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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1929 |
SHIRBRIG SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA/ERITREA PEACE: DUTCH [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-27 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MARR ER ET NL UNSC |
| 02ANKARA8620 |
DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FOOD CRISIS IN HORN OF AFRICA [...] EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for International Relations Osman Paksut on November 26. Paksut said Turkey's Embassy in Addis Ababa had kept the Ministry informed of the developing food crisis, but the MFA had not yet made any decisions about whether it cou [...] |
2002-11-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL ER ET TU |
| 02ROME4613 |
GOI: IF WE SANCTION ZIMBABWE, WHY NOT ERITREA? [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY-EQUIVALENT CABRAS REF A DEMARCHE ENJOINING THE EU SIPDIS NOT TO INVITE ZIMBABWE TO ITS FALL MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY [...] |
2002-09-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PHUM KDEM ZI ER IT SADC |
| 02ROME5624 |
ITALY ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, SOMALIA, ERITREA, COTE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 14, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA BRUNO CABRAS GAVE A READOUT OF THE EU-SADC MEETING, WHICH FOCUSED ON ZIMBABWE AND MADE NO PROGRESS; REQUESTED THAT THE SUDAN "TROIKA" BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE GOI; ARGUED FOR G [...] |
2002-11-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI SU SO ER IV ET IT |
| 02ROME5937 |
DUTCH QUESTIONS ON FOOD CRISIS IN THE HORN OF [...] USMISSION PROVIDES A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A, RELATED TO THE LOCAL AVAILABIITY OF FOOD RESOURCES FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE FOOD AID PIPELINE FOR ETHIOPIA IN EARLY 2003. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- -------------- QUE [...] |
2002-12-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU ER ET NL WFP UN |
| 03ROME208 |
MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...] |
2003-01-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN |
| 03ROME2151 |
EAST AFRICA: NIO HOUDEK'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 9 CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (NIO) FOR AFRICA AMB. ROBERT HOUDEK FOUND A BROAD IDENTITY OF VIEWS WITH ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AMB. BRUNO CABRAS AND EAST AFRICA OFFICE DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE. CABRAS AGREED WITH HOUDEK [...] |
2003-05-16 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ER ET PREL UNSCER UNSC |
| 03SANAA476 |
DEPSECDEF WOLFOWITZ LETTER TO PRESIDENT SALEH [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MARR ER YM |
| 04ASMARA192 |
ERITREA: COMMENTS ON ISLAMIC EXTREMISM [...] (C) POLOFF MET IN EARLY FEBRUARY WITH MUHYADIN SHENGEB, HEAD OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF ERITREAN YOUTH AND STUDENTS (NUEYS) TO DISCUSS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES AFFECTING ERITREAN YOUTH. SHENGEB SAID THAT, ALTHOUGH CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM RELATIONS ARE "CORRECT" IN ERITREA, THERE ARE EXTREMI [...] |
2004-02-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR ER |
| 04DJIBOUTI1189 |
ETHIOPIAN PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-12 11:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1543 |
PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, [...] (C) In a meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2 on other matters (reviewed septels), Ambassador also sought Guelleh's views on regional Horn of Africa developments. Topics covered included the new Ethiopian five-point peace proposal, Eritrean isolation and meddling in Darfur, Li [...] |
2004-12-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PBTS DJ SO ET ER |
| 04DJIBOUTI1619 |
SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-26 05:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI413 |
IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SEES NO CONCLUSIVE [...] (C) Ambassador Attalah Bashir Hamed, Head of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, cites two problems confronting IGAD after the SIPDIS March 12 Ministerial Facilitation Committee Meeting on Somalia Reconciliation, and in the wake of the March 22 follow-up mini [...] |
2004-03-21 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS ET ER LY DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI734 |
CJTF HOA COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: For President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti's participation in the Global War on Terrorism is "an honor." He wants an end to conflict and hostility in the Horn of Africa region and is working directly with the President of the African Union to bring about a face to face meeting [...] |
2004-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ET ER IS DJ |
| 04PARIS9133 |
FRANCE AND EAST AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. France's principal long-term concern in East Africa is the management of its relations with Djibouti where it maintains a large permanent military presence. The crisis in Darfur has prompted a more active French policy with regard to Sudan, but it remains largely a "Chad problem" [...] |
2004-12-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM DJ ER ET KE SO SU TZ UG XW XA FR |
| 04ROME3567 |
ITALY-ERITREA: MESSAGE ON BORDER ISSUE FALLS ON [...] (U) Fabrizio Pignatelli, MFA East Africa Office Director, briefed PolOff on the recent meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Eritrean Foreign Minister Ali Said Abdella. Pignatelli said that the ministers focused primarily on the peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia [...] |
2004-09-17 06:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ET ER IT UNMEE |
| 04SANAA2942 |
VP HADI SHARES ROYG CONCERNS ABOUT ERITREA [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi convoked Ambassador on November 23 to express ROYG concerns over a November 21 exchange of gunfire between Yemeni troops and four suspected Eritrean military boats off the Yemeni Hunaish Islands. Hadi pressed Ambassador for information on wha [...] |
2004-11-24 10:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL MOPS ER YM |
| 04SANAA3144 |
NEW CHAPTER IN YEMEN-ERITREA RELATIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 8-10 visit to Sanaa by Eritrean president Isayas Afewerki is being touted as marking "a new page" in Yemen-Eritrea relations. Since a fishing dispute over the Hunaish Islands erupted into armed conflict in 1995, Yemen-Eritrea relations have been icy. Although the [...] |
2004-12-22 07:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER ET YM HOA |
| 04SANAA3153 |
DEMARCHE ON DARFUR FOR VIP VISITORS TO SUDAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi on December 25. (Note: Foreign Minister Qirbi has already departed for Khartoum. End Note.) 2. (C) Emphasizing that the government of Sudan has repeatedly violated its pledges to the AU to cease offensi [...] |
2004-12-26 12:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL ER ET DEMARCHE |
| 04SANAA3168 |
SALEH PLAYING HOA STATESMAN, WANTS USG STATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. Immediately following his return from the Sanaa Forum for Cooperation in Khartoum, Foreign Minister Qirbi convoked Charge on December 28 to ask for U.S. political support for a number of initiatives endorsed by the participan [...] |
2004-12-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ODIP ER ET SU YM |
| 04THEHAGUE1845 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RABTA [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of EC-37, delegation has been working closely with UK, Italy, and Libya, to facilitate and garner support for Libya's proposed change to the Verification Annex of the CWC, to enable the conversion of its former CW production facility at Rabta. In particular the delegati [...] |
2004-07-22 14:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AG CM ER UK IT KE MO SF TS YM SU GM FR GR KS CWC |
| 05ADDISABABA3401 |
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: NORWEGIAN THOUGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Oslo would support renewed, public USG engagement to resolve the political stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea over the border dispute, Norwegian Ambassador and General Jan Erik Wilhelmsen told Charge September 23. However, Norway would also advise the U.S. not to repeat the [...] |
2005-09-27 10:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO NO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3599 |
ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told AF DAS Don Yamamoto that Eritrean President Isaias was seeking to prod U.S. action on the border issue through his recent ban on UNMEE helicopter flights. Meles said he did not expect Isaias to attack, but could not afford to allow Ethiopia's election dispute to dra [...] |
2005-10-17 08:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PTER ET ER UN EE BORDER ELEC UNREST |
| 05ADDISABABA3619 |
UNMEE OFFICIALS GIVE ADVICE FOR NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMEE Deputy Head Azouz Ennifar and his political aide told the Charge that any new UN envoy on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue should come to the parties with concrete proposals for resolving the conflict and avoid media attention during initial phases of his work. New economic [...] |
2005-10-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER UN EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3657 |
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: UNMEE FEARS MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: UNMEE officials told Charge on October 20 that they fear the Eritrean Government will continue to impose new restrictions on its operations in order to increase pressure on the international community to force Ethiopian compliance with the EEBC border decision. UNMEE warned of th [...] |
2005-10-21 09:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PINS MARR MOPS KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA3725 |
UNITED NATIONS REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO MONITOR [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks Department's guidance in responding to the UN's request for satellite imagery of the Ethiopia-Eritrean border area, conveyed on October 26 by the UNMEE SRSG to Charge (see paragraph 8). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's restrictions on UNMEE operations within the TS [...] |
2005-10-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MOPS MARR KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA3747 |
ETHIOPIA CALLS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE [...] (C) On November 1, Mr. Grum Abay, the MFA's Director General for Europe and America, presented Charge and P/E Counselor with the text of a letter dated October 31, addressed by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin to the members of the UN Security Council and to UN SYG Annan. Grum underscored the n [...] |
2005-11-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3760 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES SAYS UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles contended that the drafted UNSC resolution on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border would jeopardize any chance of a peaceful settlement. Isaias would be emboldened -- and "rewarded for his "blackmail" -- by getting a Security Council endorsement of demarcation of the [...] |
2005-11-03 16:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3770 |
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UNMEE'S WITHDRAWAL COULD PROMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE DSRSG Amb. Azouz Ennifar does not foresee the imminent outbreak of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and dismisses recent public statements by UN officials in New York and Asmara as overly alarming. On the other hand, UNMEE itself could precipitate armed confrontat [...] |
2005-11-07 06:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3782 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES SECURITY ADVISOR ON BORDER CRISIS, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNREST ISLAMISTS |
| 05ADDISABABA3837 |
UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...] |
2005-11-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3864 |
ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER VOICES CONCERN ON UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu summoned the Charge Nov. 15 to pass a copy of a letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin to UN Security Council President Denisov on the Council's pending resolution regarding the Ethio-Eritrean border. Tekeda argued tha [...] |
2005-11-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO PGOV ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3930 |
ETHIOPIAN MILITARY OCCUPIES FORMER UNMEE OUTPOST [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations officials will publicly announce today that Ethiopia has violated the 2000 cessation of hostilities agreement, by occupying a strategic former UNMEE observation post within the Temporary Security Zone that provides access to Assab. UNMEE military observers abandon [...] |
2005-11-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3984 |
ETHIOPIA: PM MELES WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: PM Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto Nov. 29 that Ethiopia welcomed increased USG engagement on Somalia. He called the rise of extremism in Somalia the greatest long-term security threat to the region, but said there was still time to address it before the danger increased. M [...] |
2005-11-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER SO SOMALIA |
| 05ADDISABABA3998 |
AF DAS YAMAMOTO AND AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON [...] (C) Summary: During a November 28 meeting with AF DAS Donald Yamamoto, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare voiced concern that lack of progress on the internal political crisis in Ethiopia could push the country to war with Eritrea over the unresolved border issue. H [...] |
2005-12-01 13:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ER SO ET AF UNION EE BORDER SOMALIA |
| 05ADDISABABA4000 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES DISCUSSES BORDER ISSUE WITH DAS [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto and Charge Huddleston November 29, that the time is not yet ripe to move forward on the boundary dispute with Eritrea. The Prime Minister said he would not send a team to attend a meeting called by the EEBC, but was not [...] |
2005-12-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4044 |
ERITREAN UNMEE EJECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM ADDIS [...] (C) On December 7, NATO ambassadors met to review with UNMEE deputy Amb. Ennifar the Eritrean decision to order the withdrawal of US, Canadian, European and Russian staff from UNMEE within ten days. Amidst considerable hand-wringing, there was consensus that -- as per reftel -- the internatio [...] |
2005-12-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4046 |
UNMEE OFFICIALS AWAITING GUIDANCE ON ERITREA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's demand that American, Canadian, and European (including Russian) UNMEE staff depart within 10 days could affect Ethiopia's previous commitment to withdraw troops from the border, senior UNMEE officials say. UNMEE is awaiting guidance from New York on whether to comply w [...] |
2005-12-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA4066 |
MELES ON THE E/E BORDER - ETHIOPIA WILL RE-DEPLOY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CJTF-HOA Commander General Ghormley and Ambassador concerning expansion of civil affairs projects in the Ogaden, Prime Minister Meles provided us with a read out on the border situation. He said that Isaias is sending signals to the US and the UN because he want [...] |
2005-12-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4187 |
UNMEE TRANSFERS STAFF TO ETHIOPIA TO AVERT [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE has "temporarily" transferred 80 personnel from Eritrea to Ethiopia, in order to comply with Eritrea's demand that U.S., Canadian, European, and Russian staff depart Eritrea. While acknowledging the transfer of civilian administrative staff (e.g., handling personnel and te [...] |
2005-12-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 05ADDISABABA4223 |
AU BUREAU DIRECTOR ON U.S.-AU RELATIONS, AU [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) welcomes plans to enhance U.S.-AU relations and is willing to work with the USG on privileges and immunities for a U.S. Ambassador to the AU, AU Bureau of the Chairperson Director Mamadou Lamine Diallo told PolEconCouns and Poloff December 27. The AU plans [...] |
2005-12-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU AU ER ET |
| 05CAIRO4360 |
SUDAN: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND THE [...] (C) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) officials confirmed June 7 that negotiations would commence June 12 in Cairo between the NDA leadership and senior Government of Sudan (GOS) officials. The negotiations will cover political and security issues and are scheduled to be completed by June 18 [...] |
2005-06-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM EG SU ER |
| 05DARESSALAAM2339 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...] |
2005-12-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP FRAZER |
| 05DJIBOUTI1208 |
ETHIOPIAN PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Ethiopian Embassy in the following Ethiopian diplomatic passport has been lost and should invalid: Name: Biruk Ketema Yadeta Passport No: DOO2812 RAGSDALE [...] |
2005-12-08 07:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI193 |
COMMENTS ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA SITUATION FROM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met 23 February with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request, to discuss several issues, including the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue, Djibouti's relationship with France, the recent visit of President Guelleh to Qatar, and Millennium Challenge Acc [...] |
2005-02-27 12:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ ET ER |
| 05DJIBOUTI205 |
SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Sudanese Embassy in Djibouti that the following Sudanese Diplomatic passport has been lost and should be considered invalid: Name: Al-Hassan Ahmed Passport No: 646 Issued: 11 Feb 1992. Ragsdale [...] |
2005-03-01 03:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI215 |
SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Sudanese Embassy in Djibouti that the following Sudanese Diplomatic passport has been lost and should be considered invalid: Name: Mohamed Al-Amin Osman Mohamed Passport No: 7620 Issued: Dec. 12, 2003 RAGSDALE [...] |
2005-03-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI959 |
UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT REVOKED ASYLUM STATUS [...] (U) Summary. On September 20 UNHCR Country Representative met wi Ambassador and ConOff to raise concerns about refugees in Djibouti. September 14 refugees in the transit camp of Aour Aoussa were alleged that they had 36 hours to leave. UNHCR was most concerned about Erit Ethiopian refugees w [...] |
2005-09-29 04:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL DJ ET ER SO |
| 05DJIBOUTI961 |
UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT REVOKED [...] (U) Summary. On September 20 UNHCR Country Representative met with Ambassador and ConOff to raise concerns about refugees in Djibouti. On September 14 refugees in the transit camp of Aour Aoussa were allegedly told that they had 36 hours to leave. UNHCR was most concerned about Eritrean and [...] |
2005-09-29 06:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL DJ ET ER SO |
| 05SANAA577 |
YEMEN: SYRIA OUT OF LEBANON, IN DUE TIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi on March 11. Ambassador conveyed the U.S. demand for full compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for a complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, including the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) pr [...] |
2005-03-13 15:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER OVIP LE SY ET ER YM DEMARCHE |
| 05SOFIA1101 |
BULGARIA: ANOTHER SCOLDING ON ARMS DEALS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Milkov confirmed in a meeting with Ambassador on June 14 that Bulgaria sold 100 T-55 tanks to Eritrea. According to Milkov, the GOB has not approved further military sales to Eritrea after this delivery in 2005 and insisted that the GOB now [...] |
2005-06-21 06:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ETTC ER ET BU |
| 06ADDISABABA1284 |
DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...] |
2006-05-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1600 |
ETHIOPIA: GOE CONSIDERS JUNE 15 EEBC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda told Charge June 12 that the GOE did not understand why the June 15 EEBC meeting was being held, and predicted that the likely outcome would be conflict, if not a total breakdown in the current EEBC process. He asked that the USG consider p [...] |
2006-06-12 15:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1607 |
ETHIOPIA: GOE OPPOSES ACCOMMODATION WITH SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge June 12 the GOE was concerned that USG "feelers" to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Mogadishu could affect that attitudes of other players, including the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Tekeda bemoaned the fact that many a [...] |
2006-06-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1612 |
ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...] |
2006-06-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1634 |
ETHIOPIA: PM MELES ON SOMALIA, ERITREA BORDER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Hunt June 13 that Ethiopia would not take military action against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia unless the ICU moved against Baidoa, which the PM did not expect them to do. Meles said the Transi [...] |
2006-06-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL ASEC MARR KPKO ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA1641 |
ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ETHIOPIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), Ethiopia remains in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1640. UNMEE is more concerned about Eritrean activities than continued Ethiopian troop movements and training. A Defense Attache c [...] |
2006-06-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1763 |
ETHIOPIA: ANALYSIS OF OLF CONNECTIONS TO TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to reftel request for intel analysis on the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Post has gathered information from local sources, including clandestine reports, to respond to the questions posed. The information collected suggests that the OLF has, and continues to, support [...] |
2006-06-28 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1870 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES ENGAGES PARLIAMENT IN FINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his final address to parliamentarians prior to their summer recess, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi gave a wide-ranging overview of his governmentQs accomplishments and the political and economic progress in Ethiopia over the last year. He highlighted that the recent multi-par [...] |
2006-07-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1951 |
ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Neither host government, local media nor NGOs report any significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and UNMEE headquarters report several dozen children born out of wedlock who have all [...] |
2006-07-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2093 |
SOMALI TFG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION, DEFECTIONS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the last three days, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has weathered the assassination of one government minister, the resignation of nearly 20 others, and a no-confidence vote by 49 per cent of its parliamentarians. According to Somalia's PermRep to the Afric [...] |
2006-07-31 16:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR KPKO AU SO ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2178 |
ETHIOPIAN MILITARY ASSESSES BORDER SITUATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's senior military officer, Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus, expressed concern that Eritrea, Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), and Ethiopian insurgent groups are collaborating to destabilize Ethiopia. Ethiopia plans to train troops for Somal [...] |
2006-08-09 15:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2504 |
ETHIOPIA: UNMEE PUSHES FOR CONTINUATION OF MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar briefed representatives of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council September 12 on the status of the mission's downsizing efforts and recommended an [...] |
2006-09-14 11:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2525 |
ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told visiting AF DAS Yamamoto Sept. 12 that his ruling coalition was developing a new strategy to deal with Eritrea's "proxy war" with Ethiopioa in Somalia. He also suggested that the Government of Sudan was reluctant to allow a transition to a UN peac [...] |
2006-09-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SO SU |
| 06ADDISABABA2526 |
ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY MINISTER TEKEDA TALKS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told AF DAS Yamamoto Sept. 16 that although the GOE does not see increased risk of conflict with Eritrea, it nevertheless would prefer a six-month extension of UNMEE. In Somalia, the GOE now hopes only to contain the Council of Islamic Courts [...] |
2006-09-16 13:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MOPS AU ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2572 |
ETHIOPIA: GENERALS' DEFECTION MAY SIGNAL DEEPER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent defections of senior Oromo military officers have shaken the Ethiopian military establishment. Brigadier General Kemal Gelchu of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) defected to Eritrea on Aug 8, taking as many as two hundred soldiers and lower level officers with [...] |
2006-09-21 13:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2609 |
ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R. [...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...] |
2006-09-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2674 |
ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TEKEDA ON ERITREA, SOMALIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda told the Charge that the ruling EPRDF had not adopted any significant new policies toward Eritrea at its annual conference in late September. He also said the GOE was not concerned about further expansion of the Islamic Courts in Somalia -- as long [...] |
2006-10-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM SO ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2708 |
ETHIOPIA: RECENT BOMBINGS BLAMED ON OROMOS [...] (S) SUMMARY A series of explosions were reported in Addis Ababa on September 16, killing three individuals. The GoE announced that the bombs went off while being assembled, and that the three dead were terrorists from the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) with links to the Oromo National [...] |
2006-10-06 08:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2775 |
AFRICAN UNION DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka underscored the need for a robust U.N. mandate for peacekeeping in Sudan, noting that the AU lacked the resources to sustain an operation in Darfur and therefore sought to transfer responsibility to the international [...] |
2006-10-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MASS AU SO SU ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2793 |
ETHIOPIA: ERITREAN ARMORED FORCES INITIATE [...] (S) SUMMARY. AS OF MID-DAY ON 16 OCTOBER 2006, ERITREAN ARMORED FORCES HAD INITIATED BATTALION-SIZE MOVEMENT INTO THE UNITED NATIONS TEMPORARY SECURITY ZONE (TSZ) IN THE VICINITY OF OM HAJER (BR 468 858); MALUBA (CNA), BARENTU (CS 583 570), KARAKASH (CS 633 656) AND SHAMBIKO (CS 745 515). NO E [...] |
2006-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2810 |
ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ACTION NECESSARY TO PREVENT [...] (C) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar invited representatives of the United Nations Security Council permanent members to a briefing October 17 to discuss Eritrea's movement into the temporary security zon [...] |
2006-10-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2818 |
ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ON ERITREA INCURSION, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge and United Kingdom Ambassador Bob Dewar October 18 that he had "absolutely no concern" about Eritrea's incursion into the TSZ and Ethiopia would not be provoked into action. He said that Ethiopia will continue to monitor the border, [...] |
2006-10-18 14:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2832 |
ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM REACTS TO CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge October 20 that the statement from the Somalia Contact Group was positive in that it confirmed the international community's support of the TFG, but it would have been better if the contact group had publicly supported a partial lif [...] |
2006-10-20 12:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2901 |
ETHIOPIA: SIMULTANEOUS STRUGGLES FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia currently finds itself engaged in simultaneous struggles for democratization and security amid extremely difficult circumstances. Eritrea is providing material support to both the GOE's internal opponents and its newest external nemesis, the Council of Islamic Courts (CI [...] |
2006-10-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2910 |
ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...] |
2006-11-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2921 |
PUNTLAND VICE PRESIDENT URGES SUPPORT FOR SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Puntland Vice President Hassan Dahir Mahamud blamed Islamic extremists in Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) for fanning Ethio-Somali tensions in order to destabilize Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. He claimed that the current (EPRDF) GOE had done much to reduce [...] |
2006-11-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS MASS KPKO ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2927 |
ETHIOPIA: SFRC STAFFER PHELAN VISIT TOUCHES ON WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings during a visit to Ethiopia, SFRC Staffer Phelan inquired about issues at the forefront of Ethiopian politics ) engagement in Somalia and progress in deepening democracy. Regarding Somalia, Phelan was told by GoE officials that Ethiopia is ready to eliminate [...] |
2006-11-03 09:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3012 |
ETHIOPIA: FM SEYOUM ASKS WITNESSES TO STOP EEBC [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOE Foreign Minister Seyoum summoned representatives from the permanent five members (P-5) of the UN Security Council and Witnesses to the Algiers Accords to a meeting Nov. 14 to denounce the plans of the Eritrean-Ethiopian Boundary Commission (EEBC) to complete demarcation the b [...] |
2006-11-14 17:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS UNSC ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3114 |
ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ABOUT DIALOGING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Vicki Huddleston on November 20 (during a farewell call) that Ethiopia preferred to dialogue with the CIC rather than enter into armed conflict. Tekeda said that Ethiopia had invited the CIC to talks in Addis Ababa, and the "ball was now [...] |
2006-11-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA3115 |
ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS AUTHORIZATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a remarkable session on Nov. 23, Prime Minister Meles asked Parliament to approve a resolution stating Ethiopia's desire for peaceful relations with Somalia, but authorizing "any measures necessary" to respond to the Council of Islamic Court's (CIC) declared jihad against Ethi [...] |
2006-11-28 10:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL ASEC ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3206 |
ETHIOPIA: PM MELES MEETS WITH FMR SECSTATE [...] (SBU) Summary. While visiting Addis Ababa to promote the UNDP's Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi December 1 to discuss Ethiopia's support of the Commission and her concern about the deterioratin [...] |
2006-12-06 06:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA3211 |
ETHIOPIA GIRDS FOR HIGH-RISK IN SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Indications suggest that Ethiopia is preparing to increase its military involvement in Somalia in the coming weeks. The GOE feels ever more compelled to intervene in southern Somalia to counter what it sees as the growing threat of an extremist Islamic regime in Mogadishu that [...] |
2006-12-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | MOPS PREL PGOV PINS ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3240 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES ALTERS STANCE ON MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Recent U.S. visitors to Ethiopia have advocated a message of caution to Prime Minister Meles and raised potential consequences of Ethiopian deployment of troops in possible military action in Somalia. While Meles has consistently underscored the threat of al-Shabaab and other ex [...] |
2006-12-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KISL KPKO ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3249 |
ETHIOPIA: SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition parliamentarians told visiting U.S. Senator Feingold that they are still waiting for the GoE to address key democratic reforms during the ongoing inter-party dialogue. Opposition leaders bemoaned the divide that has grown between their parties in Ethiopia and former [...] |
2006-12-11 08:19:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA385 |
A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...] |
2006-02-08 05:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA419 |
UNMEE SRSG ADVOCATES REDUCING UNMEE TO "TOKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea continues to restrict freedom of movement by UNMEE MILOBs within the Temporary Security Zone, and to flaunt previously agreed upon protocols relating to UNMEE's right to challenge and inspect police and militia within the TSZ, according to UNMEE SRSG Legwaila. Such restr [...] |
2006-02-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA615 |
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TEKEDA ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Ethiopia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda and Charge had a good exchange on the question of Ethiopia's attendance at the March 10 EEBC meeting with Tekeda promising to consider responding favorably to the EEBC invitation but with a caveat that the fi [...] |
2006-03-01 10:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA897 |
PM MELES TO DAS YAMAMOTO: STAY ENGAGED ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Yamamoto and party met with Prime Minister Meles for over two hours on March 30. Meles asked the U.S. to stay engaged on the border "for the long term;" reiterated that dialogue is needed for lasting peace; and said that Ethiopia is "uncomfortable" with the Ethiopian-Eritrean [...] |
2006-04-04 09:58:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | ER ET PGOV PREL |
| 06ADDISABABA941 |
ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin hailed the importance of U.S. engagement in addressing Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, but voiced continued concern about Eritrean intentions and the presence of Eritrean troops in the Temporary Security Zone, where UNMEE had become "a hostage." FM Seyou [...] |
2006-04-07 09:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA945 |
DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...] |
2006-04-11 08:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ASMARA1001 |
GSE DETAINS ERITREAN JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of November, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) has detained at least nine employees of the Ministry of Information (MOI). Both the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have picked up the story and publicly com [...] |
2006-11-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ER |
| 06ASMARA1015 |
SAMARITAN'S PURSE,S DRIVERS ARRESTED AND VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary. On November 20, Samaritan's Purse (SP) attempted to transfer eight vehicles, including two trucks, to the Beja Relief Organization (BRO) in Telkuk in Eastern Sudan. During the transport, the police forced the drivers to return to Asmara. In Asmara, the drivers and the local sup [...] |
2006-11-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EAID ER SU |
| 06ASMARA1034 |
PFDJ POLITICAL CHIEF ON DARFUR, SOMALIA AND THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) Political Director Yemane Ghebreab on December 12. On Sudan, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) remains hopeful - unrealistically so it appears for now ) that it may still play a role in helping to [...] |
2006-12-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KREC ER |
| 06ASMARA1035 |
GSE ARRESTS THE PARENTS AND SPOUSES OF NATIONAL [...] (U) Continuing its intimidation tactics, the Government of Eritrea(GSE) has initiated a large scale round-up of the parents and spouses of Eritreans who have escaped from Eritrea. On December 8, within Asmara and in nearby towns, the GSE commenced nighttime roundups of family members of indiv [...] |
2006-12-15 08:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ER |
| 06ASMARA1051 |
ERITREA AND IRAN DISCUSS DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] (C) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) recently announced that it had sent an envoy to Iran to establish formal diplomatic relations and economic ties with Iran. In a December 15 Reuters report, Andeab Meskel, head of the Afro-Asia-Pacific desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] |
2006-12-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IR ER |
| 06ASMARA1058 |
GSE TIGHTENS CONTROL ON OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the middle of November, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) has sought to increase its level of control over the four official religious institutions in Eritrea. The GSE has directed all four institutions ) the Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the [...] |
2006-12-21 14:32:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA1066 |
ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA SKIRMISH AS THE RUMOR MILL [...] (S) Reports of two separate attacks by Eritrean Defense Forces(EDF) on Ethiopian National Defense Forces(ENDF) (Reftel A and B) in the region of the central sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) and the rumors and rumblings in Asmara of an impending war, have increased the level of inte [...] |
2006-12-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV KPKO MARR PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA1072 |
MEMBERS OF UNREGISTERED RELIGIOUS GROUPS ARRESTED [...] During the second week of November, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) orchestrated a large scale campaign to arrest members of the unregistered religious groups in Mendefera, in the heart of the predominantly-Christian central highlands, about 1 hour from Asmara. Initial reports cl [...] |
2006-12-27 11:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA1079 |
UPDATE ON HELEN BERHANE [...] (C) While unconfirmed, post received reports that Helen Berhane crossed the border illegally to Sudan on December 21. British Charge received notification from London on December 23, indicating that the human rights NGO, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) claimed she departed Eritrea and wa [...] |
2006-12-27 14:38:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA1087 |
DEMARCHE TO MFA ON UNSC 1737 [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Andeab Ghebremeskel, on December 28, 2006. Andeab stated that "nuclear issues were not an issue" for Eritrea and that Eritrean-Iranian relations had "little or nothing to do with nuclear issues." A [...] |
2006-12-29 08:23:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PREL PINR ER IR |
| 06ASMARA162 |
