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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04KIGALI1162 |
SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT INFILTRATES RWANDA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Chief Editor of Rwanda's most independent newspaper, "Umuseso", Charles Kabonero, was detained for six weeks in December 2003, not recently as reported by international media. He reports that a special intelligence unit within the National Police's Criminal Investigation [...] |
2004-08-13 05:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS RW |
| 04KIGALI1163 |
DARFUR: PROBLEMS WITH RWANDAN TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Charge spoke with Dutch Charge the morning of 13 August regarding the movement of a company of Rwandan soldiers to Darfur to provide protection to AU observers. According to Dutch Charge, one commercial aircraft will transport RDF troops and equipment in two or three sorties from Kigal [...] |
2004-08-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS RW SU NL |
| 04KIGALI1165 |
RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...] |
2004-08-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR |
| 04KIGALI1166 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RWANDAN DEFENSE FORCES [...] This is an action request for the Department (please see paragraph 4). 2. The RDF will deploy the following unit to Darfur, on or around August 14: -- A Co, 99th BN, 305th BDE, from Kibuye The company is not (NOT) a composite unit. -- The following officers are OPCON in support of th [...] |
2004-08-13 10:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS PHUM RW SU |
| 04KIGALI1169 |
CONGO'S VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA VISITS RWANDA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following meetings in Kigali with President Kagame and other GOR principals, DRC Vice President Ruberwa met with Banyamulenge refugees in Cyangugu and urged them to return to eastern Congo. Banyamulenge are concerned about their personal safety and economic security, including los [...] |
2004-08-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PREF SMIG RW CG |
| 04KIGALI1175 |
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURUNDI [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Rwandan foreign ministry issued a communique dated August 14 condemning the recent attack on Burundi's Gatumba refugee camp that killed up to 170 Banyamulenge refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The GOR communique attributes the attack to "a combined force" of ex- [...] |
2004-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MOPS RW BY CG |
| 04KIGALI1193 |
NAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO RWANDAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC RW |
| 04KIGALI1208 |
EMBASSY KIGALI PARTICIPATION IN SEVENTH [...] Summary. Post sponsored a booth at the seventh annual Rwandan Trade Fair that showcased Rwandan exports to the United States and provided information on the theme "Global Business Partners." The presentation, the first of its kind to be offered by any diplomatic mission in Rwanda, was well r [...] |
2004-08-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EAGR KTEX EINV RW AGOA |
| 04KIGALI877 |
KAGAME REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF USG [...] (S/NF) ON JUNE 24, A SENIOR RWANDAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE REACTION OF PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME TO A MEETING WITH VISITING AF DAS DON YAMAMOTO AND AF/C DIRECTOR AL EASTHAM ON JUNE 23 IN KIGALI. 2. (S/NF) KAGAME WAS REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED TH [...] |
2004-06-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PINS MOPS RW CG |
| 05KIGALI27 |
KAGAME CRITICIZES NATION'S OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING [...] SUMMARY: In his closing address to over 800 GOR officials attending a constitutionally mandated "National Council of Dialogue", President Kagame hailed "good governance, security and patriotism" -- rather than "foreigners' wishes and beliefs" -- as the foundation for Rwanda's development. He [...] |
2005-01-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI1013 |
DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...] |
2006-10-18 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI1014 |
DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...] |
2006-10-18 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI1017 |
GOR ON TRACK TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) On 17 October Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama held a press conference to announce a "nation wide debate" on the abolishment of the death penalty in Rwanda. Although it has not been implemented since 22 genocidaires were shot by firing squads in 1997, the subject has been a k [...] |
2006-10-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS |
| 06KIGALI1026 |
LEBANON DEMARCHE AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT FACTS [...] On 25 October poloff delivered women's empowerment fact sheet (ref A) and demarche and talking points (ref B) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amercia Division Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no comment on the fact sheet or talking points but agreed that the GOR and Israel have a posit [...] |
2006-10-27 06:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KWMN IS LE RW |
| 06KIGALI1027 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS [...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...] |
2006-10-27 10:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC |
| 06KIGALI1035 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] TFCO -- Richard M. Kaminski, Chief, Political and Economic Section, Tel Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3; E-Mail Address: KaminskiRM@state.gov 2. Deputy TFCO -- Daniel M. Stoian, Economic Officer Tel. Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3 [...] |
2006-11-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER RW |
| 06KIGALI1047 |
FIRST TIFA COUNCIL MEETING IN KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Karan Bhatia led the USG delegation to the first-ever Trade and Investment Council Meeting held in Kigali on October 31. Discussions covered such topics as the WTO DOHA round of negotiations, AGOA and bilateral trade, trade c [...] |
2006-11-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1060 |
IMF STAFF MISSION TO RWANDA OKAYS 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) An IMF team conducted a staff mission to Rwanda October 18-November 2, and reached agreement in principle with the GOR on budget priorities and policies for 2007. According to IMF team members, the GOR's overly ambitious initial budget numbers have been trimmed, global budget numbers have [...] |
2006-11-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1063 |
MAYOR PRESENTS HER VISION FOR KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. On 3 November Kigali City Mayor, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, briefed diplomatic corps and a small group of stakeholders on her strategic vision for the city. Kacyira presented her municipal government's mission, to make Kigali "a safer, cleaner, more competitive modern city with exp [...] |
2006-11-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON RW |
| 06KIGALI1073 |
CUBA EMBARGO AND UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC KTIA UN CU RW |
| 06KIGALI1074 |
ICTR PROSECUTOR ADDRESSES COMPLETION STRATEGY AND [...] (SBU) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow addressed the Kigali diplomatic corps November 9, following a two-day conference organized jointly by the ICTR and the University of Rwanda entitled "Challenging Impunity." Jallow outlined next steps fo [...] |
2006-11-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1090 |
GACACA: SOME JUSTICE, LITTLE RECONCILIATION, IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 7, former energy minister Bonaventure Niyibizi traveled to his birthplace in western Rwanda to attend the gacaca trial of four men accused of the murder of his mother in the 1994 genocide. Some measure of justice occurred -- four men offered partial confessions and [...] |
2006-11-13 14:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1110 |
PAUL RUSESABAGINA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1111 |
NO IMMEDIATE ANSWER FROM GOR MFA ON BELARUS AND [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affaris Americas Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara did not have an immediate response to talking points (reftels). When pressed on how the USG can ensure its positions are thoroughly communicated to the Rwandan UN delegation, Rutikara said direct lobbying by USUN official [...] |
2006-11-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA IS BO RW |
| 06KIGALI1119 |
UK ASSISTS GOR IN GENOCIDAIRE EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (C) Summary. There are two British investigators in Rwanda working with the Rwandan Justice Ministry and Prosecutor's Office to build extradition requests of four suspected genocidaires living in the UK that will withstand the scrutiny of the British legal system. Because the UK does not hav [...] |
2006-11-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC UK RW |
| 06KIGALI1125 |
RWANDAN RESPONSE TO FRENCH JUDGE'S ARREST WARRANTS [...] (U) In response to press reports that a French judge had requested arrest warrants for nine senior GOR officials allegedly involved in the downing of the Juvenal Habyarimana presidential jet on April 6, 1994, the GOR on November 21 formally denied its officials' involvement. "There is no ba [...] |
2006-11-22 16:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1130 |
RWANDA CONTEMPLATES BREAKING RELATIONS WITH FRANCE [...] (C) Ambassador Richard Sezibera (protect), Great Lakes Special Envoy for the Rwandan Government, called Ambassador early on the morning of November 24 to report that the GOR was "moving toward breaking relations with France," as a result of the French issuance of international arrest warrant [...] |
2006-11-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1133 |
FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEF DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON RUPTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 25, Foreign Minister Charles Murigande briefed the diplomatic corps on the GOR decision to break relations with France and expel French diplomats from Rwanda. The decision by a French judge to issue international arrest warrants for nine senior Rwanda officials (re [...] |
2006-11-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1142 |
THE FRENCH LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Twenty-five French Embassy and other official personnel left Kigali on 27 November at 19:00 local time via a Rwandair Express flight to Entebbe. The atmosphere was somber in the airport VIP lounge, the French said final good-byes, took photos and shared chocolate. There was no press and [...] |
2006-11-28 16:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KAWC PREL FR RW |
| 06KIGALI1143 |
MEETING WITH GOR ON MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador and AID Director met on November 21 with Ambassador Sezibera and other GOR staff on the just-announced Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold program. Sezibera pronounced the GOR committed to a successful program, and anxious to get to work with mission and MCC [...] |
2006-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1148 |
RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON MCC AND DARFUR [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande November 23 to discuss the Millenium Challenge Corporation selection of Rwanda for its Threshold Program, and the current situation in Darfur. Murigande welcomed the MCC decision, particularly given the recent drop in some of the World Ban [...] |
2006-11-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1163 |
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...] |
2006-12-03 09:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI1169 |
SPECIAL SELF HELP PROGRAM: FY 2005 ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT [...] FY 2006 ANNUAL REPORT: Following is a description of the 17 FY 2006 projects funded by an allocation of USD 76,000. All of the projects are active. A. Project Number: SHF-6-696-01 Project Name: Goat raising Grantee: Abadahemuka Beneficiaries: 25 U.S. Contribution: $5129 Local Cont [...] |
2006-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN RW |
| 06KIGALI1171 |
GOR:NKUNDA FIGHTING FARDC NOT FDLR [...] (C) According to Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) spokesman Major Jill Rutaremara the recent fighting in North Kivu (reftel) is between the forces of renegade General Laurent Nkunda and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). At 1530 local time 6 December Rutaremara told polo [...] |
2006-12-07 05:51:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1175 |
RWANDA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Embassy Kigali's submission of the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) The Rwandan Government made efforts to combat terrorism financing and continued to increase its border control measures to identify potential terrorists. Rwanda has an intergovernmental counterterr [...] |
2006-12-07 15:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1176 |
GOR DEMARCHED ON HRC SUDAN SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 11:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SU RW |
| 06KIGALI1187 |
RWANDA WILL ROTATE ITS DARFUR TROOPS [...] (SBU) Action request. The GOR communicated its intent to rotate the three Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) battalions in Darfur, Sudan with three new battalions. The diplomatic note (text below) indicates a desire for the USG to provide the airlift for the troop rotation "by the end of December 2 [...] |
2006-12-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS NATO PREL SU RW |
| 06KIGALI1188 |
BWINDI CASE: RWANDA ENDORSES TRANSFER TO UGANDA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga December 6 to discuss the Bwindi murder case. Ambassador communicated the decision by U.S. federal prosecutors to dismiss the case, and seek transfer of the suspects to Uganda for prosecution (Note: the 1999 murders occurred in [...] |
2006-12-13 07:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1189 |
UPDATE ON BACOR CASE INVOLVING VALENS KAJEGUHAKWA [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the Banque Continentale Africaine-Rwanda (BAKOR) case with Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga on December 6. Mission understands the Department has been requested by DHS to secure additional information on the disposition of the case as it concerns the four fel [...] |
2006-12-13 07:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1192 |
Land of a thousand hills is not always a land of a thousand [...] SUMMARY. Moses Turyazooka is one of the approximately 500,000 Rwandan refugees who grew up in Uganda and returned to Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. He is a well-educated and driven entrepreneur who was raised on diaspora ideology - a deep love for the country of Rwanda and a strong desire to [...] |
2006-12-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV EINT XA RW |
| 06KIGALI1198 |
RWANDA UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary. There are few updates to post's August submission of Worst Forms of Child Labor information for mandatory reporting requirements as requested (ref A). GOR continues to take the issue seriously; however, progress is gradual due to the lack of capacity in the Ministries charged with [...] |
2006-12-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI USAID RW |
| 06KIGALI1199 |
MCC VISIT TO RWANDA A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 10-12 a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation held an intensive round of meetings with GOR officials, local and international NGOs (including USAID partners), the private sector, the media, and heads of diplomatic missions in Kigali. The MCC team int [...] |
2006-12-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KMCA RW |
| 06KIGALI1219 |
LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements (reftel), please screen the following Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) officer and report any derogatory information to post. Major Gatete Karuranga, Rwandan citizen, DOB 19650616, is scheduled to attend trainin [...] |
2006-12-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1223 |
PRESS FREEDOM: END OF YEAR WRAP-UP [...] Issues of press freedom in 2006 remained the subject of much debate and action in Rwanda. A year which began with public criticism of Rwanda's media by President Kagame and of individual reporters by other officials later saw clear signs that senior GOR officials recognize the importance of a [...] |
2006-12-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI180 |
MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...] |
2006-02-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI181 |
RWANDA SENATE ASSERTS AUTONOMY, SUMMONS MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: On February 2 and 9, Internal Affairs Minister Christophe Bazivamo and Justice Minister Edda Mukabagwiza were summoned by the Senate to two public hearings to address questions on national security and judicial issues. Senators expressed concerns over serious human rights violat [...] |
2006-02-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI183 |
2006 SECTOR-LEVEL ELECTIONS: ORDERLY, HIGH VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The second phase of 2006 Rwanda local elections, conducted February 20 at the sector level, proceeded smoothly. Polling sites were easy to find and easy to access, and local National Electoral Commission staff appeared to follow established guidelines and procedures. Voters w [...] |
2006-02-24 07:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI184 |
GOR GROUNDS SN BRUSSELS PASSANGER PLANE [...] (U) On 21 February the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) grounded an SN Brussels Airlines passenger plane for violating saftey standards. Flight 463, from Kigali to Brussels with one stop in Nairobi, had over 200 passengers, including at least two Amcits. The CAA claimed: -- The safety be [...] |
2006-02-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL BE KY RW |
| 06KIGALI192 |
RWANDA COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR BUT [...] Summary: In a meeting February 24, UNICEF indicated that while child labor is a problem in Rwanda, child trafficking and prostitution do not appear to be prevalent. UNICEF-Rwanda Head of Child Protection attributed the incidence of child labor to the large number of vulnerable orphans, parti [...] |
2006-02-27 17:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
| 06KIGALI193 |
DEMAND FOR RWANDAN SPECIALTY COFFEE ON THE RISE [...] Summary: Ambassador hosted an event February 24 for a visiting delegation from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which represents the USD 20 billion U.S. coffee industry. This first annual coffee event showcased the exceptional quality of Rwandan specialty coffee and marked the b [...] |
2006-02-27 18:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ETRD RW |
| 06KIGALI199 |
JUSTICE MINISTRY WELCOMES RULE OF LAW DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: In a meeting February 27 with the Ministry of Justice, Ambassador expressed his desire to engage the Rwandan government on a range of important issues, including rule of law, democracy and governance. Secretary General Johnston Busingye welcomed the opportunity for further dialogue [...] |
2006-02-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
| 06KIGALI220 |
KIGALI CITY ELECTS WOMAN MAYOR [...] Summary: In the final phase of 2006 local elections March 4, a woman parliamentarian was elected mayor of Kigali by an overwhelming majority. As in the earlier phases of the electoral process (reftels), voter turnout was high. An estimated 94 percent of the electoral college, comprised of [...] |
2006-03-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI221 |
SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...] |
2006-03-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW |
| 06KIGALI228 |
HOTEL RWANDA MANAGER NO HERO TO GOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been an ongoing public campaign to discredit Paul Rusesabagina, the former manager of Hotel des Mille Collines during the 1994 genocide and current hero in the US and Europe due to the film 'Hotel Rwanda', in Rwanda. The efforts to damage the reputation of Mr. Rusesabagin [...] |
2006-03-08 06:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RW BG |
| 06KIGALI236 |
CONTINUED GOR INTEREST IN PEACE CORPS [...] On 9 March Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande in response to a request by the Minister to discuss the return of the US Peace Corps to Rwanda. Minister Murigande explained that he had met with a Peace Corps delegation led by Mr. Henry McCoy in 2004 and he asked if there was any prog [...] |
2006-03-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI238 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON HOTEL RWANDA, HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND NEPAD [...] (C) Summary. In a 9 March meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande, Ambassador delivered the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR), discussed Paul Rusesabagina and inquired about the NEPAD Peer Review Report. Upon receipt of the HRR, Minister Murigande was defensive but also appreciative of the Ambass [...] |
2006-03-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | NOTAG RW |
| 06KIGALI242 |
RWANDA REPORT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Per reftel, information below provides a summary of each of the requested areas. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- 2. Economic Situation: Rwanda's economy remains largely dependent upon foreign aid, while its population remains [...] |
2006-03-13 19:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM XA RW |
| 06KIGALI267 |
STATUS OF RWANDAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On 13 March, Ambassador met with Sylvie Zainabo Kayitesi, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR), to present the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) and discuss the work of the NCHR. Ambassador Arietti discussed the importance the USG places on the respect [...] |
2006-03-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI269 |
RWANDA IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT THREAT OF [...] With the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Africa, Rwanda is moving forward in its preparedness to address the threat to both human and animal populations. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) has revitalized an inter- ministerial steering committee, originally formed in November 2005. Th [...] |
2006-03-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI TBIO WHO RW |
| 06KIGALI270 |
US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...] |
2006-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA |
| 06KIGALI277 |
AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR [...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...] |
2006-03-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW |
| 06KIGALI281 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] Summary: On March 11 President Kagame announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing the Finance Minister, dropping three ministers, and creating a new ministerial post in the Office of the President for scientific research and technology. Despite rumors for several weeks of an impending shake-up [...] |
2006-03-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RW |
| 06KIGALI283 |
AJELLO VISIT TO RWANDAN DEMOBILIZATION CENTER [...] (U) Summary. On 17 March Ambassador Aldo Ajello, EU Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, visited Mutobo Demobilization and Reintegration Center. Poloff accompanied the EU delegation to a special site visit set up by the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) to introduce Ajell [...] |
2006-03-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PREL CG RW |
| 06KIGALI285 |
SOF TRAINING FOR RDF [...] (SBU) United States Embassy, Kigali country team supports and welcomes a United States European Command-funded, Special Operations Command, Europe (SOCEUR) military-to-military programmed, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) training course to be conducted in Rwanda in July 2006. The purpose of t [...] |
2006-03-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI286 |
RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI [...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...] |
2006-03-28 05:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI291 |
GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...] |
2006-03-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI328 |
THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE IN RWANDA [...] Ambassador Michael Arietti and USAID Mission Director Kevin Mullally met on April 4 with Government of Rwanda Health Minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo to inquire as to the government's interest in taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Rwanda's governmental and no [...] |
2006-04-10 09:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI334 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME MEETS WITH A/S FRAZER [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 April, A/S Frazer met with President Kagame at his office on the presidential compound. Also in attendance were Ambassador Arietti, Foreign Minister Murigande, Chef du Cabinet Kabija, National Security Service Director Ndahiro, AF Special Assistant Gaither and poloff. Kaga [...] |
2006-04-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL RW CG SU |
| 06KIGALI340 |
GOR RESPONSE TO ARREST OF FDLR PRESIDENT IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) On 11 April poloff met with German DCM to discuss the recent arrest of the president of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Ignace Murwanashyaka, by German authorities in Mannheim, Germany. According to Hans Von Schroeder, Murwanashyaka will be detained for approxi [...] |
2006-04-12 16:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREF PREL MONUC RW CG BY UG GE BE |
| 06KIGALI354 |
GOR RECEIVES USG POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] In a 10 April meeting with Ambassador Amri-Sued Ismael, Advisor to the President on Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ambassador Arietti discussed the USG position on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) per ref B. On 17 April, poloff delivered talking points and the Secretary's message from ref B [...] |
2006-04-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR RW |
| 06KIGALI365 |
VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER TO RWANDA [...] (C) In a successful, productive visit to Rwanda April 4-8, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer engaged in candid discussion on a broad range of issues from regional security, bilateral relations, and Darfur to democracy and human rights. In her meetings with senior [...] |
2006-04-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAGR KDEM PHUM KPKO MOPS RW CG |
| 06KIGALI381 |
RWANDA: FY 2006 ESF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Per reftel post submits the following summaries of two proposed projects for FY 2006 Africa regional ESF funding, including the total amount requested for each project and an explanation of how the projects would advance our MPP objectives and U.S. national interests. The projects focus on s [...] |
2006-04-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI382 |
National Reconciliation a Top Priority for Rwanda [...] Summary: During an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) Executive Secretary Fatuma Ndangiza described NURC's primary role as promoting national reconciliation through civic education. Since 1999, NURC has conducted surveys, including a nation [...] |
2006-04-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI393 |
Catholic Church of Rwanda Supports Gacaca, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 11 meeting with the Papal Nuncio, Ambassador brought up a recent note verbale from the Vatican that criticized gacaca (ref A). Ambassador noted that he is aware of concerns that gacaca is not serving the purpose for which it was created and that the GOR, itself, [...] |
2006-04-26 18:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI405 |
Embassy Comments on Vatican Note on Gacaca [...] Summary: Ref (A) Vatican note criticizes the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda for not serving the purposes for which they were created. It characterizes the gacaca process as politically manipulated and procedurally flawed, citing specific concerns. While Embassy recognizes, as does the GOR, tha [...] |
2006-04-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS VT RW |
| 06KIGALI407 |
FORMER PRESIDENT ASKS KAGAME FOR A PARDON [...] (U) Summary. Ex-President Pasteur Bizimungu recently submitted a handwritten letter to President Kagame requesting a pardon for his 2004 conviction for incitement of civil disobedience, formation of a criminal association and embezzlement of public funds. In the letter, Bizimungu maintains th [...] |
2006-04-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | AFSN KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI408 |
Embassy Commemorates 28 Local Staff Killed During [...] Summary: On April 20 Embassy held a memorial service in honor of 28 locally engaged staff killed during the 1994 genocide. The fifth annual commemoration brought together American and local staff with the widows and orphans of the victims. In his remarks, Ambassador acknowledged that the i [...] |
2006-04-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AFSN KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI410 |
GOR DEMARCHED ON UN HRC AND AU MISSION IN SUDAN [...] (U) On 28 April, DCM delivered the talking points from refs to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Amandin Rugira. 2. (SBU) Rugira said he was aware of the reported lack of response by African Union forces in close proximity to attacks on civilians in Darfur. He s [...] |
2006-05-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PARM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI EUN |
| 06KIGALI411 |
Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...] |
2006-05-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI428 |
UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts [...] (SBU) Summary: During its visit to Kigali April 20-29, the UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts briefed Embassy on the focus of its current mandate and its challenges in the region. The experts highlighted the need for tighter immigration control at the DRC border, a GDRC mechanism fo [...] |
2006-05-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO ETTC RW |
| 06KIGALI445 |
RWANDANS IN BURUNDI: ASYLUM SEEKERS BEGIN RETURNING [...] (U) In an 8 May meeting with poloff, UNHCR External Relations Officer Beatriz Garcia reported that the flow of Rwandans departing for Burundi has stopped and that there are unconfirmed reports that several hundred Rwandans have left northern Burundi and returned to southern Rwanda. UNHCR has [...] |
2006-05-10 17:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UNHCR RW BY |
| 06KIGALI449 |
World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO RW |
| 06KIGALI456 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) In its recent indicator analysis of Rwanda, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) noted that Rwanda failed four of the six Ruling Justly indicators. Based on consolidated evaluations of third-party institutions, MCC provided Embassy Kigali a summary of Rwanda,s strengths and weakness [...] |
2006-05-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI463 |
STATUS OF LAND REFORM [...] Land ownership has been a major issue of conflict throughout much of Rwanda's history, and 80 percent of current legal disputes involve land. The GOR adopted a land law in 2005, which made it the final owner of all land in Rwanda and provided for leases of up to ninety-nine years; however, ma [...] |
2006-05-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV EAGR RW |
| 06KIGALI464 |
Rwandan Government Action on Child Protection and [...] Summary: During a May 8 courtesy call on the Minister in Charge of Family and Gender Promotion in the Prime Minister's Office, Ambassador underscored USG interest in gender issues, in particular trafficking in persons, and Embassy's desire to provide assistance to the GOR to combat child pros [...] |
2006-05-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI RW |
| 06KIGALI477 |
RWANDAN PRIVATE SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Reports on Rwanda's development identify the private sector as a necessary engine for economic growth. This cable, the first in a series, provides an analysis of the Rwandan private sector and the overall business environment. It provides a brief overview of the private sector, describes the [...] |
2006-05-17 15:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR BTIO ECON RW |
| 06KIGALI480 |
THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA [...] (U) Press freedom in Rwanda--despite the legacy of a media tainted by complicity in the genocide and lingering mistrust between the government and journalists--has in recent years taken root. Several independent radio stations and newspapers currently are operating. While reports of self-cen [...] |
2006-05-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI482 |
Catholic Archbishop Notes Improved Church-State [...] Summary: During a May 17 discussion with polchief on religious freedom in Rwanda, the Catholic Archbishop of Kigali noted that relations between the GOR and the Catholic Church have improved, with greater collaboration on social services and other services, such as security. He noted, howev [...] |
2006-05-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI RW |
| 06KIGALI483 |
EMBASSY DELIVERS AGOA DEMARCHE AND INVITATION [...] Per ref A, post delivered on May 9 a letter of invitation from Secretary Rice to Minister of Commerce Protais Mitali and Minister of Finance James Musoni for Rwanda to participate in the fifth U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum) in Washington, D.C. June 6 [...] |
2006-05-18 16:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI489 |
REACHING OUT TO THE RWANDAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] On May 13, Ambassador attended the opening ceremony of Al- Halaal Micro-Finance Institution, a new private financial credit company established consistent with Islamic banking principles. The Ambassador's participation was part of post's continuing effort to reach out to the Muslim community, [...] |
2006-05-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ODIP SCUL RW |
| 06KIGALI496 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a roundtable discussion April 5 with Rwandan parliamentarians and a separate call on the president of the Rwandan Senate, Assistant Secretary Frazer addressed recent developments in the Great Lakes region, human rights issues, the role of parliament in Rwandan society, [...] |
2006-05-25 06:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KMCA RW CG |
| 06KIGALI514 |
EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHES ON IRAN AND UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC AMGT UNGA IR RW |
| 06KIGALI517 |
U.S. TRIPARTITE DELEGATION MEMBERS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] Summary: During a May 24 meeting with Ambassador Arietti and visiting U.S. Tripartite Plus delegation members, Rwandan parliamentarians discussed the gap between perception and reality on Rwanda's performance on human rights. They asserted that outsiders criticize Rwanda without fully under [...] |
2006-05-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KMCA RW |
| 06KIGALI540 |
RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...] |
2006-06-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI555 |
GOR DEMARCHED ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 11:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP PREL IAEA USNC IR RW |
| 06KIGALI578 |
KIGALI DELIVERS MDA DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, post delivered on June 19 a demarche on the June 20-21 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva. 2. The Government of Rwanda has confirmed that a member of its delegation in Geneva will attend the conference and will vote in f [...] |
2006-06-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS RW |
| 06KIGALI579 |
TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...] |
2006-06-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW |
| 06KIGALI595 |
FRENCH REPORTER ORDERED TO LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Summary. Radio France International (RFI) correspondent, French citizen Sonia Rolley, left Kigali on June 10 after the GOR refused to renew her visa. Rolley had worked on and off in Rwanda since October 2004 but the visa renewal request was rejected by Rwandan Immigration and she was di [...] |
2006-06-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI607 |
ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. During 21-23 July 2006, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) collaborated on plans for near-term pre-deployment peace support operations (PSO) training for RDF battalions preparing to deploy t [...] |
2006-06-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS PGOV PREL RW SU ACOTA ET |
| 06KIGALI613 |
SAO NOT NECESSARY FOR RWANDANS WISHING TO TRAVEL TO US [...] SUMMARY. AmEmbassy Kigali and the government of Rwanda concur in a recommendation to end the current requirement in ref A that Embassies and Consulates submit SAO clearances on all Rwandans born before 1981 who are applying outside of Kigali for NIV's, IV's, refugee status or other travel doc [...] |
2006-06-28 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREF RW |
| 06KIGALI614 |
PRESSING GOR ON AMIS TRANSITION TO UN [...] On 27 June poloff delivered demarche (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs desk officer Daniel Mutezintare in order to reiterate Ambassador's earlier discussions with Foreign Minister Murigande on the USG position on the re-hatting of AMIS to a UN peacekeeping operation. Poloff emphasized t [...] |
2006-06-28 09:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR PINS PREL SOCI SU RW |
| 06KIGALI653 |
GOR SOLICITED ON SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] On 30 June, poloff discussed talking points (reftel) with Daniel Mutezintare, the focal point for UN issues in the Minstry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mutezintare said that the GOR was currently not committed to supporting either Guatemala or Venezuela, but he would brief Foreign Minister Muriga [...] |
2006-07-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE RW |
| 06KIGALI667 |
GOR RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On 10 July, poloff delivered talking points and White House Statement (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara agreed with the USG position that the missile launches were a negative development for the world and that the international community should [...] |
2006-07-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP RW |
| 06KIGALI687 |
FORMER INTEL CHIEF KAREGEYA SENTENCED FOR [...] (U) Summary. On 13 July a Rwandan Military Tribunal ruled that Col. Patrick Karegeya was guilty of insubordination and desertion and sentenced him to a prison term of one year and eight months. Both the prosecution and defense intend to appeal the verdict at the Military High Court. End summ [...] |
2006-07-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM RW UG |
| 06KIGALI712 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGAGES RWANDA [...] Summary. At the request of USTR, Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan McDermott led a delegation to Rwanda to explore areas of assistance. The GOR was keen on soliciting support for a COMESA air traffic management project, but the main focus of the visit was [...] |
2006-07-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID EAIR ECIN PREL ECON RW KE TZ UG |
| 06KIGALI716 |
MILITARY PROSECUTOR DISCUSSES HIGH PROFILE CASES [...] (U) Summary. On 19 July poloff met with Major Christophe Bizimungu, Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Chief Prosecutor, to discuss the status of three high profile cases currently being handled by his office. Bizimungu presented a detailed case against Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of the [...] |
2006-07-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC KJUS PGOV RW |
| 06KIGALI724 |
IRAN INCENTIVE AND HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] On 27 July poloff delivered the "P5 1 Incentive Package for Iran" and "High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development" demarches (reftels) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no immediate comment on the subjects but assured poloff the t [...] |
2006-07-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KNNP PARM PREF UNGA RW IR EU |
| 06KIGALI726 |
GOR ON RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary. On July 5 Emboffs met with GOR officials to discuss the relationship between civil society and the GOR. The meeting provided an opportunity for the GOR to clarify its relationship with NGOs, religious organizations, and political parties operating in the country, and to address a [...] |
2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI727 |
NEW HIGH COUNCIL OF THE PRESS APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) Summary. In June the GOR confirmed new appointments for the country,s nine-person High Council of the Press (HCP), which is charged with both regulation of the media and promotion of press freedom in the country. It is hoped that this iteration of the Council (this is the second Council t [...] |
2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM UNESCO RW |
| 06KIGALI731 |
GOR'S POSITION ON AU SUMMIT, AMIS AND TANZANIAN [...] (U) Summary. On 25 July Rwandan foreign affairs and defense officials briefed diplomatic corps on a variety of issues including the African Union (AU) Summit, the GOR's position on The Great Lakes Conference, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR [...] |
2006-08-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN KPKO KSUM MOPS PREF PREL AU RW TZ SU |
| 06KIGALI740 |
RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION [...] Post has obligated all of the Ambassador's Special-Help Program funds in fiscal year 2006. 2. U.S. Embassy Kigali hosted on July 20 a signing ceremony for the recipients of the FY2006 Self Help Fund. Charg d'Affaires signed 17 grants worth a total of $76 000. Democracy and Human Rights Fun [...] |
2006-08-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN RW |
| 06KIGALI784 |
JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 28, Jean Leonard Rugambage, a journalist for the Kinyarwanda fortnightly newspaper Umuco,, who was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one [...] |
2006-08-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI790 |
'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...] |
2006-08-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI804 |
GOR POSITION ON AMIS RE-HAT [...] (C) On 16 August Ambassador reiterated USG position on the UN re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) (Ref A) to Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminari. Musemenari had accompanied President Kagame to the Afric [...] |
2006-08-17 15:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC SU RW |
| 06KIGALI817 |
DEATH OF AMCIT MACH VISUDH AROM [...] On Tuesday, August 22, 2006 AMCIT Mach Visudh Arom died of apparent sudden cardiac arrest in the region of Ruhengeri, Rwanda. 2. Mr. Arom was born on March 29, 1968 in Minnesota. Passport number 074699483. 3. Acting Consular Officer was notified on August 22, 2006 by Chris Donovan, Rwan [...] |
2006-08-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
| 06KIGALI836 |
KIGALI'S NEW MAYOR BANS MOTORCYCLE TAXIS [...] (U) Kigali city residents awoke on Monday, August 21 to an odd sight in central areas of the city: the complete absence of motorcycle taxis plying their trade on busy thoroughfares. The Kigali City Council, led by its new Mayor, Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, banned commercial motorcycles (termed "bod [...] |
2006-08-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI842 |
PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA: CHARGES OF HARASSMENT AND [...] (U) During August, there have been several incidents of alleged threats, and one physical attack, against Rwandan journalists by unknown perpetrators. Two journalists have left the country, although one may return soon. GOR officials vehemently deny any official GOR involvement in negative [...] |
2006-08-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI847 |
NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REFORM [...] New Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama outlined his plans for a reformed Justice Ministry in a meeting with the Ambassador on August 28. A revamped administrative structure, strenuous efforts to reduce lagging caseloads, and a pledge to ensure "even-handed investigations" formed the co [...] |
2006-08-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI848 |
GOR RENEWS VOA BROADCAST AGREEMENTS, AIRS ITS [...] On Thursday, August 31, Voice of America Director David Jackson renewed VOA's transmission agreement with Rwanda's public broadcaster, ORINFOR, and signed a licensing agreement with the Ministry of Information. The GOR took the opportunity of the signings to voice strong concerns about what i [...] |
2006-08-31 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI854 |
CHINESE DELEGATIONS VISIT KIGALI [...] (U) Two Chinese delegations visited Kigali the week of August 28. A Communist Party delegation, led by Wu Guanzheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, conducted closed-door discussions with the Secretary General Francois Ngarambe and other RPF [...] |
2006-09-01 16:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI867 |
GOR RESPONSE ON BWINDI CASE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga on September 6 to discuss the Bwindi Case, in particular, next steps in the wake of the U.S. court's suppression of the defendants' confessions (as requested reftel). Ambassador discussed the three possible prosecutorial options (appeal [...] |
2006-09-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI868 |
CITY GOVERNMENT RESCINDS MOTORCYCLE BAN [...] (U) The Kigali City Council on Monday September 4 rescinded its two-week ban on motorcycle taxis. Operating under new licensing requirements, the motorcycles began to return to city streets in small numbers. Each operator is now required to register with his local cell (the next-to-lowest po [...] |
2006-09-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI879 |
EMBASSY KIGALI 9/11 COMMEMORATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL |
| 06KIGALI880 |
RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...] |
2006-09-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL MCC RW |
| 06KIGALI883 |
RWANDA AT LOGGERHEADS WITH ICTR OVER ACCUSED LEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR has demanded the termination of the employment contract of an ICTR lead counsel, Callixte Gakwaya, whom the GOR has indicted on genocide charges, to remove his immunity from prosecution by Rwanda. The ICTR has not responded formally, beyond an announced need to study t [...] |
2006-09-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI887 |
EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...] |
2006-09-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI945 |
RWANDA DECIDES NOT TO ROTATE TROOPS TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali called Ambassador the afternoon of September 28 to convey the Rwandan cabinet's decision that its troops currently in Darfur will remain for three months (until December 31); they will not/not rotate before then. There may be a [...] |
2006-10-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS RW |
| 06KIGALI946 |
BAR PRESIDENT ON JUSTICE SYSTEM IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Emboffs met September 27 with President of the Rwanda Bar Association Gatera Gashabana to discuss the state of the judicial system. Gashabana began by emphasizing the importance of the "text" of the 2003 Constitution. "Now we have a document which firmly establishes the independence o [...] |
2006-10-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI956 |
DEATH OF AMCIT ROSAMOND CARR [...] On Friday, Ms. Rosamond Carr passed away at her residence in Gisenyi, Rwanda. She had been feeling ill for the past several weeks and had been visited regularly by a local doctor. The local physician, Dr. Erasme Sarambuye, was with her at the time of death. 2. Ms. Carr was born on August [...] |
2006-10-03 05:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
| 06KIGALI976 |
MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED TO RWANDAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 05:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI984 |
ANALYST BRIEFS WORLD BANK PROGRAM ON FDLR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 October World Bank consultant Hans Romkema briefed diplomats and Bank employees on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). He described the FDLR, estimated at 8,000 ) 10,000, as deeply entrenched in North and South Kivu. Romkema described FDLR leadershi [...] |
2006-10-12 11:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL KPKO MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI987 |
RWANDA STILL UNDECIDED ON GUATEMALA [...] (C) This is an action request for A/S Frazer. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On 13 October Charge delivered demarche (ref B) to Foreign Minister Murigande emphasizing that the USG considered the vote to be one of the most important decisions the UNGA would make this year. Murigande noted [...] |
2006-10-13 12:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC VE GT |
| 06KIGALI988 |
RWANDA WILL VOTE FOR GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-14 08:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI990 |
RWANDA-UGANDA JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETING A [...] (U) Summary. Ugandan and Rwandan officials held the seventh Joint Permanent Commission sessions in Kigali October 12-13. A communique pledged cooperation on a hosts of issues, including consular relations, defense, education and justice issues, crop and animal diseases, cross-border transpor [...] |
2006-10-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD RW |
| 07KIGALI1000 |
RWANDA DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER DRC SUPPORT TO FDLR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera October 31 to discuss the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Sezibera expressed great concern at the ascendency of Rwandaphone extremists within the Kabila governmen [...] |
2007-11-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1005 |
Rwandan 2008 Budget Highlights [...] Summary. Minister of Finance James Musoni officially presented the 2008 budget to the Parliament on October 16. The overall budget is approximately USD 1.1 billion, a 15 increase from the previous year. Musoni predicted 6.6 growth in the economy with inflation dropping to 5 by 2008. He [...] |
2007-11-02 06:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1016 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] IT Summit: Rwanda hosted the African Heads of State Connect Africa Summit October 29 and 30. Six African presidents and corporate executives attended. The summit's goal was to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Tour, Secretary General of the International [...] |
2007-11-06 07:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1020 |
RWANDA ON NEW DRC PLANS: REALISTIC BUT WILLING [...] (C) Special Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador met separately with Great Lakes Advisor Ambassador Richard Sezibera and Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on November 5. Sezibera and Murigande both expressed disappointment with past attempts to fashion multilate [...] |
2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1022 |
RWANDA ON NEW DRC PLANS: REALISTIC BUT WILLING [...] (C) Special Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador met separately with Great Lakes Advisor Ambassador Richard Sezibera and Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on November 5. Sezibera and Murigande both expressed disappointment with past attempts to fashion multilate [...] |
2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1024 |
SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY CALLS ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador called on National Security Advisor Emmanuel Ndahiro on October 6 to discuss enhanced US engagement on addressing negative forces in eastern DRC and ending the stand-off with Nkunda. Ndahiro pledged Rwandan [...] |
2007-11-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1026 |
SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY MEETS FORMER FDLR [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor Timothy Shortley met with Major General Paul Rwarakabije November 7 to discuss the FDLR's current operations and its relations with the DRC government. Rwarakabije claimed the FDLR cooperated closely with the DRC government, received materiel assistence from it, a [...] |
2007-11-08 05:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS RW |
| 07KIGALI1033 |
UN/DPA ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. UN/DPA Assistant Secretary General Haile Menkerios met with local representatives of the P3and2 to brief them on his new mandate, recent discussions in Kinshasa, Goma, and meetings with Rwandan officials. Rwanda and the DRC needed to reach common understandings on security issu [...] |
2007-11-09 10:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1040 |
UN/DPA ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. UN/DPA Assistant Secretary General Haile Menkerios met with local representatives of the P3and2 to brief them on his new mandate, recent discussions in Kinshasa, Goma, and meetings with Rwandan officials. Rwanda and the DRC needed to reach common understandings on security issu [...] |
2007-11-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1041 |
SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY VISIT TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the November 18-19 visit of Senator Kerry to Rwanda. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide when upwards of one million Rwandans lost their lives, and the nation's infrastructure, economy and society were terribly [...] |
2007-11-15 07:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1060 |
MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT DRC-RWANDAN COMMUNIQUE [...] Rwandan media, taking their cue from senior GOR officials, have given positive coverage of the Nairobi Joint Communique on a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and security in the Great Lakes Region. On Monday, November 12, pro-government daily "New Times" ran under the headline [...] |
2007-11-15 13:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR PINS RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1061 |
RWANDA ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION AND FAO REFORM [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief and poloff met November 15 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Affairs Director Ben Rutsinga to discuss the U.S.-sponsored rape resolution pending before the General Assembly, and the FAO "external evaluation" demarche. Rutsinga began by categorically restati [...] |
2007-11-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA AORC FAO RW |
| 07KIGALI1062 |
IT FOR AFRICA: RWANDA LEADS THE WAY [...] Summary. Rwanda hosted the Connect Africa Summit October 29-30. Six African presidents, 53 communications ministers, and 19 corporate executives attended the summit which was intended to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the Int [...] |
2007-11-16 05:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1069 |
RWANDA PRISON BEAT: PRISON POPULATION DOWN, ICTR [...] (C) Rwanda's prison population fell to 64,000 inmates, as the government continued its releases of persons convicted by gacaca courts, relieving the severe overcrowding that previously characterized the prison system. A well-constructed Kigali transit facility, built to receive International [...] |
2007-11-19 11:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1075 |
RWANDAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CHIEF ON EASTERN CONGO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with National Security Service External Affairs Chief Joseph Nzabamwita, at his request, on November 19 in Kigali to discuss events in the eastern Congo and potential avenues of action against the FDLR. Nzabamwita saw an unstable balance of forces in North Kivu am [...] |
2007-11-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI1077 |
GOMA DEMOBILIZATION OFFICER: NO EVIDENCE OF [...] (C) Embassy officers met November 10 in Kigali with Harald Hinkel, who works for the World Bank's Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) office in Goma. Hinkel, who had working in Goma since January 2005, spends his work weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( [...] |
2007-11-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PINS RW |
| 07KIGALI1078 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA ENDEAVOR INITIAL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend the Africa Endeavor Initial Planning Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, December 3-7, 2007. - Maj. Fred MUZIRAGUHARARA, [...] |
2007-11-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1083 |
RWANDA SUPPORTS PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1085 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME ON SOMALIA: INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) In his address to the Africa Caribbean Pacific-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU), meeting in Kigali on November 19, President Kagame raised the situation in Somalia and called upon the international community to "do far more than we have done so far." Noting that innocent Somalis [...] |
2007-11-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI1092 |
MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: -- Former senior military officer Patrick Karegeya left Rwanda suddenly. -- Dissension continued within the Liberal Party. -- The Government of Rwanda (GOR) presented its growth and poverty reduction strategies to the donor communit [...] |
2007-11-29 16:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR ECON RW |
| 07KIGALI1095 |
RWANDA - REPORT ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post submits the following information for the 2007 Report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) continues to make progress in its efforts to implement its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Programs and policies described i [...] |
2007-11-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI EIND ETRD RW |
| 07KIGALI110 |
GACACA PROBLEMS, GACACA REFORMS [...] (SBU) The GOR seeks to streamline its gacaca system, lowering penalties for those convicted of genocide crimes, narrowing the jurisdiction of regular courts over genocide suspects, and reducing the numbers of judges per gacaca court. A new prisoner release is also soon to occur. By these r [...] |
2007-02-05 06:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI1104 |
RWANDA ON IRAN AND ISRAEL DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNGA RW IR IS |
| 07KIGALI1110 |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KIGALI: NEEDED BUT ELUSIVE [...] Summary. The housing industry in Rwanda is fragmented and in need of assistance. Individuals are currently allocated plots and build according to their convenience, taste and capacity, irrespective of the area. The results are environmentally, aesthetically, and logistically problematic for [...] |
2007-12-10 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1112 |
INFORMATION ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] (U) Embassy Kigali submits the following information on our Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO: TFCO: Richard Kaminski Title: Chief, Political/Economic Section Phone: 250 505 601 x3304 Unclassified email: KaminskiRM@state.gov SIPDIS Classified email: Kaminski [...] |
2007-12-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN RW |
| 07KIGALI1113 |
"BETTER THAN PRISON" - RWANDA'S POST-GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Evariste Bizimana, Executive Secretary for the Rwandan Travaux d'Interet General (TIG) National Committee, discussed the state of the community service program with emboffs on December 4. Approximately 45,000 people - referred to as "TIGists" - have been registered by the TIG [...] |
2007-12-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1114 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...] |
2007-12-10 15:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1115 |
SUMMARY OF G/TIP SMALL GRANTS PROJECT OUTCOMES [...] (U) Embassy Kigali welcomed the opportunity to use FY 2005 Economic Support Funds (ESF) for anti-trafficking in persons projects, and submits the following summary of project outcomes. (Note: Final narrative project reports have been submitted to G/TIP via e-mail. End note.) --------------- [...] |
2007-12-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1119 |
SPORTS ENVOY REQUEST [...] Post welcomes the possibility of participating in the ECA sports program in FY08 and is pleased to submit this request for a Sports Envoy in field of basketball. With an enthusiastic audience for the program, a low crime rate, excellent climate, and meticulously clean environment, post believ [...] |
2007-12-14 10:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC IS JO KPAO LE RW |
| 07KIGALI1120 |
DRC REFUGEES TO RWANDA - UNHCR PREPARING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR Kigali Representative Annette Nyekan and External Relations Officer Christina Alfirev met with Poloff recently to discuss current movements of refugees to Rwanda from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Refugee flows to Rwanda have slowed recently, despite the [...] |
2007-12-14 11:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI1130 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) commander scheduled to receive ACOTA Peace Support Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1131 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to receive IMET Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Dates --------- ---------- ---- --- -------------- [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1132 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to receive IMET Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- TUYISABE Emmanuel Lt. [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1145 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Loans: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany's KfW Banking Group have signed a deal with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to invest USD12 million to rehabilitate, expand and finance a 30-year lease of the Kigali Serena and the Lake Kivu Serena hotels. "IFC [...] |
2007-12-27 09:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1146 |
LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOW-INCOME RWANDANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Inflation in Rwanda is officially reported at under 10 percent but the reality behind the numbers is much more serious for low-income Rwandans, the majority of the population. Certain food prices have increased as much as 350 percent and virtually none less than 10 percent ov [...] |
2007-12-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI138 |
RWANDA: AFRICA COMMAND, UNSC RESOLUTION 1737 ON [...] (SBU) On February 8, Mission presented talking points on the new Africa Command, and on UN Security Council Resolution 1737, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for IO and the Americas Ben Rutsinga. Rutsinga welcomed the announcement of the Africa Command. He commented that, given Rwanda [...] |
2007-02-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP RW |
| 07KIGALI142 |
GOR INVESTIGATING ATTACK ON JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) Summary. Rwandan police are investigating a 9 Feb attack on Jean Bosco Gasasira, chief editor of independent Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umuvugizi." Gasisira was attacked by three men with tire irons outside a bar in Kigali, he sustained serious injuries to his leg, arm and head. B [...] |
2007-02-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI146 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS LEAHY MESSAGE TO FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. On 12 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to deliver demarche per reftel. This meeting was a follow up to a 2 Feb meeting with Minister of State for Cooperation Rosemary Museminali where Ambassador first formally informed MINAFET that the USG had derogatory [...] |
2007-02-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV ASEC SU RW |
| 07KIGALI152 |
FDLR POLITICAL OPERATIVES IN RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. GOR sources confirm recent reports of activity in Rwanda by political operatives of the exiled Forces Democratique de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR). FDLR operatives have been arrested both inside the country, and at its borders. These incidents reflect episodic attempts by the [...] |
2007-02-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI167 |
GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS [...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...] |
2007-02-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI168 |
GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS [...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...] |
2007-02-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI176 |
RWANDA OVERVIEW FOR GENERAL WARD VISIT [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Commander, Headquarters, US European Command, General William E. Ward. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide, and reconcile populations at odds for most of Rwanda's modern history. Upwards of [...] |
2007-02-22 11:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI178 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TWO LEAHY ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. Due to time constraints in the case of BG Muganga, post requests a response from Department no later than opening of business (Washington time) 23 Feb. 2. (C) On 22 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to receive G [...] |
2007-02-22 17:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC MOPS AU SU RW |
| 07KIGALI183 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date ---- [...] |
2007-02-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI185 |
RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR A/S POWELL [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina SIPDIS Powell. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide, and reconcile populations at odds for most of Rwanda's modern history. [...] |
2007-02-26 13:32:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI193 |
Methane Development: Commercial Dispute Roils Lake Kivu [...] SUMMARY. Hopes of resolving Rwanda's acute energy crisis through the development of methane gas in Lake Kivu continues to be frustrated; this time by disputes between the GOR and Dane Associates. Accusations fly from both sides, but the result is that a solution to the unreliable, inadequate, [...] |
2007-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI194 |
RWANDA: NEXT STEPS ON BURUNDI [...] (C) Mission delivered reftel demarche on February 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amandin Rugira. Rugira agreed that events in Burundi were at a sensitive juncture, and said that the GOR supported the recent changes in the composition of the CNDD-FDD and the GOR. Former [...] |
2007-02-28 06:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI195 |
RWANDA: CONGOLESE JOURNALIST ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Deputy Prosecutor General Alphonse Hitiyaremye confirmed to polchief on February 27 the recent arrest of Congolese citizen Idesbald Byabuze. Byabuze, reportedly a professor at the Bakuvu Catholic University, as well as the publisher of a Bakuvu newspaper, the Mashariki News, is in cus [...] |
2007-02-28 06:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI209 |
OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL ON USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS [...] (U) The Auditor General sees recurring failings in use of public funds by some government offices, to be rectified by training, appointment of appropriate oversight officials, the production of consolidated financial statements by the Ministry of Finance, and a new Accountancy law. Assistance [...] |
2007-03-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI210 |
JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 23 Jean Leonard Rugambag , ajournalist for the Kinyarwand fortnight newspaper 'Umura,' was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one month [...] |
2007-03-01 15:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI212 |
RWANDA TIP DRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ELAB ASEC KFRD SMIG KWMN PHUM KCRM RW |
| 07KIGALI217 |
RWANDA: REPEAL OF ARMS NOTIFICATION, CHILD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Charles Murigande requested Ambassador Arietti meet with him on March 2. In his office, Murigande sought U.S. support for repeal of the notification provision of UNSC resolution 1011 of 1995, which lifted the arms embargo on Rwanda, but left in place a notification pro [...] |
2007-03-05 05:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF RW |
| 07KIGALI218 |
RWANDA: RECENT CHINA ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) The Chinese and Rwandan governments conduct their long-standing and productive relations on a number of levels. Last year the Chinese Minister of Cooperation and a senior Communist party official visited Kigali in August, under the aegis of the Fifth Rwanda-China Joint Committee on Econ [...] |
2007-03-05 05:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI219 |
PLEASE DISREGARD KIGALI 210 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-05 05:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO RW |
| 07KIGALI238 |
NO CASULTIES AFTER SALVO FIRED FROM DRC INTO RWANDA [...] (U) Summary. At approximately 21h00 local time on 3 March a barrage of direct and indirect fire was directed from North Kivu into a unoccupied area in Northwest Rwanda by an unknown unit suspected to be from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). No casualties were reported [...] |
2007-03-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MONUC KPKO CG RW |
| 07KIGALI250 |
RWANDA UPDATE FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] SUMMARY. In accordance with reftel, the following provides an update for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA for Rwanda. END SUMMARY. 2. Market Economy: The government has established important oversight for managing the economic health of the country, including tax collection, banking, [...] |
2007-03-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD RW |
| 07KIGALI281 |
KAGAME ON TRIPARTITE-PLUS, DARFUR, AND REFUGEE [...] (C) On March 16 AF DAS James Swan advised President Kagame on the principal successes of the just-completed Tripartite Plus conference, detailing progress on "active approaches" toward eliminating Negative Forces, and a common "Wanted List" to be circulated among the four nations by means of [...] |
2007-03-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF RW |
| 07KIGALI285 |
MONUC COOPERATION WITH ICTR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On the margins of the Tripartite Plus meetings in Kigali March 15-16, ICTR Chief Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow met with SRSG for the DRC William Lacy Swing to discuss MONUC assistance to the ICTR, specifically the location of suspe [...] |
2007-03-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC RW |
| 07KIGALI289 |
CONGOLESE JOURNALIST RELEASED, EXPELLED [...] (SBU) On March 21, Rwandan authorities released from custody Congolese journalist Idesbald Byabuze, in detention for approximately a month, and under investigation for a 2005 article criticizing the alleged Tutsi domination of the Hutu majority in Rwanda (reftel). At the central "1930" prison [...] |
2007-03-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI291 |
UGANDA HANDS RWANDA 10 MEMBERS OF DISSIDENT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. On March 12 Ugandan security forces transferred to Rwandan authorities ten members of the dissident organization RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais). These individuals are now in the custody of military investigators, who are determining their personal identity and status wit [...] |
2007-03-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI295 |
POWELL/MCCORMICK DELEGATION MEETS PRESIDENT [...] On Tuesday, March 6, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, David McCormick and Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dina Habib Powell met President Kagame. The duo was accompanied by members of their traveling party and Ambassador Arietti. [...] |
2007-03-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL SCUL RW |
| 07KIGALI296 |
WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR VISITS RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador at large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson visited Rwanda March 10-14, meeting with senior GOR officials, diplomatic missions, ICTR officers, and members of the human rights community. He also visited the Mpanga prison being readied for the potential reception [...] |
2007-03-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI303 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) officer LtCol Ruvovico Mugisha. LtCol Mugisha is the Commanding Officer of the RDF's 51st Battalion, 301st Brigade, 4th Division [...] |
2007-03-26 13:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MASS MARR RW |
| 07KIGALI306 |
GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN SW RWANDA VANDALIZED [...] (U) Summary. In early morning on 23 March a hand grenade was used to vandalize a Genocide Memorial Site near the border town of Cyangugu. The unidentified perpetrators were driven off by GOR security forces without causing extensive damage to the site. Few additional facts are available b [...] |
2007-03-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI313 |
PRESIDENT OF MILITARY COURT ON RECORDS, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 22 DCM and polchief met with Major General Patrick Nyamvumba, President of the Military High Court, to discuss the military justice system and prospects for access to records. Nyamvumba described a system grounded in the civilian criminal code and procedure, with car [...] |
2007-03-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI324 |
SUCCESSFUL TRIPARTITE PLUS HELD IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR hosted the U.S. facilitated Tripartite Plus Joint Commission (TPJC) and sub-commission meetings in Kigali 14-16 March. Delegations from the DRC, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda took part in the diplomatic and defense and security sub-commission meetings on 14 March in order [...] |
2007-04-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MONUC KPKO RW |
| 07KIGALI330 |
USG POSITION ON MUPUTO PLAN OF ACTION DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On 2 May Charge Michael Thurston, Health and Human Services Global Health Officer Dr. Samuel Adeniyi-Jones and PRM Program Officer Perlita Muiruri communicated the USG position (per reftel) on the Maputo Plan of Action (MPA) to Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. [...] |
2007-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SOCI AU RW |
| 07KIGALI339 |
Kigali delivers non-paper on Iran's Defense Industries [...] In response to reftel, post delivered the nonpaper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 2, 2007. THURSTON [...] |
2007-04-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR RW |
| 07KIGALI342 |
FORMER PRESIDENT BIZIMUNGU RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Rwanda released former President Pasteur Bizimungu from prison on April 6. This release apparently occurred without prior notice to the public and without condition. Coming thirteen years to the day from the start of the 1994 genocide, and on Good Friday, thi [...] |
2007-04-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI358 |
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TPHY WMO RW |
| 07KIGALI36 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, plese see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) officers scheduled to receive in-country African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) training and repo [...] |
2007-01-17 12:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI373 |
DEMARCHE ON REMOVAL OF 14TH BATTALION COMMANDER [...] (C) Per reftel dated March 22, the Embassy sent Note 040 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 23, quoted in part as follows: "The United States requests that the Government of Rwanda advise it of the name of the replacement commander of the 14th battalion." In this note the Embassy re [...] |
2007-04-18 13:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI379 |
RWANDAN DEFENSE FORCES TO CHANGE COMMANDER OF THE [...] (SBU) On 20 April, the Rwandan Ministry of Defense notified post that the new Battalion Commander for the 14th Battalion will be Major James Safari. The change was made in order to comply with USG's notification (ref B) that no U.S. support could be provided to the 14th if LtCol Goodman Ruzib [...] |
2007-04-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI388 |
JOURNALIST PLEADS GUILTY TO DIVISIONISM, RECEIVES [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 20, Agnes Nkusi-Uwimana, director of the Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umurabyo," received a one year jail term in a Kigali court, having on April 3 pleaded guilty to various charges including divisionism, defamation, and passing a bad check. Nkusi had been arrested [...] |
2007-04-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI391 |
RWANDA PETITIONS THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE [...] (U) Rwanda on April 18 petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the November 2006 issuance of arrest warrants by French judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere against nine senior Rwandan officials. These officials, according to an investigation conducted by Bruguiere, were allegedly [...] |
2007-04-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS RW |
| 07KIGALI399 |
RWANDA TIP PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP MANAGED ESF AND [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary. Rwanda is a country attempting to focus on child prositution and other forms of trafficking in persons. Due in part to post's regular pressure on the GOR to address the problem, on 23 April the Rwandan National Police (RNP) su [...] |
2007-04-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG RW |
| 07KIGALI400 |
ONE UN PROGRAM IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) The One UN program in Rwanda has taken its first organizational steps. On February 27 and 28, the UN organized a retreat, the first day consisting of UN agencies in Rwanda discussing the prospective program, and the second day including donor governments and Rwandan officials. A resul [...] |
2007-04-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL EAID RW |
| 07KIGALI401 |
PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-30 16:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI405 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against Dane Associates, dissolving the Board of Directors of Kibuye Power (KP1) Limited and preventing the company from being party to methane extraction activities at Lake Kivu. Dane has been embroiled in a breach of contract dispute wit [...] |
2007-05-02 06:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI406 |
AMIS NON-PAYMENT JEOPARDIZES RWANDAN INVOLVEMENT [...] (U) The African Union continues to owe the GOR approximately USD 20 million, which amounts to 0.7% of GDP, for funds expended in the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). 2. (SBU) The IMF, during the latest Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) mission to Rwanda, advised the GOR to con [...] |
2007-05-02 09:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN MOPS PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI412 |
RWANDA: TRIPARTITE PLUS DEFENSE CHIEFS MEETING [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Ministry of Defense and armed forces officials on May 2 to discuss the recent chiefs of defense staff meeting in Bujumbura (Reftel). Ministry Secretary General Zac Nsenga, Generals Rutatina and SIPDIS Musemakweli, RDF Spokesman Rutaremara and Military Prosecutor [...] |
2007-05-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI42 |
Rwanda 2007 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Rwanda: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The GOR is making progress economically as it recognizes that the private sector is an essential engine of development. The government [...] |
2007-01-18 15:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI443 |
KIGALI SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST [...] In response to reftel and previous communication between Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray and Minister Romain Murenzi, the following details four possible workplans for a Science Fellow. 2. In Rwanda, the Science Fellow would work in Minister Murenzi's Office, in the Office of the Presid [...] |
2007-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN ECON IR RW |
| 07KIGALI446 |
RWANDA ON BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-11 09:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI454 |
REPORTS OF EXTRA-JUDICAL KILLINGS BY THE RWANDAN [...] (C) Summary. Dutch colleagues, the local representative of Human Rights Watch, and the Executive Secretary of LIPRODHOR (Rwanda's most well-known human rights organization) report 8 to 10 incidents of extrajudicial killings by Rwandan police since the new year, mostly in April. The major [...] |
2007-05-14 14:42:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI456 |
RWANDA TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI461 |
OPIC TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KIGALI [...] SUMMARY. The City of Kigali, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy, hosted an affordable housing workshop with subsequent side meetings to explore affordable housing issues in Kigali. With the goals of assisting the City of Kigali to address their housing challenges and to find opportunities f [...] |
2007-05-16 05:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EAID ECON PREL MCAP RW |
| 07KIGALI476 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human right vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Post has discovered no derogatory information on the nominees. [...] |
2007-05-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI483 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Page Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date - [...] |
2007-05-18 14:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI486 |
RWANDA: REINFORCING UN COMMAND OF HYBRID FORCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-22 08:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO RW |
| 07KIGALI49 |
NEWSPAPER DIRECTOR ARRESTED, ARRAIGNED ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, January 19, Agnes Nkusi-Uwimana, director of the Kinyarwanda-language newspaper, "Umurabyo" was arraigned on charges of divisionism and sectarianism stemming from recent articles in the paper that appeared to minimize the genocide or advance the notion of a double gen [...] |
2007-01-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI493 |
RWANDA HOSTS EAST AFRICA BROADBAND CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY. The GOR, in conjunction with the U.S. government, hosted an East African Broadband workshop in Kigali from May 8-10 to produce a roadmap for expanding broadband connectivity in East Africa. 2. President Kagame opened a two-day East African Broadband workshop jointly hosted by the [...] |
2007-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ECPS PGOV EINV ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI495 |
RWANDA ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI496 |
GENOCIDE ADJUDICATIONS RISING RAPIDLY; MORE [...] (SBU) Gacaca courts trying genocide suspects have greatly increased their rate of adjudication, following adoption of the new genocide statute on March 1. As of mid-May, gacaca courts have processed nearly 400,000 cases, approximately half the existing caseload. Judicial authorities are rep [...] |
2007-05-23 15:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI519 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date ------ [...] |
2007-05-29 12:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI522 |
KAGAME ON NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN RW |
| 07KIGALI523 |
EMBASSY ACTION ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS; GOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador on May 17 presented the Rwandan National Police Commissioner with a list of ten police shootings of "escaping" prisoners (garnered from local human rights group LIPROHDOR -- see reftel), asking for an explanation of the shootings. A majority of the cases involved the arrest o [...] |
2007-05-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI524 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date ------ [...] |
2007-05-30 16:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI529 |
KAGAME VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary. President Paul Kagame paid a five day visit to China May 14-19, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The two governments signed several accords, including debt cancellation, infrastructure development, expanded trade links, and cultural exchanges. Kagame also addressed th [...] |
2007-06-04 07:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI530 |
PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CONVICTED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. Francois Byuma, a local human rights activist, received a nineteen year sentence from a Kigali gacaca court on May 27 for his participation in attacks on a Tutsi citizen during the 1994 genocide. Byuma, head of the human rights organization Turengere Abana (Protect Our Child [...] |
2007-06-04 08:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI546 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Global Fund has pledged USD 59 million over the next five years to fight HIV/AIDS. The project will emphasize prevention, expanded access to anti-retroviral treatment, improved care, support of orphans and people living with AIDS, and improved linkage between tuberculosis and HIV services. [...] |
2007-06-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI547 |
LOCAL UNHCR OFFICE ON RECRUITMENT FROM RWANDAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior Protection Officer at the UNHCR office in Kigali reports 10 recent incidents of recruitment of child and adult combatants from refugee camps in Rwanda by agents by General Laurent Nkunda. The GOR denies any involvement, and says it is making efforts to prevent transit t [...] |
2007-06-08 09:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI555 |
RWANDA SUPPORTS TWO BATTALION TRANSFER TO UN HEAVY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO RW |
| 07KIGALI562 |
GOVERNMENT CLOSES INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) On June 6, Information Minister Laurent Nkusi canceled the registration to publish he had issued 20 days earlier to the Weekly Post, a new English-language publication. This cancellation occurred just days after the first issue of the Weekly post had appeared. The minister gave no re [...] |
2007-06-15 11:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI563 |
RWANDA COMMITS TO FURTHER JUSTICE SECTOR REFORMS [...] (U) Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama chaired a June 8 presentation of results from a two day Justice Sector retreat that included 12 justice sector institutions, among them the Ministry of Justice, the Prison Service, the Prosecution Service, the National Gacaca Service, the Military Cou [...] |
2007-06-15 11:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI573 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DIILS-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following person scheduled to receive DIILS-sponsored training in the U.S. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date --------- ---------- ---- [...] |
2007-06-18 15:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI574 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following personnel nominated for the IMET Combat Engineer Course: Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date --------- ---------- ---- [...] |
2007-06-18 15:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI589 |
THE FDLR -- READY TO FOLD IF PUSHED HARD ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary. In a two-hour briefing before senior GOR military and civilian officials and representatives of the local diplomatic corps, MDRP researchers (hired by the Multi-lateral Demobilization and Reintegration Program) presented detailed information and analysis based upon months of fi [...] |
2007-06-25 07:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI592 |
CHALLENGES IN THE RWANDAN COFFEE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. RwandEx, a coffee export company recently privatized to a group of Belgian investors who have been involved in the company since its inception in 1964, is having an increasingly confrontational relationship with the GOR. Coupled with the relatively low coffee harvest season, thes [...] |
2007-06-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV ETRD BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI599 |
RWANDA PRISON CONDITIONS: WORSENING STEADILY AS [...] (C) Polchief and visiting PRM officer called upon International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Chief Pierre Wettach on June 26 to discuss prison conditions in Rwanda. Wettach described a worsening situation in the nation's 16 prisons, due exclusively to the ever-increasing number of geno [...] |
2007-06-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI6 |
RWANDA: OVERSEAS OPPOSITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition political parties based outside Rwanda appear fractured and ineffectual, composed of disparate groupings of disaffected former officials or relatively unknown politicians nursing various grievances against the present government. What unites them is a visceral disl [...] |
2007-01-04 08:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI610 |
RWANDAN CONTRIBUTION TO HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PKPO UNSC RW |
| 07KIGALI611 |
GOR ON GACACA, LEGAL CASES INVOLVING FRANCE, EAST [...] (U) Summary. The GOR briefed the diplomatic community on June 28, announcing several initiatives to alleviate crowded prison conditions, hailing Rwanda's entry into the East African Community (EAC), noting efforts to secure return of a genocide suspect from France, and denying reports of rec [...] |
2007-07-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI633 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI634 |
ANALYSIS OF RISK OF TORTURE OF BWINDI DEFENDANTS [...] (C) Summary. Post submits this analysis of the risk of torture of the three Bwindi defendants if returned to Rwanda for trial, for use in Department deliberations. Post finds that it is not/not "more likely than not" that these three individuals would be subject to torture if so returned. [...] |
2007-07-09 19:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI639 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The British Department for International Development (DFID) approved approximately USD 70 million for direct budget support to Rwanda for 2007. This is part of the British government's increased commitment to support the GOR in poverty reduction, maintaining peace, stability and improving fina [...] |
2007-07-10 11:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI644 |
IOM DEMARCHE ON SWING CANDIDACY [...] (U) On Friday, July 6 poloffs met with Ben Rutsinga, IO Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on Ambassador Swing's candidacy for IOM Director General. While Rutsinga acknowledged Ambassador Swing's many contributions to peace in the DRC, and expressed gene [...] |
2007-07-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREF PREL SMIG RW |
| 07KIGALI645 |
ICTR SEES "NO VALUE" IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM PAUL [...] (U) Embassy transmits for Department the following statement issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda regarding communications with Paul Rusesabagina. 2. (U) Begin text: Statement Office of the Prosecutor 29 June 2007 Mr. Paul Rusesabagina did write to the ICTR Pro [...] |
2007-07-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI651 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend Military HIV/AIDS training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date ----- [...] |
2007-07-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI656 |
DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 1 AU/UN HYBRID FORCE UNSCR [...] (U) On Monday, July 16 Ambassador met with Rosemary Museminali, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, to deliver reftel demarche on a UN Security Council resolution that sets an October 1 date for the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to transition to the UN/AU [...] |
2007-07-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SU RW |
| 07KIGALI66 |
Serena Hotels helps validate the Rwandan potential [...] SUMMARY. The Serena Group signed a 30-year concession to manage the two largest Rwandan hotels -- the Kigali InterContinental Hotel and the Kivu Sun Hotel, beginning February 1 2007. The hotels will be relaunched following an extensive refurbishment under Serena branding, marking another attem [...] |
2007-01-24 05:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI668 |
RWANDA: FEAR OF MILITARY SOLUTION TO KIVU CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande on July 20 to discuss GOR concerns about the possibility of a military solution to the situation in the Kivus. Murigande expressed GOR worries that, if a military solution is pursued, DRC President Kabila will be unabl [...] |
2007-07-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI669 |
RWANDA: FEAR OF MILITARY SOLUTION TO KIVU CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande on July 20 to discuss GOR concerns about the possibility of a military solution to the situation in the Kivus. Murigande expressed GOR worries that, if a military solution is pursued, DRC President Kabila will be unabl [...] |
2007-07-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI675 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date --------- ------- [...] |
2007-07-27 07:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI676 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GOLDEN SPEAR SEMINAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date --------- --- [...] |
2007-07-27 07:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI680 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. In accordance with reftel, the following updates the single existing investment dispute involving an American investor in Rwanda. END SUMMARY. 2. The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of a United States person that is outstanding against the Government of Rwanda (G [...] |
2007-07-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CACS RW |
| 07KIGALI681 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) commander scheduled to receive staff training (CPX) as part of ACOTA Peace Support Training. Last Name First Name Ra [...] |
2007-07-31 06:32:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
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RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Japan promised Rwanda USD 1,509,150 to boost economic development and poverty eradication, most specifically directed towards the agricultural sector. The World Bank will administer both grants from the Japanese government under its Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD). The gran [...] |
2007-08-03 10:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI728 |
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] Summary. Post welcomes the Department's solicitation of information on the administrative burden of administering grants and the level of support being provided by ICASS service providers for PD operations in the field. PAS enjoys strong support at post from ICASS service providers; those ga [...] |
2007-08-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA KPAO OIIP AMGT |
| 07KIGALI73 |
RWANDA WILL NOT SEND TROOPS TO SOMALIA [...] (C) On 24 January State Minister for Cooperation Rosemary Museminali told Ambassador that while the GOR might be willing to support the African Union (AU) mission to Somalia with training or civilian police (civpol) support, it is "disinclined" to send Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) soldiers. A [...] |
2007-01-24 16:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL UNSC RW ET KE |
| 07KIGALI737 |
Methane Development Continues Despite Disputes [...] SUMMARY. Lake Kivu still contains hope for Rwanda to solve one of the biggest obstacles to its development - the unreliability and high cost of energy in the country. The GOR partnership and concession granted to Dane Associates has been dissolved, but several other companies have appeared to [...] |
2007-08-17 08:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI743 |
BUSINESSMEN, GENERALS, AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS: [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent case of prominent local businessman Assinapol Rwigara, sought by police after a construction-site accident, is an object lesson in Rwandan law enforcement in action, and the rumor-mill that attends the arrest of any public personality. Officials extended the opera [...] |
2007-08-20 05:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
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RWANDA: LEVELING THE POLITICAL PLAYING FIELD? [...] (SBU) Summary. With the advent of a new law on political parties on June 1, the two largest independent parties have begun organizational efforts at the grassroots level, and report renewed interest among average Rwandans in party politics. With just over a year to the 2008 parliamentary e [...] |
2007-08-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
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TWO ARRESTED GENERALS RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) Following two same-day sessions of a military court in Kigali, the presiding judge released Generals Frank Rusegara and Sam Kanyemera Kaka on bail on August 17. The court scheduled their next court session set for September 6. Both men stand accused of interfering with police officer [...] |
2007-08-20 16:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI754 |
FOREIGN INVESTORS IN RWANDA: PERFORM OR GET OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Accepting an offer they claim they could not refuse, the largest American investors in Rwanda sold their telecommunications company to the Government of Rwanda (GOR) on August 1. This represents the fourth time in the past year that the GOR has either nationalized a private c [...] |
2007-08-22 14:08:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI755 |
KIVUS STRATEGY DEMARCHE: RWANDA IN AGREEMENT [...] (C) On August 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the USG Kivus strategy to Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande. Ambassador asked that the GOR: 1) reiterate its previously declared opposition to any form of recruitment within Rwanda by General Nkunda and work to prevent s [...] |
2007-08-22 16:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI758 |
RWANDA SNAPSHOT - CIVIL SOCIETY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of political parties, NGOs, and religious organizations in Rwanda described a challenging environment in a series of recent meetings in which resources are scarce and political will to reform on the part of the government of Rwanda (GOR) is insufficient to overcome conti [...] |
2007-08-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI759 |
RWANDA - PRISONS, JUSTICE SECTOR REFORMS [...] (C) Embassy and visiting DRL officers met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Office Pierre Wattach (protect) on July 10 to discuss prison conditions in Rwanda. Wattach gave a generally positive report, despite identifying some lingering problem areas. The serious ov [...] |
2007-08-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI762 |
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST RWANDAN DEPUTY DARFUR [...] (C) A Brussels-based opposition group, FDU-Inkingi, recently accused Rwandan Major General Emmanuel Karenzi Karake - the newly appointed Deputy Commander of the UN-AU Hybrid Force in Darfur - of participation in various massacres and murders of political opponents in the years just before and [...] |
2007-08-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI765 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CCMR SEMINAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend a Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) training seminar. Last Name First Name Ran [...] |
2007-08-27 15:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI77 |
RWANDA DOES NOT SUPPORT SUDAN FOR AU CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry Rosemary Museminali told Ambassador January 24 that Rwanda agrees that it would be "bad for the AU and Africa" if Sudan were selected for the AU chairmanship. Instead, Rwanda would work for a postponement of Sudan's candidacy for another year. Mus [...] |
2007-01-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI777 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date --------- ---------- [...] |
2007-08-30 19:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI792 |
AMBASSADOR SEZIBERA ON FOREIGN MINISTER TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Great Lakes Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera on September 6 to discuss the recent meeting in Kinshasa between the Rwandan and Congolese Foreign Ministers (which Sezibera attended). Sezibera described the interactions as "about what we expected," and said th [...] |
2007-09-06 15:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI793 |
RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON MEETING IN KINSHASA [...] (SBU) On September 7 Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande briefed the local diplomatic corps on his recent visit to Kinshasa to discuss events in the Kivus with his Congolese counterpart. Murigande expressed satisfaction with the several joint mechanisms announced in the communique is [...] |
2007-09-07 11:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI796 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Mission, launched a USD 10 million extensive anti-malaria Indoor Residential Spraying (IRS) campaign for Kigali on August 10. The goal of the campaign is to reduce malaria-related mortality by 50 percent among those in most vulnerable categ [...] |
2007-09-10 05:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI822 |
GOR TOUGHENS STANCE AGAINST "IRRESPONSIBLE" [...] (C) Summary. A panel of Government of Rwanda (GOR) officials, including four Ministers, on September 9 used a weekly call-in program broadcast by state-owned TV Rwanda and Radio Rwanda to launch verbal attacks against certain members of Rwanda's independent media, who they accused of cooperat [...] |
2007-09-17 08:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM RW |
| 07KIGALI83 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR SENIOR LEADER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following GOR officials nominated to attend the Senior Leadership Seminar (SLS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 25 Feb - 9 MAR 2007: -- Mr. Ben Balthazar Rutsi [...] |
2007-01-29 09:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI849 |
TWO GENERALS ACQUITTED OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE [...] (SBU) On September 21, a military court acquitted Generals Frank Rusegara and Sam Kanyemera Kaka of obstruction of justice charges. Rusegara, the head of a military training school, and Kaka, a retired officer now serving as a member of parliament for the ruling RPF, had been granted bail o [...] |
2007-09-25 08:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI858 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend Air Traffic Controller training on November 7: Last Name First Name Rank DOB - [...] |
2007-09-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI859 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) commander scheduled to receive ACOTA Peace Support Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ------- [...] |
2007-09-28 11:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI865 |
RWANDA'S LIBERAL PARTY IN TURMOIL [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party (PL) leadership has been embroiled in a continuing leadership dispute, the losing faction in hotly contested national congress elections alleging corruption and general misuse of party funds by the winning side. First suspended by party leadership, five senior p [...] |
2007-10-01 12:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI882 |
RWANDA: CREDIBLE VOICES IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-02 13:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI883 |
SPEAKER PROGRAM ON POLITICAL MARKETING RESONATES [...] Summary. University of Vermont Professor Edward McMahon completed on Saturday, September 29 a highly successful IIP speaker program on the role of political parties in a democratic society. McMahon's program included individual calls on each of the nine political parties represented in Rwanda [...] |
2007-10-02 13:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI899 |
FDLR FIRES INTO AND/OR FROM RWANDA [...] (C) According to Rwandan military sources, late on the evening of September 30, a small force of suspected Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) soldiers fired several hundred machine gun rounds into Rwanda from positions on the Congolese side of the border, in a remote area [...] |
2007-10-04 15:32:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PINR PREF MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI902 |
RWANDA 2007 SUBMISSION FOR TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Post provides the following responses to reftel request for information on textile and apparel production in Rwanda. 2. Requested Information -- Total industrial production in USD: 2006: USD 363 million. 2007 estimate: not available. -- Total textiles and apparel production in USD: [...] |
2007-10-05 06:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX RW |
| 07KIGALI915 |
GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES ON BWINDI DEFENDANTS [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed the September 17 letter from Department of Homeland Security ICE A/S Julie Myers to A/S Frazer, detailing the immigration judge's decision in regard to one of the three Bwindi defendants. In her letter, A/S Myers requested the Department of State to offer a "prefer [...] |
2007-10-10 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KJUS RW |
| 07KIGALI916 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GOLDEN SPEAR CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen General Marcel GATSINZI, Minister of Defense (DOB: 01/09/1948), scheduled to attend the Golden Spear conference, November 7 and 8, 2007. 3. (SBU) Post has disc [...] |
2007-10-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI917 |
2200 RWANDANS RETURN FROM UGANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has confirmed recent press reports of the repatriation of approximately 2200 Rwandans who had settled in the Kibati region of Uganda, near the Tanzanian border. Most press accounts depicted forced movement on little notice although the pro-government New Times offered ac [...] |
2007-10-11 07:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI933 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...] |
2007-10-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI934 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...] |
2007-10-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI935 |
IMF ON PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 12 a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team described for local diplomatic missions its efforts to assist the Ministry of Finance and other Rwandan ministries and agencies in improving Public Finance Management (PFM --the effective and efficient use of pub [...] |
2007-10-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON |