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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00GABORONE5265 |
BREAKTHROUGH FOR SADC ON REFORMING POLITICAL [...] (C) SADC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS HAVE REACHED CONSENSUS ON REFORMING THE LONG-MORIBUND SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE AND SECURITY, FM MERAFHE TOLD US. THE ORGAN HAS BEEN LARGELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1996, DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER LINES OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN IT AND SADC PRO [...] |
2000-11-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | SADC PREL MARR MCAP ZU |
| 04DJIBOUTI1222 |
AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM: INVITATION TO IGAD [...] (U) Ambassador met September 20 with Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), to present AF Assistant Secretary Newman's invitation to him to attend the October SIPDIS 3-5 meeting in Washington of the Africa Partnership Forum. D [...] |
2004-09-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON OTRA DJ XY ZF ZU XW XA |
| 04PARIS9130 |
FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of several messages reviewing France's relations with Africa. The southern African region currently attracts less French attention than any other region of Africa. With no francophone countries, and only one country currently engaged in conflict (Angola, at muc [...] |
2004-12-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AO BC LT MI MZ WA SF WZ ZA ZI ZU XA FR |
| 05GABORONE1099 |
SADC AND GOB PREPARE FOR AUGUST 17 SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: Botswana will begin its tenure as chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the August 17-18 regional Summit in Gaborone. Not surprisingly, the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe did not feature in the joint briefing for Heads of Missions conducted by the SADC Secr [...] |
2005-08-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ZU MA ZI BC SADC |
| 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 |
| 05PRETORIA3175 |
SOUTH AFRICA: OPIC LOAN TO AFRA AIR CARGO [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria welcomes the prospect of Afra Air Cargo entering the South African and sub-Saharan Africa air cargo market. The air cargo industry in southern Africa is biased toward Europe and slaps a hefty price tag on shipments to and from the United States. Additional competition f [...] |
2005-08-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAIR ECON ZU SF |
| 05ROME2787 |
AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL RETURNS TO ZIMBABWE [...] SUMMARY: Three years after my 2002 visit (see Ref A), I returned to Zimbabwe August 11-13 and found the country again poised for a food-security crisis. As a result of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) misguided policies, drought, hyperinflation, and the associated lack of agricultural input [...] |
2005-08-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA PHUM PREL ECON ASEC SOCI ZU FAO WFP UNDP ZI SF VT |
| 06TOKYO7108 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-22 04:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU |
| 06USUNNEWYORK2260 |
UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-18 17:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU |
| 07BEIJING3117 |
MAY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPECIAL REP FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS; DARFUR; TAINTED PRODUCTS; BUSH-HU; HUANG JU; DALAI LAMA; SED; IPR; VISITS [...] Key points at the May 10 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokeswoman Jiang Yu were: -- Liu Guijin has been appointed to the newly created position of "special representative for African affairs" where he will focus on the Darfur issue. -- China will send a team of 275 engineers to Darfur [...] |
2007-05-10 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PRE ETRD SU XA XW ZU PM UK NL BE |
| 07BERLIN864 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (S) Global Affairs Off delivered ref demarche to Mathias Sonn, MFA Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation, who said he agrees completely with the idea of German and joint approaches to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE along the lines of reftel. Given the military [...] |
2007-04-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF PK GM ZU ZP |
| 07BERLIN912 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) As previewed ref B, Pol-Mil Chief followed up on the demarche concerning Taliban financing (ref A) with Eckhart Blaurock, the Afghanistan action officer in the MFA's NATO Office May 3. Blaurock indicated that he had discussed [...] |
2007-05-04 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF GM PK ZU ZP |
| 07LONDON6 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Embassy delivered reftel prenotification to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 22. On January 3, Rod Mackenna of the FCO's Counter Terrorism Policy Department notified us that the UK will support a UN 1267 designat [...] |
2007-01-03 15:17:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU UK |
| 07ROME1 |
TERRORIST FINANCE - ITALY: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] (S) Econoff met with Giampaolo Cantini, Head of the Counter Terrorism Policy Unit at the MFA's Department for Multilateral Political Affairs on December 28 to discuss reftel points. Cantini stated that the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) would research the individuals listed in refte [...] |
2007-01-03 17:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU IT |
| 07TOKYO147 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DELAY IN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-12 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN EMIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1193 |
UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 62ND GA [...] (SBU) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Area Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session of the 62nd GA draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African [...] |
2007-12-20 18:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU |
| 07USUNNEWYORK470 |
UNHCHR ARBOUR UNSC BRIEFING ON GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour briefed the UN Security Council on her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. Noting she had addressed the Peacebuilding Commission on Burundi the previous day, Arbour focused her remarks on conditions in the Democratic Republic o [...] |
2007-06-12 16:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | BY CG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL RW UG XA ZF ZU |
| 07VATICAN58 |
ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE TO SPEAK OUT? [...] (U) This telegram contains a recommendation and action request below. --------------- Background -------------- 2. (C) Post noted in early February that the Holy See was considering speaking out on Zimbabwe (reftel). The issue is now on the front burner. A senior cardi [...] |
2007-03-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI ZI ZU SF UK VT |
| 08BEIJING107 |
JANUARY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL VISIT, SENIOR [...] Key points at the January 10 MFA Press Briefing: -- The MFA announced that EAP A/S Hill was to meet with VFM Wu Dawei that afternoon in Beijing and stated that, regarding the Six-Party Talks, Second-Phase Actions are "moving along smoothly." -- The Fifth U.S.-China Senior Dialogue will take [...] |
2008-01-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY CH TW XY XW ZU XI RM SZ MI IN KN |
| 08BEIJING2718 |
AMBASSADOR URGES PRC SUPPORT FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi the Ambassador pushed strongly for China to support bringing a resolution on Zimbabwe to a vote in the UN Security Council and to vote for that resolution. AFM Liu said China opposes the draft resolution and claimed that the [...] |
2008-07-11 12:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU CH |
| 08BRASILIA851 |
SENIOR BRAZILIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS MIDDLE EAST PEACE, [...] (C) In an office call June 9, the Ambassador discussed Brazil's policies in the Middle East and Africa with Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs (II), Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe. Jaguaribe described an intensifying series of reciprocal visits with Middl [...] |
2008-06-20 19:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC IR XF ZU BR |
| 08HANOI808 |
SENIOR VIETNAMESE OFFICIAL SAYS ZIMBABWE SITUATION NO [...] (SBU) On July 11, the Ambassador met with Vietnamese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh to deliver Ref. A points on the UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe. Minh said he read the U.S.-sponsored draft resolution "carefully." Hanoi has concluded that the situation in Zimbabwe is not a thre [...] |
2008-07-11 11:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI XA ZU |
| 08LONDON1568 |
UK AND SOUTH AFRICA: JULY UK-RSA FORUM OPPORTUNITY [...] (C/NF) Summary. South Africa (RSA) will host Foreign Secretary David Miliband and a high-level HMG delegation in Pretoria for the 8th bi-annual UK-RSA Bilateral Forum July 7 - 8. FCO officials describe the UK's relations with President Mbeki as "the worst the UK has had in recent history" -- [...] |
2008-06-05 14:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON KDEM SMIG ZU SF UK |
| 08LONDON1853 |
ZIMBABWE: UK LOOKS FOR WAY FORWARD, TURNS TO EU [...] (C/NF) The Foreign Office continues to treat the situation in Zimbabwe as a crisis. After the July 11 defeat of the U.S. draft UNSCR on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said July 14 HMG will "give Zimbabwe a break in the Security Council for a little while," especially since [...] |
2008-07-15 11:02:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC KDEM ZI ZU UK |
| 08LONDON2828 |
SOUTHERN AFRICA/MAURITIUS: UK ON VISA WAIVER, [...] (C) From a November 7 round up of UK policy and priorities in Southern Africa, imposing new visa requirements may cause some tension in the region for the UK, according to FCO Head of Southern Africa Section Sarah Riley. The UK Borders Agency is reviewing its visa regimes on South Africa, Lesotho, [...] |
2008-11-10 11:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR EAID ZU MP |
| 08LUSAKA1183 |
ZIMBABWE: BANDA SAYS PATIENCE AND QUIET PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Zambian President Banda rejected the Ambassador's suggestion he speak out on the egregious situation in Zimbabwe; Banda prefers to pursue quiet, deferential regional diplomacy that emphasizes patience. He believes change is coming, but that an exhausted Mugabe will choose to le [...] |
2008-12-19 06:01:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZA ZU ZI |
| 08MASERU328 |
LESOTHO: "CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY" UNITES DIVERSE [...] Summary: On November 4, 2008, Mission Maseru hosted an election-night reception at the Chief of Mission residence (CMR). The evening's theme was "A Celebration of American Democracy". All Mission staff members worked at the event, which was attended by over 300 guests. There was a diverse [...] |
2008-11-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | LT PGOV OIIP ZU |
| 08OTTAWA874 |
CANADA JOINS UNSC IN CONDEMNING ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Canada endorsed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement on June 24 condemning the Government of Zimbabwe for its actions during the current presidential election period. Canada stated that violence by Zimbabwean state agents had "contaminated" the election, called for th [...] |
2008-06-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC ZU ZI CA |
| 08PANAMA563 |
PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) "Panama will be with the United States", Panamanian MFA Senior Advisor for UNSC matters Nils Castro reaffirmed to POLCOUNS on July 9th in response to reftel demarche on Zimbabwe. Furthermore, he stated that Panama supported a UNSC Chapter VII Resolution and did not want to debate the "co [...] |
2008-07-09 19:03:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08PANAMA569 |
PANAMA: CONFIRMED SUPPORT FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) On June 9, Charge d'Affaires spoke with First VP and FM Samuel Lewis. Lewis confirmed that Panama would vote in favor of the UNSC Chapter VII Resolution. MESA [...] |
2008-07-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU PM |
| 08PARIS1304 |
ZIMBABWE/UNSCR: FRENCH "REASONABLY OPTIMISTIC" OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-10 10:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU UK FR |
| 08PRETORIA1506 |
Anglo-American Targets Workers' Families to Tackle HIV in [...] Summary: Anglo American Plc (Anglo) has approved a country-wide expansion of its employee HIV and anti-retroviral treatment program (ART) for AIDS to encompass the families of its 75,000 workers. South Africa's Business Times reported that this is the first time a major South African company ha [...] |
2008-07-11 08:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON EMIN EAID KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
| 08PRETORIA2691 |
FOLLOW-UP ON AFRICAN UNION SOMALIA FORCE [...] (SBU) On December 9, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director of East Africa division Graham Maitland to discuss the USG's willingness to provide logistical, training and equipment support to military units that are committed by South Africa to deploy to the African U [...] |
2008-12-10 17:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL SO AU ZU SF |
| 08PRETORIA756 |
Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa [...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...] |
2008-04-10 13:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
| 08PRETORIA998 |
Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid? [...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...] |
2008-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
| 08SANJOSE594 |
MFA ACTION ON UNSC ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, after a week of back-and-forthing between San Jose, Washington and New York, the MFA confirmed support of the U.S. draft UNSC Zimbabwe sanctions resolution. However, the MFA said that PermRep Urbina would offer an explanation for the vote -- presumably to signal the [...] |
2008-07-11 22:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU CS |
| 08STATE123072 |
GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe November 20. USUN should also address the press after the UNSC briefing to summarize the key points from the U.S. statement. Additionally, USUN should hand t [...] |
2008-11-19 23:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM |
| 08STATE130459 |
GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 15 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe December 15. USUN should also address the press after the UNSC briefing to summarize the key points from the U.S. statement. 2. (U) Begin points: O [...] |
2008-12-11 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM |
| 08STATE61888 |
U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to deliver the letter in para 2 below to the UN Electoral Assistance Division as soon as possible. No original will follow. A follow-up letter will be supplied once the funds can be formally obligated. The follow-up letter will incl [...] |
2008-06-09 18:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE65266 |
AWARD LETTER FOR U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN [...] This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to deliver the award letter in para 2 below to the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) as soon as possible. Original will follow via fax that includes authorizing signature. USUN should advise EAD that the funds will be transferred [...] |
2008-06-17 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE66179 |
SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 18, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for reason 1.4(d). 2. (U) June 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger Rachel Meyers, AF/E Notet [...] |
2008-06-19 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EAID PGOV PREL MOPS KE ZI ZU |
| 08STATE66451 |
GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON ZIMBABWE [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 below during the UNSC formal meeting on the situation in Zimbabwe. USUN should also draw on these points in speaking to the press after the meeting. 2. Begin talking points: -- We appreciate (Under Secretary Gene [...] |
2008-06-20 13:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE72696 |
ZIMBABWE: TALKING POINTS FOR JULY 8 BRIEFING [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to draw on the points in para 2 below during the July 8 UNSC meeting in which D/SYG Migiro and A/SYG Menkerios will provide briefings on the situation in Zimbabwe. If the UNSC votes on the draft resolution during this same meeting, USUN may use these point [...] |
2008-07-07 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE73077 |
USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ZIMBABWE UNSCR [...] USUN is instructed to table on July 8, for a vote by the Security Council not later than July 9, the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2), which creates a Zimbabwe sanctions regime. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the draft resolution. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Coun [...] |
2008-07-08 18:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE73173 |
URGENT DEMARCHE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (SBU) Summary and Action request: On July 8, the U.S. will table a draft Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe and seek a vote on July 9. The draft resolution condemns the government-sponsored violence that made it impossible to hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe and imposes an arms [...] |
2008-07-09 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE74375 |
URGENT DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE NEGOTIATIONS IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary and Action request: On July 8, the U.S. tabled a draft Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe. The vote planned for July 9 was postponed for procedural reasons. While not yet scheduled, the vote is likely on the morning of July 11. The Russians and the Chinese continue to oppos [...] |
2008-07-10 22:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE81253 |
GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE JULY [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the July 29 UNSC consultations on the situation in Zimbabwe and briefing by UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios. USUN should also draw on these points in speaking to the press [...] |
2008-07-29 00:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
| 08STATE99202 |
GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe September 19. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to thank Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios for his briefing on the situ [...] |
2008-09-17 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1105 |
ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: POWER SHARING STALLED, COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Menkerios told the Security Council on November 20 Zimbabwe's power sharing negotiations were stalled. He warned of dire humanitarian and economic crises, and said the control of the police was the most pressing issue. South Africa, Russia, China, and Viet Nam suppor [...] |
2008-11-21 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZU |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1192 |
UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 63RD [...] (U) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African Group includes the st [...] |
2008-12-19 21:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU |
| 09BRUSSELS1399 |
EU COMMISSIONER DE GUCHT’S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel de Gucht, along with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, traveled to Zimbabwe on 12-13 September with an EU delegation including representatives of the Council, Commission, and th [...] |
2009-10-20 13:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ZU EU |
| 09LONDON1230 |
SOUTH AFRICA: IAEA CANDIDATE MINTY OFFERS VIEWS ON [...] (C) Discussing what South Africa had learned from its rotation on the United States Security Council (UNSC), South Africa Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Special Representative on Disarmament and NEPAD Ambassador Abdul Minty -- also Africa's candidate for the IAEA [...] |
2009-05-22 15:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNSC PARM TRGY SF ZU UK |
| 09LONDON155 |
ZIMBABWE: UK SEEKS TO CURB DIAMOND EXPORTS [...] (C) FCO Minister for Africa Mark Malloch-Brown has instructed the Foreign Office to push the Kimberley Process (KP) to investigate Zimbabwe's KP eligibility and issue a statement about Zimbabwe's trafficking of conflict diamonds (reftels). In the interim because KP "is so slow," Malloch-Brown [...] |
2009-01-21 14:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EMIN UNSC ZU ZI UK |
| 09LONDON2117 |
GREAT LAKES: UK WELCOMES SE WOLPE'S APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: UK Government officials, including FCO Africa Director Adam Wood, East Africa and Great Lakes Department deputy head Graham Zebedee, Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme, and DFID Senior Political Analyst Nick Bates, welcomed SE Wolpe's appointment and the USG's reinvigorated coo [...] |
2009-09-11 08:32:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK |
| 09LONDON704 |
ZIMBABWE: SOME AFRICAN LEADERS CALL FOR RESUMPTION [...] (SBU) Botswana President Ian Khama called for a resumption of aid to Zimbabwe during the March 16 consultative meeting with Africa leaders in the run-up to the London Economic Summit, according to UK Government officials present at the meeting (reftel). Khama said he was initially "very skept [...] |
2009-03-20 17:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID ZI ZU UK |
| 09LUSAKA426 |
COMESA LAUNCHES CUSTOMS UNION, PURSUES BROAD AND AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Leaders from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) launched a customs union and a regional payment and settlement system during the recent COMESA Summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Eight of COMESA's 19 Member States are disposed to join the Customs Union, [...] |
2009-06-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ETRD PREL SENV XW XA ZU |
| 09LUSAKA489 |
COMESA LEADERS REFLECT ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. During a July 6 meeting with Ambassador Booth, Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya provided some insights on the recently concluded African Union (AU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summits. He clarified the AU position on the International Criminal Co [...] |
2009-07-13 14:10:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA ZU XW |
| 09LUSAKA490 |
COMESA LEADERS DISCUSS U.S.-COMESA TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Booth met with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya on July 6 to discuss the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting (scheduled for September 17-18 in Lusaka) and to explore the possibilit [...] |
2009-07-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD EAID SENV TBIO XA ZU XW |
| 09STATE528 |
OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON GABORONE REO FY 2009 [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO), Anthony Woods, Ambassador Stephen Nolan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Phillip Drouin, USAID Natural Resource Manager, Chris Schaan, [...] |
2009-01-05 16:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID ZU BC |
| 09STOCKHOLM624 |
SWEDISH SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: During his one-day visit to Stockholm on September 3, Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe outlined three themes for U.S. engagement in the Great Lakes: peace consolidation, regional economic integration, and interstate cohesion on security issues. The Swe [...] |
2009-09-30 11:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | BE EMIN MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL XW ZF ZU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1131 |
UNGA; REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH [...] (U) Gerald Scott has returned to advise the U.S. Delegation to the General Assembly on African affairs for the ninth year in succession. Following are his views of this 64th General Assembly and the performance of Delegations representing Africa Bureau states. Introduction and Summary --- [...] |
2009-12-18 16:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PINR PINS PREL UNGA XY ZF ZU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK223 |
AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) During a March 5 introductory meeting, Zimbabwe PermRep Chidyausiku told Ambassador Rice Zimbabwe wants to engage with the U.S. He noted the dramatic decline in health, education, infrastructure and quality of life in Zimbabwe and asked for the U.S. to lift its sanctions. Chidyausiku ex [...] |
2009-03-09 16:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC ZI ZU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK377 |
UN POLITICAL HEAD BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Political Affairs U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council on April 7 that the international community must help push for a consensual outcome to the crisis in Madagascar. Ambassador DiCarlo said the power transfer was a coup, called for free, fair, and transparent elections w [...] |
2009-04-09 18:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC MA ZU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK454 |
AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice met with newly appointed South African PermRep Baso Sangqu on April 23. Sangqu hoped to forge greater cooperation on peace and security issues in Africa. He suggested a holistic approach to the crisis in Somalia, which needed to address the root causes of confli [...] |
2009-05-04 23:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC SF SO ZI XA ZU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK472 |
AMB. RICE MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA [...] (C) Summary - In a May 4 meeting between Ambassador Rice and the former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, Ambassador Rice and President Mogae discussed a range of issues including climate change, recent elections in South Africa, succession plans in Zimbabwe, and the strain of the financial [...] |
2009-05-07 20:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC EAID KGHG KDEM US BC ZU UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK488 |
AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH NAMIBIAN PERMREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a May 5 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Namibian PermRep Kaire Mbuende expressed frustration with the constraints of the traditional UN voting block dynamic and suggested that the U.S. and Namibian PermReps work more directly together on key issues. Mbuende confirmed Nami [...] |
2009-05-12 14:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSCS SF SO WA XA ZU |
| 10LONDON132 |
SOMALIA/ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA: UK MINISTERS ON RESOURCES, SANCTIONS, AND RELATIONS REF: LONDON 89 Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville, reasons 1.4 (b/d). [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK ministers agreed new resources for the implementation of its Somalia policy at a January 18 meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on Africa. They also decided to support, within the EU, a minimal lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe by delisting the eight parastatals requested by Fi [...] |
2010-01-21 13:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC PGOV SO ZI SF ZU XW UK |
| 10LONDON360 |
SADC: AF DAS PAGE'S FEB 8 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UK [...] (C) Summary. Senior UK Foreign Office (FCO), Department for International Development (DFID), and Number 10 (No10) Africa officials told AF DAS Page during February 8 meetings that de-listing some entities in Zimbabwe was necessary because of timing and in order to maintain EU consensus. They [...] |
2010-02-17 12:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM ZU SF UK |
| 92HARARE9239 |
SADC'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
1992-08-21 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN RAID ETRD PREL ZU ZI |
| 99GABORONE5380 |
THE NEW LOOK OF SADC--PRESIDENCY PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SECRETARY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SADC TRAVELED OCTOBER 11-13 TO MOZAMBIQUE TO CONSULT WITH GOM OFFICIALS ON SADC MATTERS AND PARTICULARLY ON MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE AS CURRENT SADC PRESIDENT. FONMIN SIMAO AND OTHER GOM OFFICIALS SHARED THEIR AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING [...] |
1999-10-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SADC MZ ZU |