DEMARCHE: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 ELECTION [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref a demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas and International Organizations, Ghirmai Ghebremariam on February 9. Ambassador reminded Ghirmai as well that Venezuela was only one of three nations that had opposed the IAEA reporting Iran to the Security Cou [...] |
2006-02-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER |
| 06ASMARA176 |
SRSG LEGWAILA DOWNPLAYS GSE DETENTION OF UNMEE [...] (SBU) SRSG Leqwaila and UNMEE staff members provided an update on detained staff on February 15. They report that 22 staff members (of a total local staff of approximately 200) had been detained but that 11 of those have already been released. Status of another 17 staff members continue to b [...] |
2006-02-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPKO MARR EFIN ET ER |
| 06ASMARA250 |
FROM ROCKS TO RICHES: MINERAL WEALTH IN ERITREA [...] (U) Summary: Biblical tales of wealth from the Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty and stories of old Italian gold mines shape the dreams and expectations of miners in Eritrea. Presently, five foreign companies are in various stages of exploration, some having made significant finds of gold, silve [...] |
2006-03-14 08:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD ER |
| 06ASMARA261 |
ERITREA'S IMPROVED READINESS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since December 2005, Eritrea has developed a response plan to Avian Flu. Established recently, the National Avian Influenza Committee is an inter-ministry collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Health. The Committee aims to r [...] |
2006-03-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CASC AMED AEMR EAGR EAID KSCA PREL ER |
| 06ASMARA275 |
PATRIARCH'S DEPOSAL CONFIRMED [...] (C) Eritrean Orthodox Church Administrator General Yofthahe Dimetros confirmed today the removal of Abune Antonios as the church's patriarch.(Reftel) According to the GSE-appointed Yofthahe, the Holy Synod voted to depose the Patriarch citing religious differences and claiming the Patriarch h [...] |
2006-03-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA280 |
DON'T WANT IT, DON'T NEED IT: GSE ASKS THREE MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In letters dated March 20, the Government of Eritrea(GSE) informed three NGOs, Concern, Accord and Mercy Corps, that they had not met the requirements for their operational permits and that their registration certificates were being revoked. According to the letter they were aske [...] |
2006-03-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ER |
| 06ASMARA317 |
UNMEE Force Commander Cautions Against [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with DAS Don Yamamoto, UNMEE Force Commander Major General Rajender Singh offered a clear and comprehensive technical strategy for the demarcation process. Operating on the principle that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed", Singh also argued that [...] |
2006-04-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA323 |
CAMEL AIRWAYS: IS THERE HUMAN SMUGGLING IN [...] (C) As the situation in Eritrea further deteriorates and GSE restrictions tighten, increasingly Eritreans desperately search for a way out. To avoid national service and conscription into the army, many Eritreans are trying to leave. A recent report from the western region of Eritrea regardin [...] |
2006-04-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL CVIS ER |
| 06ASMARA327 |
ERITREAN OPPOSITION GROUP CLAIMS ATTACKS ON [...] (C) During the month of March, individuals claiming to be members of the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama(DMLEK)reportedly carried out several attacks against the Eritrean Defense Forces in the Gash Barka area of western Eritrea. A third country diplomat initially [...] |
2006-04-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ER |
| 06ASMARA339 |
FOOD AID FOR ERITREA: A PENDING CRISIS WITHOUT A [...] (C) With the ever growing humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, concerns over Eritrea's food needs and the Government of the State of Eritrea's (GSE's) plans escalate. Reports from the various regions present a dire picture regarding food security and livestock health. Food remains undi [...] |
2006-04-13 07:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ECON EGAD ER |
| 06ASMARA347 |
ERITREA'S ECONOMY ON THE ROPES; DOES THE GSE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: With telephone outages the norm, electricity essentially rationed, and imports cut to next to nil, Eritrea faces an economic crisis. Since the end of the war with Ethiopia in 2000, Eritrea has maintained a heightened state of national security. For the Government of Eritrea (GSE) [...] |
2006-04-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID EFIN ET ER |
| 06ASMARA354 |
ERITREA TO HOST EASTERN FRONT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: With the announcement that Eritrea will host talks between the Eastern Front and Sudan's Government of National Unity, speculation has risen on whether we may finally see a resolution to instability in eastern Sudan. An Egyptian Diplomat provided additional information on the re [...] |
2006-04-19 12:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA355 |
INFORMATION MINISTER FIRES LATEST SALVO IN GSE ANTI-USG [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. THE UNITED STATES IS "DEMONIZING" PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI AND TRYING TO DESTABILIZE ERITREA, THE ERITREAN MINISTER FOR INFORMATION ALI ABDU TOLD THE ACTING PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DURING RARE MEETING WITH AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL. THE MINISTER RULED OUT COOPERATION ON ANY PUB [...] |
2006-04-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL ER |
| 06ASMARA381 |
GSE CONFIRMS ROLE IN EASTERN FRONT TALKS [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, 2006 Ambassador DeLisi met with PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab to discuss recent news that Eritrea would host negotiations between the Eastern Front and the Government of National Unity (GNU). Ghebreab explained that during his recent visit to Khartoum, the [...] |
2006-04-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA384 |
ERITREA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN'S UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PHUM UNHRC ER |
| 06ASMARA392 |
GSE MAY WISH FOR UNMEE CONFIGURATION TO STAY THE [...] (C) While in the past the GSE openly expressed indifference to UNMEE's headquarters in Asmara and to its operations and staffing, the GSE seems to be sending a different message, via back channels, to UNMEE now. According to UNMEE Political Officer, Bruno Mpondo-Epo, the GSE opposes any change [...] |
2006-05-04 15:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA448 |
DON'T MESS WITH UNMEE'S MANDATE: CHANGES [...] (C) In Asmara, both UNMEE officials and the GSE are sending clear messages that changing UNMEE from a peacekeeping to an observer mission will not be accepted. At the monthly Friends of UNMEE meeting on May 23, Acting SRSG Ennifar and the Force Commander Major General Mohamad Taisir relayed th [...] |
2006-05-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA458 |
GSE REMAINS UNYIELDING IN MEETINGS WITH WFP ON [...] This is an action request. See para 18. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A high-level delegation from WFP/Rome visited Asmara and met with Ministers of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) and donors. The visit was prompted by the issues previously described in Refs A and B. Meeti [...] |
2006-05-31 13:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF EGAD ER ET DJ |
| 06ASMARA467 |
NEXT STEPS ON NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: Following a visit by a Sudanese delegation over Eritrea Independence Day, there has been some movement on the upcoming negotiations between the Government of National Unity (GNU) and Eastern Front. Much, however, remains unresolved. While a date has been set for the upcoming "ta [...] |
2006-06-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA468 |
GSE WILLING TO ACCEPT STARVATION TO BREAK [...] (C) Summary: As tensions rise around food security and the availability of basic food stocks, the GSE appears to be willing to accept malnutrition and even starvation of Eritrean citizen as an acceptable price to pay in breaking a "culture of dependency" on food aid. Meanwhile, while food is g [...] |
2006-06-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EGAD ER |
| 06ASMARA489 |
DEMARCATION AND NORMALIZATION: A KERNAL OF HOPE [...] (C) On June 6, MFA Director General for the Americas and UN Ghirmai Ghebremariam requested a meeting with the Ambassador to express GSE concerns about the June 2nd VOA interview of DAS Yamamoto. Ghirmai claimed to be troubled by DAS YamamotoQs statement that the failure of the parties to reso [...] |
2006-06-06 14:56:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ET ER |
| 06ASMARA490 |
GSE ASKS FOR USG ROLE IN EF NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab on June 6, 2006, Ambassador was told that the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to move ahead with planning for preparatory talks on June 13 with the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU). Gh [...] |
2006-06-07 14:26:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA491 |
VILLAGERS DEMAND ANSWERS FROM THE GSE ABOUT [...] (C) Echoing the tactics of the "Madres de Plaza de Mayo" in Buenos Aires in the late 1970s, an estimated 30 to 50 wives and elders from the Debub region came to Asmara last week to inquire of the Office of the President about their missing husbands. The women and elders sought information abo [...] |
2006-06-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ER |
| 06ASMARA492 |
CHINESE COMMERICIAL ACTIVITIES IN ERITREA: GSE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH ER |
| 06ASMARA514 |
OPENING SESSION OF EF/KHT PREPARATORY TALKS [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Ambassador attended the opening session of the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (GNU) preparatory talks held in Asmara at the Eritrean Labor Union Hall. Both the Eastern Front and GNU were fully represented and provided positive statements on the success of [...] |
2006-06-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA515 |
FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...] |
2006-06-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD ECON ER |
| 06ASMARA516 |
Dire Economic Conditions Compel GSE to Court [...] (C) Summary: After two weeks of consultation, the IMF mission team presented a hopeful image for the future as GSE officials offered assurance of GSE interest and commitment to a staff monitored program(SMP) as the first step toward HIPC support for Eritrea. GSE interest is, of course, temper [...] |
2006-06-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PREL ER |
| 06ASMARA517 |
FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...] |
2006-06-15 14:37:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD ECON ER |
| 06ASMARA534 |
President Isaias Excoriates US and "Terrorism [...] (C) In his annual Martyrs' Day speech, President Isaias continued sounding the GSE's public anti-American position. His attacks on the US initiative to resolve the border dispute with Ethiopia have become increasingly public and strident since an early April cabinet meeting. Both indirect and [...] |
2006-06-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA543 |
AMBASSADOR YATES AND GSE TALK ON EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: Following the conclusion of preparatory talks between the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU), Ambassador John Yates had the opportunity to sit down with the Eritrean mediator, PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab, to discuss the just-concluded preliminary roun [...] |
2006-06-26 15:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA552 |
EASTERN FRONT OFFER UP THEIR SIDE [...] (C) Summary: On June 22, Ambassador John Yates met with the leadership of the Eastern Front to get a better sense of their negotiating strategy and readiness following the first round of talks. The group explained that their primary goal before talks begin is to build a broadly based consensu [...] |
2006-06-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA553 |
CONTROLLING THE MARKET, CONTROLLING THE PEOPLE: [...] (C) Summary: Taking its ideological cue from the centralized economies it so admires, the GSE, acting through the Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice, established the Hidri Trust in 1994 with the intent of helping society. Hidri, meaning a promise or pact, is, however, an entity shrouded [...] |
2006-06-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA580 |
Eritrea: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE). Three of these claims were reported in previous reports and there is one new claim for 2006. 2. a) Claimant A b) 1998 c) On July 20 [...] |
2006-07-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
| 06ASMARA604 |
LEAD UP TO SECOND ROUND OF EF/KHT [...] (C) Summary: The second round of negotiations between the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU) commenced on July 17, 2006. All sides were very positive on the prospect of reaching a quick settlement to the problems that have beset eastern Sudan. In the lead-up to the second r [...] |
2006-07-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA618 |
ERITREA - HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor (RA) Georgianna Platt traveled to Eritrea June 17-29, 2006 to meet with U.N. agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), OFDA implementing partners and staff of the US Embassy Humanitarian Affairs Unit (HAU) to assess the overall humanitarian situation and impac [...] |
2006-07-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID UN ER |
| 06ASMARA624 |
THE DARFUR BUZZ FROM ASMARA: NO GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Since early June, Embassy Asmara has been following the rumors and activities of key Darfur players in Asmara. PolOff has met with each of the leaders of the newly formed National Redemption Front (NRF) as well as AbdulWahid Nour and his father-in-law Abul Gasem. NRF leaders in [...] |
2006-07-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA625 |
EF/GNU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: REASONABLE [...] (C) Summary: According to both Eastern Front (EF) contacts and Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) officials, there has been reasonable progress on the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (EF/GNU) negotiations so far. The two trickiest issues are no surprise: whether to unify t [...] |
2006-08-01 12:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA636 |
ABDULWAHID DETHRONED? [...] (C) Summary: While no one has publicly denounced the claim made by Ahmed Abdel Shafi in his "Impeachment of President of SLM/A AbdulWahid Mohamed Ahmed Nur," issued on July 28, AbdulWahid and his close advisors seem unwilling to accept their fate. AbdulWahid in a meeting with PolOff on August [...] |
2006-08-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA648 |
DARFUR: ABDEL SHAFI WANTS SLM/A TO REUNITE [...] (C) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/A) defector Ahmed Abdel Shafi and Babikir Abdalla Mohamed requested a meeting with the Embassy on August 8 to discuss the recent press release issued by 32 commanders of the SLM/A, explain the current state of play within the organization and ask fo [...] |
2006-08-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA652 |
ERITREANS JUBILANT AFTER ETHIOPIAN BRIGADIER [...] (C) Celebrations continue in Asmara with military and government officials following the defection of Ethiopian Brigadier General Kemal Geltu with a number of troops on August 9. Previously commander of Ethiopia's 18th Army Division, Geltu is an ethnic Oromo who reportedly was denied a recent [...] |
2006-08-11 10:45:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS ET ER |
| 06ASMARA679 |
EASTERN FRONT/GNU NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED, NO [...] (C) Summary: While the Eastern Front and the Government of Nation Unity(GNU) have both expressed optimism about progress in negotiations since their resumption August 8, outside advisors for the Eastern Front expressed concern about the Eastern Front's capabilities to achieve a fair agreement. [...] |
2006-08-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA690 |
PRESIDENT ISAIAS SPEAKS ON BORDER AND ON REGION [...] Summary: In a speech given August 24 to students in the northern Eritrean town of Nakfa, President Isaias continued to blame the US for lack of progress on border demarcation and insisted that Eritrea will find its own solution to the impasse. In his standard diatribe against the Ethiopian TP [...] |
2006-08-25 08:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA691 |
DIASPORA MEMBERS HARASSED DURING SUMMER VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Every summer the return of the beles, or prickly pears, to streets and villages of Eritrea also mark the return of the other beles, the Eritrean diaspora. While the GSE welcomes the return of the diaspora, and their foreign currency, by sponsoring festivals and events and having [...] |
2006-08-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER |
| 06ASMARA694 |
ONE REPORTED KILLED DURING WEEKEND ROUNDUPS [...] (C) Throughout the weekend, the Eritrean army conducted sweeping round-ups in Asmara. Witnesses to the round-ups reported as many as 200 soldiers in the central market during prime shopping hours on August 26. Soldiers reportedly went in and out of stores and around the open air market aggre [...] |
2006-08-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA698 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHEBREMESKEL DISCUSSES U.S.- [...] (U) Cable includes an action request for AF/E. See para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Charg d,Affaires met with the Director in the Office of the President Yemane Ghebremeskel on August 28, at his request, to discuss the status of the proposed phone call from Secretary Rice and to reiterate a pro [...] |
2006-08-29 13:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA708 |
AMERICAN BABY DETAINED FOR FOUR NIGHTS IN ERITREAN [...] (C) On August 31, Poloff received an inquiry from an American citizen father informing post that his two-month old son and the child,s mother, Senait Solomon, an Eritrean citizen were being detained in Dekemhare, about 40km from Asmara. Upon learning of the detention, Poloff contacted the mot [...] |
2006-09-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER |
| 06ASMARA751 |
NIGHTCLUB GOERS ARRESTED DURING ROUNDUPS IN ASMARA [...] (C) Summary: While few would describe Asmara as the dance hotspot of the Horn of Africa, many club goers may have wished they stayed home during the weekend of September 16. Eritrean authorities conducted simultaneous late-night raids in the nightclubs throughout town as part of what appears t [...] |
2006-09-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA755 |
ERITREA PUBLICLY COMMENTS ON ARRESTED UNMEE STAFF [...] (U) On September 23, Eritrean television news (Eri-TV) publicly commented (The GSE did issue public statements in response to the UN public statement.) on the August arrest of an UNMEE volunteer (UNV) staff member under charges of smuggling. The Eri-TV report claims the UNV admitted to smuggli [...] |
2006-09-25 11:13:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA756 |
OLF CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON ENDF AND RECENT OROMO [...] (C) On September 22, Poloff met with Oromo Liberation Front(OLF) Chairman Daoud Ibsa in Asmara. Daoud provided further insight into the state of affairs of the Ethopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the OLF efforts in Ethiopia, following the September defections of two high level ENDF gene [...] |
2006-09-25 12:09:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KDEM ASEC ET ER |
| 06ASMARA757 |
EASTERN FRONT NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED; OPTIMISM [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations between the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) and Eastern Front (EF) are proceeding apace with the third and final committee currently in session. While the GNU, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) mediator and many in the diplomatic community see [...] |
2006-09-25 12:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SU ER |
| 06ASMARA778 |
GSE CONFISCATES KALE HIWOT CHURCH PROPERTY [...] (C) Continuing the pattern of government control over social institutions, the GSE ordered the confiscation of all of Kale Hiwot,s church property. On September 13, the leader of another unregistered church, Reverend Zecharias Abraham (protect) told Poloff the church received a letter the week [...] |
2006-09-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA787 |
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EASTERN FRONT: SEEKING U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, Poloff met with the three Eastern Front leaders, Dr. Amna Dirar, Musa Muhammed Ahmed and Salim Al-Mabrouk, to discuss the progress of their GSE-mediated negotiations with the GNU. A final agreement is reportedly close. Concerns about implementation are now becom [...] |
2006-09-29 09:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PINR ER SU |
| 06ASMARA793 |
EU REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN BRIEFS ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: On September 29, EU Special Representative for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto briefed the diplomatic community on recent developments in Darfur. Haavisto highlighted the shifting alliances in Darfur and raised concerns over the role of Eritrea in Darfur politics and the creation of the N [...] |
2006-10-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA794 |
ERITREA: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In response to reftel, post provides the short narrative below. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the economy of Eritrea and nearly all of the industries. It shares almost no information on the textile industry, (or other industries) publicly. To the best of post's [...] |
2006-10-03 04:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ER |
| 06ASMARA802 |
EASTERN SUDAN AGREEMENT: TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, the Eastern Front and Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) have agreed in principle to the wealth sharing and security arrangement components of an agreement on the future of eastern Sudan. The parties are finalizing power sharing arrangements, the fina [...] |
2006-10-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU |
| 06ASMARA804 |
PETROL, DIESEL AND COOKING GAS: HOT COMMODITIES IN [...] (U) Summary: Lines snaked through petrol stations over the weekend of September 30, as word of gasoline shortages spread. The mothers of Asmara, who have been increasingly reliant on kerosene for cooking, feared it might be the next fuel to disappear and rushed to stock up, adding to the fuel [...] |
2006-10-06 04:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET ER |
| 06ASMARA814 |
GSE RELEASES DETAINED UN STAFF TO UNMEE CUSTODY [...] (C) On October 4, the GSE released the UN Volunteer(UNV), held since August 28, to United Missions in Eritrea and Ethiopia(UNMEE) security officers. At this time, UNMEE is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of human smuggling. At an UNMEE briefing for diplomatic heads of m [...] |
2006-10-06 08:48:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA815 |
ENERGY IN ERITREA: AN OFF AND ON PROPOSITION [...] (U) Summary: The following cable provides a snapshot of the erratic energy situation in Eritrea from the spring to the present. Resulting from the GSE's strictly controlled economy, a limited supply of hard currency and an opaque and seemingly uncoordinated bureaucracy, uncertainties in power [...] |
2006-10-06 08:50:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET ER |
| 06ASMARA829 |
EASTERN FRONT NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDING [...] (C) Summary: The Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU) initialed the power sharing agreement on October 9. Only the implementation modalities need to be finalized and these are expected to be resolved by October 13. The Eastern Front successfully secured a significant number o [...] |
2006-10-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA830 |
UN SRSG GIVES VIEWS ON ERITREA AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia Francois Lonseny SIPDIS Fall briefed Emboffs October 5 on his meeting with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki and provided his views on the fluid situation in Somalia. Fall ex [...] |
2006-10-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC PINR KPKO ER SO |
| 06ASMARA836 |
ERITREA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following response. The GSE strictly controls the economy of Eritrea. Information is difficult to obtain. The government does not encourage private sector growth and nearly all trade is conducted by the GSE or the government's political party owned [...] |
2006-10-12 07:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ER |
| 06ASMARA838 |
ERITREA'S SUDANESE VENTURE CONTINUES WITH DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Since the visits of Sudanese VP Salva Kiir and a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation in late August, rumors have been circulating about an Eritrean-hosted DPA non-signatories conference. With the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) initiative to host a Darfur meeti [...] |
2006-10-12 13:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA847 |
ERITREA: AGOA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Holly Holzer, Tel: 291-1-12-00-04, Fax: 291-1-12-75-84, email: holzerhc@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's response is keyed to outline provided by AF/EPS. Begin text: Country Background Summary: Eritrea's economic policy continues to be built on a [...] |
2006-10-13 09:17:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AGOA ECON ETRD ER |
| 06ASMARA851 |
ERITREA: BLUE LANTERN REPORT [...] To date, Post has not participated in the Blue Lantern program. Should a request be initiated, post will respond. The Government of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the economy of Eritrea. Information is difficult to obtain. Nearly all trade is conducted by the GSE or the government's political [...] |
2006-10-16 07:24:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ER |
| 06ASMARA856 |
EASTERN SUDAN PEACE AGREEMENT (ESPA) SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: On October 14, 2006, the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) was signed in Asmara, Eritrea. Senior level officials from the region attended the signing ceremony which was presided over by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir and Suda [...] |
2006-10-16 14:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA858 |
PRESIDENT ISAIAS SPEAKS AT SIGNING OF ESPA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU ER |
| 06ASMARA861 |
ERITREA MOVES TROOPS AND ARMOR INTO THE TSZ [...] (C) On the morning of October 16, the GSE moved troops, tanks and heavy equipment transporters into the Western Sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). UNMEE reported at a meeting of the P5 representatives that approximately 1000 troops with 10 tanks had crossed the TSZ checkpoint at Mael [...] |
2006-10-17 14:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPKO UNSC MOPS ER |
| 06ASMARA862 |
HELEN BERHANE IN HOSPITAL AFTER BEING BEATEN [...] (C) Post has confirmed reports that Helen Berhane, noted Eritrean Evangelical Christian gospel singer, is receiving medical treatment at Halibet Hospital in Asmara. The hospital admitted Ms. Berhane after she was severely beaten while detained in the Mai Serwa prison. At this time her condit [...] |
2006-10-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF ER |
| 06ASMARA866 |
ISAIAS: WE COULD WAIT NO LONGER; ERITREA,S TROOPS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA877 |
ERITREA: DETERMINED TO PLAY ON DARFUR MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: Only one day after the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA), Eritrea turned its attention to Darfur, meeting a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation led by Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie and NCP Director of Intelligence and Security Saleh Gosh. Reports i [...] |
2006-10-20 12:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA885 |
ONE KILLED AS ERITREAN INTRUDERS ATTACK UNMEE [...] (C) On October 21 between 20:00 and 21:00, an UNMEE Jordanian soldier shot and killed an Eritrean intruder in the Giega UNMEE camp near Barentu in UN West Sector. The Eritrean, accompanied by two others who managed to escape during the melee, illegally entered the camp by cutting through the [...] |
2006-10-25 16:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV KPKO UNSC PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA888 |
ETHNIC AFAR OPPOSITION GROUP CLAIMS ATTACK ON GSE [...] (U) On September 30, individuals claiming to be members of the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization(RSADO) reportedly carried out an attack against an Eritrean naval facility on the island of Haleb a few kilometers offshore from the Eritrean Port of Assab. Post obtained from www.mesel-biherat [...] |
2006-10-26 17:37:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ER |
| 06ASMARA933 |
ABDULWAHID PLANS DEPARTURE FROM ASMARA AND ASKS [...] (C) Summary: AbdulWahid al-Nur recently has told Emboff he plans to depart Asmara on November 8 for Europe and then Darfur, to meet with his supporters. He proposed tacking on travel to the U.S., requesting USG visa and financial assistance for the trip. AbdulWahid expressed support for the [...] |
2006-11-08 14:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA940 |
ABDUL SHAFI ALSO CLAIMS HE WILL RETURN TO DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Abdul Shafi plans to depart Asmara on November 12, to arrive in Darfur early next week in order to take part in the SLM military commanders meeting scheduled for November 15. He claims to be in close contact with his commanders as well as Sharif Harir and Khamis Abdalia A [...] |
2006-11-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA956 |
GSE SUDAN MEDIATOR OFFERS VIEWS ON POSSIBLE DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Yemane Ghebreab, PFDJ head of Political Affairs and GSE mediator for Sudan, on November 14 to discuss his recent visit to Khartoum, plans for a potential Eritrean mediation on Darfur and the outcome of the Eastern Front consultative conference in Rubda. Ghebr [...] |
2006-11-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV ER SU |
| 06ASMARA967 |
CONTAINERS ARE A LUXURY: ERITREA RESPONDS TO CPC [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Girma Asmerom on November 16, 2006. In an expected reponse, Girma decried the designation of Eritrea as a Country of Particular Concern for severe religious freedom violations. Declaring that the USG,s decision [...] |
2006-11-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KPAO OPRC ER |
| 06ASMARA970 |
ERITREA EXPELS TWO MORE NGOs [...] Summary: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) ordered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Samaritan's Purse(SP) and the International Rescue Committee(IRC) to terminate operations in Eritrea by November 15, 2006. In a letter dated October 31 and signed by the Minister of Labor and Hu [...] |
2006-11-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV EAID ER SU |
| 06ASMARA994 |
MFA PROTESTS HARSH RECIPROCAL MEASURES AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Americas and International Affairs Girma Asmerom called in the Ambassador on November 24 to lodge two official protests. The first complaint concerned the recent notification to the Eritrean Embassy in Washington extending tra [...] |
2006-11-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KREC CVIS ER |
| 06ASMARA995 |
SAWA: A SCHOOL, A TRAINING CAMP AND A DETENTION [...] (C) Summary: On the dusty hot plains of western Gash Barka, in the small village of Sawa, the GSE operates two facilities, the youth campus of Sawa and Forto Sawa. The youth campus of Sawa, commonly called Sawa, provides military training and political indoctrination and academic classes to [...] |
2006-11-27 13:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI ER |
| 06ASMARA997 |
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NIV SERVICES IN ASMARA [...] As discussed reftel, beginning on December 4, non-emergency NIV services in Asmara will be temporarily suspended. The consular section will continue to provide full services to American citizens and, as possible, process immigrant visas. Due to staff shortages created by the refusal of the G [...] |
2006-11-28 11:14:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS PGOV PREL AMGT OFDP ER |
| 06CAIRO6172 |
SUDAN: EASTERN PEACE TALKS GOING WELL, DON'T [...] (C) Drawing from reftel background and talking points, poloff shared with MFA Cabinet staff member Ahmed Aboul Zeid on October 2 USG concerns regarding the direction of peace talks between the Government of Sudan and Eastern rebel groups currently taking place in Asmara, Eritrea. Aboul Zeid, [...] |
2006-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM EG SU ER |
| 06CAIRO7159 |
EGYPT PRESSING FORWARD ON NILE BASIN INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Egypt is a strong supporter of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) as a tool for cooperative management of water resources and is leading efforts to finalize a framework agreement. In January, the GOE will host an NBI council meeting aiming to ratify the framew [...] |
2006-12-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL KPAO EG ET ER SU BY RW UG TZ KE |
| 06DJIBOUTI748 |
GUELLEH AND A/S FRAZER DISCUSS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. We need your blessing on the new process for Somalia as an example for other international groups, President Ismail Omar Guelleh told visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer on June 21. All levels of Somali society want to be heard by the Americans, said Guelleh. He believes that Somaliland a [...] |
2006-06-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR DJ SO ET ER |
| 06KHARTOUM1008 |
SUDAN: TOO EARLY TO SET DATE OF EASTERN FRONT TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 25 meeting, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy General Secretary for External Relations, said that President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir would determine in early May the date of the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations and the composition of th [...] |
2006-04-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1018 |
POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the first of two cables to discuss the political and tribal dimensions of [...] |
2006-04-30 08:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1019 |
TRIBAL/OPPOSITIONAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS in Kassala to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the second of two cables (see reftel) to discuss the political [...] |
2006-04-30 09:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1043 |
GNU PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY ON EASTERN FRONT [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 5. 2. (C) On May 1 and 2, USAID Mission Director Almquist met with Yassir Arman, head of the SPLM caucus in the National Assembly, who indicated that momentum was building between Khartoum and Asmara to pursue talks with the Eastern Front. On May 2, [...] |
2006-05-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1123 |
Sudan and Its Nine Neighbors: Part 2 of 4; The [...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most complex country ethnically in Africa, has nine neighbors. This cable, the second of a series of four, seeks to depict the bilateral relationship between Sudan and each of its adjacent states in terms of history, social and cultural [...] |
2006-05-14 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD ER ET SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1183 |
EASTERN SUDAN: OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. On May 16 representatives from the US, UN, Canada, Netherlands, Norway and Britain met to discuss the situation in East Sudan. The discussion centered on the next steps for peace talks between the Eastern Front and the GNU. The Dutch and Norwegian representatives reported that Yas [...] |
2006-05-18 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1184 |
UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAN STEM JEM ATTACKS IN [...] (C) The May 19 Security Council briefing with Jan Egeland presents an opportunity to send a message that the problems in Eastern Sudan have not been forgotten. With the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) there is increased potential for violence in the East, just as violence in Darfu [...] |
2006-05-18 12:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1209 |
SUDAN: EASTERN FRONT - GNU NEGOTIATION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) In a May 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Yassir Arman said that he and Director of the National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS), Salah Gosh, planned to travel to Asmara on May 24 to discuss preparations for GNU-Eastern Front negotiations. Arman estimated that the negotiations would [...] |
2006-05-23 07:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1256 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Joseph Okelo who outlined the procedures for passing laws in the National Assembly. The National Assembly is currently hearing testimony from each Ministry about their previous and future activities. However, Okelo doubted thi [...] |
2006-05-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1403 |
MEETING WITH YASSIR ARMAN ON EASTERN SUDAN, [...] (C) Charge Hume met with SPLM parliamentary leader Yassir Arman on June 13. Arman was hurrying to the airport to fly to Asmara for the opening of the Eritrean-sponsored talks on eastern Sudan. He expected the opening round to last for perhaps a week. The Sudanese delegation included former F [...] |
2006-06-13 17:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR US ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1572 |
HAMRA AL-SHEIKH INCIDENT: GNU SEEKS CONDEMNATION [...] (C) Summary: A July 3 attack on Hamra al-Sheikh, North Kordofan State, by the JEM resulted in the deaths of at least 12 individuals and significant property damage. The Sudanese Armed Forces repulsed the attack with helicopter gunships and Antonov bombers. The Sudanese Government believes th [...] |
2006-07-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR CD ER AU UN SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1590 |
UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...] |
2006-07-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN |
| 06KHARTOUM1591 |
UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...] |
2006-07-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN |
| 06KHARTOUM1903 |
DARFUR: GRIM PROGNOSIS FOR THE COMING WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Over the next few weeks, increased military action in Darfur is likely to continue, as the SAF, perhaps in cooperation with SLM/A Minawi, seek to destroy National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels while recapturing traditional SLM/A Minawi-held areas. The GNU may seek to prosecute a [...] |
2006-08-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1937 |
DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...] |
2006-08-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1964 |
HARDLINE MESSAGE STILL PUSHED BY BASHIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the past week the Government of Sudan appeared to continue to move to the right. President Bashir spoke in strident tones about the UN, and compared fighting an international peacekeeping force to Hezbollah's conflict with Israel, senior regime officials traveled to the [...] |
2006-08-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM241 |
A/S FRAZER AND NORWEGIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Integrating Eritrea into the international community through promoting productive Eritrean engagement to resolve the crisis in Darfur could also produce forward movement on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Johansen told A/S [...] |
2006-01-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER SU AU |
| 06KHARTOUM2454 |
DESPERATE ABDULWAHID THREATENS WAR IN KHARTOUM [...] (U) In a September 28 article in the pan-Arab daily "Asharq Al Awsat," Abdulwahid Al Nur vowed to continue the struggle in Darfur until the Sudanese government grants political rights to the people of the region and recognizes it as a single entity, disarms government-backed militias, allows t [...] |
2006-10-05 10:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU ER |
| 06KHARTOUM2598 |
SE NATSIOS MTG WITH MINAWI: NCP IMPEDES PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Senior Assistant to the President and leader of the SLM Minni Minawi described the efforts of the National Congress Party (NCP) to delay the implementation of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA), foreign influence on o [...] |
2006-11-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
| 06KHARTOUM2616 |
DPA NON-SIGNATORY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: The development of an organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders is moving forward slowly and fitfully. Development of a conference is hindered by numerous field commanders touting separate efforts with vague objectives and disjointed co [...] |
2006-11-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
| 06KHARTOUM2623 |
DARFUR PARTNER'S MEETING: LITTLE GOOD NEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Darfur Partners exchanged notes and ideas on addressing the issues of Darfur with few solid recommendations during a November 2 meeting hosted by the UK Charge. The UN representative assured the group of a seamless leadership transition with the departure of UN Secretary G [...] |
2006-11-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
| 06KHARTOUM2631 |
MINAWI ON THE EVE OF HIS DARFUR TRIP [...] (S) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Sr. Security Advisor, SLM leader Minni Minawi approached his upcoming trip to Darfur practically, intent on taking his message directly to the people, but understanding he had little to offer at this stage. He expects the Government to throw some obs [...] |
2006-11-07 10:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER |
| 06KHARTOUM2705 |
FUR LEADER WARNS OF WORSENING CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CDA Hume, Fur leader Abdulgassem Seif El Din described the disintegrating social fabric in Darfur, his unsuccessful efforts to unite the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in order to strengthen their bargaining position with the government, the growin [...] |
2006-11-20 10:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU UN CD ER NG LY |
| 06KHARTOUM494 |
SUDANESE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT,S TRIP TO ERITREA [...] (C) On February 23 Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir traveled to Eritrea with a delegation that included Director of the National Intelligence and Security Services Salah Gosh, MFA Under Secretary Mutriff Saddiq, and SPLM-bloc parliamentary leader Yassir Arman. Eritrean President Isaias [...] |
2006-02-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM661 |
SRSG PRONK DISCUSSES EAST SUDAN WITH ERITREAN [...] (C) On March 14, Poloff spoke with Judith Goetz, UN Political Officer, who confirmed that on March 13, Special Representative for the Secretary General of the UN, Jan Pronk, along with Sr. Political Advisor Taye Zerihoun, met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Massawa, Eritrea, to re-en [...] |
2006-03-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM708 |
SPLM VIEW OF THE GNU-EAST NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Malik Agar, Minister of Investment and SPLM member of the GNU-East negotiating team about the stalemate in negotiations between the GNU and the Eastern Front. Agar said the GNU needed to accomplish four things: acknowledge the marginalization of the East, present a negot [...] |
2006-03-20 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM780 |
POLITICS IN THE EASTERN FRONT [...] (C) On March 22, Poloff spoke with Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front, who stated that the Sudanese government is trying to divide the Eastern Front along ethnic lines. Dr. Amna named Mohamed Tahir Eli, Wali of the Red Sea State, as the main perpetrator, who she said had launc [...] |
2006-03-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM923 |
GNU RELATIONS WITH ERITREA AND UNMIS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting, Deputy National Congress Party External Relations Officer, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, told Poloff that the Sudanese government had &no official8 objection to Asmara hosting GNU-Eastern Front negotiations, provided that the bilateral relationship with Eritrea is n [...] |
2006-04-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UN ER SU |
| 06KHARTOUM952 |
NO ASMARA-MEDIATED TALKS WITHOUT ERITREAN [...] (C) In an April 20 conversation with Dr. Hassan Al Haj, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy to Kamal Obied, Chair of the East Committee, he confirmed that the government had agreed initially to Asmara hosting talks between the GNU and the Eastern Front. However, he added that the GNU had req [...] |
2006-04-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UN ER SU |
| 06LONDON7080 |
(C) SUDAN: UK AWAITS EU ENVOY'S REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-02 16:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU ER UK |
| 06LONDON8106 |
(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...] |
2006-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK |
| 06NAIROBI2369 |
BI-LATERAL MEETING BETWEEN USAID/REDSO/FFP AND [...] Summary: On May 3, 2006, USAID/REDSO/FFP and the regional WFP Operations Division Kampala (WFP/ODK) held their third annual bi-lateral meeting. These annual meetings are designed to provide a forum for each party to discuss topics of mutual concern in managing the nearly 1.6 million MTs of Ti [...] |
2006-05-30 12:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | DJ ER EAID SO |
| 06OSLO1224 |
NORWEGIANS LOOK BEYOND AN EAST SUDAN PEACE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 06:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SU ER NO |
| 06PARIS6177 |
FRANCE/DJIBOUTI: AMBASSADOR SYMINGTON'S PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF officials at the MFA, President's office, and MOD were uniformly supportive of close and cooperative U.S.-France policies on Djibouti during their September 7-8 meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti W. Stuart Symington. They welcomed U.S. engagement in Djibouti, despit [...] |
2006-09-14 13:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR PINS ER ET SO DJ FR |
| 06PARIS7523 |
ASMARA FACILITATION IS A NON-STARTER, SLM LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Andrew Natsios met SLM Abdulwahid El-Nur on October 18. Nur said he and the SLM felt shunted aside by the U.S. and appealed for a strategic alliance to end the genocide in Darfur. SE Natsios emphasized the need to unify Darfur rebel factions and bring DPA non-sig [...] |
2006-11-24 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR ER SU FR |
| 06THEHAGUE2176 |
NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 13:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV ER SU NL |
| 06TOKYO3129 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS DPKO POSITION ON RECONFIGURATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER JA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1039 |
COUNCIL APPEARS READY TO DOWNSIZE UNMEE, BUT SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Acknowledging the failure of the May 17 meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) to produce a breakthrough in the border standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members finally expressed their readiness to downsize the UN M [...] |
2006-05-23 13:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1142 |
LESSONS LEARNED FROM UNMEE'S 'RIGHTSIZING' [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, after almost seven hours of continuous, mostly ambassadorial-level negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted as a Presidential text resolution 1681, which reduced the military component of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) [...] |
2006-06-05 21:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1434 |
UNSC/UNMEE: MEMBERS FEAR SPREAD OF CONFLICT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Titov updated the Security Council at July 27 consultations on the status of UNSCR 1681 (2006) implementation and on the situation on the ground between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Members looked forw [...] |
2006-08-01 13:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1581 |
SOMALIA: FALL BRIEFS AND UNSC DISCUSSES DRAFT [...] Stresses the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992), in particular paragraph 5, and further elaborated in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1425(2002); 2. Decides that those individuals and entities designated by the Committee [...] |
2006-08-18 21:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1983 |
NOVEMBER 30 UNMEE REVIEW GETS ETHIOPIA'S ATTENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Deputy PermRep Kebret called on USUN to express concern about a provision of the resolution renewing UNMEE's mandate that calls for a Security Council review by November 30. Kebret argued that Ethiopia was powerless to prevent Eritrean frustration of UNMEE's mission [...] |
2006-10-16 16:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL ET ER UNSC |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1998 |
UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREAN TSZ INCURSION [...] (SBU) UN DPKO Deputy Hedi Annabi briefed the UNSC on the unprecedented incursion of Eritrean military forces into the UN Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) (reftel). Following a brief discussion of a draft press statement presented by the Permanent Mission of Greece, the UNSC unanimously adopted th [...] |
2006-10-18 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC ER ET |
| 06USUNNEWYORK801 |
UNSC EXTENDS UNMEE MANDATE UNTIL MAY 15 [...] (U) In a formal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on April 13, members voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea until May 15, leaving open the possibility of converting UNMEE into an observer mission by that time. The resolution was adopted [...] |
2006-04-17 19:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK945 |
COUNCIL FAVORS TWO-WEEK ROLLOVER OF UNMEE'S MANDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 8 briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi told Members that if the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) were to continue its monitoring activities and eventually support borde [...] |
2006-05-10 21:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
| 07ACCRA1455 |
PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...] |
2007-07-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG |
| 07ACCRA1461 |
PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AU PEACE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, on the margins of the June 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit. They agreed with the need to coordinate AU and UN documents on Su [...] |
2007-07-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET GH PREL SO SU |
| 07ADDISABABA1097 |
ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES POSITIVE ON HAWIYE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles called in Ambassador for an April 10 private meeting to discuss Somalia. He stated that Ethiopian military (ENDF) operations in the Hawiye-controlled northern Mogadishu area against extremist elements were costly but successful, resulting in the H [...] |
2007-04-12 12:31:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1222 |
ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...] |
2007-04-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1225 |
ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...] |
2007-04-20 04:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1235 |
ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER TEKEDA ADDRESSES NWC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM ET ER SO CH |
| 07ADDISABABA1275 |
ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR ERITREA [...] (U) Post responses are provided per ref A. A. (S/NF) WHAT ARE ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR DEALING WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AND THE BORDER IMPASSE? ---------------------- PERCEPTIONS OF ERITREA ---------------------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles and the hard-core elemen [...] |
2007-04-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PINS PBTS ET ER XW |
| 07ADDISABABA1277 |
ETHIOPIA: RELIABLE REPORTS OF TORTURE OF SOME [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, respected local NGO leader Pastor Daniel Gebraselassie (strictly protect) confirmed reports by Amnesty International of arrests and police beatings of a group of teachers. However, he told Poloff and officials from European Embassies that the numbers were [...] |
2007-04-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PHUM PTER PGOV ET ER |
| 07ADDISABABA1279 |
ETHIOPIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a courtesy call with the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Paulos, Ambassador discussed the importance of the upcoming Ethiopian millennium as a means to bring all Ethiopians together in the name of reconciliation. The Patriarch echoed this view, saying that [...] |
2007-04-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KREL ET ER |
| 07ADDISABABA1309 |
ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USARCENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...] |
2007-04-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1365 |
ETHIOPIA: PM AND FM ON SOMALIA, WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Meles and Foreign Minister Seyoum on May 3, Somalia and follow-up to the Foreign Minister,s recent trip to Washington were key discussion topics with the Ambassador. The Prime Minister was concerned about the porous and open Kenyan-Soma [...] |
2007-05-04 11:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER CASC ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1406 |
ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCENTCOM CDR [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...] |
2007-05-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO |
| 07ADDISABABA1484 |
ETHIOPIA: DAS SWAN URGES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF DAS Jim Swan urged Minister Bereket Simon, Public Relations advisor to Prime Minister Meles, to seize the opportunity presented by a written apology from detained CUD leaders to release them. Bereket clearly took the point on board, but offered the standard GOE reply that the [...] |
2007-05-16 08:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ET ER |
| 07ADDISABABA1510 |
ETHIOPIA: POSITIVE MESSAGE ON THE EEBC PROCESS, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles and other senior officials expressed their deep concern to the Ambassador over the November 30 deadline set by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) for final demarcation of the border by "coordinates." The GOE wants to avoid anther border war wi [...] |
2007-05-18 13:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 07ADDISABABA1558 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES TELLS ADMIRAL FALLON "TIDE HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Meles told visiting CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon on May 11 that after a "second round" of fighting in Somalia in mid-April, the "tide had turned" against "jihadist insurgents" and in favor of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Meles acknowledged that th [...] |
2007-05-23 07:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER ET SO ER |
| 07ADDISABABA1961 |
ETHIOPIA: REACHING OUT TO THE OLF AND CUTTING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Norwegian Church Aid representatives Arne Saeveraas and Hans Birkeland told Ambassador June 21 that while there was little progress on their mediation efforts between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian Government, they were keeping lines of communications open. [...] |
2007-06-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV PINS ER ET |
| 07ADDISABABA2049 |
ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES SOMALIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a June 28 address to Parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles highlighted successes in Somalia, stressing that the upcoming National Reconciliation Congress (NRC), anticipated African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) expansion, and enhanced security for Somalia's Transit [...] |
2007-06-28 16:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS ET SO ER |
| 07ADDISABABA2117 |
ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As in the previous year, neither host government officials nor Ethiopian media have reported significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and staff of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia [...] |
2007-07-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PHUM KCRM KWMN ET ER |
| 07ADDISABABA2185 |
SOMALI TFG AMBASSADOR REVIEWS SOMALILAND, AMISOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, African foreign ministers meeting in Accra unanimously rejected a Ghanaian motion to establish an AU committee to examine Soma [...] |
2007-07-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET ER AU BN |
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ETHIOPIAN VIEWS ON AU [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador delivered ref A points on January 23 to State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu. Minister Tekeda highlighted that while Ethiopia believed selecting Sudanese President Bashir as African Union Assembly Chair was not desirable for the AU, Ethiopia could not openly [...] |
2007-01-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU SU ET ER |
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ETHIOPIAN POPULAR OPINION: INFLATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY In an informal survey Post conducted of Addis Ababa residents, interviewees said that the current domestic political climate has yet to recover fully from the violence that marked the 2005 post-election period, and that a subdued anger continues to fester as a result. However, des [...] |
2007-01-30 05:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER |
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MELES ON ERITREA, THE ONLF, AND THE OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Meles said that the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) has no legal basis to demarcate the Ethio-Eritrean border by geographic coordinates. He argued that while Eritrean President Isaias may remove the UN Missio [...] |
2007-08-30 10:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ET ER |
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MELES ON ERITREA, THE ONLF, AND THE OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Meles said that the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) has no legal basis to demarcate the Ethio-Eritrean border by geographic coordinates. He argued that while Eritrean President Isaias may remove the UN Missio [...] |
2007-08-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA: U/SYG PASCOE REPORTS ISAIAS AND MELES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn B. Pascoe, accompanied by Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Ambassador Azouz Ennifar, informed Ambassador and poloffs on August 29 That both Erit [...] |
2007-08-31 05:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
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MELES DISCUSSES REGIONAL EVENTS WITH CJTF-HOA [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles thanked Admiral Hart August 30 for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, logistical support, and training for the Ethiopian military. The Prime Minister lamented that Ethiopia bears the primary burden in Somalia for providing [...] |
2007-09-01 07:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS SO ET SU ER |
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ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. LTG Samora Yenus, Ethiopian military Chief of Staff, on September 6 discussed his views on the Ogaden, Somalia, and Eritrea with visiting Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer, the Ambassador, DATT, and SIPDIS POLOFF. Samora explained that the situation in the Ogad [...] |
2007-09-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER AND PRIME [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Frazer, accompanied by NSC Senior Advisor Pittman raised the Ogaden and her visit to Gode in the heart of the Ogaden region, noting the insurgency problem, food insecurity and the need for reestablishing market mechanisms to help alleviate problems in the [...] |
2007-09-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | ER ET KPKO MOPS PBTS PREL SO |
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ETHIOPIA: MOVING FORWARD ON BORDER IMPASSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action request message see para 8. On September 17 Ambassador and Poloff attended a Friends of United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) meeting at UNMEE HQ. Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar reported there had been no [...] |
2007-09-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA PRESSURING ERITREA ON BORDER IMPASSE [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu privately informed the Ambassador September 19 that Ethiopia will shortly send a letter to Eritrean President Isaias, with copies to the Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council, calling on Eritrea to abide by the [...] |
2007-09-20 08:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PBTS PTER MOPS ER ET |
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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE AND EPRDF OFFICIAL COMMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 21 meeting with poloffs, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Addis Ababa Head of Office Joseph Stephanides said that Eritrea's "fear" of being designated by the USG as a state sponsor of terror had prompted President Isaias to meet recently with [...] |
2007-10-02 07:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR |
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ETHIOPIA SEEKS THIRD PARTY FACILITATION ON THE [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu told P-5 Ambassadors and UNMEE chief on October 1 that Ethiopia will abide fully with the Algiers Accord, accepts the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delimitation decision as final and binding, seeks to avoid war and c [...] |
2007-10-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR |
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ETHIOPIA: UNMEE MILITARY OBSERVER REPORTS ETHIOPIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 27 Poloff met with an Amcit United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) military observer (Milob) to discuss the military situation along the Ethiopian-Eritrean border and report on Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) activity. According to the milo [...] |
2007-10-04 05:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
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ERITREAN OPPOSITION GROUP SEEKING NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 3, Polcouns and Poloffs met with Eritrean National Salvation Front (ENSF) Chairman Amb. Abdella Adem and ENSF Foreign Relations Director Dr. Beyene Kidane to discuss issues related to the Eritrean political opposition. Both leaders emphasized that their priority was [...] |
2007-10-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU |
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ERITREAN OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS NOT READY TO RULE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 18 PolOff met with Chairman of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) Bloc-1 Menghesteab Asmerom to discuss the state of the Eritrean political opposition. Menghesteab is also a member of the Eritrean Liberation Front-Revolutionary Council (ELF-RC) and serves as its [...] |
2007-10-23 05:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU |
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ERITREA: ERITREAN OPPOSITION FIGURE ON FAILED [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 24 prominent Eritrean opposition figure Adhanom K. Gebremariam told PolOff that senior Eritrean government (GSE) military officials were behind the October 13 assassination attempt against the Deputy Eritrean Security Chief Simon Ghebredenghil, and that the attem [...] |
2007-10-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ASEC ER |
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MELES ON E-E: CONFLICT NO MORE IMMINENT TODAY THAN [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador on October 27 that the threat of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea is no more imminent today than it was last year. Following increased reporting in recent days of Ethiopia and Eritrea moving troops and heavy military equipment closer to t [...] |
2007-10-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PBTS PREL ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA: UNMEE OFFICIAL SPECULATES THAT ETHIOPIA [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 23 PolOffs and visiting Desk Officer met with United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Head of Addis Ababa Office Joseph Stephanides who expressed his private views on the border issue. Stephanides said he believes that Ethiopia would use Article 60 [...] |
2007-10-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
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A/S FRAZER AND ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Just prior to hosting the January 29-30 African Union Summit, at which the potential candidacy of Sudanese President Bashir to become AU Assembly Chairman likely dominated debate, Prime Minister Meles expressed concern about Sudan's future, particularly after authorities in south [...] |
2007-02-03 09:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ET SU AU ER |
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AU SUMMIT: ETHIOPIA FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum advised Assistant Secretary Frazer on the imperative nature of the international community to commit resources to help Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) stabilize Somalia. He stressed the urgency and the importance of ensuring a suc [...] |
2007-02-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL EAID MOPS SO ET ER IT SA AU |
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ETHIOPIA: DISCUSSION WITH PM ON BORDER, OGADEN, [...] (C) Summary: Following AFRICOM General Ward,s November 8 courtesy call on Prime Minister Meles, Ambassador and DCM stayed behind to raise with the PM several issues of interest. Meles said the departure of Somali Prime Minister Ghedi offered an opportunity for progress on reconciliation, but [...] |
2007-11-09 14:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA: AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) In a brief November 8 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told AFRICOM Commander General Ward that he appreciated the establishment of AFRICOM and looked forward to working closely with the new command. General Ward noted Ethiopia's regional role, especially in Somalia, and welcom [...] |
2007-11-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER |
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ETHIOPIA: UN A/SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING MULET ON [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 8 PolCouns and Poloff attended a "Friends of UNMEE" meeting where newly appointed UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping (A/SYG) Edmond Mulet briefed the resident diplomatic community on his views of the Ethiopian-Eritrean border situation and Somalia. M [...] |
2007-11-16 06:05:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MOPS |