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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HARARE2204 |
PROPOSAL FOR POTUS TO ENGAGE MUGABE BY [...] (C) RECENT, PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED EVENTS HAVE TAKEN ZIMBABWE TO THE VERGE OF CRISIS. WE BELIEVE A STRONG AND HIGH-LEVEL MESSAGE APPEALING FOR CALM, RESTRAINT AND A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IS CRITICAL. IN THIS CONNECTION, I STRONGLY URGE THAT PR [...] |
2000-04-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI US SF WA MZ ZA PGOV |
| 00HARARE4064 |
AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE [...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...] |
2000-07-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ |
| 01VATICAN3756 |
EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION [...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...] |
2001-07-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM MZ VT |
| 02MAPUTO76 |
SADC DECLARATION ON TERRORISM [...] ACCEDE OR RATIFY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON COMBATING TERRORISM, ADOPTED BY THE OAU AND THE UNITED NATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO DOMESTIC LAWS; 2. FIGHT WITH ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM THAT ENDANGER THE LIVES OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, DISRUPT REGIONAL SECURITY, ST [...] |
2002-01-16 17:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PTER SADC MZ |
| 02ROME3676 |
FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID [...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...] |
2002-07-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP |
| 02ROME560 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND [...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...] |
2002-02-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN |
| 02VATICAN1152 |
SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES [...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...] |
2002-03-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL |
| 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 |
| 03MAPUTO1007 |
AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...] |
2003-07-21 08:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 03MAPUTO1652 |
CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-25 08:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ |
| 03MAPUTO1752 |
2003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone), and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...] |
2003-12-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR |
| 03MAPUTO1755 |
MOZAMBIQUE INCSR PART II SUBMISSION - MONEY [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR, Part II: Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering in Mozambique is related to bank fraud and corruption. Lax oversight and weak banking regulations make Mozambique's financial institutions vulnerable to money la [...] |
2003-12-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR PGOV MZ KCOR |
| 03MAPUTO558 |
INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (U) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Almerino Manhenje described his plans to travel to Texas for a counter-terrorism conference the week of May 3. In addition, Manhenje described his goals of reducing vulnerability to terrorism, drug trafficking, traffick [...] |
2003-12-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC PHSA KPAO MZ KNAR SANR |
| 03VATICAN1508 |
COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR [...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...] |
2003-04-09 05:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL |
| 03VATICAN3971 |
HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti- [...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels), has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...] |
2003-09-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT |
| 04LILONGWE410 |
MULUZI CONFIRMS 5/20 ELECTIONS, 5/24 INAUGURATION [...] (C) President Muluzi telephoned Ambassador Browning May 15 on the eve of his departure from post. In the five-minute call, Muluzi wished the Ambassador well on his sudden assignment to Baghdad, about which he said the Minister of Foreign Affairs had briefed him. The Ambassador in turn wished [...] |
2004-05-17 12:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ETRD MZ MI |
| 04MAPUTO1000 |
THE WEAK STATE OF SMALL PARTIES IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Facing presidential and legislative elections in December of 2004, Mozambique will likely showcase impressive two-party competition between the major political competitors, FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE. Small third party forces are in a weak stage of development and require capacity-buil [...] |
2004-07-27 12:29:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1001 |
MOZAMBICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO VISIT UNITED [...] (SBU) The visits to the United States of ruling party FRELIMO presidential candidate Armando Guebuza and opposition party RENAMO Presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama offer an opportunity to learn about the positions of the two main candidates in what should be tightly contested December elec [...] |
2004-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO FRELIMO |
| 04MAPUTO1026 |
MUSLIM OUTREACH IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post is cognizant of the religious diversity in Mozambique and has taken efforts to include representatives from various religious groups, including Muslims, in its outreach efforts. Given the current demographics of Mozambique and recent world events, post is expanding these eff [...] |
2004-07-29 13:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL EAID KDEM PHUM PGOV OEXC OPRC OIIP MZ KISL |
| 04MAPUTO1040 |
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES GET TANGLED IN POLITICAL, [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26, 14 Americans were expelled from Montepuez in Cabo Delgado province, where they were setting up an evangelical mission, on the pretenses that they were acting as spies for Renamo, the opposition party. On July 14-16, Conoff visited Cabo Delgado to meet with local offi [...] |
2004-08-02 15:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL KIRF KISL KDEM MZ RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1053 |
INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX FOR [...] Per reftel, post submits Investment Climate Statement (ICS) appendix below: MOZAMBIQUE: July 2004 Appendix to 2003 Investment Climate Statement This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Mozambique. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim pe [...] |
2004-08-04 15:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MZ OPIC |
| 04MAPUTO1081 |
MOZ GOVT BOTH SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES NEC SITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Tourism Minister Sumbana stated publicly that he opposed any effort by the USG to acquire the Four Seasons site for use as an NEC. He confirmed his opposition in private, but conceded that he could be overruled for reasons of bilateral cooperation. At a subsequent meeting with P [...] |
2004-08-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT MZ NEC |
| 04MAPUTO1091 |
JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Vodacom, the South African mobile phone operator that began operations in Mozambique in December 2003, now estimates that it has 100,000 subscribers in Mozambique. Mcel, the national operator, estimates that is has 500,000 subscribers. There is clear market growth in this sector and the num [...] |
2004-08-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1114 |
STATE OF AFFAIRS OF MOZAMBICAN POLICE AND [...] SUMMARY. Over a period of three days, Ambassador and acting RSO met with the commissioner of the Mozambican national police (PRM), Miguel dos Santos, and the spokesperson of the PRM and head of the Community Policing Program, Nataniel Macama. Notable issues discussed included the state of crim [...] |
2004-08-18 11:14:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM SNAR KHIV MZ KCRM |
| 04MAPUTO112 |
IMMIGRATION & VISA FRAUD IN AND OUT OF MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: Visa fraud in Mozambique continues to be less prevalent than the otherwise high level of corruption throughout the country would suggest. New anti-fraud investigation and validation studies at post indicate, however, that attempted non-immigrant visa fraud among third country nati [...] |
2004-01-23 08:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD MZ KCOR KCRM |
| 04MAPUTO1152 |
GRM RESPONSE: ACOTA END-USE, SECURITY AND [...] Post received on August 25 a diplomatic note containing ACOTA end-use, security and retransfer assurances from GRM. Following is the complete texts of diplomatic notes exchanged between Post and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique. 2. Begin text of U.S. [...] |
2004-08-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MASS MARR PREL MZ ACOTA |
| 04MAPUTO1154 |
CLASHES BETWEEN FRELIMO AND RENAMO HEAT UP IN [...] (U) Reports of friction between the ruling FRELIMO party and the main opposition party, RENAMO, have increased over the past weeks, ahead of Mozambique's December 1- 2 general elections. On August 12, violence broke out between RENAMO armed guards and police in the town of Inhaminga in the cen [...] |
2004-08-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO FRELIMO |
| 04MAPUTO1174 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FY05 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE TITLE I-FUNDED FOOD [...] Although it still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, Mozambique has been successful in its efforts to encourage economic growth, attract foreign investment, and revitalize several industries destroyed by the civil war. Mozambique's agricultural sector has vast potential, yet many f [...] |
2004-08-31 13:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1183 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AFONSO DHLAKAMA TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition party RENAMO's presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama will visit Washington following his attendance at the Republican National Convention. RENAMO party officials consider Dhlakama's visit to Washington key for both the party's and the candidate's credibility. As in p [...] |
2004-09-02 08:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1196 |
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GUEBUZA ON BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-06 09:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MZ FRELIMO |
| 04MAPUTO1211 |
AUGUST ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------ FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Ministry of Public Works announced the creation of a Zambezi Bridge Project Office, located in the National Road Administration (ANE) [...] |
2004-09-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1213 |
MOZAMBIQUE REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS [...] Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting [...] |
2004-09-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PREL MZ AGOA |
| 04MAPUTO1228 |
59TH UNGA: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Post has received detail regarding GRM's high-level attendance at the 59th UNGA. Information requested in reftel follows: A. Head of State will attend. Name and Title: His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of The Republic of Mozambique Arrival and Departure Dates: Not yet availa [...] |
2004-09-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO1280 |
RENAMO ELECTION OFFICE HEAD DISMISSED AS PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Eduardo Namburete, director of the election office of Mozambique's main opposition party, RENAMO, was dismissed as head of the press office at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University on September 1. He was relieved of his duties shortly after assuming the position within RENAMO. Some RENAMO [...] |
2004-09-23 07:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1321 |
STATUS OF MOZAMBIQUE PORT ISPS COMPLIANCE [...] On September 29, econ/poloff delivered reftel letter and Port Security Advisory (PSA) to Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Antonio Cuna. Mr. Cuna responded by saying that the Port of Maputo and the Port of Beira were in compliance with the International Maritime Organ [...] |
2004-09-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT KTIA PBTS PHSA PINS PREL PTER MZ ASEC |
| 04MAPUTO1335 |
RENAMO CANDIDATE DHALAKAMA ON U.S. TRIP, CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador La Lime, RENAMO presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama outlined the themes of democracy and the need for transparent elections that he had emphasized in his recent visit to the United States. He was pleased with the visit and said he had f [...] |
2004-10-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MZ DHLAKAMA RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1339 |
2004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 30, 2004, the emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened. The meeting was held to discuss the recent increase of attacks on vehicles traveling the EN4 toll road from Maputo, Mozambique to Nelspruit, South Africa. Attendees included the Ambassador, DCM (Chair), RSO, [...] |
2004-10-06 07:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1341 |
MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: END-SEPTEMBER UPDATE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2 - Summary 3 - New Electoral Law 4 - Election Statistics 5 - Parliamentary Elections 6 - Presidential Candidates Deliver Nomination Papers 7 - First, Unreliable Presidential P [...] |
2004-10-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1364 |
CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE [...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE REFERENCED CABLE. A) EMBASSY MAPUTO'S TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) IS DCM JAMES DUDLEY. CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-071 Cell: 258-82-306-645 E-mail:dudleyjl@state.gov TFCO Deputy and [...] |
2004-10-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1366 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions [...] |
2004-10-13 16:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1376 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Mozambican political environment, government, private sector, civil society, and MCC team and to increase Mozambican understanding of the MCC. You will be here during the c [...] |
2004-10-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO1398 |
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------------- MACROECONOMICS -------------- 2. (U) The GRM reports that the Mozambican economy is in line with the 8% growth rate target for 2004. Economic activity grew by 8.4% in the first six month [...] |
2004-10-21 15:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1406 |
ELECTION OBSERVER ACCESS STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU and the National Elections Commission continue to disagree over the access of observers to provincial and national vote tabulations. The head of the EU's observer mission told a press conference that without access to the tabulations, the EU would not be able to give cred [...] |
2004-10-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1414 |
MOZAMBIQUE: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED [...] (SBU) 1. Post has received data on U.S.-manufactured landmines found in Mozambique. The information requested in reftel follows: Country: Mozambique U.S. mines present Number: 130 (out of estimated 82,000 mines cleared/destroyed) Percent of Total: 0.16% Description: U.S. manufactured M14 ant [...] |
2004-10-26 14:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KHDP MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1421 |
AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM: FINAL [...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the final report for FY02 and the interim report for FY03 Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique. Section one contains the final financial status of all projects from FY02, and section two contains information on the financial status of all pr [...] |
2004-10-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
| 04MAPUTO1427 |
SCHNEIDMAN CLAIM THAT FRELIMO FOUNDER WAS CIA [...] Independent publications in Mozambique have featured former AF DAS Witney Schneidman's claims that FRELIMO founder Eduardo Mondlane received funds from the CIA. The October 28 edition of the Beira weekly Zambeze led with the back-page headline, "FRELIMO founder financed by CIA" On October 27, [...] |
2004-10-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP MZ OPRC FRELIMO |
| 04MAPUTO1430 |
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND INTERIM REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the interim report for FY03 for the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) in Mozambique. It contains information on the financial status of all projects from FY03 including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final di [...] |
2004-10-29 08:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ DHRF |
| 04MAPUTO1432 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FY 2004 BFIF COMMERCIAL OUTREACH REPORT [...] SUMMARY. In September-October, econ/poloffs and econ/commercial and political assistants traveled to five Mozambican provinces visiting various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial and investment activities and evaluate the business climat [...] |
2004-10-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF |
| 04MAPUTO1445 |
MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A FOUR-DAY VISIT, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH AND HIS TEAM MET WITH PRESIDENT CHISSANO, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, AND THE PRESS IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH MOZAMBIQUE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MILLENNIUM CH [...] |
2004-11-02 12:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EINV MZ MCC OPIC |
| 04MAPUTO1446 |
OPIC-SUPPORTED US INVESTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE BACKS INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, American investor David Herbert and his Danish partner Jorgen Nielsen settled a dispute with the Zimbabwean firm Cabo do Mar over rights to the land on which their Nyati Beach Lodge is located. They agreed to pay usd 650,000 to permanently block execution of an Oc [...] |
2004-11-02 12:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ OPIC MCC |
| 04MAPUTO1447 |
MUGABE VISITS MOZAMBIQUE, CLAIMS ZIMBABWE IS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean President Mugabe visited Mozambique on October 10 - 12, with stops at Cahora Bassa Dam and the resort town of Vilankulos. Mugabe told reporters his country was overcoming its political and economic crisis and announced that Zimbabwe was paying back its USD 8.5 million [...] |
2004-11-03 05:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ ZM |
| 04MAPUTO1474 |
PRESIDENT CHISSANO ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique wants donor involvement and support as it prepares to hold national elections on December 1-2. President Chissano told Maputo's diplomatic corps that the path to democracy in Mozambique has been filled with challenges, but the process has evolved to the point that Moz [...] |
2004-11-08 09:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1479 |
TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 - [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...] |
2004-11-10 09:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR |
| 04MAPUTO148 |
MOZAMBIQUE AS PILOT COUNTRY FOR EVIAN [...] Post welcomes the opportunity for consideration as a candidate pilot country under the Evian Anti-corruption/Transparency initiative and submits results of initial internal discussions below. The GRM has demonstrated a commitment to combating corruption and has worked closely with the IMF and [...] |
2004-02-02 09:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR |
| 04MAPUTO1480 |
TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 - [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...] |
2004-11-10 09:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR |
| 04MAPUTO1491 |
CORRECTION COPY: MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: OCT [...] (U) Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2. Summary and Comment 3. Presidential Candidates: And Then There Were Five... 6. Lists Finalized for Parliamentary Elections 10. Relative Peace on the Campaign Trail 12. Media Coverage More Balanced 14. Comment ----- [...] |
2004-11-16 10:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1502 |
MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR TOBACCO [...] This is an action request for USTR. See para 3. 2. Below is the text of correspondence received October 14 from the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in which the GRM requests that it be allowed to export tobacco to the United States under the tariff [...] |
2004-11-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1507 |
MOZAMBIQUE - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AMENDS THE 1990 [...] (U) On November 16, by a rare unanimous vote, RENAMO deputies joined their FRELIMO counterparts in approving a long list of amendments to the 1990 constitution. The majority of the changes were clarifications of existing principles and statutes. The significant amendments are as follows. -- T [...] |
2004-11-18 12:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ FRELIMO RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1519 |
MOZAMBIQUE - VISITING CORPORATE COUNCIL ON [...] SUMMARY. On November 10-11, a high-level Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) delegation visited Mozambique to learn about possibilities for U.S. investment. The delegation met with a senior GRM official and several local businesspeople to get a flavor for the most promising investment areas. CCA [...] |
2004-11-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1520 |
MOZAMBIQUE - FM SIMAO ON MUGABE AND ZIMBABWE'S [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Simao told the Ambassador that he believes the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate in the March parliamentary elections. However, the MDC is growing weaker, several factions have emerged and some are questioning Morgan [...] |
2004-11-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI |
| 04MAPUTO1522 |
MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SELF-HELP PROGRAM (SSH) [...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the 12 proposals that were awarded funds for FY 2004, totaling USD 57,350. Projects are located in 6 different provinces. All agreements have been signed and implementing activities are underway. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ [...] |
2004-11-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
| 04MAPUTO1524 |
MOZAMBIQUE: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-23 11:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU MZ UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO1533 |
PRESIDENT CHISSANO ON MUGABE AND MARCH 2005 [...] (C) Summary: President Chissano believes that Mugabe is interested in improving relations with the US, although still deeply suspicious of US and UK intentions. He will be receptive only if approached without hostility or preconditions. Mugabe might be willing to relinquish power before electi [...] |
2004-11-29 04:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI LY |
| 04MAPUTO1538 |
MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: ELECTION EVE [...] (C) Campaigning for Mozambique's December 1 - 2 general elections has ended, and there is no consensus as to what outcome is likely. The negotiations between the National Elections Commission and the European Union appear to have ended with the release of a new electoral process directive that [...] |
2004-11-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1539 |
MOZAMBICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERS NYATI LODGE CASE [...] (SBU) On November 25, Attorney General Joaquim Madeira referred to the High Court of Mozambique a motion by Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary to suspend an October court order by Inhambane provincial judge Jose Sampaio that authorized expropriation of the Nyati Beach Lodge. The Lodge is co [...] |
2004-11-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO1566 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNTING [...] (U) Vote counting began at polling stations last night and continued in the morning hours today. Initial results as reported by state-owned Radio Mozambique early this morning indicate FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza holds a healthy lead with RENAMO's Afonso Dhlakama running second and PDD's [...] |
2004-12-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ FRELIMO RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1584 |
REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unionsfederations, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL [...] |
2004-12-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EINV ECON MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1585 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Although the provincial vote tabulation should have begun December 3, as of December 6, it had started in only Nampula, Zambezia and Sofala provinces. According to National Elections Commission (CNE) spokesman Filipe Mondlate, data entry and tabulation should begin December 7 in another tw [...] |
2004-12-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1587 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO ALLEGES [...] (C) Senior RENAMO advisor Artur Vilankulu, accompanied by two other RENAMO officials, called on the Ambassador on December 8 to express concern over alleged irregularities in the December 1 - 2 general elections. The three were in the midst of making the rounds of various foreign embassies with [...] |
2004-12-09 05:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO |
| 04MAPUTO1603 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PARALLEL VOTE [...] (U) On December 9 the Carter Center-supported National Electoral Observatory released its parallel vote tabulation (PVT). The PVT, based on a sample of 775 individual polling station results collected by 1600 observers, gives FRELIMO's Guebuza 63.6 percent of the presidential vote, with RENAMO' [...] |
2004-12-10 07:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1606 |
REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unions, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL- funded "Im [...] |
2004-12-13 13:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EINV ECON MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1607 |
CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP |
| 04MAPUTO1609 |
NOVEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------- 2. (U) On November 12, the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was awarded the Moatize mines exploration concession (Ref [...] |
2004-12-14 04:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1616 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: RENAMO's Dhlakama continues to reject provincial tabulation figures, which show a clear Guebuza victory in the presidential election and a strong FRELIMO win in parliamentary races. Despite the release of an independent parallel vote count largely corroborating the p [...] |
2004-12-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA |
| 04MAPUTO1617 |
MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On December 15 Emboff delivered ref A demarche urging the GRM to oppose any potential motions for non- action in the UN plenary session on previously approved resolutions critical of the human rights situation in Iran and Turkmenistan. In the meeting, the MFA Director for UN Affairs, Ant [...] |
2004-12-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MZ UN |
| 04MAPUTO1623 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: DRAFT USG STATEMENT [...] (U) Embassy provides below for the Department's approval a draft USG statement for use once the results of Mozambique's December 1-2 presidential and legislative elections are announced by the National Elections Commission (CNE). We expect the results to be announced on or soon after the Decem [...] |
2004-12-16 14:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OPRC MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1624 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS [...] On December 13 emboff and econ/commercial assistant met with Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Development, National Institute of Agronomic Investigation (INIA) to learn about Mozambique's recent biosafety developments. INIA is a key participant in an inter-ministerial commission that addresses [...] |
2004-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1625 |
MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL [...] On December 14, Luis Sitoi, advisor to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, informed the Embassy that the Mozambican Council of Ministers ratified the U.S.-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the week of Dec 6. The text of the BIT has been sent for publication in Mozambique's [...] |
2004-12-17 03:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETRD EINV ECON MZ BIT |
| 04MAPUTO1627 |
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...] |
2004-12-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR |
| 04MAPUTO1628 |
MINISTER OF COMMERCE PRESSES CASE FOR TARIFF RATE [...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador La Lime met with GRM Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado at Morgado's request to discuss the Mozambican government's October 14 request for tariff rate quota on several varieties of tobacco (request letter text in reftel). The Minister referenced t [...] |
2004-12-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1639 |
MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: GUEBUZA ELECTED [...] On December 21 Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) announced the results of the December 1-2 general elections: FRELIMO Secretary General Armando Guebuza has won the race for president, capturing 63.74 percent of the valid national vote and FRELIMO has returned to Parliament with a [...] |
2004-12-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1643 |
MOZAMBIQUE PREPARES TO HOST G-8/NEPAD-SPONSORED [...] Econ/Poloff met with Dr. Firmino Mucavele, Economic Counselor to the President, on December 21 to discuss Mozambique's preparation for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Plan (CAADP) regional planning meeting in Maputo on February 15-18. Dr. Mucavele is the GRM point of contact [...] |
2004-12-22 16:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1645 |
MOZAMBIQUE - DHLAKAMA DENOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS, [...] (SBU) On December 23, a day after the National Elections Commission (CNE) declared Armando Guebuza and his party, FRELIMO, the winners in the presidential and parliamentary elections (reftel), Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the main opposition party RENAMO, held a press conference in Maputo in whi [...] |
2004-12-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA |
| 04MAPUTO1653 |
IMF AND MOZAMBIQUE AGREE ON 2005 PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF Mission visited Mozambique from 8-24 September 2004 to review progress under the PRGF and to advise the GRM regarding the 2005 budget. Agreement was reached ad referendum on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2005. However, the GRM then changed the 2005 budget methodology, incl [...] |
2004-12-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID MZ IMF |
| 04MAPUTO1658 |
NEW MOZAMBICAN AIRLINE RAISES SAFETY AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In August 2004, Air Corridor became Mozambique's first private commercial airline to operate nationwide, breaking the monopoly that the government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) had maintained since independence. Air Corridor has injected much-needed competition in Moza [...] |
2004-12-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SNAR KCRM MZ SA |
| 04MAPUTO167 |
SELF-HELP PROGRAM - INTERIM PROJECT REPORT FOR FY [...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the FY03 interim report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in Mozambique. The financial status of all programs from 2003, including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final disposition of funds, is provide [...] |
2004-02-05 10:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
| 04MAPUTO168 |
Mozambique: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy [...] Mozambique's constitutional government, headed by President Joaquim Chissano, held its second general multiparty elections in 1999. President Chissano was elected in generally free and fair elections. Chissano and the leadership of FRELIMO, which have ruled the country since independence in 19 [...] |
2004-02-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP MZ DHRF |
| 04MAPUTO173 |
DHRF SOLICITATION FOR FY2004 [...] Post appreciates receiving FY2003 DHRF funding in the amount of $70,000. These funds are critical to raising awareness of human rights concerns and supporting civil society play a more active role in Mozambique's democratic consolidation. A status report for FY2002/2003 funds will be sent sept [...] |
2004-02-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON MZ DHRF |
| 04MAPUTO180 |
JANUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-10 07:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO197 |
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CHISSANO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL SL IV LI MZ ECOWAS |
| 04MAPUTO198 |
FY-2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST [...] This cable contains a funding request for FY2004 for Embassy Maputo Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund. The Self-Help Coordinator is Economic/Political Officer Loren Dent. The Assistant Coordinator is Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe. 2. Mozambique has achieved rapid economic [...] |
2004-02-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
| 04MAPUTO204 |
CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO [...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...] |
2004-02-17 06:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO220 |
PRESIDENT CHISSANO APPOINTS NEW MOZAMBICAN PRIME [...] (U) On Tuesday, February 17, President Chissano formally announced the appointment of Luisa Diogo, the current Minister of Planning and Finance, as Prime Minister. The announcement of a new PM was expected, as former PM Pascoal Mocumbi had already announced his intention to leave his GRM post [...] |
2004-02-18 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR MZ |
| 04MAPUTO235 |
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT IN CABO DELGADO [...] 787/04/T002 2. 02/19/04 3. LDENT 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) Direccao de Electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Saumel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 1 322-071/2 or PB Power 12 Burnside Island 410 Jan Smuts Avenue Craighall [...] |
2004-02-20 07:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP MZ |
| 04MAPUTO267 |
Mozambique: Request for FY 2004 ESF funding [...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for support for transparency of the 2004 National Elections. This election support will build on successful observation and parallel vote tabulation coordinated by Carter Center in The November 2003 municipal elections. End Summary. 2. Mozambique's third P [...] |
2004-02-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MZ ESF |
| 04MAPUTO269 |
MOZAMBIQUE: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique has had limited success in expanding trade and investment under AGOA, though there remains strong potential to increase exports in several key sectors. Two apparel companies, Mauritian-owned BELITA and Pakistani-owned OMAR, exported apparel products to the [...] |
2004-02-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD MZ AGOA |
| 04MAPUTO274 |
MOZAMBICAN PARTICIPATION IN EVIAN G-8 TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Initial Mozambican government reaction to the Transparency Pilot Program, including the need for an explicit commitment at the outset to high transparency standards over time support, has been very positive. Further GRM consultations will be undertaken before we receive a formal response. [...] |
2004-02-27 08:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR |
| 04MAPUTO284 |
2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...] |
2004-03-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ |
| 04MAPUTO293 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEC WITH FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the confusion and potential loss of the Four Seasons site as a potential NEC, Post received assurances from the Foreign Minister that this was a top priority for the MFA. Post expressed its continuing interest in part of the Four Seasons site, or potentially FACIM, and r [...] |
2004-03-04 09:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD MZ NEC |
| 04MAPUTO294 |
AGOA III: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Overview: Mozambique's once thriving and highly heterogeneous textile and garment industry experienced steady and significant decline throughout the early 1990s. At its peak, the industry was comprised of 45 facilities, including 19 textile and 26 garment factories, producing a wide range of p [...] |
2004-03-04 09:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EINV PREL MZ AGOA |
| 04MAPUTO295 |
PARLIAMENT OPENS FOR 2004 [...] (U) On March 1, the GRM opened its 10th session of Parliament, during which President Chissano is expected to make his final address to the body before stepping down at the end of the year. At the same time, the 2004 presidential-hopefuls, Afonso Dhlakama (RENAMO) and Armando Guebuza (FRELIMO) [...] |
2004-03-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR MZ |
| 04MAPUTO30 |
DECEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) In December, KPMG Mozambique announced the "Top 100 Businesses in Mozambique" for 2002. The list was topped by Mozal, the large South African-owned aluminum smelter, generating the highest revenues for a firm in-country (foreign or nationally-owned) in 2002. Six US companies ranked in the [...] |
2004-01-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO338 |
SYGSR SWING BRIEFS ON CHISSANO MEETING [...] On March 8, Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador William Swing called on Ambassador to brief on his meeting in Maputo with President Chissano and the current situation of the MONUC in DRC with sixteen months until the planned June 2005 elections. 2. Ambassador Swing told us [...] |
2004-03-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PREF CG XA ZF MZ SF UG BY UN |
| 04MAPUTO340 |
FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: [...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...] |
2004-03-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO360 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GEOTHERMAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT [...] Per reftel, Maputo provides the following information: --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ Support to Develop Geothermal Energy in East Africa --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ 2. Mozambique is rich [...] |
2004-03-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN SENV MZ |
| 04MAPUTO389 |
ARTICLE 98 WITH MOZAMBIQUE BROUGHT INTO FORCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO463 |
NACALA CORRIDOR PROJECT IN JEOPARDY -- YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Nacala Port and Rail Corridor project is yet again in trouble. Two principal outstanding issues remain: 1) the lack of the government of Malawi (GOM)'s signature on a Direct Agreement and 2) on-going disagreements between the project's US-led consortium and the principal Mozam [...] |
2004-04-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MZ OPIC |
| 04MAPUTO464 |
ALLEGATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS IN NAMPULA: UNCOVERING [...] Summary: Allegations of trafficking in human organs and children in the northern provincial capital of Nampula have riveted the public's attention for the past several months and received wide-spread press coverage. In the middle of the firestorm is a foreign couple accused of trafficking in o [...] |
2004-04-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO487 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS GREATER SUPPORT TO BUILD [...] (U) Attorney General Joaquim Madeira gathered donor country ambassadors on March 26 and appealed for greater support to help create more professional and effective prosecutors. He reiterated the need for his staff, also referred to as the "Ministerio Publico" (MP) or Procuradoria Geral (PGR), [...] |
2004-04-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KCOR EAID KCRM MZ |
| 04MAPUTO505 |
MARCH MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Mineral Resources Survey: The GRM signed an agreement with a South African firm, Fugro Airborne Surveys, to undertake aerial surveys in the northern and central provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Niassa, and Cabo Delgado, as reported by Noticias, the daily newspaper. The objective of the surveys [...] |
2004-04-12 11:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO513 |
SOLICITATION FOR ANTI-TIP BILATERAL PROPOSAL FOR [...] Overview of request: Post is requesting bilateral G/TIP funding in the amount of $250,900 for a technical assistance program to develop critically needed national anti-trafficking legislation in Mozambique. This project will be implemented through the International Organization for Migration ( [...] |
2004-04-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN ASEC SMIG PHUM ELAB MZ DHRF |
| 04MAPUTO515 |
MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR MONITORING MISSION [...] (U) Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on establishment of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the morning of April 14, 2004 with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, President Chissano's diplomatic adviser and po [...] |
2004-04-14 11:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU MZ AU |
| 04MAPUTO517 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW GOES BACK TO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. The Anti-Corruption Law passed by the National Assembly in November 2003 (Ref A) will be re-examined in parliament on April 15. It was sent back to the Assembly by President Chissano, who refused to sign the legislation, due to questions regarding the constitutionality of one its [...] |
2004-04-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS EAID MZ PROG |
| 04MAPUTO541 |
SCENESETTER FOR GAC AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS' [...] (C) Introduction and summary. Mozambique is at a critical stage in its efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Southern Africa, Mozambique presents both the greatest challenges and possibly the greatest opportunity to become the next Uganda-like success in turning around the HIV/AIDS threat. [...] |
2004-04-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV PREL EAID MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 04MAPUTO542 |
MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING [...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...] |
2004-04-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN |
| 04MAPUTO544 |
MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B), late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...] |
2004-04-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN |
| 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 |
| 04MAPUTO565 |
COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (S-N/F) Summary: Reftel provided Post opportunity to finalize previous discussions with the Russian Embassy to develop a cooperative relationship between ORCA and Russian counterparts in the counterterrorism area. We envision participation by multiple Mission elements including ORCA, Econ/Pol, [...] |
2004-04-27 06:14:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL MZ RU |
| 04MAPUTO597 |
MOZAMBIQUE - INL FY 06/07 WORKPLAN [...] Embassy Maputo requests continued INL funding for FY 06/07 to build on ongoing projects to further develop the Attorney General's Anti-Corruption Unit and the Mozambican Police Sciences Academy, and further requests additional funds for assistance to Mozambican Immigration and Customs to impro [...] |
2004-04-30 10:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ABUD SNAR KCOR KPAO EFIN EAID ASEC MZ |
| 04MAPUTO625 |
APRIL MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) With significant Mozambican official travel to China in April (President Chissano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Morgado, Minister of Labor Sevene, Minister of Agriculture Muteia, and others), the Government of China announced its willingness to support the building of mega- projects [...] |
2004-05-10 05:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO635 |
DHRF STATUS REPORT [...] Name of Grantee: AMICUMO DHRF Grant Number: HR02-656-01 Amount Obligated: $8,000 Unliquidated Balance: $8,000 Status: Activity has not begun. The proforma invoices that were collected do not respect completely the agreement taken. Post is considering de-obligating funds. 2. Name of Grante [...] |
2004-05-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV MZ DHRF |
| 04MAPUTO636 |
BCM TRIAL: WAITING FOR A VERDICT ON MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: The verdict in the BCM bank fraud trial will be handed down on May 25. The case involves nineteen defendants accused of defrauding fourteen million USD from the Commercial Bank of Mozambique (BCM) between March and August 1996. Most commentators do not expect any senior bank off [...] |
2004-05-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MZ |
| 04MAPUTO655 |
Ambassador Randall Tobias' Visit to Mozambique [...] Summary: US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias visited Mozambique April 28-30 to discuss the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with government officials, key implementing partners, and post's HIV-AIDS working group, and to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities [...] |
2004-05-13 06:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV KSPR EAID PREL MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 04MAPUTO659 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR [...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...] |
2004-05-14 08:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA |
| 04MAPUTO675 |
ANIBALZINHO ESCAPES AGAIN, GRM EMBARRASSED [...] (U) On May 9, Anibal dos Santos Junior once again escaped from maximum security prison, creating a highly embarrassing situation for the GRM. "Anibalzinho" was serving the 28-year sentence he received in absentia in January 2003 for his central role in the November 2000 murder of journalist Car [...] |
2004-05-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC MZ |
| 04MAPUTO689 |
REQUEST TO SEND TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) [...] This is an Action Request for the OES Bureau - See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. The GRM requests that the USG send a TEDs Training Team to Mozambique August 2-6 to train local fishermen and government officials to build, use, and monitor TEDs. This request is generated from recent legislation [...] |
2004-05-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO70 |
2003 BFIF CLOSE OUT [...] SUMMARY: Post wishes to thank the Department for providing 2003 BFIF funding in the amount of $7,000. Post was able to travel to several provinces, visiting with various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial activities and encourage further [...] |
2004-01-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
| 04MAPUTO701 |
MOZAMBIQUE CANDIDATURE FOR ICAO [...] Per Diplomatic Note 879, dated May 14, 2004, from the Mozambique Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AmEmbassy Maputo was informed that in accordance with the rotation arrangement among the fourteen Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Republic of Mozambique will pr [...] |
2004-05-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MZ |
| 04MAPUTO710 |
COMNAVEUR VISIT STRESSES MARITIME BORDER CONCERNS [...] (U) On May 20 and 21, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Admiral Gregory G. Johnson visited Maputo and met with Mozambican officials. His meetings principally covered USG concerns over Mozambique's lack of coastal patrol capacity, Mozambican success in the African Union Peacekeeping Missio [...] |
2004-05-28 10:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PTER KHDP MZ EFIS PKO ACOTA |
| 04MAPUTO712 |
MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...] |
2004-05-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO713 |
DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR LABOR REFORM: A [...] (U) SUMMARY. Productive to current labor law revision efforts, the USG launched a half-day labor seminar in Mozambique on May 5. The seminar featured participants from various sectors and included the fullday participation and attention of Minister of Labor, Mario Lampiao Sevene. Receiving mor [...] |
2004-05-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON MZ |
| 04MAPUTO733 |
NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR GRM [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides updated information below: Post: Maputo Date of Submission: 4 June 2004 Head of Government: Joaquim Alberto Chissano President of the Republic of Mozambique Office numbers: (258) (1) 49-11-21/2; 49-00-44 Comments: President Chissano speaks English. President's [...] |
2004-06-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MZ PGOV PREL |
| 04MAPUTO740 |
DHLAKAMA SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR ON VISIT TO [...] (C) Ambassador and econ/polofficer (notetaker) met with RENAMO opposition leader and presidential candidate for Afonso Dhlakama at his request on June 4 to discuss his planned trip to the United States and a variety of bilateral and regional issues. Dhlakama was more upbeat and positive than u [...] |
2004-06-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MZ DHLAKAMA |
| 04MAPUTO776 |
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIY INCREASES IN A REMOTE PROVINCE: CABO [...] (U) SUMMARY. More foreign operators are moving in to take advantage of resource-rich opportunities in the poor province of Cabo Delgado. Operators of Middle-Eastern, South Asian, and European descent, are bringing employment and increased production to the community, although the lack of infras [...] |
2004-06-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ EAGR EFIS |
| 04MAPUTO83 |
CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...] |
2004-01-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ |
| 04MAPUTO834 |
THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT FROM UP NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces impressed upon embassy officers major challenges facing northern Mozambique and the need for continued USG attention to the region. Corruption, smuggling, porous borders and weak infrastructure compound high unemployment and a [...] |
2004-06-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREF PTER ASEC MZ KISL RENAMO FRELIMO |
| 04MAPUTO84 |
FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...] |
2004-01-20 10:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
| 04MAPUTO877 |
MCC VISIT TO MOZAMBIQUE, 8-11 JUNE 2004 [...] SUMMARY. DURING A THREE DAY VISIT, THE THREE- PERSON MCC TEAM MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, FIVE MINISTERS, THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, MOZAMBIQUE'S "TECHNICAL TEAM," AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOREIGN INVESTORS, AND DONORS. IN EACH MEETING, [...] |
2004-07-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO894 |
JUNE MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 04MAPUTO923 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING FOLLOW- [...] (SBU) Provided below is Post's response to Reftel request for input on Mozambique's Sovereign Credit Rating (SCR). I. LOCAL SUPPORT FOR SCRs: a. The Government of Mozambique (GRM) maintains a strong interest in retaining and updating its SCR. The Government, through the Ministry of Planning a [...] |
2004-07-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN MZ OPIC |
| 04MAPUTO945 |
HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...] |
2004-07-15 05:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA |
| 04MAPUTO975 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with Farouk Faquira, Chief of the United Nations Department, Office of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, July 20. Faquira appreciated the presentation of U.S. initiatives prior to the opening of the 59th UN [...] |
2004-07-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM MZ UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO983 |
MOZAMBIQUE INTEREST IN REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING [...] Post recommends two participants for the September 29th-30th ILAB-DRL/IL worker rights training seminar in Johannesburg, E/P labor reporting officer Loren Dent and Political Assistant Naimo Vasco Antonio. Please find below the candidate information. 2. NAME: Loren Dent LOCATION: Embassy Map [...] |
2004-07-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB MZ |
| 04MAPUTO99 |
Mocumbi - His days are numbered, it would seem [...] (SBU) Summary: At a Press conference held in Maputo January 20, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi indicated that he will accept a position as the High Level Representative of a European Union Health Initiative. While he did not state when he would be leaving his current position, it appears that i [...] |
2004-01-21 10:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV MZ EUN HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 04MAPUTO998 |
MOZAMBIQUE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE PROSPECT OF A [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado on July 22 to follow-up on discussions held between Morgado and USTR officials in Washington in early July on the prospect for a US-Mozambique FTA, as well as to discuss the status of Mozambique's participation [...] |
2004-07-26 16:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID PREL MZ AGOA MCC TIFA |
| 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 |
| 04PRETORIA3283 |
SOUTH AFRICA: REVIEW OF DR. ROBERT FINKELMAN'S [...] (U) Summary: On June 28, Dr. Finkelman, a coal scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, completed a highly successful three-month tour-of-duty as Embassy Science Fellow. Dr. Finkelman met with more than 500 South Africans in over forty formal meetings, presentations, and seminars to officia [...] |
2004-07-20 14:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EMIN SENV EIND BC MZ WA SF |
| 05BRASILIA1577 |
BRAZIL: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Ignacio Padilha and poloff discussed a number of joint USG/GOB coordination projects in Lusophone Africa. Poloff and Padilha also talked about assistance projects that NGOs and other Brazilian [...] |
2005-06-10 19:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL BR AO MZ |
| 05GABORONE1668 |
LAKE MALAWI/NYASA/NIASSA INVASIVE AQUATIC WEEDS [...] The OES Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) have initiated a $200,000 project to promote collaborative management efforts on Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa (LMNN) among the three Lake nations -- Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This initiative is designed to advance USG regional securit [...] |
2005-11-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID MI MZ TZ |
| 05MAPUTO1 |
MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------- BUSINESS -------- 2. (U) KPMG's annual ranking of the top 100 revenue- producing companies in Mozambique found Mozal, the Australian-owned aluminum smelter, again to be number one. Mozal's re [...] |
2005-01-03 11:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1010 |
MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT [...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...] |
2005-08-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF |
| 05MAPUTO1030 |
MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM |
| 05MAPUTO1059 |
LAST AGOA GARMENT EXPORTER IN MOZAMBIQUE TO CLOSE [...] (U) Belita, the only remaining garment factory in Mozambique exporting to the U.S. under AGOA, has announced it will close its operations on September 17. The closure will result in the loss of nearly 600 jobs in the city of Beira, Sofala province. Palmar Group, Belita's parent company located [...] |
2005-08-22 14:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EINV MZ AGOA |
| 05MAPUTO106 |
Mozambique: Request for FY 2005 ESF funding [...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for FY2005 to fund efforts to combat official corruption by promoting integrity and transparency within the public sector and to improve the investment climate by making the regulatory framework for resolving labor disputes more investment-friendly. Anti- cor [...] |
2005-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MZ KCOR ELAB ESF |
| 05MAPUTO1060 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT AT SEPTEMBER 12 - 13 MDA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL IS MZ ICRC |
| 05MAPUTO1061 |
MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1062 |
MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...] |
2005-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC |
| 05MAPUTO1086 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor (Convention 182). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically [...] |
2005-08-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ USAID |
| 05MAPUTO1099 |
BIO INFORMATION ON NEW SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] (U) Under former President Chissano, Tomas Salomao served as Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communication (2000-2005) and Minister of Planning and Finance (1994-1999). Salomao is a member of the powerful 15-person FRELIMO Political Commission. In the December 2004 general elections he [...] |
2005-08-26 08:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL MZ SADC |
| 05MAPUTO1101 |
MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA FOOD AID [...] Although Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, its government has been successful in encouraging economic growth, attracting foreign investment and revitalizing several industries destroyed by the 16-year civil war. In spite of the recent growth, Mozambique still mai [...] |
2005-08-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID MZ ETRD |
| 05MAPUTO1112 |
MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S [...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...] |
2005-08-29 15:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PINR KPAO MZ |
| 05MAPUTO113 |
MOZAMBICAN ELECTIONS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's Constitutional Council, the review body charged with validating election results, formally declared Armando Guebuza, the FRELIMO (ruling party) candidate, the winner of the race for president. Additionally, the Council validated FRELIMO's win of 160 seats in the Natio [...] |
2005-01-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1137 |
MOZAMBIQUE - RENAMO OFFICERS THREATEN TO "RETURN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, along with other heads of missions, was called to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign on August 30 to hear the government rebut claims made recently a RENAMO leader that former RENAMO officers are being forced to retire unfairly from the Mozambican armed forces. Former se [...] |
2005-09-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MZ RENAMO |
| 05MAPUTO1138 |
MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTER SACKS HEAD OF NATIONAL [...] (U) On August 3, Mozambican Labor Minister Helena Taipo dismissed Elina Mafuiane Gomes as Director General of the Social Security National Institute (INSS -- Mozambique's social security agency). Gomes had headed INSS since 2001. More than a dozen other senior INSS officials have either been d [...] |
2005-09-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO114 |
ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Overview of Request: Post is requesting ESF funding through G/TIP in the amount of $177,728 for a research and capacity building program. This project will have two key components: a) strengthening civil society efforts to combat trafficking in persons and b) identifying trafficking patterns i [...] |
2005-01-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ ESF |
| 05MAPUTO1140 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-02 06:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA |
| 05MAPUTO115 |
MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC |
| 05MAPUTO1158 |
MOZAMBIQUE - ONE DOZEN KILLED IN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 violence broke out in the small town of Mocimboa da Praia in northern Mozambique between the police and supporters of the main opposition party, RENAMO, resulting in 12 deaths and nearly 50 wounded. Order has since been restored, but several RENAMO figures from th [...] |
2005-09-08 16:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MZ RENAMO |
| 05MAPUTO1171 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...] |
2005-09-13 05:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR MZ EAID WTO |
| 05MAPUTO1176 |
MOZAMBIQUE - AUGUST ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] (U) The following is a brief summary of significant economic issues in Mozambique in August 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. 2. (U) Index: - Labor Arbitration Centers Planned by End of Year - Government Reorganizes Anti-Corruption Office - Audit of Alleged Crimin [...] |
2005-09-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KCOR ETRD SENV KHIV EINV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO122 |
CHISSANO PRAISES U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE TIES [...] On January 21, all official media, including radio and television, carried President Chissano's upbeat comments about the state of U.S.-Mozambican relations. Chissano spoke with reporters on January 19 at the Foreign Ministry, during a ceremony in his honor. The official daily Noticias (circul [...] |
2005-01-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO125 |
MOZAMBIQUE: INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-26 08:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO128 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FM SIMAO ON A SUDAN TRIBUNAL AND IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche on the Sudan tribunal concept (ref A) in the early afternoon of January 26, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Simao. The Foreign Minister responded to the demarche by pointing out that work toward any tribunal "would be difficult" at this juncture bec [...] |
2005-01-26 15:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC MZ ICC |
| 05MAPUTO1297 |
CHINESE TIES WITH MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: China has extensive political, economic, and military ties with Mozambique, and its visibility appears to be growing. Mozambique,s President and Prime Minister have each met with their Chinese counterparts in the last two months. End Summary. ------------------- Political Relat [...] |
2005-10-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PREL CH MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1313 |
MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006 [...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...] |
2005-10-07 10:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON MZ AGOA |
| 05MAPUTO1315 |
MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE ON WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) On October 6, Emboff discussed Mozambique's stance on WTO service negotiations with Ministry of Industry and Commerce National Director Luis Sitoe. Sitoe informed that Mozambique has not stated that its submission of a revised services offer is linked to negotiations of other aspects of th [...] |
2005-10-09 11:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1323 |
MOZAMBICAN "IDOL" SHOW CELEBRATES NEW ORLEANS [...] SUMMARY. The United States received a huge vote of sympathy when Mozambique's most popular television entertainment program, the Fama Show, devoted a one-hour special to celebrating the spirit of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The September 26 live broadcast, base [...] |
2005-10-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO MZ |
| 05MAPUTO133 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ACCUSED CARDOSO ASSASSIN ANIBALZINHO [...] Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"), the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, arrived in Maputo on January 22 and was taken into custody, after having been deported from Canada. In January 2003, [...] |
2005-01-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS MZ KCOR KCRM |
| 05MAPUTO1332 |
U.S. - MOZAMBIQUE TIFA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 1 to October 5. During the visit, the delegation met with government officials to conduct bilateral consultative talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (T [...] |
2005-10-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAID MZ TIFA |
| 05MAPUTO1334 |
MOZAMBIQUE: NEW CHIEF FOR RESTRUCTURED [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the controversial head of Mozambique's Anti-Corruption Unit, Assistant Attorney General Isabel Rupia, was removed and replaced by her colleague, Assistant Attorney General Rafael Sebastiao. The GRM explained the move as part of a restructuring process of the Unit [...] |
2005-10-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1343 |
MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING [...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...] |
2005-10-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1348 |
ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE OF U.S. ARREST OF EX-USG [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO PINR ASIG CASC ASEC MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1372 |
MUSLIM IV SAYS AMERICAN ISLAM CAN TEACH MUSLIM [...] SUMMARY. The American experience subtly changes Islam for the better by erasing many of the schisms that plague Muslims elsewhere, according to returning International Visitor and Islamic Council member Bayano Valy. Leading a roundtable discussion at PAS based on his recent participation in th [...] |
2005-10-24 05:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO KISL SCUL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1395 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. BROOKE WILLIAMS [...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Ms. Brooke Williams, Econ/Poloff, to visit Johannesburg and Gaborone over the period October 10 - November 4, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Williams' travel is to attend the USDA Trade and Investment conference in Johannesburg and conduct consultations [...] |
2005-10-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1404 |
MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...] |
2005-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1408 |
MOZAMBIQUE: MURDER OF DIRECTOR OF MAPUTO CENTRAL [...] On October 21 the Director of Maputo Central Prison, Jorge Microsse, was fatally shot in the Pequenos Libombos area of Boane district, about 40 kilometers outside Maputo city. According to press reports, Microsse was approached in his car by four armed men at approximately 1730 hrs as he stoppe [...] |
2005-10-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR KCRM MZ PGOV PHUM |
| 05MAPUTO1410 |
MOZAMBIQUE - CHINESE FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN MAPUTO [...] On October 26 Mozambican authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel in Maputo's port, after it was found to be carrying an illegal catch of four tons of shark and tuna, according to press reports. The vessel, Da Yuan Yu 309, had docked at the port due to engine trouble. Mozambican authoriti [...] |
2005-10-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KCRM PREL CH MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1424 |
MOZAMBIQUE: WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN'S SON KIDNAPPED; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) According to reports in the press, Gafur Hassan, son of prominent Indo-Mozambican businessman Gulamo Hassan, was kidnapped in the evening of October 27 in the city of Nacala, Nampula province, [...] |
2005-11-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KCOR SNAR PHUM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1427 |
AMERICAN IMAM CHALLENGES IMAGE OF A BUSH HOSTILE TO [...] SUMMARY. American Imam Darryl Wainwright's description of a President Bush not hostile to Islam was one paper's headline in an otherwise low-key whirlwind Ramadan visit to Maputo. Wainwright - a salesman by background -- portrayed American Muslims as mainstream and drawing from the well of com [...] |
2005-11-02 05:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KISL OIIP KPAO MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1449 |
PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...] |
2005-11-04 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PO MZ |
| 05MAPUTO145 |
OPIC/NYATI BEACH DEVELOPMENTS - U.S. INVESTOR [...] (C) Summary: OPIC-supported American investor Dave Herbert was evicted from his Nyati Beach Lodge on January 6 based on a new provincial court order. Mozambique High Court has issued a dispatch suspending that order, but the provincial judge has refused to enforce the suspension. Mr. Herbert a [...] |
2005-01-31 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV MZ OPIC |
| 05MAPUTO146 |
MOZAMBIQUE: PARLIAMENT INAUGURATED; CABINET [...] (U) On January 31 the members of Mozambique's new parliament, the National Assembly (Assembly), were invested for a five-year term in a ceremony presided over by outgoing President Chissano. All 250 parliamentarians took their seats, including RENAMO-Electoral Union's 90 members, who only a mo [...] |
2005-01-31 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO |
| 05MAPUTO1481 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES CONCESSION FOR US [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Mozambique's (GRM) recent decision to revoke a large tobacco concession held by a US company without transparency, documentation or the steps required by Mozambican law is causing considerable concern in Mozambique's business community and could damage Mozambique' [...] |
2005-11-10 11:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EINV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO149 |
COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambique's porous borders, underpaid and ill-equipped border security forces, and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency [...] |
2005-02-01 09:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD MZ KCRM |
| 05MAPUTO150 |
MOZAMBIQUE: WHO IS INCOMING PRESIDENT GUEBUZA? [...] (U) The following is a brief sketch of incoming Mozambican president Armando Guebuza, who will be inaugurated on February 2 to succeed President Joaquim Chissano. This analysis was drawn by our political LES. We offer it as a preliminary glance at Guebuza, only part of a composite picture we w [...] |
2005-02-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1520 |
MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR MZ PHUM UNHCR |
| 05MAPUTO1521 |
MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...] |
2005-11-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1522 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1528 |
MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...] |
2005-11-21 07:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1532 |
MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1548 |
MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ |
| 05MAPUTO155 |
ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique large Muslim minority has long been a bastion of moderate faith, both in the native African and South Asian immigrant communities. The country has no tradition of militant, anti-western Islamic thought, and post sees no substantial evidence of any Islamic organizations [...] |
2005-02-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL MZ PHUM PTER SCUL KNAR |
| 05MAPUTO1555 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FIVE ESCAPE FROM MAPUTO POLICE [...] (U) On November 26 five prisoners, including a suspect in the October 21 murder of then-Director of the Maputo Central Prison Jorge Microsse (ref A), escaped from high-security holding cells at the Maputo City Police Command, according to media sources. On November 30 independent daily fax ne [...] |
2005-12-02 05:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM CKOR PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1562 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-02 10:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1569 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RETRIAL BEGINS; DEFENDANT [...] The retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"), the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, began on December 1 in the Maputo City court. Anibalzinho was previously tried in absentia and, in Jan [...] |
2005-12-06 12:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCOR PREL PHUM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO158 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) On February 2 FRELIMO secretary general Armando Guebuza was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Mozambique. Several southern African heads of state, numerous foreign dignitaries and a large local crowd were on hand to witness the accession to power of Mozambique second democraticall [...] |
2005-02-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1586 |
MOZAMBIQUE: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCOR KCRIM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO159 |
THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] On February 1 Ambassador La Lime and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Leonardo Santos Simao signed the Protocol of Exchange for the instruments of ratification of the US-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty. The US-Mozambique BIT, formally known as the "Treaty Concernin [...] |
2005-02-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON BEXP MZ BIT |
| 05MAPUTO1594 |
MOZAMBIQUE: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. Bank of Mozambique Denies Forced Conversion Rumors 3. Mozambique Moving Towards Tax Process Reform 4-5 [...] |
2005-12-13 05:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1599 |
MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SEEKING PUBLIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1600 |
MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNGA UNHRC MZ |
| 05MAPUTO161 |
MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA NAMES NEARLY ALL OF [...] During the evening of February 3, one day after President Guebuza's inauguration (reftel), his office issued a press release giving the names of incoming ministers for nearly all of his cabinet (the individuals for three cabinet positions were not announced: Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Scie [...] |
2005-02-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1610 |
MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO: THE RUN UP TO HONG KONG [...] Per reftels, Embassy Maputo delivered demarches to appropriate level Mozambican officials regarding the U.S. Doha proposal. In addition, post placed under Ambassador La Lime's name an op-ed piece on Doha, which ran in local dailies and fax news sheets the week of December 5. The piece was fo [...] |
2005-12-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KPAO MZ WTO |
| 05MAPUTO1631 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA LEADS FRELIMO CENTRAL [...] (U) On December 18, the Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, concluded a four-day meeting that gathered its 175 members to debate a wide range of issues, including plans for the upcoming electoral cycle, achievements under the new FRELIMO government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, [...] |
2005-12-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1646 |
PROCUREMENT REGULATION APPROVED WITH PREFERENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On December 13, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited procurement regulation, which is the result of work since 2002 by GRM officials, the donor community and the private sector. The approved language embodies compromises between many conflicting interests and is view [...] |
2005-12-22 11:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1650 |
MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS [...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...] |
2005-12-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1651 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] On December 17, Deputy Econ/Pol Chief delivered reftel talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira gave no substantive response. 2. The Mozambican media ran a few short "gene [...] |
2005-12-23 06:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1653 |
MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) The Ministry of State Administration presented a draft of Mozambique's National Anti-Corruption Strategy at a December 7 - 9 seminar held in Maputo. The event was designed to build consensus around the anti-corruption strategy and identify challenges in its implementation, and brought [...] |
2005-12-27 05:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO1658 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO170 |
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] Summary: Mozambique has made progress in strengthening its democratic institutions, but the country remains vulnerable to corruption and human rights safeguards are weak. In December 2004 Mozambique held its third general (presidential and legislative) election, as President Joaquim Chissano, [...] |
2005-02-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MZ DHRF |
| 05MAPUTO173 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...] |
2005-02-08 12:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR |
| 05MAPUTO184 |
MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I) [...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...] |
2005-02-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO193 |
MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) INTERIM REPORT ON [...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the present status of the 12 proposals that were awarded SSH funds for FY 2004 totaling USD 57,350. All projects are active. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ Project - SSH-04-656-001 - Water Well and Cistern Grantee - Associacao [...] |
2005-02-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
| 05MAPUTO2 |
TRAFFICKING OF BANGLADESHI CITIZENS IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: In early December, 34 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Mozambican police under charges of illegal immigration after having flown into the country from the Comoros Islands on a chartered airplane. Mozambican newspapers reported that the Bangladeshis were on their way to [...] |
2005-01-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO201 |
2005 FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE - NOTHING LIKE THE [...] Summary. Repeated heavy rains inundated central and northern Mozambique in December 2004 and January 2005, provoking floods in late January along the Zambezi river, and raising water levels at the Cahora Bassa Dam to a potentially dangerous level. Many people living along the Zambezi were evac [...] |
2005-02-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR MZ |
| 05MAPUTO202 |
RE: GAINING UNSC SUPPORT FOR SUDAN ACTION IN NEW [...] (C) On February 11, Emboff delivered Sudan action demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, head of department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said that Mozambique "had no philosophical disagreement" with the concept of an African Union-United Nation [...] |
2005-02-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM ETTC PREL KPKO MZ ETRAD |
| 05MAPUTO208 |
MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART II) [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (U) This message reports biographical data for key ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. The message follows biodata presented in reftel A. Biod [...] |
2005-02-15 12:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO219 |
FORMER INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN THE NEW MOZAMBICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-17 10:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO23 |
BLUE LANTERN OFFICER - MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KSEP MZ ETCC |
| 05MAPUTO230 |
NOMINATION FOR POLITICAL LES/FSNS TRAINING [...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Pervious Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: Cynthia Brown, Econ/Pol Officer, [...] |
2005-02-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN MZ PGOV |
| 05MAPUTO232 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...] |
2005-02-18 10:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO248 |
GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...] |
2005-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO25 |
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT GUEBUZA ON OPIC- [...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC-supported investor Dave Herbert continues to be under threat from a claimant to the land on which his Nyati Beach Lode is located. It appears that plans by the claimant to take possession of the lodge and evict guests on December 31 were frustrated when the Minister of Inte [...] |
2005-01-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ OPIC |
| 05MAPUTO255 |
MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE [...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...] |
2005-02-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO257 |
MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART III) [...] (U) This is the third message in a series of biographical reports on cabinet ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy contacts. ----------------- Table of Contents ------- [...] |
2005-02-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO262 |
MOZAMBIQUE CONTACTS: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel request, Post recommends the following Mozambican private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Sergio Chitara Executive Director, Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA) Tel. (+258)-1-311-734/5 Fax. ( [...] |
2005-02-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD KTDB MZ OPIC USTR WTO |
| 05MAPUTO275 |
INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique made limited progress in expanding trade and investment under AGOA during 2004, but has potential to expand AGOA-related exports next year, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. There were AGOA success stories in 2004, such as Indian Ocean [...] |
2005-03-01 10:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD MZ AGOA |
| 05MAPUTO288 |
MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON PRESIDENT GUEBUZA [...] (SBU) Armando Emilio Guebuza was born January 20, 1943 in Murrupula, Nampula province. His father was a member of the Ronga ethnic group (from the Maputo area) and his mother (still living) is Makua (from Nampula). At a young age, his family moved to Maputo, where Guebuza grew up. While attend [...] |
2005-03-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO305 |
2005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...] |
2005-03-04 09:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD |
| 05MAPUTO308 |
U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS [...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...] |
2005-03-07 09:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 05MAPUTO310 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...] |
2005-03-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO313 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA REPLACES CHISSANO AS FRELIMO [...] (U) On March 4, FRELIMO's Central Committee announced that former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano had voluntarily stepped down from his post as president of the ruling FRELIMO party. Shortly thereafter, Mozambique's newly-elected President Armando Guebuza was named his successor by the 1 [...] |
2005-03-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PINR MZ FRELIMO |
| 05MAPUTO321 |
MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...] |
2005-03-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI |
| 05MAPUTO322 |
MOZAMBIQUE: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROVOKES MOSTLY [...] (U) The recently released 2004 Human Rights Report chapter on Mozambique has received mostly favorable attention in the local press and provoked considerable discussion in the media over human rights concerns in the country. On March 4 the state-run daily Noticias ran a story over an interview [...] |
2005-03-09 15:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO345 |
2005 AGOA FORUM INPUT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD MZ AGOA |
| 05MAPUTO354 |
CHILD MARRIAGE IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique's new Family Law, which entered into force in October 2004, sets the minimum age for civil marriage at 21 for those who marry without their parents' consent. Parental consent is compulsory for civil marriage for persons aged 18 through 20. With parental consent and under exceptional [...] |
2005-03-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN MZ |
| 05MAPUTO360 |
MZ - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION COMPLETED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-18 09:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
| 05MAPUTO378 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GATHERING SUPPORT FOR AN [...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's new government is increasingly serious about addressing the issue of trafficking in women and children. At a trafficking in persons luncheon held at the Ambassador's residence on March 16, representatives of key government agencies and local non-governmental organizat [...] |
2005-03-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ |
| 05MAPUTO388 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...] |
2005-03-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO395 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 24 Ambassador LaLime and USAID Director Jay Knott, accompanied by visiting SFRC committee staffer Heather Flynn, paid a courtesy call to Mozambique's new Minister of Justice, Esperanca Machavela. The visit addressed a series of subjects, including the need for anti-traf [...] |
2005-03-24 16:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ |
| 05MAPUTO421 |
MOZAMBIQUE: STAFFDEL FLYNN AND STAFFDEL CHAKA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Minority Staff Member Heather Flynn (March 23-28) and House International Relations Committee Majority and Minority Staff Members Malik Chaka [...] |
2005-04-01 06:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MZ |
| 05MAPUTO434 |
MOZAMBIQUE: POLICE ARREST MEN SELLING A YOUNG BOY, [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - not for placement on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Mozambique continued to take steps in March 2005 to detain potential traffickers and toward upgrading its laws to expressly prohibit trafficking. On March 21 Mozambican police arrested two Mozambican men for t [...] |
2005-04-04 16:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ |
| 05MAPUTO438 |
MOZAMBIQUE - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
| 05MAPUTO439 |
RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANTHONY CARROLL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO MZ ETRD |
| 05MAPUTO450 |
GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET | PREL PTER MZ |
| 05MAPUTO455 |
ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - MZ [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-08 10:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
| 05MAPUTO463 |
EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO CRITICIZES COVERAGE OF [...] The international page of the April 11 edition of the official daily Noticias (circulation 80,000) carried an unattributed story headlined, "U.S. Media Coverage Harmful to Africa - according to Chissano." An informal translation follows: 2. Begin translation: North American media coverage o [...] |
2005-04-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC MZ |
| 05MAPUTO475 |
MOZAMBIQUE -- LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] On April 13, in response to reftel A, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points from reftel B to Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). IACM is the regulatory body for the airline industry in Mozambique, housed within the Ministry of Transportation. Mr [...] |
2005-04-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER MZ EURN |
| 05MAPUTO476 |
MOZAMBIQUE - PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF [...] On April 15, Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira, Head of UN Affairs in the Department of International Organizations at Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu would not be attending the April 28-30 Community of [...] |
2005-04-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO478 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: EC PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MZ UNESCO UN |
| 05MAPUTO51 |
RENAMO TO APPEAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS TO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: After the CNE denied its challenge to the election results, RENAMO will appeal to the Constitutional Council. Party elections director Eduardo Namburete told Charge that Dhlakama would stop emphasizing his (comment: unrealistic) belief that he had won the presidential [...] |
2005-01-07 11:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MZ PGOV PREL RENAMO |
| 05MAPUTO510 |
MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO [...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...] |
2005-04-21 04:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PGOV SMIG MZ |
| 05MAPUTO516 |
MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION [...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...] |
2005-04-22 06:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO537 |
SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES [...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...] |
2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF |
| 05MAPUTO538 |
WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 05MAPUTO545 |
MOZAMBIQUE: REQUEST FOR 2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] Summary. Post requests $20,000 for vocational training of refugees at the Marratane Refugee Camp in Nampula, northern Mozambique. The project will be carried out by World Relief, a NGO that has assisted refugees in Mozambique since 1998. With Ambassador's Fund assistance, World Relief would co [...] |
2005-04-29 09:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF MZ |
| 05MAPUTO552 |
MOZAMBIQUE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TIFA WITH THE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON MZ TIFA |
| 05MAPUTO559 |
MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...] |
2005-05-05 12:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ |
| 05MAPUTO566 |
EMBASSY MAPUTO SMALL PROJECTS FUND FOR [...] The following is response to Action Request (Ref A). 2.-- Project Title: Transit and Reintegration Assistance for Mozambican Women and Children Repatriated from South Africa -- Amount of Funding: 12,000 U.S. dollars -- Implementing Organization: FECIV - Institute for Civic Education -- Exp [...] |
2005-05-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCRM KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG ASEC MZ |
| 05MAPUTO603 |
POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS [...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA), a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...] |
2005-05-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA |
| 05MAPUTO612 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ICJ DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MZ UNSC UNGA |
| 05MAPUTO617 |
ALLEGED CHILD TRAFFICKING FROM MOZAMBIQUE TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A South African NGO, Amazing Grace Children's Center, based in the town of Malelane near the border with Mozambique, is sheltering half a dozen children that appear to have been trafficked from Mozambique into South Africa. This Center says it has been working with trafficking v [...] |
2005-05-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ SF WZ |
| 05MAPUTO647 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3 [...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...] |
2005-05-25 04:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ |
| 05MAPUTO653 |
MOZAMBIQUE - RIVAL AIRLINES VIE FOR DOMESTIC MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing fare war between government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) and upstart private airline Air Corridor has quickly turned Mozambique from one of the most expensive places in Africa for domestic flights to one of the cheapest. While consumers benefit, the highly [...] |
2005-05-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD MZ |
| 05MAPUTO655 |
MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...] |
2005-05-26 11:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO |
| 05MAPUTO656 |
CC MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL [...] On May 24 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated that the GRM would consider support for further reductions if it could be assured that cuts would not negatively impact assistance programs. Caifaz stated he would share [...] |
2005-05-26 11:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB MZ ILO |
| 05MAPUTO681 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO WINS MAYORAL BY-ELECTION; [...] (U) The ruling Frelimo party came out ahead of Renamo, the lead opposition party, in the May 21 by-election for mayor in the northern town of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. According to official results released on May 26 the Frelimo candidate, Amadeu Pedro, won with 53 percent (5,2 [...] |
2005-05-31 08:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL MZ RENAMO FRELIMO |
| 05MAPUTO682 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...] |
2005-06-01 05:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS |
| 05MAPUTO692 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA'S 100-DAY VICTORY LAP [...] (SBU) President Guebuza has spent the first 100 days in office traveling the length of the country, bolstering support for himself and the ruling party, Frelimo. In public addresses he has held firm to the themes of his campaign promise to alleviate poverty, combat corruption and eliminate bur [...] |
2005-06-03 10:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MZ KCOR HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
| 05MAPUTO7 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...] |
2005-01-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO702 |
MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S [...] (SBU) Newly elected Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is one of five African heads of state to visit Washington on June 13 to participate in a joint meeting with President Bush. We understand the Department is considering a separate meeting for President Guebuza with Secretary Rice. [...] |
2005-06-06 15:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MZ |
| 05MAPUTO725 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...] |
2005-06-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BR MZ |
| 05MAPUTO726 |
MOZAMBIQUE - PETROLEUM EXPLORATION RIGHTS INTEREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GRM will open a bidding round in July for deepwater exploration rights off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Two American companies, Anadarko and Vanco, have indicated to the Embassy and the GRM that they believe the region may have oil, and plan to enter b [...] |
2005-06-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ |
| 05MAPUTO73 |
COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...] |
2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL MZ |
| 05MAPUTO74 |
DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...] |
2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ |