularly its efforts to bring peace to the East, which he characterized as superficial. Ngezayo maintained that the new CNDP was a Rwandan [...] |
2009-04-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CG |
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DIMENSIONS OF THE RWANDOPHONE RISE IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: It appears likely that, as previously reported, one of the central dynamics in North Kivu in the coming months will be the rise of "Rwandophone" power. The context of this dynamic is that in late 2008, Presidents Kabila and Kagame probably made a deal whereby Kagame would deact [...] |
2009-04-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF CG |
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BOSHAB ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Evariste Boshab, majority candidate for National Assembly President, easily beat opposition leader Francois Mwamba in the April 17 election to replace the National Assembly Executive Directorate ("Bureau Executif" in French). Boshab, Secretary General of the presidential party PPRD ("Pa [...] |
2009-04-21 07:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 14 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) A senior MONUC official tol [...] |
2009-01-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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POTENTIAL RESISTANCE TO THE RWANDOPHONE AGENDA IN [...] (C) Summary: Reftel was analysis of key aspects of what appears to be an active policy, closely connected with recent Kinshasa-Kigali rapprochement, to secure Rwandophone dominance in North Kivu, specifically in the "Petit Nord". This message outlines the likely sources of resistance to this [...] |
2009-04-21 09:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES -- APRIL 21 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to media reports, the FD [...] |
2009-04-22 11:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
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EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 22 [...] The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. Radio Okapi reports that relative calm has [...] |
2009-04-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
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FREEDOM OF PRESS QUARTERLY: JANUARY - MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The South Kivu provincial Director of Communications threatened on February 16 to shut down radio and television stations that broadcast criticisms of the government. A Mbandaka civilian court sentenced a television correspondent to six months in prison for defamation against [...] |
2009-04-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP CG |
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FORCED LABOR BY THE FARDC [...] (C) Summary: FARDC troops are reportedly forcing civilians, including children, to act as their porters in North and South Kivu, according to the UN Joint Human Rights Office. The Human Rights Office has also observed new cases of rape and pillaging by FARDC troops. MONUC's support of the [...] |
2009-04-22 16:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPKO KTIP MOPS CG |
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KATANGA'S ECONOMIC WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's resource-rich Katanga province has been particularly hard hit by lower prices and demand for key minerals. Government officials and private economic operators shared a common message with Economic Counselor during a visit to the province the week of April 13: the eco [...] |
2009-04-23 13:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EMIN EINV PGOV |