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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 00HARARE3942 |
S/E WOLPE'S MEETING WITH SAG DDG FOR AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ACCORDING TO SAG DDG FOR AFRICA WELILE NHLAPO, CNDD/FDD REBEL LEADER JEAN BOSCO NDAYIKENGURUKIYE AND FNL REBEL LEADER KOSSAN KABURA NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ARUSHA PEACE PROCESS. WHILE SAG OFFICIALS AND FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA DOUBT BOTH KOSSAN'S INTENT AND LEADERSHIP ABI [...] |
2000-07-18 15:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS BY CF SF TZ |
| 00HARARE3959 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON BURUNDI WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE SHARED WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA JULY 17 USG CONCERNS ABOUT ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN BURUNDI. HE RELATED THE CONTENT OF HIS DISCUSSIONS IN CAPE TOWN WITH FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA AND HIS WORD OF CAUTION TO M [...] |
2000-07-19 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS BY TX SF |
| 00HARARE3963 |
SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING ON BURUNDI WITH A RECEPTIVE NELSON MANDELA ON JULY 17 REGARDING THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE ARUSHA AGREEMENT AND PLANS FOR THE JULY 19-20 MEETING OF REGIONAL HEADS OF STATE. WOLPE MADE INROADS ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE DANGER OF SIGNI [...] |
2000-07-19 12:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BY SF |
| 00HARARE4306 |
ZUMA SETS UP WOLPE/MANDELA MEETING [...] (C) IN A 8/3 TELCON, SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA DEBRIEFED SPECIAL ENVOY WOLPE ON HER 8/1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA. SHE INDICATED SHE TOLD MANDELA THAT SHE FELT IT WAS HER DUTY TO RAISE WITH MANDELA THE VARIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE BURUNDI PROCESS THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO HER ATTE [...] |
2000-08-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS BY ZI |
| 00HARARE4753 |
ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON MARGINS [...] (C) PER REF A INSTRUCTION, POLOFF SPOKE ON AUGUST 28 WITH MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TO SOLICIT THE GOZ'S VIEWS ON A POSSIBLE DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON THE MARGINS OF THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. HAMADZIRIPI WAS UNAWARE OF PRESIDENT CHILUBA'S CURRENT EFFORTS BUT SAID THE GOZ WOULD [...] |
2000-08-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG AO BY UG WA ZI |
| 01ABUJA2562 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DRC, BURUNDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamido, the Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Adobe Obe, an advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris, the NSA's Military [...] |
2001-10-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CG SU BY NI |
| 01ABUJA2653 |
TFUS01: NIGERIA: DANJUMA'S CONDOLENCES, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by DATT, PolMilOff and DOD Colonel Terry Tidler called on Defense Minister Danjuma October 10 (COL I.D. Pennap, Personal Staff Officer to the Minister, also attended). Offering his condolences on September 11, Danjuma revealed that he had instructed [...] |
2001-10-17 17:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR CG BY NI |
| 01ABUJA2982 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DROC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on November 11. The President's Special Coordinator for Sudan, Dr. Usman Bugaje also attended. This message covers their conversation on Nigeria's foreign affairs efforts. 2. (C) SUMMARY CO [...] |
2001-11-26 17:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CG SU BY NI |
| 01ABUJA3193 |
NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON BURUNDI DEPLOYMENT [...] (S) Post will raise points (Ref A) with the GON at the earliest appropriate opportunity. However, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa will be in Washington this week for meetings on the Hill and with the Department. Batagarawa, who attended preparatory meetings in Arusha and [...] |
2001-12-13 09:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BE BY NI |
| 02ABUJA695 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) This message was delayed in transmission, but contains information that may be of value to end-users. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and NSA Mohammed February 6 discussed the Ikeja cantonment tragedy and Nigeria's request for large-scale EOD assistance. Mohammed also briefed the Am [...] |
2002-03-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MASS MOPS CG SU BY ZI NI |
| 02VATICAN4376 |
BURUNDI: PRESIDENT BUYOYA SEEKS STEPPED UP U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: BURUNDI PRESIDENT BUYOYA, ATTENDING A SANT'EGIDIO CONFERENCE IN PALERMO ON CONFLICT AND DIALOGUE, REQUESTED A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON SEPTEMBER 1 TO REINFORCE HIS INTEREST IN STEPPED UP U.S. AND TANZANIAN PRESSURE ON THE CNDD FACTION OF THE FDD. MEETING AT THE SUGGESTI [...] |
2002-09-09 15:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BY MOPS PGOV PREF PREL SF TZ TZBY |
| 04GUATEMALA3163 |
GUATEMALAN PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In addition to deployment of a military police company to Haiti, the Guatemalan military has military observers in the Ivory Coast and Burundi, has finished training military observers for deployment to Sudan, and has promised to send a Special Forces company and a military poli [...] |
2004-12-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MOPS GT HA BY IV SU CF UN |
| 04KIGALI1165 |
RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...] |
2004-08-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR |
| 04KIGALI1175 |
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURUNDI [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Rwandan foreign ministry issued a communique dated August 14 condemning the recent attack on Burundi's Gatumba refugee camp that killed up to 170 Banyamulenge refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The GOR communique attributes the attack to "a combined force" of ex- [...] |
2004-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MOPS RW BY CG |
| 04MAPUTO338 |
SYGSR SWING BRIEFS ON CHISSANO MEETING [...] On March 8, Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador William Swing called on Ambassador to brief on his meeting in Maputo with President Chissano and the current situation of the MONUC in DRC with sixteen months until the planned June 2005 elections. 2. Ambassador Swing told us [...] |
2004-03-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PREF CG XA ZF MZ SF UG BY UN |
| 04MAPUTO945 |
HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...] |
2004-07-15 05:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA |
| 04PARIS9146 |
FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (SOUTH) [...] (C) SUMMARY. France continues to seek solutions for the crisis in the Great Lakes through policies designed to support DRC President Kabila and the transition process and to block Rwandan interference in Congolese affairs. France's history in the Rwandan genocide complicates their ability to [...] |
2004-12-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BY CF CG CT EK GB RW TP ZF XA |
| 04THEHAGUE148 |
BURUNDIAN PRESIDENT MEETS FNL REBEL GROUP [...] (U) Burundian President Ndayizeye met in the Netherlands with a delegation of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, the only Burundian rebel group that has not signed a cease-fire. The final communique calls for: (a) an International Commission of Investigation into the death of the Apostolic Nuncio; (b) the [...] |
2004-01-22 17:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS BY NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2776 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/AFRICA: DUTCH SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are fully invested in the November 19-20 Great Lakes Conference (GLC), having contributed 500,000 euros (and reportedly considering doubling that amount). The Dutch will table by the end of December a draft EU strategy for the Great Lakes region, based on the long-term [...] |
2004-10-29 08:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RW CG BY NL EUN |
| 05BRUSSELS1442 |
BURUNDI REFUGEES IN TANZANIA: EC RESPONSE ON [...] (U) Following receipt of reftel a, USEU contacted European Commission officials and provided the proposed text of the joint demarche on refugees. While expressing similar concerns and agreeing to work together to prevent refoulment, the EC said that it would defer to the assessment of its fie [...] |
2005-04-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM TZ BY USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS2344 |
EU ON FORCED RETURN OF RWANDAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (U) PRMOff raised reftel points with DG Development Burundi/Rwanda desk officer Dietmar Krissler and EU Council Secretariat General officer for Central Africa Peter Clausen. SIPDIS 2. (C) Krissler said that during Commissioner Louis Michel's meeting with Rwandan President Kagame on June [...] |
2005-06-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF RW BY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 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 |
| 05DARESSALAAM687 |
CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BURUNDI, ARTICLE 98, AU [...] (U) Senator James Inhofe (OK), Senator Mike Enzi (WY), and Congressman John Boozman (AR) met with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete during a brief stop-over in Dar es Salaam on April 1. Kikwete had just returned from parliamentary capital Dodoma, where he had deposited his nomination papers t [...] |
2005-04-06 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OREP TZ BY |
| 05DARESSALAAM701 |
DUTCH ENVOY RACKE SAYS PALIPEHUTU-FNL REBEL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Burundi Envoy Fred Racke told Charge that the current talks between the Government of Tanzania and FNL-Palipehutu rebels in Dar es Salaam are proceeding well so far, and the GOT is becoming cautiously optimistic. President Mkapa has insisted that all talks must be within [...] |
2005-04-11 04:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KPKO TZ BY NL |
| 05GENEVA1454 |
RWANDA/BURUNDI: LETTERS REFLECT RENEWED CONCERN AT [...] (C) Summary: Following up on his immediate interest in Rwanda/Burundi (ref A), the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has written to the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi expressing concern about their actions and intentions regarding Rwandan asylum seekers. UNHCR staff ar [...] |
2005-06-10 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF RW BY UNHCR |
| 05KINSHASA259 |
CONGO, BURUNDI TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Foreign ministers from Burundi and the DRC signed a joint communique February 11 that calls for the exchange of ambassadors, the sharing of security information, for the DRC to support Burundi's application to join the existing Congo-Rwanda-Uganda Tripartite. END SUMMARY. Comm [...] |
2005-02-15 12:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CG BY |
| 06BUJUMBURA421 |
DEMARCHE - U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] On May 31, Ambassador delivered the demarche reftel to Burundian Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira. 2. The Foreign Minister, caught as she prepared to depart for a cabinet meeting and sounding uncharacteristically harried, acknowledged the boldness of the U.S. initiative, calling it a [...] |
2006-06-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BY IR |
| 06BUJUMBURA435 |
DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURUNDI REGARDING [...] A copy of the original French version of the following Declaration was received by Embassy Bujumbura on June 5, and faxed immediately to Burundi desk officer Rosalind Montanez- Muhinda. 2. Begin Text: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI June 2, 2006 Bujumbura, Burundi MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [...] |
2006-06-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BY IR |
| 06BUJUMBURA607 |
BURUNDI - RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT [...] Following significant political progress, the overall humanitarian situation is improving in Burundi. The transition from relief to development is underway, but humanitarian coordination is essential to prevent critical gaps between relief and development assistance. However, several variab [...] |
2006-07-18 07:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM ASEC PREL BY |
| 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 |
| 06KHARTOUM280 |
Burundian President Visits Sudan [...] (U) After the end of the AU Summit, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza remained for an additional three days, January 27-29, to discuss bilateral issues. The main result of the visit was the establishment of a ministerial-level commission to discuss matters of mutual interest, focused on ed [...] |
2006-02-06 16:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU BY |
| 06KIGALI340 |
GOR RESPONSE TO ARREST OF FDLR PRESIDENT IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) On 11 April poloff met with German DCM to discuss the recent arrest of the president of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Ignace Murwanashyaka, by German authorities in Mannheim, Germany. According to Hans Von Schroeder, Murwanashyaka will be detained for approxi [...] |
2006-04-12 16:24:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREF PREL MONUC RW CG BY UG GE BE |
| 06KIGALI445 |
RWANDANS IN BURUNDI: ASYLUM SEEKERS BEGIN RETURNING [...] (U) In an 8 May meeting with poloff, UNHCR External Relations Officer Beatriz Garcia reported that the flow of Rwandans departing for Burundi has stopped and that there are unconfirmed reports that several hundred Rwandans have left northern Burundi and returned to southern Rwanda. UNHCR has [...] |
2006-05-10 17:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UNHCR RW BY |
| 06MOSCOW12711 |
CIS SUMMITS: GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: After a series of low-impact/low-turnout meetings, CIS Heads of State gathered again in Minsk on November 28. The meeting -- billed as a "working" summit -- will be followed by another, more formal gathering in Astana in December to commemorate the CIS's fifteenth anniversary. [...] |
2006-11-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR BY RS |
| 06MOSCOW2760 |
