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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HARARE4318 |
RWANDA AND UGANDA TO BE INVITED TO THE [...] (C) ON AUGUST 3 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TOLD S/E HOWARD SIPDIS WOLPE THAT, IN THE COURSE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AND PRESIDENT MUGABE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IDEA OF INVITING RWANDA AND UGANDA FOR MEETINGS [...] |
2000-08-03 15:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CG SF RW UG ZI |
| 00KINSHASA8578 |
CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO EASTERN CONGO AND KINSHASA [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL PROCEED TO GOMA ON JANUARY 5 TO PREPARE FOR CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO THE KIVUS. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE RECEIVING A PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR THE CODEL, AS WELL AS A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH WHOM CONGRESSMAN WOLF WOULD LIKE TO MEE [...] |
2000-12-27 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN CG RW |
| 00KINSHASA8651 |
CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO KINSHASA AND THE KIVUS [...] MONUC HAS AGREED TO PUT A UN AIRCRAFT AT THE DISPOSAL OF CODEL WOLF BEGINNING JANUARY 8 IN KINSHASA. ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF MONUC, A TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CODEL FOR THE TIME THEY ARE IN THE CONGO (DRC). SPECIFICALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WILL TAKE [...] |
2000-12-29 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN CG RW |
| 01ABUJA2974 |
NIGERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER KINGIBE SEES A [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 encounter, former Foreign Minister and informal peace process advisor Baba Gana Kingibe told Polcouns that last month's Inter-Congolese Dialogue (ICD) derailed primarily because of Kabila government duplicity. The next ICD would not take place until January. [...] |
2001-11-24 06:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV CG RW UG NI |
| 01HARARE1051 |
CANADIAN REPORT OF CONVERSATION ON CONGO [...] (C) FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT BY CANADIAN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IN HARARE RON WILLSON (STRICTLY PROTECT) OF THE SAME CONVERSATION REPORTED IN REFTEL. WILLSON SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL DETAIL, PARTICULARLY ON ZIMBABWEAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE RWANDA-UGANDA RIFT, STRAINS IN HIS GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHI [...] |
2001-03-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP CG ZI RW UG CA |
| 01HARARE1572 |
RWANDAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HARARE [...] (C) THE ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA, GODFREY MWEDZI, SPOKE TO POLOFF ON MAY 10 ABOUT RWANDAN PRESIDENT KAGAME'S ONE-DAY VISIT TO HARARE ON MAY 7. MWEDZI STATED THAT KAGAME'S LUNCH MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS "EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN THEM" AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MINISTE [...] |
2001-05-10 16:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI RW CG |
| 01HARARE1730 |
ZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDS ON DRC MATTERS [...] (C) IN A MAY 22 MEETING WITH VISITING INR POLITICAL- MILITARY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST STEVE WEIGERT, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDED ON RECENT EVENTS IN THE DRC, AND TOUCHED ON LAND REFORM ISSUES, WAR VETERANS, AND PROSPECTS FOR THE MDC. [...] |
2001-05-30 09:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI CG RW UG AO |
| 01VATICAN3976 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...] |
2001-07-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN4075 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 27 - AUGUST 03 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04075 051244Z CONTENTS: - POPE RECEIVES YASSER ARAFAT - VATICAN RECEIVED NO EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR RWANDAN PRIEST - VATICAN SAYS CHINA RELEASES BISHOP - [...] |
2001-08-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID IS RW CH VT |
| 01VATICAN4231 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 04 - 10 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04231 101111Z - ARCHDIOCESE SAYS RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM JUSTICE" ---------------------------------------- RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM J [...] |
2001-08-10 10:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM RW VT |
| 02KINSHASA673 |
THE KABILA GOVERNMENT: THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF JOSEPH KABILA FEELS MUCH PUT UPON THESE DAYS AND FRUSTRATED THAT IT HAS FEW OPTIONS TO EXERCISE IN TERMS OF SHAPING THE WORLD AROUND IT. IT IS FEELING THE PRESSURE OF OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOG (ICD) FOR WHICH IT WAS ILL PREPARED, IT HAS BEEN HUMILIATE [...] |
2002-03-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW |
| 02ROME2982 |
DRC PRESIDENT KABILA SUPPORTS NEW REWARDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SAID THE NEW REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA PROGRAM (REFTEL) HAS 100 PERCENT OF HIS PERSONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT HE ADDED THAT THE PROGRAM MUST LEAD TO RWANDA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DRC OR IT WON'T SUCCEED. END SUMMARY. 2 [...] |
2002-06-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KJUS CG CF RW IT ICTR |
| 02ROME2990 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME SUPPORTS REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR DR. JENDAYI FRAZER DISCUSSED WITH RWANDAN PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME ON JUNE 13 THE LAUNCHING OF AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO APPREHEND PERSONS INDICTED FOR GENOCIDE BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNA [...] |
2002-06-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KJUS RW |
| 02ROME3119 |
APPREHENDING GENOCIDAIRES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS DR. JENDAYI FRAZER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ROC), DENIS SASSOU-NGUESSO, ON JUNE 13 IN ROME, WHERE HE WAS ATTENDING A [...] |
2002-06-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC CG CF RW IT ICTR |
| 03HANOI1422 |
VIETNAM REACHING OUT TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As another symbol of how Vietnam prizes the diversity of its diplomatic contacts and seeks to maintain its third world credentials, the GVN hosted the first Vietnam - Africa Forum in Hanoi May 28-30. Delegations from 18 African countries discussed trade and investment and "opp [...] |
2003-06-10 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID IV NI MA GV PU BN SG ZI RW AO SF MO WA CM VM MZ |
| 03VATICAN1329 |
HOLY SEE RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE OUTLINED ITS CONCERNS ABOUT MOUNTING UNREST IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF ITURI IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) IN A NOTE PASSED TO EMBASSY MARCH 24. THE VATICAN IS CALLING ON THE PARTIES TO "RESPECT AGREEMENTS ALREADY SIGNED AND RESUME NEGOTIATIONS." THE HOLY S [...] |
2003-03-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
| 03VATICAN1747 |
POPE CALLS ON WORLD NOT TO FORGET GREAT LAKES [...] (U) DURING HIS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE APRIL 9, POPE JOHN PAUL II URGED THE WORLD TO NOT FORGET THE VIOLENT AND CONTINUING CONFLICT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA, AND CALLED ON LEADERS TO RETURN TO THE PEACE PROCESS. VATICAN OFFICIALS HAD PASSED EMBASSY A PR [...] |
2003-04-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
| 04BRUSSELS5216 |
EU COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SECRETARIAT RESPONSE ON [...] (SBU) We reviewed REF A points with Judith Gebetsroithner of Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's cabinet and Margarita Comamala of the Council Secretariat on December 7 and 8, respectively. Neither had any specific comment or reaction on the Great Lakes, Middle East or Colombia (the latter of whic [...] |
2004-12-09 17:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KPAL UP CO HR CG TU RW EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04KIGALI1162 |
SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT INFILTRATES RWANDA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Chief Editor of Rwanda's most independent newspaper, "Umuseso", Charles Kabonero, was detained for six weeks in December 2003, not recently as reported by international media. He reports that a special intelligence unit within the National Police's Criminal Investigation [...] |
2004-08-13 05:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS RW |
| 04KIGALI1163 |
DARFUR: PROBLEMS WITH RWANDAN TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Charge spoke with Dutch Charge the morning of 13 August regarding the movement of a company of Rwandan soldiers to Darfur to provide protection to AU observers. According to Dutch Charge, one commercial aircraft will transport RDF troops and equipment in two or three sorties from Kigal [...] |
2004-08-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS RW SU NL |
| 04KIGALI1165 |
RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...] |
2004-08-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR |
| 04KIGALI1166 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RWANDAN DEFENSE FORCES [...] This is an action request for the Department (please see paragraph 4). 2. The RDF will deploy the following unit to Darfur, on or around August 14: -- A Co, 99th BN, 305th BDE, from Kibuye The company is not (NOT) a composite unit. -- The following officers are OPCON in support of th [...] |
2004-08-13 10:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS PHUM RW SU |
| 04KIGALI1169 |
CONGO'S VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA VISITS RWANDA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following meetings in Kigali with President Kagame and other GOR principals, DRC Vice President Ruberwa met with Banyamulenge refugees in Cyangugu and urged them to return to eastern Congo. Banyamulenge are concerned about their personal safety and economic security, including los [...] |
2004-08-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PREF SMIG RW CG |
| 04KIGALI1175 |
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURUNDI [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Rwandan foreign ministry issued a communique dated August 14 condemning the recent attack on Burundi's Gatumba refugee camp that killed up to 170 Banyamulenge refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The GOR communique attributes the attack to "a combined force" of ex- [...] |
2004-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MOPS RW BY CG |
| 04KIGALI1193 |
NAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO RWANDAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC RW |
| 04KIGALI1208 |
EMBASSY KIGALI PARTICIPATION IN SEVENTH [...] Summary. Post sponsored a booth at the seventh annual Rwandan Trade Fair that showcased Rwandan exports to the United States and provided information on the theme "Global Business Partners." The presentation, the first of its kind to be offered by any diplomatic mission in Rwanda, was well r [...] |
2004-08-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EAGR KTEX EINV RW AGOA |
| 04KIGALI877 |
KAGAME REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF USG [...] (S/NF) ON JUNE 24, A SENIOR RWANDAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE REACTION OF PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME TO A MEETING WITH VISITING AF DAS DON YAMAMOTO AND AF/C DIRECTOR AL EASTHAM ON JUNE 23 IN KIGALI. 2. (S/NF) KAGAME WAS REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED TH [...] |
2004-06-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PINS MOPS RW CG |
| 04KINSHASA1468 |
UNHCR REPATRIATES 283 AS PART OF ONGOING [...] (U) Summary: UNHCR repatriated July 26-27 a total of what UNHCR believed to be 283 Rwandan refugees from S. Kivu to Rwanda as part of an ongoing repatriation effort. Once they crossed the border, however, many "refugees" said they were really Congolese who wished to stay in the Congo. While the [...] |
2004-08-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | RW CG PGOV PREL |
| 04KINSHASA1782 |
CRY OF ALARM--MISSING ICTR INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa previously has expressed its concern that ICTR's management is sometimes counterproductive and reduces its efficiency. Recently, personnel changes have reinforced our concerns. The Security Council anticipates ending investigations by the end of 2004, but we f [...] |
2004-09-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CG RW ICTR |
| 04KINSHASA1850 |
UPDATE ON DRC SUIT AGAINST UGANDA AND RWANDA IN [...] (SBU) The GDROC filed suit in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1998 against both Rwanda and Uganda, demanding compensation for those two countries' military and economic interference in the eastern part of the Congo (North and South Kivu Provinces and Oriental Province, respectivel [...] |
2004-10-04 15:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL CG RW UG |
| 04KINSHASA1852 |
FIRST JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM MEETING IMMINENT [...] (C) U.N. SRSG Bill Swing reported to members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) October 4 that he is leaving Kinshasa later the same day for travel to Kigali in preparation for convening the first meeting of the Joint Verification Mechanism (JVM) tomorrow, Octobe [...] |
2004-10-04 16:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RW CG MOPP |
| 04KINSHASA1979 |
KABILA FUMING AT BELGIAN FONMIN COMMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila has temporarily recalled his ambassador from Brussels, as a sign of displeasure with recent comments by the Belgian foreign minister. The ongoing spat does us no good, because the USG and Belgium share many of the same goals in the DRC. Still, the Belgian/DRC r [...] |
2004-10-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CG BE RW |
| 04KINSHASA1993 |
RCD-GOMA STICKS UP FOR RENEGADE OFFICERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior RCD-Goma leader complained to the Ambassador that his faction had been excluded from the DRC/Uganda/Rwanda tripartite process. He also said the two renegade officers who led the May-June mutiny in Bukavu should not be considered in the same league as other official enem [...] |
2004-10-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL CG RW |
| 04KINSHASA2107 |
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: NO FOOD FOR MUTEBUSI [...] (C) We read with interest reftel detailing possible food assistance to Colonel Jules Mutebusi and his men, who continue to try to portray themselves as refugees in Rwanda. However, given that neither Monuc nor the GOR has been able to verify that Mutebusi has committed himself and his men to [...] |
2004-11-18 06:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PREL CG RW |
| 04KINSHASA2178 |
KABILA DISCUSSES EASTERN SITUATION WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila held a November 29 discussion with Ambassadors from the UNSC Perm 5 countries, Belgium, South Africa, Angola, and Nigeria, and UN SRSG Swing. While speaking in measured tones, Kabila made clear his frustration with Rwandan President Kagame, and in essence Kabila [...] |
2004-11-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO RW CG |
| 04LILONGWE451 |
MUTHARIKA CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION AND REFORM AT [...] (U) Summary: Bingu wa Mutharika was inaugurated as Malawi's third president on May 24 at a sparsely-attended ceremony in Blantyre. Calling for reconciliation, reform, and peace in his inaugural address, he outlined a program to move Malawi "from poverty to prosperity"; announced his intention [...] |
2004-05-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR PINR LY TW RW KE MI |
| 04MAPUTO547 |
RWANDAN REPATRIATION SET TO BEING THIS SUMMER [...] Econ/pol officer delivered points (ref A) on the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide to officials from the National Institute to Support Refugees (INAR) and discussed the status of the repatriation of Rwandan refugees with local UNHCR reps. Both INAR and UNHCR noted that the repatriation p [...] |
2004-04-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF RW MZ |
| 04PARIS9146 |
FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (SOUTH) [...] (C) SUMMARY. France continues to seek solutions for the crisis in the Great Lakes through policies designed to support DRC President Kabila and the transition process and to block Rwandan interference in Congolese affairs. France's history in the Rwandan genocide complicates their ability to [...] |
2004-12-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BY CF CG CT EK GB RW TP ZF XA |
| 04ROME4682 |
ITALY ON EU GAERC/COUNCIL AGENDA: TURKEY WILL [...] (C) The MFA's Director for EU Integration, Michele Quaroni, told poloff that consensus was building around a Council conclusion with an unconditional date to begin Turkish accession negotiations. He was not sure whether the date would be during the first or second semester of 2005. France may [...] |
2004-12-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KPAL UP CO HR CG RW IT EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2776 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/AFRICA: DUTCH SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are fully invested in the November 19-20 Great Lakes Conference (GLC), having contributed 500,000 euros (and reportedly considering doubling that amount). The Dutch will table by the end of December a draft EU strategy for the Great Lakes region, based on the long-term [...] |
2004-10-29 08:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW CG BY NL EUN |
| 05BRUSSELS2344 |
EU ON FORCED RETURN OF RWANDAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (U) PRMOff raised reftel points with DG Development Burundi/Rwanda desk officer Dietmar Krissler and EU Council Secretariat General officer for Central Africa Peter Clausen. SIPDIS 2. (C) Krissler said that during Commissioner Louis Michel's meeting with Rwandan President Kagame on June [...] |
2005-06-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF RW BY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 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 |
| 05DJIBOUTI9 |
DJIBOUTI TO HOST COMESA SUMMIT IN 2006; RWANDA IN [...] (U) In the Ambassador's January 2 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine (reported Ref A), the Minister told the Ambassador that Djibouti and Rwanda have switched dates for hosting the annual Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit. [...] |
2005-01-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV EAGR DJ RW |
| 05GABORONE1203 |
SADC SUMMIT KEEPS STUDIED SILENCE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Silver Jubilee" Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit held in Gaborone August 17-18 tackled no thorny issues. Incoming SADC Chair, Botswana President Festus Mogae, urged concrete steps to make SADC effective. The regional leaders did not speak out on Zimbabw [...] |
2005-08-23 13:16:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD RW WZ ZI ZU BC SADC |
| 05GENEVA1454 |
RWANDA/BURUNDI: LETTERS REFLECT RENEWED CONCERN AT [...] (C) Summary: Following up on his immediate interest in Rwanda/Burundi (ref A), the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has written to the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi expressing concern about their actions and intentions regarding Rwandan asylum seekers. UNHCR staff ar [...] |
2005-06-10 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF RW BY UNHCR |
| 05KIGALI27 |
KAGAME CRITICIZES NATION'S OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING [...] SUMMARY: In his closing address to over 800 GOR officials attending a constitutionally mandated "National Council of Dialogue", President Kagame hailed "good governance, security and patriotism" -- rather than "foreigners' wishes and beliefs" -- as the foundation for Rwanda's development. He [...] |
2005-01-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM RW |
| 05KINSHASA1078 |
THE CURRENT FDLR SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: There has been substantial recent discussion in Kinshasa regarding the remaining FDLR presence in eastern DRC. All parties concede that, while worthwhile, the GDRC/Sant, Egidio initiative to promote FDLR repatriation to Rwanda is stalled. Problems focus on the lack of FDLR "lea [...] |
2005-07-01 10:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO RW CG UN |
| 05KINSHASA123 |
APPREHENDING FUGITIVE ICTR INDICTEES [...] (U) Information requested reftel follows. Status of Rewards for Justice Program ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Rewards for three informants involved in the May 2004 arrest of indictee Yusuf John Munyakazi are still pending Department action. (Comment: In 2004 local press [...] |
2005-01-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC KJUS CG RW ICTR |
| 05KINSHASA1432 |
RWANDA EXPELS NKUNDA LOYALISTS [...] (U) Congolese press and Radio Okapi reported September 7 that the GOR had expelled 10 former Congolese soldiers who had fled to Rwanda with General Nkunda following last year's attack on Bukavu. The press reported that the 10 were sent to Goma, where they are currently under arrest. 2. (C) [...] |
2005-09-07 13:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA1494 |
NKUNDA: LOTS OF SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE [...] (C) General Nkunda's return to North Kivu apparently is a non-event. Changed circumstances in the province have left Nkunda between a rock and a hard place. Reportedly fleeing Rwanda in advance of an anticipated arrest warrant, and evidently lacking financial or military support from Kigali, [...] |
2005-09-15 10:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA1648 |
MASS GRAVES REMINDER OF RWANDAN INVASION [...] (U) The grisly discovery over the weekend of three mass graves in North Kivu, probably the first of a series likely to be soon exhumed, is a reminder of the violence which has plagued the Great Lakes region. MONUC Head of Office Njuzi told PolCouns that MONUC's very preliminary estimation is [...] |
2005-10-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MARR CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA2054 |
FDLR GROUP RETURNS TO RWANDA FROM DRC [...] (C) A group of 82 FDLR militia members, along with 76 dependents, crossed into Rwanda from South Kivu on December 15. The group was led by Seraphin Bizimungu, also known as General Amani. According to MONUC officials, the group entered Rwanda via the transit center in Shangugu with MONUC ass [...] |
2005-12-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA2059 |
NKUNDA'S PRESENCE IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE [...] (C) Following CODEL Brownback,s visit to eastern DRC, the Ambassador traveled Dec. 3 with the MONUC North Kivu Indian Brigade commander to a small forward operating base at Katchanga in the Masisi area of North Kivu. Indian military commanders told the Ambassador the base had been established [...] |
2005-12-20 09:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN |
| 05KINSHASA356 |
SAN'EGIDIO COULD SEE SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter from President Kabila's Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda informing him that on March 6, the FDLR has agreed in principle to publicly agree to renounce violence, denounce the Rwandan genocide, and agree to disarm and voluntarily repatriate to Rwanda. Infor [...] |
2005-03-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA854 |
BANYAMULENGE REFUGEES RETURN TO S. KIVU [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, about 480 Banyamulenge refugees returned to South Kivu from Rwanda. Although the return started smoothly, problems have developed in the past few days. Post will continue to encourage all parties to help the refugees return. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Over the past [...] |
2005-05-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA878 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON TSHISEKEDI AND RWANDA [...] (C) During a May 23 meeting with polcouns, Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba said his attempts to reason with UDPS leader Tshisekedi about joining the transitional government had failed, that Rwanda would like to replace Congolese Vice President Ruberwa, and that the international community [...] |
2005-05-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA968 |
CONGO/B: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: As current chairman of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEEAC/ECCA) sub regional organization, President Sassou convened a summit June 7-8 to encourage CEEAC Presidents to reinvigorate the near moribund entity. Known more in the region by its French acronym CEEA [...] |
2005-06-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CF RW |
| 05PARIS6336 |
SANT'EGIDIO OUTLINES AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Community of Sant'Egidio representatives reviewed their diplomatic outreach in Africa during meetings with Africa Watcher on the margins of the Community's 19th annual congress in Lyon, France, September 11-13. Sant'Egidio's 1992 role in brokering peace negotiations to end the [...] |
2005-09-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM MZ TO IV RW CG SU FR |
| 05VATICAN559 |
SANT'EGIDIO EXPRESSES CONCERN ON GREAT LAKES [...] (C) Don Matteo Zuppi, Great Lakes expert of the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, expressed concern December 14 that the presence of Rwandan refugees in the Congo was a lingering problem that could infect the whole region. "The numbers of refugees are not great," he said, "but the sit [...] |
2005-12-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VT RW CF |
| 06ACCRA784 |
REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RWANDAN REFUGEE GERVAIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Rwandan refugee Gervais Rutebuka, his wife, and their niece and nephew. Rutebuka fled Rwanda in 1994 and resided in Benin for eight years, where he obtained refugee status [...] |
2006-04-07 07:34:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM RW GH |
| 06BRUSSELS4210 |
SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN [...] (C) Sudan Special Envoy Natsios conducted a Darfur roundtable on December 15, 2006 with experts from the Belgian MFA led by Director for African Affairs Trouveroy (the former Belgian Ambassador to Sudan) and Director of International Organization Affairs (both A/S-equivalent) Frankinet. The S [...] |
2006-12-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU CG RW BE UNSC |
| 06CAIRO7159 |
EGYPT PRESSING FORWARD ON NILE BASIN INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Egypt is a strong supporter of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) as a tool for cooperative management of water resources and is leading efforts to finalize a framework agreement. In January, the GOE will host an NBI council meeting aiming to ratify the framew [...] |
2006-12-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL KPAO EG ET ER SU BY RW UG TZ KE |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 06KIGALI1013 |
DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...] |
2006-10-18 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI1014 |
DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...] |
2006-10-18 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI1026 |
LEBANON DEMARCHE AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT FACTS [...] On 25 October poloff delivered women's empowerment fact sheet (ref A) and demarche and talking points (ref B) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amercia Division Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no comment on the fact sheet or talking points but agreed that the GOR and Israel have a posit [...] |
2006-10-27 06:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KWMN IS LE RW |
| 06KIGALI1027 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS [...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...] |
2006-10-27 10:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC |
| 06KIGALI1035 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] TFCO -- Richard M. Kaminski, Chief, Political and Economic Section, Tel Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3; E-Mail Address: KaminskiRM@state.gov 2. Deputy TFCO -- Daniel M. Stoian, Economic Officer Tel. Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3 [...] |
2006-11-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER RW |
| 06KIGALI1047 |
FIRST TIFA COUNCIL MEETING IN KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Karan Bhatia led the USG delegation to the first-ever Trade and Investment Council Meeting held in Kigali on October 31. Discussions covered such topics as the WTO DOHA round of negotiations, AGOA and bilateral trade, trade c [...] |
2006-11-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1060 |
IMF STAFF MISSION TO RWANDA OKAYS 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) An IMF team conducted a staff mission to Rwanda October 18-November 2, and reached agreement in principle with the GOR on budget priorities and policies for 2007. According to IMF team members, the GOR's overly ambitious initial budget numbers have been trimmed, global budget numbers have [...] |
2006-11-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1063 |
MAYOR PRESENTS HER VISION FOR KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. On 3 November Kigali City Mayor, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, briefed diplomatic corps and a small group of stakeholders on her strategic vision for the city. Kacyira presented her municipal government's mission, to make Kigali "a safer, cleaner, more competitive modern city with exp [...] |
2006-11-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON RW |
| 06KIGALI1073 |
CUBA EMBARGO AND UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC KTIA UN CU RW |
| 06KIGALI1074 |
ICTR PROSECUTOR ADDRESSES COMPLETION STRATEGY AND [...] (SBU) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow addressed the Kigali diplomatic corps November 9, following a two-day conference organized jointly by the ICTR and the University of Rwanda entitled "Challenging Impunity." Jallow outlined next steps fo [...] |
2006-11-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1090 |
GACACA: SOME JUSTICE, LITTLE RECONCILIATION, IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 7, former energy minister Bonaventure Niyibizi traveled to his birthplace in western Rwanda to attend the gacaca trial of four men accused of the murder of his mother in the 1994 genocide. Some measure of justice occurred -- four men offered partial confessions and [...] |
2006-11-13 14:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1110 |
PAUL RUSESABAGINA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI1111 |
NO IMMEDIATE ANSWER FROM GOR MFA ON BELARUS AND [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affaris Americas Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara did not have an immediate response to talking points (reftels). When pressed on how the USG can ensure its positions are thoroughly communicated to the Rwandan UN delegation, Rutikara said direct lobbying by USUN official [...] |
2006-11-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA IS BO RW |
| 06KIGALI1119 |
UK ASSISTS GOR IN GENOCIDAIRE EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (C) Summary. There are two British investigators in Rwanda working with the Rwandan Justice Ministry and Prosecutor's Office to build extradition requests of four suspected genocidaires living in the UK that will withstand the scrutiny of the British legal system. Because the UK does not hav [...] |
2006-11-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC UK RW |
| 06KIGALI1125 |
RWANDAN RESPONSE TO FRENCH JUDGE'S ARREST WARRANTS [...] (U) In response to press reports that a French judge had requested arrest warrants for nine senior GOR officials allegedly involved in the downing of the Juvenal Habyarimana presidential jet on April 6, 1994, the GOR on November 21 formally denied its officials' involvement. "There is no ba [...] |
2006-11-22 16:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1130 |
RWANDA CONTEMPLATES BREAKING RELATIONS WITH FRANCE [...] (C) Ambassador Richard Sezibera (protect), Great Lakes Special Envoy for the Rwandan Government, called Ambassador early on the morning of November 24 to report that the GOR was "moving toward breaking relations with France," as a result of the French issuance of international arrest warrant [...] |
2006-11-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1133 |
FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEF DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON RUPTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 25, Foreign Minister Charles Murigande briefed the diplomatic corps on the GOR decision to break relations with France and expel French diplomats from Rwanda. The decision by a French judge to issue international arrest warrants for nine senior Rwanda officials (re [...] |
2006-11-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC RW |
| 06KIGALI1142 |
THE FRENCH LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Twenty-five French Embassy and other official personnel left Kigali on 27 November at 19:00 local time via a Rwandair Express flight to Entebbe. The atmosphere was somber in the airport VIP lounge, the French said final good-byes, took photos and shared chocolate. There was no press and [...] |
2006-11-28 16:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KAWC PREL FR RW |
| 06KIGALI1143 |
MEETING WITH GOR ON MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador and AID Director met on November 21 with Ambassador Sezibera and other GOR staff on the just-announced Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold program. Sezibera pronounced the GOR committed to a successful program, and anxious to get to work with mission and MCC [...] |
2006-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1148 |
RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON MCC AND DARFUR [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande November 23 to discuss the Millenium Challenge Corporation selection of Rwanda for its Threshold Program, and the current situation in Darfur. Murigande welcomed the MCC decision, particularly given the recent drop in some of the World Ban [...] |
2006-11-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1163 |
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...] |
2006-12-03 09:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI1169 |
SPECIAL SELF HELP PROGRAM: FY 2005 ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT [...] FY 2006 ANNUAL REPORT: Following is a description of the 17 FY 2006 projects funded by an allocation of USD 76,000. All of the projects are active. A. Project Number: SHF-6-696-01 Project Name: Goat raising Grantee: Abadahemuka Beneficiaries: 25 U.S. Contribution: $5129 Local Cont [...] |
2006-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN RW |
| 06KIGALI1171 |
GOR:NKUNDA FIGHTING FARDC NOT FDLR [...] (C) According to Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) spokesman Major Jill Rutaremara the recent fighting in North Kivu (reftel) is between the forces of renegade General Laurent Nkunda and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). At 1530 local time 6 December Rutaremara told polo [...] |
2006-12-07 05:51:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1175 |
RWANDA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Embassy Kigali's submission of the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) The Rwandan Government made efforts to combat terrorism financing and continued to increase its border control measures to identify potential terrorists. Rwanda has an intergovernmental counterterr [...] |
2006-12-07 15:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1176 |
GOR DEMARCHED ON HRC SUDAN SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 11:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SU RW |
| 06KIGALI1187 |
RWANDA WILL ROTATE ITS DARFUR TROOPS [...] (SBU) Action request. The GOR communicated its intent to rotate the three Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) battalions in Darfur, Sudan with three new battalions. The diplomatic note (text below) indicates a desire for the USG to provide the airlift for the troop rotation "by the end of December 2 [...] |
2006-12-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS NATO PREL SU RW |
| 06KIGALI1188 |
BWINDI CASE: RWANDA ENDORSES TRANSFER TO UGANDA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga December 6 to discuss the Bwindi murder case. Ambassador communicated the decision by U.S. federal prosecutors to dismiss the case, and seek transfer of the suspects to Uganda for prosecution (Note: the 1999 murders occurred in [...] |
2006-12-13 07:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1189 |
UPDATE ON BACOR CASE INVOLVING VALENS KAJEGUHAKWA [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the Banque Continentale Africaine-Rwanda (BAKOR) case with Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga on December 6. Mission understands the Department has been requested by DHS to secure additional information on the disposition of the case as it concerns the four fel [...] |
2006-12-13 07:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI1192 |
Land of a thousand hills is not always a land of a thousand [...] SUMMARY. Moses Turyazooka is one of the approximately 500,000 Rwandan refugees who grew up in Uganda and returned to Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. He is a well-educated and driven entrepreneur who was raised on diaspora ideology - a deep love for the country of Rwanda and a strong desire to [...] |
2006-12-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV EINT XA RW |
| 06KIGALI1198 |
RWANDA UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary. There are few updates to post's August submission of Worst Forms of Child Labor information for mandatory reporting requirements as requested (ref A). GOR continues to take the issue seriously; however, progress is gradual due to the lack of capacity in the Ministries charged with [...] |
2006-12-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI USAID RW |
| 06KIGALI1199 |
MCC VISIT TO RWANDA A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 10-12 a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation held an intensive round of meetings with GOR officials, local and international NGOs (including USAID partners), the private sector, the media, and heads of diplomatic missions in Kigali. The MCC team int [...] |
2006-12-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KMCA RW |
| 06KIGALI1219 |
LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements (reftel), please screen the following Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) officer and report any derogatory information to post. Major Gatete Karuranga, Rwandan citizen, DOB 19650616, is scheduled to attend trainin [...] |
2006-12-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI1223 |
PRESS FREEDOM: END OF YEAR WRAP-UP [...] Issues of press freedom in 2006 remained the subject of much debate and action in Rwanda. A year which began with public criticism of Rwanda's media by President Kagame and of individual reporters by other officials later saw clear signs that senior GOR officials recognize the importance of a [...] |
2006-12-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI180 |
MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...] |
2006-02-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI181 |
RWANDA SENATE ASSERTS AUTONOMY, SUMMONS MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: On February 2 and 9, Internal Affairs Minister Christophe Bazivamo and Justice Minister Edda Mukabagwiza were summoned by the Senate to two public hearings to address questions on national security and judicial issues. Senators expressed concerns over serious human rights violat [...] |
2006-02-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI183 |
2006 SECTOR-LEVEL ELECTIONS: ORDERLY, HIGH VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The second phase of 2006 Rwanda local elections, conducted February 20 at the sector level, proceeded smoothly. Polling sites were easy to find and easy to access, and local National Electoral Commission staff appeared to follow established guidelines and procedures. Voters w [...] |
2006-02-24 07:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI184 |
GOR GROUNDS SN BRUSSELS PASSANGER PLANE [...] (U) On 21 February the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) grounded an SN Brussels Airlines passenger plane for violating saftey standards. Flight 463, from Kigali to Brussels with one stop in Nairobi, had over 200 passengers, including at least two Amcits. The CAA claimed: -- The safety be [...] |
2006-02-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL BE KY RW |
| 06KIGALI192 |
RWANDA COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR BUT [...] Summary: In a meeting February 24, UNICEF indicated that while child labor is a problem in Rwanda, child trafficking and prostitution do not appear to be prevalent. UNICEF-Rwanda Head of Child Protection attributed the incidence of child labor to the large number of vulnerable orphans, parti [...] |
2006-02-27 17:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
| 06KIGALI193 |
DEMAND FOR RWANDAN SPECIALTY COFFEE ON THE RISE [...] Summary: Ambassador hosted an event February 24 for a visiting delegation from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which represents the USD 20 billion U.S. coffee industry. This first annual coffee event showcased the exceptional quality of Rwandan specialty coffee and marked the b [...] |
2006-02-27 18:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ETRD RW |
| 06KIGALI199 |
JUSTICE MINISTRY WELCOMES RULE OF LAW DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: In a meeting February 27 with the Ministry of Justice, Ambassador expressed his desire to engage the Rwandan government on a range of important issues, including rule of law, democracy and governance. Secretary General Johnston Busingye welcomed the opportunity for further dialogue [...] |
2006-02-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB RW |
| 06KIGALI220 |
KIGALI CITY ELECTS WOMAN MAYOR [...] Summary: In the final phase of 2006 local elections March 4, a woman parliamentarian was elected mayor of Kigali by an overwhelming majority. As in the earlier phases of the electoral process (reftels), voter turnout was high. An estimated 94 percent of the electoral college, comprised of [...] |
2006-03-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI221 |
SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...] |
2006-03-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW |
| 06KIGALI228 |
HOTEL RWANDA MANAGER NO HERO TO GOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been an ongoing public campaign to discredit Paul Rusesabagina, the former manager of Hotel des Mille Collines during the 1994 genocide and current hero in the US and Europe due to the film 'Hotel Rwanda', in Rwanda. The efforts to damage the reputation of Mr. Rusesabagin [...] |
2006-03-08 06:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RW BG |
| 06KIGALI236 |
CONTINUED GOR INTEREST IN PEACE CORPS [...] On 9 March Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande in response to a request by the Minister to discuss the return of the US Peace Corps to Rwanda. Minister Murigande explained that he had met with a Peace Corps delegation led by Mr. Henry McCoy in 2004 and he asked if there was any prog [...] |
2006-03-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI238 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON HOTEL RWANDA, HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND NEPAD [...] (C) Summary. In a 9 March meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande, Ambassador delivered the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR), discussed Paul Rusesabagina and inquired about the NEPAD Peer Review Report. Upon receipt of the HRR, Minister Murigande was defensive but also appreciative of the Ambass [...] |
2006-03-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | NOTAG RW |
| 06KIGALI242 |
RWANDA REPORT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Per reftel, information below provides a summary of each of the requested areas. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- 2. Economic Situation: Rwanda's economy remains largely dependent upon foreign aid, while its population remains [...] |
2006-03-13 19:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM XA RW |
| 06KIGALI267 |
STATUS OF RWANDAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On 13 March, Ambassador met with Sylvie Zainabo Kayitesi, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR), to present the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) and discuss the work of the NCHR. Ambassador Arietti discussed the importance the USG places on the respect [...] |
2006-03-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI269 |
RWANDA IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT THREAT OF [...] With the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Africa, Rwanda is moving forward in its preparedness to address the threat to both human and animal populations. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) has revitalized an inter- ministerial steering committee, originally formed in November 2005. Th [...] |
2006-03-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI TBIO WHO RW |
| 06KIGALI270 |
US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...] |
2006-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA |
| 06KIGALI277 |
AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR [...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...] |
2006-03-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW |
| 06KIGALI281 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] Summary: On March 11 President Kagame announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing the Finance Minister, dropping three ministers, and creating a new ministerial post in the Office of the President for scientific research and technology. Despite rumors for several weeks of an impending shake-up [...] |
2006-03-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RW |
| 06KIGALI283 |
AJELLO VISIT TO RWANDAN DEMOBILIZATION CENTER [...] (U) Summary. On 17 March Ambassador Aldo Ajello, EU Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, visited Mutobo Demobilization and Reintegration Center. Poloff accompanied the EU delegation to a special site visit set up by the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) to introduce Ajell [...] |
2006-03-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PREL CG RW |
| 06KIGALI285 |
SOF TRAINING FOR RDF [...] (SBU) United States Embassy, Kigali country team supports and welcomes a United States European Command-funded, Special Operations Command, Europe (SOCEUR) military-to-military programmed, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) training course to be conducted in Rwanda in July 2006. The purpose of t [...] |
2006-03-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI286 |
RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI [...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...] |
2006-03-28 05:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI291 |
GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...] |
2006-03-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI328 |
THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE IN RWANDA [...] Ambassador Michael Arietti and USAID Mission Director Kevin Mullally met on April 4 with Government of Rwanda Health Minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo to inquire as to the government's interest in taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Rwanda's governmental and no [...] |
2006-04-10 09:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI334 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME MEETS WITH A/S FRAZER [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 April, A/S Frazer met with President Kagame at his office on the presidential compound. Also in attendance were Ambassador Arietti, Foreign Minister Murigande, Chef du Cabinet Kabija, National Security Service Director Ndahiro, AF Special Assistant Gaither and poloff. Kaga [...] |
2006-04-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL RW CG SU |
| 06KIGALI340 |
GOR RESPONSE TO ARREST OF FDLR PRESIDENT IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) On 11 April poloff met with German DCM to discuss the recent arrest of the president of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Ignace Murwanashyaka, by German authorities in Mannheim, Germany. According to Hans Von Schroeder, Murwanashyaka will be detained for approxi [...] |
2006-04-12 16:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREF PREL MONUC RW CG BY UG GE BE |
| 06KIGALI354 |
GOR RECEIVES USG POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] In a 10 April meeting with Ambassador Amri-Sued Ismael, Advisor to the President on Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ambassador Arietti discussed the USG position on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) per ref B. On 17 April, poloff delivered talking points and the Secretary's message from ref B [...] |
2006-04-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR RW |
| 06KIGALI365 |
VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER TO RWANDA [...] (C) In a successful, productive visit to Rwanda April 4-8, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer engaged in candid discussion on a broad range of issues from regional security, bilateral relations, and Darfur to democracy and human rights. In her meetings with senior [...] |
2006-04-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAGR KDEM PHUM KPKO MOPS RW CG |
| 06KIGALI381 |
RWANDA: FY 2006 ESF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Per reftel post submits the following summaries of two proposed projects for FY 2006 Africa regional ESF funding, including the total amount requested for each project and an explanation of how the projects would advance our MPP objectives and U.S. national interests. The projects focus on s [...] |
2006-04-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI382 |
National Reconciliation a Top Priority for Rwanda [...] Summary: During an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) Executive Secretary Fatuma Ndangiza described NURC's primary role as promoting national reconciliation through civic education. Since 1999, NURC has conducted surveys, including a nation [...] |
2006-04-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI393 |
Catholic Church of Rwanda Supports Gacaca, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 11 meeting with the Papal Nuncio, Ambassador brought up a recent note verbale from the Vatican that criticized gacaca (ref A). Ambassador noted that he is aware of concerns that gacaca is not serving the purpose for which it was created and that the GOR, itself, [...] |
2006-04-26 18:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI405 |
Embassy Comments on Vatican Note on Gacaca [...] Summary: Ref (A) Vatican note criticizes the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda for not serving the purposes for which they were created. It characterizes the gacaca process as politically manipulated and procedurally flawed, citing specific concerns. While Embassy recognizes, as does the GOR, tha [...] |
2006-04-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS VT RW |
| 06KIGALI407 |
FORMER PRESIDENT ASKS KAGAME FOR A PARDON [...] (U) Summary. Ex-President Pasteur Bizimungu recently submitted a handwritten letter to President Kagame requesting a pardon for his 2004 conviction for incitement of civil disobedience, formation of a criminal association and embezzlement of public funds. In the letter, Bizimungu maintains th [...] |
2006-04-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | AFSN KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI408 |
Embassy Commemorates 28 Local Staff Killed During [...] Summary: On April 20 Embassy held a memorial service in honor of 28 locally engaged staff killed during the 1994 genocide. The fifth annual commemoration brought together American and local staff with the widows and orphans of the victims. In his remarks, Ambassador acknowledged that the i [...] |
2006-04-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AFSN KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI411 |
Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...] |
2006-05-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI428 |
UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts [...] (SBU) Summary: During its visit to Kigali April 20-29, the UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts briefed Embassy on the focus of its current mandate and its challenges in the region. The experts highlighted the need for tighter immigration control at the DRC border, a GDRC mechanism fo [...] |
2006-05-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO ETTC RW |
| 06KIGALI445 |
RWANDANS IN BURUNDI: ASYLUM SEEKERS BEGIN RETURNING [...] (U) In an 8 May meeting with poloff, UNHCR External Relations Officer Beatriz Garcia reported that the flow of Rwandans departing for Burundi has stopped and that there are unconfirmed reports that several hundred Rwandans have left northern Burundi and returned to southern Rwanda. UNHCR has [...] |
2006-05-10 17:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UNHCR RW BY |
| 06KIGALI449 |
World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO RW |
| 06KIGALI456 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) In its recent indicator analysis of Rwanda, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) noted that Rwanda failed four of the six Ruling Justly indicators. Based on consolidated evaluations of third-party institutions, MCC provided Embassy Kigali a summary of Rwanda,s strengths and weakness [...] |
2006-05-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI463 |
STATUS OF LAND REFORM [...] Land ownership has been a major issue of conflict throughout much of Rwanda's history, and 80 percent of current legal disputes involve land. The GOR adopted a land law in 2005, which made it the final owner of all land in Rwanda and provided for leases of up to ninety-nine years; however, ma [...] |
2006-05-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV EAGR RW |
| 06KIGALI464 |
Rwandan Government Action on Child Protection and [...] Summary: During a May 8 courtesy call on the Minister in Charge of Family and Gender Promotion in the Prime Minister's Office, Ambassador underscored USG interest in gender issues, in particular trafficking in persons, and Embassy's desire to provide assistance to the GOR to combat child pros [...] |
2006-05-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI RW |
| 06KIGALI477 |
RWANDAN PRIVATE SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Reports on Rwanda's development identify the private sector as a necessary engine for economic growth. This cable, the first in a series, provides an analysis of the Rwandan private sector and the overall business environment. It provides a brief overview of the private sector, describes the [...] |
2006-05-17 15:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR BTIO ECON RW |
| 06KIGALI480 |
THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA [...] (U) Press freedom in Rwanda--despite the legacy of a media tainted by complicity in the genocide and lingering mistrust between the government and journalists--has in recent years taken root. Several independent radio stations and newspapers currently are operating. While reports of self-cen [...] |
2006-05-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW |
| 06KIGALI482 |
Catholic Archbishop Notes Improved Church-State [...] Summary: During a May 17 discussion with polchief on religious freedom in Rwanda, the Catholic Archbishop of Kigali noted that relations between the GOR and the Catholic Church have improved, with greater collaboration on social services and other services, such as security. He noted, howev [...] |
2006-05-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI RW |
| 06KIGALI483 |
EMBASSY DELIVERS AGOA DEMARCHE AND INVITATION [...] Per ref A, post delivered on May 9 a letter of invitation from Secretary Rice to Minister of Commerce Protais Mitali and Minister of Finance James Musoni for Rwanda to participate in the fifth U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum) in Washington, D.C. June 6 [...] |
2006-05-18 16:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI489 |
REACHING OUT TO THE RWANDAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] On May 13, Ambassador attended the opening ceremony of Al- Halaal Micro-Finance Institution, a new private financial credit company established consistent with Islamic banking principles. The Ambassador's participation was part of post's continuing effort to reach out to the Muslim community, [...] |
2006-05-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ODIP SCUL RW |
| 06KIGALI496 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a roundtable discussion April 5 with Rwandan parliamentarians and a separate call on the president of the Rwandan Senate, Assistant Secretary Frazer addressed recent developments in the Great Lakes region, human rights issues, the role of parliament in Rwandan society, [...] |
2006-05-25 06:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KMCA RW CG |
| 06KIGALI514 |
EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHES ON IRAN AND UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC AMGT UNGA IR RW |
| 06KIGALI517 |
U.S. TRIPARTITE DELEGATION MEMBERS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] Summary: During a May 24 meeting with Ambassador Arietti and visiting U.S. Tripartite Plus delegation members, Rwandan parliamentarians discussed the gap between perception and reality on Rwanda's performance on human rights. They asserted that outsiders criticize Rwanda without fully under [...] |
2006-05-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KMCA RW |
| 06KIGALI540 |
RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...] |
2006-06-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM RW |
| 06KIGALI555 |
GOR DEMARCHED ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 11:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP PREL IAEA USNC IR RW |
| 06KIGALI578 |
KIGALI DELIVERS MDA DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, post delivered on June 19 a demarche on the June 20-21 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva. 2. The Government of Rwanda has confirmed that a member of its delegation in Geneva will attend the conference and will vote in f [...] |
2006-06-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS RW |
| 06KIGALI579 |
TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...] |
2006-06-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW |
| 06KIGALI595 |
FRENCH REPORTER ORDERED TO LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Summary. Radio France International (RFI) correspondent, French citizen Sonia Rolley, left Kigali on June 10 after the GOR refused to renew her visa. Rolley had worked on and off in Rwanda since October 2004 but the visa renewal request was rejected by Rwandan Immigration and she was di [...] |
2006-06-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI607 |
ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. During 21-23 July 2006, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) collaborated on plans for near-term pre-deployment peace support operations (PSO) training for RDF battalions preparing to deploy t [...] |
2006-06-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS PGOV PREL RW SU ACOTA ET |
| 06KIGALI613 |
SAO NOT NECESSARY FOR RWANDANS WISHING TO TRAVEL TO US [...] SUMMARY. AmEmbassy Kigali and the government of Rwanda concur in a recommendation to end the current requirement in ref A that Embassies and Consulates submit SAO clearances on all Rwandans born before 1981 who are applying outside of Kigali for NIV's, IV's, refugee status or other travel doc [...] |
2006-06-28 06:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREF RW |
| 06KIGALI614 |
PRESSING GOR ON AMIS TRANSITION TO UN [...] On 27 June poloff delivered demarche (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs desk officer Daniel Mutezintare in order to reiterate Ambassador's earlier discussions with Foreign Minister Murigande on the USG position on the re-hatting of AMIS to a UN peacekeeping operation. Poloff emphasized t [...] |
2006-06-28 09:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR PINS PREL SOCI SU RW |
| 06KIGALI653 |
GOR SOLICITED ON SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] On 30 June, poloff discussed talking points (reftel) with Daniel Mutezintare, the focal point for UN issues in the Minstry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mutezintare said that the GOR was currently not committed to supporting either Guatemala or Venezuela, but he would brief Foreign Minister Muriga [...] |
2006-07-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE RW |
| 06KIGALI667 |
GOR RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On 10 July, poloff delivered talking points and White House Statement (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara agreed with the USG position that the missile launches were a negative development for the world and that the international community should [...] |
2006-07-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP RW |
| 06KIGALI687 |
FORMER INTEL CHIEF KAREGEYA SENTENCED FOR [...] (U) Summary. On 13 July a Rwandan Military Tribunal ruled that Col. Patrick Karegeya was guilty of insubordination and desertion and sentenced him to a prison term of one year and eight months. Both the prosecution and defense intend to appeal the verdict at the Military High Court. End summ [...] |
2006-07-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM RW UG |
| 06KIGALI712 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGAGES RWANDA [...] Summary. At the request of USTR, Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan McDermott led a delegation to Rwanda to explore areas of assistance. The GOR was keen on soliciting support for a COMESA air traffic management project, but the main focus of the visit was [...] |
2006-07-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID EAIR ECIN PREL ECON RW KE TZ UG |
| 06KIGALI716 |
MILITARY PROSECUTOR DISCUSSES HIGH PROFILE CASES [...] (U) Summary. On 19 July poloff met with Major Christophe Bizimungu, Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Chief Prosecutor, to discuss the status of three high profile cases currently being handled by his office. Bizimungu presented a detailed case against Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of the [...] |
2006-07-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC KJUS PGOV RW |
| 06KIGALI724 |
IRAN INCENTIVE AND HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] On 27 July poloff delivered the "P5 1 Incentive Package for Iran" and "High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development" demarches (reftels) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no immediate comment on the subjects but assured poloff the t [...] |
2006-07-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KNNP PARM PREF UNGA RW IR EU |
| 06KIGALI726 |
GOR ON RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary. On July 5 Emboffs met with GOR officials to discuss the relationship between civil society and the GOR. The meeting provided an opportunity for the GOR to clarify its relationship with NGOs, religious organizations, and political parties operating in the country, and to address a [...] |
2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI727 |
NEW HIGH COUNCIL OF THE PRESS APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) Summary. In June the GOR confirmed new appointments for the country,s nine-person High Council of the Press (HCP), which is charged with both regulation of the media and promotion of press freedom in the country. It is hoped that this iteration of the Council (this is the second Council t [...] |
2006-07-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM UNESCO RW |
| 06KIGALI731 |
GOR'S POSITION ON AU SUMMIT, AMIS AND TANZANIAN [...] (U) Summary. On 25 July Rwandan foreign affairs and defense officials briefed diplomatic corps on a variety of issues including the African Union (AU) Summit, the GOR's position on The Great Lakes Conference, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR [...] |
2006-08-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN KPKO KSUM MOPS PREF PREL AU RW TZ SU |
| 06KIGALI740 |
RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION [...] Post has obligated all of the Ambassador's Special-Help Program funds in fiscal year 2006. 2. U.S. Embassy Kigali hosted on July 20 a signing ceremony for the recipients of the FY2006 Self Help Fund. Charg d'Affaires signed 17 grants worth a total of $76 000. Democracy and Human Rights Fun [...] |
2006-08-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN RW |
| 06KIGALI784 |
JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 28, Jean Leonard Rugambage, a journalist for the Kinyarwanda fortnightly newspaper Umuco,, who was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one [...] |
2006-08-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI790 |
'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...] |
2006-08-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI804 |
GOR POSITION ON AMIS RE-HAT [...] (C) On 16 August Ambassador reiterated USG position on the UN re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) (Ref A) to Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminari. Musemenari had accompanied President Kagame to the Afric [...] |
2006-08-17 15:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC SU RW |
| 06KIGALI817 |
DEATH OF AMCIT MACH VISUDH AROM [...] On Tuesday, August 22, 2006 AMCIT Mach Visudh Arom died of apparent sudden cardiac arrest in the region of Ruhengeri, Rwanda. 2. Mr. Arom was born on March 29, 1968 in Minnesota. Passport number 074699483. 3. Acting Consular Officer was notified on August 22, 2006 by Chris Donovan, Rwan [...] |
2006-08-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
| 06KIGALI836 |
KIGALI'S NEW MAYOR BANS MOTORCYCLE TAXIS [...] (U) Kigali city residents awoke on Monday, August 21 to an odd sight in central areas of the city: the complete absence of motorcycle taxis plying their trade on busy thoroughfares. The Kigali City Council, led by its new Mayor, Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, banned commercial motorcycles (termed "bod [...] |
2006-08-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI842 |
PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA: CHARGES OF HARASSMENT AND [...] (U) During August, there have been several incidents of alleged threats, and one physical attack, against Rwandan journalists by unknown perpetrators. Two journalists have left the country, although one may return soon. GOR officials vehemently deny any official GOR involvement in negative [...] |
2006-08-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI847 |
NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REFORM [...] New Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama outlined his plans for a reformed Justice Ministry in a meeting with the Ambassador on August 28. A revamped administrative structure, strenuous efforts to reduce lagging caseloads, and a pledge to ensure "even-handed investigations" formed the co [...] |
2006-08-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI848 |
GOR RENEWS VOA BROADCAST AGREEMENTS, AIRS ITS [...] On Thursday, August 31, Voice of America Director David Jackson renewed VOA's transmission agreement with Rwanda's public broadcaster, ORINFOR, and signed a licensing agreement with the Ministry of Information. The GOR took the opportunity of the signings to voice strong concerns about what i [...] |
2006-08-31 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI854 |
CHINESE DELEGATIONS VISIT KIGALI [...] (U) Two Chinese delegations visited Kigali the week of August 28. A Communist Party delegation, led by Wu Guanzheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, conducted closed-door discussions with the Secretary General Francois Ngarambe and other RPF [...] |
2006-09-01 16:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID RW |
| 06KIGALI867 |
GOR RESPONSE ON BWINDI CASE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga on September 6 to discuss the Bwindi Case, in particular, next steps in the wake of the U.S. court's suppression of the defendants' confessions (as requested reftel). Ambassador discussed the three possible prosecutorial options (appeal [...] |
2006-09-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM RW |
| 06KIGALI868 |
CITY GOVERNMENT RESCINDS MOTORCYCLE BAN [...] (U) The Kigali City Council on Monday September 4 rescinded its two-week ban on motorcycle taxis. Operating under new licensing requirements, the motorcycles began to return to city streets in small numbers. Each operator is now required to register with his local cell (the next-to-lowest po [...] |
2006-09-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI880 |
RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...] |
2006-09-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL MCC RW |
| 06KIGALI883 |
RWANDA AT LOGGERHEADS WITH ICTR OVER ACCUSED LEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR has demanded the termination of the employment contract of an ICTR lead counsel, Callixte Gakwaya, whom the GOR has indicted on genocide charges, to remove his immunity from prosecution by Rwanda. The ICTR has not responded formally, beyond an announced need to study t [...] |
2006-09-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI887 |
EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...] |
2006-09-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI945 |
RWANDA DECIDES NOT TO ROTATE TROOPS TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali called Ambassador the afternoon of September 28 to convey the Rwandan cabinet's decision that its troops currently in Darfur will remain for three months (until December 31); they will not/not rotate before then. There may be a [...] |
2006-10-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS RW |
| 06KIGALI946 |
BAR PRESIDENT ON JUSTICE SYSTEM IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Emboffs met September 27 with President of the Rwanda Bar Association Gatera Gashabana to discuss the state of the judicial system. Gashabana began by emphasizing the importance of the "text" of the 2003 Constitution. "Now we have a document which firmly establishes the independence o [...] |
2006-10-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW |
| 06KIGALI956 |
DEATH OF AMCIT ROSAMOND CARR [...] On Friday, Ms. Rosamond Carr passed away at her residence in Gisenyi, Rwanda. She had been feeling ill for the past several weeks and had been visited regularly by a local doctor. The local physician, Dr. Erasme Sarambuye, was with her at the time of death. 2. Ms. Carr was born on August [...] |
2006-10-03 05:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
| 06KIGALI976 |
MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED TO RWANDAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 05:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI984 |
ANALYST BRIEFS WORLD BANK PROGRAM ON FDLR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 October World Bank consultant Hans Romkema briefed diplomats and Bank employees on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). He described the FDLR, estimated at 8,000 ) 10,000, as deeply entrenched in North and South Kivu. Romkema described FDLR leadershi [...] |
2006-10-12 11:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL KPKO MONUC CG RW |
| 06KIGALI988 |
RWANDA WILL VOTE FOR GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-14 08:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL RW |
| 06KIGALI990 |
RWANDA-UGANDA JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETING A [...] (U) Summary. Ugandan and Rwandan officials held the seventh Joint Permanent Commission sessions in Kigali October 12-13. A communique pledged cooperation on a hosts of issues, including consular relations, defense, education and justice issues, crop and animal diseases, cross-border transpor [...] |
2006-10-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD RW |
| 06KINSHASA1700 |
FDLR DENOUNCES U.S. SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (U) The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) issued a statement November 1 calling the U.S. decision to impose UN sanctions against the group as "unjust, useless, unjustified and counterproductive." It claimed the group has never been involved in arms trafficking or in undermi [...] |
2006-11-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EFIN KPKO CG BE RW |
| 06KINSHASA1835 |
FORMER NKUNDA OFFICERS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO [...] (C) Summary: MONUC military officials in North Kivu December 4 debriefed former top lieutenants to Laurent Nkunda after the two abandoned the renegade general's ranks earlier that day (ref A). Colonel Bernard Mbyamungu and Major Dieudonne Kabika told MONUC interrogators the November 25 fightin [...] |
2006-12-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG RW UG |
| 06KINSHASA195 |
GROWING ANGOLAN MISTRUST OF RWANDA? [...] (C) During a February 1 dinner for visiting Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht, the Angolan Ambassador, Mawete Joao-Batista, made several interventions conveying mistrust of Rwandan government intentions and motives in the region. Joao-Batista is dean of the diplomatic corps in Kinshasa, and a [...] |
2006-02-06 10:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AO RW CG EU |
| 06KINSHASA793 |
ELECTIONS: PPRD SURPRISINGLY COMPETITIVE IN GRAND [...] (C) Summary: North Kivu's "Grand Nord" region, the assumed stronghold of candidates and political parties of Nande tribal origin, is undergoing a political transformation of sorts in the months leading up to the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Long a power base for nation [...] |
2006-05-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG RW ELECTIONS |
| 06NAIROBI2654 |
SOMALILAND'S CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland has taken advantage of the downward trend of events in Somalia to step up its efforts for international recognition. A visit to Kenya appears to have produced unexpectedly positive results, opening doors for a [...] |
2006-06-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV PINS SO KE TZ ZA RW UG SF |
| 06NAIROBI4239 |
WHERE'S KABUGA? DIPLOMATS URGE GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hussein Bubacar Jallow, joined by like-minded Nairobi-based chiefs of mission, delivered a strong message to the Government of Kenya urging more cooperation in apprehending Rwandan genocidaire Felicien Kabuga. Kenya's [...] |
2006-09-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM RW KE |
| 06PARIS553 |
LONG ARM OF FRENCH LAW: INVESTIGATIONS IN AFRICA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TO DJ CI RW FR |
| 06PARIS7549 |
RWANDA/FRANCE: "WE'RE BACK TO ZERO" [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RW FR |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1666 |
RWANDA TRIBUNAL (ICTR) EXTENSION OF TENURE OF AD [...] The Security Council on August 29 adopted (15-0-0) Resolution 1705 (2006) extending Judge Bossa's term on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda until June 24, 2007. 2. Following the Council's action the General Assembly decided to endorse the extension of Bossa's term. BOLT [...] |
2006-08-30 21:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AORC PREL RW UNSC ICTR |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1979 |
ICTR RESOLUTION AND USUN VOTING IN NEW YORK [...] Per instructions (reftel) U.S. joined other SC members in supporting the draft resolution (reftel para 1), adopted (15-0-0) as Security Council resolution 1717 (2006). The resolution was requested by the Tribunal in order to extend the term of office of the Ad Litem judges until the end of [...] |
2006-10-16 14:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL RW TZ UNSC |
| 06VATICAN59 |
HOLY SEE RAISES OBJECTIONS TO RWANDA'S GACACA TRIBUNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin asked ambassador to transmit to Washington a note verbale and accompanying text on the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda. The Holy See believes that the tribunals are politically manipulated and procedurally flawed and are not serving their int [...] |
2006-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI VT RW |
| 07ABIDJAN959 |
(U) ACTION COMPLETED: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim leaders who have favorable views of the United States and offer an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) El Hadj Aboubacar FOFANA Gender: Male DOB [...] |
2007-09-12 18:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PO QA RP RS RW SA SF SG SL SN SO SP |
| 07ACCRA1455 |
PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...] |
2007-07-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG |
| 07ADDISABABA60 |
SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with Charge a.i. Wilgus and deputy pol-econ counselor, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale expressed interest in establishing a closer strategic relationship with the United States, and appealed for both humanitarian and military assistance to [...] |
2007-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER EAID KISL SO ET RW AU XA |
| 07BEIJING3063 |
MAY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES TO SUDAN; [...] Key points at the May 8 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Jiang Yu were: -- The MFA said arms sales to Sudan are limited to conventional weapons and such sales to African nations are generally "small-scale." -- In light of PM Abe's reported gift to the Yasukuni Shrine, China hope [...] |
2007-05-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SU JA KN CA PM MX IV RW VM |
| 07BUJUMBURA337 |
CONSULTANT TO US TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VISITS BURUNDI TO [...] Summary. An energy consultant for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) met May 2-3 with senior Government of Burundi (GOB) officials and private energy officials to discuss a feasibility study for a petroleum pipeline to Burundi. Burundian government officials and private concerns res [...] |
2007-05-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RW KE TZ UG BY |
| 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 |
| 07DARESSALAAM933 |
USTR DISCUSSES TIFA, TRADE ISSUES WITH EAC [...] (U) On June 21, Bill Jackson, USTR Director of African Affairs, discussed the proposed U.S. - East African Community (EAC) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and other trade issues with EAC officials in Arusha. Peter Kiguta, EAC Director General of Customs and Trade, and Flora Mu [...] |
2007-07-02 03:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD RW KE UG BU TZ |
| 07HANOI1009 |
"ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...] |
2007-05-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY |
| 07HANOI1012 |
"ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...] |
2007-05-30 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY |
| 07KAMPALA1159 |
UGANDA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS TEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary: Ugandan military and civilian officials view the U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus process as important for confidence-building between the parties and for keeping pressure up on neighbors to rein in negative forces. Ugandans argue that the process has resulted in behind-the-scen [...] |
2007-07-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BY CG RW UG |
| 07KIGALI1000 |
RWANDA DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER DRC SUPPORT TO FDLR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera October 31 to discuss the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Sezibera expressed great concern at the ascendency of Rwandaphone extremists within the Kabila governmen [...] |
2007-11-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1005 |
Rwandan 2008 Budget Highlights [...] Summary. Minister of Finance James Musoni officially presented the 2008 budget to the Parliament on October 16. The overall budget is approximately USD 1.1 billion, a 15 increase from the previous year. Musoni predicted 6.6 growth in the economy with inflation dropping to 5 by 2008. He [...] |
2007-11-02 06:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1016 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] IT Summit: Rwanda hosted the African Heads of State Connect Africa Summit October 29 and 30. Six African presidents and corporate executives attended. The summit's goal was to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Tour, Secretary General of the International [...] |
2007-11-06 07:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1020 |
RWANDA ON NEW DRC PLANS: REALISTIC BUT WILLING [...] (C) Special Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador met separately with Great Lakes Advisor Ambassador Richard Sezibera and Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on November 5. Sezibera and Murigande both expressed disappointment with past attempts to fashion multilate [...] |
2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1022 |
RWANDA ON NEW DRC PLANS: REALISTIC BUT WILLING [...] (C) Special Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador met separately with Great Lakes Advisor Ambassador Richard Sezibera and Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on November 5. Sezibera and Murigande both expressed disappointment with past attempts to fashion multilate [...] |
2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1024 |
SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY CALLS ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley and Ambassador called on National Security Advisor Emmanuel Ndahiro on October 6 to discuss enhanced US engagement on addressing negative forces in eastern DRC and ending the stand-off with Nkunda. Ndahiro pledged Rwandan [...] |
2007-11-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM MOPS RW |
| 07KIGALI1026 |
SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY MEETS FORMER FDLR [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor Timothy Shortley met with Major General Paul Rwarakabije November 7 to discuss the FDLR's current operations and its relations with the DRC government. Rwarakabije claimed the FDLR cooperated closely with the DRC government, received materiel assistence from it, a [...] |
2007-11-08 05:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS RW |
| 07KIGALI1033 |
UN/DPA ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. UN/DPA Assistant Secretary General Haile Menkerios met with local representatives of the P3and2 to brief them on his new mandate, recent discussions in Kinshasa, Goma, and meetings with Rwandan officials. Rwanda and the DRC needed to reach common understandings on security issu [...] |
2007-11-09 10:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1040 |
UN/DPA ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. UN/DPA Assistant Secretary General Haile Menkerios met with local representatives of the P3and2 to brief them on his new mandate, recent discussions in Kinshasa, Goma, and meetings with Rwandan officials. Rwanda and the DRC needed to reach common understandings on security issu [...] |
2007-11-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1041 |
SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY VISIT TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the November 18-19 visit of Senator Kerry to Rwanda. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide when upwards of one million Rwandans lost their lives, and the nation's infrastructure, economy and society were terribly [...] |
2007-11-15 07:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1060 |
MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT DRC-RWANDAN COMMUNIQUE [...] Rwandan media, taking their cue from senior GOR officials, have given positive coverage of the Nairobi Joint Communique on a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and security in the Great Lakes Region. On Monday, November 12, pro-government daily "New Times" ran under the headline [...] |
2007-11-15 13:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR PINS RW CG |
| 07KIGALI1061 |
RWANDA ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION AND FAO REFORM [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief and poloff met November 15 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Affairs Director Ben Rutsinga to discuss the U.S.-sponsored rape resolution pending before the General Assembly, and the FAO "external evaluation" demarche. Rutsinga began by categorically restati [...] |
2007-11-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA AORC FAO RW |
| 07KIGALI1062 |
IT FOR AFRICA: RWANDA LEADS THE WAY [...] Summary. Rwanda hosted the Connect Africa Summit October 29-30. Six African presidents, 53 communications ministers, and 19 corporate executives attended the summit which was intended to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the Int [...] |
2007-11-16 05:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1069 |
RWANDA PRISON BEAT: PRISON POPULATION DOWN, ICTR [...] (C) Rwanda's prison population fell to 64,000 inmates, as the government continued its releases of persons convicted by gacaca courts, relieving the severe overcrowding that previously characterized the prison system. A well-constructed Kigali transit facility, built to receive International [...] |
2007-11-19 11:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1075 |
RWANDAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CHIEF ON EASTERN CONGO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with National Security Service External Affairs Chief Joseph Nzabamwita, at his request, on November 19 in Kigali to discuss events in the eastern Congo and potential avenues of action against the FDLR. Nzabamwita saw an unstable balance of forces in North Kivu am [...] |
2007-11-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI1077 |
GOMA DEMOBILIZATION OFFICER: NO EVIDENCE OF [...] (C) Embassy officers met November 10 in Kigali with Harald Hinkel, who works for the World Bank's Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) office in Goma. Hinkel, who had working in Goma since January 2005, spends his work weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( [...] |
2007-11-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PINS RW |
| 07KIGALI1078 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA ENDEAVOR INITIAL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend the Africa Endeavor Initial Planning Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, December 3-7, 2007. - Maj. Fred MUZIRAGUHARARA, [...] |
2007-11-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1083 |
RWANDA SUPPORTS PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1085 |
PRESIDENT KAGAME ON SOMALIA: INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) In his address to the Africa Caribbean Pacific-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU), meeting in Kigali on November 19, President Kagame raised the situation in Somalia and called upon the international community to "do far more than we have done so far." Noting that innocent Somalis [...] |
2007-11-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI1092 |
MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: -- Former senior military officer Patrick Karegeya left Rwanda suddenly. -- Dissension continued within the Liberal Party. -- The Government of Rwanda (GOR) presented its growth and poverty reduction strategies to the donor communit [...] |
2007-11-29 16:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR ECON RW |
| 07KIGALI1095 |
RWANDA - REPORT ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post submits the following information for the 2007 Report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) continues to make progress in its efforts to implement its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Programs and policies described i [...] |
2007-11-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI EIND ETRD RW |
| 07KIGALI110 |
GACACA PROBLEMS, GACACA REFORMS [...] (SBU) The GOR seeks to streamline its gacaca system, lowering penalties for those convicted of genocide crimes, narrowing the jurisdiction of regular courts over genocide suspects, and reducing the numbers of judges per gacaca court. A new prisoner release is also soon to occur. By these r [...] |
2007-02-05 06:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI1104 |
RWANDA ON IRAN AND ISRAEL DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNGA RW IR IS |
| 07KIGALI1110 |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KIGALI: NEEDED BUT ELUSIVE [...] Summary. The housing industry in Rwanda is fragmented and in need of assistance. Individuals are currently allocated plots and build according to their convenience, taste and capacity, irrespective of the area. The results are environmentally, aesthetically, and logistically problematic for [...] |
2007-12-10 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1112 |
INFORMATION ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] (U) Embassy Kigali submits the following information on our Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO: TFCO: Richard Kaminski Title: Chief, Political/Economic Section Phone: 250 505 601 x3304 Unclassified email: KaminskiRM@state.gov SIPDIS Classified email: Kaminski [...] |
2007-12-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN RW |
| 07KIGALI1113 |
"BETTER THAN PRISON" - RWANDA'S POST-GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Evariste Bizimana, Executive Secretary for the Rwandan Travaux d'Interet General (TIG) National Committee, discussed the state of the community service program with emboffs on December 4. Approximately 45,000 people - referred to as "TIGists" - have been registered by the TIG [...] |
2007-12-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1114 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...] |
2007-12-10 15:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1115 |
SUMMARY OF G/TIP SMALL GRANTS PROJECT OUTCOMES [...] (U) Embassy Kigali welcomed the opportunity to use FY 2005 Economic Support Funds (ESF) for anti-trafficking in persons projects, and submits the following summary of project outcomes. (Note: Final narrative project reports have been submitted to G/TIP via e-mail. End note.) --------------- [...] |
2007-12-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI1119 |
SPORTS ENVOY REQUEST [...] Post welcomes the possibility of participating in the ECA sports program in FY08 and is pleased to submit this request for a Sports Envoy in field of basketball. With an enthusiastic audience for the program, a low crime rate, excellent climate, and meticulously clean environment, post believ [...] |
2007-12-14 10:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC IS JO KPAO LE RW |
| 07KIGALI1120 |
DRC REFUGEES TO RWANDA - UNHCR PREPARING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR Kigali Representative Annette Nyekan and External Relations Officer Christina Alfirev met with Poloff recently to discuss current movements of refugees to Rwanda from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Refugee flows to Rwanda have slowed recently, despite the [...] |
2007-12-14 11:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI1130 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) commander scheduled to receive ACOTA Peace Support Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1131 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to receive IMET Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Dates --------- ---------- ---- --- -------------- [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1132 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to receive IMET Training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- TUYISABE Emmanuel Lt. [...] |
2007-12-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI1145 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Loans: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany's KfW Banking Group have signed a deal with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to invest USD12 million to rehabilitate, expand and finance a 30-year lease of the Kigali Serena and the Lake Kivu Serena hotels. "IFC [...] |
2007-12-27 09:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI1146 |
LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOW-INCOME RWANDANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Inflation in Rwanda is officially reported at under 10 percent but the reality behind the numbers is much more serious for low-income Rwandans, the majority of the population. Certain food prices have increased as much as 350 percent and virtually none less than 10 percent ov [...] |
2007-12-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
| 07KIGALI138 |
RWANDA: AFRICA COMMAND, UNSC RESOLUTION 1737 ON [...] (SBU) On February 8, Mission presented talking points on the new Africa Command, and on UN Security Council Resolution 1737, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for IO and the Americas Ben Rutsinga. Rutsinga welcomed the announcement of the Africa Command. He commented that, given Rwanda [...] |
2007-02-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP RW |
| 07KIGALI142 |
GOR INVESTIGATING ATTACK ON JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) Summary. Rwandan police are investigating a 9 Feb attack on Jean Bosco Gasasira, chief editor of independent Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umuvugizi." Gasisira was attacked by three men with tire irons outside a bar in Kigali, he sustained serious injuries to his leg, arm and head. B [...] |
2007-02-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI146 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS LEAHY MESSAGE TO FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. On 12 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to deliver demarche per reftel. This meeting was a follow up to a 2 Feb meeting with Minister of State for Cooperation Rosemary Museminali where Ambassador first formally informed MINAFET that the USG had derogatory [...] |
2007-02-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV ASEC SU RW |
| 07KIGALI152 |
FDLR POLITICAL OPERATIVES IN RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. GOR sources confirm recent reports of activity in Rwanda by political operatives of the exiled Forces Democratique de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR). FDLR operatives have been arrested both inside the country, and at its borders. These incidents reflect episodic attempts by the [...] |
2007-02-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI167 |
GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS [...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...] |
2007-02-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI168 |
GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS [...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...] |
2007-02-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI176 |
RWANDA OVERVIEW FOR GENERAL WARD VISIT [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Commander, Headquarters, US European Command, General William E. Ward. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide, and reconcile populations at odds for most of Rwanda's modern history. Upwards of [...] |
2007-02-22 11:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI178 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TWO LEAHY ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. Due to time constraints in the case of BG Muganga, post requests a response from Department no later than opening of business (Washington time) 23 Feb. 2. (C) On 22 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to receive G [...] |
2007-02-22 17:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC MOPS AU SU RW |
| 07KIGALI183 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to receive IMET training in the U.S. Last Name First Name Rank DOB Training Date ---- [...] |
2007-02-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI185 |
RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR A/S POWELL [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina SIPDIS Powell. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide, and reconcile populations at odds for most of Rwanda's modern history. [...] |
2007-02-26 13:32:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI193 |
Methane Development: Commercial Dispute Roils Lake Kivu [...] SUMMARY. Hopes of resolving Rwanda's acute energy crisis through the development of methane gas in Lake Kivu continues to be frustrated; this time by disputes between the GOR and Dane Associates. Accusations fly from both sides, but the result is that a solution to the unreliable, inadequate, [...] |
2007-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG |
| 07KIGALI194 |
RWANDA: NEXT STEPS ON BURUNDI [...] (C) Mission delivered reftel demarche on February 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amandin Rugira. Rugira agreed that events in Burundi were at a sensitive juncture, and said that the GOR supported the recent changes in the composition of the CNDD-FDD and the GOR. Former [...] |
2007-02-28 06:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI195 |
RWANDA: CONGOLESE JOURNALIST ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Deputy Prosecutor General Alphonse Hitiyaremye confirmed to polchief on February 27 the recent arrest of Congolese citizen Idesbald Byabuze. Byabuze, reportedly a professor at the Bakuvu Catholic University, as well as the publisher of a Bakuvu newspaper, the Mashariki News, is in cus [...] |
2007-02-28 06:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI209 |
OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL ON USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS [...] (U) The Auditor General sees recurring failings in use of public funds by some government offices, to be rectified by training, appointment of appropriate oversight officials, the production of consolidated financial statements by the Ministry of Finance, and a new Accountancy law. Assistance [...] |
2007-03-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI210 |
JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 23 Jean Leonard Rugambag , ajournalist for the Kinyarwand fortnight newspaper 'Umura,' was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one month [...] |
2007-03-01 15:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI212 |
RWANDA TIP DRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ELAB ASEC KFRD SMIG KWMN PHUM KCRM RW |
| 07KIGALI217 |
RWANDA: REPEAL OF ARMS NOTIFICATION, CHILD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Charles Murigande requested Ambassador Arietti meet with him on March 2. In his office, Murigande sought U.S. support for repeal of the notification provision of UNSC resolution 1011 of 1995, which lifted the arms embargo on Rwanda, but left in place a notification pro [...] |
2007-03-05 05:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF RW |
| 07KIGALI218 |
RWANDA: RECENT CHINA ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) The Chinese and Rwandan governments conduct their long-standing and productive relations on a number of levels. Last year the Chinese Minister of Cooperation and a senior Communist party official visited Kigali in August, under the aegis of the Fifth Rwanda-China Joint Committee on Econ [...] |
2007-03-05 05:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI219 |
PLEASE DISREGARD KIGALI 210 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-05 05:57:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO RW |
| 07KIGALI238 |
NO CASULTIES AFTER SALVO FIRED FROM DRC INTO RWANDA [...] (U) Summary. At approximately 21h00 local time on 3 March a barrage of direct and indirect fire was directed from North Kivu into a unoccupied area in Northwest Rwanda by an unknown unit suspected to be from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). No casualties were reported [...] |
2007-03-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MONUC KPKO CG RW |
| 07KIGALI250 |
RWANDA UPDATE FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] SUMMARY. In accordance with reftel, the following provides an update for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA for Rwanda. END SUMMARY. 2. Market Economy: The government has established important oversight for managing the economic health of the country, including tax collection, banking, [...] |
2007-03-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD RW |
| 07KIGALI281 |
KAGAME ON TRIPARTITE-PLUS, DARFUR, AND REFUGEE [...] (C) On March 16 AF DAS James Swan advised President Kagame on the principal successes of the just-completed Tripartite Plus conference, detailing progress on "active approaches" toward eliminating Negative Forces, and a common "Wanted List" to be circulated among the four nations by means of [...] |
2007-03-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF RW |
| 07KIGALI285 |
MONUC COOPERATION WITH ICTR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On the margins of the Tripartite Plus meetings in Kigali March 15-16, ICTR Chief Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow met with SRSG for the DRC William Lacy Swing to discuss MONUC assistance to the ICTR, specifically the location of suspe [...] |
2007-03-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC RW |
| 07KIGALI289 |
CONGOLESE JOURNALIST RELEASED, EXPELLED [...] (SBU) On March 21, Rwandan authorities released from custody Congolese journalist Idesbald Byabuze, in detention for approximately a month, and under investigation for a 2005 article criticizing the alleged Tutsi domination of the Hutu majority in Rwanda (reftel). At the central "1930" prison [...] |
2007-03-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI291 |
UGANDA HANDS RWANDA 10 MEMBERS OF DISSIDENT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. On March 12 Ugandan security forces transferred to Rwandan authorities ten members of the dissident organization RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais). These individuals are now in the custody of military investigators, who are determining their personal identity and status wit [...] |
2007-03-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI295 |
POWELL/MCCORMICK DELEGATION MEETS PRESIDENT [...] On Tuesday, March 6, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, David McCormick and Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dina Habib Powell met President Kagame. The duo was accompanied by members of their traveling party and Ambassador Arietti. [...] |
2007-03-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL SCUL RW |
| 07KIGALI296 |
WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR VISITS RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador at large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson visited Rwanda March 10-14, meeting with senior GOR officials, diplomatic missions, ICTR officers, and members of the human rights community. He also visited the Mpanga prison being readied for the potential reception [...] |
2007-03-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI303 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) officer LtCol Ruvovico Mugisha. LtCol Mugisha is the Commanding Officer of the RDF's 51st Battalion, 301st Brigade, 4th Division [...] |
2007-03-26 13:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MASS MARR RW |
| 07KIGALI306 |
GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN SW RWANDA VANDALIZED [...] (U) Summary. In early morning on 23 March a hand grenade was used to vandalize a Genocide Memorial Site near the border town of Cyangugu. The unidentified perpetrators were driven off by GOR security forces without causing extensive damage to the site. Few additional facts are available b [...] |
2007-03-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV RW |
| 07KIGALI313 |
PRESIDENT OF MILITARY COURT ON RECORDS, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 22 DCM and polchief met with Major General Patrick Nyamvumba, President of the Military High Court, to discuss the military justice system and prospects for access to records. Nyamvumba described a system grounded in the civilian criminal code and procedure, with car [...] |
2007-03-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI324 |
SUCCESSFUL TRIPARTITE PLUS HELD IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR hosted the U.S. facilitated Tripartite Plus Joint Commission (TPJC) and sub-commission meetings in Kigali 14-16 March. Delegations from the DRC, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda took part in the diplomatic and defense and security sub-commission meetings on 14 March in order [...] |
2007-04-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MONUC KPKO RW |
| 07KIGALI330 |
USG POSITION ON MUPUTO PLAN OF ACTION DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On 2 May Charge Michael Thurston, Health and Human Services Global Health Officer Dr. Samuel Adeniyi-Jones and PRM Program Officer Perlita Muiruri communicated the USG position (per reftel) on the Maputo Plan of Action (MPA) to Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. [...] |
2007-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SOCI AU RW |
| 07KIGALI339 |
Kigali delivers non-paper on Iran's Defense Industries [...] In response to reftel, post delivered the nonpaper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 2, 2007. THURSTON [...] |
2007-04-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR RW |
| 07KIGALI342 |
FORMER PRESIDENT BIZIMUNGU RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Rwanda released former President Pasteur Bizimungu from prison on April 6. This release apparently occurred without prior notice to the public and without condition. Coming thirteen years to the day from the start of the 1994 genocide, and on Good Friday, thi [...] |
2007-04-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR RW |
| 07KIGALI358 |
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TPHY WMO RW |
| 07KIGALI36 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, plese see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) officers scheduled to receive in-country African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) training and repo [...] |
2007-01-17 12:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PREL RW |
| 07KIGALI373 |
DEMARCHE ON REMOVAL OF 14TH BATTALION COMMANDER [...] (C) Per reftel dated March 22, the Embassy sent Note 040 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 23, quoted in part as follows: "The United States requests that the Government of Rwanda advise it of the name of the replacement commander of the 14th battalion." In this note the Embassy re [...] |
2007-04-18 13:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI379 |
RWANDAN DEFENSE FORCES TO CHANGE COMMANDER OF THE [...] (SBU) On 20 April, the Rwandan Ministry of Defense notified post that the new Battalion Commander for the 14th Battalion will be Major James Safari. The change was made in order to comply with USG's notification (ref B) that no U.S. support could be provided to the 14th if LtCol Goodman Ruzib [...] |
2007-04-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR MASS RW |
| 07KIGALI388 |
JOURNALIST PLEADS GUILTY TO DIVISIONISM, RECEIVES [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 20, Agnes Nkusi-Uwimana, director of the Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umurabyo," received a one year jail term in a Kigali court, having on April 3 pleaded guilty to various charges including divisionism, defamation, and passing a bad check. Nkusi had been arrested [...] |
2007-04-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RW |
| 07KIGALI391 |
RWANDA PETITIONS THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE [...] (U) Rwanda on April 18 petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the November 2006 issuance of arrest warrants by French judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere against nine senior Rwandan officials. These officials, according to an investigation conducted by Bruguiere, were allegedly [...] |
2007-04-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS RW |
| 07KIGALI399 |
RWANDA TIP PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP MANAGED ESF AND [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary. Rwanda is a country attempting to focus on child prositution and other forms of trafficking in persons. Due in part to post's regular pressure on the GOR to address the problem, on 23 April the Rwandan National Police (RNP) su [...] |
2007-04-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG RW |
| 07KIGALI400 |
ONE UN PROGRAM IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) The One UN program in Rwanda has taken its first organizational steps. On February 27 and 28, the UN organized a retreat, the first day consisting of UN agencies in Rwanda discussing the prospective program, and the second day including donor governments and Rwandan officials. A resul [...] |
2007-04-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL EAID RW |