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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05DARESSALAAM1001 |
Deteriorating Security Situation on Zanzibar [...] (C) Summary: Violence broke out in Zanzibar's Urban West Region during voter registration; weeks later, Stonetown and its environs are still on edge. A police operation to keep order during registration has ended, with a mixed verdict on its results. People who go out in the evenings still ru [...] |
2005-05-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM101 |
FY 2005 ESF Request for Electoral Assistance [...] Embassy Dar es Salaam requests $500,000 ESF to fund Tanzanian Electoral Observation NGOs during the campaign and vote in the General Elections of October 2005. Any funding in excess of the immediate requirement to establish an election observation project would be directed toward long- term [...] |
2005-01-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON AMGT TZ KTER |
| 05DARESSALAAM1015 |
Zanzibar's Imams Declare a Truce [...] (C) Summary: Religious tension on Zanzibar has declined in recent months, even as political tension has increased. Only fourteen months ago, a series of small explosions rocked Stonetown. Back then, government officials publicly blamed Uamsho, a fundamentalist Muslim NGO that had a history [...] |
2005-05-26 05:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1037 |
ILO DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] On May 26, Poloff delivered reftel A demarche, urging ILO fiscal restraint and reftel B demarche supporting Barbados candidacy to the ILO, to the Director of Employment at the Tanzania Ministry of Labor, Ernest Ndimbo. Mr. Ndimbo had no substantive response but he promised to brief the head [...] |
2005-05-31 10:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB AORC PHUM ILO |
| 05DARESSALAAM1042 |
TANZANIA'S ASSHF INTERIM OBLIGATION STATUS REPORT [...] The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund in Tanzania has successfully completed six of the seven funded projects for FY04. The remaining one will be completed by the end of July. The program continues to be a cooperative effort of several agencies in the mission that supports mission prioriti [...] |
2005-05-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM108 |
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] Per reftel A, the Tanzania submission for the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report is below. 2. The United Republic of Tanzania is a multiparty state, although it is dominated by the long-ruling CCM party. Benjamin Mkapa is the President; his term will end in October, 2005. Zanziba [...] |
2005-01-20 04:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PREF PGOV PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1090 |
Tanzanian Elections Preparations: Quiet Only [...] (C) Summary: Tanzania's preparations for elections have entered an apparent lull, now that voter registration has ended on both Zanzibar and the mainland, the official campaign is yet to begin, and all party candidates have been nominated. Electoral outcomes on the mainland, where the CCM dom [...] |
2005-06-06 04:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM116 |
TANZANIA FY05 BUSINESS PROMOTION PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post requests Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) funding to support two projects: a Food Processing Fair and/or Catalog Show in May 2005 and a Trade USA Booth at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in June/July 2005. Post thanks EB for its continued support through th [...] |
2005-01-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1163 |
AGOA FORUM OUTREACH [...] Per reftel, post confirms that it has invited and encouraged GOT participation at the 2005 AGOA Forum in Senegal next month. The Minister of Trade, Juma Ngasongwa, will lead a delegation of four trade officials to the Forum. The timing of the Forum makes it impossible for other ministers to a [...] |
2005-06-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL AMGT TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1177 |
UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Officer delivered talking points from reftel on June 15 to Anisa Mbega of the Office for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mbega received the talking points and said she would pass them immediately to Tanzania's delegate in Paris, who would consult with the [...] |
2005-06-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO TZ UNESCO KSCI |
| 05DARESSALAAM1185 |
EAC CUSTOMS UNION: UPDATE ON TARIFFS [...] Per reftel, econoff and commercial FSN spoke with the East African Community (EAC) Director of Customs, Peter Kiguta, and with Dr. Kaboyoka of the Tanzanian Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) to solicit information on updated tariff rates under the EAC's Common External Tariff (CET). 2. A [...] |
2005-06-17 03:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ECIN KTEX TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1187 |
UN DEMOCRACY FUND, DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered talking points from reftel via fax to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 3. On June 15 Poloff called on Anisa Mbega of the Office for Multilateral Affairs at MFA to follow up on the demarche. Mbega recei [...] |
2005-06-17 03:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1205 |
NO SURPRISES IN TANZANIAN BUDGET SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Basil Mramba delivered the annual Budget Speech before the national Parliament June 8 in Dodoma. The speech outlines the economic progress during the 2004/05 fiscal year (which ends June 2005) as well as the targets for economic growth in the coming 2005/06 fis [...] |
2005-06-21 04:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1241 |
Zanzibar Elections: Worrisome Prospects [...] (C) Summary: The Diplomatic Group convened June 17 to discuss Zanzibar's elections preparations, and to plan its response to troubling recent developments. Earlier in the week, Zanzibar Presidential candidate Seif Shariff Hamad had called on several Western embassies to describe the oppositi [...] |
2005-06-27 06:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1252 |
Elections Season and the Government Slowdown [...] (U) With Benjamin Mkapa's Presidency clearly in its lame duck phase, much of the Tanzanian Government has entered a state of suspended animation; everybody is waiting for Kikwete. Four months still remain until the general elections, but hardly a shred of doubt remains that Jakaye Kikwete wil [...] |
2005-06-28 07:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1257 |
Proposed Presidential Initiative on Malaria [...] Summary: Post utilized reftel talking points to initiate discussion with Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Health and Finance to ascertain interest in proposed initiative. Both Permanent Secretaries expressed strong interest in the initiative and confirmed the full support of the Gov [...] |
2005-06-28 13:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1268 |
Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, Final Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the U.S. company Cargill Cotton confirmed that the company received the final payment from the Tanzanian government on 27 June 2005, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The companies involved, including Cargill, submitt [...] |
2005-06-29 07:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1270 |
JUNE UPDATE ON REFUGEE SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: In its monthly briefing, UNHCR reported that for the first time in decades the number of refugees it assisted in Tanzania had decreased to less than 400,000 with an estimated 398,500 refugees currently in the country. The monthly meeting with the joint diplomatic corps and NGOs [...] |
2005-06-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1272 |
IN CHARGE'S FAREWELL CALL, ZANZIBARI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell call, Zanzibari President Karume thanked Chargi for USG support of the isles, and said he was optimistic the ruling party CCM would triumph at the polls in October. Not surprisingly, he blamed the opposition CUF for recent difficulties during voter registration, [...] |
2005-06-29 12:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1274 |
Tanzanian Response to UNSC Reform Proposals [...] (SBU) On June 29, Poloff discussed the talking points in reftel with the director of the Foreign Ministry's Security Council Unit, Vitalis Njiku. Mr. Njiku was just hours away from departing for Libya and the African Union Summit. He was very attentive to the details of the talking points, s [...] |
2005-06-29 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TZ UN UNSC |
| 05DARESSALAAM1299 |
Food Aid and the WTO: Tanzanian response [...] On June 30, Emboff and USAID Agricultural Officer delivered the points in reftel to the Acting Trade Director at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Mr. John Mihinya and to Assistant Director of Multilateral Trade Programs Bede Lyimo. In discussing the impact of the proposed restrictions on [...] |
2005-07-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM13 |
BLUE LANTERN ACTION OFFICER FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) Per reftel A, post resubmits contact information for the designated officer responsible for oversight of the Blue Lantern Program in Tanzania. This information was originally sent in September in reftel B, in response to reftel C. Name: Jefferson Smith Position: Pol-Econ Officer/Second [...] |
2005-01-05 04:22:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1301 |
PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT NO. AI062957-01 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-05 06:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KHIV EAID TZ HHS |
| 05DARESSALAAM1307 |
WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...] |
2005-07-05 07:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM146 |
Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, First Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the US company Cargill Cotton confirmed the company received the first payment from the Tanzanian government on 30 December 2004, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The government confirmed that each of the creditor co [...] |
2005-01-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1474 |
HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA NOT YET DECIDED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1477 |
Defeating the G-4 Framework Resolution on UN [...] (C) On Tuesday evening, July 26, CDA spoke to Foreign Minister (and likely next President) Jakaya Kikwete, urging Tanzania to oppose or at least abstain on any G-4 resolution on UNSC reform for reasons stated ref B. Kikwete "took note" of the U.S. position, and said he would consult within his [...] |
2005-08-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | UN UNSC PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM148 |
DEC/JAN REFUGEE UPDATE: PRESIDENT MAKAPA WANTS NO [...] Summary. At a January 14 joint UNHCR-WFP donor briefing, the UNHCR Country Director said he was concerned about Tanzanian President Mkapa's recent remarks about not granting asylum to any additional Burundian refugees. The UNHCR also noted that only small numbers of Burundian were repatriating [...] |
2005-01-25 13:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM149 |
Interim Response: Sudan Tribunal Concept [...] (C) Senior Foreign Ministry officials are accompanying a visiting British Minister, and are unavailable for meetings on January 25. We do not believe that we can most effectively present the Sudan Tribunal demarche to the relatively junior officer who is available for meetings on January 25. [...] |
2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM150 |
Tanzanian Participation at the Saudi Counter- [...] As of January 24, Ms. Agnes Kayola, an officer in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Department, was planning to attend the Saudi Counter-terrorism Conference. She noted that one, unnamed official at the Justice Ministry also planned to attend, but that the Ministry of Home Affairs ha [...] |
2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL SA TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM151 |
Zanzibar's Voter Registration on Track after [...] (C) Summary: Voter registration is now proceeding on schedule, after an initial spate of violent confrontations that had forced the temporary closure of several South Pemba voter registration centers in early December. Teams from the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) completed their work on [...] |
2005-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM155 |
Tanzania to study Sudan Tribunal Concept [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires Christopher Stillman, accompanied by Poloff, met January 26 with the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula. Ambassador Mulamula listened carefully to the concept for a Sudan Tribunal outlined in Reftel. Ambassador Mulamula said [...] |
2005-01-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM1741 |
TANZANIA: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDEES AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-12 03:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP PREL TZ UNGA |
| 05DARESSALAAM188 |
TANZANIA'S 2005 DHRF ALLOCATION REQUEST [...] Summary: Embassy Dar es Salaam's Democracy Team requests an allocation of 50,000 USDOLS to fund DHRF programs in FY05. 2005 is an election year in Tanzania, so Embassy Dar es Salaam should be a strong voice promoting continued democratization. Our support for civic and voter education progra [...] |
2005-01-31 03:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM206 |
TANZANIANS CAUTIOUS ON AU-UN SUDAN TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Charge met on February 1 with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, the Foreign Ministry Director for Multilateral Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on Sudan action in the UN Security Council. Charge provided Mulamula with copies of reftel paragraphs 7 and 8 talking points and concept paper, [...] |
2005-02-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO ETTC ETRD SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM212 |
MINISTER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL: "BURUNDIAN REFUGEES, [...] (U) This message contains an action request lease see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Minister for Home Affairs Omar Mapuri, who is also a dark horse CCM Presidential candidate, campaigned in Western Tanzania Jan 23-25. His public remarks were marked by strong anti-refugee statements, whi [...] |
2005-02-02 04:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2139 |
TANZANIA: DEPSEC ZOELLICK'S SPEECH DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM214 |
Zanzibar's Voter Registration: Trouble in [...] (C) Summary: In late January, the mobile teams of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) began to register voters in the Northern District of Unguja, Zanzibar's main island. Although diplomatic observers had expected registration to proceed quietly there, opposition parties soon began to ci [...] |
2005-02-02 06:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2151 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) On November 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Division of Multilateral Cooperation and International Organizations. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would send a strong recommendation to its de [...] |
2005-11-22 02:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ARC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA US TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM217 |
Up-Country Travels: Local Government Mechanisms [...] (U) Summary: From January 7-23, Embassy Dar es Salaam was fortunate to have the use of a chartered Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation. Mission personnel had an unparalleled opportunity to view a cross section of the diverse regions of the vast Tanzanian mainland. During their trave [...] |
2005-02-03 04:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2272 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR THREE [...] (U) On December 13, Econoff delivered reftel to Susan Mkapa, Director of Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance (MOF), regarding the addition of the Abu Sayeff Group (ASG) leaders to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Mkapa said she would forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) [...] |
2005-12-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2276 |
2005-2006 TANZANIA'S INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: In 2005, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) delayed building the legal foundation for an effective anti-money laundering regime. While the anti-money laundering (AML) bill was finalized and presented to the Cabinet in May 2005, the Cabinet did not approve and table the draft AML bill [...] |
2005-12-16 04:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2282 |
TANZANIA UNION ELECTIONS: CCM WINNING BIG ON [...] Unofficial and still incomplete results of the December 14 Union elections in Tanzania indicate Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete has delivered a crushing blow to opposition candidates and won by nearly 80 percent of the vote. Official results should be announc [...] |
2005-12-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2307 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CHARLES ELIAS [...] (U) Post requests clearance for the following individual to attend U.S. Special Forces training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina from January 24 through June 16, 2006: Name: Charles Elias Mbogo DOB: 30 April 1975 POB: Tabora, Tanzania Country service number: P9501 Rank: Lieutenant Unit: 9 [...] |
2005-12-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2321 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (U) December 22, 5:45 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Mary Johnson, Political Counselor and Notetaker TANZANIA Seif Sharif Hamad, Secretary General of Civic United Front ( [...] |
2005-12-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2322 |
A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005, CONVERSATION WITH [...] (U) December 21, 2005; 3:15pm; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer Dr. Cindy Courville Amb. Michael Retzer DCM Purnell Delly PolCouns Mary Johnson Poloff Maureen B. Latour Tanzania Amani Karume, President of Zanzibar Omari Mgeng [...] |
2005-12-23 16:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ OVIP FRAZER JENDAYI |
| 05DARESSALAAM2337 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...] |
2005-12-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2339 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...] |
2005-12-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP FRAZER |
| 05DARESSALAAM234 |
Up-Country Travels: Snapshots of Five Regions [...] (SBU) Summary: From January 7-23, when Embassy Dar es Salaam had the use of a Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation, mission personnel traveled to five of Tanzania's 26 regions: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mtwara, Mbeya and Ruvuma. These five regions form an arc through western and southern Tanz [...] |
2005-02-03 13:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2346 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR EIGHT [...] On December 12, Econoff delivered reftel to Ms. Mwanakombo Ngingite, Principal Planning Officer in the Ministry of Finance, regarding the December 5 addition of eight names to the 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Ngingite agreed to forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) for a search [...] |
2005-12-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM253 |
British and French Sound Out Tanzanians on [...] (C) The French Deputy Chief of Mission in Tanzania raised the alternative proposals for a Sudan Tribunal during a February 3 courtesy call at the US Embassy. Apparently acting on instructions, French DCM Terence Wills asked Poloff what position we thought Tanzania was likely to take in the Sec [...] |
2005-02-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM254 |
TANZANIA NOMINATIONS FOR CT FINANCE TRAINING [...] Per reftel, post nominates the following individuals from the Bank of Tanzania to attend the Washington training program March 7 - 11, 2005: Mr. H. Kessy, Deputy Director, Bank Supervision Mr. M. Gasabile, Deputy Director, Non Banks and Financial Institutions Mr. D. Karungula, Senior Bank E [...] |
2005-02-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM315 |
Hike on Used Clothing Duties in Tanzania [...] (SBU) Summary: US exporters and local importers were caught by surprise when duties on used clothing imports increased on January 1, 2005 as a result of the East African Customs Union (EACU). Duties increased from 25 percent to USD 0.75 per kilo or 50 percent, whichever is greater. Local deal [...] |
2005-02-15 04:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM327 |
Zanzibar?s Voter Registration: [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is proceeding with generally peaceful and orderly voter registration in Unguja Island?s Northern Region. While both the ruling CCM party and the opposition CUF are exchanging accusations about specific incidents, the two major parties seem [...] |
2005-02-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM374 |
TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...] |
2005-02-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM381 |
TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...] |
2005-02-22 08:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM382 |
RETURN OF SURVEILLANT FROM DAR 352 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02/18/05 Subject GEARAY from Reftel B returned as agreed at the time of the incident on 02/16/05. He provided RA with his UK passport, which was scanned. RA and a security officer from the British High Commission (BHC) interviewed GEAREY. 2. (SBU) On 02/18/05 GEARAY, the [...] |
2005-02-22 08:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM42 |
TANZANIA GEARS UP FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry acknowledged to Charge that Tanzania's upcoming term on the UNSC will pose daunting challenges for its woefully thin staff. The GOT will focus on African issues, and will take its lead on most issues from the AU, but is eager to coopera [...] |
2005-01-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TZ UNSC |
| 05DARESSALAAM428 |
REQUEST FOR RETENTION OF ONE-TIME FILL POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dar es Salaam requests that the FO-04 POL T/JORP (#14050000, vice Peterson) position be retained. The loss of this position will severely impede post's ability to achieve critical counter terrorism, democracy and governance, humanitarian assistance, and other MPP goals, and [...] |
2005-02-25 07:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM432 |
INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA: TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Post submits input for the President's Report on AGOA, as requested reftel. Also, see additional comments in paragraph 6. Point of contact at post is Pol/Econ Officer Jefferson Smith, smithjd@state.gov. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade: Since e [...] |
2005-02-28 04:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB EINV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM439 |
TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C) Charge met on February 25 with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete to reiterate ref C demarche on Darfur, and to underline our support for an AU/UN Darfur tribunal that could utilize the existing ICTR infrastructure in Arusha. Kikwete, who had just returned from two weeks of travel, appeared [...] |
2005-03-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM532 |
CUF, CCM Partisans Clash in Stonetown [...] (U) Summary: CUF and CCM party activists clashed after the two opposing parties held separate rallies in the environs of Zanzibar Stonetown March 6. Various accounts by the press and political party leaders report that 14-26 people were injured in the melee, one critically. In addition, mob [...] |
2005-03-14 12:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CASC TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM540 |
ICTR REGISTRAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: ICTR Registrar Adama Dieng on February 25 briefed a small group of Dar es Salaam diplomats on current progress of the ICTR. Dieng was upbeat on the probability of the court meeting its completion deadline of 2008, though he said full funding was crucial. By the end of 2005 al [...] |
2005-03-16 04:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TZ RW ICTR |
| 05DARESSALAAM545 |
CHILD MARRIAGE IN TANZANIA [...] Summary: Marriage under 18 is common in Tanzania particularly in Muslim areas and amongst pastoralist tribes in Arusha region. Tanzania law prohibits child marriage under age 15 for girls, except with a court's consent. The Islamic and customary courts may allow exceptions for members of th [...] |
2005-03-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREF ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM551 |
Bumps in the Road for Voter Registration on [...] (C) Summary: At the midpoint of voter registration, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) continues to conduct a generally peaceful and credible exercise. Informed observers nonetheless note some disturbing recent developments that could undermine the credibility of the Permanent Voters Regi [...] |
2005-03-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM561 |
TANZANIA NOMINATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE [...] The Safe Skies Coordinator in the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority, Julius Kamhabwa, informed poloff that Tanzania Civil Aviation has nominated the following four engineers for training to mantain the US-donated Safe Skies Equipment. He said all are available for training at any time, but req [...] |
2005-03-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM57 |
Mkapa's New Year's Greeting Warns Diplomats [...] (C) Summary: At his traditional New Year Sherry party for the diplomatic community, President Mkapa briefly outlined a list of development programs and regional international initiatives, but Tanzania's upcoming elections were the real highlight of this year's speech. In an apparent effort to [...] |
2005-01-13 04:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM597 |
Terrorism Finance: LET Prenotification [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-23 05:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM684 |
GWOT Assessment: Input from Dar es Salaam [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-06 12:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM685 |
TANZANIA AND THE CONSOLIDATED PRENOTIFICATION LIST [...] (C) Post has reservations about being included on the Terrorist Finance consolidated prenotification list as described reftel A. For the reasons noted below, post requests to be allowed to deliver prenotification demarches at our discretion, and not to be required to make a demarche at every [...] |
2005-04-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM686 |
JOINT REFUGEE DEMARCHE: TIMING NOT RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Members of the diplomatic corps discussed the proposed reftel joint demarche on refugees on March 24, on the margins of the monthly joint UN briefing on the refugee situation. The diplomats and UNHCR officials alike thought that the timing was wrong for a joint demarche, since [...] |
2005-04-06 13:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM687 |
CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BURUNDI, ARTICLE 98, AU [...] (U) Senator James Inhofe (OK), Senator Mike Enzi (WY), and Congressman John Boozman (AR) met with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete during a brief stop-over in Dar es Salaam on April 1. Kikwete had just returned from parliamentary capital Dodoma, where he had deposited his nomination papers t [...] |
2005-04-06 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OREP TZ BY |
| 05DARESSALAAM688 |
Lebanon: Tanzanian Support for UN Security [...] (C) On April 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on the UNSC Resolution on Lebanon to Mr. Vitalis Njiku, head of the UNSC Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Njiku indicated that Tanzania supported investigation of the Hariri assassination in principle, but that the Tanzanian delegati [...] |
2005-04-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY TZ UNSC |
| 05DARESSALAAM696 |
Terrorism Finance: Buisir Prenotification [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-08 04:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM70 |
TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2005 [...] Tanzania's FY04 allocation of $65,100.00 enabled post to fund seven self-help projects throughout Tanzania. We are confident that we will complete disbursements to all seven projects by September 2005. 2. Projects to be funded in FY05 will focus on a variety of community based initiatives, [...] |
2005-01-14 03:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM701 |
DUTCH ENVOY RACKE SAYS PALIPEHUTU-FNL REBEL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Burundi Envoy Fred Racke told Charge that the current talks between the Government of Tanzania and FNL-Palipehutu rebels in Dar es Salaam are proceeding well so far, and the GOT is becoming cautiously optimistic. President Mkapa has insisted that all talks must be within [...] |
2005-04-11 04:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KPKO TZ BY NL |
| 05DARESSALAAM702 |
CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS PEPFAR, DONOR [...] Charge on March 23 hosted a lunch for Chiefs of Mission of donor countries resident in Dar es Salaam with substantial HIV/AIDS programs. Present were Chiefs of Mission from Canada, UK, Germany, Norway, Japan, Ireland, and Denmark. Chiefs of Mission from The Netherlands and Sweden were invit [...] |
2005-04-11 04:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO KSCA TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM723 |
Financial Systems Assessment for Tanzania [...] (SBU) Summary: A multi-agency team from Washington and the European Union visited Tanzania to assess Tanzania's compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Their full report follows below. While Tanzania has signed and/or ratified [...] |
2005-04-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN EFIN TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM724 |
Tanzania: Import Regulations for Used Medical [...] Per reftel, post submits input for the ITA/OMMI report on import regulations governing used and refurbished medical equipment. In general, the 2002 report available online (as listed in reftel) remains valid. Tanzania has no restrictions on the importation of used and refurbished equipment, [...] |
2005-04-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM732 |
CCM Party Counts Down to Nomination Day [...] (C) Summary: Top leaders in the government and the ruling CCM party are converging on the capital Dodoma for the events that will determine Tanzania?s next President. Following the regular parliamentary session of April 12-22, the CCM Party Congress will convene to select the party?s nominees [...] |
2005-04-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM734 |
Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM735 |
Community of Democracies: Tanzanian [...] On April 13, poloff discussed the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial with Hemed Mgaza, the newly-appointed Americas Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mgaza was aware of the Ministerial, but said that Tanzanian government had not yet decided who would head its d [...] |
2005-04-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM738 |
TANZANIA FY05 BFIF PROJECT REPORT [...] Department approved BFIF funding for post's participation in the Regional Commercial Training event held in Gabarone March 30 - 31, 2005 (see reftel A). Post sent commercial assistant FSN Rose Swai to attend the training. Per reftel, post submits its report on programmatic outcomes and a bre [...] |
2005-04-15 05:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM77 |
TANZANIA: 2005 Investment Climate Statement [...] Per reftel, post submits the 2005 Investment Climate Statement below. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package [...] |
2005-01-14 08:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM772 |
Zanzibar's Voter Registration Crisis: the [...] (C) Summary: As voter registration on Zanzibar enters its final week, evidence continues to mount that government interference with the registration process is blatant, deliberate and sufficiently widespread to affect electoral outcomes. Opposition supporters who have been denied registration [...] |
2005-04-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM775 |
TANZANIA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post is not aware of any new investment disputes or expropriation claims in 2005. 2. (U) Our 2004 submission reported on a long-standing claim of two United States companies, Cargill and Louis Dreyfuss, against the Government of Tanzania. This claim has since been settled. (Please see [...] |
2005-04-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC TZ OPIC |
| 05DARESSALAAM801 |
Zanzibar Registration Crisis Averted for [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is taking concrete action to fix the problems that have plagued voter registration, and Zanzibar's recalcitrant political leaders have rather grudgingly indicated they will allow the ZEC a free hand to do so. From April 18-20, Diplomatic H [...] |
2005-04-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM829 |
MULAMULA, HONEST LOCAL CHECKS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-02 04:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC |
| 05DARESSALAAM831 |
58th World Health Assembly - Invitation from HHS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-02 05:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA OVIP AORC TZ WHO |
| 05DARESSALAAM832 |
Tanzania Elections Update [...] (C) Summary: The next week or so will see several decisive developments in voter registration, nomination of candidates and preparation for the October elections in Tanzania and on Zanzibar. The following is a round up of the most recent developments. End Summary. Voter Registration Draw [...] |
2005-05-02 05:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM839 |
NO NOMINATIONS FOR AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM855 |
The Top Five CCM Candidates Selected: the [...] (U) Summary: In a marathon session that lasted late into the night of May 2, the CCM party?s Central Committee selected five of the eleven declared presidential candidates to proceed to the next round of internal party balloting. The five who made the first cut -? Foreign Minister Kikwete, [...] |
2005-05-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM888 |
It's Kikwete: the CCM Party Chooses a [...] (C) Summary: By a lopsided vote, the ruling CCM party chose the Foreign Minister Jakaye Mrisho Kikwete as its candidate for President. While only the 1,800 delegates to the CCM party Congress actually voted in the final round, the general public appears enthusiastic about the party's choice, [...] |
2005-05-05 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM903 |
TANZANIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROPOSAL: RETURN 250 [...] In response to reftel A, Embassy officers worked with a local trade union, the Domestic Conservation, Hotel Worker's Union [CHODAWU], to develop a 20,000 US dollars proposal to return 250 exploited children to their home villages in Tanzania or to Nairobi. The children assisted by this projec [...] |
2005-05-09 04:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG TZ KRCM |
| 05DARESSALAAM908 |
The CCM Nominates a President: an Incomplete [...] (C) Summary: It's only the second week of May, but the October Presidential election has already been decided, now that the ruling CCM party has selected Jakaye Kikwete as its nominee. Over a decade after the introduction of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, the CCM is still a juggernaut that [...] |
2005-05-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM909 |
International Court of Justice Candidacy: [...] On May 6, Poloff delivered the Diplomatic Note and C.V. for International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that the Tanzanians would give due [...] |
2005-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ UNSC UNGA |
| 05DARESSALAAM910 |
UN Human Rights Commission: Tanzanian [...] This is an action request. 2. On May 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on preventing an unmandated session on UNHRC reform to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that she would consult with th [...] |
2005-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TZ UNCHR UNGA |
| 05DARESSALAAM97 |
AU JAN 27 - 31 SUMMIT: Tanzanian Participation [...] Per reftel, post contacted Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Tanzania's delegation to the AU Heads of State Summit meeting in Abuja January 27 - 31. The Ministry confirmed that Foreign Minister Kikwete would attend the Summit, but could not yet confirm whether President Mkapa wo [...] |
2005-01-19 05:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AU PREL ET TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM972 |
SALIM SALIM SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging two-hour lunch meeting, former OAU Secretary General Salim Salim told us he had failed to capture the CCM presidential nomination because of strong opposition from the Zanzibari faction of the CCM. Salim, who is a Zanzibari of Arab heritage, accused some part [...] |
2005-05-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM980 |
GPRA: CULTURAL ENVOY BASKETBALL PROGRAM [...] Summary: The Public Affairs Section organized a Culture Connect program that featured two basketball cultural envoys, Courtland Freeman and Alvin Green. Freeman is a former basketball player and Georgetown University graduate while Green is a recent graduate of Coastal Carolina University and [...] |
2005-05-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM981 |
GLOBAL FUND PHASE TWO RECOMMENDATION FOR TANZANIA [...] Summary: Tanzania has benefited from multiple rounds of Global Fund resources. While early progress was mixed, implementation has now improved signficantly and activities are proceeding well. The round 2 activity on Zanizbar is a good example of an activity which has supported the islands a [...] |
2005-05-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV TBIO TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM982 |
Tanzania: AGOA Textile Update [...] Summary: Tanzania's small textile industry remains underdeveloped and faces new challenges since Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) quotas ended in December 2004. Only two textile companies in Tanzania (Star Apparel and Sunflag) export garments to the U.S. under AGOA, and they demonstrate two very d [...] |
2005-05-19 03:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EINV EAGR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM988 |
International Court of Justice Candidacy: [...] The Government of Tanzania has given a positive response to our demarche and diplomatic note of May 6 concerning the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal for the ICJ. In a May 16 diplomatic note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it would support the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal to the [...] |
2005-05-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TZ UNSC UNGA |
| 06DARESSALAAM1006 |
KIKWETE'S BUDGET: NO DEFICIT OF PLANS TO SOLVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. With paint still drying on the brand new Parliament building, the Minister of Finance, Zakia Meghji delivered the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) 2006/07 budget speech on June 15. Overall, the budget speech introduced few surprises, striking a balance between plans to fulfill 2 [...] |
2006-06-21 09:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1012 |
TANZANIA VIEWS NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN AS A [...] (C) According to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) worked in committee for several weeks with Non Aligned Movement (NAM) partners to tone down the language of the NAM [...] |
2006-06-22 02:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1049 |
NEXT UN SECRETARY GENERAL PREDICTED BY UNHCR AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PK TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1059 |
COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM: DR. [...] (U) SUMMARY: VCI/PDAS Ford and his VCI team visited Dar es Salaam June 19-23, 2006, to hold compliance diplomacy discussions with key host country interlocutors and embassy staff on the U. S. approach to verification, compliance assessment, and compliance enforcement of arms control, nonprol [...] |
2006-06-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHARM UNGA CDG NPT IAEA CWC OPCW |
| 06DARESSALAAM1065 |
CHINESE PREMIER JIABAO VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE AND [...] (SBU) The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's overnight visit, June 22 to 23, in Tanzania centered on improving trade and revitalizing construction projects between the two countries rather than military or strategic issues. While President Jakaya Kikwete hurried back from the legislative capital of [...] |
2006-06-28 19:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD ECON CH TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1068 |
PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD REELECTION NOT A PROBLEM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-29 05:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | US UNHRC TZ PHUM |
| 06DARESSALAAM1076 |
CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...] |
2006-07-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL EAID |
| 06DARESSALAAM1089 |
(CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...] |
2006-07-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL EAID |
| 06DARESSALAAM1090 |
AMBASSADOR RETZER DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS, MALARIA [...] (SBU) In an hour-long lively exchange on June 23, Ambassador Retzer and Tanzania's Prime Minister Edward Lowassa discussed the recent PEPFAR conference in Durban, South Africa, USG plans to accelerate HIV/AIDS testing and to ramp up anti-malaria programs on both the Mainland and in Zanzibar, t [...] |
2006-07-03 12:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1109 |
DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED: ACOTA, 505 AGREEMENT [...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note CKB 162/664/01 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on June 29, 2006. This note is in response to the request in reftel A for an agreement, by exchange of notes, regarding the use, transfer, sale and security of defense [...] |
2006-07-05 13:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KPKO KTIA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1118 |
TANZANIA: WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post faxed reftel to Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade in the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing (MITM) on June 29. Lyimo promised to forward the information to the recently appointed acting Assistant Director of Trade, Edward Sungula, and other appr [...] |
2006-07-06 08:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO ECON TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1137 |
UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK OK, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR [...] (C) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Council Unit, told Poloff on July 6, that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) supports a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea (DPRK) launching ballistic missiles July 4 and 5. Njiku said these launches are a concern to ev [...] |
2006-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1142 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR, UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1145 |
TANZANIA'S POWER CRISIS: COMEDY OF ERRORS OR [...] (C) Hit by another round of severe nationwide power rationing, Tanzania's 2006 economic prospects are dimmer than they should be. By the end of 2006, Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely be 5 to 10 percent lower than it would have been without power rationing. Due to its sound [...] |
2006-07-11 04:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG EIND TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1149 |
RESOLUTION, NOT PRST, SAYS TANZANIA RE DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 10:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1175 |
2006 TRADE FAIR REFLECTS STRONGER U.S.-TANZANIAN [...] The 2006 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) revealed the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) efforts to gradually transition away from a "shopping mall" atmosphere toward a genuine international trade show. While there remains a long road ahead before the DITF, which ran from June 29 t [...] |
2006-07-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGMT ECON EINV ETRD PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1176 |
TANZANIA AGREES VOTE ON QATAR'S UNSC RESOLUTION BE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IS KPAL KWBG TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1197 |
TANZANIA HOPES STRONG MESSAGE WITHOUT SANCTIONS [...] (C) The Government of Tanzania agrees that the international community must have a unified voice and a strong message for Iran, but is pleased the USG is presently willing to consider options that do not include Chapter VII. On July 18, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry [...] |
2006-07-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM120 |
CIVAIR: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN [...] Post welcomes the visit of the following FAA Personnel to Arusha from January 29 through February 11, 2006: John A Waltz, Anderson Begg, and Bryand Rozen. Please note: CJ Collins was already granted country clearance and her hotel/airport transportation requests were made in DAR 055. 2. [...] |
2006-01-23 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA PTER TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1245 |
ASIA'S TURN FOR SECRETARY GENERAL, TANZANIA SAYS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1246 |
TANZANIA SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S GRULAC BID ALL [...] (C) If the contest for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council is between just Guatemala and Venezuela, the Government of Tanzania would support Guatemala, but this decision has not been sanctioned at the highest level within the GOT. Amba [...] |
2006-07-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE EC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM125 |
IRAN: TANZANIA BELIEVES MORE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS, [...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Head of the Multilateral Division of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff January 19 that Tanzania believes recognizing the competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and allowing the IAEA to follow procedures is the preferred a [...] |
2006-01-24 04:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1260 |
TANZANIA READY FOR ACOTA ACTION; OPEN TO ARTICLE 98 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to get the ACOTA program underway. In mid-July meetings with ACOTA's Chip Beck, officials from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) addressed specific training and equipment options while Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials showed increased interest in, and [...] |
2006-07-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL MARR ASEC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1273 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] (C) Tanzania supports the resolution on Iran (reftel) and has sent instructions to support it as is, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Multilateral Division, told DCM the morning of July 31. Mulamula said that Iran had requested that any Securi [...] |
2006-07-31 09:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1282 |
AMBASSADOR URGES TANZANIA?S PRIME MINISTER FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To urge the Government of Tanzania (GOT) forward on HIV/AIDS testing policy and anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, Ambassador Retzer, together with USAID Director Pam White, called on Prime Minister Lowassa during their visit to Dodoma on July 19. Prime Minister Lowassa [...] |
2006-08-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KTFN EAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1286 |
TANZANIA'S PRESIDENT REQUESTS U.S. STUDY ABROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with Ambassador Retzer, President Kikwete signaled his continuing personal role in managing relations with the U.S. Government. On July 31, President Kikwete called in the Ambassador to raise two issues: (i) his decision to appoint a military attache to Wash [...] |
2006-08-02 06:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM EFIN KTFN KPAO OPRC KMDR |
| 06DARESSALAAM1309 |
TANZANIA WANTS INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON, [...] (C) Tanzania supports a stabilization force in Lebanon and welcomes the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations' meeting in New York on August 3, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff on August 2. Mulamula said the cre [...] |
2006-08-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC LE IZ TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1320 |
TANZANIA ON SUDAN AMIS TO UNMIS TRANSITION TIMING [...] (C) Tanzania is in full agreement with the need to transform AMIS to UNMIS and sees the period of October through December 2006 as a time of transition, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Multilateral Division, told Poloff on August 2. Mulamula [...] |
2006-08-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1321 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note Ref. No. CLA 119/738/01/8, dated July 20, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26, in response to the USG request for support of Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel A). The text of said note is in [...] |
2006-08-04 09:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1322 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-06 09:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM133 |
TANZANIA: SUPPORTS SUSPENSION OF EU DEBARKING [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel on the European Union's (EU) implementation of the debarking requirement for wood packaging materials to John Mhina, Director of Trade, at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing on January 19. Mhina was highly supportive of the USG position to suspend the [...] |
2006-01-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU TZ WTRO |
| 06DARESSALAAM1336 |
TANZANIA REVIEWING TEXT OF UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] (U) Tanzania views the draft text of a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon as including some crucial elments but "not perfect," Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff August 7. Mulamula said the elements of an imm [...] |
2006-08-07 14:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1375 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; REQUEST FOR USG [...] (U) Poloff delivered points and diplomatic note regarding candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Committee per reftel A. Tanzania supports Ms. Wedgwood's candidature as communicated in a diplomatic note received July 26 (reftel B). 2. Post reiterate [...] |
2006-08-13 14:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1376 |
TANZANIA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION UNAWARE OF [...] (SBU) In response to an August 6 London Sunday Times report of a shipment of uranium 238 uncovered by customs officials in Tanzania on October 22, Poloff spoke with A.M. Nyanda, Director General of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC). Nyanda said he had not read the article and had [...] |
2006-08-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER IAEA PGOV CG TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1386 |
TANZANIA'S RESPONSE: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE UN PREL PTER TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1397 |
AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...] |
2006-08-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1409 |
AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...] |
2006-08-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1410 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHES TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered directly to the State House through a personal assistant of President Kikwete August 17 the Ref A points, stressing the importance of Tanzania's efforts to convince President Bashir of Sudan to accept the expansion of the United Nations Missio [...] |
2006-08-18 09:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU UNSC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1418 |
TIME RIPE FOR US-TANZANIA PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is ready and willing to establish a legislative exchange with the United States Congress. This sentiment surfaced quickly during a Congressional staff delegation from August 8-10 led by Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff for both the U.S.-China [...] |
2006-08-21 10:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC KMDR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1424 |
TANZANIA'S PARTICIPATION AT 61ST UNGA [...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that Tanzania's delegation to 61st UN General Assembly will include the following: President Jakaya Kikwete; First Lady Salma Kikwete; Min [...] |
2006-08-22 13:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1425 |
CHEMCIAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION HELP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1426 |
TANZANIA WILL JOIN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1430 |
TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...] |
2006-08-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1431 |
TANZANIA TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMED OF UPDATES TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1433 |
GHOSTS OF REVOLUTION HAUNT ZANZIBAR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, just when people began to think Zanzibar's opposition party might have given way to political apathy, three hundred young supporters from the Civic United Front (CUF) surrounded their party leader, Maalim Seif Hamad, demanding answers. What is the CUF leadership's [...] |
2006-08-24 04:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM145 |
UN REFORM: TANZANIA'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Acting Permanent Secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mulamula identified mandate reform as an important issue but noted that members of the UN First Committee disagree wh [...] |
2006-01-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KUNR PREL PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM146 |
TANZANIA'S POC: MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN [...] Post has identified Econoff, Katharine Bernsohn, as the point of contact (POC) for reviewing the proposals of Multilateral Development Banks. Contact information: NAME: Katharine E. Bernsohn TELEPHONE: 255 22-266-8001 (ext.4521) EMAIL: BernsohnKE@state.gov DELLY [...] |
2006-01-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1464 |
ZANZIBAR'S WORK ON TIP LAUDABLE; HUNGRY FOR MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zanzibar has taken the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) to heart. Immigration officials have trained their own officers as well as local administrators and identified the need to review the legislation on TIP. Prosecutors, journalists, politicians, tourism officials, a [...] |
2006-08-29 11:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1469 |
REFUGEES RETURNING, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS EXPELLED; [...] (U) UNHCR assisted 5,511 Burundian refugees to repatriate from August 1 to 22. This marked increase from previous months is attributed to the promotion of voluntary repatriation as well as to the season for planting and the beginning of the school year. Two returns to the Democratic Republ [...] |
2006-08-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1473 |
TANZANIA CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING DARFUR [...] (U) Co-sponsorship of the draft UN Security Council resolution on Darfur is "under serious consideration" by Tanzania, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff August 30. Poloff inquired as to whethe [...] |
2006-08-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC SU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1483 |
EXPORTS KEY TO TANZANIA'S DEBT SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New lines of bilateral credit from non-Paris Club Members do not currently appear to be threatening Tanzania's long-term prospects for achieving debt sustainabilty. Neither the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) nor the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported significant, bilateral loa [...] |
2006-09-01 03:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1495 |
ZANZIBAR'S OPPOSITION PARTY: YOUTH WANT RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing our probe into the future of Zanzibari politics, the Deputy Chief of Mission met recently with two Civic United Front (CUF) leaders who currently serve as elected members in Zanzibar's House of Representatives. The CUF representatives underscored the growing frustration [...] |
2006-09-05 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1501 |
CWC IMPLEMENTATION: SLOW PROCESS UNDERWAY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tanzania believes it is on track to submit draft legislation implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) before the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) meets on November 7, officials told Poloff Augus [...] |
2006-09-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1503 |
THE SECRETARY'S REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) At Africa's first Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference in Nairobi (reftel), Embassy Dar es Salaam asked to take the first cut at a "Regional Counterterrorism Action Plan" for the Horn of Africa. Our action plan presents a set of recommendations for greater regional collaboration [...] |
2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1504 |
KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...] |
2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1508 |
BURUNDI, FNL SIGN CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, and Palipehutu-FNL's Chairperson, Agathon Rwasa, signed a Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement in Dar es Salaam September 7. The ceasefire is to take effect 72 hours from the signing of the agreement. The agreement outlines further steps to [...] |
2006-09-08 10:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1509 |
FM MIGIRO WILL ATTEND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WORKING [...] (U) Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro has accepted the Secretary's invitation to attend the Women's Empowerment SIPDIS Working Group in New York on September 23, the Minister's personal assistant, Mr. Innocent Shiyo, told Poloff September 8. Shiyo said that he would contact the Embassy t [...] |
2006-09-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL SZ TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1526 |
TANZANIA: USAID PROGRAMS SUPPORTING GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 15:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1533 |
PRESIDENT KIKWETE WARMLY WELCOMES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Retzer met with President Kikwete September 11 to personally convey President Bush's invitation for a bilateral meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly. President Kikwete warmly welcomed the meeting, and proceeded to engage Ambassador Retzer on several issue [...] |
2006-09-14 04:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM PINR PTER ENRG ETZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1560 |
ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION: STARTING TROUBLE OR SAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a September 9 political rally, Ibrahim Lipumba, national leader of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF), set a deadline for breaking the political impasse on Zanzibar, provocatively suggesting Lebanon's Hezbollah as a model for action if the stalemate on the isles continues. [...] |
2006-09-19 08:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PINR PHUM PBTS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1561 |
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...] |
2006-09-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1564 |
ACOTA: TANZANIA EAGER FOR TRAINING CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to move ahead to the first substantive step in the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) partnership, the Training Strategy Conference (TSC). The Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) suggested an early November time frame for the T [...] |
2006-09-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS KPKO KTIA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1573 |
RWANDA PREPARED TO SEVER TIES WITH ICTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Rwanda (GOR) is pursuing the issue of suspected genocidaires working at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by pressing the ICTR to respond on the issue and by encouraging the Tanzanian authorities to work with the GOR. The GOR is prepared t [...] |
2006-09-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM RW TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1574 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS MATHESON, REPEATS REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-21 08:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1593 |
URANIUM IN DAR COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO SHIPPING [...] (C) According to a senior Swiss diplomat, the shipment of uranium through Dar es Salaam is common knowledge to two Swiss shipping companies. Hans Peter Schoni, Counsellor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, referred to the allegations of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pa [...] |
2006-09-27 08:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR IAEA PGOV CG TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1594 |
TANZANIA: BLUE LANTERN POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC KSEP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1633 |
TANZANIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] The monitoring of trade agreements and responses to foreign trade barrier complaints are handled by the Embassy's Economic and Commercial section, whether the questions or complaints are lodged by U.S. companies, USAID implementing partners, potential U.S. investor companies or individuals. T [...] |
2006-10-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1638 |
TANZANIA'S TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGE TO COMPETE [...] SUMMARY. Tanzania's textile industry faces not only increased global competition, but also critical domestic challenges including a lack of reliable power, rising oil prices and a significant depreciation ofits currency over the past year. Based on its Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan, the Gov [...] |
2006-10-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM164 |
TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2006 [...] Overall, the value of the Self-Help program in winning the hearts and minds of the Tanzanian public far exceeds our comparatively modest investment in this program. An increase in our Self-Help allocation is vital. Post's FY06 request is USD $150,000. 2. Tanzania's FY05 allocation of U [...] |
2006-01-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM165 |
TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES COORDINATOR TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Jakaya Kikwete appointed Bernard Mchomvu, retired Permanent Secretary (PS) from the Ministry of Defence, as the key Government of Tanzania (GOT) coordinator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. This appointment comes just two days before an MCC d [...] |
2006-01-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1681 |
TANZANIA CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 11, the Charge d'Affaires underscored to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the grave threat posed by North Korea's recent nuclear test (reftel). Ambassador Mulamula affirmed that the Government of Tanzania ( [...] |
2006-10-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1693 |
TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...] |
2006-10-17 03:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON ETRD TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1694 |
TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...] |
2006-10-17 04:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON ETRD TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1706 |
TANZANIA DEFENDS REFUGEE RETURNS AS VOLUNTARY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports of Tanzania's expulsion of illegal immigrants "abruptly and under harsh conditions" are misreported and exaggerated, according to John Chiligati, Minister of Home Affairs. Chiligati described a two-phase process now ongoing in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania t [...] |
2006-10-18 03:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL RW UG BU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1711 |
TANZANIA PREPARED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA), reiterated how important it was that UN Security Council (UNSC) members were united in their support of UNSC Resolution 1718. She told Poloff, "By [...] |
2006-10-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1723 |
KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...] |
2006-10-20 03:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1725 |
KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...] |
2006-10-20 03:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1730 |
TANZANIA UNDERLINES INTEREST IN DEPLOYING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tanzania's Defense Minister has warmly welcomed recent developments in the U.S.-Tanzania mil-to-mil relationship, including the latest timeline for ACOTA training, deployment of a CJTF-HOA civil affairs team to Tanzania, the reintroduction of IMET training, and the offer of sever [...] |
2006-10-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PREL PGOV TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1740 |
AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his meeting with Ambassador Retzer on October 23, President Kikwete stressed his desire to launch an HIV/AIDS campaign targeting teachers and leveraging his wife's work with teacher's associations. The Ambassador expressed his support and designated post's PEPFAR coordin [...] |
2006-10-25 09:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1761 |
TANZANIA LIKELY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (U) On October 30, Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that while Tanzania may have reservations about the UN General Assembly resolutions sponsored by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Tanzania would likely support the resolu [...] |
2006-10-31 03:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1762 |
TANZANIA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE [...] (U) Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promised to determine the status of Tanzania's legislation on Chemical Weapons and inform the Embassy about the legislation's status by November 6. With the upcoming Eleventh Session of the Chem [...] |
2006-10-31 03:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1776 |
TANZANIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER TO THE RESCUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY. The new Minister of Energy and Minerals, Nazir Karamagi, promised a more strategic, private sector approach to the energy sector when he met with Ambassador Retzer and Deborah Malac, Deputy Office Director for East Africa, on October 26. In the immediate-term, to prevent comple [...] |
2006-11-02 08:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1788 |
TANZANIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM18 |
TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE PUTS NATIONAL UNITY, [...] Promising an administration with "New zeal, new vigor and new speed," President Jakaya Kikwete delivered his first major policy address to the newly sworn-in Tanzanian parliament on December 30. Speaking frankly about the challenges he faces, he made poverty alleviation and economic growth hi [...] |
2006-01-04 16:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1803 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION WITHOUT [...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would continue its long-standing support for the Cuba embargo resolution. Mulamula questioned why Australia had decided to propose the amendment a [...] |
2006-11-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PGOV PHUM PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1822 |
TANZANIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would consider each of the Third Committee country specific resolutions on Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Burma and North Korea on its own merits. Mul [...] |
2006-11-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1824 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER, TANZANIA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-14 13:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1829 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] (U) Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on November 15 that Tanzania would abstain from voting on the U.S. sponsored country-specific resolution on Belarus in the Third Committee. She stressed that Tanzania's [...] |
2006-11-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BO TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1833 |
TANZANIA: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1834 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTED U.S. INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ILC UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1835 |
PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...] |
2006-11-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR |
| 06DARESSALAAM1849 |
TANZANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] After nearly two years of drafting, re-drafting, discussion and briefings, the Tanzanian Parliament passed the "Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2006" on November 14 in Dodoma, the legislative capital. A milestone in post's efforts to advance counterterrorism, good governance and transparency go [...] |
2006-11-21 03:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1880 |
TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in Istanbul, Turkey (November 29 to December 8) will take under consideration the United States' two proposals (reftel). Ms. Lucy Kachele, Deputy Dire [...] |
2006-11-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1883 |
TANZANIA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION LEGISLATION [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is making steady progress toward implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). In late October, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) finalized draft legislation for [...] |
2006-11-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1886 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON INTRODUCING A PROJECT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1910 |
TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND AFCARPAC [...] (C) Dr. Joram Biswaro, Ambassador and Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that Tanzania would be sending a delegation to attend the African Caribbean Pacific Group of State's Summit in Khartoum, Sudan. Biswaro said that the Minister of Foreign Relations, Dr. Asha [...] |
2006-12-07 05:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI SU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1922 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TANZANIA SUPPORTS PEACE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 08:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1923 |
UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST: TANZANIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1925 |
TERRORIST LISTS: TANZANIA DOES NOT HAVE OWN LIST [...] (SBU) Susan Mkapa, Director for Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance, confirmed December 7 that Tanzania does not maintain its own list of terrorist entities. Mkapa said that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) depend on information from the U.S. Government t [...] |
2006-12-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN KTFN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1936 |
TANZANIA: CT PROGRAMS BY PARTNER NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. To date, there have been only limited activities on counterterrorism (CT) and land/maritime border control by USG partner nations in Tanzania. In 2005/06, the British have sponsored two training programs in Tanzania to build capacity at Tanzania's international airports and to [...] |
2006-12-15 03:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL XW YM ASEC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1937 |
TANZANIA'S UPDATE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: While official 2005/06 figures on child labor have not been yet be released by Tanzania's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), stakeholders agree child labor remains a problem in Tanzania, compounded by the scourge of HIV/AIDS, a weak educational system, and rural-urban migration [...] |
2006-12-15 08:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1941 |
TANZANIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel to S.M.K. Sella, Ambassador in the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), stressing the need for a definitive answer on Tanzania's support for the draft resolution on Burma. Sella explained that Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, [...] |
2006-12-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNSC BM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1944 |
TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...] |
2006-12-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1946 |
SOFA WITH TANZANIA: PROPOSED LANGUAGE BEING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KTIA MARR MOPS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1947 |
TANZANIA: TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE WELCOMING THE [...] The following Diplomatic Note FA/D.10/3/79 from the Zanzibar office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania was received on December 7, formally accepting the Department's proposal to open an American Presence Post (APP) in Zanzibar. The Note also requests that the Department consider [...] |
2006-12-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AO PGOV AMGT TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1951 |
TANZANIA: MOVING CLOSER TO COMMITTING PKO TROOPS [...] (SBU) Signs are increasing that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is moving closer to committing troops to a peacekeeping mission in Darfur. From December 11 to 15, the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) team hosted a strategy conference in Dar es Salaam with key dec [...] |
2006-12-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV KTIA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM277 |
KIKWETE CORRUPTION TIDBIT [...] (C) President Kikwete has accepted gifts (bribes) from the owner of the Kempinski Hotel chain,s Tanzanian properties, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. 2. (C) In a conversation with the manager and the publicity director of Dar Es Salaam,s Kilimanjaro-Kempinski Hotel hours after accomp [...] |
2006-02-14 03:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM295 |
SAICM: TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO DUBAI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Director of the Environmental Pollution Section of the Office of the Vice President of Tanzania, Ms. Angeline Mulande, told EconOff February 2 that the Tanzanian delegation to the Dubai Conference on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) understood the [...] |
2006-02-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM298 |
"MAN OF THE PEOPLE"-- NEW TANZANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) New Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has moved quickly to put his stamp on government here, with a style marked by vigor and a crystal-clear message. In the last 30 days, he has paid short-notice visits to most of his government's 22 ministries, calling with hard-edged candor for an end [...] |
2006-02-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM300 |
TANZANIA'S FOOD SHORTAGE: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS [...] (SBU) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) called all heads of mission to Dodoma, the legislative capital, on February 13 for a briefing by Prime Minister Edward Lowassa on the food crisis in Tanzania. On February 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Asha Rose [...] |
2006-02-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON EAGR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM306 |
TANZANIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRAN TO UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC TZ UN |
| 06DARESSALAAM307 |
TANZANIA AND NEW UN SECRETARY-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TZ UN UNSC |
| 06DARESSALAAM310 |
UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON TANZANIA'S RADAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 13:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL TZ UNESCO |
| 06DARESSALAAM311 |
TANZANIA NON-COMMITTAL RE GRULAC UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE TZ UN UNSC |
| 06DARESSALAAM312 |
TANZANIA'S ENERGY CRISIS: INCREASING POWER CUTS [...] (C) In addition to facing a food shortage, Tanzania is currently mired in a full-fledged energy crisis (Ref A). On February 4 the Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced nationwide power rationing to ease pressure on the national power grid by 60 megawatts. A week and a half later, on Febr [...] |
2006-02-16 17:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM315 |
TANZANIA ON BOARD WITH AMIS RE-HAT [...] (SBU) On February 14, Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' United Nations Security Council Unit, told Poloff the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has "no problem" with the re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the United Nations. Mr. Njiku said only Sudan ha [...] |
2006-02-17 06:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU TZ UNSC |
| 06DARESSALAAM318 |
2006 AGOA FORUM PLANNING: TANZANIA UNABLE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD XA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM369 |
Tanzania TIP report [...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...] |
2006-02-27 11:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED |
| 06DARESSALAAM381 |
TANZANIA: NO DECISION ON HAMAS INTERACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM385 |
TANZANIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD AF TZ AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 06DARESSALAAM396 |
TANZANIA'S ARMYWORM INFESTATION: AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (U) Ambassador Retzer and USAID Director, Pamela White, met with the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Joseph J. Mungai, to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister and assure him that the USG continues to support agricultural activities in Tanzani [...] |
2006-03-01 04:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EAGR ECON ETRD TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM4 |
KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...] |
2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM407 |
TANZANIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the election of the Secretary General for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Mawazo Paul Kaducho, head of U.N. Systems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on February 24. Kaducha had no substantive r [...] |
2006-03-01 14:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR MZ TZ ICAO |
| 06DARESSALAAM412 |
TANZANIAN ENERGY MINISTER BRIEFS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On February 28, Ambassador Retzer attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to provide an official briefing of Tanzania's power crisis to all Heads of Mission and donor agencies. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Msabaha, provided an overview of the power crisis. In Dar e [...] |
2006-03-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EPET TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM444 |
TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Since 2003, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reached a plateau at around USD 3.7 million per annum. In 2005, textiles and apparel accounted for nearly 74 percent of Tanzania's total AGOA exports. Tanzania's textile industries face several challenge [...] |
2006-03-08 15:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM447 |
TANZANIA FAVORS AMIS REHAT, BUT STRESSES [...] (C) Charge delivered the points in Reftel A to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania position is clear: the African Union (AU) cannot accomplish the mission and there is no othe [...] |
2006-03-10 04:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL SU KPKO TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM450 |
TANZANIA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON GRULAC UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9, 2006. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) usually leaves the countries of Latin America to decide which country occupies the GRULAC [...] |
2006-03-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE TZ UNAUS UNSC |
| 06DARESSALAAM451 |
TANZANIA NOT PLANNING STATEMENT CONCERNING SHRINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PTER IZ TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM452 |
TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT QUIET CONCERNING OFFENSIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO XF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM490 |
TANZANIA: NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON US-INDIA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM498 |
TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF [...] (C) Taking time out from chairing a six-day working retreat for ministers and deputy ministers, President Jakaya Kikwete met with Ambassador Retzer in Arusha March 15 to discuss peacekeeping, Zanzibar, the MCC compact process, and his upcoming visit to the United States in May 2006. President [...] |
2006-03-21 10:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM505 |
TANZANIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INTERACTION WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-22 09:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM522 |
TANZANIA: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSES [...] (S) Ambassador Retzer met the Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 15 in Arusha to discuss Article 98, the upcoming late March visit of an ACOTA team, and the long-standing U.S. request for Tanzania to allow surveillance over-flights. Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, appointed as Minister of Foreign Affa [...] |
2006-03-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM551 |
TANZANIA'S 2006 MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS SLIGHTLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. International financial institutions have recently revised Tanzania's 2006 macroeconomic forecasts as a result of the drought affecting the agriculture and energy sectors. While the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and development organizations try to assess the extent of economic l [...] |
2006-03-31 03:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EG ENRG TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM592 |
TANZANIA OVERFLIGHTS REVISITED, NO READ ON RESPONSE [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), through Grace Martin, Head of Section for Europe and the Americas, contacted Poloff April 4 regarding the outstanding USG request for overflight permission. In a April 5 meeting, Martin told Poloff that she had been directed to research the issue, [...] |
2006-04-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ MARR |
| 06DARESSALAAM599 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS REHAT BUT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-12 10:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU KPKO TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM600 |
TANZANIA SEES UN AS PROPER VENUE FOR PSI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PRL KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM606 |
ACOTA OFFERED, WELL-RECEIVED IN TANZANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Meetings of the ACOTA (African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance) and Embassy team with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Defense and National Service (MOD) were positive and produced a way forward to bringing Tanzania into the [...] |
2006-04-13 03:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV ETTC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM616 |
SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP), post's obj [...] |
2006-04-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM617 |
SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL TO TANZANAI [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP), post's obj [...] |
2006-04-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM63 |
TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package of incentives for investors and easing bureaucratic requirements. As a result, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tanzania has increased steadily in the last five years. Tan [...] |
2006-01-18 03:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB TZ OPIC USTR PGOV |
| 06DARESSALAAM640 |
TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...] |
2006-04-19 16:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM641 |
TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...] |
2006-04-19 16:42:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM650 |
PONTOONS, PIER AND PROMOTED RETURNS: REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, UNHCR Representative, Chrysantus Ache, updated donor representatives on refugee issues in Tanzania. Returns to Burundi have come to a virtual halt and are more than offset by new Burundian arrivals at waystations, mostly due to food insecurity. UNHCR will transitio [...] |
2006-04-21 04:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM685 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS 1540 COMMITTEE EXTENSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PKNP PARM PREL PTER UNSC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM696 |
TANZANIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE MARKS KIKWETE'S [...] (SBU) As Jakaya Kikwete passed the 120-day mark of his presidency, he continued to wage a sustained and very public attack on alleged corruption, urging probes into persons and institutions that for years enjoyed apparent immunity from scrutiny under previous administrations. The press carried [...] |
2006-05-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM712 |
DEAD DOLPHINS ON ZANZIBAR: US NAVY IMPLICATED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than four hundred dead dolphins have washed ashore on Zanzibar since April 27. Although the cause of death is not yet known, various theories have been put forward, including sonar from the US Navy. Post requests guidance in responding to the implication of US Navy sonar [...] |
2006-05-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EWTR MOPS TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM714 |
TANZANIA WON'T SEEK HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA UNCHR UN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM715 |
AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (C) President Kikwete emphasized to Ambassador Retzer during an hour-long meeting in Dodoma that his administration intends to be "proactive in developing our relationship with the United States." Kikwete indicated he will use his mid-May trip to Washington, Boston and New York to forge stron [...] |
2006-05-03 12:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID MARR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM731 |
EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION: FAST-TRACK OR EMPTY TALK? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic convergence in the East African Community (EAC) in on track, with a Customs Union expected to be fully functional by 2010. To further strengthen the region's economic ties, the EAC Secretariat also has hopes to undertake major infrastructure projects in areas such as e [...] |
2006-05-04 12:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM738 |
TANZANIA'S PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY 2006 ESF: [...] Project Summary: Utilizing wind-up radios, develop creative programming to enrich school curricula in order to attract children to stay in school. Such programs would potentially increase the school retention rate of girls, reduce the number of children recruited for child labor or traffick [...] |
2006-05-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM760 |
TANZANIA: LETTER FROM THE AMBASSADOR TO ASSISTANT [...] Please deliver the following letter to the Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights SIPDIS and Labor. 2. Begin text: Dear Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: I am writing in support of two proposals to advance democracy in Tanzania that our Embassy recently [...] |
2006-05-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM771 |
OVERFLIGHTS: HELP US DO IT OURSELVES [...] (S) Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Europe and Americas Division, has informed Ambassador Retzer that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would like to develop its own capacity to conduct aerial surveillance and reconnaissance missions rather than allow USG ov [...] |
2006-05-11 06:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MARV MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM781 |
US SIGNS ANTI-TRAFFICKING AGREEMENT WITH TANZANIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) U.S. Ambassador Michael Retzer signed an amendment to a Letter of Agreement today with Public Safety and Security Permanent Secretary Bakari Mahiza. The agreement provides over USD one million in assistance to Tanzania for help in [...] |
2006-05-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM AFIN PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM811 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS SYRIA-LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SY LE TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM863 |
GOT FAVORS CONSENSUS ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-26 14:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UNGA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM864 |
NAM STATEMENT ONE OF PRINCIPLE, PER TANZANIA [...] (S) Poloff reviewed points in reftel with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on May 25. Mulamula said the statement being considered by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a general message which would underline the position that [...] |
2006-05-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM888 |
TANZANIA: 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel's invitation, Post proposes a USD 20,000 award from the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees to address the environmental degradation in refugee camps and their host communities in western Tanzania. Post has consulted with the UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), NGOs a [...] |
2006-05-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM889 |
TANZANIA: ACOTA/505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 14:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KPKO KTIA TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM924 |
BURMA: TANZANIA NOT CONVINCED UNSC IS APPROPRIATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM977 |
GUARDED OPTIMISM FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BY [...] (C) On May 25, Poloff had pressed Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, for a public statement applauding formation of the new Iraqi government (reftel). Mulamula said that while the Government of Tanzania (GOT) was encouraged by the [...] |
2006-06-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM978 |
MAKE BURMA TEST CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SAYS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on June 12, demarche concerning a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Burma (reftel A). Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) believes the mat [...] |
2006-06-19 03:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM993 |
TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL [...] Post delivered reftel on the USDA/APHIS proposal to streamline the process of establishing import requirements to the following Government of Tanzania officials on June 14: Grace Martin, Head of the America's desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade at [...] |
2006-06-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1009 |
TANZANIA'S CENTRAL BANK UNDER FIRE IN PRESS FOR [...] SUMMARY. Throughout June and July, a steady beat of corruption claims against the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) have featured on the front pages of almost every major Tanzanian newspaper. Allegations in the press focus on the prohibitive construction costs of the new BOT "twin towers," payments ma [...] |
2007-07-18 13:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID KMCA PGOV PREL PHUM PINR TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM101 |
TANZANIA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL [...] (S) Post supports the FY 2007 proposal entitled, Improvements and Theater Maritime Safety and Security Information System Network. The proposed initiative aims to strengthen Tanzania's coastal security which is a key tactic under the Embassy's MPP anti-terrorism strategy. RETZER [...] |
2007-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PARM PM PPA PREL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1035 |
IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL: TANZANIA OPEN TO USG [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) appreciated learning the USG position regarding the June 2008 election of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Justin Seruhere, Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Department, told P [...] |
2007-07-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1037 |
BIG FISH STILL RISKY CATCH IN TANZANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) has never successfully prosecuted a high-level corruption case involving either the private or public sector. On July 14, the Director General of the PCB, Edward Hoseah, assured the DCM that the PCB was now prepared to prosecute a milest [...] |
2007-07-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KMCA PINR TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1055 |
TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed the European and Americas diplomatic corps recently on the deepening crisis in the Union of the Comoros and requested proactive diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue. Membe announced that at the African Union (AU) meeting in Accra (July 2-3), Ar [...] |
2007-07-29 12:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1061 |
FIRST LADY OF TANZANIA TO ATTEND UNGA [...] (SBU) The office of the First Lady of Tanzania, Mrs. Salma Kikwete, has confirmed that the First Lady plans to travel to New York for the UNGA, and plans to be present in New York on September 24. 2. (SBU) Post has alerted the First Lady's office that an invitation for Mrs. Bush's event, to [...] |
2007-07-31 14:42:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP |
| 07DARESSALAAM1062 |
ACTION REQUEST REGARDING ICTR CHIEF OF APPEALS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. Barbara Mulvaney, Senior Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and US citizen, requests USG support for her candidacy for the position of Chief of Appeals at the ICTR. 2. (U) Mulvaney believes she is qua [...] |
2007-07-31 14:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM RW TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1068 |
BATTLE AGAINST COUNTERFEIT GOODS UNDERWAY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is establishing a comprehensive system for addressing the problem of counterfeit goods by improving existing legislation, preparing implementing regulations and seeking autonomy from the judiciary. In the meantime, the GOT's Fair Competition C [...] |
2007-08-01 03:22:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1074 |
BOEING AND AIR TANZANIA: SOMETHING FOUL AFOOT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Air Tanzania is currently planning to replace its aging fleet with newer, more efficient aircraft, and has solicited proposals from Boeing and Airbus. Post is prepared to advocate on Boeing's behalf, and is concerned that the two companies be allowed to compete on a level playi [...] |
2007-08-01 11:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV BEXP TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1075 |
ZANZIBAR IMPASSE TO CONTINUE, SAYS CUF SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In contrast to his public statements that reconciliation talks between Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and Civic United Front (CUF) are going well, CUF Secretary General Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad recently stated privately that the talks are unlikely to resolve the political impasse in [...] |
2007-08-01 11:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1104 |
TANZANIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Attendance of the Head of State and Head of Government -- President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete -- Arrival and departure information is not yet available. -- First Lady Salma Kikwete will travel to New York. (Reftel B) NOTE: The First Lady's office has independently confirmed that Mrs. [...] |
2007-08-07 12:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1110 |
DARFUR: DR. SALIM SALIM BRIEFS DCM ON ARUSHA [...] (C) Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, the AU Special Envoy to the Darfur peace process, told us shortly after arriving from Arusha that the August 4 to 6 conference had "exceeded expectations." While Abdul Wahid stayed in Paris, nearly all other factions had attended: the SFDA, JEM, SLA/Unity, SLA/A, SL [...] |
2007-08-07 16:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SU TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1119 |
TANZANIA: FORMAL REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRAIN [...] (SBU) The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Patrick Mombo, has delivered to the Deputy Chief of Mission a formal request for USD 4.25 million in financial assistance to support the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) training of 1,000 Somali officers (see para [...] |
2007-08-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS SO TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1136 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S AUGUST 23-26 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change over the past two years. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterter [...] |
2007-08-14 15:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP EAID PREL PGOV ECON TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1143 |
AGOA POINT OF CONTACT IN TANZANIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-16 06:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1154 |
TANZANIA: MFA DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs African Division, Ambassador Francis Malambugi, told the DCM August 14 that SADC leaders await President Mbeki's report on his facilitation efforts between the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and Zimbabwe's opposition parties during the upcoming su [...] |
2007-08-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1159 |
AFTER CUF DECLARES TALKS HAVE FAILED, NEW CCM [...] (C) The opposition Civic United Front (CUF) party chairman Dr. Ibrahim Lipumba declared August 7 that the Zanzibar reconciliation talks between ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and CUF had failed. In the days after this declaration, CCM proposed a way forward through the impasse through [...] |
2007-08-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1183 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs are addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) on a number of fronts. The Ministry of Health is working with IOM to increase awareness of TIP and IOM is finalizing the report of its 2006 research asses [...] |
2007-08-21 14:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HSTC SOCI EAID PREF PGOV KWMN SMIG KCRM |
| 07DARESSALAAM1185 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR PORT SECURITY [...] (U) Post requests clearance for the following individuals to attend the DOS-sponsored Port Security Training Seminar to be held September 6-7, 2007, in Mombasa, Kenya: Name: Lucy Kachele DOB: March 17, 1962 Rank: Civilian Unit: Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority Current [...] |
2007-08-22 14:08:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PINS PINR PREL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1213 |
TANZANIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Attendance of the Head of State and Head of Government -- President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete -- President Kikwete and his entourage will depart Dar es Salaam on September 15, and transit Dubai and New York via Emirates Airlines before arrival in Washington, DC. The President will spen [...] |
2007-08-31 10:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1215 |
TANZANIA: AMBASSSADOR RETZER,S AUGUST 30 FAREWELL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-31 11:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1233 |
DISCUSSIONS OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Per reftel, Post submits the following list of Muslim officials who are known for their public support of democracy: -- Current President Jakaya Kikwete -- Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi -- Former Prime Minister Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim 2. (C) The above-named are well-respected p [...] |
2007-09-06 05:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1236 |
"CREDIBLE VOICE" REJECTING VIOLENCE IN TANZANIA [...] (S) Per reftel, Post submits the name of Sheikh Musa Kundecha as a person of great credibility and influence in the Muslim community of Tanzania who offers an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) Sheikh Musa Kundecha is a charismatic, populist leader working to improve the lives [...] |
2007-09-06 13:37:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KPAO TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1249 |
BOEING AND AIR TANZANIA: THE STRUGGLE TO ENSURE [...] (C) As Air Tanzania shops for new airplanes for its aging fleet, we remain troubled by separate press reports, quoting Air Tanzania leadership and most recently the Minister of Infrastructure, that a decision has been made in favor of Airbus. This decision would have been made without any ser [...] |
2007-09-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV BEXP TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM125 |
PRESIDENT KIKWETE PAVES WAY FOR CCM-CUF TALKS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-26 03:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM126 |
AU CHAIRMANSHIP: PRESIDENT KIKWETE WILLING TO STEP [...] (C) A source at the State House close to President Jakaya Kikwete told the Deputy Chief of Mission the evening of January 24 that Kikwete would accept the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) "if asked" and if "requisite support" existed. At the same time, our contact added that Tanzania s [...] |
2007-01-26 03:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1267 |
TANZANIA: DEMOCRATIC PROCESS STUMBLES IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In response to his questioning of an opaque and irregular mining industry deal made by the Government of Tanzania (GOT), a popular Member of Parliament from the opposition CHADEMA party was recently suspended from participating in parliamentary sessions for four months. The blatant overst [...] |
2007-09-18 10:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV EAIDEGZ TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1286 |
TANZANIA: ICAO ASSEMBLY, SPLIT-CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche including the USG proposed additional language and non-paper to Noel Kaganda, Foreign Service Officer in Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Department of Multilateral Cooperation. PolOff stressed the importance of the imp [...] |
2007-09-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ICAO PREL TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1287 |
TANZANIA: PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT [...] (U) Integrated into the Democracy and Good Governance goal of post's Mission Strategic Plan is the advancement of human rights, through efforts to establish a more accountable, representative and effective government based on rule of law, transparency and democratic pluralism. To advance this [...] |
2007-09-21 14:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV TZ |
| 07DARESSALAAM1288 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) On September 21, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Department of Multilateral Cooperation. PolOff expressed support for Mali and urged Tanzania's participation in and support for the Community of Democracies November [...] |
2007-09-24 03:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | |