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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HARARE3941 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON DRC WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA AGREED WITH SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S ASSESSMENT THAT NOTHING WAS MORE DANGEROUS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LUSAKA PROCESS THAN ACQUIESCENCE TO KABILA'S REJECTION OF DRC FACILITATOR SIR KETUMILE MASIRE. ZUMA REVIEWED KABILA' [...] |
2000-07-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CF SF |
| 00HARARE3942 |
S/E WOLPE'S MEETING WITH SAG DDG FOR AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ACCORDING TO SAG DDG FOR AFRICA WELILE NHLAPO, CNDD/FDD REBEL LEADER JEAN BOSCO NDAYIKENGURUKIYE AND FNL REBEL LEADER KOSSAN KABURA NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ARUSHA PEACE PROCESS. WHILE SAG OFFICIALS AND FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA DOUBT BOTH KOSSAN'S INTENT AND LEADERSHIP ABI [...] |
2000-07-18 15:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS BY CF SF TZ |
| 01ABUJA957 |
NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU MOHAMMED -- A [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a post-Operation FOCUS RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting with the Nigerian National Security Advisor (ref C), NSA Aliyu Mohammed also discussed continental issues and President Obasanjo,s travel schedule. He said President Obasanjo would travel to Asia in late May, and woul [...] |
2001-05-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID OVIP JA LY NG CF IR NI |
| 02ABUJA1169 |
NIGERIA: NSA GENERAL MOHAMMED ON ANGOLA, CONGO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 3 meeting with National Security Advisor, General (Rtd.) Aliyu Mohammed, to discuss security assistance programs (SEPTEL), Ambassador Jeter used the opportunity to engage the NSA on Angola, Congo and Zimbabwe. END SUMMARY ------ ANGOLA ------ 2. (C) The [...] |
2002-04-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AO ZI CF NI |
| 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 |
| 02ROME2982 |
DRC PRESIDENT KABILA SUPPORTS NEW REWARDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SAID THE NEW REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA PROGRAM (REFTEL) HAS 100 PERCENT OF HIS PERSONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT HE ADDED THAT THE PROGRAM MUST LEAD TO RWANDA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DRC OR IT WON'T SUCCEED. END SUMMARY. 2 [...] |
2002-06-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KJUS CG CF RW IT ICTR |
| 02ROME3119 |
APPREHENDING GENOCIDAIRES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS DR. JENDAYI FRAZER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ROC), DENIS SASSOU-NGUESSO, ON JUNE 13 IN ROME, WHERE HE WAS ATTENDING A [...] |
2002-06-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC CG CF RW IT ICTR |
| 03ROME4614 |
Ambassador Tony P. Hall in the Democratic Republic [...] A team led by Ambassador Tony Hall visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 23-30 and found the country with the third largest population in sub- Saharan Africa struggling to contain a major humanitarian disaster. In 2003, some 2.7 million internally displaced will require intern [...] |
2003-10-09 04:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU CF WFP UN |
| 03VATICAN1329 |
HOLY SEE RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE OUTLINED ITS CONCERNS ABOUT MOUNTING UNREST IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF ITURI IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) IN A NOTE PASSED TO EMBASSY MARCH 24. THE VATICAN IS CALLING ON THE PARTIES TO "RESPECT AGREEMENTS ALREADY SIGNED AND RESUME NEGOTIATIONS." THE HOLY S [...] |
2003-03-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
| 03VATICAN1747 |
POPE CALLS ON WORLD NOT TO FORGET GREAT LAKES [...] (U) DURING HIS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE APRIL 9, POPE JOHN PAUL II URGED THE WORLD TO NOT FORGET THE VIOLENT AND CONTINUING CONFLICT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA, AND CALLED ON LEADERS TO RETURN TO THE PEACE PROCESS. VATICAN OFFICIALS HAD PASSED EMBASSY A PR [...] |
2003-04-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
| 04GUATEMALA3163 |
GUATEMALAN PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In addition to deployment of a military police company to Haiti, the Guatemalan military has military observers in the Ivory Coast and Burundi, has finished training military observers for deployment to Sudan, and has promised to send a Special Forces company and a military poli [...] |
2004-12-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MOPS GT HA BY IV SU CF UN |
| 04KINSHASA1387 |
CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISES (CME) FOR KINSHASA [...] The dates specified in reftel are acceptable to post. If the trainers maintain the order of visits and general schedule as outlined, they will probably arrive in Kinshasa via Johannesburg mid-day on Sunday, September 19. This will allow for set-up and in-brief with the Ambassador and DCM on [...] |
2004-07-28 05:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC KESS KCOM OTRA CF CG AO ZI |
| 04KINSHASA2115 |
CONGO/B - IS CONGO'S FUTURE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? IS [...] (C) Summary: Below follows an analysis of current political and economic atmospherics in the Republic of Congo, including points recently noted by the country,s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, regarding his efforts to truly put Congo on a &democratic path8 and change once and for all Congo, [...] |
2004-11-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CF |
| 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 |
| 05KINSHASA1031 |
CONGO/B: Reclamma for Loss of Crucial USDA Food [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been selected and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) is not slated to receive funding or have its program renewed (Ref A). The Embassy would again like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program [...] |
2005-06-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID CF |
| 05KINSHASA1033 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...] |
2005-06-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1057 |
MINISTER OF MINES ANNOUNCES 40KG DRC URANIUM [...] (U) The DRC Minister of Mines, Ingele Ifoto, announced at a June 21 press conference that 40kg of enriched uranium had been confiscated in neighboring Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (ROC). The Minister told members of the press that the uranium, illegally exported from the DRC, is radioactiv [...] |
2005-06-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN KNNP ENRG PARM CG CF |
| 05KINSHASA11 |
CONGO/B: REPORT OF FY05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR [...] Program Title: NGO Management I Program Type: Multi-Regional Project Project Number: E/VM-2005-0002 Participant: Lembe Mouandza, Patricia Profession: Lawyer Title: Legal Advisor Employer: Thomas Sankara Pan-African Association Note: Ms. Lembe spoke with DCM on November 12 and presented a 6- [...] |
2005-01-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA1106 |
CONGO/B: Request to Limit Official Visitors to [...] As the Department is aware, Brazzaville remains with a skeleton staff. This skeleton staff will be further reduced during the period July-September, with no means to handle support for a large number of official visitors. Given the current circumstance Post requests advising all potential o [...] |
2005-07-07 15:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA CF |
| 05KINSHASA1141 |
CONGO/B: U.S.-Congo Debt Reduction Agreement [...] As per authorization in reftel, Ambassador signed on July 8, 2005, the U.S.-Congo debt reduction agreement with ROC Minister of Economy, Finances and Budget, Pacific Issoibeka. The ceremony was covered by national press and television. 2. During the ceremony, remarks were made by both th [...] |
2005-07-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTIA CF |
| 05KINSHASA1187 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...] |
2005-07-21 09:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN |
| 05KINSHASA12 |
CONGO/B: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANNUAL REPORT [...] FY 2000: DHRF Number Amt Obligated Unliq. Balance none 2. FY 2001: DHRF Number Amt Obligate Unliq. Balance DHR-01-679-001 $21,000 $6667.19 Grantee: OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME Description: Education and dissemina [...] |
2005-01-03 09:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA1249 |
CONGO/B: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND INTERIM [...] FY 2000: DHRF Number Amt Obligated Unliq. Balance none 2. FY 2001: DHRF Number Amt Obligate Unliq. Balance DHR-01-679-001 $21,000 $ 161.57 Grantee: OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME Description: Education and dissemina [...] |
2005-08-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA1270 |
CONGO/B: ISSUES OF WHO COST EFFECTIVENESS [...] This cable is a revised version of Kinshasa 1256. 2. SUMMARY: After the recent visit of a high-level delegation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in Brazzaville, a senior professional sta [...] |
2005-08-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN AMGT OTRA OVIP CF |
| 05KINSHASA1297 |
CONGO/B: Nomination of Econ/Cons Bakken for 2005 [...] Post would like to nominate Economics and Consular Officer Chelsea MH Bakken to attend the 2005 Worker Rights Training Seminar in Cairo. Econ/Cons Bakken is the reporting officer for all labor, economic, commercial, environmental, democracy and human rights, trafficking in persons, military, [...] |
2005-08-11 06:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM CF |
| 05KINSHASA1329 |
CONGO/B: BEACH TRIAL VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY; EAC [...] (SBU) Summary. A verdict is expected today in the trial of 15 of the country's senior security officials over the disappearance of more than 350 political refugees in events referred to as 'the affair of the missing at the beach' or the 'beach' case. Post recognizes that there is some possibil [...] |
2005-08-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM AEMR AMGT KJUS CF |
| 05KINSHASA1345 |
CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...] |
2005-08-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF |
| 05KINSHASA1365 |
CONGO/B: CHINESE PRESENCE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As was stated in Ref B, Chinese presence in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is on the rise. One corporation is constructing a hydroelectric dam, another is building low-income housing, another is bringing drinking water to low-income communities, and yet another is expanding televi [...] |
2005-08-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF CH ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ENRG ETTC PHUM PREL ETRD SENV CF ENIV |
| 05KINSHASA151 |
CONGO/B: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Brazzaville provides the following narrative report as per instructions in Paragraph 17. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo (also called Congo-Brazzaville) is not considered a major drug producer, exporter or transit country. As far as we are able to determi [...] |
2005-01-28 08:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN CF |
| 05KINSHASA1616 |
CONGO/B: Post Support for Crucial USDA Funding [...] Summary. Post understands that recipient countries and specific programs for USDA support under the 2006 Food for Education and Food for Progress programs are currently being selected. Due to staffing shortages and turnover of all but one Embassy staff member, we are not sure whether USDA rec [...] |
2005-09-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID CF |
| 05KINSHASA1647 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...] |
2005-10-04 07:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID |
| 05KINSHASA1830 |
MORE THAN 300 FORMER ZAIRIAN SOLDIERS RETURN TO DRC [...] (U) On November 1-2, 318 former soldiers of the Mobutu-era Armed Forces of Zaire (FAZ) returned to the DRC from Brazzaville after fleeing the country following the fall of the Mobutu regime in 1997. The soldiers and their families (totaling 764 persons) are undergoing a sensitization and orien [...] |
2005-11-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF |
| 05KINSHASA1845 |
Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between October 7 and November 4. 2. 60TH UNFC: Support of UNGA First Committee Resolution (REF A): Econ/Cons Officer Bakken delivered talking points and resolution text to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (M [...] |
2005-11-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON CF UNGA |
| 05KINSHASA1917 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...] |
2005-11-20 12:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO |
| 05KINSHASA1918 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these DHR projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...] |
2005-11-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL ECON SENV AMGT CF TO |
| 05KINSHASA1922 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...] |
2005-11-21 07:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO |
| 05KINSHASA1951 |
Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on November 23, 2005. 2. MDA Demarch on Additional Geneva Protocol (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the informa [...] |
2005-11-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON CF IMO WTO |
| 05KINSHASA1952 |
Congo/Brazzaville: Avian and Pandemic [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, post made inquiries to various host government officials and representatives from international organizations to assess the current posture and readiness of the Government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) to respond effectively to an outbreak of avian influenza. [...] |
2005-11-28 09:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMGT ECON EAGR EAID PREL CF KFLU |
| 05KINSHASA198 |
CONGO/B: UPDATED 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Embassy Brazzaville submits the following updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A and C with very little change from Ref B. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not belie [...] |
2005-02-04 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF |
| 05KINSHASA2019 |
Congo/Brazzaville: Delivery of Demarches and [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on December 9, 2005. 2. EITI Update and Outreach (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the ROC has endorsed the ini [...] |
2005-12-12 10:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KTFN ECON CF USTR WTO |
| 05KINSHASA2021 |
Congo/Brazzaville: Start-up of Magnesium [...] In its search for alternatives to dependency on the oil industry and efforts to diversify the economy, the government of the Republic of Congo has initiated development of the solid mining sector. On October 14, 2005, at the Mengo field near Pointe Noire, the Minister of Mines and Geology pr [...] |
2005-12-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EINV ECON CF |
| 05KINSHASA2033 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Post POC for Multilateral [...] In response to reftel, post is pleased to provide the following officer contact information for MDB project proposals: (a) ECON/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken celtel: (242) 528-7963 (Brazzaville) celtel: (243)(99) 800-9502 (Kinshasa) email: BakkenCMH@state.gov (Kinshasa) [...] |
2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL CF |
| 05KINSHASA2041 |
Congo/Brazzaville - CFC Contribution Tally [...] Embassy Brazzaville TDY office CFC contribution total has been revised upward to reflect additional donation received: Number of potential donors: 3 (direct-hire Americans) Total number of contributions: 5 (includes TDY/WAE staff member and FSN Committee contribution) Total dollars [...] |
2005-12-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA2049 |
Congo/Brazzaville: 2005 Country Report [...] (SBU) The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has taken impressive strides in 2005 to strengthen cooperation with both domestic and international partners in the fight against terrorism. Mindful of the Republic of Congo's emerging reputation as an oil-sector heavyweight [...] |
2005-12-15 19:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS CF KAPO |
| 05KINSHASA219 |
CONGO/B: CENTRAL AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Second Summit of the Central African Heads of State on Conservation and the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems, held in Brazzaville on February 4 and 5, was marked by the signature of a treaty that strengthens the role of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMI [...] |
2005-02-08 17:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL CF |
| 05KINSHASA243 |
CONGO/B: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] As requested in Reftel, here is the 2004-5 report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record for the Republic of Congo (Congo/Brazzaville). 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo is ruled by a government in which most of the decision-making authority is vested directly in th [...] |
2005-02-11 11:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP CF HURI |
| 05KINSHASA322 |
Congo/B: 2005 AGOA Report [...] The Republic of Congo (Congo/B) leadership is committed to meeting the eligibility requirements of AGOA. See para 3 for Government and Post public diplomacy programs 2. Post's 2005 responses are kept to template outlined in reftel: A) Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of barriers [...] |
2005-02-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KPAO CF |
| 05KINSHASA399 |
CONGO/B: FY2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR CULTURAL [...] Brazzaville Embassy Office submits the following FY2005 project application for the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. A. HEADING WITH COUNTRY AND CONTACT INFORMATION Embassy: Brazzaville Embassy Office Country: Republic of Congo POC: George W. Indyke Jr. (Deputy Chief of Mission [...] |
2005-03-07 16:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ECIN SCUL CF OXEC UNESCO |
| 05KINSHASA402 |
CONGO/B: PD PROGRAM REPORTING - PERFORMING [...] Name of Program: Performing Arts - Ellison McDaniel Arttison (Singer and Cellist)American Corner Opening 2. Summary of Topics/Venues/Audiences: Topic: American Negro SpiritualsOpening of first American Corner in Congo/B Venues: MERC, BDEAC, French Cultural Center, Holy Spirit Church -Unite [...] |
2005-03-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL ODIP KIRC KPLS KSPR AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA436 |
CONGO/B: POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS - POOL REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last two weeks, both the Ninja and Pool Region issues have returned to the forefront of the political landscape in Congo-Brazzaville. Beginning with a stand off between "Ninjas" and security forces in the BaCongo neighborhood of Brazzaville followed by the Government's [...] |
2005-03-14 14:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC CF |
| 05KINSHASA543 |
CONGO/B: IMET-FUNDED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A two-person Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Mobile Education Team conducted an IMET-funded civil-military relations seminar February 15-18 in Brazzaville. The 51 Congolese participants included 22 military and 29 civilians. The program was opened by the Minister of Defen [...] |
2005-03-31 07:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL CF |
| 05KINSHASA598 |
CONGO/B: UNHCR ON REPATRIATION OF DRC REFUGEES, [...] SUMMARY: THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNHCR BRAZZAVILLE, JANVIER de RIEDMATTEN, ASKED TO MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 4 TO BRIEF ON OVERALL UPCOMING REPATRIATION EFFORTS WITH DRC, RWANDAN, AND CONGO/B REFUGEES. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- DRC REFUGEES IN CONGO/B ------------- [...] |
2005-04-08 10:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CF UNHCR |
| 05KINSHASA601 |
Congo/B: UNHCR - Demarche [...] (U) Post was sent Department reftels only on April 1, and executed demarches at the first available opportunity April 4. For future UNCHR Collective cables please send to Kinshasa slugged "Pass to Brazzaville" since Post does not have access to either Department's unclassified or classified s [...] |
2005-04-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CF CU UNCHR |
| 05KINSHASA610 |
CONGO/B: UNCHR DEMARCHE UPDATES [...] FOLLOWING UNCHR APRIL 4 DEMARCHE ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) NUMBER TWO AMBASSADOR SERGE BALE, AMBASSADOR EXECUTED ADDITIONAL DEMARCHES APRIL 5-8 WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER (MINISTER OF JUSTICE ENTCHA-EBIA); PRESIDENTIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR LEMBOUMBA (ALSO PRESIDENT'S SAS [...] |
2005-04-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CF CU |
| 05KINSHASA684 |
CONGO/B: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER NOTES CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) CONGO/B'S MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY HENRI DJOMBO ASKED TO SEE THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 15 TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP (CBFP). AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY ECON/CONS OFFICER, LISTENED TO THE MINISTER'S AGENDA WHICH INCLUDED NOTING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] |
2005-04-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV CF |
| 05KINSHASA690 |
CONGO/B: AGOA Meetings with Ministers of Commerce [...] Summary. In mid-March consultants from the East and Central Africa Global Competitiveness Hub (ECA Hub) visited Brazzaville to launch the AGOA Add-on Project. Courtesy calls were made on the Ministers of Commerce and of Small and Medium Businesses by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons officer to d [...] |
2005-04-22 09:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CF KNAO AGOA |
| 05KINSHASA697 |
CONGO/B: Status of 2005 Food for Education [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been made and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) was not slated to receive funding and have the program renewed. The Embassy would like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program for the Republic o [...] |
2005-04-25 05:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID CF |
| 05KINSHASA76 |
CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP - [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The host government has provided a list of U.S. Government officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel space during the week of t [...] |
2005-01-14 11:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF |
| 05KINSHASA768 |
CONGO/B: ROC REFUGEES IN GABON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CF |
| 05KINSHASA769 |
CONGO/B: MEETINGS WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON CF CU IMF |
| 05KINSHASA776 |
CONGO/B: 1996 PARIS AGREEMENT SIGNED MAY 6, 2005 [...] AMBASSADOR SIGNED THE 1996 PARIS CLUB AGREEMENT AS AUTHORIZED REF C WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S FINANCE MINISTER PACIFIQUE ISSOIBEKA ON MAY 6, 2005 AT 1800 HR. THE AGREEMENT IS IN FORCE AS OF THAT DATE. NO PARLIMENATARY ACTION NECESSARY. 2. BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE - SANDERS. DOUGHE [...] |
2005-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN CF ITIA |
| 05KINSHASA80 |
CONGO/B: A LOOK AT THE NEW GOVERNMENT, REACTIONS TO [...] (U) POST HAS NO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED SYSTEM AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE MORE DETAILED ANAYLSIS WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN POSSIBLE. 2. (U) SUMMARY: IN A FOLLOW-UP TO CONGO/B PRESIDENT DENIS SASSOU NGUESSO'S NEW YEAR'S DAY SPEECH HIGHLIGHTING HIS DESIRE FOR A NEW, MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND SMALL [...] |
2005-01-17 10:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CF |
| 05KINSHASA819 |
CONGO/B: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In reply to Reftel A, Embassy Brazzaville reports the following investment disputes in Republic of Congo (Congo/B). 2. Claimant A Year When Dispute Arose: As early as 1999 Case History: Claimant purchased Congolese debt on secondary market and claims that Congo has defaulted on the debt. [...] |
2005-05-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV CF OPIC |
| 05KINSHASA852 |
CONGO/B: Update on Ebola Outbreak in Northern [...] Summary. Econ/Cons Off and DCM attended a UNDP meeting 18 May 2005 on the recent outbreak of Ebola in the north central region of the country. At the meeting it was confirmed that the recent cases observed in the northern region of Cuvette-Ouest were indeed Ebola. The government is working [...] |
2005-05-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAGR ZF CF CACS |
| 05KINSHASA872 |
CONGO/B: THE TROUBLED POOL REGION - EVERYONE'S TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-26 18:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CF |
| 05KINSHASA88 |
CONGO/B: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. 2. Embassy Brazzaville submits the following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not be [...] |
2005-01-20 05:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF |
| 05KINSHASA89 |
CONGO/B: POST-NEW GOVERNMENT - WHAT'S NEXT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE SHOCK THAT THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT SASSOU ON JANUARY 8, IS NOT NEW AT ALL BUT MAINTAINS MANY OF THE COUNTRY,S WELL-KNOWN HARDLINERS HAS WORN AWAY A BIT, THE ATMOSPHERE OF DISAPPOINTMENT PREVAILS THAT SASSOU MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE UP TO HIS Y [...] |
2005-01-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CF |
| 05KINSHASA968 |
CONGO/B: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: As current chairman of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEEAC/ECCA) sub regional organization, President Sassou convened a summit June 7-8 to encourage CEEAC Presidents to reinvigorate the near moribund entity. Known more in the region by its French acronym CEEA [...] |
2005-06-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CF RW |
| 05PARIS8605 |
FRENCH HOPEFUL ON ALTERNATIVE TO SUDANESE AU [...] (C) MFA Sudan Desk Officer Jeremie Robert confirmed to Africa Watcher that France remains hopeful that a Congo-Brazzaville candidacy may avert the fiasco of a possible Sudanese African Union (AU) Presidency after the January 2006 summit in Khartoum. Chirac's Africa Adviser Michel de Bonnecorse [...] |
2005-12-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM CF SU AU FR |
| 05VATICAN559 |
SANT'EGIDIO EXPRESSES CONCERN ON GREAT LAKES [...] (C) Don Matteo Zuppi, Great Lakes expert of the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, expressed concern December 14 that the presence of Rwandan refugees in the Congo was a lingering problem that could infect the whole region. "The numbers of refugees are not great," he said, "but the sit [...] |
2005-12-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VT RW CF |
| 06KINSHASA1150 |
USAID/FFP MONITORING MISSION TO EASTERN DRC [...] Summary. James F. Conway, Kinshasa-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO), Simon Mutala, USAID/Kinshasa, Dan Suther, USAID/EA RFFPO, and Alex Deprez, Nairobi-based RFFPO, Visited North Katanga, North Kivu, and South Kivu Provinces from June 19-25, 2006 to evaluate the food security situa [...] |
2006-07-18 16:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF CG |
| 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 |
| 06KINSHASA1617 |
BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: PASTOR NTUMI JOINS THE PARTY [...] (C) Papal Nuncio Msgr. Andres Carrascoso-Coso contacted Charge d'affaires on October 15 with an urgent request to meet for an update on developments in the Pool region. Msgr. Carrascoso has been a key contact point with former Ninja rebel leader Pastor Ntumi for western group members of the [...] |
2006-10-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ASEC AU CF PHUM |
| 06KINSHASA206 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Proposal for ESF [...] In response to G/TIP's requests for proposals, post would like to put forward the project below for ESF funding. Although Republic of Congo has not been identified in the several most recent TIP reports, there is reason to be concerned that trafficking may exist in the country. For this reaso [...] |
2006-02-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG CF |
| 06KINSHASA350 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FEBRUARY EDITION, [...] (C) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso continued his shuttle diplomacy in February with visits to Tripoli, Libreville, Kinshasa and Paris to solidify his well-publicized image as the man of "peace and reconciliation" following election as Chairman of the African Union in late January. In turn, h [...] |
2006-03-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON EAID AMGT ASEC CF |
| 06KINSHASA586 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...] |
2006-04-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF |
| 06KINSHASA587 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAY [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...] |
2006-04-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF |
| 06KINSHASA589 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: MOUNZEO-MACKOSSO (PWYP) [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of PWYP (Publish What You Pay) Coalition charges of political intimidation and procedural irregularities in the arrest of transparency campaigners Christian Mounzeo and Brice Mackosso, embassy officers contacted key host-government authorities, NGO liaison officers [...] |
2006-04-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR AU CF |
| 06KINSHASA932 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: JUNE EDITION, [...] (U) SUMMARY: ROC President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is expected to return to Brazzaville on June 13 following widely-publicized visits to New York for his June 2 address to the United Nations on HIV/AIDs, June 5 meeting in Washington with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and a brief visit with [...] |
2006-06-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU PINR UNSC ASEC CF |
| 06LIBREVILLE728 |
BONGO VISITS WIFE IN PARIS [...] In June, Edith Lucie Bongo (the 42-year old wife of President Omar Bongo -- and daughter of Congo president Denis Sassou Nguesso) was evacuated to France, after apparently suffering a stroke. Since that time (with the exception of one 24-hour visit to Gabon in October), she has basically stay [...] |
2006-12-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GB CF |
| 06PARIS2553 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: AMBASSADOR WEISBERG'S APRIL 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 14 meeting with Ambassador Robert Weisberg, MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that Republic of Congo (ROC) President Sassou Nguesso told the French prior to the African Union's April 13 communique on Chad that the AU would not condemn Sudan. A small group of RO [...] |
2006-04-19 10:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VZ SU CF FR |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE368 |
BRAZZA IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 7 2007 [...] (U) Frederic Bintsamou, also known as Pastor N'Tumi, announced he will arrive in Brazzaville on September 10th to take his appointed position as a Presidential Adviser on promoting peace in the aftermath of the civil war. Ntumi was appointed by President Sassou-Nguesso in May 2007 to appease t [...] |
2007-09-07 17:54:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE393 |
BRAZZA IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 24 2007 [...] (U) RSG Global Coffey Mining, a London-South African-Australian mining consulting agency will coordinate and direct the 5,000-meter drilling for iron ore in the Zenaga region of RoC, the first phase of which is scheduled to be completed by December 2007. In the short time since the license was [...] |
2007-09-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE403 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...] |
2007-10-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE406 |
BRAZZA IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...] |
2007-10-05 17:05:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE416 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF OCTOBER 12 2007 [...] (U) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil , will arrive in Brazzaville October 15 for one day meeting with GRoC to discuss bilateral agreements and participate in the RoC launch of a campaign to provide immunizations for measles and distribution of bednets for children aged 5 years [...] |
2007-10-12 17:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON SCUL MARR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE429 |
U.S. NAVY MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...] |
2007-10-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE431 |
CORRECTED (ADDED TAGS AND INFO ADDRESSES) U.S. NAVY MAKES A [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...] |
2007-10-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE439 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, 2 NOVEMBER 2007 [...] (U) The Renaissance Man: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaimed in his state of the nation address that the Republic of Congo (RoC) is now in a full renaissance mode. Addressing Parliament on October 27, the President stated "The renaissance of the Congo is a visible, concrete and tangible a [...] |
2007-11-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE449 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 16, 2007 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. Representatives of the London Club (LC) announced on November 15 that an agreement has been signed between the Republic of Congo (RoC) and the LC to forgive 77 percent of the US$643.6 million debt owed to LC creditors. Government bonds will be [...] |
2007-11-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELTN EAID PHUM ENRG CF |
| 07BRAZZAVILLE455 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 23, 2007 [...] EmbBrazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended the official launch of the multi-national military maneuvers called Barh El Gazel being conducted as part of the peacekeeping operations under the auspices Economic Community of States Central Africa (ECCAS). [...] |
2007-11-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG CF |
| 07BRUSSELS3497 |
ANTWERP DIAMOND OFFICIAL ALLEGES CHAVEZ EXPORTING [...] (C) A senior official in the Antwerp Diamond Center alleged on December 10 to DCM and ECOUNS that Venezuela may be exporting diamonds illegally through third countries, including Ghana and Congo-Brazzaville. The official explained that diamonds from Venezuela and British Guyana are geologic [...] |
2007-12-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD CF GY VE BE |
| 07KINSHASA658 |
BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: "WALK IN THE WOODS" WITH [...] (U) DCM represented Embassy Brazzaville at the June 8 closing ceremony for the two-day "concertation" which took place in the former ex-Ninja rebel stronghold of Kinkala in the heart of the Pool region. Unlike the high-profile, security-charged environment witnessed the preceding day by th [...] |
2007-06-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS CF |
| 07KINSHASA688 |
BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: NTUMI - DEER HUNTER OR THE [...] (C) Following his June 8 "walk in the woods" in Kinkala with CNR President Frederic Bintsamou (Pasteur Ntumi), in the presence of BBC journalist James James, (reported reftel A), DCM was contacted by CNR National Secretary Joseph Mbizi to discuss his party's anticipated participation in the J [...] |
2007-06-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PINR PHUM PGOV CF |
| 07LIBREVILLE174 |
FRANCE CONDUCS ECCAS TRAINING IN GABON; ECCAS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP GB CF CG BY CT RW |
| 07STATE63229 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department requests Embassies encourage host governments to support UN Security Council action to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. In New York, Belgium, Italy, Peru, and Slovakia have been generally supportive of the P-3's call for Council action, via a Chapter VI [...] |
2007-05-09 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE SY IT BE PE LO PREL PTER CF GH SF |
| 08BANGUI102 |
RIVER TRANSPORT IN CAR [...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite its abundant water resources, the CAR has a very limited river transport network. The goods transport on the Oubangui River, very profitable until the 1980s, became marginal as result of the poor maintenance of the waterways. Fuel continues to be the major import [...] |
2008-06-25 16:32:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAGR ECON CT CG CF |
| 08BEIRUT340 |
LEBANON: CHARGE VISITS SAFE HOUSE FOR TRAFFICKING [...] (U) On March 4, the Charge visited the G/TIP-funded Safe House operated by Caritas in partnership with the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The residents, all women, told stories of abuse and exploitation, while at the same time displaying the strength and courage to leave [...] |
2008-03-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG SOCI CE CF ET LE MA NP |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE196 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JULY 25, 2008 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Kouilou region asks for forgiveness: A delegation of government leaders who represent the Pointe Noire-Kouilou area in their legislative duties, led by the Minister of Hydrocarbons Taty Loutard, presented themselves to President Denis Sasso [...] |
2008-07-25 16:59:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON PGOV CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE257 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE RESPONSE TO USITC [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. There are no exports from Republic of Congo (RoC) in the products listed in reftel to the U.S. at this time. Information provided follows reftel request but as information on export processes is difficult to obtain, the information following foc [...] |
2008-09-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ASEC CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE291 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE GEARING UP FOR MAJOR ECONOMIC MILESTONES [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Summary: After 18 months of delays, reviews and stalled programs, Republic of the Congo (ROC) is making significant progress toward reaching its Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point and achieving the promise of its debt r [...] |
2008-10-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE297 |
PRESIDENT SASSOU-NGUESSO'S CONGRATULATIONS TO [...] On Friday, 7 November, post received a letter of congratulations dated November 5, 2008, and addressed to President-elect Barack Obama from Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. 2. BEGIN ORIGINAL TEXT: Monsieur le President, Votre brillante election a la presidence des Etat [...] |
2008-11-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP ODIP CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE298 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 10, 2008 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Congratulations to the United States: Republic of Congo (RoC) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso was one of the first among many African leaders to express his congratulations to Barack Obama through a Radio France International transmission. In [...] |
2008-11-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE301 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE - APRES CETTE MOIS, LE DELUGE [...] Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Summary. Torrential rains began in early November in Congo-Brazzaville (RoC). The small rainy season, designated October 1 through December 15, (Mid-Feb to May is the Big Rainy Season), had a mild start this year, but the ferocity and volume of rain [...] |
2008-11-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDA EAID AEMR SOCI CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE305 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE - AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-18 22:40:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP PREL CF |
| 08BRAZZAVILLE310 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE DEMARCHE REGARDING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. DCM met with Lessard Safouesse Makayat, Deputy Secretary General, Chief of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Republic of the Congo (RoC) to present talking points regarding the three imminent resolutions that promu [...] |
2008-11-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CF |
| 08DAKAR830 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF CHAD/SUDAN PEACE ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: The fourth meeting of the Contact group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan is scheduled to take place on June 17. The meeting follows the June 23-27 meeting military experts group, detailed below. The military experts adopted a basic draft operatio [...] |
2008-07-16 19:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY |
| 08DAKAR837 |
CONTACT GROUP ADOPTS MILITARY PLAN FOR SUDAN AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 17 at the fourth meeting of the Contact Group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan, Foreign Ministers and representatives endorsed a draft military plan for the Peace and Security Force to monitor the border between Chad and Sudan. In additio [...] |
2008-07-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY |
| 08DARESSALAAM165 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON AFRICAN UNION MEDIATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU CF TZ |
| 08KINSHASA174 |
Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - Situation in Chad [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 19 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the DRC. 2. Matondo noted that the DRC currently holds the Presidency of the Economic Community of Central African [...] |
2008-02-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AO BY CF CM CT EK GB PREL TBIO CG |
| 08KINSHASA218 |
POLICE OPERATION AGAINST BDK MILITANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. February 28-29 clashes in Bas-Congo province between police and partisans of the Bunda dia Kongo (BDK) politico-religious movement have left at least 22 dead following weeks of government inaction in response to a wave of intimidation and violence by BDK militants, primarily in [...] |
2008-03-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC SOCI PHUM MOPS CG AO CF |
| 08KINSHASA272 |
BAS-CONGO UPDATE: CONGOLESE POLICE CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: MONUC continues to receive reports of violence involving Congolese police forces and members of the politico-religious movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) in Bas-Congo province in the aftermath of the initial operation in February 28 (ref A). MONUC's information indicates police cont [...] |
2008-03-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC SOCY PHUM MOPS CG AO CF |
| 08KINSHASA568 |
DAY OF CELEBRATION: EMBASSY INAUGURATES SCHOOL [...] Summary: PolOff inaugurated a school May 27 in Buburu, Equateur which was rehabilitated by the FY2007 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. Local officials and the entire town of Buburu welcomed, with much fanfare, the arrival of the Embassy-UNHCR delegation. They visited UNHCR's Refugee Transit C [...] |
2008-07-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV CG UN CF |
| 08KINSHASA971 |
DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent fighting between the CNDP and FARDC has displaced an estimated 250,000 IDP's since the end of August. Approximately 10,000 Congolese have crossed into Uganda over the last several weeks. UNHCR staff has just resumed operations in and around Goma. LRA activity has recen [...] |
2008-11-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN |
| 08LIBREVILLE564 |
GABON: FRENCH GENERAL DESCRIBES STRENGTHS, [...] (C) The senior French military officer in Central Africa provided visiting AF/C Deputy Director Siria Lopez with a tour d'horizon of French military perspectives on activities of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS/CEEAC), including ECCAS's 700-person peacekeeping operation [...] |
2008-12-01 15:41:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AO BY CM CT CD CG CF EK GB |
| 08PARIS575 |
CHAD-SUDAN AGREEMENT: BORDER CONTROL OPERATION [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA AF DAS-equivalent Christine Fages (responsible for Chad) said on March 27 that the most important step in ensuring the effectiveness of the Dakar Chad-Sudan Peace Agreement would be the formation and deployment of a border monitoring operation. She said that s [...] |
2008-03-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CF CT CD SY SG FR |
| 08STATE40360 |
LEAHY VETTING - CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Ministry of Security and Public Order: Last name: Makamona First name: Etienne Gender: [...] |
2008-04-17 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CF |
| 08STOCKHOLM841 |
SWEDISH MFA ON EU DISCUSSION OF CONGO, SOUTH ASIA, [...] (C) On December 17, Poloffs met with Axel Wernhoff, Deputy Head of the Division for European Affairs at the MFA. Wernhoff said: -- The EU will increasingly focus on Afghanistan in 2009 and understands that a "regional approach" is needed to deal with the Afghan-Pakistani border; -- FM Bil [...] |
2008-12-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU AF PK CG CF SW |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE101 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - APRIL 2, 2009 [...] French President's visit 2. Pointe-Noire port improvements to begin in October 3. Bilateral US-Congo trade 4. Venezuela Opens Embassy 5. First Conviction for Chimp Trafficking 6. Tibet, Anyone? 7. Who's in Charge? SARKOZY'S VISIT --------------- Â [...] |
2009-04-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM BEXP SENV CF CH FR VE |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE141 |
HCOC-DEMARCHE ENCOURAGE ROC TO SUBSCRIBE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-08 06:48:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA KSCA CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE143 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - MAY 11, 2009 [...] The date has been set: Presidential elections for the Republic of the Congo (ROC) will be held July 12. Eligibility regulations were published: a candidate must be of Congolese nationality, of good morality, must have 15 years of professional experience, be between the ages of 40 and 70, and [...] |
2009-05-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ETTC ETRD PGOV CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE146 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - MAY 15, 2009 [...] Presidential campaign is heating up: Although local press has remained mysteriously silent about the fact, a fire in the Republic of Congo's (ROC) President Sassou Nguesso's home village of Edou this past week destroyed at least two vehicles and a stockpile of election materials. Internation [...] |
2009-05-18 07:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI EAID TBIO CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE15 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 15, 2009 [...] NEW YEAR GREETINGS: We wish all our correspondents and well-wishers a happy 2009. After a holiday break, we today resume publication of "Brazzaville in Brief." It is our intention to publish this series each week, on Thursday or Friday, to highlight ongoing interesting developments in Braz [...] |
2009-01-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD SCUL KPAO CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE152 |
RESPONSE TO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO [...] CDA met with Lessard Makayat, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Congo (ROC) regarding the Republic of Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. ROC's recent affirmative vote on Kosovo's IMF membership was discussed. Although Mr. Makayat did not say ho [...] |
2009-05-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE171 |
(SBU) CONGO'S FIRST LADY REQUESTS MEETING WITH U.S. FIRST [...] (SBU) On June 5, Congo(b)'s Minister of Health, Mrs. Emilienne Raoul, informed the Ambassador that Mrs. Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, spouse of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, requests an opportunity to meet First Lady Michelle Obama June 16 or 17. Mrs. Sassou Nguesso will arrive in Washington [...] |
2009-06-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE172 |
(C) ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: DISARRY ON ALL SIDES [...] 1.(C) Summary: Congo(B) will hold a Presidential election on July 12 for a seven-year Presidential term. With the filing deadline June 12, only Mathias Dzon has filed formal papers as a candidate from the opposition. In the non-Sassou camp, it is difficult to determine which of the pos [...] |
2009-06-05 15:41:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE173 |
SASSOU NGUESSO THROWS HIS HAT IN THE RING FOR JULY 12 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-08 13:50:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE180 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the [...] |
2009-06-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE181 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the New Embassy Compound on 20 January, consular service [...] |
2009-06-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE198 |
(C) CONGO-B/EU: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "NOT A PRIORITY FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 08:50:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE202 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - CAMPAIGN OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazzaville has been generally quiet since the start of campaigning last Friday. The campaign in the capital has so far displayed little energy, though things have been picking up since the weekend. Even though he has been out of town, Sassou has been the most visible candidate in [...] |
2009-07-02 10:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE206 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE, 7 JULY [...] (SBU) President Sassou-Nguesso is dominating the campaign. In Brazzaville, his commercials flood television and the radio. Pro-Sassou rallies, as yet without the candidate, occur almost every day and draw hundreds of people, often drawn by popular musicians hired from Kinshasa. Sassou T-shirts [...] |
2009-07-08 15:29:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE207 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE, 8 JULY [...] (SBU) The Opposition Front on July 7 held its biggest rally in Brazzaville so far outside the Massamba-Debat Stadium not far from the Embassy. Police estimated the crowd to number 700-800, while FSN poloff who was present put the figure at about 1,000. Although all three Front candidates were pre [...] |
2009-07-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE209 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - CAMPAIGN UPDATE, JULY 9 [...] (SBU) Brazzaville has remained unusually quiet considering it is the last week of the presidential campaign. Two relatively large pro-Sassou rallies took place on July 8, one in theTalangai neighborhood in the northwest and one in the Makelekele neighborhood in the south. But the opposition stage [...] |
2009-07-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE228 |
SUBJECT : OVERVIEW OF FRENCH AID TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) Summary: In a detailed press interview, Nicolas Normand, French Ambassador to the ROC, described the major areas of GOF aid efforts in the ROC. Currently, the GOF has a multi-faceted aid program that focuses on intervention in infrastructure development, cultural advocacy, environmental is [...] |
2009-07-30 11:02:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL CF FR |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE23 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 22, 2009 [...] As we noted last week, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville has now opened in the new embassy compound. Our address is: Boulevard Maya Maya Brazzaville, Republic of Congo The main embassy number is (country code 242) 612-2000. We will be updating our website information over the next severa [...] |
2009-01-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE241 |
(U) MEDIA/DEBT: LES DEPECHES DE BRAZZAVILLE EDITORIALIZES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-20 08:55:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE242 |
64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE275 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. For the first time in 12 years, full scale NIV, IV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. NIV and ACS operations went live with the opening of the New Embassy Compound in February 2009. IV operations resumed in la [...] |
2009-09-28 18:09:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE285 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - OCTOBER 1, 2009 [...] (U) President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a large delegation of sixty arrived in New York on September 17. Sassou, First Lady Antoinette, the Foreign Minister, the Minster of Forestry, the Minister of the Environment and 25 others travelled on a chartered plane via Cape Verde. 2. (U) In hi [...] |
2009-10-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE329 |
UPDATE-OVER 20,000 DISPLACED BY VIOLENCE IN DRC INTO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CF CG EAID PREF PREL PHUM |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE331 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: NOVEMBER 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE336 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Post's Visas Viper Coordinator (CONS) convened a Visas Viper meeting on 25 November 2009 to discuss activity for the month of November 2009. Viper Committee is comprised of Ambassador Eastham, DCM, ROS, CONS, and ECON/PD (Back-up CONS). There were no actionable viper issues during the re [...] |
2009-11-27 07:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | CF CVIS CMGT PTER PINR ASEC KVPR |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE337 |
(SBU) CONGO(B) GOVERNMENT UNEASY OVER EVENTS IN NORTHERN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-27 15:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV PREL PREF CF CG |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE345 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 10, 2009 [...] (U) According to the GROC, there are now 77,488 displaced persons in camps spread along the Congo-Brazzaville bank of the Oubangui River, primarily in the Likouala region. Reports on both sides of the border indicate that what began as an ethnic conflict has now evolved into an organized rebel [...] |
2009-12-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE349 |
(SBU) EUROPEAN UNION ASSESSES SUPPORT TO NATIONAL PARKS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-14 07:15:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID CF CT CG CM GB |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE362 |
REFUGEE UPDATE - 88,000 DRC REFUGEES IN THE LIKOUALA REGION [...] (U) Over the last two months, 87,789 DRC refugees have crossed the Ubangui River into the Likouala region of the Congo in order to flee fighting in the Equateur province of DRC. DCM and RefCoord visited five of the approximately 60 refugee sites between December 17 and 19. The refugees are sp [...] |
2009-12-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV UNHCR WFP CT CM CG CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE368 |
(SBU) BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 31, 2009: BUDGET, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-31 11:23:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN PREL CF CH ELAB PINS |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE52 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Responses are according to questions 23-27 of reftel. 2. Current situation: The information for this report was provided to Post by officials of UNICEF, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Ministry of Health (MOH)who work with trafficking concerns. The Republic of Congo (ROC) is a destina [...] |
2009-02-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE72 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - MARCH 12, 2009 [...] In an operation running through March 2, the Congolese government bought a total of over 2,500 firearms, 66,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, and several hundred grenades, rockets, and artillery shells from the Pool area. The operation was financed with a 500 million CFA Congo government [...] |
2009-03-12 19:38:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PARM PINS ECON PREL EFIN MASS CF CH |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE80 |
EU/USA/UNDP MEET WITH MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, at the initiative of the European Union, the EU (commission and presidency (Belgium) plus the resident chiefs of mission of France and Italy), the UNDP resrep/resident coordinator, and the U.S. Ambassador met with Minister of Territorial Administration Raymond Mboul [...] |
2009-03-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE83 |
DECISION TO FLY FLAG AT HALF STAFF FOR THE LATE FIRST LADY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-19 14:44:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL CF GB |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE85 |
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] The Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (ROC) is not an industrialized economy and production of goods for both export and domestic use is very limited. The natural resources economic sector (oil and timber)is largely controlled by foreign investors which adhere firmly to labor laws and do not have [...] |
2009-03-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE97 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB CF |
| 09KHARTOUM328 |
GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN SAYS EGYPT WILL RECOGNIZE AN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, Government of South Sudan (GOSS) Minister for Regional Cooperation (the GOSS' de facto foreign ministry) Barnabas Benjamin gave a briefing on his latest tour of regional capitals on behalf of the GOSS. His top acco [...] |
2009-03-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD MOPS MARR KPKO UNSC SU EG CF UG RU |
| 09KINSHASA123 |
USAID Food for Peace Monitoring Report on North Katanga [...] Monitoring the WFP (World Food Program) emergency work and the FHI (Food for the Hungry, Int.) progress with their MYAP (Multi-Year Assistance Program) in the ex-conflict districts of Moba and Kalemie was the object of a Food for Peace visit. 2. North Katanga is calm but potentially volatile [...] |
2009-02-09 06:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF |
| 09KINSHASA64 |
DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Continued attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have displaced thousands of citizens in the DRC. UNHCR estimates that there are currently over 104,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dungu Territory. In 2008, UNHCR reported that it assisted with the return of over 39,000 [...] |
2009-01-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN |
| 09KINSHASA723 |
CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT SILENCES RFI [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CF CG |
| 09LIBREVILLE211 |
CEEAC/ECCAS PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (U) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, or French acronym "CEEAC") is the least developed of Africa's major regional organizations with responsibility for peace and security issues. CEEAC is nevertheless pursuing an ambitious agenda that includes oversight of a peacekeepi [...] |
2009-05-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MASS GB TP CD CG CF AO BY EK CM |
| 09LIBREVILLE247 |
GABON WORRIED ABOUT UPCOMING CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) [...] (C) Gabon views the July 12 presidential election in the neighboring Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) with "great concern," according to Minister of Defense Ali Bongo Ondimba. Bongo said a significant number of Congolese have crossed the ROC/Gabon border in recent weeks, fearing a resurgence o [...] |
2009-06-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM CF CG GB |
| 09LIBREVILLE416 |
GABON: PRESIDENT-ELECT BONGO'S WHISTLE STOP REGIONAL TOUR [...] (U) Gabon's President-elect Ali Bongo Ondimba has spent the last several days visiting heads of state in the Central Africa region. On September 11, Bongo met with Cameroonian President Paul Biya in Yaounde and President Denis Sassou Nguessou in Congo-Brazzaville. On September 12, he was receiv [...] |
2009-09-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AO CD CF CG CM EK GB |
| 09LIBREVILLE47 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN LEADERS CONFRONT ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: The heads of state of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) met in Libreville to discuss regional implications of the current world economic crisis and to plan concerted measures to deal with the crisis. Also on the agenda were the estimated USD 584 million inves [...] |
2009-02-06 09:17:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ECIN GB CM CT CD CF EK ZF |
| 09LIBREVILLE57 |
GABON: CHAD-SUDAN PEACE PROCESS WAY OFF TRACK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Libreville | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM SU CD CF GB |
| 09PARIS1600 |
CONGO-B'S PARIS-BASED "GOVERNMENT IN EXILE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Self-styled Prime Minister of the Government in Exile of the Republic of Congo, Tony Gilbert Moudilou, insisted that President Sassou Nguesso Nguesso "has to go." Moudilou asserted that Sassou Nguesso is physically and mentally ill, and that the President's goal is to pave the [...] |
2009-11-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR CF FR |
| 09PARIS399 |
DRC/ROC/NIGER: PRESIDENCY PREVIEWS SARKOZY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The centerpiece of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's March 26-27 visit to the DRC, the ROC, and Niger will be a speech in Kinshasa urging the DRC to take charge of its destiny and fulfill its potential as a key African player, according Presidential AF advisor Romain Serman's [...] |
2009-03-18 17:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER ECON EAID CG CF NG FR |
| 09PARIS504 |
DRC/ROC/NIGER: FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S READOUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's March 26-27 visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo (ROC), and Niger were intended to promote democratic principles, shared business interests, and, more generally, Sarkozy's policy of moving away from the "France-Afrique" model of m [...] |
2009-04-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR CG CF NG XA |
| 09STATE112432 |
AF: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action cable; action request in paras 5 and 6. 2.(SBU) The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended in 2003, requires the Secretary of State to submit a "Special Watch List" of countries on the TIP Report that either 1) had moved up a tier on the TIP Report over the las [...] |
2009-10-30 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO BY CM CT CG CF IV |
| 09STATE14367 |
BRAZZAVILLE - NEW KEY OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS [...] Effective immediately new telephone numbers for key offices of U.S. Embassy Brazzaville are indicated as follows. All Direct Inward Dialing (DID) extensions referenced for NEC Brazzaville are preceded by Rep. of Congo Country Code 242. 242-612-2000 --- Main Embassy Switchboard 242-6 [...] |
2009-02-17 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT ANET KRIM CF |
| 09STATE30790 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA ROSWELL ADVANCED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 31, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Iwandza, Didier Narcisse Rank: Magistrate Position: Assistant Attorney General DOB: Oc [...] |
2009-03-31 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE37561 |
(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: AFRICAN GREAT [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on African Great Lakes (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to DROC, Burundi, and Rwanda (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below s [...] |
2009-04-16 14:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON KDEM KHIV ZF XA CF RW BY |
| 09STATE44660 |
LEAHY VETTING: CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 1, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: MOPENDZA, Ambroise Title: Ministry of Defense Rank: Colonel DOB: December 11, 2008 [...] |
2009-05-01 19:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE46149 |
REVISED COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-06 19:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CF |
| 09STATE51589 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE LAND BORDER [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 20, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Dann2 IBARA-IBOMBO Position: Magistrate DOB: July 30, 1960 POB: Republic of Congo N [...] |
2009-05-20 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE562 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR CONGO-B SECURITY FORCES TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-05 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE60548 |
THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] |
2009-06-11 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CF |
| 09STATE62053 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE AT THE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 16, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below: Name: MBEMBA, Augustin Rank: Captain DOB: October 6, 1961 POB: Kinshasa, DRC 2. (U) [...] |
2009-06-16 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE6703 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 26, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Ministry of Security and Public Order Name: Michel Nkoua Rank: Colonel Position: Interpol [...] |
2009-01-26 15:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE74730 |
(U) FOLLOW-UP TO AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) AS POST IS AWARE, THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) AT ITS SUMMIT IN SIRTE, LIBYA ON 1-3 JULY DECIDED TO NOT COOPERATE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC). SINCE THE SUMMIT, OFFICIALS FROM BOTSWANA AND GHANA HAVE MADE PUBLIC STATEMENTS DISTANCING THEMSELVES FROM THIS DECISION. WASHINGTO [...] |
2009-07-17 17:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL AG AO BC BN BV BY CD CF CG CM CN CT CV |
| 09STATE78058 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE IN AN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of July 27, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Alphonse Tsila Rank: Colonel (retired) DOB: February 22, 1949 POB: Brazzaville, Congo-B [...] |
2009-07-27 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE81177 |
DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"), prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] |
2009-08-04 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
| 09STATE82068 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO ATTEND AN ACSS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of August 6, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: ONDAYE NIE ETOKA, Rita Marianne Rank: Captain DOB: January 26, 1970 POB: Dolisie, Republi [...] |
2009-08-06 19:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE88241 |
(U) RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) RUSSIA APPEARS TO BE INCREASING ITS ECONOMIC FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S RECENT TRIP TO THE CONTINENT. WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PRESENCE AND IMPACT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PER [...] |
2009-08-24 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV AO BC BN BY CD CF CG CM CN CT |
| 09STATE88559 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of August 25, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Libbi, Georges Rank: Colonel DOB: February 19, 1957 POB: Brazzaville, ROC Name: O [...] |
2009-08-25 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CF |
| 09STATE98111 |
DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"), prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] |
2009-09-22 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK545 |
AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on May 28 met with UN Secretary-General Ban ki Moon to discuss a range of subjects, including the humanitarian situation in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, particularly regarding how the UN can and should deal with the destabilizing effects of large numbers of internally d [...] |
2009-06-01 16:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE KN PK CF UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK886 |
UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 PM) [...] SUMMARY: During the eighth plenary meeting of the general debate of the General Assembly, the last of the presidents of countries spoke and governmental representatives began to represent their countries. The representative from Madagascar was unable to speak after an objection by Southern Af [...] |
2009-10-09 18:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO YI FM CF WZ |
| 09USUNNEWYORK914 |
RESOLVED DEBT: PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC [...] USUN received a request from the New York City Commission for the UN to assist company Connections Unlimited in recovering $82,299.78 for services it provided the Republic of the Congo (GOC) for an ecotourism event on September 1, 2006. NYCC's legal counsel has worked since October 2007 to fa [...] |
2009-10-15 14:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CF |
| 10BRAZZAVILLE17 |
REFUGEE UPDATE-NEARLY 107,000 DRC REFUGEES IN THE LIKOUALA [...] (U) According to UNHCR Brazzaville, the number of displaced in Congo-Brazzaville now totals 106,674. There are approximately 15,000 additional displaced persons in the Central African Republic. Although the displaced population has grown by nearly 20,000 since the last report (REF A), anecdotal [...] |
2010-01-15 08:33:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV UNHCR WFP CT CF CG |
| 10BRAZZAVILLE20 |
TFHA01: CONGO BRAZZAVILLE PLEDGES ONE MILLION USD TO HAITI [...] Congo announced January 20 that it will provide one million USD to the relief effort for Haiti. Post provided host government with information on how to contribute through the UN relief web. 2. Local press has been neutral and factual in its limited reporting on the response to the cris [...] |
2010-01-21 09:16:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HA CF |
| 10BRAZZAVILLE37 |
BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] (U) Christmas came late to Congo, as the World Bank and IMF announced January 28 that Congo(B) had achieved HIPC "completion point," a significant step toward debt relief for the country. According to the IMF and World Bank, the decision will generate total debt service savings of USD 1.9 billi [...] |
2010-02-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL CF |
| 10BRAZZAVILLE48 |
REPUBLIC OF CONGO: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED [...] Summary: According to Congo's most recent census of 2005, 71 percent of children between the ages of 5 to 17 work, 97 percent of which work in the home. Exploitative child labor in the Republic of Congo is estimated by the government at 1339 children, of which 10 percent are girls. Children pr [...] |
2010-02-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CF |
| 10BRAZZAVILLE53 |
DRC REFUGEES IN LKOUALA- LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government of Congo-Brazzaville (GROC) estimates the total number of DRC citizens displaced to ROC now totals 115,077. Since mid-January, UNHCR has registered over 40,000 displaced persons and expects that the total number of registrations will be about 10% below the GROC's est [...] |
2010-02-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL UNHCR WFP CF |
| 10CAIRO366 |
Nonproliferation Meetings in Cairo: UNSCR 1540 Workshop and [...] (U) Key Points: -- A United Nations multilateral workshop for African countries on implementation of UNSCR 1540 was held December 7-10, 2009 in Cairo. The workshop focused on countering WMD proliferation through strengthened border controls. -- U.S. -Egypt bilaterals on the margins [...] |
2010-02-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP UN ETRD PBTS PREL EG CF CG KE MO NI GH |