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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 06BUJUMBURA421 |
DEMARCHE - U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] On May 31, Ambassador delivered the demarche reftel to Burundian Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira. 2. The Foreign Minister, caught as she prepared to depart for a cabinet meeting and sounding uncharacteristically harried, acknowledged the boldness of the U.S. initiative, calling it a [...] |
2006-06-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BY IR |
| 06BUJUMBURA435 |
DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURUNDI REGARDING [...] A copy of the original French version of the following Declaration was received by Embassy Bujumbura on June 5, and faxed immediately to Burundi desk officer Rosalind Montanez- Muhinda. 2. Begin Text: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI June 2, 2006 Bujumbura, Burundi MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [...] |
2006-06-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BY IR |
| 06BUJUMBURA607 |
BURUNDI - RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT [...] Following significant political progress, the overall humanitarian situation is improving in Burundi. The transition from relief to development is underway, but humanitarian coordination is essential to prevent critical gaps between relief and development assistance. However, several variab [...] |
2006-07-18 07:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM ASEC PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA176 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER 2ND VICE PRESIDENT ARRESTED [...] (U) Summary: Burundi's National Security Services (SNR) arrested former Vice President Marina Barampama on March 13 on charges of being a "threat to the internal security of the state". The charges are likely related to the import of building materials, which many believe are for her personal [...] |
2007-03-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA178 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RELEASED FROM [...] Burundi's National Intelligence Services (SNR) released the former Second Vice President, Marina Barampama, from custody by late in the evening on March 13, after eight hours of questioning. Barampama had been arrested earlier the same day on charges of posing a "threat to the internal securit [...] |
2007-03-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA181 |
BURUNDIAN RESPONSE TO UN INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL PINR UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA201 |
DAS SWAN VISIT TO BURUNDI: TACKLING OBSTACLES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary(DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, SIPDIS Burundian President Nkurunziza expressed appreciation for the continued support of the American people and emphasized Burundi,s commitment to political and economic stability. During a [...] |
2007-03-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA204 |
BURUNDI: NEW FNL DEMANDS COULD STALL REINTEGRATION [...] (U) Summary: During meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, the SIPDIS Government of Burundi (GOB) responded to U.S. concerns about stagnation in the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) initiative due to new PALIPEHUTU-FNL demands. Th [...] |
2007-03-22 11:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA206 |
BURUNDI'S DEFENSE MINISTER: TROOPS IN SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, Burundi,s Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen Germain Niyoyankana, projected that with U.S. logistical and financial assistance, Burundi could be ready to deploy troops to Somalia within two [...] |
2007-03-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PGOV PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA211 |
WORLD BANK PRESIDENT WOLFOWITZ VISITS BURUNDI [...] (U) Summary. During a March visit to Burundi, the President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz discussed with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza the World Bank's proposed $130 million poverty-reduction grant and stressed the need for increased support to the private sector. Mr. Wolfowitz exp [...] |
2007-03-23 10:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON EAID BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA215 |
BURUNDI RENEWS APPEAL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR TROOPS [...] Action Request Para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Burundi renewed its request for donor support for Burundian plans to send peacekeepers to Somalia, providing donors on March 23 with a specific list of needs. Minister of Defense Germain Niyoyankana told Charge on March 26 that Burundi would rely on [...] |
2007-03-26 14:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA237 |
BURUNDI CEASE FIRE AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Burundi's cease fire agreement with the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL has stalled. Visiting South African analyst Jan van Eck (protect) warned that the accord could collapse because the South African facilitators had assured the FNL that certain outstanding issues could be discussed in B [...] |
2007-03-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA241 |
BURUNDI CEASE FIRE AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Burundi's cease fire agreement with the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL has stalled. Visiting South African analyst Jan van Eck (protect) warned that the accord could collapse because the South African facilitators had assured the FNL that certain outstanding issues could be discussed in B [...] |
2007-04-02 09:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA244 |
POSSIBLE BURUNDIAN DEPLOYMENT TO SOMALIA [...] (U) Action Request Para 4. 2. (U) Burundi is prepared to send troops expeditiously to Somalia in support of the African Union mission there (AMISOM), but it recognizes it cannot do so without substantial support. Burundi's minister of Defense, Germain Niyonyankana, estimates that his min [...] |
2007-04-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA265 |
POSSIBLE BURUNDIAN DEPLOYMENT TO SOMALIA [...] (U) Action Request Para 4. 2. (U) Burundi is prepared to send troops expeditiously to Somalia in support of the African Union mission there (AMISOM), but it recognizes it cannot do so without substantial support. Burundi's minister of Defense, Germain Niyonyankana, estimates that his min [...] |
2007-04-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA266 |
UN ASSISTANT-SECRETARY FOR PEACEBUILDING SUPPORT VISITS [...] The UN Assistant-Secretary General for Peacebuilding Support, Carolyn McAskie, visited Burundi March 29-April 1 to lay the groundwork for the initial visit of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) scheduled for April 9-15. In a meeting with the diplomatic community on April 6, McAskie describe [...] |
2007-04-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SOCI UNGA EAID |
| 07BUJUMBURA267 |
THREE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES STALL BURUNDIAN CEASE FIRE TALKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: South African Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined the three most contentious issues facing the Joint Verification Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) and briefed the diplomatic corps on the status of implementation after a meeting with the National Liberation Front (FNL) on April 2. [...] |
2007-04-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA268 |
BURUNDI TALKS WITH FNL TO CONTINUE IN PRETORIA? [...] (C) The South African facilitation mission has proposed to hold a special set of talks between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL in Pretoria, according to South Africa's Institute for Strategic Studies analyst Jan van Eck. In a conversation on April 6, Van Eck priv [...] |
2007-04-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA289 |
UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION VISIT TO BURUNDI [...] (C) Summary: The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has identified four priority areas in which to work in Burundi, according to a delegation which visited Bujumbura April 11-14. The PBC is now preparing an integrated peacebuilding strategy which will focus on good governance, rule of law, se [...] |
2007-04-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPKO SOCI UNGA PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA290 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT DISMISSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) President Pierre Nkurunziza, on April 12, replaced three high-ranking members of Burundi,s national intelligence service, the Securite National de Renseignments (SNR), including the Deputy General Manager and the Chief of Staff. The former principal advisor to the President, Zacharie Sa [...] |
2007-04-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA293 |
BURUNDI RESPONSE TO WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] (U) On April 19, POLOFF delivered reftel points concerning USG interests in the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to Ambassador Aldolphe Nahayo, the Director for International Organizations in Burundi's Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation (Foreign Affairs). [...] |
2007-04-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WM BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA299 |
BURUNDI: SINDUHIJE LEAVES THE HELM OF AFRICAN [...] (U) On April 23, African Public Radio (APR) announced the departure of its founder, Alexis Sinduhije, as Director of the popular radio station. APR enjoys the largest media market share and audience in Burundi. There was no official reason given for Sinduhije,s departure, though his exit is [...] |
2007-04-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA306 |
BURUNDI: TAPE REVEALS RADJABU PLANS FOR ARMED [...] (SBU) Burundi,s Minister of the Interior, Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye, is investigating reports that former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussein Radjabu, is organizing an armed rebellion against President Pierre Nkurunziza,s government. In Bubanza province, Burundian security forces hav [...] |
2007-04-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA307 |
BURUNDI HOSTS THE RELAUNCH OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Great Lakes member states of Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo convened in Bujumbura on April 16 to open dialogue for the Economic Community of the Great Lakes States (CEPGL). The CEPGL is relaunched after 13 years of inactivity [...] |
2007-04-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA309 |
BURUNDI: RADJABU APPEARS BEFORE PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) On April 26, former CNDD-FDD party president Hussein Radjabu is appearing for the second time before Burundi,s Prosecutor General in response to a warrant issued against him on April 25. The reasons for Radjabu,s appearance have not been confirmed but it is widely believed that the rec [...] |
2007-04-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA323 |
BURUNDI PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Although the government of Burundi (GOB) is a supporter of many U.S. foreign policy initiatives, at this time, it is unlikely that Burundi will have the civilian or military resources to contribute to the New Way Forward initiative in Iraq. The primary efforts undertaken by the GOB's Min [...] |
2007-05-03 07:55:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA327 |
BURUNDI: HUSSEIN RADJABU ARRESTED AND JAILED IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The controversial former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussein Radjabu, is imprisoned in solitary confinement at Bujumbura,s Mpimba Central Jail. Radjabu,s arrest on Friday, April 27 is the result of an inquiry by the Prosecutor General,s office concerning taped evidence of Radja [...] |
2007-05-04 07:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA337 |
CONSULTANT TO US TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VISITS BURUNDI TO [...] Summary. An energy consultant for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) met May 2-3 with senior Government of Burundi (GOB) officials and private energy officials to discuss a feasibility study for a petroleum pipeline to Burundi. Burundian government officials and private concerns res [...] |
2007-05-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RW KE TZ UG BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA352 |
BURUNDI RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO KFLU |
| 07BUJUMBURA36 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY SETS CONGRESS DATE; WILL [...] (C) Summary: The CNDD-FDD party Congress is tentatively scheduled for February 6. Although party head Hussein Radjabu originally sought to place one of his allies at the helm of a committee to prepare for the conference, the CNDD-FDD's spokesperson subsequently announced that Radjabu's pick [...] |
2007-02-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA37 |
NEW BURUNDIAN CABINET APPOINTMENTS [...] Burundian President Nkurunziza on January 23 announced the following Cabinet appointments: -- Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Breeding: Jean de Dieu Mutabazi -- Minister of Commerce and Industry: Donatien Nijimbere -- Minister of Planning, Development and National Reconstruction: [...] |
2007-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA376 |
BURUNDI'S RADJABU TO GO TO COURT MAY 29 [...] (U) Summary. Burundi's National Prosecutor on May 22 presented to former CNDD-FDD chairman Hussein Radjabu's attorney a list of charges against Radjabu following his April 27 arrest. Radjabu is expected to go to court May 29. This session follows an extensive search of Radjabu's home on the ev [...] |
2007-05-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA38 |
BURUNDI: IS RADJABU'S POLITICAL FATE HANGING IN [...] (C) Summary: The power struggle between Burundian strongman Hussein Radjabu and the country's President continues to dominate headlines, as government journalists report that the President's office has barred one of his key allies, Communications Minister Ramadhan Karenga, from entering gover [...] |
2007-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SA |
| 07BUJUMBURA411 |
ADF IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PROJECTS IN BURUNDI [...] SUMMARY: During a May 20-27 visit to Burundi, African Development Foundation (ADF) representatives identified promising sectors for future support and attended Burundi's Donor Round Table. ADF gauged the climate for economic development for small and medium sized enterprises and surveyed curr [...] |
2007-06-05 09:09:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV EFIN BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA413 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA422 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA423 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA424 |
RADJABU APPEARS BEFORE BURUNDI'S SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Burundi's Supreme Court confirmed May 31 the continued detention of Hussein Radjabu. The Supreme Court's confirmation means that Radjabu will remain at Mpimba Prison through the end of his trial, which, according to Burundian law, must begin within thirty days of detention. Formal charge [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA430 |
BURUNDI ARRESTS FNL SPLINTER GROUP LEADER [...] Summary: (U) The Burundian police reportedly arrested PALIPEHUTU-FNL splinter group leader Jean Bosco Sindayagaya on June 1 during his meeting with an unnamed PALIPEHUTU-FNL colleague at Chez Andre, a local Bujumbura restaurant. Although a number of local radio stations have confirmed the deta [...] |
2007-06-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA453 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT NOMINATES NEW MEMBERS OF [...] (U) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza announced new appointments to fill the positions of National and Deputy National Prosecutor, the Presidency of the Constitutional Court, and the mayor of Bujumbura. He also announced the replacements of six of Burundi's seventeen governerships The no [...] |
2007-06-14 15:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA454 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH FNL'S AGATHON [...] (SBU) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and Forces Nationale de Liberation (FNL) leader Agathon Rwasa will participate in talks June 17 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, according to the African Union (AU) special envoy to the peace negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the F [...] |
2007-06-14 15:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA460 |
AU ASSESSES BURUNDI'S CAPABILITIES FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: African Union (AU) military leaders visited Burundi on June 10-13 to assess Burundi's readiness for participation in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). AU Major General Benonbuta Biraaro and his team inspected two battalions and met with Minister of Defense Lieutenant [...] |
2007-06-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA466 |
NKURUNZIZA'S FACE-TO-FACE WITH FNL'S RWASA [...] (U) Summary: In an unprecedented meeting, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and PALIPEHUTU-FNL rebel leader Agathon Rwasa met privately on June 18 in Dar es Salaam, marking a significant milestone in the resuscitation of the September 2006 ceasefire agreement. The two men agreed that the F [...] |
2007-06-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA467 |
BURUNDI HOSTS TANZANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete made his first state visit to Burundi June 19-21 in answer to President Nkurunziza's November 2006 visit to Tanzania. Kikwete's visit immediately followed talks in Dar-Es-Salaam between President Nkurunziza and FNL leader Agathon Rwasa. Tanzania [...] |
2007-06-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PHUM PINR PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA474 |
SOLICITING BURUNDI'S SUPPORT FOR ICAO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) DCM on June 26 delivered reftel demarches soliciting Burundian support for U.S. positions in the upcoming ICAO General Assembly in Montreal to the Burundian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International Organizations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo. Ambassador Nahayo did not offer for [...] |
2007-06-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA479 |
ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN BUJUMBURA, [...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to posts attention via phone contact to the ARSO, XXXXXXXXXXXX on the mornin [...] |
2007-06-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA482 |
BURUNDI'S SECOND VICE PRESIDENT TO LEAD DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA513 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES CABINET CHANGES [...] (C) Summary. President Nkurunziza announced new appointments in seven ministries, and announced the creation of a new Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Integration and Cooperation. They mark the third round of new appointments in the Nkurunziza government since early June 2007. Two of Buru [...] |
2007-07-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA515 |
ADDENDUM TO ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING IN BURUNDI [...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received additional information regarding the incident of nuclear smuggling reported in Bujumbura cable 479 dated 06/27/2007. XXXXXXXXXXXX and I have met on XXXXXXXXXXXX additional occasions since that initia [...] |
2007-07-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA516 |
BURUNDI - DEMARCHE FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (U) DCM on July 17 delivered reftel demarche raising details of Ambassador William Swing's candidacy for Director General of the Council of the International Organization for Migration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Cabinet, Alain Nyamitwe. Nyamitwe did not offer formal, substa [...] |
2007-07-17 15:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA522 |
DISSENSION WITHIN BURUNDI'S OPPOSITION UPRONA [...] (U) Summary. The Executive Committee of UPRONA voted to suspend from the party its two highest-ranking members of the government, following the party's decision not to participate in the new cabinet. After his suspension, the First Vice-President of the Republic consulted the arm of the party [...] |
2007-07-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA534 |
TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF BURUNDI AND FNL FALTER [...] (U) Summary. Negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the PALIPEHUTU-National Liberation Forces(FNL) in talks meant to start the 2006 cease-fire agreement faltered July 21, leading to the gradual departure of the FNL's delegation. The FNL's head of delegation, Jean-Berchmans [...] |
2007-07-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA538 |
FNL FLEES BURUNDIAN PEACE PROCESS IN DRAMATIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Force for Liberation (FNL), the last hold-out rebel group, has fled the negotiating table and Bujumbura in a severe rupture of the year long attempts to implement a June 2006 cease-fire agreement. The 25 member negotiating team has been reduced to three members of the [...] |
2007-07-26 10:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA542 |
BURUNDI: NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION AWAITING [...] (U) Burundi has signed, but has not yet ratified, the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism, according to Burundi's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). DCM met on July 27 with the MFA's Chief of Staff, Alain Niyamitwe, to urge that Burundi ratify the convention as [...] |
2007-07-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA543 |
BURUNDI'S CNDD-FDD PARTY SEEKS USG HELP IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the President of Burundi,s ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party, Jeremie Ngendakumana, appealed to Ambassador Moller for assistance in resolving the government,s impasse with Burundi,s major politic [...] |
2007-07-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA544 |
BURUNDI WELCOMES SWISS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SZ BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA545 |
BURUNDI: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA550 |
CNDD PARTY LEADER NYANGOMA SPEAKS CRITICALLY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Council for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD) Party leader and former Burundi National Assembly member, Leonard Nyangoma met with Ambassador Moller on July 31 to share his impressions of Burundi's democratic progress and his opinions concerning President Pierre Nkur [...] |
2007-08-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA556 |
BURUNDI DEADLOCK IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Burundi's Diplomatic Community issued a press statement July 31 addressing the deadlock in the Burundian National Assembly, and the deterioration of negotiations with the FNL, calling on all political actors in Burundi to place national interests above individual ones. Speaking [...] |
2007-08-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA559 |
BURUNDI'S MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTIES DESPERATE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Burundi's major opposition parties, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), Leonce Ngendakumana, and Union for National Progress (UPRONA), Aloys Rubuka, both insisted that dialogue between Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza's government and the two largest opp [...] |
2007-08-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA563 |
IMF REPRESENTATIVE IN BURUNDI CONCERNED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Moller met on August 7 with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Israel de la Piedra and visiting IMF Assessment Team economist Alvaro Manoel to discuss Burundi's impending budgetary crisis. De la Piedra identified the two most immediately troub [...] |
2007-08-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA565 |
BURUNDI FORMER MINISTER ADVOCATES RADJABU'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on August 6, National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party member and former Minister of Commerce and Industry Jean Bigirimana claimed that the political malaise plaguing Burundi's government can be alleviated [...] |
2007-08-08 13:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA567 |
EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH HOSTED BY MRS. BUSH, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA568 |
62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: BURUNDI'S HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) The Government of Burundi will send the following delegation to attend the 62nd UN General Assembly: A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Delegation: -- Dr. Martin Nduwimana, First Vice-President of the Republic. -- Arrive New York: [...] |
2007-08-09 13:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL UNGA OVIP BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA571 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT WARNS OF A MILITARISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting on August 6 with Ambassador Moller, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) party member and former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye, asserted that the National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party int [...] |
2007-08-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA574 |
BURUNDI PRESIDENT BEING ADVISED BY HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) Members of Burundi's political and civil society are consistently suggesting that President Pierre Nkurunziza is being manipulated by a small group of advisors who are strongly connected to the military wing of Nkurunziza's ruling CNDD-FDD party. Embassy officers have been told by well- [...] |
2007-08-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA575 |
FORMER BURUNDI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER SPREADS [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the embassy on August 7, National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party member and former First Vice President of the National Assembly Onesime Nduwimana summed up his perceptions of Burundi's political morass by sta [...] |
2007-08-16 15:53:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA577 |
BURUNDI: PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION RECEIVES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peace Building Commission in New York was briefed on the latest developments in Burundi surrounding stalled negotiations with the FNL and the budgetary impasse in Burundi's Parliament via an August 13 video conference. South African Ambassador Mdu Denis Lembede reported that [...] |
2007-08-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA584 |
BURUNDI'S GOVERNMENT TAKES THEIR MESSAGE ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Just prior to his departure for Burundi's interior on August 9, Burundi's Minister of Good Governance, Venant Kamana, briefed the Ambassador on the government's message he intended to convey to communal representatives concerning various political issues plaguing the nation. [...] |
2007-08-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA585 |
BURUNDI'S CIVIL SOCIETY PUTS PRESSURE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 13, civil society leaders Onesphore Nduwayo of Governmant Action Watch (OAG) and Jean-Marie Vianney Kavumbagu of Ligue Iteka expressed serious concerns over President Pierre Nkurunziza's lack of action to address the political storm [...] |
2007-08-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA586 |
BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT LEADERS OFFER NO SOLUTIONS TO [...] (SBU) In a meeting on August 8, the President of Burundi's Senate, Gervais Rufyikiri, emphasized that only true dialogue among the political powers would be able to unblock the stalemate in the National Assembly. Rufyikiri stated the the political problems threatening to destabilize Burundi [...] |
2007-08-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA587 |
BURUNDI HARDLINE OPPOSITION LEADER DOES NOT RULE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on August 7 to elicit his perceptions of Burundi's political stalemate, influential Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party firebrand, Terence Sinunguruza, suggested that President Pierre Nkurunziza's continued disregard for his country's constitution and the [...] |
2007-08-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA591 |
BURUNDI CENTRIST PARTY LEADER SEES PARTY DIVISIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Epitace Bayaganakandi, National Assembly member for the small Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen (MRC) party attributed the political impasse stifling Burundi's progress to the growing internal divisions within the ma [...] |
2007-08-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA608 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT NDAYIZEYE FEARS FOR HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye called for an impromptu meeting with Ambassador Moller on August 23 to express his concerns over his personal security in light of the recent rise in harassment and intimidation towards opposition figures by the National Police. Nd [...] |
2007-08-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA626 |
BURUNDI MAKING EFFORTS TO MEET IMF DEMANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Israel de la Piedra met with Ambassador Moller on August 30th to discuss the Government of Burundi's (GOB) progress on meeting short term IMF goals required for funds dispersal. De la Piedra expanded on actions undertaken to [...] |
2007-08-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY PGOV PINR PREL |
| 07BUJUMBURA629 |
FNL FACTIONS FIGHT IT OUT IN NORTHERN BUJUMBURA [...] In the early morning hours of September 3rd and 4th, factions of the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) engaged in infighting in northern Bujumbura. Embassy sources currently report twelve casualties from the confrontations. The attacks occurred in the Buterere and Kimana communes of Bujumbura, areas of th [...] |
2007-09-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | BY PREL PGOV PINR |
| 07BUJUMBURA637 |
PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA TAKES ACTION TO INITIATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of August 27, Ambassador Moller met with Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and key political leaders in follow-up to the unprecendented Ngozi meetings the previous week between Nkurunziza and the opposition FRODEBU and UPRONA parties. President Nkurunziza cal [...] |
2007-09-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA65 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY ELECTS NEW PARTY HEAD [...] (U) At a party congress in Ngozi on February 7, Burundi's ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, elected a new party president, Jeremie Ngendakumana, the current ambassador to Kenya. The party also elected two Vice Presidents, members of parliament Jean Marie Sesema from Bubanza and Denise Sindokotse fr [...] |
2007-02-07 17:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA656 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes at yet another critical time in the country's modern political history. President Nkurunziza,s administration faces significant political challenges that could destabilize the government if unadressed. Negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) [...] |
2007-09-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV BY PREL |
| 07BUJUMBURA657 |
IMF COMMITTED TO EVENTUAL BURUNDI BUDGETARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Israel de la Piedra briefed a small number of the diplomatic corps on a proposed IMF budget review in a September 11 meeting. A positive review of the Government of Burundi (GOB) budget will allow for the release of $93 million i [...] |
2007-09-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL BY PGOV |
| 07BUJUMBURA676 |
BURUNDI: SECOND PROMOTION OF US CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche soliciting Burundian support for the candidacy of Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture. Burundian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Cabinet Alain Nyamitwe and the Director General in Charge of Relations with North America, Eur [...] |
2007-09-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC |
| 07BUJUMBURA682 |
DAS SWAN URGES DIALOGUE TO RESOLVE BURUNDI'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with high level government officials on September 18-19, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs James Swan expressed support for Burundi's transition to a post conflict society while cautioning officials on pending potential pitfalls. DAS Swan met with Presi [...] |
2007-09-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA711 |
BURUNDI SENATE AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REVEAL DOCKET [...] In ceremonial openings on October 1, the Burundi Senate and National Assembly announced they will consider 33 bills in their upcoming sessions. Of the 33 bills to be considered, only 1 of the bills differs from the last docket. The other bills have been in limbo for several months due to a s [...] |
2007-10-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PREF PTER KNNP ECPS MNUC |
| 07BUJUMBURA712 |
BURUNDI TO TRANSMIT "RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo on October 5. Ndukuriyo agreed in principle to the subject of the demarche, promised to review the text, and subsuquently transmit our request for support to Burundi's UN Representative in New York. CASEBEER [...] |
2007-10-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA714 |
IMF GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BURUNDI 2008 BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative to Burundi called a meeting of the principal donor representatives to review the progress the Government of Burundi (GOB) is making in terms of meeting conditional provisions of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. The ag [...] |
2007-10-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PARM PREL PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA731 |
BURUNDI UPDATE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is an update of outstanding issues of events of interest in Burundi: -- Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Muyinga massacre -- upcoming legislation on women's issues -- justice reform -- refugees and returnees -- Hussein Radjabu -- East African Community integ [...] |
2007-10-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PHUM BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA74 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY ELECTS NEW PARTY HEAD [...] (U) At a party congress in Ngozi on February 7, Burundi's ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, elected a new party president, Jeremie Ngendakumana, the current ambassador to Kenya. The party also elected two Vice Presidents, members of parliament Jean Marie Sesema from Bubanza and Denise Sindokotse f [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA752 |
BURUNDI BELIEVES ABSTENTION TO CUBA UN RESOLUTION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Adolphe Nayaho on October 25. Nayaho told poloff that he will communicate USG talking points to the Foreign Minister and then transmit the outcome of that meeting to Burun [...] |
2007-10-26 06:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
| 07BUJUMBURA759 |
BURUNDI WILL SUPPORT WALKER CANDIDACY FOR IAAC [...] In a follow up conversation with Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, poloff received assurances that Burundi will support David Walker's candidacy for the UN Independent Audit Advisory Committee. MOLLER [...] |
2007-10-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN UNGA |
| 07BUJUMBURA784 |
UNGA HR RESOLUTIONS - BURUNDI WILL SUPPORT US [...] (SBU) In a November 19 meeting with Charge and Poloff, MFA Director General for International Organizations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo said Burundi will vote for the resolutions on North Korea, Iran, and Belarus, and vote against any no-action motions presented by the Committee. Ambassador Nah [...] |
2007-11-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA79 |
BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES [...] (U) On January 30, Burundian naval officials seized a cache of approximately 1000 sticks of dynamite and detonators discovered aboard a fishing boat that had crashed against rocks near Nyanza-Lac, a village in Southern Burundi on the shores of Lake Tanganyika not far from the Tanzanian border. [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA798 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes at a critical time in the country's modern political history. After a summer marked by political infighting and a virtual legislative standstill, President Nkurunziza appointed a new government and displayed some willingness to tackle Burundi's sig [...] |
2007-11-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PINR PGOV PREL OREP EAID MASS MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA800 |
UN PROSPER CANDIDACY - BURUNDI NONCOMMITTAL [...] In a meeting with poloff on November 26, Director General for the Americas and Europe in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo indicated he needed to consult with Burundi representatives in New York before affirming support for the candidature of Mr. Pierre-Richard Pros [...] |
2007-11-26 16:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA802 |
ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA VOTES - BURUNDI NONCOMMITTAL [...] In the absence of Director General for International Organizations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, Poloff called on Director General for the Americas and Europe in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo to deliver reftel demarche on November 26. Ambassador Ndikuriyo told Po [...] |
2007-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA806 |
UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Per Reftel, included is the update of worst forms of child labor information for Burundi. 2. (U) Text of report follows: The Government of Burundi (GOB) has evidenced concern about child labor, but due to a critical lack of resources exacerbated by more than twelve years of civil war, [...] |
2007-12-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA81 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA DISMISSES 2ND VICE [...] (U) On Thursday, February 8, Burundi President Nkurunziza dismissed 2nd Vice President, Marina Barampama. The media reported on February 9 that her dismissal is due to "irresponsibility and insubordination." Most notably, Barampama, a key supporter of former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussei [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA86 |
BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT NAMES NEW SECOND VICE [...] The Burundian parliament named Gabriel Ntisezerana as the Second Vice President on February 9. Immediately prior to his designation, Ntisezerana was the governor of the Central Bank of Burundi. In a statement given after his appointment, Ntisezerana declared that "priorities will be a fight a [...] |
2007-02-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA94 |
MORE BURUNDIAN CABINET SHUFFLING [...] (U) Burundian President Nkurunziza on February 12 appointed new ministers of Planning, Development, and Reconstruction and of Information, Communications, and Parliamentary Relations. Mr. Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza will replace Jean Bigirimana as the Minister of Planning. Mrs. Hafsa Mossi succ [...] |
2007-02-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08BUJUMBURA176 |
BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN FNL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Political Directorate (PD) (Executive Representative to the Secretary General of the United Nation Youssef Mahmoud, French Ambassador Joel Louvet, South African Ambassador Mdu Lembede, and Tanzanian Ambassador Francis Mdowla) informed the diplomatic corps in an April 4 briefi [...] |
2008-04-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA177 |
EX-PARTY STRONGMAN RADJABU GETS 13 YEAR SENTENCE [...] (U) In an April 3 decision, the Supreme Court sentenced former party president of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) Hussein Radjabu to 13 years in prison for intent to disrupt state security through armed rebellion and in [...] |
2008-04-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA183 |
DAS SWAN SUPPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIATION WITH THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Burundi to facilitate the Tripartite Plus meetings taking place March 24 - 27, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, James Swan met separately with President Pierre Nkurunziza, First Vice President Yves Sahinguvu, and Minister of Defense, Lt. Gene [...] |
2008-04-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA244 |
1ST VP SAYS PEACE WITH FNL CRITICAL FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a request from Ambassador Moller for a meeting, First Vice-President Dr. Yves Sahinguvu told the Ambassador on May 8th that: -- the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is the key to solving the PALIPEHUTU-FNL (FNL) problem; -- the Government of Burundi (GOB) is ready to gra [...] |
2008-05-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA249 |
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During comprehensive consultations with Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Steering Committee of the Transitional Justice Mechanism, civil society, the international community and NGO organizations April 16-18, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson [...] |
2008-05-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA253 |
WISE MAN'S COUNCIL SAYS DON'T MISS GOLDEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador Moller, executive members of the Bashingatahe, Burundi's traditional wise men, advised that: -- the Government of Burundi (GOB) is positioned to take advantage of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL's (FNL) intent to return to the negotiating table to conclu [...] |
2008-05-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA268 |
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During comprehensive consultations with Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Steering Committee of the Transitional Justice Mechanism, civil society, the international community and NGO organizations April 16-18, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson [...] |
2008-05-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA270 |
AGMIN REP WELCOMES GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting with EconOff May 20, Pegase Banyankiye of the Burundian Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate for Mobilization and Self-Development said that he welcomed the Global Food Security Initiative and agreed with the basic precepts it embodies (reftel). Burundi does not, nor does i [...] |
2008-05-21 10:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBI BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA271 |
CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR RECEPTIVE TO U.S. VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) In a meeting with EconOff May 20, Ambassador Joseph Bangurambona, Director of Burundi's civil aviation authority, the National Aeronautic Service, expressed his support for key U.S. positions to be raised at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) Nineteenth Aviation Sec [...] |
2008-05-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA295 |
GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS - BURUNDI [...] (U) In a meeting June 3 with EmbOff, Chief of the Burundian Maritime Police Colonel Leonce Musavyi said that he appreciated the potential benefits of Global Maritime Partnerships (reftel) and was eager to explore cooperation in this area. Colonel Musavyi noted that the Marine Police have no b [...] |
2008-06-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
| 08BUJUMBURA298 |
FOMIN: BURUNDI TRYING TO REVIVE REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador and Director of Central African Affairs Karl Wycoff, Burundian Minister of External Relations Antoinette Batumbwira: - requested that the U.S. help persuade the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return to active participation [...] |
2008-06-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA336 |
AF/C DIRECTOR WYCOFF GETS AN EARFUL OF BURUNDI'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During June 3-6 meetings with Director for Central African Affairs Karl Wycoff, Burundian government, NGO and civil society interlocutors said that: - the repatriation of significant numbers of refugees could help Tanzania,s government consider residency, citizenship and long [...] |
2008-06-27 09:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID PGOV PINR PREL BY CG RW |
| 08BUJUMBURA357 |
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS: MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) In a July 15 meeting with PolOff, the Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications, Dieudonne Karasavye confirmed that Minister Philippe Njoni will head the Burundian delegation to to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Geneva and stated that he would di [...] |
2008-07-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA396 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL PAYNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes as the country grapples with the many challenges facing nascent democracies. The last remaining rebel group, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, signed a cessation of hostilities agreement in May following several weeks of violent attacks that left over 100 people d [...] |
2008-07-31 19:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP MARR PGOV PREF PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA421 |
GOB AND REBEL LEADERSHIP COMMIT TO RESOLVING [...] In an August 18 briefing, South African facilitator Charles Nqakula told the diplomatic corps that Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and rebel group PALIPEHUTU-FNL Chairman Agathon Rwasa will meet August 19,21,26 and 28 in closed sessions to remove current stumbling blocks to the stalled [...] |
2008-08-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA570 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM JEREMIE NGENDAKUMANA, PRESIDENT [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 7, 2008, from Mr. Jremie Ngendakumana, Chairman of the ruling political party Conseil National pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie-Forces pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie (CNDD-FDD). The original letter [...] |
2008-11-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA571 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM LEONARD NYANGOMA, PRESIDENT OF [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 5, 2008, from the Honorable Lonard Nyangoma, President of the political party Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie (CNDD). The original letter is being forwarded to the Department for [...] |
2008-11-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA572 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM LEONCE NGENDAKUMANA, PRESIDENT [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 6, 2008, from the Honorable Lonce Ngendakumana, President of the Sahwnaya FRODEBU Party (Front for Democracy in Burundi). The original letter is being forwarded to the Department for transmission [...] |
2008-11-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA573 |
BURUNDI TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (SBU) In a meeting November 7 with PolOff concerning the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and its affiliates under E.O. 13382 with Director General of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo. Ambassador Nahayo, said [...] |
2008-11-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA574 |
GOB WILL CONTINUE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) In a meeting November 7 with PolOff, Director General of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo confirmed that Burundi will continue to vote against any no-action motions and in favor of resolutions concerning Iran, Burma and the DPRK expected [...] |
2008-11-11 11:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA585 |
UNGA IRAN RESOLUTION: BURUNDI AGAINST NO-ACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN IR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA587 |
GOB ELIMINATES POLITICAL MEETING RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) In a November 18 reversal, Minister of the Interior Venant Kamana canceled an October 6 Ministerial Ordinance that severely restricted the right of political parties to meet freely (ref A). The new ordinance requires political parties to simply inform local authorities three days in ad [...] |
2008-11-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA603 |
BURUNDI MAINTAINS PLEDGE FOR AMISOM THIRD BATTALION [...] (U) Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Germain Niyoyankana assured the Ambassador November 28 that Burundi will indeed honor its pledge to provide a third battalion of Burundian troops for the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), and that Burundi stands ready to promise further batt [...] |
2008-12-02 09:44:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SO AU BY KE NI RW SU UG ET |
| 08BUJUMBURA645 |
BURUNDI CONFIRMS NO DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, said that Burundi: - continues to support UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 concerning Iran's nuclear or delivery system development efforts; [...] |
2008-12-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | AF ISN NEA PARM PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA646 |
BURUNDI WILL CONSIDER DELAYING SUPPORT FOR UNESCO [...] (C) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, agreed that strong managerial skills and competent leadership are essential for the Direcor-General of UNESCO. He said Burundi would consi [...] |
2008-12-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA647 |
BURUNDI TO SUPPORT HARMONIZED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] (SBU) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, said that he would encourage Burundi's U.N. Ambassador to support the U.S. proposal considering harmonized conditions of service and stre [...] |
2008-12-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA678 |
BURUNDI SUPPORTS A UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA103 |
SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-02 05:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA162 |
BURUNDI SUPPORTS U.S. GEORGIA POLICY [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting with EmbOff to discuss U.S. policy towards Georgia (reftel), Ministry of External Affairs' Director of the Department of International Organizations Adolphe Nahayo said that Burundi, as a small country surrounded by larger states, empathized with Georgia's plight and [...] |
2009-03-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS BY GG |
| 09BUJUMBURA17 |
GOB NOTIFIED OF AQ KHAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOff told Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo January 13 that the USG has imposed sanctions on thirteen people and three private companies for engaging in activities related to the global A.Q. Khan proliferation network. PolOff [...] |
2009-01-13 09:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN |
| 09BUJUMBURA181 |
PENAL CODE: HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, TORTURE, AND TIP ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Burundian National Assembly passed a draft law revising the Burundian Penal Code March 26, rejecting a Senate amendment that would have removed a provision criminalizing homosexual activity. UN Representative for Human Rights in Burundi Jean Luc Marx told PolOff March 25 tha [...] |
2009-04-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 09BUJUMBURA196 |
INCLINED TOWARDS KOSOVO IMF/WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP, [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the DCM April 17, Ministry of External Relations Chef de Cabinet Gaudence Sindayigaya said Burundi is favorably disposed towards IMF and World Bank membership, particularly since the IMF Executive Board has approved Kosovo's membership application, and because Burundi [...] |
2009-04-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PHUM KV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA222 |
FBI INVESTIGATES MANIRUMVA MURDER [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador,s formal offer of FBI support, Burundi,s First Vice President, with the full concurrence of the President, invited the Bureau to assist in the investigation of the brutal April 8 murder of leading anti-corruption investigator Ernest Manirumva. While [...] |
2009-05-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA223 |
BURUNDI SAYS WILL VOTE WITH AU RE: KOSOVO'S IMF [...] (SBU) As initially reported ref B, Post contacts in the Ministry of External Relations reaffirmed that Burundi will vote "in accordance with the African Union" regarding Kosovo's bid for membership in the IMF and World Bank. MOLLER [...] |
2009-05-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KVIR BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA267 |
GOVERNMENT FINALLY REGISTERS SINDUHIJE'S MSD PARTY [...] (U) On June 8 the Minister of Interior registered Alexis Sinduhije's Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD) as a political party. The requisite documents were signed by MSD Secretary General Audette Ntahiraja instead of MSD President Alexis Sinduhije, who is in Europe. Sinduhije, former [...] |
2009-06-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA269 |
BURUNDI UNDECIDED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo informed PolOffs June 1 that the GoB had not yet discussed the candidates for the UN International Civil Service Commission election. Nahayo stated that he must discuss the matter with the Minister of [...] |
2009-06-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA279 |
CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE TRUTH [...] In a June 25 farewell meeting with a consortium of civil society leaders, the Ambassador praised their crucial work despite Burundi's challenging environment and strongly encouraged them to continue their advocacy for human rights and democracy in the run up to 2010 elections. She also urged [...] |
2009-06-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA301 |
BURUNDI -- VIEWS OF A DEPARTING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three years as Ambassador to Burundi, I am convinced that this small, poverty-stricken, conflict-ridden nation has the potential to fulfill its promise as a durable African success story. Despite the just-resolved 15-year civil conflict, lack of infrastructure, deep-roote [...] |
2009-06-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY CH LY MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL RW SU |
| 09BUJUMBURA302 |
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: STATE 030541 Classified By: CDA JoAnne Wagner for reasons 1.4 (b) (d). [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-02 12:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BUJUMBURA306 |
RUDUDURA AWAITS A NEW HEARING IN A NEW COURT, [...] (U) In a very quiet, unpublicized decision on June 15, Burundi's anti-corruption court ruled that it does not have the authority to try the case of Juvenal Rududura, the labor union vice-president charged with defamation of the president who has languished in prison since September 15, 2008 (re [...] |
2009-07-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA324 |
ATTACK ON NGO VEHICLE IN BURUNDI; NO AMCITS [...] Post has learned of an attack in Burundi on the morning of 13 July 2009 which did not directly involve American citizens, but did involve employees of an American NGO operating in Burundi, Village Health Works (VHW). One employee was killed, presumably by gunfire, while three others sustaine [...] |
2009-07-14 04:50:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09BUJUMBURA334 |
RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (S/NF) Post concurs with reftel conclusion that the purported nuclear material in Bujumbura is likely a hoax. Despite this, due diligence demands the material be tested, and Post believes this is a good opportunity for cooperation with the Burundian government. Note that Post wishes to work w [...] |
2009-07-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | KCRM KNNP ASEC PARM PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BUJUMBURA339 |
MINISTER OF INTERIOR PLAYS WITH ELECTORAL CODE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 9, Minister of the Interior Eduard Nduwimana, believed to be "President Nkurunziza's man," set off a political firestorm by presenting to the Council of Ministers a different draft Electoral Code than the consensus version prepared during a June round-table of political p [...] |
2009-07-17 12:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA342 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) Post is responding to follow-up question per ref A. There are no marking or etchings visible on the container now that the baseket has been removed, per photographic evidence. Due to safety precautions, Post has not been in physical proximity to the container since first contact was mad [...] |
2009-07-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XAAF |
| 09BUJUMBURA356 |
RADJABU'S UPD PARTY GAINING GROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite apparent attempts by the ruling CNDD-FDD to sideline former party president Hussein Radjabu, including evicting him from the party and subsequently imprisoning him for 13 years for "threatening state security" (ref A), Post assesses that Radjabu continues to exert politica [...] |
2009-07-27 14:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA378 |
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: A. STATE 75013 B. BUJUMBURA 00302 Classified By: CDA Charles Twining for reasons 1.4 (b) (d). [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BUJUMBURA392 |
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SEES STABILITY, PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: Second Vice President Gabriel Ntisezerana said that security would be the basis for any economic growth and development in Burundi, during an August 11 courtesy call by Charge and DCM. Ntisezerana was concerned that many demobilized FNL combatants knew nothing but fighting, and c [...] |
2009-08-12 06:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ETRD EINV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA394 |
MSD LEADER SINDUHIJE REQUESTS "TEMPORARY ASYLUM" [...] (C) Summary: Aspiring Presidential candidate Alexis Sinduhije called on DCM at her residence August 11 to request that he be allowed to stay in US embassy housing for a few days to avoid anticipated political harassment. As there was no life threatening situation, DCM listened to him and pers [...] |
2009-08-12 16:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA414 |
CONSULTATIONS ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE UNDERWAY; [...] (C) Summary: Burundi has started broad based popular consultations for a Transitional Justice mechanism to deal with the events of years of conflict. While consultations are will be completed at year's end, we are detecting concerns about launching a Truth and Reconciliation Commission or si [...] |
2009-08-18 17:12:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY KAWC PHUM PREL |
| 09BUJUMBURA416 |
GUIDE TO BURUNDI'S REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (U) SUMMARY. This is a quick reference resource on Burundi's active political parties. There are 43 registered parties in Burundi, but only 15 are presently active. END SUMMARY. KEY POLITICAL PARTIES --------------------- 2. (C) Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie - For [...] |
2009-08-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV EAID BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA419 |
FNL: OUT OF THE BUSH, BUT BANDITRY BLOOMS [...] SUMMARY. There is an overwhelming consensus among political and security observers in Burundi that the Forces Nationales de Liberation's (FNL) days of fighting in the bush are truly over. Further, observers in Burundi find no evidence of an organized FNL splinter group existing that is ready [...] |
2009-08-20 15:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM ASEC PGOV PINS BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA444 |
JOINT DEMARCHE ON ELECTORAL CODE [...] The following text was presented to the heads of the principal political parties August 29 as part of a diplomatic effort to encourage Burundian consensus on an Electoral Code for the 2010 elections. Post will provide further details in septel. 2. BEGIN TEXT. Common demarche from South [...] |
2009-08-31 11:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA445 |
MEETING WITH FNL CHIEF RWASA [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. As part of a series of calls on political party chiefs, we met August 28 with Agathon Rwasa, the head of the last rebel group to become part of the peace process and demobilize, the Forces Nationales de Liberation, or FNL. Protected by South African troops, he p [...] |
2009-08-31 11:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA446 |
SAGA OF BURUNDI'S ELECTORAL CODE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Burundi's draft Electoral Code has been the subject of difficult negotiations, which have received a push from the UN and diplomatic community. Both houses of Parliament begin a special session September 1, during which time there are hopes that remaining controversies over the [...] |
2009-08-31 16:50:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA464 |
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY EXPRESSES NEEDS FOR [...] Summary: On 1 September, the Burundian Ministry of Public Security (MSP) held a presentation of its goals and estimated requirements for security in the upcoming 2010 elections. The Ministry stated it would need between $7.5 and $12.5 million to provide effective security. End summary. [...] |
2009-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | BY MAS PGOV |
| 09BUJUMBURA465 |
BUYOYA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] (C) A discussion with former President Pierre Buyoya September 9 about the turbulent history of the past elicited his thoughts about the present and future of his country. In a word, he is optimistic. Buyoya, looking fit and younger than his sixty years, said that until he came on the scene [...] |
2009-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA484 |
UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] DCM discussed the US goals and objectives for the 64th UNGA in September 9 meeting with the Foreign Ministry's Director General of International Organizations, Ambassador Adolfe Nahayo, leaving an Aide Memoire of the main points. Throughout the demarche, Nahayo appeared to be engaged and suppo [...] |
2009-09-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA487 |
UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] Subsequent to our demarche and transmittal of the letter of invitation from the Secretary, the office of the Foreign Minister has informed us that, due to the departure of the Minister and most of his delegation from New York the same day, the GOB will be represented at the event by its highest [...] |
2009-09-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA508 |
AFTERMATH OF SOMALIA DEATHS: BURUNDI WILL STAY IN [...] (C) Summary. With all attention in Bujumbura centered on the funerals of the twelve soldiers killed in Somalia September 17, the event has generated discussion about whether Burundi should remain in AMISOM. At this time, the answer here is yes. Most calls are for an expansion of AMISOM's ma [...] |
2009-09-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS AU BY SO |
| 09BUJUMBURA523 |
BURUNDI STRIKES OUT: TEACHERS WALK, NURSES MAY [...] Burundi's secondary school teachers went on strike September 28, joining primary school teachers who have been on strike since September 18, to demand a salary increase and harmonization of their pay scales with other government employees. The Minister of Civil Service asked the teachers to [...] |
2009-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA531 |
THE ICGLR TAKES STOCK, AND SEEKS ITS NICHE [...] (SBU) (Summary) The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is preparing a November 5-6 Roundtable and Summit in Bujumbura, to be preceded by a November 4 "Friends of ICGLR" for donor countries. At an October 3 preparatory meeting, ICGLR Ambassador Liberata Mulamula said t [...] |
2009-10-06 06:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BY CG KE RW TZ UG ZA |
| 09BUJUMBURA549 |
BURUNDI'S VIEW ON EAC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Post sources at Burundi's Ministry of East African Community Affairs provided the following assessment of the EAC's September 24-25 meeting in Kampala (reftel): A. (C) Kenya took charge of the negotiations. Rwanda and Uganda also asserted themselves, particularly in support of establi [...] |
2009-10-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR KE TZ UG BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA550 |
RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN BURUNDI [C-CI9-01825] [...] (C) Please see following responses to questions posed reftel: A. (C) There is no Russian trade representative in Burundi. B. (C) There are no major Russian companies operating in Burundi. C. (C) NA; please see response to C. D. (C) Russian investment in Burundi is very limite [...] |
2009-10-08 10:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA584 |
BURUNDI RECEPTIVE TO U.S. UNGA OBJECTIVES [...] (U) Acting Director of the Department for International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Roseline Uwimana, told Emboff in an October 27 meeting that the Government of Burundi would carefully consider U.S. objectives as outlined reftel. Given that the Director himself was [...] |
2009-10-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA586 |
BURUNDI RECEIVES SECRETARY'S LETTER, USG FOOD [...] (U) Acting Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Rosaline Uwimana, discussed Secretary Clinton's letter and accompanying USG food security plan (reftel) in an October 27 meeting with Emboff. While Ms. Uwimana was receptive to the USG [...] |
2009-10-28 04:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA587 |
BURUNDI INFORMED OF POTENTIAL USG SECURITY [...] (U) Emboff discussed reftel talking points and delivered French-language copy of same to Acting Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Rosaline Uwimana, who appeared receptive and said she would encourage Burundi's CEACC delegates to follow up accordingl [...] |
2009-10-28 04:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAID PREL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA60 |
BURUNDI: UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN's Human Rights operation in Burundi consists of two administratively separate but operationally integrated missions: the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and United Nations Integrated Bureau in Burundi (BINUB). Forty UN human rights employees are he [...] |
2009-02-03 09:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM USUN BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA627 |
FRODEBU YOUTH ARE TALKING TOUGH - HOW FAR WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Patrick Nkurunziza, president of the FRODEBU party's youth wing, stated that the group's primary objective is to "protect the party" by acting as a "deterrent" against the intimidation efforts of the ruling party's youth, the Imbonerakure (ref A). To fulfill these goals, FRODEBU's [...] |
2009-11-17 16:50:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA663 |
BURUNDI WILL VOTE WITH EU, VATICAN, AND U.S. ON [...] Burundi will support the U.S. position on the "Defamation of Religions" resolution, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo. In Ambassador Nahayo's December 3 meeting with PolOff, Nahayo explained that Burundi wishes to wo [...] |
2009-12-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA689 |
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reference A that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report was generated by the Defense Attache (DATT) after a walk-in, Nawab Chakaa [...] |
2009-12-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BY KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PTER |
| 09BUJUMBURA79 |
ASSESSMENT OF BURUNDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Burundi (GOB) faces significant challenges in reforming its security sector, including a lack for training for mid-level officers within the Burundian National Police (PNB) and a pervasive culture of impunity. The GOB is willing to partner with international [...] |
2009-02-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC FR BE NL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA83 |
BURUNDI LAWMAKERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY FOR [...] (U) The Burundian Senate and National Assembly confirmed February 13 President Nkurunziza's nomination of five individuals to the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), voting 41-5 and 108-4 in favor, respectively. The confirmed CENI members represent a compromise between Presiden [...] |
2009-02-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA84 |
AGMIN OPEN TO NON-RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY APPROACH [...] In a February 19 meeting with EconOff to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture's stance on proposed rules to be debated under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (reftel), Pascal Ndayiragije, Director of Vegetable and Animal Products for the AgMin's research institute (known by its French acrony [...] |
2009-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BY |
| 10BUJUMBURA106 |
DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES RELATED TO IRANS ISLAMIC [...] On February 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo, thanked PolOff for sharing the designation information. He did not have any additional comment. Slutz [...] |
2010-02-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR BY |
| 10BUJUMBURA109 |
IRISL'S UNINSURED FLEET AND EVASIVE ACTIONS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo, expressed his appreciation to PolOff on February 24 for the information on IRISL's uninsured fleet. He did not have any further comment in response to this demarche. Slutz [...] |
2010-02-24 15:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN ETTC IR BY |
| 10BUJUMBURA112 |
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION IN [...] SUMMARY: The government of Burundi conscientiously seeks to meet the quota for women in national and provincial governmental positions, in some cases even exceeding the constitutional requirements. These female politicians face additional challenges that their male counterparts escape, inclu [...] |
2010-02-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN BY |
| 10BUJUMBURA37 |
UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF EXTREMIST CELL IN BURUNDI [...] (S) Summary. On 17 January, the founder of the MSD political party, Alexis Sinduhije, met with RSO Bujumbura. Sinduhije requested this meeting to report his knowledge of a possible terrorist cell in Burundi. Sinduhije stated one of his party members had learned that two Arabs and four Somal [...] |
2010-01-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC BY PTER |
| 10BUJUMBURA59 |
AMISOM: BURUNDIAN CONCERNS [...] This is an action message. Action request at para 7. 2. In the past week, the First and Second Vice Presidents and the Minister of Defense have raised with the Ambassador the subject of protection and "equitable" remuneration for the Burundian contingent in AMISOM. In the wake of another [...] |
2010-01-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR BY SO AU |