MOSCOW CALLS LUKASHENKO'S REELECTION "LEGITIMATE" [...] (SBU) The MFA called Belarus' presidential election "legitimate" in a March 20 press release. (Informal translation of text in para 4). According to the press release, the election took place according to recognized norms of transparency and reflected the will of the Belarusian people. In [...] |
2006-03-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE BY RS |
| 06PARIS5546 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR PATRICIA MOLLER [...] Embassy Paris warmly welcomes and provides country clearance for Ambassador Patricia N. Moller to travel to Paris, France, from August 22-25, 2006, to attend meetings with Embassy personnel and GOF officials. 2. Embassy point of contact for the visit is Political Assistant Robert Kaneda, [...] |
2006-08-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KE BY FR |
| 06PARIS5848 |
FRANCE/BURUNDI: AMBASSADOR MOLLER'S AUGUST 22 [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA and MOD officials expressed views on Burundi and the Great Lakes region similar to those of the U.S. during August 22 discussions with visiting U.S. Ambassador to Burundi Patricia Moller. MFA officials expressed concern about the recent arrests in Burundi in connect [...] |
2006-08-31 10:25:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM BY FR |
| 06TALLINN294 |
COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...] |
2006-03-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN |
| 06THEHAGUE762 |
NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...] |
2006-04-07 14:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG |
| 06WARSAW341 |
DEFENDING ODIHR ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) Polish MFA Deputy Director for Security Policy (OSCE Affairs) Marek Ziolkowski assured us February 28 that the Polish government shares our concerns about Belgian FM (and OSCE Chairman-in-Office) De Gucht's proposal to send his own representatives to observe the elections monitoring process [...] |
2006-03-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BE BY PL OSCE |
| 07ADDISABABA1507 |
SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 16 meeting with ORA analysts and deputy pol-econ counselor, Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, offered his frank perspectives on TFG relations with the Hawiye clan, a [...] |
2007-05-18 04:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO SO ET BY |
| 07ADDISABABA999 |
MEETING WITH BURUNDI'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMISOM [...] (S/NF) Burundian Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira told USAU Ambassador Courville and Ambassador Yamamoto that logistical questions remain in preparation for deployment of Burundi,s troops to AMISOM. The challenges are strategic lift, training, equipment, survey of the planned deployment [...] |
2007-04-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS BY ET |
| 07BUJUMBURA176 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER 2ND VICE PRESIDENT ARRESTED [...] (U) Summary: Burundi's National Security Services (SNR) arrested former Vice President Marina Barampama on March 13 on charges of being a "threat to the internal security of the state". The charges are likely related to the import of building materials, which many believe are for her personal [...] |
2007-03-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA178 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RELEASED FROM [...] Burundi's National Intelligence Services (SNR) released the former Second Vice President, Marina Barampama, from custody by late in the evening on March 13, after eight hours of questioning. Barampama had been arrested earlier the same day on charges of posing a "threat to the internal securit [...] |
2007-03-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA181 |
BURUNDIAN RESPONSE TO UN INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL PINR UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA201 |
DAS SWAN VISIT TO BURUNDI: TACKLING OBSTACLES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary(DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, SIPDIS Burundian President Nkurunziza expressed appreciation for the continued support of the American people and emphasized Burundi,s commitment to political and economic stability. During a [...] |
2007-03-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA204 |
BURUNDI: NEW FNL DEMANDS COULD STALL REINTEGRATION [...] (U) Summary: During meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, the SIPDIS Government of Burundi (GOB) responded to U.S. concerns about stagnation in the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) initiative due to new PALIPEHUTU-FNL demands. Th [...] |
2007-03-22 11:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA206 |
BURUNDI'S DEFENSE MINISTER: TROOPS IN SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs, James Swan, Burundi,s Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen Germain Niyoyankana, projected that with U.S. logistical and financial assistance, Burundi could be ready to deploy troops to Somalia within two [...] |
2007-03-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PGOV PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA211 |
WORLD BANK PRESIDENT WOLFOWITZ VISITS BURUNDI [...] (U) Summary. During a March visit to Burundi, the President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz discussed with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza the World Bank's proposed $130 million poverty-reduction grant and stressed the need for increased support to the private sector. Mr. Wolfowitz exp [...] |
2007-03-23 10:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON EAID BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA215 |
BURUNDI RENEWS APPEAL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR TROOPS [...] Action Request Para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Burundi renewed its request for donor support for Burundian plans to send peacekeepers to Somalia, providing donors on March 23 with a specific list of needs. Minister of Defense Germain Niyoyankana told Charge on March 26 that Burundi would rely on [...] |
2007-03-26 14:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA237 |
BURUNDI CEASE FIRE AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Burundi's cease fire agreement with the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL has stalled. Visiting South African analyst Jan van Eck (protect) warned that the accord could collapse because the South African facilitators had assured the FNL that certain outstanding issues could be discussed in B [...] |
2007-03-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA241 |
BURUNDI CEASE FIRE AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Burundi's cease fire agreement with the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL has stalled. Visiting South African analyst Jan van Eck (protect) warned that the accord could collapse because the South African facilitators had assured the FNL that certain outstanding issues could be discussed in B [...] |
2007-04-02 09:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA244 |
POSSIBLE BURUNDIAN DEPLOYMENT TO SOMALIA [...] (U) Action Request Para 4. 2. (U) Burundi is prepared to send troops expeditiously to Somalia in support of the African Union mission there (AMISOM), but it recognizes it cannot do so without substantial support. Burundi's minister of Defense, Germain Niyonyankana, estimates that his min [...] |
2007-04-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA265 |
POSSIBLE BURUNDIAN DEPLOYMENT TO SOMALIA [...] (U) Action Request Para 4. 2. (U) Burundi is prepared to send troops expeditiously to Somalia in support of the African Union mission there (AMISOM), but it recognizes it cannot do so without substantial support. Burundi's minister of Defense, Germain Niyonyankana, estimates that his min [...] |
2007-04-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BY SO |
| 07BUJUMBURA267 |
THREE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES STALL BURUNDIAN CEASE FIRE TALKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: South African Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined the three most contentious issues facing the Joint Verification Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) and briefed the diplomatic corps on the status of implementation after a meeting with the National Liberation Front (FNL) on April 2. [...] |
2007-04-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA268 |
BURUNDI TALKS WITH FNL TO CONTINUE IN PRETORIA? [...] (C) The South African facilitation mission has proposed to hold a special set of talks between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL in Pretoria, according to South Africa's Institute for Strategic Studies analyst Jan van Eck. In a conversation on April 6, Van Eck priv [...] |
2007-04-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SF |
| 07BUJUMBURA289 |
UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION VISIT TO BURUNDI [...] (C) Summary: The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has identified four priority areas in which to work in Burundi, according to a delegation which visited Bujumbura April 11-14. The PBC is now preparing an integrated peacebuilding strategy which will focus on good governance, rule of law, se [...] |
2007-04-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPKO SOCI UNGA PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA290 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT DISMISSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) President Pierre Nkurunziza, on April 12, replaced three high-ranking members of Burundi,s national intelligence service, the Securite National de Renseignments (SNR), including the Deputy General Manager and the Chief of Staff. The former principal advisor to the President, Zacharie Sa [...] |
2007-04-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA293 |
BURUNDI RESPONSE TO WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] (U) On April 19, POLOFF delivered reftel points concerning USG interests in the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to Ambassador Aldolphe Nahayo, the Director for International Organizations in Burundi's Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation (Foreign Affairs). [...] |
2007-04-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WM BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA299 |
BURUNDI: SINDUHIJE LEAVES THE HELM OF AFRICAN [...] (U) On April 23, African Public Radio (APR) announced the departure of its founder, Alexis Sinduhije, as Director of the popular radio station. APR enjoys the largest media market share and audience in Burundi. There was no official reason given for Sinduhije,s departure, though his exit is [...] |
2007-04-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA306 |
BURUNDI: TAPE REVEALS RADJABU PLANS FOR ARMED [...] (SBU) Burundi,s Minister of the Interior, Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye, is investigating reports that former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussein Radjabu, is organizing an armed rebellion against President Pierre Nkurunziza,s government. In Bubanza province, Burundian security forces hav [...] |
2007-04-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA307 |
BURUNDI HOSTS THE RELAUNCH OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Great Lakes member states of Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo convened in Bujumbura on April 16 to open dialogue for the Economic Community of the Great Lakes States (CEPGL). The CEPGL is relaunched after 13 years of inactivity [...] |
2007-04-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA309 |
BURUNDI: RADJABU APPEARS BEFORE PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) On April 26, former CNDD-FDD party president Hussein Radjabu is appearing for the second time before Burundi,s Prosecutor General in response to a warrant issued against him on April 25. The reasons for Radjabu,s appearance have not been confirmed but it is widely believed that the rec [...] |
2007-04-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA323 |
BURUNDI PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Although the government of Burundi (GOB) is a supporter of many U.S. foreign policy initiatives, at this time, it is unlikely that Burundi will have the civilian or military resources to contribute to the New Way Forward initiative in Iraq. The primary efforts undertaken by the GOB's Min [...] |
2007-05-03 07:55:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA327 |
BURUNDI: HUSSEIN RADJABU ARRESTED AND JAILED IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The controversial former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussein Radjabu, is imprisoned in solitary confinement at Bujumbura,s Mpimba Central Jail. Radjabu,s arrest on Friday, April 27 is the result of an inquiry by the Prosecutor General,s office concerning taped evidence of Radja [...] |
2007-05-04 07:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA337 |
CONSULTANT TO US TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VISITS BURUNDI TO [...] Summary. An energy consultant for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) met May 2-3 with senior Government of Burundi (GOB) officials and private energy officials to discuss a feasibility study for a petroleum pipeline to Burundi. Burundian government officials and private concerns res [...] |
2007-05-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RW KE TZ UG BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA36 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY SETS CONGRESS DATE; WILL [...] (C) Summary: The CNDD-FDD party Congress is tentatively scheduled for February 6. Although party head Hussein Radjabu originally sought to place one of his allies at the helm of a committee to prepare for the conference, the CNDD-FDD's spokesperson subsequently announced that Radjabu's pick [...] |
2007-02-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA37 |
NEW BURUNDIAN CABINET APPOINTMENTS [...] Burundian President Nkurunziza on January 23 announced the following Cabinet appointments: -- Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Breeding: Jean de Dieu Mutabazi -- Minister of Commerce and Industry: Donatien Nijimbere -- Minister of Planning, Development and National Reconstruction: [...] |
2007-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA376 |
BURUNDI'S RADJABU TO GO TO COURT MAY 29 [...] (U) Summary. Burundi's National Prosecutor on May 22 presented to former CNDD-FDD chairman Hussein Radjabu's attorney a list of charges against Radjabu following his April 27 arrest. Radjabu is expected to go to court May 29. This session follows an extensive search of Radjabu's home on the ev [...] |
2007-05-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA38 |
BURUNDI: IS RADJABU'S POLITICAL FATE HANGING IN [...] (C) Summary: The power struggle between Burundian strongman Hussein Radjabu and the country's President continues to dominate headlines, as government journalists report that the President's office has barred one of his key allies, Communications Minister Ramadhan Karenga, from entering gover [...] |
2007-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SA |
| 07BUJUMBURA411 |
ADF IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PROJECTS IN BURUNDI [...] SUMMARY: During a May 20-27 visit to Burundi, African Development Foundation (ADF) representatives identified promising sectors for future support and attended Burundi's Donor Round Table. ADF gauged the climate for economic development for small and medium sized enterprises and surveyed curr [...] |
2007-06-05 09:09:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV EFIN BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA413 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA422 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA423 |
BURUNDI: CHANGES IN PRESIDENT'S SENIOR STAFF [...] (U) Burundi's President Nkurunziza announced on May 31 changes in his two most senior staff positions. The new Chief of Cabinet, Melchior Wagara, replaces Martin Mbazumutima. The new Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, replaces Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, who left the position more t [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA424 |
RADJABU APPEARS BEFORE BURUNDI'S SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Burundi's Supreme Court confirmed May 31 the continued detention of Hussein Radjabu. The Supreme Court's confirmation means that Radjabu will remain at Mpimba Prison through the end of his trial, which, according to Burundian law, must begin within thirty days of detention. Formal charge [...] |
2007-06-06 10:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA430 |
BURUNDI ARRESTS FNL SPLINTER GROUP LEADER [...] Summary: (U) The Burundian police reportedly arrested PALIPEHUTU-FNL splinter group leader Jean Bosco Sindayagaya on June 1 during his meeting with an unnamed PALIPEHUTU-FNL colleague at Chez Andre, a local Bujumbura restaurant. Although a number of local radio stations have confirmed the deta [...] |
2007-06-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA453 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT NOMINATES NEW MEMBERS OF [...] (U) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza announced new appointments to fill the positions of National and Deputy National Prosecutor, the Presidency of the Constitutional Court, and the mayor of Bujumbura. He also announced the replacements of six of Burundi's seventeen governerships The no [...] |
2007-06-14 15:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA454 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH FNL'S AGATHON [...] (SBU) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and Forces Nationale de Liberation (FNL) leader Agathon Rwasa will participate in talks June 17 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, according to the African Union (AU) special envoy to the peace negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the F [...] |
2007-06-14 15:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA460 |
AU ASSESSES BURUNDI'S CAPABILITIES FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: African Union (AU) military leaders visited Burundi on June 10-13 to assess Burundi's readiness for participation in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). AU Major General Benonbuta Biraaro and his team inspected two battalions and met with Minister of Defense Lieutenant [...] |
2007-06-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA466 |
NKURUNZIZA'S FACE-TO-FACE WITH FNL'S RWASA [...] (U) Summary: In an unprecedented meeting, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and PALIPEHUTU-FNL rebel leader Agathon Rwasa met privately on June 18 in Dar es Salaam, marking a significant milestone in the resuscitation of the September 2006 ceasefire agreement. The two men agreed that the F [...] |
2007-06-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA467 |
BURUNDI HOSTS TANZANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete made his first state visit to Burundi June 19-21 in answer to President Nkurunziza's November 2006 visit to Tanzania. Kikwete's visit immediately followed talks in Dar-Es-Salaam between President Nkurunziza and FNL leader Agathon Rwasa. Tanzania [...] |
2007-06-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PHUM PINR PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA474 |
SOLICITING BURUNDI'S SUPPORT FOR ICAO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) DCM on June 26 delivered reftel demarches soliciting Burundian support for U.S. positions in the upcoming ICAO General Assembly in Montreal to the Burundian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International Organizations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo. Ambassador Nahayo did not offer for [...] |
2007-06-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA479 |
ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN BUJUMBURA, [...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to posts attention via phone contact to the ARSO, XXXXXXXXXXXX on the mornin [...] |
2007-06-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA482 |
BURUNDI'S SECOND VICE PRESIDENT TO LEAD DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA513 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES CABINET CHANGES [...] (C) Summary. President Nkurunziza announced new appointments in seven ministries, and announced the creation of a new Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Integration and Cooperation. They mark the third round of new appointments in the Nkurunziza government since early June 2007. Two of Buru [...] |
2007-07-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA515 |
ADDENDUM TO ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING IN BURUNDI [...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received additional information regarding the incident of nuclear smuggling reported in Bujumbura cable 479 dated 06/27/2007. XXXXXXXXXXXX and I have met on XXXXXXXXXXXX additional occasions since that initia [...] |
2007-07-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA516 |
BURUNDI - DEMARCHE FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (U) DCM on July 17 delivered reftel demarche raising details of Ambassador William Swing's candidacy for Director General of the Council of the International Organization for Migration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Cabinet, Alain Nyamitwe. Nyamitwe did not offer formal, substa [...] |
2007-07-17 15:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA522 |
DISSENSION WITHIN BURUNDI'S OPPOSITION UPRONA [...] (U) Summary. The Executive Committee of UPRONA voted to suspend from the party its two highest-ranking members of the government, following the party's decision not to participate in the new cabinet. After his suspension, the First Vice-President of the Republic consulted the arm of the party [...] |
2007-07-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA534 |
TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF BURUNDI AND FNL FALTER [...] (U) Summary. Negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) and the PALIPEHUTU-National Liberation Forces(FNL) in talks meant to start the 2006 cease-fire agreement faltered July 21, leading to the gradual departure of the FNL's delegation. The FNL's head of delegation, Jean-Berchmans [...] |
2007-07-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA538 |
FNL FLEES BURUNDIAN PEACE PROCESS IN DRAMATIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Force for Liberation (FNL), the last hold-out rebel group, has fled the negotiating table and Bujumbura in a severe rupture of the year long attempts to implement a June 2006 cease-fire agreement. The 25 member negotiating team has been reduced to three members of the [...] |
2007-07-26 10:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA542 |
BURUNDI: NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION AWAITING [...] (U) Burundi has signed, but has not yet ratified, the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism, according to Burundi's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). DCM met on July 27 with the MFA's Chief of Staff, Alain Niyamitwe, to urge that Burundi ratify the convention as [...] |
2007-07-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA543 |
BURUNDI'S CNDD-FDD PARTY SEEKS USG HELP IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the President of Burundi,s ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party, Jeremie Ngendakumana, appealed to Ambassador Moller for assistance in resolving the government,s impasse with Burundi,s major politic [...] |
2007-07-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA544 |
BURUNDI WELCOMES SWISS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SZ BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA545 |
BURUNDI: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA550 |
CNDD PARTY LEADER NYANGOMA SPEAKS CRITICALLY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Council for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD) Party leader and former Burundi National Assembly member, Leonard Nyangoma met with Ambassador Moller on July 31 to share his impressions of Burundi's democratic progress and his opinions concerning President Pierre Nkur [...] |
2007-08-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA556 |
BURUNDI DEADLOCK IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Burundi's Diplomatic Community issued a press statement July 31 addressing the deadlock in the Burundian National Assembly, and the deterioration of negotiations with the FNL, calling on all political actors in Burundi to place national interests above individual ones. Speaking [...] |
2007-08-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA559 |
BURUNDI'S MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTIES DESPERATE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Burundi's major opposition parties, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), Leonce Ngendakumana, and Union for National Progress (UPRONA), Aloys Rubuka, both insisted that dialogue between Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza's government and the two largest opp [...] |
2007-08-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA563 |
IMF REPRESENTATIVE IN BURUNDI CONCERNED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Moller met on August 7 with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Israel de la Piedra and visiting IMF Assessment Team economist Alvaro Manoel to discuss Burundi's impending budgetary crisis. De la Piedra identified the two most immediately troub [...] |
2007-08-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA565 |
BURUNDI FORMER MINISTER ADVOCATES RADJABU'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on August 6, National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party member and former Minister of Commerce and Industry Jean Bigirimana claimed that the political malaise plaguing Burundi's government can be alleviated [...] |
2007-08-08 13:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA567 |
EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH HOSTED BY MRS. BUSH, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA568 |
62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: BURUNDI'S HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) The Government of Burundi will send the following delegation to attend the 62nd UN General Assembly: A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Delegation: -- Dr. Martin Nduwimana, First Vice-President of the Republic. -- Arrive New York: [...] |
2007-08-09 13:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL UNGA OVIP BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA571 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT WARNS OF A MILITARISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting on August 6 with Ambassador Moller, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) party member and former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye, asserted that the National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party int [...] |
2007-08-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA574 |
BURUNDI PRESIDENT BEING ADVISED BY HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) Members of Burundi's political and civil society are consistently suggesting that President Pierre Nkurunziza is being manipulated by a small group of advisors who are strongly connected to the military wing of Nkurunziza's ruling CNDD-FDD party. Embassy officers have been told by well- [...] |
2007-08-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA575 |
FORMER BURUNDI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER SPREADS [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the embassy on August 7, National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party member and former First Vice President of the National Assembly Onesime Nduwimana summed up his perceptions of Burundi's political morass by sta [...] |
2007-08-16 15:53:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA577 |
BURUNDI: PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION RECEIVES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peace Building Commission in New York was briefed on the latest developments in Burundi surrounding stalled negotiations with the FNL and the budgetary impasse in Burundi's Parliament via an August 13 video conference. South African Ambassador Mdu Denis Lembede reported that [...] |
2007-08-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA584 |
BURUNDI'S GOVERNMENT TAKES THEIR MESSAGE ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Just prior to his departure for Burundi's interior on August 9, Burundi's Minister of Good Governance, Venant Kamana, briefed the Ambassador on the government's message he intended to convey to communal representatives concerning various political issues plaguing the nation. [...] |
2007-08-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA585 |
BURUNDI'S CIVIL SOCIETY PUTS PRESSURE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 13, civil society leaders Onesphore Nduwayo of Governmant Action Watch (OAG) and Jean-Marie Vianney Kavumbagu of Ligue Iteka expressed serious concerns over President Pierre Nkurunziza's lack of action to address the political storm [...] |
2007-08-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA586 |
BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT LEADERS OFFER NO SOLUTIONS TO [...] (SBU) In a meeting on August 8, the President of Burundi's Senate, Gervais Rufyikiri, emphasized that only true dialogue among the political powers would be able to unblock the stalemate in the National Assembly. Rufyikiri stated the the political problems threatening to destabilize Burundi [...] |
2007-08-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA587 |
BURUNDI HARDLINE OPPOSITION LEADER DOES NOT RULE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on August 7 to elicit his perceptions of Burundi's political stalemate, influential Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party firebrand, Terence Sinunguruza, suggested that President Pierre Nkurunziza's continued disregard for his country's constitution and the [...] |
2007-08-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA591 |
BURUNDI CENTRIST PARTY LEADER SEES PARTY DIVISIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Epitace Bayaganakandi, National Assembly member for the small Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen (MRC) party attributed the political impasse stifling Burundi's progress to the growing internal divisions within the ma [...] |
2007-08-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA608 |
BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT NDAYIZEYE FEARS FOR HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye called for an impromptu meeting with Ambassador Moller on August 23 to express his concerns over his personal security in light of the recent rise in harassment and intimidation towards opposition figures by the National Police. Nd [...] |
2007-08-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA626 |
BURUNDI MAKING EFFORTS TO MEET IMF DEMANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Israel de la Piedra met with Ambassador Moller on August 30th to discuss the Government of Burundi's (GOB) progress on meeting short term IMF goals required for funds dispersal. De la Piedra expanded on actions undertaken to [...] |
2007-08-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY PGOV PINR PREL |
| 07BUJUMBURA629 |
FNL FACTIONS FIGHT IT OUT IN NORTHERN BUJUMBURA [...] In the early morning hours of September 3rd and 4th, factions of the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) engaged in infighting in northern Bujumbura. Embassy sources currently report twelve casualties from the confrontations. The attacks occurred in the Buterere and Kimana communes of Bujumbura, areas of th [...] |
2007-09-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | BY PREL PGOV PINR |
| 07BUJUMBURA637 |
PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA TAKES ACTION TO INITIATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of August 27, Ambassador Moller met with Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and key political leaders in follow-up to the unprecendented Ngozi meetings the previous week between Nkurunziza and the opposition FRODEBU and UPRONA parties. President Nkurunziza cal [...] |
2007-09-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA65 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY ELECTS NEW PARTY HEAD [...] (U) At a party congress in Ngozi on February 7, Burundi's ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, elected a new party president, Jeremie Ngendakumana, the current ambassador to Kenya. The party also elected two Vice Presidents, members of parliament Jean Marie Sesema from Bubanza and Denise Sindokotse fr [...] |
2007-02-07 17:24:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA656 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes at yet another critical time in the country's modern political history. President Nkurunziza,s administration faces significant political challenges that could destabilize the government if unadressed. Negotiations between the Government of Burundi (GOB) [...] |
2007-09-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV BY PREL |
| 07BUJUMBURA657 |
IMF COMMITTED TO EVENTUAL BURUNDI BUDGETARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Israel de la Piedra briefed a small number of the diplomatic corps on a proposed IMF budget review in a September 11 meeting. A positive review of the Government of Burundi (GOB) budget will allow for the release of $93 million i [...] |
2007-09-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL BY PGOV |
| 07BUJUMBURA682 |
DAS SWAN URGES DIALOGUE TO RESOLVE BURUNDI'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with high level government officials on September 18-19, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs James Swan expressed support for Burundi's transition to a post conflict society while cautioning officials on pending potential pitfalls. DAS Swan met with Presi [...] |
2007-09-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA712 |
BURUNDI TO TRANSMIT "RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo on October 5. Ndukuriyo agreed in principle to the subject of the demarche, promised to review the text, and subsuquently transmit our request for support to Burundi's UN Representative in New York. CASEBEER [...] |
2007-10-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA714 |
IMF GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BURUNDI 2008 BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative to Burundi called a meeting of the principal donor representatives to review the progress the Government of Burundi (GOB) is making in terms of meeting conditional provisions of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. The ag [...] |
2007-10-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PARM PREL PGOV BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA731 |
BURUNDI UPDATE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is an update of outstanding issues of events of interest in Burundi: -- Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Muyinga massacre -- upcoming legislation on women's issues -- justice reform -- refugees and returnees -- Hussein Radjabu -- East African Community integ [...] |
2007-10-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PHUM BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA74 |
BURUNDI'S RULING PARTY ELECTS NEW PARTY HEAD [...] (U) At a party congress in Ngozi on February 7, Burundi's ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, elected a new party president, Jeremie Ngendakumana, the current ambassador to Kenya. The party also elected two Vice Presidents, members of parliament Jean Marie Sesema from Bubanza and Denise Sindokotse f [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA784 |
UNGA HR RESOLUTIONS - BURUNDI WILL SUPPORT US [...] (SBU) In a November 19 meeting with Charge and Poloff, MFA Director General for International Organizations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo said Burundi will vote for the resolutions on North Korea, Iran, and Belarus, and vote against any no-action motions presented by the Committee. Ambassador Nah [...] |
2007-11-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA79 |
BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES [...] (U) On January 30, Burundian naval officials seized a cache of approximately 1000 sticks of dynamite and detonators discovered aboard a fishing boat that had crashed against rocks near Nyanza-Lac, a village in Southern Burundi on the shores of Lake Tanganyika not far from the Tanzanian border. [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA798 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes at a critical time in the country's modern political history. After a summer marked by political infighting and a virtual legislative standstill, President Nkurunziza appointed a new government and displayed some willingness to tackle Burundi's sig [...] |
2007-11-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PINR PGOV PREL OREP EAID MASS MARR BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA800 |
UN PROSPER CANDIDACY - BURUNDI NONCOMMITTAL [...] In a meeting with poloff on November 26, Director General for the Americas and Europe in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo indicated he needed to consult with Burundi representatives in New York before affirming support for the candidature of Mr. Pierre-Richard Pros [...] |
2007-11-26 16:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA802 |
ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA VOTES - BURUNDI NONCOMMITTAL [...] In the absence of Director General for International Organizations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, Poloff called on Director General for the Americas and Europe in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo to deliver reftel demarche on November 26. Ambassador Ndikuriyo told Po [...] |
2007-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA806 |
UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Per Reftel, included is the update of worst forms of child labor information for Burundi. 2. (U) Text of report follows: The Government of Burundi (GOB) has evidenced concern about child labor, but due to a critical lack of resources exacerbated by more than twelve years of civil war, [...] |
2007-12-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA81 |
BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA DISMISSES 2ND VICE [...] (U) On Thursday, February 8, Burundi President Nkurunziza dismissed 2nd Vice President, Marina Barampama. The media reported on February 9 that her dismissal is due to "irresponsibility and insubordination." Most notably, Barampama, a key supporter of former CNDD-FDD party president, Hussei [...] |
2007-02-12 07:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07BUJUMBURA86 |
BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT NAMES NEW SECOND VICE [...] The Burundian parliament named Gabriel Ntisezerana as the Second Vice President on February 9. Immediately prior to his designation, Ntisezerana was the governor of the Central Bank of Burundi. In a statement given after his appointment, Ntisezerana declared that "priorities will be a fight a [...] |
2007-02-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 07DAMASCUS293 |
SYRIAN OFFICIALS PUBLICLY DENY REGIME ROLE IN AIN [...] (SBU) In the past week, Syrian Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Bassam Abdul Majeed rejected suggestions that the regime was involved in the February 13 Ain Alaq bus bombings in Lebanon, despite the March 13 announcement by Lebanese officials of the arrest of four Syrian members of Fatah Islam in [...] |
2007-03-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM LE BY |
| 07DARESSALAAM265 |
TANZANIA NEUTRAL ON FEB 7 DECISIONS IN BURUNDI [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | AF BY TZ PHUM PREL PGOV |
| 07KAMPALA1159 |
UGANDA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS TEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary: Ugandan military and civilian officials view the U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus process as important for confidence-building between the parties and for keeping pressure up on neighbors to rein in negative forces. Ugandans argue that the process has resulted in behind-the-scen [...] |
2007-07-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BY CG RW UG |
| 07KINSHASA1175 |
TRIPARTITE PLUS CHIEFS OF DEFENSE MEETING -- [...] (SBU) The Tripartite Plus Chiefs of Defense met in Lubumbashi on October 1-2 in special session to discuss joint operations, cross-border confidence building measures, and the reinstatement of the bilateral Rwanda-DRC Joint Verification Mechanism. The Joint Communique has been transmitted se [...] |
2007-10-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO RW UG BY CG |
| 07KINSHASA1177 |
JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF THE TRIPARTITE PLUS CHIEFS OF STAFF [...] (U) Summary. The Tripartite Plus Chiefs of Defense met in Lubumbashi on October 1-2 to discuss issues brought up at the Tripartite Ministerial meeting in Kampala in September (reftel). A copy of the Joint Communique follows. End summary. 2. (U) Begin text: JOINT COMMUNIQUE 3RD MEETI [...] |
2007-10-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO RW UG BY CG |
| 07KINSHASA1247 |
TRIPARTITE FUSION CELL -- WHAT NEXT? [...] (S) Summary. The Tripartite Plus Intelligence Fusion Cell (TFC) has significant assets at its disposal, but they are currently underutilized. Member states should be encouraged to participate fully, or else be suspended from the project. Additionally, the TFC should be brought into alignment [...] |
2007-11-02 10:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MOPS KPKO UG RW BY CG |
| 07KINSHASA472 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COLONEL RICHARD ORTH [...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of Col. Richard Kevin Orth to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from May 03 - 06, 2007 to attend the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) focal point meetings. 2. POINT OF CONTACT Chris Brown will be the Control Officer for the visit and c [...] |
2007-04-26 12:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | APER OTRA BY RW UG KE ET CG |
| 07KINSHASA962 |
TRIPARTITE PLUS LEGAL EXPERTS MEET IN GOMA, DRC [...] (SBU) Legal experts from DRC, Uganda, and Burundi met in Goma, North Kivu July 23-26 to examine possible judicial mechanisms and procedures to use against negative forces in the territories of the Tripartite Plus countries, as decided at the June session of the Tripartite Plus Joint Commission [...] |
2007-08-10 11:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO CG BY RW UG |
| 07LIBREVILLE174 |
FRANCE CONDUCS ECCAS TRAINING IN GABON; ECCAS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP GB CF CG BY CT RW |
| 07NAIROBI4710 |
MYAP GUIDANCE MEETING AND KEY CHALLENGES IN [...] On October 23, 2007, USAID/East Africa/Food for Peace (FFP) held an information meeting with potential Title II Multi Year Assistance Program (MYAP) partners in Burundi. This is the first year that Burundi is on the FFP Priority List of 18 countries designated to program Title II non-emergen [...] |
2007-12-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BY |
| 07NAIROBI933 |
USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO [...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...] |
2007-02-27 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BY KE |
| 07NAIROBI938 |
USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO [...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...] |
2007-02-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BY |
| 07PRETORIA1077 |
VAN ECK SAYS FNL WANTS POLITICAL TALKS [...] (C) Burundi's last remaining rebel group, the Palipehutu-FNL, refuses to rejoin the peace process until the Government of Burundi (GOB) agrees to negotiate "political issues" with them, according to Institute for Security Studies (ISS) analyst (and de facto FNL advisor) Jan van Eck (protect). [...] |
2007-03-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA1288 |
SAG OPEN TO COOPERATING ON BURUNDI AMISOM [...] (C) South Africa's political leadership would be open to a request for South African assistance in deploying Burundian troops to the AU Mission in Somalia, according to SAG Great Lakes Envoy and DFA Deputy Director General Kingsley Mamabolo. During Acting DCM's April 13 discussion of Ref A po [...] |
2007-04-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS BY KE SF |
| 07PRETORIA1289 |
BURUNDI: MAMABOLO SAYS FNL PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa is increasingly frustrated with the "stubborn" FNL-Palipehutu rebel group, according to South African Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo sees little sign that the FNL will rejoin the peace process. South Africa is preparing its report to Uganda and Tanzani [...] |
2007-04-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA254 |
MBEKI INTERVENES IN RADJABU SITUATION [...] (C) CNDD-FDD leader Hussein Radjabu departed the South African Embassy in Bujumbura the morning of January 23 after spending the night at the Embassy, confirmed South African Department of Foreign Affairs Director Rasheeda Adam (protect). Adam said that Radjabu, Minister of Communications Kar [...] |
2007-01-23 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA2727 |
VAN ECK SAYS FNL PEACE PROCESS "CRASHING" [...] (C) The Burundi FNL peace process is "crashing," according to Institute for Security Studies analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck told PolOff August 1 that trust between the National Force for Liberation (FNL) and the Government of Burundi (GOB) is at an all time low, following the departure of the F [...] |
2007-08-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA293 |
SOUTH AFRICA PRESSURES FNL TO JOIN JVMM FEBRUARY 10 [...] (C) South African Burundi Mediator Minister Charles Nqakula met Palipehutu-FNL leader Agathon Rwasa in Dar es Salaam the weekend of January 13 and pressured the FNL to join the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM), according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck, who traveled to D [...] |
2007-01-25 16:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA3651 |
SAG PRESSURES FNL TO PARTICIPATE IN JVMM [...] (U) The Burundi Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) will meet on Saturday, October 20, in Bujumbura, announced South African Minister for Safety and Security and Regional Facilitator for the Burundi Peace Process Charles Nqakula. The JVMM is the key vehicle for implementing the [...] |
2007-10-17 15:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 07PRETORIA3873 |
SAG GREAT LAKES ENVOY URGES AID FOR FNL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The internal PALIPEHUTU-FNL divisions are complicating the Burundi peace process, according to the South African Government (SAG) Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo urged the international community to provide protection and humanitarian relief for FNL "defectors," ar [...] |
2007-11-06 11:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY CG SF |
| 07PRETORIA827 |
(C) SOUTH AFRICA CONCERNED ABOUT CNDD-FDD SPLIT [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Rasheeda Adam March 5. Adam said that South Africa is "concerned" about tensions within the ruling CNDD-FDD party, as well as the increase in state-sponsored violence in Burundi. The South African Embas [...] |
2007-03-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 07STATE154929 |
INSTRUCTION CABLE FOR USUN: CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] This is an action cable, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during November 13 Security Council consultations on the Great Lakes Region: Begin talking points: -- The United States welcomes the Government of the Democratic Republic of the [...] |
2007-11-09 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL XA XF XW CG UG BY RW |
| 07STATE163971 |
BURMA CAAC - TALKING POINTS FOR 12/06 MEETING [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to attend the Burma CAAC meeting on 12/06 at a high level if possible (French PermRep will chair the meeting. The British and the Belgians are sending their DPRs) USUN may draw from the following talking points during disc [...] |
2007-12-05 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XB XC XE BY |
| 07STATE168497 |
BURUNDI- USUN INSTRUCTION CABLE ON BINUB [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the BINUB resolution scheduled to be adopted by the Council on December 19. Full text of the resolution follows: Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions and statements of its [...] |
2007-12-19 13:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA ZF BY |
| 07USUNNEWYORK470 |
UNHCHR ARBOUR UNSC BRIEFING ON GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour briefed the UN Security Council on her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. Noting she had addressed the Peacebuilding Commission on Burundi the previous day, Arbour focused her remarks on conditions in the Democratic Republic o [...] |
2007-06-12 16:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | BY CG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL RW UG XA ZF ZU |
| 07USUNNEWYORK71 |
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment Shirin Tahir-Kheli called upon UN Assistant Secretary-General Carolyn McAskie, who heads the recently created Peacebuilding Support Office of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). McAskie commended the Secretary's outre [...] |
2007-01-29 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO UNGA PHUM PREL BY |
| 07VATICAN96 |
HOLY SEE EMPHASIZES BALANCE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with officials from the Holy See and from Vatican-affiliated NGO Sant'Egidio May 22 regarding war crimes issues. The Holy See concurred with Williamson's assessment that a one-size-fits-all approach was sub-optimal when addre [...] |
2007-06-13 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KAWC SOCI VT RW BY SU CG |
| 08BUJUMBURA176 |
BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN FNL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Political Directorate (PD) (Executive Representative to the Secretary General of the United Nation Youssef Mahmoud, French Ambassador Joel Louvet, South African Ambassador Mdu Lembede, and Tanzanian Ambassador Francis Mdowla) informed the diplomatic corps in an April 4 briefi [...] |
2008-04-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA177 |
EX-PARTY STRONGMAN RADJABU GETS 13 YEAR SENTENCE [...] (U) In an April 3 decision, the Supreme Court sentenced former party president of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) Hussein Radjabu to 13 years in prison for intent to disrupt state security through armed rebellion and in [...] |
2008-04-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA183 |
DAS SWAN SUPPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIATION WITH THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Burundi to facilitate the Tripartite Plus meetings taking place March 24 - 27, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, James Swan met separately with President Pierre Nkurunziza, First Vice President Yves Sahinguvu, and Minister of Defense, Lt. Gene [...] |
2008-04-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA244 |
1ST VP SAYS PEACE WITH FNL CRITICAL FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a request from Ambassador Moller for a meeting, First Vice-President Dr. Yves Sahinguvu told the Ambassador on May 8th that: -- the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is the key to solving the PALIPEHUTU-FNL (FNL) problem; -- the Government of Burundi (GOB) is ready to gra [...] |
2008-05-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA249 |
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During comprehensive consultations with Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Steering Committee of the Transitional Justice Mechanism, civil society, the international community and NGO organizations April 16-18, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson [...] |
2008-05-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA253 |
WISE MAN'S COUNCIL SAYS DON'T MISS GOLDEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador Moller, executive members of the Bashingatahe, Burundi's traditional wise men, advised that: -- the Government of Burundi (GOB) is positioned to take advantage of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL's (FNL) intent to return to the negotiating table to conclu [...] |
2008-05-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA268 |
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During comprehensive consultations with Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Steering Committee of the Transitional Justice Mechanism, civil society, the international community and NGO organizations April 16-18, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson [...] |
2008-05-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA270 |
AGMIN REP WELCOMES GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting with EconOff May 20, Pegase Banyankiye of the Burundian Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate for Mobilization and Self-Development said that he welcomed the Global Food Security Initiative and agreed with the basic precepts it embodies (reftel). Burundi does not, nor does i [...] |
2008-05-21 10:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBI BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA271 |
CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR RECEPTIVE TO U.S. VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) In a meeting with EconOff May 20, Ambassador Joseph Bangurambona, Director of Burundi's civil aviation authority, the National Aeronautic Service, expressed his support for key U.S. positions to be raised at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) Nineteenth Aviation Sec [...] |
2008-05-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA298 |
FOMIN: BURUNDI TRYING TO REVIVE REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador and Director of Central African Affairs Karl Wycoff, Burundian Minister of External Relations Antoinette Batumbwira: - requested that the U.S. help persuade the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return to active participation [...] |
2008-06-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA336 |
AF/C DIRECTOR WYCOFF GETS AN EARFUL OF BURUNDI'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During June 3-6 meetings with Director for Central African Affairs Karl Wycoff, Burundian government, NGO and civil society interlocutors said that: - the repatriation of significant numbers of refugees could help Tanzania,s government consider residency, citizenship and long [...] |
2008-06-27 09:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID PGOV PINR PREL BY CG RW |
| 08BUJUMBURA357 |
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS: MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) In a July 15 meeting with PolOff, the Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications, Dieudonne Karasavye confirmed that Minister Philippe Njoni will head the Burundian delegation to to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Geneva and stated that he would di [...] |
2008-07-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA396 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL PAYNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes as the country grapples with the many challenges facing nascent democracies. The last remaining rebel group, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, signed a cessation of hostilities agreement in May following several weeks of violent attacks that left over 100 people d [...] |
2008-07-31 19:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP MARR PGOV PREF PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA421 |
GOB AND REBEL LEADERSHIP COMMIT TO RESOLVING [...] In an August 18 briefing, South African facilitator Charles Nqakula told the diplomatic corps that Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and rebel group PALIPEHUTU-FNL Chairman Agathon Rwasa will meet August 19,21,26 and 28 in closed sessions to remove current stumbling blocks to the stalled [...] |
2008-08-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA570 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM JEREMIE NGENDAKUMANA, PRESIDENT [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 7, 2008, from Mr. Jremie Ngendakumana, Chairman of the ruling political party Conseil National pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie-Forces pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie (CNDD-FDD). The original letter [...] |
2008-11-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA571 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM LEONARD NYANGOMA, PRESIDENT OF [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 5, 2008, from the Honorable Lonard Nyangoma, President of the political party Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie (CNDD). The original letter is being forwarded to the Department for [...] |
2008-11-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA572 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM LEONCE NGENDAKUMANA, PRESIDENT [...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 6, 2008, from the Honorable Lonce Ngendakumana, President of the Sahwnaya FRODEBU Party (Front for Democracy in Burundi). The original letter is being forwarded to the Department for transmission [...] |
2008-11-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA573 |
BURUNDI TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (SBU) In a meeting November 7 with PolOff concerning the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and its affiliates under E.O. 13382 with Director General of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo. Ambassador Nahayo, said [...] |
2008-11-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PINR PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA574 |
GOB WILL CONTINUE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) In a meeting November 7 with PolOff, Director General of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo confirmed that Burundi will continue to vote against any no-action motions and in favor of resolutions concerning Iran, Burma and the DPRK expected [...] |
2008-11-11 11:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA585 |
UNGA IRAN RESOLUTION: BURUNDI AGAINST NO-ACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN IR BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA587 |
GOB ELIMINATES POLITICAL MEETING RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) In a November 18 reversal, Minister of the Interior Venant Kamana canceled an October 6 Ministerial Ordinance that severely restricted the right of political parties to meet freely (ref A). The new ordinance requires political parties to simply inform local authorities three days in ad [...] |
2008-11-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA603 |
BURUNDI MAINTAINS PLEDGE FOR AMISOM THIRD BATTALION [...] (U) Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Germain Niyoyankana assured the Ambassador November 28 that Burundi will indeed honor its pledge to provide a third battalion of Burundian troops for the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), and that Burundi stands ready to promise further batt [...] |
2008-12-02 09:44:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SO AU BY KE NI RW SU UG ET |
| 08BUJUMBURA645 |
BURUNDI CONFIRMS NO DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, said that Burundi: - continues to support UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 concerning Iran's nuclear or delivery system development efforts; [...] |
2008-12-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | AF ISN NEA PARM PREL BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA646 |
BURUNDI WILL CONSIDER DELAYING SUPPORT FOR UNESCO [...] (C) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, agreed that strong managerial skills and competent leadership are essential for the Direcor-General of UNESCO. He said Burundi would consi [...] |
2008-12-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA647 |
BURUNDI TO SUPPORT HARMONIZED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] (SBU) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, said that he would encourage Burundi's U.N. Ambassador to support the U.S. proposal considering harmonized conditions of service and stre [...] |
2008-12-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA BY |
| 08BUJUMBURA678 |
BURUNDI SUPPORTS A UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET BY |
| 08DURBAN27 |
XENOPHOBIA IN DURBAN: KZN OFFICALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Beginning the week of May 19, local police, officials and NGO's confirmed the spread of violence targeting foreign nationals in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. By May 27, while fearful foreign nationals continued to seek safety away from their homes, no new incidents of violence agai [...] |
2008-05-30 18:10:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | SF ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREF CG BY RW |
| 08DURBAN33 |
UPDATE ON CIVILIAN DISPLACEMENT FROM XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) On 20 June, Pol/Econoff visited sites throughout the greater Durban area hosting displaced persons from last month's wave of xenophobic violence to assess the current levels of displacement and identify any immediate humanitarian needs. Hundreds of the original 1750 displaced persons in re [...] |
2008-06-26 15:26:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | SF PGOV PHUM PREF CG BY RW ABLD |
| 08KINSHASA174 |
Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - Situation in Chad [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 19 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the DRC. 2. Matondo noted that the DRC currently holds the Presidency of the Economic Community of Central African [...] |
2008-02-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AO BY CF CM CT EK GB PREL TBIO CG |
| 08KINSHASA254 |
CEEAC summit condemns attempts to overthrow Chadian [...] A special two-day summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in Kinshasa March 10-11 condemned armed attempts to destabilize the Chadian government and reiterated its support for the government and people of Chad. The summit, organized by the DRC as holder of the CEEAC' [...] |
2008-03-14 06:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AO AU BY CD CG CM CT GB EK TP SU |
| 08LIBREVILLE564 |
GABON: FRENCH GENERAL DESCRIBES STRENGTHS, [...] (C) The senior French military officer in Central Africa provided visiting AF/C Deputy Director Siria Lopez with a tour d'horizon of French military perspectives on activities of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS/CEEAC), including ECCAS's 700-person peacekeeping operation [...] |
2008-12-01 15:41:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AO BY CM CT CD CG CF EK GB |
| 08PRETORIA1276 |
JOINT DECLARATION: GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, representatives of the Republic of Burundi and the Palipehutu-FNL released a Joint Declaration upon their arrival on June 8, 2008. Text follows. [...] |
2008-06-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA1283 |
REVISED PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO FURTHER THE BURUNDI [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, The SAG distributed a revised program of action to further the Burundi peace process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Revised programme of acti [...] |
2008-06-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA1339 |
SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG DECLARATION [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Declaration on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Declaration on the Bur [...] |
2008-06-19 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA1340 |
SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG COMMUNIQUE - [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Communique on the Burun [...] |
2008-06-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA1392 |
SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The second meeting of Special Envoys on Burundi was held in Magaliesberg, South Africa June 9-10, 2008. The SAG Minister of Safety and Security, Charles Nqakula, hosted this meeting along with the SAG [...] |
2008-06-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA250 |
SAG NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BURUNDI PEACE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolCouns and PolOff on 4 February met with SAG Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, to discuss recent developments concerning the possible resumption of peace talks between the CNDD-FDD government and the Palipehutu-FNL after a six month stalemate. Tho [...] |
2008-02-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA428 |
SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINES NEW BURUNDI PEACE PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 22-23 South African Government (SAG)-sponsored seminar, Facilitator Charles Nqakula and Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined SAG plans to reinvigorate its Burundi mediation through creation of a "Political Directorate" that would include the Government of Buru [...] |
2008-02-29 17:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA448 |
VAN ECK SAYS FNL-SAG TIES IMPROVED, PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Relations between the South African Facilitation and the Burundi rebel movement the Palipehutu-FNL are improved, albeit fragile, according to South African-based Burundi analyst and informal FNL advisor Jan van Eck. Although the FNL is the only rebel group outside the peace proc [...] |
2008-03-05 09:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SF BY |
| 08PRETORIA475 |
MAMABOLO SAYS FNL AND GOB ON BOARD WITH PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Burundi (GOB) and the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) fully endorse the South African "Programme of Action" to conclude the FNL peace process in 2008, according to DFA Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo, who just returned from meetings in Dar es Salaam and Buju [...] |
2008-03-07 13:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA775 |
BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) DFA Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Kingsley Mamabolo, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 8 April about Burundi's stalled peace process. Only a month ago, Mamabolo was upbeat about negotiations, believing the FNL was serious about the peace process (reftel). Mamabolo now a [...] |
2008-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 08PRETORIA799 |
FNL FEELS SHUT OUT [...] (C) On 10 April, FNL-insider Jan Van Eck expressed concern to PolOff about stalled negotiations between the FNL rebels, the SAG, and the GoB, describing the entire Burundi facilitiation process as "hostile." Van Eck, who said he talks to the FNL by phone almost everyday, said that the good wi [...] |
2008-04-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
| 08STATE102410 |
OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: CONCERNS ABOUT UPCOMING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 25 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomed the August release of three prisoners of conscience by the government of Belarus in the hope that this positive [...] |
2008-09-24 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM BY |
| 08STATE123174 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR AFRICAN MILITARY WORKSHOP IN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jean Baptiste Nkwezi Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1968 POB: Burundi Unit: MDNA [...] |
2008-11-20 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV BY |
| 08STATE129935 |
GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 11 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Burundi December 11. 2. Begin points: I would like to thank (the UN Department of Political Affairs) for briefing the Council on the situation in Burundi. The [...] |
2008-12-10 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
| 08STATE132299 |
OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BELARUS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the December 18, 2008 Per1. Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council in Vienna on December 18. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States takes note of the efforts of the governme [...] |
2008-12-17 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BY OSCE |
| 08STATE132962 |
GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 19 UNSC RESOLUTION ON BINUB [...] This is an action message. USUN is authorized to join consensus on the UN Resolution on BINUB in para 2 below. 2. (U) Begin resolution text: The Security Council, (1) Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its President on Burundi, in particular resolutions 1719 (2006) and [...] |
2008-12-19 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
| 08STATE39803 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Gervais Ndirakobuca Rank: Deputy Director General Position: Burundian National P [...] |
2008-04-16 13:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR BY |
| 08STATE42511 |
TRAVEL WARNING - BURUNDI [...] This Travel Warning updates American citizens on security conditions in Burundi. American citizens should exercise caution while traveling in the country. The U.S. Embassy restricts the travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain areas of the capital, Bujumbura, are off- limits. This s [...] |
2008-04-22 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC OTRA PREL BY |
| 08STATE90896 |
GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON BURUNDI AUGUST [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Burundi August 26. 2. Begin points: I would like to thank (the UN Department of Political Affairs) for briefing the Council on the situation in Burundi. The US [...] |
2008-08-22 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
| 08STATE94464 |
OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: REACTION TO RELEASE OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on September 4. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the August 20 release of the last two Belarusian prisoners of conscience, Andrey Kim and Syarhey Parsyukevich. [...] |
2008-09-03 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM BY |
| 08STATE95999 |
LEAHY VETTING OF BURUNDI MILITARY FOR AMISOM [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Floribert Biyereke Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Position: Deputy Chief of Per [...] |
2008-09-08 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR BY |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1129 |
MONUC AT UN: GIVE US CLEAR DIRECTIONS FOR DRC-AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Alan Doss asked the Security Council on November 26 for clear operational guidelines for MONUC, especially regarding use of force. He also said a temporary stabilization force is sorely needed as we await the additional MONUC troops the Council recently authorized. He sa [...] |
2008-12-03 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1180 |
BURUNDI AT THE UN: CONSENSUS TO RENEW BINUB; SOUTH [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) was before the Security Council on December 11. The Burundian PermRep told the Council the names of an independent electoral commission will be announced "in the coming days," a critical step for the organization of 2010 elections. [...] |
2008-12-17 19:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1185 |
MONUC AT UN: WE ONLY HAVE PLEDGES FOR HALF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary-General Le Roy on December 15 told the Security Council that diplomatic efforts are thawing the relationship between the DRC and Rwanda. He said direct talks between the DRC and Nkunda's CNDP stalled, but were set to resume December 17. Le Roy said he had r [...] |
2008-12-19 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG |
| 08USUNNEWYORK873 |
UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: UK, PALESTINE AND [...] SUMMARY: On the morning of September 26, the UNGA General Debate continued to address the global financial crisis, climate change, natural disasters, and restarting the Doha round of trade talks. The following heads of state spoke: Montenegro, Haiti, Vanuatu. Heads of Government and high-lev [...] |
2008-09-29 16:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON UNGA AORL MW HA NH BY BG NP |
| 08USUNNEWYORK949 |
UNGA: DEBATE ON THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] On October 9 and 13 the General Assembly (GA) considered the Peacebuilding Commission's Report (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General's Report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218), which covered July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 2. In his opening statement, GA President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto no [...] |
2008-10-17 22:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPKO BY PU SL CT |
| 09ADDISABABA454 |
U.S. ENGAGEMENT VITAL TO NILE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) The Nile River runs through ten countries, whose populations depend on its waters for their livelihood. It is a shared, multi-state river basin characterized by water scarcity, poverty, rapid population, and a long history of dispute and instability. Sound and equitable management of the Ni [...] |
2009-02-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET |
| 09ADDISABABA465 |
USAU: AFRICAN UNION TO REVIEW AMISOM MANDATE IN [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of a double suicide bombing against an AMISOM base in Mogadishu, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has ordered an "urgent reassessment" of AMISOM's mandate. The Council also appealed to the UN to accelerate implementation of a support package for AMISO [...] |
2009-02-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AU BY SO UG |
| 09BRUSSELS588 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR A/S CARTER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (SBU) Since your last visit to Brussels, dialogue between the U.S. and Belgium on Africa has continued. Belgian interest is currently focused on the plight of the Belgian ship taken over by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean April 17, and a Belgian doctor kidnapped in Somalia at the same time [...] |
2009-04-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS CG SO SU CD RW BY BN |
| 09BUJUMBURA103 |
SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-02 05:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA162 |
BURUNDI SUPPORTS U.S. GEORGIA POLICY [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting with EmbOff to discuss U.S. policy towards Georgia (reftel), Ministry of External Affairs' Director of the Department of International Organizations Adolphe Nahayo said that Burundi, as a small country surrounded by larger states, empathized with Georgia's plight and [...] |
2009-03-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS BY GG |
| 09BUJUMBURA181 |
PENAL CODE: HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, TORTURE, AND TIP ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Burundian National Assembly passed a draft law revising the Burundian Penal Code March 26, rejecting a Senate amendment that would have removed a provision criminalizing homosexual activity. UN Representative for Human Rights in Burundi Jean Luc Marx told PolOff March 25 tha [...] |
2009-04-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 09BUJUMBURA196 |
INCLINED TOWARDS KOSOVO IMF/WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP, [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the DCM April 17, Ministry of External Relations Chef de Cabinet Gaudence Sindayigaya said Burundi is favorably disposed towards IMF and World Bank membership, particularly since the IMF Executive Board has approved Kosovo's membership application, and because Burundi [...] |
2009-04-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PHUM KV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA222 |
FBI INVESTIGATES MANIRUMVA MURDER [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador,s formal offer of FBI support, Burundi,s First Vice President, with the full concurrence of the President, invited the Bureau to assist in the investigation of the brutal April 8 murder of leading anti-corruption investigator Ernest Manirumva. While [...] |
2009-05-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA223 |
BURUNDI SAYS WILL VOTE WITH AU RE: KOSOVO'S IMF [...] (SBU) As initially reported ref B, Post contacts in the Ministry of External Relations reaffirmed that Burundi will vote "in accordance with the African Union" regarding Kosovo's bid for membership in the IMF and World Bank. MOLLER [...] |
2009-05-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KVIR BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA267 |
GOVERNMENT FINALLY REGISTERS SINDUHIJE'S MSD PARTY [...] (U) On June 8 the Minister of Interior registered Alexis Sinduhije's Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD) as a political party. The requisite documents were signed by MSD Secretary General Audette Ntahiraja instead of MSD President Alexis Sinduhije, who is in Europe. Sinduhije, former [...] |
2009-06-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA269 |
BURUNDI UNDECIDED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo informed PolOffs June 1 that the GoB had not yet discussed the candidates for the UN International Civil Service Commission election. Nahayo stated that he must discuss the matter with the Minister of [...] |
2009-06-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA279 |
CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE TRUTH [...] In a June 25 farewell meeting with a consortium of civil society leaders, the Ambassador praised their crucial work despite Burundi's challenging environment and strongly encouraged them to continue their advocacy for human rights and democracy in the run up to 2010 elections. She also urged [...] |
2009-06-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA301 |
BURUNDI -- VIEWS OF A DEPARTING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three years as Ambassador to Burundi, I am convinced that this small, poverty-stricken, conflict-ridden nation has the potential to fulfill its promise as a durable African success story. Despite the just-resolved 15-year civil conflict, lack of infrastructure, deep-roote [...] |
2009-06-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY CH LY MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL RW SU |
| 09BUJUMBURA306 |
RUDUDURA AWAITS A NEW HEARING IN A NEW COURT, [...] (U) In a very quiet, unpublicized decision on June 15, Burundi's anti-corruption court ruled that it does not have the authority to try the case of Juvenal Rududura, the labor union vice-president charged with defamation of the president who has languished in prison since September 15, 2008 (re [...] |
2009-07-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA339 |
MINISTER OF INTERIOR PLAYS WITH ELECTORAL CODE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 9, Minister of the Interior Eduard Nduwimana, believed to be "President Nkurunziza's man," set off a political firestorm by presenting to the Council of Ministers a different draft Electoral Code than the consensus version prepared during a June round-table of political p [...] |
2009-07-17 12:39:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA342 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) Post is responding to follow-up question per ref A. There are no marking or etchings visible on the container now that the baseket has been removed, per photographic evidence. Due to safety precautions, Post has not been in physical proximity to the container since first contact was mad [...] |
2009-07-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XAAF |
| 09BUJUMBURA356 |
RADJABU'S UPD PARTY GAINING GROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite apparent attempts by the ruling CNDD-FDD to sideline former party president Hussein Radjabu, including evicting him from the party and subsequently imprisoning him for 13 years for "threatening state security" (ref A), Post assesses that Radjabu continues to exert politica [...] |
2009-07-27 14:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA392 |
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SEES STABILITY, PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: Second Vice President Gabriel Ntisezerana said that security would be the basis for any economic growth and development in Burundi, during an August 11 courtesy call by Charge and DCM. Ntisezerana was concerned that many demobilized FNL combatants knew nothing but fighting, and c [...] |
2009-08-12 06:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ETRD EINV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA394 |
MSD LEADER SINDUHIJE REQUESTS "TEMPORARY ASYLUM" [...] (C) Summary: Aspiring Presidential candidate Alexis Sinduhije called on DCM at her residence August 11 to request that he be allowed to stay in US embassy housing for a few days to avoid anticipated political harassment. As there was no life threatening situation, DCM listened to him and pers [...] |
2009-08-12 16:00:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA414 |
CONSULTATIONS ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE UNDERWAY; [...] (C) Summary: Burundi has started broad based popular consultations for a Transitional Justice mechanism to deal with the events of years of conflict. While consultations are will be completed at year's end, we are detecting concerns about launching a Truth and Reconciliation Commission or si [...] |
2009-08-18 17:12:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY KAWC PHUM PREL |
| 09BUJUMBURA416 |
GUIDE TO BURUNDI'S REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (U) SUMMARY. This is a quick reference resource on Burundi's active political parties. There are 43 registered parties in Burundi, but only 15 are presently active. END SUMMARY. KEY POLITICAL PARTIES --------------------- 2. (C) Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie - For [...] |
2009-08-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV EAID BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA419 |
FNL: OUT OF THE BUSH, BUT BANDITRY BLOOMS [...] SUMMARY. There is an overwhelming consensus among political and security observers in Burundi that the Forces Nationales de Liberation's (FNL) days of fighting in the bush are truly over. Further, observers in Burundi find no evidence of an organized FNL splinter group existing that is ready [...] |
2009-08-20 15:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM ASEC PGOV PINS BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA444 |
JOINT DEMARCHE ON ELECTORAL CODE [...] The following text was presented to the heads of the principal political parties August 29 as part of a diplomatic effort to encourage Burundian consensus on an Electoral Code for the 2010 elections. Post will provide further details in septel. 2. BEGIN TEXT. Common demarche from South [...] |
2009-08-31 11:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA445 |
MEETING WITH FNL CHIEF RWASA [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. As part of a series of calls on political party chiefs, we met August 28 with Agathon Rwasa, the head of the last rebel group to become part of the peace process and demobilize, the Forces Nationales de Liberation, or FNL. Protected by South African troops, he p [...] |
2009-08-31 11:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA446 |
SAGA OF BURUNDI'S ELECTORAL CODE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Burundi's draft Electoral Code has been the subject of difficult negotiations, which have received a push from the UN and diplomatic community. Both houses of Parliament begin a special session September 1, during which time there are hopes that remaining controversies over the [...] |
2009-08-31 16:50:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA464 |
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY EXPRESSES NEEDS FOR [...] Summary: On 1 September, the Burundian Ministry of Public Security (MSP) held a presentation of its goals and estimated requirements for security in the upcoming 2010 elections. The Ministry stated it would need between $7.5 and $12.5 million to provide effective security. End summary. [...] |
2009-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | BY MAS PGOV |
| 09BUJUMBURA465 |
BUYOYA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] (C) A discussion with former President Pierre Buyoya September 9 about the turbulent history of the past elicited his thoughts about the present and future of his country. In a word, he is optimistic. Buyoya, looking fit and younger than his sixty years, said that until he came on the scene [...] |
2009-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA484 |
UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] DCM discussed the US goals and objectives for the 64th UNGA in September 9 meeting with the Foreign Ministry's Director General of International Organizations, Ambassador Adolfe Nahayo, leaving an Aide Memoire of the main points. Throughout the demarche, Nahayo appeared to be engaged and suppo [...] |
2009-09-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA487 |
UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] Subsequent to our demarche and transmittal of the letter of invitation from the Secretary, the office of the Foreign Minister has informed us that, due to the departure of the Minister and most of his delegation from New York the same day, the GOB will be represented at the event by its highest [...] |
2009-09-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA508 |
AFTERMATH OF SOMALIA DEATHS: BURUNDI WILL STAY IN [...] (C) Summary. With all attention in Bujumbura centered on the funerals of the twelve soldiers killed in Somalia September 17, the event has generated discussion about whether Burundi should remain in AMISOM. At this time, the answer here is yes. Most calls are for an expansion of AMISOM's ma [...] |
2009-09-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS AU BY SO |
| 09BUJUMBURA523 |
BURUNDI STRIKES OUT: TEACHERS WALK, NURSES MAY [...] Burundi's secondary school teachers went on strike September 28, joining primary school teachers who have been on strike since September 18, to demand a salary increase and harmonization of their pay scales with other government employees. The Minister of Civil Service asked the teachers to [...] |
2009-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA531 |
THE ICGLR TAKES STOCK, AND SEEKS ITS NICHE [...] (SBU) (Summary) The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is preparing a November 5-6 Roundtable and Summit in Bujumbura, to be preceded by a November 4 "Friends of ICGLR" for donor countries. At an October 3 preparatory meeting, ICGLR Ambassador Liberata Mulamula said t [...] |
2009-10-06 06:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BY CG KE RW TZ UG ZA |
| 09BUJUMBURA549 |
BURUNDI'S VIEW ON EAC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Post sources at Burundi's Ministry of East African Community Affairs provided the following assessment of the EAC's September 24-25 meeting in Kampala (reftel): A. (C) Kenya took charge of the negotiations. Rwanda and Uganda also asserted themselves, particularly in support of establi [...] |
2009-10-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR KE TZ UG BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA550 |
RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN BURUNDI [C-CI9-01825] [...] (C) Please see following responses to questions posed reftel: A. (C) There is no Russian trade representative in Burundi. B. (C) There are no major Russian companies operating in Burundi. C. (C) NA; please see response to C. D. (C) Russian investment in Burundi is very limite [...] |
2009-10-08 10:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA584 |
BURUNDI RECEPTIVE TO U.S. UNGA OBJECTIVES [...] (U) Acting Director of the Department for International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Roseline Uwimana, told Emboff in an October 27 meeting that the Government of Burundi would carefully consider U.S. objectives as outlined reftel. Given that the Director himself was [...] |
2009-10-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA586 |
BURUNDI RECEIVES SECRETARY'S LETTER, USG FOOD [...] (U) Acting Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Rosaline Uwimana, discussed Secretary Clinton's letter and accompanying USG food security plan (reftel) in an October 27 meeting with Emboff. While Ms. Uwimana was receptive to the USG [...] |
2009-10-28 04:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA587 |
BURUNDI INFORMED OF POTENTIAL USG SECURITY [...] (U) Emboff discussed reftel talking points and delivered French-language copy of same to Acting Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Rosaline Uwimana, who appeared receptive and said she would encourage Burundi's CEACC delegates to follow up accordingl [...] |
2009-10-28 04:58:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAID PREL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA60 |
BURUNDI: UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN's Human Rights operation in Burundi consists of two administratively separate but operationally integrated missions: the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and United Nations Integrated Bureau in Burundi (BINUB). Forty UN human rights employees are he [...] |
2009-02-03 09:35:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM USUN BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA627 |
FRODEBU YOUTH ARE TALKING TOUGH - HOW FAR WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Patrick Nkurunziza, president of the FRODEBU party's youth wing, stated that the group's primary objective is to "protect the party" by acting as a "deterrent" against the intimidation efforts of the ruling party's youth, the Imbonerakure (ref A). To fulfill these goals, FRODEBU's [...] |
2009-11-17 16:50:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA663 |
BURUNDI WILL VOTE WITH EU, VATICAN, AND U.S. ON [...] Burundi will support the U.S. position on the "Defamation of Religions" resolution, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo. In Ambassador Nahayo's December 3 meeting with PolOff, Nahayo explained that Burundi wishes to wo [...] |
2009-12-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA689 |
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reference A that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report was generated by the Defense Attache (DATT) after a walk-in, Nawab Chakaa [...] |
2009-12-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BY KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PTER |
| 09BUJUMBURA79 |
ASSESSMENT OF BURUNDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Burundi (GOB) faces significant challenges in reforming its security sector, including a lack for training for mid-level officers within the Burundian National Police (PNB) and a pervasive culture of impunity. The GOB is willing to partner with international [...] |
2009-02-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC FR BE NL BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA83 |
BURUNDI LAWMAKERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY FOR [...] (U) The Burundian Senate and National Assembly confirmed February 13 President Nkurunziza's nomination of five individuals to the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), voting 41-5 and 108-4 in favor, respectively. The confirmed CENI members represent a compromise between Presiden [...] |
2009-02-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA84 |
AGMIN OPEN TO NON-RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY APPROACH [...] In a February 19 meeting with EconOff to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture's stance on proposed rules to be debated under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (reftel), Pascal Ndayiragije, Director of Vegetable and Animal Products for the AgMin's research institute (known by its French acrony [...] |
2009-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BY |
| 09CAIRO1615 |
NEXT STEPS ON THENILE BASIN INITIATIVE REF: CAIRO 1506 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TSPL BY CG ET KE RW SU TZ UG EG |
| 09CAIRO2195 |
EGYPTIAN MFA ADVISOR ON SUDAN, NILE BASIN REF: 08 CAIRO 1963 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU BY TZ UG EG |
| 09DARESSALAAM173 |
Tanzania Refugee Update: Resettlement on track for 1972 [...] On March 6, UNCHR Chief of Mission Yacoub El Hillo briefed donors on the Country Operations Plan (COP) and status of refugees in Tanzania. El Hillo said the process of granting citizenship to the nearly 200,000 Burundi refugees from the 1972 exodus continued to be on schedule and had the highe [...] |
2009-03-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF BY TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM286 |
EAST AFRICAN COMMON MARKET: GRADUALISM IN ACTION [...] The five East African Community (EAC) Heads of State, at a summit meeting April 29 in Arusha, announced a delay in the planned signing of the long-negotiated Common Market Protocol until their next summit in November 2009. The leaders' agreement on the final outstanding issues of the protocol [...] |
2009-05-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL TZ BY KE RW UG |
| 09DARESSALAAM413 |
TANZANIA PROMISES HUMANE APPROACH ON REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) RefCord and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on June 18 to Director of Refugees Judy Mtawali at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in the absence from Dar es Salaam of both the Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. In response to encouragement of a humane approach to the upcomi [...] |
2009-06-30 05:08:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BY CG CVIS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF RW TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM428 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Kikwete, meeting with Deputy Secretary Lew June 30 immediately before departing for the African Union meeting in Libya, expressed satisfaction with U.S. assistance programs, in particular MCC, PEPFAR, and PMI, and the U.S. approach to assistance. Kikwete described Tanz [...] |
2009-07-06 05:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL TZ BY CG KE SO |
| 09DARESSALAAM758 |
REFUGEE UPDATES: GOT ACKNOWLEDGES OBLIGATIONS, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to security and domestic political concerns, GOT continues to push for the repatriation of the Burundian refugees in the Mtabila camp. While initial steps towards invoking the cessation clause have been taken, UNHCR hopes to avoid a scenario where the refugees are forced to [...] |
2009-11-06 03:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF CG BY TZ |
| 09DJIBOUTI1205 |
DJIBOUTI REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR EASBRIG FTX [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti recommends provision of GPOI funds, or alternate sources of funding, in response to formal requests from Djibouti's Minister of Defense and chief of general staff, for assistance to support the East Africa Standby Brigade's Field Training Exercise (EASBRIG FTX), s [...] |
2009-10-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS MOPS EAID DJ ET KE RW UG BY XA |
| 09LIBREVILLE211 |
CEEAC/ECCAS PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (U) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, or French acronym "CEEAC") is the least developed of Africa's major regional organizations with responsibility for peace and security issues. CEEAC is nevertheless pursuing an ambitious agenda that includes oversight of a peacekeepi [...] |
2009-05-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MASS GB TP CD CG CF AO BY EK CM |
| 09LONDON2117 |
GREAT LAKES: UK WELCOMES SE WOLPE'S APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: UK Government officials, including FCO Africa Director Adam Wood, East Africa and Great Lakes Department deputy head Graham Zebedee, Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme, and DFID Senior Political Analyst Nick Bates, welcomed SE Wolpe's appointment and the USG's reinvigorated coo [...] |
2009-09-11 08:32:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK |
| 09NAIROBI2499 |
Somalia - Security Meeting Delivers Modest Results [...] (SBU) Summary. Key security sector donors, as well as representatives from the UN, AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) gathered in Kampala on December 9 for a Joint Security Committee. The committee is a forum to coordinate activity to assist the TFG's security sector. The c [...] |
2009-12-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SO MOPS UG BY |
| 09NAIROBI409 |
SOMALIA - Ambassador Visits Wounded Burundian Troops [...] (U) On February 25, Ambassador Ranneberger visited the fifteen Burundian troops who were wounded in the February 22 suicide bomb attack on their Mogadishu base and subsequently evacuated to Nairobi. The Ambassador was joined by the Czech Consul (representing the EU Presidency), the Charge d' A [...] |
2009-02-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PTER SO BY |
| 09PARIS408 |
AMISOM/SOMALIA: FRANCE TRAINING UGANDAN MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: France is in the process of training a Ugandan military unit in Uganda for eventual deployment to AMISOM in Somalia. This is the fifth training operation of this nature the French have conducted; the four previous ones involved Uganda (three units) and Burundi (one unit). The [...] |
2009-03-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MARR FR SO UG BY |
| 09STATE102933 |
(U) EAC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS (C-AL9-02031) [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY'S (EAC) TRADE NEGOTIATIONS IN KAMPALA, UGANDA THAT TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25. ANALYSTS PLAN TO WRITE ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS, AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY REPORTING ON THE TOPICS BELOW, POSTS' TIME AND RESOURCES PER [...] |
2009-10-02 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BY KE RW TZ UG |
| 09STATE104154 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES NOMINATED TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of October 6, 2009, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Arthemon Nzitabakuze Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1976 Name: Thacien Manirakiza Rank [...] |
2009-10-06 19:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM BY |
| 09STATE112432 |
AF: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action cable; action request in paras 5 and 6. 2.(SBU) The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended in 2003, requires the Secretary of State to submit a "Special Watch List" of countries on the TIP Report that either 1) had moved up a tier on the TIP Report over the las [...] |
2009-10-30 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO BY CM CT CG CF IV |
| 09STATE119800 |
NOVEMBER 20, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE [...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its third session. This debate provides an opportunity for the USG to comment on PBC's achiev [...] |
2009-11-19 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL |
| 09STATE120767 |
(C) KUDOS FOR BURUNDI POLITICAL REPORTING [...] (C/NF) US POLICYMAKERS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE PRE-ELECTION ATMOSPHERE IN BURUNDI AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROSPECT FOR VIOLENCE AT THE POLLS AND POTENTIAL LEVERS US POLICYMAKERS CAN USE TO ALLEVIATE ANY VOTE RIGGING, HARASSMENT, OR CORRUPTION. WE GREATLY APPRECIATED POST'S REPORTING (SE [...] |
2009-11-23 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BY |
| 09STATE120796 |
NOVEMBER 25, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE [...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Annual Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Begin talking points: -- We thank Ambassador Munoz for his dedication to the Pea [...] |
2009-11-24 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL |
| 09STATE125021 |
BURUNDI: GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 10 UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 3 during the December 10 UN Security Council consultations on the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB). 2. (U) Objectives: Express our support for the ongoing disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration [...] |
2009-12-07 18:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
| 09STATE128278 |
BURUNDI: USUN GUIDANCE FOR ADOPTION OF BINUB [...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the Resolution to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. End act [...] |
2009-12-16 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA BY |
| 09STATE18133 |
LEAHY VETTINF FOR ILEA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 26, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Emmanuel Ndayiziga Rank: OPC2 DOB: 1970 POB: Karehe Rango, Burundi Name: Gast [...] |
2009-02-26 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM BY |
| 09STATE21166 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR AFRICAN ENDEAVOR CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Maurice Gateretse Rank: Colonel DOB: 1960 POB: Burundi Passport #: PD005123 Name: [...] |
2009-03-06 16:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR HUM BY |
| 09STATE3498 |
GREAT LAKES - TALKING POINTS FOR THE JANUARY 15 [...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the January 15 UN Security Council (UNSC) consultations with Great Lakes Special Envoy Obasanjo. 2. (U) Begin points: -- We remain seriously concerned about the present situation in eastern Congo, in particula [...] |
2009-01-13 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |