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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00KINSHASA8356 |
DHRF FY 2001 FUNDING REQUEST [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA REQUESTS $131,100 FOR SEVEN SMALL DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF) PROJECTS IN FY 2001, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $15,000 FOR UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL REQUEST TO $146,100. THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING PLANS FOR AN INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, HAVE BEEN UND [...] |
2000-12-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG |
| 00KINSHASA8357 |
DHRF ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT -- FY 2000 [...] THIS IS EMBASSY KINSHASA'S ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF). EMBASSY'S FUNDING REQUEST FOR 2001 PROJECTS FOLLOWS SEPTEL. 2. POST REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONGO WHEN EVALUATING RECENT DHRF PROJECTS [...] |
2000-12-15 07:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG |
| 00KINSHASA8421 |
FY'01 AFRP: IV NOMINATION - "WOMEN AND THE [...] No summary [...] |
2000-12-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL XA |
| 01ABUJA1011 |
OBASANJO ON NIGERIA'S ROLE IN AFRICA [...] (C) Nigeria's President Obasanjo will visit Washington May 10-12, 2001. Over breakfast on May 5, Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter that he knew he was in many respects representing Africa on the visit. This was a heavy responsibility that he took seriously. Obasanjo commented that he planned [...] |
2001-05-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL OVIP NI XA |
| 01ABUJA1264 |
NIGERIAN DEMARCHE ON UNGASS RESOLUTION ON HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Cuba trade embargo language in the HIV/AIDS draft resolution the morning of June 1. Minister-Counsellor Katherine Jackden, UN 2nd Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is handling UNGASS preparations, received the demarche. Ms. Jackden ag [...] |
2001-06-01 18:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA IO TBIO NI UNGA |
| 01ABUJA2404 |
NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be ar risk. [...] |
2001-09-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER XA |
| 01ABUJA2421 |
NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be at risk. [...] |
2001-09-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER XA |
| 01ABUJA2449 |
AFRICAN MINISTERS DISMAYED BY FORUM POSTPONEMENT [...] African trade ministers participating in the September 22-23 Organization of African unity (OAU) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria nearly unanimously told the delegation led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Africa Rosa Whitaker they wanted the United States to hold the US-Sub-Saharan [...] |
2001-09-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID XA |
| 01ABUJA2687 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED EAGER ABOUT SUDAN, PERPLEXED [...] (C) Summary: During an October 16 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, NSA Aliyu Mohammed stated that Nigeria, actively engaged on Sudan, would host a "3-in-1" conference ultimately bringing together the Southern factions, Northern opposition and Bashir Government negotiators around one conference [...] |
2001-10-20 08:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU CG XA NI |
| 01ABUJA2759 |
NIGERIA: SPECIAL ADVISOR BUGAJE HOLDS HIGH [...] (C) Summary: During a brief October 22 meeting, Presidential Special Advisor Usman Bugaje said the November 12-17 conference on Sudan was on track. He described the "3-in-1" conference where the Southern and Northern groups would first meet separately, then join in an all parties session. H [...] |
2001-10-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU XA NI IGAD |
| 01BANJUL854 |
GAMBIAN MUSLIMS: MAJORITY IGNORE BIN LADEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, GAMBIAN MUSLIMS (95% OF THE POPULATION) SUPPORT THE U.S. AND ARE UNLIKELY TO HEED THE CALL OF ANTI- AMERICAN ISLAMIC RADICALS. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) THE MEDIA: POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDIA OUTLETS WITH A RADICAL ISLAMIC EDITORIAL POLICY. THE STAT [...] |
2001-10-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET | PTER PINR XA GA |
| 01LUSAKA2636 |
(U) OAU SUMMIT ENDS: ESSY SWORN IN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE OAU SUMMIT CLOSED MID-AFTERNOON JULY 11 IN LUSAKA. 41 HEADS OF STATE OR QOVERNMENT ATTENDED; WITHOUT QUESTION, LIBYA'S MOAMMAR QADHAFI WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW. THE SUMMIT LEADERS ISSUED AN EGREGIOUSLY IMBALANCED DECISION ON LOCKERBIE THAT HAD ORIGINALLY B [...] |
2001-07-11 17:45:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA IS LY ZI UK |
| 02ABUJA3100 |
NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...] |
2002-11-14 07:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV XA NI |
| 02ADDISABABA2418 |
(C) COUNTER-TERRORISM: COOPERATING WITH AFRICAN [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (C) REF A SOLICITED IDEAS ON HOW TO PROMOTE COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. LAST NOVEMBER, REF B FORWARDED AN INFORMAL PROPOSAL BY OAU ASST. SECGEN FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS SAID DJINNIT TO CONVENE A MEETING OF OFFICIALS FRO [...] |
2002-07-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL OAU XA |
| 02AMMAN6073 |
DROC PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (S) DROC President Joseph Kabila paid an official visit to Jordan September 16-18. The visit entailed the usual meetings and official functions. Kabila enjoyed a short visit to the seaport of Aqaba as the King,s guest. We saw nothing remarkable to report -- except that Jordan seemed an u [...] |
2002-10-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL XA ZF CF JO |
| 02AMMAN6157 |
KING ABDULLAH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFO ON DROC [...] (S) During an October 19 dinner with visiting NEA A/S Burns, King Abdullah again raised the September 16-18 visit to Jordan of DROC President Joseph Kabila. The King said "Kabila came to see me mostly about how to create a channel to the British but also to the Americans." The King said he h [...] |
2002-10-23 05:10:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL XA ZF XW CF JO SU LY |
| 02STATE218172 |
UN PROGRAMS: WHAT WORKS; WHAT DOESN'T? [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECENTLY AGREED RESOLUTION (TEXT IN PARAGRAPH 4), WILL ORIENT ITS SUPPORT FOR AFRICA AROUND THE THEMES AND PRIORITIES OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD). THE SECRETARY GENER [...] |
2002-11-01 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID XA UNGA ECON |
| 03ABUJA1339 |
THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS [...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...] |
2003-08-07 09:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI |
| 03ABUJA1516 |
POLITICAL ISLAM: NIGERIA SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Reftel questions appear to pertain primarily to countries with active Islamist political parties or NGOs, and Nigeria does not fit neatly into these cookie-cutter categories. Nigeria has no national parties or groups that pursue policies consistent with the definition of Political Islam [...] |
2003-09-04 14:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG NI |
| 03ABUJA746 |
NIGERIA: OVERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the ruling PDP the major victor in the April 19 and April 12 elections. However, echoing reports of several observers, President Obasanjo's political opponents allege massive irregularities. The GON is striking back wit [...] |
2003-04-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM PREL NI US EU XA |
| 03ABUJA946 |
Abuja NePAD Summit and Evian G-8: Africans [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's NePAD guru says Africans uneasy about expanding G-8 dialogue to other developing countries and limiting discussion to growth and international cooperation. The Africans also want the G-8 to break market-access "gridlock" in Geneva. Abuja NePAD Summit set for afternoon [...] |
2003-05-28 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID NI XA |
| 03AMMAN4827 |
POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: OPPOSITION MOSTLY FROM [...] (C) Political Islam is a mostly moderate force in Jordanian society. By far, the most important Islamic organization in Jordan is the Muslim Brotherhood, and then its political arm, the Islamic Action Front. There are no other Islamic groups in the country that match the MB/IAF in influence a [...] |
2003-08-03 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG |
| 03LAGOS1535 |
NIGERIA: DELTA KIDNAPPING THREATENS OIL [...] Summary: A Nigerian white collar worker for Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (subsidiary of Chevron/Texaco) and member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) was kidnapped outside his home on July 25 by a rogue group of armed Ijaw youths. The kidnapping is the latest in a [...] |
2003-07-31 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ENRG ECON CASC PGOV PINR PINS PTER NI XA XY |
| 03LAGOS1870 |
NIGERIA: USITC STUDY ON U.S. - SUB-SAHARAN [...] (U) U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following information in response to reftel. -------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In August 2003, the GON un [...] |
2003-09-05 16:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN NI XA |
| 03ROME5369 |
ITALY ON EU-AFRICA TROIKA: PEACE AND SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RECENT EU-AFRICA MINISTERIAL TROIKA IDENTIFIED PEACE AND SECURITY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF A PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION FACILITY (PSOF), WELCOMED THE RE-INITIATION OF THE EU-ZIMBABWE DIALOGUE AND COMMITTED BOTH SIDES TO IM [...] |
2003-11-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO XA ZI IT EUN |
| 03VATICAN3387 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...] |
2003-07-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS |
| 04BRUSSELS1274 |
TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Summary. Major topics of discussion at the transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR), held March 10 in Brussels, included: support to peacekeeping and conflict prevention activities, including the EU's proposed Africa Peace Facility and U.S. support to ECOWAS through EUCOM; political [...] |
2004-03-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2593 |
MANY EU SUMMIT FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) During the EU Summit June 17-18 in Brussels, EU sources tell us EU leaders will approve a range of pre-cooked decisions on a broad range of foreign policy topics so that they can focus on Constitutional Treaty negotiations and top-level appointments (septel). EU leaders are expected to en [...] |
2004-06-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID XA XF TU HR RO BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3989 |
TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA: EU AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The September 8 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (strengthening MONUC, protecting refugees, supporting internal and regional dialogues), Sudan (calibrating pressure on the government, strengthening the AU role, meeting humanita [...] |
2004-09-20 09:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4602 |
EU INCREASES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AU MISSION IN [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission is set to approve 80 million euros from its Africa Peace Facility (APF) to support an expanded deployment of the African Union (AU) mission in Darfur, Sudan. EU financial support for the mission will exceed fifty percent of the total. Although the decis [...] |
2004-10-26 05:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU SO XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1168 |
Djibouti Speaks Out on Darfur [...] (U) The state run newspaper, La Nation, yesterday published a story saying that the Republic of Djibouti will support the Government of Sudan until the Darfur crisis is resolved. The story indicated that the Sudan situation is improving and that progress is being made at the Abuja conference. [...] |
2004-09-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO US XA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1222 |
AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM: INVITATION TO IGAD [...] (U) Ambassador met September 20 with Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), to present AF Assistant Secretary Newman's invitation to him to attend the October SIPDIS 3-5 meeting in Washington of the Africa Partnership Forum. D [...] |
2004-09-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON OTRA DJ XY ZF ZU XW XA |
| 04KINSHASA1971 |
DEMARCHE TO GDRC ON SADC POSITION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Djoli Eseng Ekeli, Deputy Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, on October 22, 2004. Ekeli indicated that the GDRC maintained its support for the U.S. co-sponsored Costa Rican resolution calling for a convention to ban all human cloning. He explained that [...] |
2004-10-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XA CG UNGA KSCI |
| 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 |
| 04PARIS9130 |
FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of several messages reviewing France's relations with Africa. The southern African region currently attracts less French attention than any other region of Africa. With no francophone countries, and only one country currently engaged in conflict (Angola, at muc [...] |
2004-12-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AO BC LT MI MZ WA SF WZ ZA ZI ZU XA FR |
| 04PARIS9133 |
FRANCE AND EAST AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. France's principal long-term concern in East Africa is the management of its relations with Djibouti where it maintains a large permanent military presence. The crisis in Darfur has prompted a more active French policy with regard to Sudan, but it remains largely a "Chad problem" [...] |
2004-12-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM DJ ER ET KE SO SU TZ UG XW XA FR |
| 04PARIS9145 |
FRANCE AND THE INDIAN OCEAN STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The standoff in 2002 between Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka following the disputed election in Madagascar was a serious political crisis for the government of France, exposing divisions between the MFA and the presidency. With the crisis resolved, France's attention to t [...] |
2004-12-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CN MA MP SE XW XA FR |
| 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 |
| 04PARIS9167 |
FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (NORTH) [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chad, where France maintains a permanent miltary presence, and the Central African Republic (CAR), where France is supporting military and economic reform are key countries for France's Africa policy. The crisis in Darfur has caused concern in France about additional threats to [...] |
2004-12-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CM CT CH ZF XA FR |
| 04PRETORIA3480 |
USITC STUDY ON U.S.-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN TRADE AND [...] This cable responds to Reftel A request for post's input for the fifth annual USITC study on AGOA. A. Major developments in host country economic, trade and/or investment policies, or U.S. policies directly affecting host country --------------------------------------------- --------------- [...] |
2004-08-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID XA SF AGOA USTR |
| 04PRETORIA3543 |
USITC STUDY ON U.S.-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN TRADE AND [...] This cable provides supplementary information on reftel A that provided post's input for the fifth annual USITC study on AGOA. B. - Developments in major regional groupings (COMESA, EC, ECOWAS, IGAD, SACU, SADC, WAEMU, IOC, and CEMAC) (where applicable) -------------------------------------- [...] |
2004-08-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID XA SF AGOA USTR |
| 04PRETORIA4098 |
INPUT FOR AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) South Africa has continued to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, implementing policies to reduce poverty, and combating corruption. There is a strong case to be made that South Africa is meeting the eligibility requirements of the African Gr [...] |
2004-09-10 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF |
| 04PRETORIA4689 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS DTI MINISTER ON FTA AND BEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Frazer discussed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and raised U.S. concerns about Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in her meeting with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Minister Mpaphlwa on October 19. She underscored U.S. goals for a comprehensive F [...] |
2004-10-25 07:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF |
| 04ROME1340 |
FAO Twenty-Third Africa Regional Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The subject conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1 - 5, 2004, and was attended by USDA U/S Eric Bost and staff, by Ambassador Mattie Sharpless, and by Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome DCM Michael Cleverley and Agricultural Minister Counselor. Conference h [...] |
2004-04-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR EAID EAGR ETRD KHIV XA FAO |
| 04ROME1781 |
World Food Program Discussions with Libya on [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-07 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID ELTN XA CD SU WFP |
| 04ROME2371 |
Further World Food Program Discussions with [...] (SBU) WFP received a letter dated June 14 from Mohamed Fakheri El-Kreikshi, Director-General of the Economic Department, regarding the agreement of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya with WFP's request for a waiver for all taxes and fees applicable to WFP cargo in transit. Libya's letter seeks confirm [...] |
2004-06-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID ELTN XA CD SU WFP |
| 04ROME3862 |
G8 SUMMIT COMMITMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY [...] Summary. USUN-Rome organized a panel discussion entitled, "Planting the Seeds for Africa's Future: G8 Partnerships to Raise Agricultural Productivity Through Capacity Building," on Sept. 21 in the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Committee on World Food Security (CFS). [...] |
2004-10-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID AORC ETRD KPAO KSUM XA FAO |
| 04ROME4673 |
USUN-ROME CAPTURES GLOBAL AUDIENCE ON POSITIVE [...] Summary. Facing off in a world media environment dominated by themes like Iraq and terrorism, USUN-Rome mounted a month-long blitz that promoted a positive American story. The Ambassador's tour through Sudan and Libya, coupled with several local successes in Rome, focused world media attenti [...] |
2004-12-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF SU LY XA FAO WFP |
| 04THEHAGUE281 |
DUTCH FM BOT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (C) I just spoke with Ben Bot and found him well-prepared for his February 9 visit to Washington. He plans to ask how he personally can contribute to improved transatlantic relations. As he has said in press interviews, other European leaders are counting on him to help mend fences between the Euro [...] |
2004-02-04 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EU IZ NL PGOV PREL SNAR TU XA XF XH NATO |
| 04TRIPOLI27 |
(C) BULGARIAN MEDICS UPDATE [...] (C) Status of Medics: The five Bulgarian medics sentenced to death for infecting over 400 Libyan children with HIV-tainted blood in a Benghazi hospital are being kept relatively secluded, the Bulgarian Embassy's Dimitar Dimitrov told us December 7. Dimitrov personally speculates this is becaus [...] |
2004-12-13 00:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU LY XA XF XI |
| 05ACCRA2267 |
GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: POST'S SUBMISSION [...] Mission's submission regarding Ghana's continuing eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act(AGOA) is formatted at requested in ref a. Submission was originally transmitted in ref. b. 2. Begin eligibility paper: TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2005 COUNTRY ELIGIBI [...] |
2005-11-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO ETRD ECON XA GH |
| 05ACCRA2402 |
AVIAN FLU: GHANA'S PLAN OF ACTION [...] (SBU) The GoG's response to the threat of an Avian Flu outbreak has so far been measured and pro-active. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture are working closely with USAID/Ghana and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a comprehensive preparedness plan, which includes an assessm [...] |
2005-11-23 18:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO XA GH SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX SEC |
| 05ADDISABABA3802 |
AU'S KONARE ON AU ASSEMBLY CHIEF, WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare told Charge November 8 that Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso appears to be the most likely successor to Nigerian President Obasanjo to serve as Chairman of the AU Assembly. Konare also said that an AU team had just [...] |
2005-11-09 04:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ET XA AF UNION |
| 05ADDISABABA3843 |
AU CONVENING PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS [...] Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) is convening a Pan African Cultural Congress in Nairobi from December 4-9, 2005 to "review and assess the cultural sector in Africa, and consider the stakes, challenges and opportunities" to develop appropriate programs. The USG has been invite [...] |
2005-11-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO SCUL XA AF UNION |
| 05ADDISABABA3844 |
ENGAGING THE AU - THOUGHTS AHEAD OF THE AF COM [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) is displaying tremendous political will to address the continent's problems, which differentiates it from the OAU, its defunct predecessor organization. The AU is also serving as the coordinating body for positive change in Africa by playing a more proac [...] |
2005-11-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XA AF UNION |
| 05ADDISABABA3941 |
DARFUR POLITICAL TALKS: AU PSC DEMANDS SLM/A FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) mediator for the Darfur Political Talks Amb. Sam Ibok, the Seventh Round of talks will resume in Abuja on November 28. On November 22, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) urged all parties to ensure that the Seventh Round is the "decisive ro [...] |
2005-11-23 14:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU XA AF UNION |
| 05ADDISABABA4178 |
EUCOM J5 AND AU DISCUSS MARITIME SECURITY IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) takes maritime security seriously, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Bernard Zoba told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Mary Yates December 16. The AU is adopting a step-by-step approach to ensure member states receive the requir [...] |
2005-12-22 08:05:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHSA EWWT PTER AU XA |
| 05ADDISABABA4179 |
AU TELLS EUCOM J5 AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE MOVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The AU Commission hopes a series of thematic workshops will create enough regional buy-in to enable a harmonized approach to the African Standby Force (ASF), AU Planning Element Chief of Staff BG Hassan told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Yates on December 16. T [...] |
2005-12-22 08:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO AU XA |
| 05ALGIERS2082 |
GOA RESPONDS TO MOROCCAN ACCUSATIONS ON [...] (U) In recent days, Algerian media have devoted much coverage to the plight of African migrants attempting to enter the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which are located in northern Morocco. The coverage has focused primarily on the allegedly dire humanitarian situation of the migrant [...] |
2005-10-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG AG MO XA |
| 05BAGHDAD4963 |
INFORMATION UPDATE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEE [...] (SBU) Post passed Embassy Algiers' request for information (see Reftel) to Coalition Forces, and has been informed that Mohmad Ahmed Mohamed Waber (DPOB 27 SEP 1975, Al Shalaf, Algeria) was detained on 21 May 2005 inside a targeted terrorist safe house. Mr. Waber has been referred to the Cen [...] |
2005-12-13 03:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ AG XA |
| 05BRUSSELS1734 |
TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The April 20 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (ensuring democratic governance, supporting security sector reform and fostering regional stability), Somalia (consolidating the peace process), Sudan (Darfur and North-South); West [...] |
2005-05-04 05:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS4300 |
TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...] |
2005-12-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05DJIBOUTI899 |
DJIBOUTIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Djibouti has confirmed that its delegation to UNGA from September 10-20th will include President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Djiboutian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Ibrahim Mohamed Kamil. Protocol for the Ministry of the Presidency informed Po [...] |
2005-09-08 11:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XA DJ UNGA |
| 05DOHA1131 |
G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...] |
2005-06-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN |
| 05DOHA1468 |
OULD AL-TAYA ARRIVES IN DOHA, JOINING OTHER EXILES [...] (U) Ousted Mauritanian president Maouiya Ould al-Taya arrived in Doha at 8 PM August 22 with his family. According to a local news report, he was also accompanied by the "teacher of his children" and is staying at a luxury hotel. He arrived on a Qatar Airways plane via Cairo. Sources indicate [...] |
2005-08-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PTER KISL XA QA |
| 05HARARE182 |
SACC AND IDASA READY TO LAUNCH ZIMABABWE ELECTION [...] (SBU) One day after the the Governament of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) announcement of March 31 as the date for general Parliamentary elections, a group consisting of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) quitely traveled to Harare to fin [...] |
2005-02-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV AMGT ECON XA AFIN ZI |
| 05HARARE98 |
ZIMBABWE,S AMBASSADOR,S SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM [...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 89,100 FY 2004 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2004 as outlined in paragraphs 3, and 4 below. 2. (U) For FY 2005, post requests Self-Help funding be restored to the FY 2003 level of USD 110,0 [...] |
2005-01-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID XA ZI KPRP |
| 05KUWAIT3977 |
POINTS DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT'S G-8 AFRICAN [...] (U) Begin Summary: On September 4, Econoff delivered reftel points to representatives from the Kuwait Fund For Arab Economic Development (a government entity) and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. While neither organization deals strictly in humanitarian projects associated [...] |
2005-09-07 12:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KU XA |
| 05MAPUTO74 |
DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...] |
2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA |
| 05NEWDELHI1554 |
US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...] |
2005-03-01 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN |
| 05NEWDELHI3878 |
PRIORITIZING INDIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum Additional Secretary (International Cooperation) Talmiz Ahmad outlined India's priorities for accessing more foreign fuel sources in a May 24 meeting with Charge and Emboffs. While domestic fuel subsidies continue to consume much of his attention, Minister [...] |
2005-05-25 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PK XA ZK ZP IN |
| 05OTTAWA3209 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SINGLE MEMBER [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Industry Canada contact Janis Doran, who will be attending the TSAG meeting and who is the GOC ITU expert who has been our primary contact before (see Ottawa 2076). We provided a copy of the talking points to Ms. Doran, who was well-aware of the situation and who has [...] |
2005-10-26 20:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS CA AS XA |
| 05OTTAWA537 |
CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON OAS SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning Venezuela's bid to chair the OAS working group on the social charter, to Leonard Beaulne, Deputy Director of the Inter-American Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), on February 18. Beaulne relayed that FAC was also tracking this [...] |
2005-02-18 20:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI XA XL XM CA FAC |
| 05PARIS1052 |
PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the January 12-13, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non-Paris Club members Brazil, [...] |
2005-02-18 11:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS1065 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. RWANDA 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. AID TO AFRICA 7. CAMEROON Â [...] |
2005-02-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS1219 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CENTRAFRIQUE 5. SUDAN Â [...] |
2005-02-25 14:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS1413 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. BURUNDI 7. SUDAN 8. ZIMBABWE Â [...] |
2005-03-04 11:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS1629 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. NIGER 6. CENTRAFRIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. HIV/AIDS Â [...] |
2005-03-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS167 |
PARIS CLUB -- DECEMBER 2004 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the December 14, 2004 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Staff represented the Secretariat since Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin suffered an SIPDIS unexpected medical [...] |
2005-01-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS1830 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. DJIBOUTI 5. CENTRAFRIQUE 6. DROC 7. MOZAMBIQUE 8. AID TO AFRICA Â [...] |
2005-03-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS2032 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. NIGER 5. SUDAN 6. SIERRA LEONE Â [...] |
2005-03-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS2196 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. RWANDA 4. NIGER 5. SENEGAL 6. ANGOLA 7. ZIMBABWE 8. SUDAN 9. SOUTH AFRICA 10. GABON 11. DROC 12. SOMALIA Â [...] |
2005-04-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS2378 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. ANGOLA 4. DJIBOUTI 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SUDAN 7. RWANDA Â [...] |
2005-04-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS2517 |
PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...] |
2005-04-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS2579 |
PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON, PART I [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the March 9-10, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, [...] |
2005-04-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS2591 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. EU/AFRICA 4. RWANDA 5. SUDAN 6. CHAD Â [...] |
2005-04-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS2788 |
ACOTA AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING TRAINING TEAM MEETS [...] SUMMARY: On 18 April 2005, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program office met with officials of the French Joint Staff at the Ministry of Defense to exchange views on our respective peacekeeping capacity enhancement efforts in Africa. Th [...] |
2005-04-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS XA FR |
| 05PARIS2931 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. SOUTH AFRICA 6. SUDAN 7. NIGERIA 8. ABDOU DIOUF 9. AMINATA TRAORE Â [...] |
2005-04-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS3266 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SOMALIA 7. ANGOLA Â [...] |
2005-05-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS3305 |
PARIS CLUB - MAY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the May 10, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented SIPDIS the Secretariat. [...] |
2005-05-16 10:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS3683 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. NIGERIA 5. TOGO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. DROC 8. DJIBOUTI 9. BURUNDI 10. SUDAN 11. ETHIOPIA Â [...] |
2005-05-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS3871 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. TOGO 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. DROC 10. LIBERIA Â [...] |
2005-06-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS4093 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. CHAD 5. SUDAN 6. ETHIOPIA 7. BURUNDI 8. MAURITANIE 9. ZIMBABWE 10. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...] |
2005-06-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS4362 |
"JEUNE AFRIQUE" JUNE 19-25 SUPPLEMENT ON [...] PARIS-BASED INFLUENTIAL PANAFRICAN WEEKLY "JEUNE AFRIQUE- L'INTELLIGENT" DATED JUNE 19-26 HAS A 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT ON US/AFRICA RELATIONS UNDER GLOBAL TITLE "SHARED INTERESTS". LIST OF ARTICLES FOLLOWS: - "GOOD GUYS" (TITLE IN ENGLISH), EDITORIAL BY MAGAZINE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRAN [...] |
2005-06-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS4453 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. CHAD 4. DROC 5. CAMEROON 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. RWANDA/BURUNDI 8. NIGER 9. GUINEE BISSAU 10. TOGO 11. SOUTH AFRICA 12. UGANDA Â [...] |
2005-06-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS457 |
PARIS CLUB HOLDS INFO SESSION ON IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) Following up on the November 21 restructuring of Iraqi debt, the Paris Club hosted an informational meeting for non-Paris Club creditors on January 13, explaining how the agreement achieves an 80 percent reduction of debt in three stages as well as the Iraqi obligation to seek comparable [...] |
2005-01-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS4630 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MAURITANIA 5. RWANDA 6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 7. NIGER 8. MALI 9. GABON 10. MADAGASCAR 11. MOZAMBIQUE 12. NIGERIA 13. DROC Â [...] |
2005-07-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS4766 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. BURUNDI 4. MALI 5. MADAGASCAR 6. MOZAMBIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. ANGOLA 10. BURKINA FASO Â [...] |
2005-07-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS4901 |
PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the June 15, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. The nex [...] |
2005-07-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS4904 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. MALI 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SENEGAL 6. SUDAN 7. BURKINA FASO 8. CENTRAFRIQUE Â [...] |
2005-07-15 09:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS5225 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SECRETARY RICE IN AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. MADAGASCAR 6. SUDAN 7. NIGER 8. SAOTOME 9. TOGO 10. DROC 11. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 12. ZIMBABWE 13. UGANDA Â [...] |
2005-07-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS5459 |
THE FUTURE OF FRANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: France faces several challenges to its traditional leadership role among its former colonies and Africa's other francophone countries. We foresee a gradual decline of French influence in Africa, based on generational change, an increased willingness on the part of Africans to l [...] |
2005-08-11 12:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM XA FR |
| 05PARIS5596 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. MAURITANIA 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. SENEGAL 6. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 7. BURUNDI 8. SUDAN 9. GUINEA BISSAU 10. ZIMBABWE 11. BRAIN DRAIN Â [...] |
2005-08-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS5783 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURUNDI 4. NIGER 5. ANGOLA 6. SUDAN Â [...] |
2005-08-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS5944 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. NIGER 4. RWADA 5. BURUNDI 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN Â [...] |
2005-09-01 14:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS6326 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURKINA FASO 4. FRANCE/AFRICA 5. RWANDA 6. NIGER 7 SUDAN 8 NIGERIA Â [...] |
2005-09-16 13:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS6373 |
PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the September 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed that Iraq's recently announced debt restructuring offer to its private creditors was broadly comparable to the deal it received in the Paris Club last year. Some creditors (Italy, Japan, Italy) suggested that Iraq may not be nego [...] |
2005-09-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS6527 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. GABON 4. SOMALIA 5. NIGERIA 6. SUDAN Â [...] |
2005-09-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS6751 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. PLUMPY NUT 3. NIGER 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SOMALIA 6. FRANCE/AFRICA 7. SENEGAL 8. TOGO Â [...] |
2005-10-03 07:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS6939 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TV IN AFRICA 3. SUDAN 4. CHAD 5. NIGER 6. GABON 7. DROC 8. MALAWI Â [...] |
2005-10-11 07:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS7062 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. GABON 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. TOGO 6. MALI 7. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...] |
2005-10-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS7236 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. ZIMBABWE 7. WTO/COTTON Â [...] |
2005-10-24 06:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS7308 |
PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the October 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors reached agreement with Nigeria on a comprehensive treatment to eliminate Nigeria's approximate $30 billion debt in exchange for cash payments totaling $12.6 billion ($12.4 billion in the deal itself, and $200 million upfront to meet a prec [...] |
2005-10-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS7873 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. CHAD 4. GABON 5. BURKINA FASO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. ETHIOPIA 8. NIGERIA Â [...] |
2005-11-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS7980 |
PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the November 15 Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported that the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Iraq that will be presented to the IMF Board on December 23 will probably be precautionary. The Secretariat and some creditors complained that a precautionary arrangement belied Iraq's claim [...] |
2005-11-23 11:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS8028 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. MAURITANIA 5. CHAD 6. GABON 7. RWANDA 8. MALARIA+HIV/AIDS Â [...] |
2005-11-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS8202 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. GABON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. RWANDA 5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 6. NIGER 7. HISSENE HABRE 8. UGANDA 9. HIV/AIDS-MALAWI Â [...] |
2005-12-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS8280 |
USUNESCO-UNESCO TO PARTICIPATE IN AFRICAN [...] (SBU) UNESCO Director General Matsuura, accompanied by the Assistant Directors General for Culture and Education will attend an African Union summit in Khartoum on culture and education in January 23-24. The total UNESCO delegation will number 12-15. In anticipation of the Khartoum meeting, [...] |
2005-12-06 17:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | XA UNESCO |
| 05PARIS8368 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CAMEROON 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. ERITREA 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. SUDAN 10. MALAWI 11. AFRICA'S PRISONS Â [...] |
2005-12-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS8513 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTTON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. CHAD 8. NIGER 9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA 10. SUDAN Â [...] |
2005-12-19 08:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PARIS8586 |
PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to implement a second 30 percent tranche of debt reduction for Iraq, provided a Stand-By Arrangement is approved by the IMF Executive Board before year-end. The first batch of bilateral agreements implementing the Paris Club debt d [...] |
2005-12-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS8692 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CHAD/SUDAN 5. DROC 6. RWANDA 7. CAMEROON 8. FRANCE AND AFRICA Â [...] |
2005-12-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 05PRETORIA2194 |
SOUTH AFRICA: CONFERENCE PROMOTES INVESTING IN [...] (U) Summary. South African-based Investec Asset Management hosted a May 4th conference in Johannesburg focused on improving the investment climate in South Africa and Africa. About 250 people attended the posh conference which touted such high profile speakers as Cyril Ramaphosa (former ANC [...] |
2005-06-03 15:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON PREL PINR XA SF |
| 05PRETORIA3001 |
SOUTH AFRICA: HIGH TELECOM PRICES, LITTLE RELIEF [...] (U) Summary. President Mbeki condemned South Africa's high fixed telephone line prices in his February 2005 State of the Nation address by stating that they cost ten times more than in developed countries. Mbeki's assertion was mainly directed at Telkom, the de facto monopoly for fixed line [...] |
2005-07-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ECPS EINV PREL XA SF |
| 05PRETORIA4109 |
SOUTH AFRICA: POST'S VIEWS ON ANNUAL AGOA [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued AGOA eligibility for South Africa, based on the country's general compliance with the eligibility criteria. South Africa has continued to make progress in deepening its market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, protecting worker rights, implementing [...] |
2005-10-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN PREL XA SF |
| 05PRETORIA4352 |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. In discussing the IMF's first ever Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF officials announced that the outlook for real GDP growth in SSA was good, with 2004 registering 5.3% growth and 2005 and 2006 expected to register growth of 4.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Risin [...] |
2005-10-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF XA |
| 05PRETORIA453 |
READOUT OF THE JANUARY 17-18 MEETING OF THE BLAIR [...] (SBU) Summary. At a January 17-18 meeting in Cape Town, seventeen African ministers of finance grouped with members of the Blair Commission for Africa to consult on the Commission's report due February. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown attended the event as the last stop in a six-day [...] |
2005-02-01 17:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EFIN XA SF |
| 05PRETORIA4621 |
SOUTH AFRICA; TELECOM PRICE RELIEF REMAINS OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri opened the Department of Communication,s (DOC) Second Colloquium on Telecommunication Prices stating that the Colloquium was needed to lower the cost of doing business in South Africa, to make the country more competitive internat [...] |
2005-11-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT PREL SF XA |
| 05PRETORIA4757 |
SOUTH AFRICA: SPEECH ON RECLAIMING THE [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies delivered the following speech entitled: Reclaiming the Development Content of the Doha Development Round. Davies delivered this speech to the National Consultative Conference on the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong on 17 November, 2005. [...] |
2005-12-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SF XA |
| 05ROME2049 |
UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, ROME-BASED MEDIA REACT [...] (U) Summary: Outreach to World Food Program, UN diplomats and locally based international and Italian journalists garnered positive reaction to last week's Presidential announcement of an aid package to Africa. In response to Mission efforts to highlight the Administration's initiative, WFP Ex [...] |
2005-06-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF SU LY XA FAO WFP |
| 05ROME2543 |
AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: [...] Summary: USUN-Rome arranged for Dr. Michael Hall, Regional Biotechnology Advisor for USAID's Regional Economic Development Services Office (REDSO) based in Nairobi, Kenya, to meet with representatives at FAO and WFP. Hall also met with an official from the Holy See (to be covered in septel fr [...] |
2005-07-29 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA VT FAO WFP |
| 05ROME2679 |
ITALY UNABLE TO INCREASE AFRICA EMERGENCY AID [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy is unable to increase its emergency humanitarian assistance for Africa due to severe budget difficulties. Italy's overall aid spending levels will likely remain at 0.17 percent of GDP (the same level as 2004) only because of debt relief, particularly for Ethiopia. "Real" [...] |
2005-08-11 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR XA IT FAO |
| 05ROME2787 |
AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL RETURNS TO ZIMBABWE [...] SUMMARY: Three years after my 2002 visit (see Ref A), I returned to Zimbabwe August 11-13 and found the country again poised for a food-security crisis. As a result of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) misguided policies, drought, hyperinflation, and the associated lack of agricultural input [...] |
2005-08-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA PHUM PREL ECON ASEC SOCI ZU FAO WFP UNDP ZI SF VT |
| 05ROME3107 |
USUN ROME HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING: A LOOK BACK ON OUR [...] Summary. Confronted by a world media environment that takes daily shots at U.S. foreign policy, USUN Rome pulled no punches during its first year with a Public Diplomacy office. The Ambassador's trips to Africa brought journalists face-to-face with U.S. assistance in action. Combined with creat [...] |
2005-09-17 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF XA FAO WFP |
| 05ROME3638 |
AFRICA GROUP SEEKS STRONG MANDATE FOR RE- [...] (SBU) On October 31, Egyptian Ambassador Helmy Bedeir (current chair of the Africa Regional Group in Rome) and Senegalese Ambassador Papa Cheikh Saadibou Fall (representing the nominating country) called on Ambassador Hall in order to seek USG support for the re- election of Dr. Jacques Diou [...] |
2005-10-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR XA FAO |
| 05THEHAGUE2446 |
THE DUTCH IN AFRICA: SECURITY, AIDS AND WATER [...] Summary: The Dutch are among the world's most generous aid donors, giving about 0.8 percent of GDP or $4.2 billion in 2004. Roughly half of Dutch aid goes to 18 countries in Africa, making the Netherlands the fourth largest donor of bilateral aid to Africa. Dutch aid to Africa focuses on h [...] |
2005-09-08 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KHIV NL XA |
| 05THEHAGUE2515 |
STATUS OF BEMBE EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not taken a formal position on the Bembe extradition case but is clearly uncomfortable with several aspects of it. A senior MFA official told Charge September 14 the ministry's role to date has been limited to providing factual information to [...] |
2005-09-15 10:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL XA AO NL KPAO |
| 05THEHAGUE2556 |
BEMBE EXTRADITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: According to Renee Jones-Bos, Director General for Regional and Consular Affairs at the Dutch MFA, the MFA expects to limit its role in the Bembe extradition to responding to specific questions posed by the court during Bembe's September 13 hearing and will not take a political p [...] |
2005-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO AO NL PBTS XA PREL |
| 05THEHAGUE2693 |
NETHERLANDS/ANGOLA: COURT SEEKS MORE INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Hague District court adjourned the extradition hearings for Antonio Bento Bembe until November 14 and asked the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to provide additional clarification of the circumstances under which Bembe came to the Hague. If the court finds that the [...] |
2005-10-06 10:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PBTS XA PREL AO NL |
| 05THEHAGUE2756 |
SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...] |
2005-10-12 14:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KHIV NL XA |
| 05THEHAGUE2973 |
NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: DASD WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 14, DASD for African Affairs Theresa Whelan met with several representatives of the Dutch MFA and MOD. Discussion during the two meetings included GONL and USG involvement in SSR and DDR initiatives in South Africa, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC, as well as mutua [...] |
2005-11-01 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP NL XA MASS MARR PGOV |
| 05THEHAGUE3141 |
NETHERLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA: READOUT OF DAVID [...] (C) Summary: DOD Regional Director for Southern Africa David Radcliffe's November 10 visit to The Hague successfully followed up DASD Whelan's earlier meetings here by capitalizing on renewed Dutch interest in South Africa. Radcliffe's discussions with Dutch MFA and MOD interlocutors spurred [...] |
2005-11-22 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP NL MASS XA |
| 05VIENNA2005 |
AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE TO DONORS TO FIGHT [...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 15 to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General (Deputy Secretary equivalent). The Ambassador pointed out the initiative of the President and Prime Minister Blair in pledging significant funds to address African humanitaria [...] |
2005-06-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV EAGR PREL XA AU |
| 06ACCRA3005 |
GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540 [...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...] |
2006-12-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH |
| 06ADDISABABA1709 |
AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON PREVIEWS AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Streamlining duplication among Africa?s numerous regional economic communities (e.g., SADC, COMESA, IGAD, EAC, WAEMU, CEMAC, ECOWAS, etc.) and establishing a ?United States of Africa? are among the nominal themes of the upcoming African Union Summit to be held in Banjul. More l [...] |
2006-06-22 04:39:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU XA |
| 06ADDISABABA2009 |
AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT: HUMAN RIGHTS OUTCOMES [...] SUMMARY: The African Union Summit met June 21-July 2 in Banjul, The Gambia, with the nominal theme of "Regional Integration and Harmonization of Regional Economic Communities (RECs)." For the United States, as an AU partner (i.e. non-member), most sessions were closed; however, these are the [...] |
2006-07-21 08:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AU XA |
| 06ADDISABABA917 |
AU POLITICAL AFFAIRS OBJECTIVES AND INSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) top priority through 2007 is to push forward the process of institutional transformation to ensure a proactive and effective organization as compared to the OAU, AU Commission Secretary Prof. Johnson recently told a group of AU partners. Political Affai [...] |
2006-04-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID XA AU |
| 06ALGIERS496 |
ALGERIA STRESSES DEVELOPMENT AS KEY TO CONTROLLING [...] Minister Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel presented to journalists March 18 "an African Road Map" for addressing migration issues. He confirmed that further discussions on migration within the African continent and between Europe and Africa would be on the agenda [...] |
2006-03-20 17:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG PHUM AG XA |
| 06ALGIERS657 |
MEETING OF AU EXPERTS ON MIGRATION HELD IN ALGIERS [...] Mandated by the January Arab League Summit in Khartoum, the Commission of the African Union (AU) convened a meeting of migration and development experts in Algiers April 3-5. The participants addressed the major themes of security and stability, human rights, development, human resources, the [...] |
2006-04-10 16:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG PHUM AG XA |
| 06ALGIERS727 |
MESSAHEL TELLS AMBASSADOR MIGRATION PRIMARILY AN [...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with MFA Minister-Delegate Messahel, Ambassador pressed again for an inclusive regional approach to the migration problem that included Morocco and urged Algeria to reconsider participation in the Rabat-hosted conference on migration. Messahel termed the recent AU ex [...] |
2006-04-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PHUM AG XA |
| 06AMMAN2322 |
FOREIGN FIGHTER DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polcouns made Ref A points on foreign fighters in a March 9 meeting with Dimai Haddad, head of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office. Haddad said the GOJ views it as in its own interest to stop any young men, Jordanian or foreign, who fit the foreign fighter profile. He pointed to Jor [...] |
2006-03-30 14:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CG XA XF XG XI JO |
| 06ANKARA1957 |
TURKEY/SUDAN: PM ERDOGAN TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND [...] (C) In a first for Turkey, PM Erdogan was invited to address the March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Khartoum on the Alliance of Civilizations. The GOT sees greater cooperation with the AL as a useful tool for helping to mediate regional disputes and increasing trade. Erdogan discussed increase [...] |
2006-04-11 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF EAID BMENA SU XA XW TU |
| 06BANJUL441 |
VCI BUREAU PDAS FORD COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VCI Bureau PDAS Christopher Ford accompanied by Maher Tadros, Office of Nuclear Affairs, and Eric Wong, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, met June 30, 2006 with Egypt's Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Taher Farahat in Banjul on the margins of the Summit of the [...] |
2006-07-12 16:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL TRGY XA EG |
| 06BEIJING11363 |
FINATT MEETS CHINA EXIM PRESIDENT ON LENDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 1, FinAtt David Loevinger met with President Li Ruogu of the China Export-Import Bank (China Exim) to discuss export credit policy and China's lending to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs), particularly in Africa. FinAtt urged China to seek greater cooperation wi [...] |
2006-06-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EPET PREL CH SU XA |
| 06BEIJING1665 |
JANUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing stated China's concern over current developments in the Iran nuclear crisis to visiting Iranian National Supervisory Council Security Advisor Ali Larijani, MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan said at the regular January 26 MFA Press Briefing. China considers Russia's prop [...] |
2006-01-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CH IR XA |
| 06BERLIN3503 |
S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST ENGAGES GERMANY AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings December 6, S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst pushed German officials to incorporate stability and reconstruction (S/R) programming into their 2007 G-8 and EU presidencies. His interlocutors from the Federal Chancellery and Foreign Ministry sug [...] |
2006-12-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KPKO CM GM XA |
| 06BERLIN3551 |
GERMAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES SUPPORT IN DARFUR [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on the future of German contributions to a peace operation in Darfur shows that there is an emerging - if vague - support for an enhanced operation in Sudan. SPD, Greens and FDP expressed cautious support, depending on the details, of an extended peace support opera [...] |
2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL GM XA SU |
| 06BRUSSELS508 |
EUROPEAN COMMISION AND U.S. WORK TOWARD PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser met in Brussels on January 26 with European Commission (EC) Director General for DG Development Stefano Manservisi to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan, Chad and the Horn of Africa. Mutual perspectives and targeted assist [...] |
2006-02-15 07:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS509 |
EUROPEAN COUNCIL AFRICA TASK FORCE COMMITS TO [...] (C) Vervaeke initiated the discussion by noting the European Union (EU) had received a letter from the UN, requesting EU support for a flexible "rapid reaction" force to assist, if needed, to ensure electoral stability in DRC. Vervaeke indicated the UN request lacked specificity, but that the [...] |
2006-02-15 07:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06DARESSALAAM318 |
2006 AGOA FORUM PLANNING: TANZANIA UNABLE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD XA TZ |
| 06DJIBOUTI300 |
DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM XA DJ |
| 06GENEVA597 |
36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...] |
2006-03-16 13:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA |
| 06HARARE977 |
ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST [...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...] |
2006-08-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI |
| 06KIGALI1192 |
Land of a thousand hills is not always a land of a thousand [...] SUMMARY. Moses Turyazooka is one of the approximately 500,000 Rwandan refugees who grew up in Uganda and returned to Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. He is a well-educated and driven entrepreneur who was raised on diaspora ideology - a deep love for the country of Rwanda and a strong desire to [...] |
2006-12-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV EINT XA RW |
| 06KIGALI242 |
RWANDA REPORT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Per reftel, information below provides a summary of each of the requested areas. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- 2. Economic Situation: Rwanda's economy remains largely dependent upon foreign aid, while its population remains [...] |
2006-03-13 19:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM XA RW |
| 06KIGALI270 |
US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...] |
2006-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA |
| 06KINSHASA142 |
Nomination for FY06 Edward R. Murrow Program for [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL CG XA KPAO |
| 06KINSHASA144 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FY-2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S [...] Embassy Brazzaville's selection committee has identified six, well-developed programs for funding by the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in FY-06. The reputation and familiarity of this initiative have increased significantly in recent years as post endeavors to re-establish a full tim [...] |
2006-01-27 12:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID AMGT CF CG ECON XA AID |
| 06KINSHASA516 |
DRC: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 25 reftel a demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just prior to news of Taylor's capture being announced March 29. Djoli said that the DRC has enough problems with armed groups without Charles Taylor being [...] |
2006-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC LI NI KAWC XA XY CG |
| 06LISBON2269 |
PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...] |
2006-10-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO |
| 06LONDON5547 |
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...] |
2006-07-28 15:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA |
| 06MAPUTO1229 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO USITC INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (U) The primary contact at Embassy Maputo for additional information and follow-up is Brooke Williams, Economic/Commercial Officer. She may be reached via email at WilliamsBLATstate.gov or at 258-21-492797, extension 3422. Ms. Williams is happy to conduct additional research and to provide U [...] |
2006-09-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA MZ |
| 06MASERU455 |
LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...] |
2006-09-13 16:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XA LT |
| 06MASERU491 |
LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Subject grant agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Law Office (632-DHRF-06-001) for the purchase of law books has been cancelled in its entirety in compliance with DHRF requirements as per refs A and B. Amendment No. 1 to effect this change was signed by COM [...] |
2006-09-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XA LT |
| 06NAIROBI2518 |
UN WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN [...] On May 29, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) convened a three-day humanitarian information network workshop in Nairobi focused on Africa-specific concerns. This year's workshop is a continuation of a process begun in 2002. The primary purpose of the Nairobi wo [...] |
2006-06-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SOCI UN XA |
| 06NAIROBI3016 |
PROCEEDINGS FROM 19TH SEMI-ANNUAL ALNAP [...] From June 13 to 15, 2006, the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) convened its 19th semi- annual conference. The aim of the meeting was for humanitarian actors to draw out key aspects of learning, accountability, and performance related t [...] |
2006-07-11 06:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SOCI UN XA |
| 06NAIROBI3394 |
REPORT ON A REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING CROP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SOCI UN XA |
| 06NAIROBI3630 |
REPORT ON A REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING CROP [...] The second stage of implementation of the Crop Crisis Control Project (C3P) was launched with a regional planning workshop in Kigali, Rwanda June 13- 15, 2006. The goal of this activity, supported by the Famine Prevention Fund, is a regionally coordinated response to the catastrophic spread of [...] |
2006-08-18 10:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SOCI UN XA |
| 06NAIROBI4685 |
CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE [...] Nairobi Embassy received a fax of the following Diplomatic Note numbered MFA.261/328/301A Dated October 25, 2006 with an invitation to Secretary Rice. 2. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: MFA.261/328/301A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Office of the Great Lakes Region, Ministry of Forei [...] |
2006-11-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AMGT KE XA |
| 06NDJAMENA460 |
CHAD: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Emboff met acting MFA Europe-America officer Kama Dounia March 28 to make delivery (orally in French, written in English) of ref demarche urging Chad not to accept Charles Taylor if he attempted to flee to Chad, to cooperate fully with the UN and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and t [...] |
2006-03-28 16:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNSC CD LI NI KAWC XA XY |
| 06NIAMEY515 |
NIGER: THE LATEST ON PRIVATIZATION [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. Econoff Gage met with representatives of the Government of Niger (GON), companies and the World Bank (IBRD) to produce the following status report on privatization in Niger. GON privatization efforts have advanced since 1996, when Niger codified in law the desire to pri [...] |
2006-05-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV PGOV KPRV XA NG |
| 06OTTAWA3591 |
CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS HIV/AIDS [...] Canada's International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced on December 1, World AIDS Day, C$120 million to fight HIV/AIDS overseas. This is over and above what Canada has previously pledged to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The new funding will support glob [...] |
2006-12-13 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID CA XA |
| 06PARIS1020 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. CHAD/SUDAN 4. NIGERIA 5. DROC Â [...] |
2006-02-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS107 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. CHAD/SUDAN 4. SIERRA LEONE 5. ZIMBABWE 6. UGANDA 7. RWANDA Â [...] |
2006-01-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS1352 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. DROC 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. BURUNDI 6. MAURITANIA 7. UGANDA 8. KENYA 9. ZIMBABWE 10. NIGERIA Â [...] |
2006-03-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS1497 |
FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ ARE A MAJOR FRENCH CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since 2004, French counterterrorism authorities have focused on the threat posed by foreign fighters going to Iraq. For those departing France for Iraq, the GOF fears that they will become hardened and experienced terrorists, and will eventually return to France to plan attack [...] |
2006-03-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV CG XA XF XG XI FR |
| 06PARIS1550 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA EMIGRATION 3. AFRICA CORRUPTION 4. ALI FARKA TOURE 5. COTE D'IVOIRE 6. SENEGAL 7. BENIN 8. NIGER 9. SUDAN 10. UGANDA 11. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...] |
2006-03-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS1568 |
PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the March 7 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed on an approach for dealing with Angola's arrears to the Club, consistent with US objectives. The Secretariat will call on Angola to resume payments to Paris Club creditors in excess of scheduled debt service, such that arrears are redu [...] |
2006-03-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS1713 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BENIN 4. CHAD 5. RWANDA 6. NIGER 7. DROC 8. MAURITANIA 9. UGANDA 10. KENYA 11. LIBERIA 12. SUDAN Â [...] |
2006-03-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS2259 |
FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL AFRICA ADVISOR OFFERS OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor for Africa Jacques Champagne de Labriolle on April 3 provided a broad overview of French Africa policy during a meeting with AF/W Director Phillip Carter. He made the following observations: -- Chad and Cote d'Ivoire were France's main concerns at prese [...] |
2006-04-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA IV FR |
| 06PARIS2300 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. FAMINE IN AFRICA 3. SENEGAL 4. TAYLOR 5. DROC 6. COTE D'IVOIRE Â [...] |
2006-04-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS2362 |
PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the April 5 Paris Club meeting, creditors accepted in principle Algeria's offer to prepay at face value its previously rescheduled Paris Club debt. The US is the third largest creditor with $1.2 billion in claims, just over half of which are pre-payable without penalty. The US stre [...] |
2006-04-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS2633 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. CHAD 3. SENEGAL 4. COTE D'IVOIRE Â [...] |
2006-04-21 12:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS267 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. CHINA AND AFRICA 3. AFRICAN MIGRANTS 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. CHAD 6. DROC 7. UGANDA 8. SUDAN 9 NIGERIA Â [...] |
2006-01-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS2998 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA/CHINA 3. DARFUR 4. CHAD 5. CAMEROON 6. UGANDA Â [...] |
2006-05-05 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS3183 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. CAMEROON 5. SOMALIA Â [...] |
2006-05-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS3247 |
PARIS CLUB - MAY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DEBT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) At the May 10-12 meeting of the Paris Club, Afghanistan's three creditors, Russia, Germany and the United States, took the first step toward fulfilling their pledges to cancel 100% of Afghanistan's debt by providing assurances of debt relief during the period of Afghanistan's new IMF progra [...] |
2006-05-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS3362 |
UNESCO: DAKAR OFFICE CHIEF OUTLINES DECENTRALIZATION [...] Summary and Comment: To explore issues relating to decentralization, Ambassador Oliver and Science Officer met with Lalla Aicha Ben Barka, Director of the UNESCO Office in Dakar and the regional office for Education in Africa (BREDA). Although the UNESCO secretariat often highlights its decen [...] |
2006-05-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KDEM KSCA SOCI XA SG UNESCO EDU |
| 06PARIS3927 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. CHAD 3. SENEGAL 4. MALI 5. COTE 6. MAURITANIA 7. SOMALIA 8. SUDAN 9. NIGERIA Â [...] |
2006-06-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS416 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. AFRICAN UNION 4. MALI/SOCIAL FORUM 5. DROC 6. LIBERIA 7. SOUTH AFRICA 8. SUDAN Â [...] |
2006-01-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS4253 |
PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON, 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, [...] (SBU) At the June 13-16 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors reached a tentative agreement on a deal that will allow Russia to repay its remaining USD 22 billion in previously rescheduled Paris Club debt in August. The deal is still subject to approval by Moscow. Cameroon received a completi [...] |
2006-06-21 09:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS456 |
PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the January 18 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to raise Jordan's debt swap ceiling from 30% to 40%. The US and UK were the most vocal advocates, arguing that Jordan was an important ally facing serious economic vulnerabilities despite progress implementing key economic reforms. [...] |
2006-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS4967 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. NOTE 3. AFRICA: CULTURE, ART, DIVERSIONS 4. RWANDA 5. AFRICAN CONTINENT 6. WEST AFRICA 7. ANGOLA 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. BURKINA FASO Â [...] |
2006-07-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS5024 |
PARIS CLUB - JULY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND AFGHAN DEBT [...] (SBU) At the July 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed on exceptionally generous debt relief for Afghanistan, which achieved three main objectives: (1) 92% of Afghanistan's debt stock will be canceled immediately; (2) all interest falling due between now and the end of the IMF pr [...] |
2006-07-25 12:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS5114 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. NOTE 3. ETHIOPIA 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. BENIN 6. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Â [...] |
2006-07-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS5454 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. NOTE 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. AFRICA: CULTURE, ART, DIVERSIONS 5. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 6. MALI Â [...] |
2006-08-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS566 |
AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MALI SUMMIT 5. CHAD 6. CONGO 7. DROC 8. KENYA 8. ZIMBABWE Â [...] |
2006-01-30 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
| 06PARIS5733 |
CHINA IN AFRICA: FRENCH ARE WATCHING CLOSELY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: French observers believe China's growing presence in Africa reflects a strategic decision by the PRC to exploit a resource-rich continent susceptible to an aggressive Chinese approach. French contacts express apprehension at Chinese inroads into areas of Africa onc [...] |
2006-08-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON EAID ETRD CH XA FR |
| 06PARIS6323 |
PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the September 13 meeting of the Paris Club, Xavier Musca, the Chairman of the Paris Club, reported that Angolan Finance Minister de Morais had told him the previous week that Angola is still considering a precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF, with the understanding that th [...] |
2006-09-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS6993 |
PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MALAWI DEBT [...] (U) At the October 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors canceled 354 million of Malawi's 363 million dollars of Paris Club debt as its completion point treatment under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The US was not a creditor. The Club provided financing assuranc [...] |
2006-10-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS7491 |
PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 15 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors decided on an initial response to Argentine Finance Secretary MacLaughlin's letter to the Club expressing the GOA's desire to restart a dialogue and normalize relations as soon as possible. Creditors agreed that Paris Club Chairman Mu [...] |
2006-11-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS7835 |
PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 12-13 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided Haiti a debt restructuring based on its achievement of decision point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. This agreement consolidates around USD 69 million in debt, and will lead to the immedia [...] |
2006-12-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PRETORIA3422 |
ENTICED BY AFRICA'S MANIFOLD RICHES, AMERICANS AND CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary: About 30 government, academic and business leaders -- including several former senior State Department officials -- held a groundbreaking dialogue to explore how China and the U.S. could work with Africa to spur development on the continent. Discussions centered on energy, trade [...] |
2006-08-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EAID EIND KDEM CH XA SF |
| 06RABAT1427 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE 505 AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met July 27 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to encourage the Government of Morocco (GOM) to replace its existing 505 agreement with the text of a new [...] |
2006-07-27 17:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA |
| 06RABAT2183 |
DIPLOMATICNOTE RECEIVED: AMENDING THE 505 [...] (U) Thiscable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post received Diplomatc Note 003685 from the Ministry of Foreign Affais November 28, 2006 in response to reftel A and . The Note was transmited in both Arabic and Eglish. In the following note, the Moroccan [...] |
2006-11-29 15:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA |
| 06ROME463 |
24TH FAO AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: The biennial African Regional Conference (ARC) of the UN Agency for Food and Agriculture (FAO), held in Bamako, Mali, from January 30 to February 3 highlighted the continent's lack of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals for reducing hunger and poverty, and pr [...] |
2006-02-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR XA FAO |
| 06TOKYO711 |
JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...] |
2006-02-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1093 |
UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...] |
2006-05-31 18:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1404 |
GAMBARI, KALOMOH, GUEHENNO, EGELAND ATTEND CORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Under Secretary-General (U/SYG) for the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, hosted a meeting of members of the Core Group for Northern Uganda, composed of the U.S., UK, Norway, and Netherlands, with Canada also in attendance, to discuss the [...] |
2006-07-25 13:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IV SU UG UNSC XA XW |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1405 |
GUEHENNO BRIEFS ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 13, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary General (U/SYG) Guehenno briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on discussions held on July 5 in Cote d'Ivoire between Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and African leaders regarding the region's peace pro [...] |
2006-07-25 15:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IV PGOV UNSC XA KPKO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK514 |
UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] USUN management-reform (M/R) officer joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members in a formal meeting March 13 to discuss the Committee's upcoming trip to Freetown, the Court's precarious financial future, and the need to prod the Court's judges to increase judicial ef [...] |
2006-03-16 14:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
| 07ABIDJAN1018 |
COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...] |
2007-10-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD XA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN234 |
CHINESE INFLUENCE IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. China plays a passive role in the political scene in Cote d'Ivoire, and typically proffers the rhetoric of non-interference in national affairs with regards to the Ivorian political crisis. China is not a supplier of military hardware or training to either faction. China is [...] |
2007-03-02 19:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN XA IV |
| 07ABUJA1258 |
NIGERIAN PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | XA KSUM PREL NI |
| 07ACCRA497 |
CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...] |
2007-03-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH |
| 07ADDISABABA40 |
SOMALIA: PM MELES AFFIRMS NEED FOR ETHIOPIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute meeting on January 4 with A/S Frazer, Prime Minister Meles said that Ethiopia sought to withdraw its forces from Somalia as soon as possible, as their prolonged presence would only serve to make them a target of possible terrorist attacks from remaining CIC fighter [...] |
2007-01-08 09:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO XA |
| 07ADDISABABA60 |
SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with Charge a.i. Wilgus and deputy pol-econ counselor, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale expressed interest in establishing a closer strategic relationship with the United States, and appealed for both humanitarian and military assistance to [...] |
2007-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER EAID KISL SO ET RW AU XA |
| 07ADDISABABA68 |
SOMALILAND PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 9 meeting with Ambassador, Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin appealed for international recognition and support, highlighting Somaliland's political progress and its commitment to democracy and regional stability. Kahin, accompanied by Finance Minister Hussein [...] |
2007-01-09 16:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PBTS PINR PTER SO ET DJ XA |
| 07ANKARA469 |
TURKEY: RACE FOR UNSC SEAT BRINGS RENEWED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Turkey gears up its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010, the GOT is taking a renewed interest in Africa, reflected in part by PM Erdogan's recent visit to Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit. Never a key focus of Turkey's foreign pol [...] |
2007-03-01 16:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON AORC UN XA TU |
| 07ANTANANARIVO477 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS HELP TO DISARM MILITIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador McGee met May 19 with Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, high-level Union officials, and island presidential candidates on both Grand Comores and Anjouan to urge all parties to work towards free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in the upcomi [...] |
2007-05-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM XA CN |
| 07BEIJING1094 |
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: OECD VISITOR ON CHINA'S LIMITED [...] (SBU) China has a growing but still limited willingness to discuss its emerging role as a donor, to be transparent about its programs, and to coordinate development assistance issues with other countries, according to Richard Manning, Chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC), [...] |
2007-02-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID CH XA XB XC XD XE XF DAC |
| 07BEIJING1102 |
FEBRUARY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the February 15 MFA press conference were: -- Six-Party Talks have entered a "substantive stage." The Spokesperson outlined the structure of working groups and called for the United States and DPRK to resolve financial issues. -- China is ready to expand imports from th [...] |
2007-02-15 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD UNSC CH KN JA IR IN RS XA |
| 07BEIJING1839 |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SANCTIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-19 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CG XA CH |
| 07BEIJING3117 |
MAY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPECIAL REP FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS; DARFUR; TAINTED PRODUCTS; BUSH-HU; HUANG JU; DALAI LAMA; SED; IPR; VISITS [...] Key points at the May 10 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokeswoman Jiang Yu were: -- Liu Guijin has been appointed to the newly created position of "special representative for African affairs" where he will focus on the Darfur issue. -- China will send a team of 275 engineers to Darfur [...] |
2007-05-10 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PRE ETRD SU XA XW ZU PM UK NL BE |
| 07BEIJING3261 |
MAY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TRADE AND SED; SUDAN; [...] Key points at the May 15 MFA Press Conference were: -- United States-China trade is "win-win," trade frictions are natural given the volume of trade and China has made efforts to revalue the rmb. Such topics will be discussed in the upcoming Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). -- China pla [...] |
2007-05-15 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CH SU JA XA XW VM PM KS KN ZK |
| 07BEIJING3321 |
MAY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA FUNDS; AFRICA [...] Key points at the May 17 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA has taken note of reports from the DPRK Foreign Ministry that BDA funds are being moved. -- Jiang reiterated that assistance to African nations has "no political strings attached." -- The MFA has taken note of reports that th [...] |
2007-05-17 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SU JA XA XW KS KN SO AS UK HR FR |
| 07BEIJING413 |
JANUARY 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S DPRK [...] Key points made at the January 18 MFA press conference were: -- China welcomes the meeting between Assistant Secretary Hill and DPRK nuclear envoy Kim Kye-Gwan in Berlin and supports direct contact between the sides. -- The MFA confirmed A/S Hill's planned visit to Beijing "in the coming [...] |
2007-01-18 23:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF CH XA KN JA |
| 07BEIJING499 |
JANUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-SATELLITE [...] Key points made at the January 23 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman confirmed the test of an anti- satellite missile earlier this month, said the test did not target any country and reaffirmed that China opposes the weaponization of space and will not participate in a space ar [...] |
2007-01-23 11:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF PREF CH KN JA XA LE PK |
| 07BEIJING569 |
PRC/AFRICA: MFA PRESS BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO'S [...] Key points made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at the January 24 MFA press briefing on President Hu's upcoming visit to Africa were: -- Hu will visit Africa from January 30 to February 10, including stops in Cameroon (Jan. 30-Feb. 1), Liberia (Feb. 1), Sudan (Feb. 2-3), Zambia (Feb. [...] |
2007-01-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV XA SU CH |
| 07BEIJING6159 |
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: CHINESE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: China's aid policy toward Zimbabwe has not changed, and the current spate of reports regarding Chinese aid to Zimbabwe are all the result of a misunderstanding, MFA Zimbabwe Desk Officer Wang Xiao told PolOff September 19. The rumors re-ignited following a September 18 press conf [...] |
2007-09-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CH ZI XA |
| 07BEIJING7037 |
COUNTERTERRORISM: PRC ADOPTING PRAGMATIC APPROACH [...] (C) PRC citizens have increasingly been victims of violence overseas in recent years, including murders and kidnappings in Africa and attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite evidence that some of these incidents specifically targeted Chinese and clear signs that the PRC is experimenting [...] |
2007-11-08 23:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL CASC PGOV CH PK XA IZ AF UN |
| 07BEIJING7105 |
S/P GORDON BILAT WITH VFM WANG YI: IRAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking with Policy Planning Director David Gordon November 13, stressed the need for the United States and China to continue their policy planning dialogue on long-term strategic issues. S/P Director Gordon emphasized to VFM Wang that the United St [...] |
2007-11-14 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ENRG SENV KNNP ASEAN CH XA BM IR |
| 07BEIJING718 |
JANUARY 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the January 30 MFA press conference were: -- The third phase of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks will begin on February 8. The Talks will focus on implementation of the Joint Statement and how to promote progress. Progress made will determine the Talks' duration. - [...] |
2007-01-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TSPA CH KN XA SU TX LO |
| 07BEIJING7364 |
U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFRICA, ENERGY [...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, MFA Director General for Policy Planning Ma Zhaoxu said the United States and China have common concerns on African development issues. He expressed hope for the region and noted the importance of China as a model and [...] |
2007-12-05 12:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EAID APEC SENV CH XA |
| 07BEIJING940 |
FEBRUARY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the February 8 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks resumed today with an open- ended schedule. Goals are to implement the Joint Statement and establish a mechanism for further progress. Relevant parties should address financial sanctions issues to allow th [...] |
2007-02-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN JA CH XA |
| 07BERLIN81 |
GERMAN REACTION TO AFRICOM BASING [...] (C) DCM and Naval Attach presented reftel talking points to MOD and MFA on January 15. MOD Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Schmidt offered preliminary personal SIPDIS views and undertook to provide DCM initial coordinated German government feedback on January 17. Schmidt reacted [...] |
2007-01-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GM XA US |
| 07BRATISLAVA674 |
SLOVAKIA WILL NOT SUPPORT POSTPONING UN BUDGET [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Denisa Frelichova at the UN and International Organizations Department at MFA. Frelichova said that postponing final action on the UN budget (option A in reftel) is a "red line" for Slovakia and the EU. She said Slovakia's team in New York has a wide mandate [...] |
2007-12-20 15:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA XA XD LO |
| 07BRUSSELS2324 |
A/S FRAZER AND EU CONFER ON RANGE OF AFRICAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and EU were in general agreement about a broad range of African issues, with the important exceptions of Eritrea and Zimbabwe, when they met June 24 for four hours of troika consultations on African affairs. On Eritrea, the EU favored continued engagement of President Is [...] |
2007-07-18 14:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID EUN XA |
| 07DARESSALAAM148 |
AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is committed to all issues regarding good governance and would love to see all nations, not just in Africa but all over the world, independent and led democratically, Nelson J. Lyimo, Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Africa Department, [...] |
2007-01-30 14:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL XA TZ |
| 07JAKARTA796 |
DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF [...] (U) In a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, we conveyed the names for listing contained reftel. Yunus and Santoso said that this matter was handled by experts at Indonesia's Mission to the U.N. in New [...] |
2007-03-21 06:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA CG ID |
| 07LISBON1858 |
U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...] |
2007-07-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS |
| 07LISBON2564 |
EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...] |
2007-10-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN |
| 07LISBON3106 |
EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...] |
2007-12-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN |
| 07LISBON3178 |
EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...] |
2007-12-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO |
| 07LISBON644 |
FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...] |
2007-03-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA XF PO |
| 07LISBON710 |
ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...] |
2007-03-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XA PO |
| 07MADRID336 |
SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...] |
2007-02-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID SP XA |
| 07MADRID425 |
SPAIN: AFRICOM SHOULD ENGAGE AFRICAN UNION [...] (C) At a meeting on a range of issues with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on February 2, the DCM raised the recent announcement of the creation of U.S. Combatant Command Africa (AFRICOM) and told Dezcallar that the U.S. would appreciate Spain's input, advice and [...] |
2007-03-06 17:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SP XA |
| 07MAPUTO138 |
MOZAMBIQUE - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL MZ XA |
| 07MOSCOW5177 |
RUSSIA'S SLOW RETURN TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with a visiting INR analyst, Russian experts and MFA officials stressed that Russia is gaining ground slowly in Africa after its post-Cold War retrenchment. Russia is a firmly established player in the mining sector, where its advanced mining technology is [...] |
2007-10-26 15:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EMIN XA RS |
| 07NAIROBI1077 |
FEWSNET REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY PRESENTATION [...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) and Regional Food for Peace (FFP) Offices have cultivated a productive relationship with the regional FEWSNET Office. In that light, FEWSNET has been holding periodic briefings for USAID's offices (USAID/EA, Kenya, Somalia, Su [...] |
2007-03-07 08:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID XA ZI KPRP |
| 07NAIROBI3531 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Information Technology Specialist, George Ombis to travel to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the period o/a September 12 - 23, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to attend the Bi- Annual AFRICAGIS conference, the largest Geo- informatio [...] |
2007-09-05 14:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA UV XA XY |
| 07PARIS1119 |
PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) The March 14 meeting of the Paris Club reviewed the debt status of 24 countries, taking steps to prepare for debt treatments in the coming months for the Central African Republic (likely in April), the Gambia (in May), Sao Tome and Principe (in May), and Liberia. Creditors confirmed the [...] |
2007-03-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS1742 |
PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND CAR NEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) At the April 19-20, 2007 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided debt relief to the Central African Republic in recognition of its eligibility for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and to facilitate the newly signed Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) wit [...] |
2007-05-02 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS2374 |
PARIS CLUB - MAY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND PERU AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) At the May 22-24 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed to allow Peru to prepay at face value as much as $2.5 billion in previously rescheduled non-concessional debt in order to support its efforts to implement sound debt management policies. The Secretariat reported on technical [...] |
2007-06-05 16:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS2899 |
PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed in principle to accept Gabon's offer to buy back its previously rescheduled debt at a discount. Terms will be negotiated at the July meeting. This would be the first time the Paris Club has conducted a standalone mark [...] |
2007-07-05 08:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS3209 |
PARIS CLUB - JULY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND GABON DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 17-18 meetings of the Paris Club, creditors accepted a stand-alone discounted debt buyback offer from Gabon, the first such operation by the Club. While welcoming Gabon's efforts to use USD 500 million in oil revenues toward debt management, the USG lacked legal aut [...] |
2007-07-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS328 |
PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MACEDONIA & [...] (SBU) During the January 23-24 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors granted Sierra Leone completion point treatment under the enhanced HIPC initiative, cancelling 100 percent ($363 million) of Sierra Leone's bilateral debt to the Club. The United States wrote off $44 million in USDA concession [...] |
2007-01-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 07PARIS3341 |
FRENCH INTENTIONS FOR AFRICA-RELATED MEETINGS AT [...] (SBU) MFA AF PDAS Caroline Dumas on August 3 provided the following information on Africa-related meetings the French would like to see held on the margins of this year's UNGA. She provided this information in response to our request for clarification in view of the different signals we had [...] |
2007-08-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA XA FR |
| 07PARIS3994 |
PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 12 Tour d'Horizon, creditors welcomed in principle Jordan's proposal to buy back debt and generally supported the Secretariat's assessment of a 6-8 percent market discount. In a significant move, the Secretariat and creditors agreed with the U.S. [...] |
2007-09-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH |