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06ANTANANARIVO1122	TEST-RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in abs [...]	2006-10-06 11:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL

06ANTANANARIVO1134	TEST-2 RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in absen [...]	2006-10-06 12:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL
06ANTANANARIVO1136	TEST-2 RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in absen [...]	2006-10-06 12:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL
06ANTANANARIVO1142	THWARTED RETURN OF EXILE RAISES POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The low-level political tension in Madagascar continues after the Government of Madagascar (GoM) closed a coastal airport on Saturday, October 7 to prevent the return of exiled political leader Pierrot Rajaonarivelo from Paris via Riunion. RajaonariveloQs supporters have peacefu [...]	2006-10-10 14:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1157	OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM MADAGASCAR ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] The Government of Madagascar officially responded to reftel demarche via facsimile of diplomatic note No. 561-AE/M/NV/DCM, dated 12 October 2006. Informal translation of the text of the diplomatic note follows: BEGIN TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: ------------------------------ MINISTRY OF FO [...]	2006-10-13 10:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN MA
06ANTANANARIVO1162	MADAGASCAR AND IMF DISAGREE ON INVESTMENT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A September 20-October 4 Mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found Madagascar largely compliant with the terms of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and praised the Government of Madagascar (GOM) for appropriate use of its debt relief windfall. The [...]	2006-10-16 13:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL IMF MA
06ANTANANARIVO1177	Comoros on Guatemala for the UNSC [...] (SBU) After repeated attempts throughout the day, Charge was unable to contact a senior official of the Union of the Comoros to discuss the UNGA vote on membership on the UNSC as requested in Ref A. President Sambi is apparently traveling in Saudi Arabia and will not return to Comoros until [...]	2006-10-18 13:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC GT VE CN
06ANTANANARIVO1186	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SET IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, Madagascar's High Constitutional Court (HCC) officially approved 14 out of 18 candidates for the upcoming December 3 presidential election. The HCC rejected controversial candidate Pierrot Rajaonarivelo because his application did not comply with Malagasy law reg [...]	2006-10-19 13:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1190	Comoros on Guatemala for the UNSC [...] (SBU) On October 21, upon the return from Saudi Arabia of Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, DCM spoke to him by telephone to convey Ref A demarche regarding the vote for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 2. (SBU) Based on the most [...]	2006-10-23 12:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC GT VE MA
06ANTANANARIVO1220	UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLANE CRASH IN TULIARA, [...] At approximately 0415 on Wednesday morning, October 25, a small, private plane crashed shortly after take-off in Tuliara (also known as Tolear),a coastal city in southwestern Madagascar. All six persons (two crew members and four passengers) on board died. The crew members have been identif [...]	2006-10-26 14:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRN MA
06ANTANANARIVO1261	MADAGASCAR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES VENT TO DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: All but one of Madagascar's 14 presidential candidates, or their representatives, met foreign donors assisting Madagascar's electoral process on November 7. President Ravalomanana's representative, Minister of Education Haja Nirina Razafinjatoro, did not speak. All other candi [...]	2006-11-08 12:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MA
06ANTANANARIVO1269	PRE-CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With three days to go before the official presidential campaign season kicks off November 12, Ambassador McGee has individually met 11 of the 14 candidates. The pre-election rhetoric is heating up among the presidential hopefuls but, with a few notable exceptions, most have fai [...]	2006-11-09 13:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1280	Operational Plan Points of Contact for Madagascar and the [...] Embassy Antananarivo submits the following contact information for the Operational Plan for both Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros: 2. For Madagascar: Administrator: Henderson M. Patrick Mission Director USAID +261-20-22-539-20 HPatrick@usaid.gov Alternate: Robert Rhod [...]	2006-11-15 12:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KSPR CN MA
06ANTANANARIVO1281	Madagascar Embraces President's Malaria Initiative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Madagascar (GOM) is fully engaged and ready to participate in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). Jean Louis Robinson, Minister of Health and Family Planning expressed enthusiasm, stating that the GOM is eager and willing to work in partnership with U.S [...]	2006-11-15 13:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID CN MA
06ANTANANARIVO1289	President Ravalomanana Launches Madagascar Action Plan [...] (SBU) In a cleverly-timed publicity event November 10 -- two days before other candidates could officially campaign -- President Ravalomanana unveiled his Madagascar Action Plan (MAP) to media, GOM officials, donors, and others at Antananarivo's main sports stadium (ref A). The "MAP" is the G [...]	2006-11-17 05:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ECON SENV PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1297	FORMER GENERAL ATTEMPTS "COUP" ACTION [...] (SBU) Former Army General Andrianafidisoa, also known as General Fidy, and 12 to 20 supporters made an unsuccessful attempt at a military coup from November 17 to 18 in Madagascar's capital of Antananarivo. Early November 17, General Fidy and supporters -- officers, enlisted, and militia known [...]	2006-11-18 10:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1301	GENERAL FIDY STILL AT LARGE AFTER COUP ATTEMPT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 12:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1304	GENERAL FIDY STILL AT LARGE AFTER COUP ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Antananarivo is calm and quiet in the wake of the failed weekend coup attempt although the "coup" leader, General Fidy, remains in hiding and in occasional contact with the press. Fidy appears to have grossly over-reached as few military officers rallied to his cause. During hi [...]	2006-11-20 13:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1307	INTER-ISLAND TENSION THREATENS COMOROS' UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) expressed anxiety to the Ambassador, during his November 2006 visit, that the tension between the Union and Anjouan Island Governments could split the fragile union. Efforts by the forward-looking Sambi government to pr [...]	2006-11-21 12:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KISL CN
06ANTANANARIVO1309	AMBASSADOR MCGEE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SAMBI OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 13:57:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	CN EAID KISL MA OPDC PGOV PINR PREL
06ANTANANARIVO1333	Central Bank Issues Monetary Policy Statement [...] The Central Bank ran a short public announcement in several newspapers November 25 outlining monetary policy for the third quarter of 2006 (informal translation in para 3). According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Pierre van den Boogaerde, the Central Bank's pres [...]	2006-11-29 09:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV MA
06ANTANANARIVO1334	Ravalomanana Leads in the Home Stretch [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last stretch of the campaign season, only a handful of the 14 presidential candidates have any real hopes of making a showing in the December 3 polls. The five main contenders are waging all-out campaigns around the country, with incumbent President Ravalomanana in the l [...]	2006-11-29 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1348	MADAGASCAR CALM ON THE EVE OF ELECTION WEEKEND [...] (U) In early afternoon the last day of the campaign, except for 30,000 supporters who filled the stadium in Antananarivo to see President/candidate Marc Ravalomanana, the rest of Madagascar appears to be calm and quiet. Campaign rallies in different cities are expected to continue into tonight [...]	2006-12-01 10:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1350	Frustration in Comoros Over Unpaid Teacher Salaries [...] (U) Frustrated Comoran teachers who are owed more than four months of back salaries recently marched in Moroni, demanding to be paid before returning to the classroom. Union President Sambi and Grand Comore Island President El-Bak met with teachers' representatives to seek a compromise. At t [...]	2006-12-05 05:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KISL CN
06ANTANANARIVO1351	ELECTION DAY CALM, PRESIDENT IN THE LEAD [...] (U) SUMMARY: A calm and relatively orderly presidential election December 3 was marred by just one incident of ballot tampering in the south. Turnout appears to have been strong and very preliminary results have President Marc Ravalomanana in the lead, with over 50 percent of the vote, despi [...]	2006-12-05 05:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1363	SUDAN - MADAGASCAR ATTENDING AFCARPAC, AGREES TO [...] Madagascar Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Marcel Ranjeva has departed for Sudan, but is attending the conference alone according to the most senior official available at the MFA. DCM Sibley conveyed points provided in reftel to Secretary General Jean Pierre Rakotonirina. SecGen promised [...]	2006-12-06 14:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI MA CN
06ANTANANARIVO1364	HALF OF RESULTS IN, RAVALOMANANA HAS 61 PERCENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ravalomanana has a comfortable lead of 61 percent with just over half of the polling stations reporting, but results to date are skewed toward his highland plateau base. While prospects for a first round victory appear strong, it will be several days before we can say [...]	2006-12-06 15:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1369	ELECTION DAY ATMOSPHERE IN TAMATAVE [...] (U) BACKGROUND: Madagascar is an island, but it is also a large and diverse country, home to 18 major tribal groups. There is considerable variation in the practice of democracy from region to region and between urban and rural voters; a fact quite apparent in the December 3 presidential elec [...]	2006-12-07 15:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1372	UNOFFICIAL RESULTS ALL BUT SEAL FIRST ROUND WIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With 82 percent of polling stations unofficially reporting results to the Ministry of Interior, President-candidate Ravalomanana is very likely to have the absolute majority of votes needed to prevail in the first round. It will be several days before the High Constitutional Co [...]	2006-12-08 11:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1380	HIGH COURT MUST CERTIFY RAVALOMANANA VICTORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The unofficial Ministry of Interior vote count concluded December 10 with candidate and President Marc Ravalomanana winning 54.8 percent. On cue his nearest challenger, Jean Lahiniriko, publicly denounced the legitimacy of the election and made numerous claims of fraud. Police [...]	2006-12-11 14:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1389	RENEGADE GENERAL FIDY CAPTURED [...] (SBU) Mixed Police and Gendarmes forces arrested "coup" leader and renegade General Andrianafidisoa (Fidy) in Antananarivo the evening of December 12 (reftel). Media reports indicate General Fidy was surprised and did not resist. As a military suspect, Fidy is held by the Gendarmes Brigade i [...]	2006-12-13 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1398	OPPOSITION COMPLAINS; PRESIDENT FETES 57 YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With election documents received from all but two out of 116 regional offices, the High Constitutional Court (HCC) is steadily certifying the results from the December 3 presidential election. The High Court office in central Antananarivo remains open to candidates, journalists [...]	2006-12-14 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1410	INTER-ISLAND TENSION FLARES ANEW IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) The tension between the Union and Island governments of the Union of the Comoros is mounting in the run-up to Island presidential elections anticipated for March 2007. Union President Sambi met in Moroni the week of December 11 with the three Island Presidents to implement agreements de [...]	2006-12-18 14:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ANTANANARIVO1413	AIRBUS WOOS AIR MAD, BUT BOEING PITCH REQUESTED [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request for the Department in para 5. 2. (SBU) National carrier Air Madagascar, 80 percent owned by the Government of Madagascar and privately managed by Lufthansa Consulting, is considering a switch to Airbus equipment from Boeing when it renews its flee [...]	2006-12-19 12:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO1416	GOM STRIVES FOR TIER ONE TIP STATUS [...] SUMMARY: Government of Madagascar (GOM) ministry representatives delivered comprehensive accounts of the year's activities at the semi-annual planning workshop of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat Human Slavery and Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Presenters noted some failures in 2006, [...]	2006-12-19 12:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
06ANTANANARIVO1423	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR/COMOROS [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: --------------------------------------- Crime occurs in Madagascar as it does in most major cities in the world. However, despite the continued impoverished economy Antananarivo has seen a decrease in violent crimes. Moreover, the recent successful Preside [...]	2006-12-20 12:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSAC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1425	PRESIDENT OFFERS LITTLE IN RESPONSE TO SEABOARD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points (Ref A) about Seaboard's investment difficulty in Madagascar to President Ravalomanana December 19. The President interrupted the short demarche to blame the whole problem on Seaboard's Madagascar Director Armando Lopez. He claimed Lopez botched a deal in Angol [...]	2006-12-20 12:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KTDB PGOV AGOA MA
06ANTANANARIVO1432	OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS COMING DECEMBER 23 [...] (U) Madagascar's High Constitutional Court (HCC) has invited the diplomatic community, journalists and opposition candidates to the strategically-timed announcement of the official presidential election results December 23. Opposition candidates have filed nearly 25 procedural complaints at th [...]	2006-12-22 05:08:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1435	SAMBI WANTS INTERNATIONAL HELP TO END SECURITY "CRISIS" [...] (U) Comoran President Sambi met the diplomatic corps in Moroni to request international assistance to end the stand-off between the Union and Island Governments over division of security responsibilities (reftel). Media reports indicate Union officials want Island forces to be armed with polic [...]	2006-12-22 09:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ANTANANARIVO1440	HIGH COURT OFFICIALLY DECLARES RAVALOMANANA VICTORY [...] (U) As expected reftel, on December 23 the High Constitutional Court (HCC) declared Marc Ravalomanana the first round winner of the presidential election with 54.79 percent of the vote. In its decree the HCC also confirmed that in addition to Ravalomanana, Jean Lahiniriko (second place with 1 [...]	2006-12-26 10:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1441	SAMBI DEMANDS UNION FORCES ACCESS IN ANJOUAN [...] (U) Comoran President Sambi held a rally in Mutsumudu, Anjouan, on December 25 telling supporters he would not leave until Island President Bacar authorized Union forces access at the sea port and airport. Sambi called on Anjouan Island forces to turn in their weapons to Union counterparts an [...]	2006-12-26 10:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ANTANANARIVO177	Air Mad Privatization Delayed, Boeing Interest [...] (SBU) Air Madagascar Commercial Senior Vice President Andriamialisoa told EconOff February 14 that Air Madagascar, the national airline, would continue to be managed by Lufthansa Consulting for an additional two years. He confirmed a once-planned privatization date of May 2006 had been cance [...]	2006-02-22 13:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO206	Slow Progress on Port Security; Limited Resources [...] Summary: After two productive visits to Madagascar by the United States Coast Guard International Port Liaison in 2005, the latest Port Security Advisory updated Madagascar's status to acknowledge steps taken at the main port, Tamatave. Minor international ports at Diego Suarez, Majunga, Tul [...]	2006-03-02 08:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON PTER PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO364	Comoros Holds Primaries in Anjouan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Awaiting official announcement by the Constitutional Court, the National Electoral Commission of the Union of the Comoros published interim results from the April 16 Presidential primary putting candidates Sambi, Ibrahim Halidi, and Djaanfari through to the second round. Thou [...]	2006-04-18 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ANTANANARIVO390	Embassy Hosts Port Security Workshop to Draft Law [...] Summary: Embassy co-hosted an inter-Ministerial workshop with the GOM Ports Agency April 21 to draft implementing legislation for the International Ship Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Following two productive missions by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2005(reftel),the main port at Tamatave ha [...]	2006-04-24 13:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON PTER PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO569	SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN COMOROS [...] (U) This cable is the first of a three-part cable; it describes the inauguration of Union of the Comoros President Sambi, attended by the U.S. Presidential Delegation. The second cable describes the Delegation's meetings with and assessment of the new government. The third cable provides su [...]	2006-05-31 13:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP ECON CN
06ANTANANARIVO570	U.S. MEETS COMOROS' NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This cable is the second of a three-part cable. The first describes the inauguration of President Sambi, attended by the U.S. Presidential Delegation. This cable describes the Delegation's meetings with and assessment of the new government. The third cable provides suggestions for U.S. [...]	2006-05-31 13:42:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP ECON CN
06ANTANANARIVO574	MADAGASCAR RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke to the President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana on June 1 to deliver Reftel talking points on the U.S. statement on Iran. Ravalomanana expressed support for the U.S. action and concern regarding Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons. He added he would instruct his F [...]	2006-06-02 04:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR MA
06ANTANANARIVO595	IMF Insists GOM Cut Spending to Get New Program [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Government of Madagascar (GOM) are on the cusp of completing a new program IF spending cuts can be achieved to bring the 2006 Budget into balance. If approved, the IMF would provide USD 80 million over three years. Fund "seal of appr [...]	2006-06-07 09:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ATANANARIVO1320	JOURNALISTS DENOUNCE "THREATS" TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Events stemming from the recent botched coup attempt (reftels A and B) have highlighted the question of freedom of the press in Madagascar. The Government of Madagascar's (GOM) heavy-handed attempts to manage media coverage of coup-plotter General Fidy's actions, alongside a st [...]	2006-11-22 15:15:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SCUL MA
07ANTANANARIVO100	COMOROS EAGER FOR BILATERAL TALKS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY. During meetings January 22-23 in the Union of the Comoros, PolEcon Chief and visiting Desk Officer laid the ground work for the first meeting of the U.S.-Comoros Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. The Comoran officials expressed interest in discussing the African Growth and O [...]	2007-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG KISL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1005	BOEING PRESENTATION WELL RECEIVED BY AIR MAD [...] (SBU) A perfectly-timed Boeing visit to Madagascar September 24-28 included a sales presentation for new long-haul aircraft to the Board of Directors of Air Madagascar. Consistent with President Ravalomanana's recent pledge to "keep Air Madagascar a Boeing airline," Board members were report [...]	2007-10-01 10:02:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO1016	Embassy's Third Annual Iftar Reception [...] The Ambassador and DCM hosted September 25 the Embassy's third annual Iftar reception in Antananarivo. Friends and contacts from Madagascar's diverse Muslim communities attended - Khoja, Sunni, Bohra, and Ismailis -- again expressing their appreciation for our hospitality. Interestingly, Mad [...]	2007-10-05 03:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO102	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] Per reftel, the following is Post's recommendation of the five most influential women in Madagascar and The Union of the Comoros. Post officer following women's issues in both countries is Silvana Rodriguez. She can be reached at (261) 20 22 21257, Ext 2409 or by email at RodriguezSD@state.gov [...]	2007-02-01 12:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL PINR MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO1021	HILTON TO LEAVE MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Hilton Corporation confirmed that as of November 1 they will no longer manage the largest hotel in Madagascar. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) La Gazette, a local newspaper known for exaggeration, first reported the imminent departure of the Hilton. In typical sensationalist fashion, [...]	2007-10-05 03:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV ECON MA
07ANTANANARIVO1034	HISTORIC SHIP VISIT WELL RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: The historic port call of the USS NORMANDY on the northern coastal city of Diego Suarez from September 29 through October 2, the first such formal ship visit to Madagascar since 1972, showcased greater U.S. engagement in Madagascar. President Ravalomanana's visit onboard the ship wa [...]	2007-10-09 12:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1035	ARRESTED MALAGASY MAYORS RECEIVE DUE PROCESS [...] The verdicts from the trials of two political opponents of President Ravalomanana were recently made public. After five months in pre-trial detention, former Mayor of Tamatave and presidential candidate Roland Ratsiraka (REF A) was acquitted October 4 of embezzlement of government funds and f [...]	2007-10-10 03:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ASEC MA
07ANTANANARIVO104	SENATOR RASAMOELY NAMED NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] The President on January 31 appointed Senator Frederick Rasamoely to be the new Governor of the Central Bank of Madagascar, replacing Gaston Ravelojaona who retires after 10 years as head of the Bank. Senator Rasamoely was previously the General Manager of Ny Havana Insurance Company and serv [...]	2007-02-01 12:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON MA
07ANTANANARIVO1056	COMORAN PRESIDENT SAMBI, "I WILL END ANJOUAN CRISIS OR [...] (U) This message includes an Action Request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Celebrating the end of Ramadan October 13, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Sambi made a public declaration that he would resolve the ongoing Anjouan crisis or resign. Reflecting on public opinion that he had accomplished [...]	2007-10-15 09:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1063	RULING PARTY VICTORIOUS IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The High Constitutional Court (HCC) announced October 13 the official results of the September 23 National Assembly elections: President Ravalomanana's "Tiako I Madagasikara" (TIM) party won 105 seats, others won 20 seats, and two elections were voided for irregularities. New el [...]	2007-10-16 06:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1083	TALKS BETWEEN COMORAN ISLAND LEADERS SEW CONFUSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Grand Comore Island President Mohamed Abdouloihab's unannounced October 19 visit to Anjouan has Union Government officials irate and the international community confused. Anjouan authorities reportedly hope Abdouloihab's visit will be perceived as the first step toward official [...]	2007-10-22 13:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR CN
07ANTANANARIVO1085	FORMER PRIME MINISTER HEADS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) As expected, former Prime Minister and ruling "Tiako-i-Madagasikara" (TIM) party member Jacques Sylla was unanimously elected President of Madagascar's National Assembly October 23 at the body's opening session. The only candidate, Sylla was approved by all 124 deputies present, with the [...]	2007-10-23 12:57:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO109	UPDATE ON THE MURDER OF MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA [...] (U) Post is providing an update on the Mohammad Jamal Khalifa murder from a security and political standpoint. Below is an assessment by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) and the Political Office. 2. (S) On the security front, RSO continues to engage local Law Enforcement Officials concer [...]	2007-02-05 13:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	ASEC PTER MA
07ANTANANARIVO1099	MADAGASCAR NOMINATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Per reftel, Post nominates the following two candidates from Madagascar for the International Women of Courage Award. 2. Dr. Mathilde Rabary is the National President of the non-governmental organization (NGO) "S.O.S. to Human Rights Victims," Coordinator of the Mifohaza Center, and a form [...]	2007-10-26 08:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO MA
07ANTANANARIVO1103	SECOND MALAGASY CABINET RESHUFFLE IN 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Marc Ravalomanana's October 27 cabinet reshuffle, the second of his current term in office, had few significant changes but portends some improvement in overall governance. Only three of the 19 Cabinet members are new to the government. Seven former ministers were dro [...]	2007-10-29 12:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PBIO MA
07ANTANANARIVO1105	EASWIO II NEXT STEPS: MADAGASCAR [...] (U) Post response to reftel action request. 2. (SBU) Madagascar sent three personnel to the EASWIO conference held in Mombasa, Kenya. a. The delegates stated the following were most beneficial: - Communications with their other African counterparts; - Exchange of information; - U.S. [...]	2007-10-30 10:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL ECON EWWT MA
07ANTANANARIVO1114	DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN MORONI DISCUSSES CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diplomatic corps in Moroni and Government of the Union of the Comoros were surprised by Grande Comore island president Abdouloihab's visit to Anjouan. The international community, led by the African Union (AU),is working to apply sanctions and encourage the Union Governm [...]	2007-11-02 10:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1131	GRENADE ATTACK ON PRESIDENT'S COMPANY IN TULEAR [...] (SBU) An early morning grenade attack on a MAGRO building, part of the TIKO conglomerate owned by President Marc Ravalomanana, slightly injured one gendarme and caused minor material damages November 5. Local security forces in the southwestern city of Tulear have launched an investigation to [...]	2007-11-07 04:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC MA
07ANTANANARIVO1137	PRESIDENT EMPOWERS WOMEN, WARNS SEX TOURISTS [...] SUMMARY: October was a groundbreaking month for women in Madagascar. Following the designation of the first ever female Minister of Defense (REF A),President Ravalomanana kicked off the opening conference of the Presidential Initiative on Women and Leadership with a sweeping speech calling [...]	2007-11-08 09:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI SCUL PINR PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO1147	COMOROS SANCTIONS UNDERWAY, BACAR NOT BACKING DOWN [...] (U) African Union (AU) sanctions, including a travel ban and the freezing of assets, against 145 persons on the island of Anjouan (ref) are underway in the Union of the Comoros. With contradicting dates in media reports, the AU confirmed sanctions started on October 20 and will run out 45 day [...]	2007-11-09 08:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO116	MCC CEO DANILOVICH VISITS MADAGASCAR [...] SUMMARY: MCC CEO Ambassador John J. Danilovich, accompanied by Catholic Relief Services President and MCC Board Member Kenneth Hackett assessed progress under Madagascar's Compact January 31 to February 2. President Ravalomanana committed to take immediate steps for the remediation needed on [...]	2007-02-06 08:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA ECON PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO1171	UNION PLEDGES NO ACTION AGAINST ANJOUAN BEFORE [...] (C) The people of the Union of the Comoros are on "standby" as the standoff with Anjouan continues. Union Government officials are committed to cooperating with the African Union (AU) to give sanctions against Anjouan (which will run out on November 24) a chance to work, but they will not wai [...]	2007-11-16 08:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1173	COMOROS TOO INDEBTED FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 10:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1191	COMOROS, NEW MIDDLE EAST TOURISM DESTINATION? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent press reports suggest a surge in tourism investment interest in the Comoros, most notably Dubai World and a Saudi delegation. While promising for the embattled Sambi government, the timing and certainty of most of these investments are unclear. Still, in a tiny impove [...]	2007-11-26 13:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1202	COMOROS SHELL BANKS ILLEGAL AND UNAUTHORIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. "Just as the United States is not responsible for the criminals who manufacture counterfeit dollars, so the Comoros should not be blamed for criminals who market banking licenses when they lack the legal authority to issue them." With this argument, Vice Governor of the Centra [...]	2007-11-28 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1215	FORMER COMORAN PRESIDENT AZALI ON SAMBI'S MISCUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Azali told the Ambassador the Union should negotiate with Anjouan's Colonel Bacar for the sole purpose of organizing elections on the island. Azali said President Sambi and the African Union had miscalculated in dealing with Bacar, but thought a solution was [...]	2007-12-03 05:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON CN
07ANTANANARIVO1216	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE: MADAGASCAR AND [...] Post provides below updated information on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros, keyed to questions in reftel, as available and appropriate. 2. Madagascar -------------- The Government of Madagascar continues to be a regional leader in combating chi [...]	2007-12-03 13:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PREL MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO1221	LIFE IN ANJOUAN UNDER COLONEL BACAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports from Anjouan, where EmbOffs have been unable to visit for six months, indicate life in limbo for most of the 240,000 people living there. There are unconfirmed reports that many opponents to Bacar, journalists, activists, intellectuals, and teachers, have been impriso [...]	2007-12-04 04:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO1227	COMOROS: HOPE REMAINS FOR A NEGOTIATED ANJOUAN [...] (C) I visited Moroni November 28-30 to take stock of political and economic developments there, and to pave the way for A/S Frazer,s December 22-23 visit there. This visit came in the immediate wake of the AU Peace and Security Council,s (PSC ) see reftel a) decision to extend Anjouan sanctio [...]	2007-12-06 04:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO1231	MADAGASCAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS UNDERWAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Campaign season for Madagascar's December 12 municipal elections is well underway, with the ruling TIM party dominating throughout most of the country. As usual, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) is mobilizing at the highest levels to pitch in with the campaigns; ministers are s [...]	2007-12-10 13:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1236	BRINGING COMOROS INTO THE FOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As we look at the question of AGOA eligibility for Comoros, the two key interlocking issues are security and opportunity - and how each could be strengthened by AGOA. The Comoran people have a tragic history and few economic endowments; their most famous native son is infamous - [...]	2007-12-12 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID KDEM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1241	PRESIDENT LOSES ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results from the December 12 municipal elections show the ruling TIM Party of President Marc Ravalomanana faring well throughout the country, with the notable exception of a humiliating upset in the capital of Antananarivo. Andry "TGV" Rajoelina, a successful busines [...]	2007-12-13 13:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1243	PRESIDENT LOSES ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results from the December 12 municipal elections show the ruling TIM Party of President Marc Ravalomanana faring well throughout the country, with the notable exception of a humiliating upset in the capital of Antananarivo. Andry "TGV" Rajoelina, a successful busines [...]	2007-12-14 04:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1251	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Welcome to Antananarivo! Your visit to Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros comes at an important time as both countries - in quite different circumstances - face challenges that are likely to define the future character of their governance. Your arrival, as the highest ra [...]	2007-12-17 11:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO1252	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Welcome also to Moroni! Your visit to the Union of the Comoros comes as this fragile country faces the latest in a long series of challenges. Your arrival, as the highest ranking U.S. government official ever (we believe) to visit the archipelago, gives you leverage to help s [...]	2007-12-17 13:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO1269	RULING PARTY CEDES POWER GRACEFULLY IN THE CAPITAL [...] (U) Official results trickling in from the December 12 municipal elections seem to confirm early speculation that the President's TIM party won throughout most of the country, with the exception of a spectacular defeat in Antananarivo (Reftel). Businessman and political unknown Andry "TGV" Ra [...]	2007-12-27 13:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO128	BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. Government is missing the opportunity to build a strong relationship with the Union of the Comoros. In light of the recently-completed Operational Plan process for the Comoros, Post considers that USD 100,000 in security assistance is inadequate to seriously advance tran [...]	2007-02-08 14:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER PREL IR CN
07ANTANANARIVO160	AUSTR Encourages Madagascar to Build on AGOA Success [...] SUMMARY: AUSTR Liser engaged public and private AGOA partners during her February 6-8 visit to Madagascar. While the AGOA third-country extension will boost the apparel sector, Madagascar also shows promise in diversifying exports to the United States. High cost and reduced service in shippi [...]	2007-02-16 08:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA
07ANTANANARIVO161	TACKLING SEX TOURISM IN NOSY BE, ROUND TWO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy staff traveled to Nosy Be, an island off Madagascar's northwest coast notorious for its growing sex tourism, and Diego Suarez, a nearby port on the mainland, to follow up on Embassy Antananarivo's 2005 report on the nature of sex tourism and trafficking in persons (TIP) al [...]	2007-02-16 10:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO175	Malagasy Gendarmes Arrest Three in Khalifa Murder [...] (SBU) Gendarmerie contacts confirmed to the RSO February 20 that three Malagasy men suspected in the murder of Jamal Khalifa were arrested in the southern part of Madagascar (reftels). A fourth suspect who attempted to flee was shot and killed. Police did not recover any of the stolen items a [...]	2007-02-21 08:22:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER MA
07ANTANANARIVO177	MADAGASCAR DECLARES FLOOD DISASTER [...] With tens of thousands of Malagasy displaced by flooding from the worst rainy season in recent memory, Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva convened donors February 20 to coordinate the ongoing humanitarian response and make an appeal for emergency assistance. FonMin Ranjeva affirmed the GOM had ma [...]	2007-02-21 13:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL SOCI SENV MA
07ANTANANARIVO180	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD APRIL 4 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has announced a Constitutional Referendum to be held April 4, 2007. A hastily-convened committee is considering over 200 possible changes, and will soon make recommendations to the Council of Ministers, who will then decide which changes shoul [...]	2007-02-22 12:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO221	MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...]	2007-03-06 14:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07ANTANANARIVO225	COMOROS 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately 1 hour preparing this report. [...]	2007-03-07 11:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO226	AGOA Eligibility Recommendation For Comoros [...] This is an Action Request for the Department - see Paragraph 4. 2. SUMMARY: Democratically-elected President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has made significant improvements in governance in the Union of the Comoros since taking office in May 2006, despite inadequate resources. His government has [...]	2007-03-08 05:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON CN
07ANTANANARIVO227	President's 2007 Report on AGOA - Madagascar [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following input on Madagascar for the President's 2007 Report on AGOA. MARKET ECONOMY/ECONOMIC REFORM/ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. Madagascar continues to implement its program of macro-economic and stru [...]	2007-03-08 06:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO23	COMORAN UNION PRESIDENT SAMBI AND ANJOUAN'S BACAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with Union of the Comoros President Sambi and Anjouan Island "President" Bacar, Ambassador and DCM encouraged dialogue to resolve the ongoing dispute over security responsibility (reftel). A calmly intransigent Bacar insisted he had a right to have arme [...]	2007-01-08 06:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO232	GOM PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has publicly proposed a number of constitutional changes to be voted on in a referendum April 4, with the stated goal of driving forward the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP),its signature development program (REF A). Changes include eliminating the [...]	2007-03-09 06:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO236	AMERICAN WEEK IN MAHAJANGA IS A HIT [...] SUMMARY: From February 27 - March 1, 40 Mission personnel and numerous partners hosted American Week in Mahajanga, a city on Madagascar's northwestern coast with a sizeable Muslim population. Well over 5,000 local citizens visited our exhibit booths, attended an Embassy-sponsored basketball to [...]	2007-03-09 10:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMCA KPAO EAID PHUM PINR AMGT ASOC MA

07ANTANANARIVO237	CONCERNED PRESIDENT DENIES POWER GRAB [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 12:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PREL FR MA EAID SENV KDEM
07ANTANANARIVO238	AMBASSDOR'S MEETINGS WITH MAHAJANGA BUSINESS LEADERS [...] During American Week in Mahajanga (reftel),the Ambassador met with business and Muslim leaders to discuss the overall business climate and to listen to their concerns. Prevailing sentiment among business leaders was generally negative. They voiced complaints about the poor state of the Port [...]	2007-03-09 13:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM PREL KISL MA
07ANTANANARIVO239	COMOROS SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] Post received Comoran diplomatic note number 07-129/MIREX/A.A.Y/fi via facsimile on March 8 assuring the U.S. that the Government of the Comoros supports compliance of UNSCR 1737 by Iran. 2. Post will email a copy of the diplomatic note to Desk Officer Maria Beyzerov. MCGEE [...]	2007-03-09 13:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP IR UNSC CN
07ANTANANARIVO248	CONCERNED PRESIDENT DENIES POWER GRAB [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 14:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PREL FR MA EAID SENV KDEM
07ANTANANARIVO252	CONCERNED PRESIDENT DENIES POWER GRAB [...] (C) President Ravalomanana summoned Ambassador McGee to his office on the morning of March 9 to address a number of issues. First, the President conveyed his concern at seeing Somalis and Pakistanis on the northern coast of Madagascar (location still being determined) during a recent vacation [...]	2007-03-13 08:15:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PREL FR MA EAID SENV KDEM
07ANTANANARIVO262	CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - FIRST REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Tropical cyclone Indlala struck the east coast of Madagascar early morning on March 15, with the city of Antalaha hardest hit. Due to the ongoing lack of communications, we do not have reliable information about casualties and property damage, but expect it may be considerable. Six [...]	2007-03-15 12:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA
07ANTANANARIVO270	CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - SECOND REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After hitting Antalaha and Maroantsetra hard, tropical cyclone Indlala has gradually dissipated as it moves west/southwest over land. Amidst the ongoing lack of definitive communication, unofficial reports of structural and flooding damage are considerable; contacts cite "thigh-deep" [...]	2007-03-16 11:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA
07ANTANANARIVO276	CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - THIRD REPORT [...] Government of Madagascar officials are starting to release initial assessments of the comprehensive damage tropical cyclone Indlala left in its wake, primarily in the northeastern and northwestern regions of the country. The National Bureau of Management of Risk and Catastrophe reports 14,000 [...]	2007-03-19 14:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA
07ANTANANARIVO277	ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE PENDING MARCH 21 [...] Ambassador McGee is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva on March 20, at which time he will raise the demarche on Zimbabwe per reftel. Post will report on the Government of Madagascar's response immediately following the meeting. McGEE [...]	2007-03-20 10:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI MA
07ANTANANARIVO287	IMF Finds GOM Performance Satisfactory [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A just-completed IMF Mission reviewed five major themes in Madagascar: the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP),trade competitiveness, institutional capacity at the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, private sector reform (especially the electric utility),and fiscal / monetary pol [...]	2007-03-22 12:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IMF PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO288	DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (S) Ambassador delivered REF B demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva the evening of March 21 on the sideline of a dinner in honor of the departing UNDP Resident Representative. After listening carefully to demarche points, Ranjeva replied that as a SADC Member, Madagascar can [...]	2007-03-22 13:38:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PREL PHUM ZI MA
07ANTANANARIVO301	MIXED REACTIONS TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: With only eight days to go, Madagascar's upcoming constitutional referendum has failed to garner the same amount of enthusiasm seen in the recent presidential election. The average citizen has little understanding of the proposed amendments and public reactions have been mixed wi [...]	2007-03-27 13:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO304	Sambi Announces New Cabinet, Island Election Dates [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sambi expanded his cabinet by adding four new Ministers and shrinking the massive portfolios of his existing team. None of the Ministers in place since 2006 was removed. The electoral commission also announced the Island President elections will be held June 10, with r [...]	2007-03-28 08:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR CN
07ANTANANARIVO315	JOINT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MADAGASCAR ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Ambassador delivered the joint demarche with the Russian Ambassador to the Malagasy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva. The Minister promised to look at the declaration within the framework of existing treaties and Madagascar's position in SADC and the Indian Ocean. A response wil [...]	2007-04-02 13:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO321	JAYA: MADAGACAR'S SIXTH CYCLONE [...] Tropical Cyclone Jaya made landfall on Madagascar's battered northeast coast on April 3, weakened as it crossed the north end of the island, then re-emerged into the Mozambique Channel on April 4. As of 1200 local time on April 4, the storm has largely dissipated, although it will be watched c [...]	2007-04-04 11:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV PREL PGOV SOCI CASC MA
07ANTANANARIVO322	MADAGASCAR SEEKS AGREMENT FOR NEW AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON [...] On April 2, Post received two Diplomatic Notes, both dated March 23, 2007. One gave formal notice of the recall of Malagasy Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Mr. NARISOA Rajaonarivony, while the other sought agrement for his replacement, Mr. RADIFERA Jocelyn Bertin. Diplomatic notes and [...]	2007-04-04 12:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO325	TURNOUT FOR REFERENDUM LOW BUT PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anecdotal and radio reports from around the country reflect a peaceful day at the polls for Madagascar's constitutional referendum with no security incidents. Voter turnout seems to be considerably lower than for the recent presidential election due to apathy that the constitut [...]	2007-04-04 13:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO352	RESULTS NEARLY COMPLETE, REFERENDUM VICTORIOUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Waiting on results from only 27 of the country's 17,000-plus polling stations, Madagascar's constitutional referendum passed with a 75.37 percent approval rate and a 43.7 percent voter turnout. The usual criticism from the opposition post-referendum will likely fall on deaf ears [...]	2007-04-12 13:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO393	AF/E Director Reddick in Antananarivo [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Madagascar April 15-18, East Africa Bureau (AF/E) Director Reddick paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister to discuss the April 4 referendum and ongoing disaster response. In meetings with the Red Cross and the Presidency, Director Reddick explored possible solutions to M [...]	2007-04-23 13:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO396	Comoros Protests French Country Code Change In Mayotte [...] (U) Comoran Ambassador to Paris Soulaimana Mohamed Ahmed will reportedly travel to Geneva as soon as possible to submit an official protest to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after France unilaterally changed the telephone country code for its territory Mayotte from 269 (like t [...]	2007-04-24 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ECPS ITU FR MF CN
07ANTANANARIVO399	DELEGATION HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer's suggestion to President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on the sidelines of UNGA last September (REF B),a U.S. delegation led by Director of the Office of East African Affairs Eunice Reddick held the first ever bilateral discussions wi [...]	2007-04-24 11:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN
07ANTANANARIVO402	MADAGASCAR TIP PROPOSALS FOR 2007 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Antananarivo is providing the following four proposals for 2007 ESF and INCLE funds for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) projects. The full text of the proposals, budgets and resumes are being forwarded via email to the appropriate G/TIP POC as requested. Post POC for all [...]	2007-04-24 13:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MA
07ANTANANARIVO404	MADAGASCAR AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF MCC COMPACT [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Two years ago Madagascar became the first country to sign a Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),recognizing progress in investing in people, economic freedom, and governing justly. Remarkable achievements in the Compact's priority areas of l [...]	2007-04-25 08:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KMCA ECON PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO409	Coastal City Boils Over Electricity Outages [...] (SBU) Public discontent over electricity outages boiled over April 26 as thousands of protestors set fire to a public building in the southern coastal city of Tulear. According to sources in the gendarmerie, members of the mob also kidnapped the regional director of the Penitentiary Administr [...]	2007-04-26 12:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO411	Comoran Union Government Fights Shell Banks [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an ongoing struggle to attract foreign investment and repair the country's reputation, the Government of the Union of the Comoros has taken steps to address its "shell banking" problem and has renewed its request for U.S. assistance. Vice President Idi recently briefed PolEco [...]	2007-04-27 05:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV PREL ECON CN
07ANTANANARIVO414	TULEAR RIOTS CONTINUE, OTHER CITIES ON LOW SIMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of unrest in Tamatave, political opposition groups are trying to take advantage of a string of student-initiated protests over poor university conditions and black-outs in a number of coastal cities -- particularly Tulear (REF A) -- to further their anti-referendum age [...]	2007-04-27 10:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO417	Opposition Leaders Arrested; Merina Flee Tulear [...] (SBU) Police in Tulear arrested four opposition leaders for allegedly leading the demonstrations which turned violent in the city April 27 (reftel): Senator Robert Razaka; National Assembly Deputy Dimby Benaria; Luc Vital, Chairman of the Tulear Communal Council; and Tsimarivo Railala. The [...]	2007-04-30 14:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC MA
07ANTANANARIVO418	AVIATION FEES MADAGASCAR [...] Post provides answers to reftel action request for Madagascar. The Malagasy aviation authority (ADEMA) confirms OACI CODE for each of the following airports: MAHAJANGA FMNM NOSY BE /FASCENE FMNN TOAMASINA FMMT TOLIARA [...]	2007-04-30 14:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MARR MOPS KREC MA
07ANTANANARIVO419	PRE-ELECTION SHOWDOWN IN THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political tensions are running high in the Union of the Comoros as the Union and Anjouan Island Governments jockey over whether President of Anjouan Mohamed Bacar (known for his secessionist tendencies and prickly relationship with the Union Government) must step down preceding th [...]	2007-04-30 20:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS CN
07ANTANANARIVO420	PRE-ELECTION SHOWDOWN IN THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political tensions are running high in the Union of the Comoros as the Union and Anjouan Island Governments jockey over whether President of Anjouan Mohamed Bacar (known for his secessionist tendencies and prickly relationship with the Union Government) must step down preceding th [...]	2007-05-02 05:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS CN
07ANTANANARIVO421	NO HELP FOR IRAQ FROM MADAGASCAR OR THE COMOROS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 11:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER CN MA
07ANTANANARIVO425	UNION AND ANJOUAN FORCES FINALLY CLASH IN COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political tension in the Union of the Comoros that has been simmering in recent months between the rival jurisdictions of the Union Government of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and the Anjouan Island government headed by "President" Mohamed Bacar has finally broken into viole [...]	2007-05-02 18:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO426	Seaboard Reaches Verbal Agreement to Extend Lease [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After over a year of intense lobbying, including Ambassador McGee insisting on a level playing field in a meeting with President Ravalomanana, the U.S. company Seaboard reached an oral agreement with Tamatave Port Director Botozaza April 27 to extend the company's lease on silos [...]	2007-05-03 05:08:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MA
07ANTANANARIVO430	U.S. FUND SEEKS MADAGASCAR FOREST DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a meeting in September, 2006, between President Ravalomanana and the president of the Global Environment Fund (GEF),a deal to create a 30,000 hectare sustainable forestry operation in Madagascar has progressed in fits and starts. Interrupted by the December 3 presidential [...]	2007-05-03 09:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO431	COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] Post received the following letter to President George W. Bush from His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, the President of the Union of the Comoros, via facsimile on May 2, 2314 local time. A copy of the letter is being faxed and emailed to AF/E Desk Officer Maria Beyzerov. 2. B [...]	2007-05-03 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO435	COASTAL UNREST CONTINUES IN MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Public demonstrations in Madagascar against blackouts and poor study conditions (reftels) have expanded to include political opposition grievances. Protests seem to be spreading to different coastal cities and even potentially Antananarivo. After several days of protests with li [...]	2007-05-04 09:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO438	COMOROS ISLAND IN DE FACTO SECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After seizing control of the Union radio station and Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's home on Anjouan May 3, "President" Mohamed Bacar's forces seem to be even more in control of the island. The first reported deaths of Union soldiers have sparked conflict between villag [...]	2007-05-04 12:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO442	Anjouan's Bacar Clings To Power [...] (SBU) Press reports that (former) Anjouan Island "governor" Bacar has accepted the Constitutional Court's decision for him to step down remain unconfirmed. Post Comoros Liaison indicates that Bacar stated he would resign - on the condition that he, not Union President Sambi, name the interim [...]	2007-05-07 12:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO452	COMOROS AWAITS SAMBI'S REACTION TO BACAR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union's (AU) special envoy to the Comoros Jose Francisco Madeira returned May 8 from a second mission to Anjouan, bringing back with him approximately 15 Union government officials and soldiers who had been held hostage by "President" Bacar's forces. Bacar told Made [...]	2007-05-10 13:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN
07ANTANANARIVO454	AU BROKERS SHAKY ACCORD IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) In a deal signed late May 11 between Union of the Comoros Vice President Ikililou, African Union (AU) Envoy Madeira, Arab League Envoy Husni, and deposed Anjouan Island "president" Bacar, the defiant Bacar finally agreed to step down as ordered by the Constitutional Court (reftels). The [...]	2007-05-14 13:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO477	COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS HELP TO DISARM MILITIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador McGee met May 19 with Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, high-level Union officials, and island presidential candidates on both Grand Comores and Anjouan to urge all parties to work towards free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in the upcomi [...]	2007-05-21 13:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM XA CN
07ANTANANARIVO520	EMBEZZLING PLAGUES MADAGASCAR'S CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Central Bank of Madagascar (BCM) faces growing concerns about its competence following recent cases of embezzlement. Three weeks ago evidence came to light that USD six million was missing at the BCM's Manakara agency. Local press reported last week another case of theft of [...]	2007-05-31 11:22:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO522	MIXED SIGNALS TO SEABOARD IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tamatave Port Director Pierrot Botozaza kept U.S. Seaboard Corporation representatives waiting for 12 hours on May 25 for scheduled negotiations to renew its lease on silos at the Port (Reftels). When the Port's lawyers finally met with Seaboard, they insisted an application for [...]	2007-05-31 11:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON KTDB PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO523	NORWAY-FUNDED CORRUPTION EXPERT ADVISES MALAGASY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fredrik Galtung of the organization "tiri: Making Integrity Work" provided donors and anti-corruption officials a briefing May 25 following extensive consultations in Madagascar. He identified judicial reform as the top priority for any substantial improvement on transparency a [...]	2007-05-31 12:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD PREL ECON NO MA
07ANTANANARIVO524	MADAGASCAR WELCOMED AS GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNER [...] Political/Economic Section Chief and Russian Federation DCM separately welcomed the Government of Madagascar (GOM) into the Global Initiative as a new partner nation and provided them with the most current version of the Plan of Work, Terms of Reference, Statement of Principles, Explanatory Not [...]	2007-05-31 12:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC PARM PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO557	LABOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RESCUED IN DIEGO SUAREZ [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Antananarivo's reporting on trafficking in persons (TIP) has tended to focus on the conspicuous sex trafficking of minors in tourism hotspots along Madagascar's coast, namely on the island of Nosy Be (reftel). While the same kind of sexual exploitation exists in the northern [...]	2007-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO566	ANJOUAN'S BACAR MOVES TO DERAIL COMOROS VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence broke out again on the Comoran island of Anjouan June 5 as island strongman Mohamed Bacar continued his pattern of extralegal efforts to cling to power. Bacar, who stepped aside as island president to run for reelection (Reftels),appears to have no intention of losing [...]	2007-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO567	COMOROS' SAMBI POSTPONES ANJOUAN'S ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi postponed Anjouan's island election to June 17, contrary to international pressure. Deposed Anjouan island president Bacar continues his "end-game" threatening to hold elections anyway. Votes in Grand Comore and Moheli will go [...]	2007-06-07 12:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO568	ASECNA AVIATION FEES - THE COMOROS [...] Post provides answers to reftel action request for the Comoros. The Comoran aviation authority confirms OACI CODE for each of the following airports: FMCH Hahaia Airport, Grand Comores 2. Airport Questions and Answers: - Question No. 1: AIMPSI or Aeroport International Moroni Prince [...]	2007-06-07 12:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MARR MOPS KREC CN
07ANTANANARIVO569	MADAGASCAR WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO GI THIRD MEETING [...] Post received diplomatic note no. 07-470-AE/M/NV/DCM from the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office in Charge of the United Nations and International Organizations, dated June 5, informing the Embassy that the Government of Madagascar will be represented by its Ambassador in Moscow, duri [...]	2007-06-08 05:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC PARM PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO573	TWO-THIRDS OF COMOROS ISLAND ELECTIONS SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) This is an Action Request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) The people of Grand Comore and Moheli in the Union of the Comoros went to the polls June 10 to elect new island "presidents" (governors). The pro-Sambi candidate Abduloihabi (known as "Albino") leads in Grand Comore, followed by a chari [...]	2007-06-11 10:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO580	STUDENTS BURN MADAGASCAR CAMPUS AMPHITHEATRE [...] (U) Police contacts report that an unknown number of students set fire to the amphitheatre on the campus at the University in Fianarantsoa, in south-central Madagascar, early June 13. The entire building and an adjoining registrar's office, where many students' files are stored, burned to the [...]	2007-06-13 09:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO583	AU CHALLENGES ANJOUAN'S BACAR IN COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union insists deposed island president Mohamed Bacar must allow island elections on Anjouan June 17; however, it cannot so far enforce compliance. The renegade Bacar is reportedly fortifying his position on the island against possible attack. (Note: No AmCits are [...]	2007-06-13 12:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO585	COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a letter to President Bush (full translation in Paragraph Two),Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, seeks U.S. support for a military effort to restore democracy to the island of Anjouan. Sambi describes the repeated efforts - by his government as we [...]	2007-06-13 13:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO595	COMOROS ELECTION POSTPONED AS BACAR SEIZES POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shortly after inaugurating himself "President" of Anjouan on the morning of June 14, Colonel Mohamed Bacar resumed his position at the presidential palace. A high-level Comoran delegation will arrive in Addis Ababa June 14 to lobby the African Union (AU) to hold an extraordinar [...]	2007-06-14 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO60	U.S. DELEGATION CONGRATULATES MADAGASCAR'S PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Presidential Delegation led by Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns attended the inauguration of President Marc Ravalomanana's second term and held a number of meetings on the sidelines. Applauding Ravalomanana's progressive leadership style, the delegation extended its congra [...]	2007-01-22 14:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO608	COMOROS AWAITS AU DECISION ON MILITARY OPTIONS [...] (U) With "President" Bacar of Anjouan refusing to hold new island presidential elections sanctioned by the international community, South Africa is reportedly organizing an urgent meeting of regional foreign ministries and an official from the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council June [...]	2007-06-18 13:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO615	AFRICAN UNION CHALLENGES BACAR IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An African Union (AU) ultimatum and ministerial delegation to the Union of the Comoros is applying pressure on renegade Anjouan island "President" Mohamed Bacar. All three islands of the Union are calm, awaiting Bacar's response to the AU. Rumors abound from Anjouan that Bacar [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO623	ICRC NOTES MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN MADAGASCAR PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of 80 countries in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) monitors prison conditions; Madagascar continues to stand among the worst. An ICRC representative met with Embassy staff to note that while there have been positive trends over the past year in the Gov [...]	2007-06-22 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO636	COMOROS ELECTIONS: TWO OUT OF THREE SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Island elections in Grande Comore and Moheli successfully completed their second rounds June 24. Embassy observers found the election in Grande Comore to be transparent and well-organized. Tensions are high between the Union government, African Union (AU),and other internatio [...]	2007-06-27 13:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO640	SEABOARD SILOS SOLUTION SIGNED IN MADAGASCAR [...] Seaboard Corporation's Armando Lopes signed a five-year lease extension for its silos at the Tamatave Port June 28. Tamatave Port Director Pierrot Botozaza and Minister of Transport Julien LaPorte have approved and signed the agreement. According to Lopes, the terms and conditions of the ext [...]	2007-06-28 11:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON KTDB PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO642	COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. POLITICAL SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a letter to President Bush (full translation in paragraph two),Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, seeks U.S. support urging an African Union (AU) decision to take robust action against Comoran warlord Mohamed Bacar. Sambi expresses his disappointmen [...]	2007-06-29 11:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU EAID PHUM PINR ASEC MOPS CN
07ANTANANARIVO646	MADAGASCAR'S TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HYBRID OPERATION [...] (SBU) Charge and U.S. Defense Attache met with Madagascar's Minister of Defense Petera Behajaina July 2 to discuss Madagascar's current troop contributions to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and potential contributions to the upcoming UN/AU Hybrid Operations in Darfur. Behajaina affi [...]	2007-07-02 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AU UNSC MASS SU MA
07ANTANANARIVO681	COMORANS HOLD BREATH WAITING FOR ANJOUAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delegates of the Government of the Union of the Comoros as well as those sent by renegade Anjouan Island warlord Mohamed Bacar met under African Union auspices July 8 and 9 in Pretoria to seek a solution to their inter-island impasse. Rather than holding a negotiation between [...]	2007-07-11 12:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO685	COMOROS STABILITY IMPROVING ON TWO ISLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Compared to their predecessors, the newly installed island presidents on both Grande Comore and Moheli appear more conciliatory and more willing to work constructively with the Government of the Union of the Comoros. As such, prospects for greater Union stability - [...]	2007-07-12 13:20:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR ASEC AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO687	MADAGASCAR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM AT RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID continues to play a vital leadership role among environment donors in Madagascar seeking to advocate and implement sound conservation and natural resource management policies. Review of the third phase of the environment program has been protracted and did not result in c [...]	2007-07-12 13:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO692	FRENCH VIEW OF THE COMOROS [...] (C) French Ambassador to the Comoros, Christian Job, met Charge July 9 in Moroni and provided an overview of French-Comoran relations. According to Job, from the French side the relationship is grounded in four facts. First, the shared history dating from 1841. Second, legitimate French in [...]	2007-07-13 10:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	CN EAID FR PGOV PINR PREL
07ANTANANARIVO702	MOHELI, THE FORGOTTEN COMORAN ISLAND [...] SUMMARY. There are four inhabited islands in the Comoran archipelago. France administers Mayotte. Of the other three, comprising the Union of the Comoros, two are of comparable size and population - Grande Comore being slightly larger than Anjouan. The third is Moheli, an environmental jew [...]	2007-07-17 06:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV TBIO EAGR ECON PGOV CN
07ANTANANARIVO710	ENVIRONMENTAL TRAFFICKING IN MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent cases involving tropical hardwood and endangered tortoises highlight the serious problem of environmental smuggling in Madagascar. The island is attractive to smugglers because a broad range of unique species inhabit the island and because law enforcement services tend to [...]	2007-07-19 10:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CH MA
07ANTANANARIVO715	RAVALOMANANA'S CONTRADICTORY LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, 2006, Marc Ravalomanana won a landslide reelection victory emerging ahead of 13 other candidates with 55 per cent of the vote. His nearest rival tallied less than 12 per cent. Coming five years after his initial disputed victory had plunged the nation to the brink [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO717	MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: SSH/DHRF SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights Funds (DHRF) provide direct, inexpensive, and meaningful assistance to projects throughout Madagascar and the Comoros. They generate tremendous positive publicity and good will for the United States. From women [...]	2007-07-20 09:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KPAO MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO718	MALAGASY MAYOR FINALLY CAPTURED [...] (U) After eight months on the lam (REF D),former Mayor of Fianarantsoa and presidential candidate Pety Rakotoniaina was arrested by mixed police and gendarmes forces in the southern city of Fianarantsoa on the evening of July 19. For the moment, he is being held in Antananarivo under charges [...]	2007-07-20 09:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC MA
07ANTANANARIVO721	PRESIDENT TO DISSOLVE MADAGASCAR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Marc Ravalomanana announced July 20 his intention to dissolve the National Assembly and call legislative elections. His justifications include "realignment" with his Madagascar Action Plan (MAP) and the recent Constitutional Referendum; the Deputies' terms are also se [...]	2007-07-23 12:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO723	PROSPECTS AND PROSTITUTION IN MINING BOOM TOWN [...] SUMMARY: As Qit Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ramps up its mining activities in southeastern Madagascar, the former "ghost town" of Fort Dauphin is rapidly changing. Embassy staff consulted local officials and NGOs to assess the potential for human trafficking. While it is clear "trafficking in p [...]	2007-07-23 13:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO74	PRESIDENT RAVALOMANANA PROMISES MINISTRY OF [...] (C) An animated President Ravalomanana insisted he was "neutral and not interested" in Seaboard Corporation's operations at the Port of Tamatave; neither as President of Madagascar nor as owner/founder of the TIKO company (reftels). Holding up literature from the Dynatech Corporation, the Pre [...]	2007-01-23 09:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAGR KTDB PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO749	MADAGASCAR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 23 [...] (U) Following a July 24 decree dissolving Madagascar's National Assembly, the Council of Ministers decided July 25 the election for Deputies to the National Assembly will be held September 23. In a power guaranteed by Article 69 of the Constitution, the Council also decided the new Assembly w [...]	2007-07-27 04:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO757	COMOROS, THE COUNTRY DEBT-RELIEF LEFT BEHIND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the world's poorest Muslim democracies, the Union of the Comoros has a stock of debt equal to 70 percent of GDP. If not for an annual influx of over USD 12 million in remittances from Comorans living abroad, the tiny country of 700,000 mostly subsistence farmers would f [...]	2007-07-30 11:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IBRD IMF ECON EAID PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO758	MADAGASCAR M.P. ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (SBU) Roger Zara, a former deputy from the island of Nosy Be who represented President Marc Ravalomanana's Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM) party in the recently dissolved National Assembly (ref A),was arrested July 27 on corruption-related charges. He was reportedly summoned to the tribunal, accus [...]	2007-07-30 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO760	MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES PENDING FOR 62ND UNGA [...] As requested in reftel, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) will be unable to provide any information on the attendance of GOM officials at the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) before the beginning of September. President Marc Ravalomanana and Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva are likely to atten [...]	2007-07-31 09:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO761	MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES PENDING FOR 62ND UNGA [...] Per reftel, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) will be unable to provide any information on the attendance of GOM officials or their spouses at the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) before the beginning of September. President Marc Ravalomanana is likely to attend again this year pending the ou [...]	2007-07-31 09:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO77	COMOROS PRESIDENT WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Union of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, met with the Ambassador January 18 and with Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter January 19 on the margins of the investiture of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana (Ref A). Sambi reaffirmed his desire for as [...]	2007-01-23 13:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PREL PMIL PINR EFIN PGOV PTER EAID KISL CN
07ANTANANARIVO777	CROP REPORTS FORECAST ACUTE RICE SHORTAGES [...] SUMMARY: According to harvest forecasters in the Government of Madagascar's (GOM) Prime Minister's office, Madagascar's severe 2006-07 cyclone season destroyed the equivalent of 60,000 tons of rice (reftels). Already an annual rice importer, Madagascar will likely need almost 300,000 tons of [...]	2007-08-02 10:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR PREL SOCI MA
07ANTANANARIVO778	MALAGASY SURPRISED BY TIP CONDITIONS IN SOUTH [...] SUMMARY: In a July 25 meeting of the Human Rights Working Group, Embassy Antananarivo teamed up with multiple NGOs to present the issue of trafficking in persons (TIP) in the different regions of Madagascar. The fact that Malagasy participants were shocked to find out certain widespread pract [...]	2007-08-02 10:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO779	BACAR'S DEFIANCE LEAVES AU FEW OPTIONS IN THE COMOROS [...] (U) Little has changed in the Union of the Comoros in recent days (reftels). African Union (AU) Envoy Francisco Madeira again threatened Anjouan island renegade, Mohamed Bacar, and again offered an ultimatum. In a press statement July 28, Madeira said, "Bacar's boat is sinking and anyone lef [...]	2007-08-02 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO78	GENERAL NAMED PRIME MINISTER OF MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 20 President Marc Ravalomanana appointed former Minister of Interior Lt-General Charles Rabemananjara as his new Prime Minister, to replace outgoing Prime Minister Jacques Sylla. Rabemananjara now has the task of forming a new Cabinet in consultation with the President [...]	2007-01-23 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO79	FRENCH AGRICULTURE MINISTER REHASHES HIS POSITION [...] On the margins of a Presidential Delegation visit to Madagascar to attend the inauguration of President Marc Ravalomanana (Reftel),Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns met with French Minister of SIPDIS Agriculture Dominique Bussereau at Ambassador McGee's residence for a wide-ranging disc [...]	2007-01-23 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PREL FR MA
07ANTANANARIVO802	PRESS REPORTS INDIAN LISTENING POST IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Press reports indicate the Indian Government has opened a "listening post" on the northern coast of Madagascar to monitor seagoing traffic in the Indian Ocean. Most recently "Asia Times Online" reported the station took a year to construct and opened in July to contribute to India,s secu [...]	2007-08-10 06:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECPS PREL MOPS MARR MCAP IN MA XO
07ANTANANARIVO813	CANDIDATES LINING UP FOR MADAGASCAR'S ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With August 14 ending of the open season to declare candidacy in upcoming legislative elections (REF A),political parties are forming coalitions and preparing their hopefuls. President Ravalomanana's TIM party is actively selecting candidates throughout the 119 districts. To [...]	2007-08-16 12:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO815	COMORAN PRESIDENT CONSIDERING MILITARY OPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi wants the AU to take control of Anjouan by force to allow free elections there, and he believes this could be done without bloodshed. However, he will not wait indefinitely and has a plan for Union forces to take Anjouan - which he [...]	2007-08-16 13:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU EAID PHUM PINR ASEC MOPS CN
07ANTANANARIVO816	CATHOLIC HOSPITAL IN COMOROS ATTACKED [...] In what appears to be a religiously motivated attack, unknown actors set off a petrol-bomb in a dispensary run by the Catholic relief agency Caritas in the village of Mbeni on the northeastern side of Grande Comore late August 12. No one was injured, but material damages included four burne [...]	2007-08-20 05:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC SCUL CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO823	MORE COMORANS DROWN ON FAILED CROSSING TO MAYOTTE [...] (U) Seventeen illegal immigrants reportedly drowned August 13 when their boat capsized while trying to evade the French Coast Guard as they tried to cross from the Union of the Comoros island of Anjouan to the nearby French territory of Mayotte. At least 30 people have died trying to make this [...]	2007-08-20 05:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO835	UPDATE ON MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] The Government of Madagascar and the Government of the Comoros provided the following information on the attendance of their officials at the 62ND UN General Assembly (UNGA). Post is providing the information in the format requested in ref A. 2. The delegation from Madagascar will be compr [...]	2007-08-22 12:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO836	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Little more than 48 hours after arriving in Madagascar, Ambassador R. Niels Marquardt presented his credentials to Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana. In a wide-ranging discourse, the President expressed appreciation for U.S. programs and support, while requesting further assi [...]	2007-08-22 13:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO84	MADAGASCAR PRIME MINISTER SELECTS NEW CABINET [...] (U) As anticipated in reftels, newly appointed Prime Minister Gen. Charles Rabemananjara (who maintains his portfolio as Minister of Interior),named his new cabinet January 25: -- Minister to the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Land Use Planning: Yvan Andrianasandratriniony (F [...]	2007-01-25 14:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO851	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MALAGASY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara invited Ambassador Marquardt for a meeting the day after the credentials ceremony with the President. A friendly but direct Rabemananjara said Malagasy do not want a single ballot and the electoral commission is already strong and independent [...]	2007-08-24 09:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EWWT ASEC SNAR MA
07ANTANANARIVO852	IMF AFRICA DIRECTOR LAUDS MALAGASY ECONOMY [...] (U) International Monetary Fund Africa Director Bio-Tchane met President Marc Ravalomanana August 22 for consultations on Madagascar's economic management and performance. Bio-Tchane also held meetings with Minister of Finance Radavidson, Central Bank Governor Rasamoely, and private sector re [...]	2007-08-24 10:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO853	COMORAN FM JAFFAR REITERATES PRO-AMERICAN STANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Ahmed Said Ben Jaffar welcomed the Ambassador to the region, encouraging him to visit the Comoros to deliver credentials and see the country at the first opportunity. Jaffar expressed frustration that the African Union (AU) had not upheld commitments with regar [...]	2007-08-27 11:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO869	HIGH COURT ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES [...] (U) On August 23, Madagascar's High Constitutional Court published the official list of candidates for the September 23 National Assembly elections. 1,542 candidates, of whom 666 are former deputies, will compete for 127 seats. President Ravalomanana's Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM) party is the [...]	2007-08-29 04:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO870	UPDATE ON ADDITONAL COMORAN ATTENDEES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] The Government of the Comoros provided the following additional information on the attendance of their officials at the 62ND UN General Assembly (UNGA). Post is providing the information in the format requested in ref C. 2. Additions to the delegation from the Union of the Comoros: -- M [...]	2007-08-29 07:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO88	AU CHAIRMANSHIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MADAGASCAR [...] (U) Madagascar: Madagascar's Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva had already departed the country when reftel demarche was received. After repeated attempts to reach him abroad, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) who promised [...]	2007-01-26 10:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AU SU CN MA

07ANTANANARIVO881	ENERGY, THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Ramiaramanana is pursuing multiple partnerships to revitalize the state electric utility company. He explained to the Ambassador August 30 his ambitious plans to improve electricity supply in major coastal cities and in Antananarivo. The Minister is also keen [...]	2007-08-31 06:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL ECON MA
07ANTANANARIVO89	MADAGASCAR OFFERS PEACEKEEPING TROOPS TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) The Government of Madagascar (GOM) is prepared to pledge up to 800 troops for African Union Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) in Somalia. Major General Claude, head of the Gendarme, informed DATT that he has 100 troops ready for immediate deployment. 2. (SBU) General Mampianina, head of [...]	2007-01-29 04:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL AU PGOV IO MA
07ANTANANARIVO892	EITI: CAN MADAGASCAR AVOID THE RESOURCE CURSE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's Government and mining companies joined August 28 in making public declarations for the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). Much work remains for the GOM to meet all conditions, but the Presidency and Ministers of Energy and Mines are committed to m [...]	2007-09-04 11:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN EPET ECON PGOV EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO895	FRAUDULENT "BAHAMAS" RECRUITER CONS MALAGASY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A scam promising jobs in the Bahamas took in reportedly thousands of Malagasy job seekers before the Government of Madagascar (GOM) exposed the fraud. Gateway Global Consultants, posing as recruiters for West Palm Textiles and Apparel, took USD 50 fees for a promise of possible e [...]	2007-09-05 12:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ETRD PREL MA BF
07ANTANANARIVO91	MADAGASCAR'S FM MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON AF CHARTER ON [...] Malagasy Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva had already departed the country upon receipt of reftel demarche, to attend the preparatory meeting and then to lead the African Union (AU) Summit delegation for the Government of Madagascar. 2. Nonetheless, Madagascar's support for the African Charte [...]	2007-01-29 13:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM MA
07ANTANANARIVO919	ANTANANARIVO'S INPUT TO THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to respond to Reftel with the following brief summary of Post's programs and activities to promote human rights and protect human rights defenders. END SUMMARY. Promoting Human Rights and Protecting Human Rights Defenders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]	2007-09-12 10:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO920	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Post provides responses to paragraph four of REF A, sourced from the Ministry of Trade, the National Statistical Agency (INSTAT),the Association of Exporting Companies (GEFP),and industry associations: -- Estimate of 2006 total industrial production: USD 1.4 billion -- Estimate of 2006 [...]	2007-09-12 11:28:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX MA
07ANTANANARIVO922	UPDATE ON MALAGASY ATTENDEES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] The Government of Madagascar provided the following updated information on the attendance of officials at the 62ND UN General Assembly (UNGA). Post is providing the information in the format requested in ref C. Detailed itinerary will be provided septel. 2. The delegation from Madagascar [...]	2007-09-13 09:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA
07ANTANANARIVO923	FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR PRESIDENT MARC RAVOLOMANANA TO THE 62ND [...] Post has been advised by the Government of Madagascar of the following flight itinerary for President Marc Ravalomanana and delegation to New York for the 62ND UNGA and to Washington, D.C. All times are local. SUN SPT 23 Depart Antananarivo 14:50 Private Plane Arrive Johan [...]	2007-09-13 10:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA
07ANTANANARIVO930	ANTANANARIVO UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code (Madagascar): +261 Country Code (Comoros): +269 IVG Access Code: 590 24 hour Switchboard: 20 22-212-57/58/59; 20 [...]	2007-09-17 08:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO933	AU SANCTIONS NEXT IN THE COMOROS IMPASSE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) is expecting the African Union (AU) to apply concrete measures against rebel Anjouan warlord Col. Mohamed Bacar when its Foreign Ministers meet September 18 in Cape Town. Privately, we have heard the next step is likely to be sanct [...]	2007-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO935	COMOROS: PRESIDENT APPEALS TO U.S. WHILE HOPING [...] (C) Summary: With virtually his whole country's progress and prospects held hostage over the continuing impasse in Anjouan (reftel),Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi nonetheless projected an air of friendly calm in his first meeting with Ambassador Marquardt on September [...]	2007-09-18 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO955	FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR PRESIDENT SAMBI TO THE 62ND [...] Post has been advised by the Government of the Union of the Comoros of the following flight itinerary for President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi and delegation to New York for the 62ND UNGA. All times are local. THU SPT 20 Depart Moroni 14:55 Kenya Air 455 Arrive Na [...]	2007-09-19 06:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA CN
07ANTANANARIVO98	OSAMA BIN LADEN'S BROTHER IN LAW, MOHAMMED JAMAL [...] (SBU) Post became aware of media reports early this morning that Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, brother in law of Osama bin Laden, had been murdered during a "raid" and robbery in the early morning hours of January 31, 2007. The inital report came from the Reuters bureau in Dubai; "Saudi businessman [...]	2007-01-31 12:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	ASEC PTER MA
07ANTANANARIVO99	ANTAQNARIVO: ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ)Q [...] (U) CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those containing Mission housing. COMMENT: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zone [...]	2007-01-31 13:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KRCM MA
07ANTANANARIVO998	LUKEWARM COMORAN REACTION TO LATEST AU MEETING [...] (U) Six "concerned" African Foreign Ministers met in Cape Town September 18 to discuss the ongoing de facto secession in Anjouan, Union of the Comoros. This Ministerial Council adopted the recommendations of an experts group that met in Addis Ababa September 4. While the declaration calls fo [...]	2007-10-01 03:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO1	ANTANANARIVO: 2007 ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION [...] CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those of Mission housing. Comment: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zones. However, [...]	2008-01-02 11:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM MA
08ANTANANARIVO136	KUWAIT FM IN COMOROS TO DISCUSS INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kuwait's Foreign Minister visited the Union of the Comoros February 16-17 to meet Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and to discuss Kuwaiti investments. END SUMMARY. 2. Mohamed Mohamed Al-Sharji, Kuwait's Ambassador in Cairo accredited to the Comoros, told EmbOff that Kuwaiti [...]	2008-02-19 10:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EINV EAID KU CN
08ANTANANARIVO137	COMOROS WAITS FOR ZUMA; ASSEMBLES HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros and the Moroni diplomatic corps await South African (RSA) Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma's decision regarding when an international delegation might deliver an ultimatum to renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar of Anjouan. The Union has obtai [...]	2008-02-19 11:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO138	PROPOSED U.S. STATEMENT ON COMOROS [...] (SBU) As noted Reftel, the French Government has issued a strong statement of support for the Union of the Comoros and a condemnation of the illegitimate authorities governing the island of Anjouan. A rough translation follows in Paragraph Two. This comes in advance of French (and U.S.) part [...]	2008-02-19 12:42:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC FR CN
08ANTANANARIVO157	Mission to Anjouan - Bacar Still Intransigent [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar remained intransigent before an international delegation delivering an ultimatum February 27. The delegation later informed Union President Ahmed Sambi who was unsurprised, disappointed, and intent on a military solution to restore the [...]	2008-02-28 08:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO159	COMOROS 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately two hours preparing this report [...]	2008-02-29 10:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CN
08ANTANANARIVO162	MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or des 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silva 3. (U) As requested in Ref A, Embassy Antananarivo submits the followi -- 27 A-D. (U) Available statistics and reports do not indicate that Ma [...]	2008-02-29 11:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO164	MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]	2008-02-29 11:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO179	ISLANDS TENSELY AWAIT MILITARY ACTION [...] (U) The three islands in the Union of the Comoros tensely await impending military action. African Union (AU) Representative Mourad Taiati told international reporters in Moroni on March 4 that, "Today, everyone has taken our [AU] position. [Mohamed Bacar] is isolated and the military operati [...]	2008-03-06 14:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO181	MADAGASCAR/COMOROS RESPONSE RE FISCAL [...] (SBU) Post replies to Reftel questions below for Madagascar: Madagascar - - - - - - - - - - A. Host country's budget is made public. B. Budget is made public via publication. C. Revenues and expenditures: The GOM has worked at length with the World Bank and other donors to imp [...]	2008-03-07 09:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO192	Comoros: Colonel Bacar Letter to Secretary Rice [...] (SBU) In an apparent response to the Ambassador's March 7 op-ed in the Comoran media endorsing Union and African Union actions, Anjouan's Colonel Bacar sent Post a letter for Secretary Rice on March 11. In it, Bacar repeats the same legal-constitutional arguments he made during 2007 in Cape T [...]	2008-03-12 09:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO195	Why We Should Help the Comoros with Maritime Logistical [...] (SBU) As I write this, AU troops from Tanzania and Senegal, and perhaps also Sudan and Libya, are arriving in Moroni, on Grande Comore Island, by various means. According to the Union government, over 1,000 foreign troops are expected to come augment their own "Army of National Development" [...]	2008-03-13 09:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO198	MADAGASCAR "REGIONAL COUNSELOR" ELECTIONS MARCH 16 [...] In the final days before the March 16 elections for 147 regional counselors, the fifth election Madagascar has seen in just 15 months, campaign season is finally picking up some speed. Voters around the country have expressed fatigue and a general lack of understanding regarding the role of r [...]	2008-03-13 12:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO200	Comorans Describe Transport Needs; Op Plan Pending [...] (SBU) Union of the Comoros Defense Minister Dossar sent the Ambassador March 13 a two-page fax outlining "characteristics of the boat needed" to support the combined Comoran/AU military action against Anjouan (complete translation below). While helpful, this is clearly insufficient detail and [...]	2008-03-13 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO212	"RAIDS" ESCALATE TO ARMED CONFLICT ON ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Contacts in the Comoros report a Union Army (AND) "raid" on Anjouan beginning March 15 has turned into a series of battles. Having reportedly freed eight prisoners and taken two minor casualties, part of the AND landing force returned to its staging point in Moheli. However, a small AND [...]	2008-03-17 14:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO224	LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]	2008-03-19 14:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ANTANANARIVO228	SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Actions Requested: Post recommends the Department issue a statement setting the record straight on the Anjouan problem in the Comoros. Suggested points in para 4. Post also recommends the Department pursue efforts to support Comoros' request that the UN Security Council not take up th [...]	2008-03-20 12:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO230	FORMER COMORAN PRESIDENT AZALI POSITIONS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) With increasing political and military activity in the Union of the Comoros (REFTEL),former Union President Assoumani Azali has stepped up his communication with Embassy Antananarivo. The latest was a statement from his political party, the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) [...]	2008-03-20 12:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO235	OPERATION TO TAKE BACK ANJOUAN MEETS LITTLE RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) Post has confirmed a force composed of Union Army soldiers and 80 to 100 Tanzanian soldiers under the African Union (AU) aegis landed on the Comoran island of Anjouan overnight from March 24 to 25 to take back the island from recalcitrant leader Colonel Mohamed Bacar. The assault began a [...]	2008-03-25 09:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO236	TIM SWEEPS MADAGASCAR'S "REGIONAL COUNSELOR" ELECTIONS [...] (U) Unofficial results from Madagascar's first-ever elections for regional counselors on March 16 show the ruling TIM party won almost all of the 147 seats throughout the country. In a number of regions, only TIM candidates ran. Results are still being counted, but the average participation r [...]	2008-03-25 11:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO242	ANJOUAN CALM, FRENCH IN HOT WATER IN MORONI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan remains calm following Union of the Comoros and African Union deployment to the island with no resistance from Colonel Bacar's forces (REFTEL). Union Vice President Ikililou will lead an interim island government in Anjouan until elections can be held. Rumors continue [...]	2008-03-27 10:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO25	PRESIDENT SAMBI DETERMINED TO LIBERATE ANJOUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer,s first visit to the Union of the Comoros (septel),Ambassador Marquardt held a number of meetings with President Sambi, high-level Union Government officials, and members of the international community to discuss the possibility of a [...]	2008-01-14 15:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MOPS CN
08ANTANANARIVO257	COMOROS QUIET BUT TENSE AS IT PONDERS NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the swearing in of the Interim President of Anjouan (reftel),African Union (AU) and Union Army troops remain on alert against potential violence on the island of Anjouan. The mood in the Comoros is quiet but tense as people await France's decision regarding the legal [...]	2008-04-03 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO277	LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 7 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal Embassy translation of a letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dated April 7, 2008. A scanned copy of the French original [...]	2008-04-09 14:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN
08ANTANANARIVO281	MADAGASCAR'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 14:25:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CASC ZI MA
08ANTANANARIVO286	LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 10 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal translation of this week's second letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. Reftel contains the text of the first letter. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dat [...]	2008-04-11 10:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN
08ANTANANARIVO31	COLONEL BACAR CRACKS DOWN ON ANJOUAN RESIDENTS [...] (U) Tension continues to escalate throughout the Union of the Comoros. With the possibility of a Union Army landing to take back Anjouan growing every day (refs),Colonel Mohamed Bacar is consolidating his control over the island. He is reportedly positioning his forces at the hospital in the [...]	2008-01-15 14:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO319	COMORAN FOREIGN MINISTER INTERVIEWED IN REUNION [...] (U) In a televised interview during a visit to Reunion on March 22, Comoran Foreign Minister Ahmed Jaffar declared that deposed Anjouan leader Mohamed Bacar "should face the justice system in his country [the Union of the Comoros] to respond for his actions on the charges levied against him and [...]	2008-04-24 13:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO325	TIM SHARES SENATE WITH TOKEN OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (U) Madagascar's new Senate, reduced from 90 to 33 members, is now official. On April 25, the High Constitutional Court announced the names of the 22 senators, one for each of the 22 regions, chosen in indirect elections on April 20; all hail from the ruling TIM party. In a surprise move -- r [...]	2008-04-28 14:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO332	RAVALOMANANA RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (U) President Ravalomanana announced a new cabinet late April 30, naming five new Ministers and minor organizational changes. This second reshuffle in six months was expected after the recent Senate election (REFTEL). The complete new line-up is in Para 6. 2. (U) Both Minister of Decent [...]	2008-05-02 06:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO39	MALAGASY MFA VIEWS ON COMORAN IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Malagasy Foreign Affairs Secretary General Mboara Andriarimanana and Cabinet Director Michel Martin Rajoelina shared their views on the current Comoros impasse with the Ambassador January 16. Both were very well "read-in" on the Comoran state of play, having followed reports from the Ma [...]	2008-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID MOPS PINR CN MA
08ANTANANARIVO399	GOODS PRODUCED BY CHILD LABOR IN MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] (U) Per REF A, Post provides the following information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in Madagascar and the Comoros. MADAGASCAR - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Post has previously reported on cases of child labor, mostly within the family unit, in the sapphire mine [...]	2008-06-03 15:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM GTIP SMIG ELAB MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO4	DUELING NEW YEARS ADDRESSES IN COMOROS [...] (U) In his annual New Year's Eve speech addressing the nation, Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi called the crisis on Anjouan one of the defining events of 2007. However, he reassured the people, "the liberation of Anjouan" is due in early 2008; his next speech will announce the day the Nat [...]	2008-01-03 13:42:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO40	COMOROS REQUESTS FOLLOW-UP ON BILATERAL TALK REQUESTS [...] (U) Ambassador Marquardt met with Acting Foreign Minister Mourad Said Ibrahim January 11 for a review of bilateral relations in the wake of A/S Frazer's visit, which had focused on the Anjouan crisis (REF A). After reaffirming the mutual hope that USG involvement will assist in resolving that [...]	2008-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO439	ANJOUAN ISLAND ELECTIONS CALM, RUNOFF SCHEDULED [...] (U) Official results from the Anjouan island presidential elections released by the Constitutional Court (CC) on June 18 show candidates Mohamed Djaanfari and Moussa Toybou well ahead of the other three candidates. Djaanfari won 44.18 percent of the vote, while Toybou came in a close second w [...]	2008-06-19 14:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO440	GOM WELCOMES MADAGASCAR'S TIER ONE TIP STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12, in conjunction with the World Day Against Child Labor, Embassy Antananarivo organized a digital videoconference (DVC) featuring Ambassador Mark Lagon and Director of the Office for East Africa James Knight from Washington with high-level representatives from the Gover [...]	2008-06-19 14:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB EAID MA
08ANTANANARIVO443	COMORAN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and a high-ranking political and economic Comoran delegation arrived in Tehran for a three-day visit that included meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Foreign Minis [...]	2008-06-20 10:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IR CN
08ANTANANARIVO464	JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN MADAGASCAR [...] Starting May 28, the Malagasy Supreme Court weekly session began to examine more than 220 complaints regarding reported irregularities in the mayoral elections of December 12, 2007. To date around 70 complaints have been addressed, with the majority dismissed for not following correct legal p [...]	2008-07-01 11:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO499	COMOROS RESHUFFLE PORTENDS FEW CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi reshuffled his cabinet with only minor changes. Main embassy interlocutors remained largely the same, with the exception of Abdourahim Bacar, who was downgraded from Minister of Education to Minister of Post and Te [...]	2008-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO504	FRENCH AMBASSADOR PUSHED OUT OF MADAGASCAR [...] (U) Barely six months into his tour, Gildas Le Lidec, the French Ambassador to Madagascar, announced his imminent departure at the 14 of July National Day celebrations held at his residence. Shocking most of the assembly, including Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva, who was present as President [...]	2008-07-16 12:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR MA
08ANTANANARIVO523	COMOROS REJECTS CITIZENSHIP BILL FOR STATELESS ARABS [...] (U) The Union of the Comoros' Parliament recently rejected a bill that would confer Comoran citizenship on people in exchange for financial investment in the real estate market. According to Comoran Vice President Idi Nadhoim, in 1997 the Kuwaiti Government approached the Comoros with a propos [...]	2008-07-29 09:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO524	MADAGASCAR'S FLAWED BUDGET PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly of the Republic of Madagascar passed a supplemental budget to pay off arrears and to address the rising costs of food and fuel on the local population (REF A). The supplemental budget is financed by higher-than-expected local tax revenues as well as an in [...]	2008-07-29 10:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR MA
08ANTANANARIVO527	MADAGASCAR'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 04:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CASC ZI MA
08ANTANANARIVO53	SEABOARD FIGHTS FOR LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seaboard Corporation continues to report difficulty in doing business in Madagascar, citing unfair competition from the President's TIKO conglomerate. Seaboard's Madagascar country manager has concluded the President is trying to force them out of the market. Seaboard has begun [...]	2008-01-23 06:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON MA
08ANTANANARIVO531	COMORANS PROTEST ACUTE FUEL SHORTAGE [...] (U) Hundreds of Comorans took to the streets of Moroni this week to protest acute fuel shortages. The demonstrators, many of them taxi drivers, remained peaceful and carried banners critical of President Sambi. 2. (SBU) EmbOffs (who visited the Comoros July 23-30) found fuel virtually un [...]	2008-07-30 13:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO539	PRESIDENT SAMBI'S CAR STONED IN ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Police contacts reported Comoran President Ahmed Sambi's car was stoned by angry protestors in Anjouan August 1. Presidential security forces fired in the air to disperse the crowds, who were venting their frustration with acute fuel shortages (Reftel). 2. (SBU) An Embassy NGO conta [...]	2008-08-05 09:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO540	MADAGASCAR'S PRESIDENT - PASSIONATE FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge accompanied visiting agribusiness speaker Dr. Arthur Siaway in a call on President Marc Ravalomanana (at his request) for 75 minutes August 4. When encouraged to allow local markets of agricultural goods to reflect global prices as a way to stimulate production, Rava [...]	2008-08-05 10:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR ECON PGOV MA
08ANTANANARIVO572	Fatigued Comorans Anxious About Ramadan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel stocks are dwindling without another shipment confirmed, leading Comorans to fear Ramadan celebrations will be affected. President Sambi's popularity remains low and is not helped by his frequent absences. In this context, the GOC will convene a planning meeting August 2 [...]	2008-08-26 07:57:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO591	Comoran Dialogue Process Stumbles Out Of The Gate [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a week of intense negotiations with Union of the Comoros officials and other stakeholders, African Union Special Envoy Madeira succeeded September 1 in achieving an agreement in principle for modalities to set up a preparatory committee for the long-awaited Inter-Como [...]	2008-09-03 08:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN PGOV
08ANTANANARIVO606	Comorans Disagree On How (And If) To Talk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two weeks of intense mediation efforts by African Union Special Envoy Madeira, the Comorans are scarcely closer to sitting down to plan for inter-island talks. President Sambi showed his cards September 5, indicating to diplomats he will hold a referendum to "fix institu [...]	2008-09-08 07:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO620	Comoran Dialogue Depends on Sambi's Leadership [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on President Sambi to take leadership and reach out to the opposition to make progress toward the pending "Inter-Comoran Dialogue". In bilateral discussions and in joint meetings with international community colleagues, the Ambassador encouraged Union and [...]	2008-09-15 14:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO638	MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) On September 19, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Harifera Rabemananjara, Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation, and Misalintsoa Irodia, Acting Secretary General, at the Malagasy MFA. Rabemananjara said she would pass our key points to the Malagasy mission in New York, but caut [...]	2008-09-22 07:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA MA
08ANTANANARIVO644	GROWING OPPOSITION FOCUSED ON CAPITAL FEUD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prompted by the recent involvement of increasingly higher-profile opposition leaders, President Ravalomanana and his allies have been forced to publicly confront growing discontent with the administration, if not address its causes. In the capital, a nine-month battle between t [...]	2008-09-24 09:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MA XW
08ANTANANARIVO67	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TOP COMORAN ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] This is an Action Request; see Paragraph Five. 2. SUMMARY: In a January 11 letter to Secretary Rice, Comoran Vice President Idi Nadhoim officially requested U.S. government financial assistance to assess geothermal energy potential in the Comoros. Echoing President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's r [...]	2008-01-28 13:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV PREL EAID ENRG CN
08ANTANANARIVO683	Comoran Dialogue Blocked, Referendum More Likely [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sambi offered no assurances to the opposition in his Eid message, instead suggesting he will hold a referendum on the constitution. Opposition members declared October 5 that they opposed any revision of the constitution, rejected "dialogue" on Sambi's terms, and dem [...]	2008-10-08 12:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO69	TURTLE SMUGGLERS CAPTURED [...] A South African national was recently arrested in Madagascar for attempting to smuggle rare turtles out of the country. This incident follows a recent arrest in the French territory of Mayotte where smugglers were apprehended with 20 endangered turtles from Madagascar. Malagasy customs enfor [...]	2008-01-28 13:38:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CH MA
08ANTANANARIVO691	MAYOR TO PRESIDENT: JUST LET ME DO MY JOB [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting between Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina and Ambassador Marquardt, the Mayor outlined his ongoing difficulties with President Ravalomanana and his party, TIM, painting himself as an eager but frustrated reformer who wants nothing more than to do his job. While he b [...]	2008-10-09 13:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
08ANTANANARIVO692	UNDP Comoros "Millennium Island" Project [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Comoros has a proposal for the island of Moheli (population 40,000) to be a UN "Millennium Village." By significantly increasing interventions and coordinating the efforts of all partners, the Millennium Village concept seeks t [...]	2008-10-09 13:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO7	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime occurs in Madagascar as it does in most major cities in the world. Over the past year, Antananarivo has seen its violent crime rate increase for the first time in several years. For the first time in over te [...]	2008-01-07 13:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO70	COMOROS AS VIEWED FROM MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate meetings January 23 with Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva, and January 24 with Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara, the Ambassador sought Malagasy views of the current crisis in the Comoros. Both expressed frustration at the ongoing instability in their neighbor an [...]	2008-01-28 13:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO716	French Update on Comoros-Mayotte Issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France and the Comoros continue to address the Mayotte issue bilaterally, notwithstanding the Comoros' "symbolic" effort to raise the question at the UN General Assembly. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) French Ambassador to the Comoros Hallade told Comoros Officer October 24 that [...]	2008-10-27 05:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV CN
08ANTANANARIVO717	Anjouan Authorities Concerned About Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan president Toybou fears former Bacar loyalists will take action once African Union forces withdraw from his island. He has asked the Union government to seek to extend the mandate of the Tanzanian forces and to train a new police force. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Anjou [...]	2008-10-27 05:15:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO729	MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) On October 29, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Mialy Andrianaivo, Chief of Political and Security Affairs, and currently Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Andrianaivo was informed on the issue, having worked on the 2005 declaration, altho [...]	2008-10-31 05:25:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO UNESCO PREL MA
08ANTANANARIVO744	OBSTACLES TO INVESTMENT: THE VIEW OF A PROMINENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malagasy industrial magnate Salim Ismail outlined the negative factors confronting potential investors in Madagascar during a recent meeting with the Ambassador. These factors include a complicated business environment, an unfair legal system, problems with the state-owned power [...]	2008-11-05 07:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD MA
08ANTANANARIVO748	IRAN SEEKS FRIENDS IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with Ambassador Marquardt, Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Amar gave a detailed read-out of the recent visit of Iranian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Envoy of the President, Hossain Sheikholislam. After meeting with the Malagasy Prime Minist [...]	2008-11-06 11:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR MA PINR PREL
08ANTANANARIVO750	SCENESETTER FOR CJTF-HOA REAR ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 14:02:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR MAP ASEC MA
08ANTANANARIVO752	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM [...] On November 6, 2008, Post received the following letter from President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi via fax. 2. Translation follows: No. 08-186/PR The President, Moroni, November 6, 2008 Excellency: After Your Excellency's historic victory for the Presidency of the United States [...]	2008-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP CM
08ANTANANARIVO757	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On November 7, EmbOff delivered ref A demarche to Mboara Andrianarimanana, Secretary General (SG) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EmbOff thanked the SG both for Madagascar's support in opposing last year's non-action motions, as well as for the Foreign Minister's previously stated i [...]	2008-11-10 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNGA MA
08ANTANANARIVO759	COMORAN PRESIDENT SAMBI'S IRAN TIES ARE UNPOPULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Union of the Comoros President Sambi faces criticism at home for his efforts to enhance ties with Iran, mostly because moderate Sunni Comoros is wary of Shi'ism. Iran has opened a "foundation" office in Moroni to fund schools and an Iranian Red Crescent clinic. Most Comorans and [...]	2008-11-12 09:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PTER CN IR
08ANTANANARIVO764	ANTANANARIVO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT RESPONSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOM set high goals in 2007 with a string of legislative achievements and hands-on efforts to push the administration's fight against child labor and human trafficking into the field via training programs, victim's assistance, and awareness campaigns. This drive seems to hav [...]	2008-11-14 07:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP MA
08ANTANANARIVO771	AU SUMMIT PLANNING: DATES SET, STILL SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With seven months left before the African Union's annual summit descends upon Madagascar, Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara finally convened the Antananarivo diplomatic corps to announce the dates (June 21 to July 3, 2009, with the heads of state here July 1-2 -- a change fro [...]	2008-11-18 14:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AU MA KSUM
08ANTANANARIVO772	ELECTORAL REFORM ON A SLOW ROAD TO NOWHERE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Ravalomanana pledged to undertake needed electoral reforms following senate elections in April 2008; however, the GOM has taken no action on these issues, instead leaving the ball in civil society's court. Civil society groups, while in broad agreement on goals, have [...]	2008-11-18 15:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AORC SOCI MA
08ANTANANARIVO778	SUBJECT: COMOROS POLITICAL FIGHT PUTS IMF DEAL IN JEOPARDY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 09:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CN
08ANTANANARIVO78	ANJOUAN'S COLONEL BACAR ON FRANCOPHONIE VISIT [...] (SBU) In a public announcement, Anjouan's renegade Colonel Bacar offered his spin on talks with La Francophonie Envoy Salifou January 23. Bacar said he held talks with Salifou on "the crisis born of the Union Government's arbitrary decision to postpone island elections in Anjouan and other [...]	2008-01-30 12:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO804	AF/E Director Knight Visit to the Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AF/E Director Knight advocated for transparency and reconciliation with GOC interlocutors during his visit to the Comoros November 22-25. Director Knight also followed up on "Bilateral Commission" items from the September 18 meetings in Washington. END SUMMARY. Our Dreams [...]	2008-12-04 08:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO809	Comoros National Assembly Passes (Sort Of) Economic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diplomatic corps was twice convoked December 3 for contradictory versions of recent events at the National Assembly on a vote for an "economic citizenship" law. First, National Assembly President Bounou and Grande Comore Island President Abdouwahabi (both opposition leaders [...]	2008-12-05 06:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EINV PREL PGOV CN
08ANTANANARIVO821	Comoran President Sambi Popular and Assertive [...] SUMMARY: With life again relatively normal in the Comoros, President Sambi is riding a renewed tide of popularity; fuel and power supplies are adequate and the general mood is hopeful. The President remains committed to reconciliation and democracy, but his priority is economic development. [...]	2008-12-10 07:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON CN
08ANTANANARIVO831	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MODEL [...] (SBU) On December 11, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche and associated documentation to Ms. Harifera Rabemananjara, Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation, and GOM POC on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In contrast to previous [...]	2008-12-11 14:25:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PTER PREL KGIC MA
08ANTANANARIVO832	MADAGASCAR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] International terrorism remained a concern in Madagascar in 2008 due to the island nation's inadequately monitored 3,000 mile coastline. Despite limited resources, government officials were eager to cooperate with the United States and the international community to implement counterterrorism [...]	2008-12-12 08:38:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC MA
08ANTANANARIVO835	Union of the Comoros Cabinet Reshuffle [...] (U) President Sambi announced a new cabinet December 12, reducing from 15 to 10 Union Ministers (including the two VPs who have ministerial portfolios),in line with IMF recommendations on the size of government. There are no new officials; all 10 were in the most recent cabinet. They took o [...]	2008-12-15 10:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CN
08ANTANANARIVO84	MADAGASCAR ADOPTS NEW INVESTMENT LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: In thorough consultation with Malagasy and international private sector, and with donors, the GOM drafted and adopted a new Investment Law to facilitate business entry into Madagascar. The law is a significant improvement in facilitating investment and makes the Economic Developm [...]	2008-01-31 10:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN PGOV MA
08ANTANANARIVO847	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MADAGASCAR HESITANT ON UNESCO [...] (C) On December 17, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation Harifera Rabemananjara. She reported that the GOM had received a request to support the Egyptian candidate, Farouk Hosni, as well as a Moroccan candidate (NOTE: Press reports indicate that the [...]	2008-12-18 13:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO MA
08ANTANANARIVO848	MADAGASCAR TO REMAIN ABSENT ON IRAN VOTE [...] (SBU) On December 17, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation Harifera Rabemananjara. Rabemananjara confirmed that the GOM's position on both the non-action motion and the human rights resolution remained unchanged, and said that Madagascar would likely [...]	2008-12-18 13:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MA
08ANTANANARIVO849	MADAGASCAR: PRESIDENT AND MAYOR TAKING THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-long feud between Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina and President Marc Ravalomanana entered a new and more volatile chapter on the one year anniversary of Rajoelina's 2007 election. Following the GOM's surprise closure on December 13 of VIVA TV, owned by Rajoelina, the [...]	2008-12-19 07:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MA

08ANTANANARIVO85	PRESIDENT'S GOALS FOR MADAGASCAR IN 2008 [...] At several of the New Years celebrations that customarily take place throughout the month of January in Madagascar, President Ravalomanana announced his three main goals for Madagascar's sustainable development in 2008. Insisting he has no intention to stay in the Presidency for a long time, [...]	2008-01-31 11:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID MA
08ANTANANARIVO850	GOM NOTIFIED OF LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA TERRORIST [...] (SBU) The names and talking points provided in reftel were delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Malagasy financial intelligence unit (SAMIFIN),and the Central Bank on December 18. Post will report any substantive responses received from the GOM. MARQUARDT [...]	2008-12-19 07:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC MA
08ANTANANARIVO852	MADAGASCAR: GOM (AGAIN) DENIES DAEWOO LAND DEAL [...] (U) The following diplomatic note dated December 12 was delivered to Post in response to recent media reports concerning a major agricultural investment by South Korea's Daewoo Logistics (reftel). The story was reported on extensively in both foreign and domestic media despite an immediate deni [...]	2008-12-19 09:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV EAGR MA
08ANTANANARIVO871	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE INVITATION [...] (U) On December 23, the Charge and Russian DCM Dmitri Kirizliev delivered reftel joint demarche to MFA Secretary General Mboara Andrianarimanana, inviting Malagasy participation in the 2009 Global Initiative plenary meeting in The Hague. He responded that the GOM intends to be present, most l [...]	2008-12-23 14:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MA
08ANTANANARIVO879	IMF DISPLEASED OVER GOM POLICY DECISIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to open source reports concerning several recent GOM economic policy decisions, IMF and World Bank officials raised their concerns in a 12 December letter to Minister of Finance and Budget Haja Nirina Razafinjatovo. In the last month, the government has purchased an [...]	2008-12-30 13:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO10	PRESIDENT SAMBI ANNOUNCES WISH TO EXTEND MANDATE [...] (SBU) In a New Year's speech Comoran President Sambi expressed his intention to ask the electorate, by referendum, to extend his term in office by one year until 2011. The President stated he wants "twelve more months at the country's helm so that I can complete the projects I promised to un [...]	2009-01-07 12:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM CN
09ANTANANARIVO102	Comoran Dialogue Finished Before It Begins (Again) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union Special Envoy Madeira obtained agreement early this month from all Comoran stakeholders to convene an Inter-Comoran Dialogue February 27 to March 4. A few days later, President Sambi announced a date for his constitutional referendum (March 22),at which point all [...]	2009-02-17 04:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO103	MADAGASCAR: A FORK IN THE ROAD? [...] (C) Summary: Madagascar may be approaching -- this week, potentially -- a critical fork in the road to its political future. One way leads through negotiation to a compromise by which Ravalomanana stays at least nominally in power, albeit much weakened, while avoiding further blodshed. Th [...]	2009-02-17 12:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PREL PINR PGOV
09ANTANANARIVO106	TENUOUS ALLIANCES ON MADAGASCAR'S EAST COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables focusing on the east-coast opposition stronghold of Tamatave; this installment covers the city's political and ethnic dynamics, and the region's influence on national politics. For Tamatave's numerous opposition leaders, the current political crisi [...]	2009-02-18 15:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO107	Former Comoran President Azali Watching, Waiting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Comoran President Azali told Comoros Officer February 17 he is concerned about President Sambi's "dangerous and unconstitutional" actions. He believes Sambi cares too much about foreign friends (like Iran) and is losing touch with the Comoran people; especially Imams who [...]	2009-02-19 09:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO113	MADAGASCAR: STALLED DIALOGUE (CON'T) [...] (C) Summary: A dangerous game of cat-and-mouse over launching dialogue between President and Mayor continues here, with each side professing its willingness to meet immediately -- and yet no meeting taking place. SADC "Troika" ministers were here today to see both sides, and the President [...]	2009-02-19 13:20:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PREL PINR
09ANTANANARIVO114	COMOROS PURSUING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The Union of the Comoros Government (GOC) is actively pursuing geothermal energy options to tap into volcanic Mount Karthala's heat on the main island of Grande Comore. Given the high cost and unreliability of the MAMWE electric utility, the geothermal alternative has the potential t [...]	2009-02-20 04:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID PGOV CN
09ANTANANARIVO115	Comorans Rally Against Sambi [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dozens of opposition leaders, Imams, and elder leaders representing all three islands held a rally February 18 calling on the people to actively prevent President Sambi's constitutional referendum from taking place. They denounced the president as illegitimate and dangerous, vowi [...]	2009-02-20 05:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO123	MADAGASCAR: NOW FOR THE HARD PART [...] (C) Summary/Action Request: Saturday's welcome meeting between Ravalomanana and "TGV" provides the first light at the end of the tunnel since this crisis became deadly one month ago. The truly heavy lifting starts now, as Ravalomanana will have to accept a difficult and personally unpleasant [...]	2009-02-23 08:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PREL PINR
09ANTANANARIVO13	MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE DIMINISHES PM'S ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ravalomanana started the new year with a small cabinet reshuffle, announced on January 4, transferring power away from Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara and towards the presidency. Coming amid political turmoil in the capital (reftel B) and a series of prison break [...]	2009-01-09 09:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO136	SUPPORTING UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL NOMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 14:22:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA MA
09ANTANANARIVO138	COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...]	2009-02-26 14:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER
09ANTANANARIVO139	MADAGASCAR: COUNTING ON THE U.N. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following successive no-shows by each party, direct negotiations between President Ravalomanana and former Mayor Rajoelina are suspended and may well be over. However, UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, who met Thursday with Malagasy ministers in South Africa, is sending reinforcements to shore u [...]	2009-02-27 10:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UN
09ANTANANARIVO140	DELIVERED: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel request on February 27 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will keep the Department informed of any GOM response. MARQUARDT [...]	2009-03-02 13:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MA
09ANTANANARIVO141	MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...]	2009-03-02 13:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA
09ANTANANARIVO142	CHINESE MALARIAL RESEARCH IN MADAGASCAR AND [...] (U) Summary: Chinese researchers have targeted several small islands: Nosy Be, Madagascar and Moheli, Comoros, to conduct drug trials of a new treatment with the hopes of eradicating malaria. Because malaria is among the top three causes of death and disease, especially among young children, [...]	2009-03-02 14:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO EAID CN MA
09ANTANANARIVO143	OPPOSITION LEADERS CALL FOR FREEZE ON PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recently received a petition from the "Madagascar Opposition Platform" to freeze all foreign assets of President Marc Ravalomanana. The Platform does not have any record of his actual holdings abroad, but based their petition instead on his alleged mismanagement of state fin [...]	2009-03-03 07:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN MA
09ANTANANARIVO144	MADAGASCAR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: As politicians wrangle for power in Antananarivo, business owners, street vendors, consumers, and the Malagasy population in general are paying a heavy price for the feud. Although the medium and long-term impacts on the economy will depend on rapidity of crisis resolution, sho [...]	2009-03-03 08:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENIV EPET MA
09ANTANANARIVO149	MADAGASCAR: CLASHES CONTINUE AS NEGOTIATIONS LOOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Last week's failed negotiations between president and TGV have been followed by almost-daily protests in Antananarivo and in several provincial capitals, despite the appearance of weakening public support and an increasingly firm response by GOM security forces. The conflict has [...]	2009-03-03 15:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO150	COMOROS AND IRAN: UN SANCTION BREAKING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Iranian president Ahmedinejad's February 25 visit to the Comores (ref a),the French Ambassador in Moroni reported to Emboff that the GOC entered into bilateral military agreements with the GOI that may directly violate UNSCR and US laws (ref B). These agree [...]	2009-03-03 15:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PARM PREL IR CN XA
09ANTANANARIVO152	SECURITY FORCES EMBOLDENED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Ravalomanana's recent push to outfit his security forces with non-lethal weapons may run the risk of alienating the population's perception that the security forces remain neutral between the President and Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's opposition movement. End Summary. 2 [...]	2009-03-04 10:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MA PTER
09ANTANANARIVO153	Inter-Comoran Dialogue Opens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Union Vice President Idi Nadhoim, speaking on behalf of the Head of State, officially opened the Inter-Comoran Dialogue March 3. African Union Special Envoy Madeira hailed Comorans for their historic decision to meet in order to advance reconciliation. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...]	2009-03-04 13:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO154	DIPLOMATS PRESS ON AS GOM CRACKS DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As UN mediators and opposition leaders coalesce around the idea of inclusive roundtable negotiations to end the current political standoff, President Ravalomanana has implemented increasingly harsh measures to stop protests and reassert his control over Antananarivo. The diplomati [...]	2009-03-04 13:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO156	GOM SUPPORTED JUDGE PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) The Bureau of Multilateral Cooperation in the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Post of their decision, in time for the March 2 vote, to support Judge Mark Painter for the position on the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Particularly in the current crisis environment, Post [...]	2009-03-05 06:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO160	MADAGASCAR: BACK TO THE BRINK -- BUT OF WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, along with several other Chiefs of Mission, today again urged the former Mayor and the President to pursue dialogue, rather than violence, to find a resolution to the current political conflict in Madagascar. Reeling from an attack near and -- in his view -- on his [...]	2009-03-06 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MEA UN
09ANTANANARIVO162	EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RAJOELINA'S ASYLUM, [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, (the Alternate Command Center (ACC)),on Sunday, March 8. Initially, the Ambassador called a meeting to provide updates to POL, PA, DAO and RSO on the current political situation, but given ev [...]	2009-03-09 09:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA
09ANTANANARIVO166	MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C) Summary. The political situation in Madagascar is more fuild than ever after the Wednesday take-over of the military command structure by "the Colonels", but the crumbling security situation appears to have settled down in Tana -- at least for now -- as a result of their move. I have m [...]	2009-03-12 10:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO167	EAC CONVENED MARCH 9 TO DISCUSS TRIPWIRES, [...] (SBU) This information has previously been reported through alternate channels. An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 9, 2009 at the DCR to review the trip wires in light of the recent events and discuss the possibility of authorized departure (AD [...]	2009-03-12 10:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA
09ANTANANARIVO17	MALAGASY POLITICS: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-old political battle between President Ravalomanana and Antanananarivo Mayor Andry "TGV" Rajaolina, after taking a holiday break with the rest of the nation, has resumed in full force and appears likely to increase rapidly in its intensity. Unfolding like a Malagasy vers [...]	2009-01-09 10:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MA
09ANTANANARIVO178	Inter-Comoran Dialogue Ends [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After five days of talks on the constitution, institutions, and governance, the Inter-Comoran Dialogue closed March 7. While the recommendations are not binding, an overwhelming majority of participants insisted that President Sambi not seek to extend his mandate in the upcomi [...]	2009-03-14 08:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO186	EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS INCREASING ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 17, 2009 to discuss the recent increase of anti-American press and the military take over of the Presidential Palace. Also discussed were the present status of the other Presidential Palace located in Ia [...]	2009-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA
09ANTANANARIVO187	Engaging with the new Malagasy "Government" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance from the department on an expected request for contact with the transition government of Andry Rajoelina (see paragraph 3). The transfer of power from the short-lived military directorate to another unnamed entity with Rajoelina as its president occurred Tues [...]	2009-03-18 13:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO19	Six Months Of Enhanced Engagement In The Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since July, 2008, Post has had a dedicated Comoros Officer spending three-quarters of his time on extended TDYs in the Comoros. This cable highlights the positive reaction from the Comoros and improved efforts to pursue Mission objectives. END SUMMARY. U.S. Presence "Promo [...]	2009-01-09 11:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN CN
09ANTANANARIVO193	CUTTING NON-HUMANITARIAN AID TO MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post strongly supports suspending all non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar in the wake the recent unconstitutional transfer of power. In doing so, in order to continue to support the impoverished Malagasy people to the largest extent possible while still sending an unmistakable si [...]	2009-03-19 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO195	MADAGASCAR/RAVALOMANANA: I DID NOT RESIGN! [...] (C) A breathless ex-President Ravalomanana phoned the ambassador today from his undisclosed location (believed to be somewhere near Antsirabe) to explain a few things. Referring the their last two dramatic meetings on Tuesday morning (when he showed the US and South African ambassadors and U [...]	2009-03-20 09:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MA
09ANTANANARIVO198	France's Last African Colony Votes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The island of Mayotte, governed by France but claimed by the Union of the Comoros since independence in 1975, will vote March 29 in a "consultation" to become a French Overseas Department. Most observers expect the overwhelming majority of Maorais to vote in favor of becoming a [...]	2009-03-23 09:20:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CN FR
09ANTANANARIVO2	Gulf Investment Group Influence In The Comoros [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks insight from the Department into the background of Comoro Gulf Holdings and its principal officers: Bashar Kiwan (French-Syrian),President; Ali Kazma, Vice President; Ahmed Jaroudi (Lebanese),Manager. END ACTION REQUEST. Investment Promotion - - - - - - [...]	2009-01-05 08:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN CN
09ANTANANARIVO200	AU Efforts IN The Comoros Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the Inter-Comoran Dialogue (REFTELS),AU S/E Madeira continues to mediate in the Comoros. With guidance from Addis, he brokered a meeting between Preisdent Sambi and the island presidents and obtained agreement for all parliamentary elections to take place in 2009. Tanza [...]	2009-03-24 09:08:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM

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