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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00ATHENS1501GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA
[...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...]
2000-09-23 15:10:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR
00HARARE5352ZANU-PF MODERATE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 21, DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS, AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDERE. THE DEPUTY MINISTER, A RELIABLE EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR IN HIS EARLIER POSITIONS, WAS CHARACTERISTICALLY FRANK IN HIS DISCUSSION OF ZANU-PF POLITICS AND H [...]
2000-09-22 11:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ZI ZANU PF
00KINSHASA8413REFUGEE ISSUES IN GOMA
[...] (C) Summary: During her Nov. 26-Dec 1 visit to Goma, Econoff discussed refugee issues with Eddie O'Dwyer, UNHCR's Acting Head of Field Office in Goma, and with Kasuku, a member of a Congolese NGO involved in repatriating Congolese Tutsis. O'Dwyer said that UNHCR and the Governor of North Kivu [...]
2000-12-19 12:19:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV EAID CG UNHCR
00KINSHASA8621DRC FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES UN RESOLUTION 1332,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER OKITUNDU TOLD AMBASSADOR SWING HE WAS PLEASED WITH UN RESOLUTION 1332, PARTICULARLY THE SPECIFIC MENTION OF CITIES WHERE MONUC WOULD DEPLOY. HE CLAIMED THIS WOULD DISCOURAGE PARTITION OF THE CONGO. HE PREFERRED THE CONGO CONFLICT'S FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO TAKE PLACE [...]
2000-12-28 13:31:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CG
00STATE228772OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE).
[...] No summary [...]
2000-12-01 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
01ABUJA1590NIGERIA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT OAU DRAFT BIOSAFETY
[...] (U) EconOff met July 2 with the Director of the National Biotechnology Program, Professor C. Omaliko, to discuss, per reftel, the OAU Draft Biosafety Law adopted by a technical committee May 2-5 in Addis Ababa. The National Biotechnology Program falls under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of [...]
2001-07-05 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO NI
01ABUJA1925KOUYATE ON U.S. ACCREDITATION TO ECOWAS
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate on July 27. Kouyate indicated that SIPDIS accreditation of the American Ambassador to the ECOWAS Secretariat should be easily accomplished by the Mediation SIPDIS and Security Council, and could occur during its schedu [...]
2001-08-02 10:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA2687NIGERIA: 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 08:21:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU CG XA NI
01ABUJA2744NIGERIA: NDLEA USES PRESS CONFERENCE TO TOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-26 09:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
01ABUJA2974NIGERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER KINGIBE SEES A
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 encounter, former Foreign Minister and informal peace process advisor Baba Gana Kingibe told Polcouns that last month's Inter-Congolese Dialogue (ICD) derailed primarily because of Kabila government duplicity. The next ICD would not take place until January. [...]
2001-11-24 06:44:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV CG RW UG NI
01ABUJA2982NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DROC,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on November 11. The President's Special Coordinator for Sudan, Dr. Usman Bugaje also attended. This message covers their conversation on Nigeria's foreign affairs efforts. 2. (C) SUMMARY CO [...]
2001-11-26 17:51:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CG SU BY NI
01HARARE1030ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BRIEFED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE PROPOSED AFRICAN UNION, CHANGES MADE TO SADC STRUCTURES IN WINDHOEK ON MARCH 9, AND THE STATUS OF LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. MUDENGE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORT [...]
2001-03-15 14:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3335AMBASSADOR, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT DISCSS DRC, ELECTION
[...] (C) INTHE AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON SPEAKER O PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ON NOVEMBER 6, MNNGAGWA SAID THAT THE GOZ WAS PRESSING DRC PRESIDNT KABILA TO DEMOCRATIZE INSTITUTIONS, TO PARTICPATE IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, AND TO PLA FOR ELECTIONS. THE SPEAKER ASKED THAT WE SH [...]
2001-11-07 14:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3539PRESIDENT MUGABE WALKS OUT ON EU TEAM
[...] (C) A SENIOR EU TEAM HAD A VERY ROCKY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE ON NOVEMBER 23. THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN A NORMAL DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION OF THE DRC INTERNAL DIALOGUE AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOREIGN TROOPS IN DRC, BUT MUGABE BECAME INCREASINGLY IRRITATED AS THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO THE [...]
2001-11-26 12:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3635 LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ACTING PRESIDENT
[...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 5 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MFA DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS DELIVERED A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ACTING PRESIDENT SIMON MUZENDA. THIS IS LIKELY THE LETTER PROMISED BY ZANU-PF INFORMATION SECRETARY NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH TH [...]
2001-12-05 13:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALOPDC PREL ZI
01HARARE3643MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION AGAINST OPPONENTS OF ALL STRIPES CONTINUES AMID GROWING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE -- MOST NOTABLY FROM SOUTH AFRICA -- TO HALT THE SLIDE INTO CIVIL STRIFE. JUST IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DOZENS OF MDC SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED [...]
2001-12-06 13:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS ZI
01HARARE871ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY OFFICIALS DIVIDED ON MANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN CHARGE, POLOFF, AND THREE MID-LEVEL ZANU-PF OFFICIALS REINFORCED THE NOTION THAT ZANU-PF IS NOT THE MONOLITH OF OPINION THAT IS OFTEN CONVEYED IN THE PRESS. CHARGE AND POLOFF SPOKE TO DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDER [...]
2001-02-28 14:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ZI
01PRETORIA4997NEXT STEPS IN THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE": THE
[...] (C) THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT LAST JULY MERGED THE MAP AND OMEGA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO CREATE THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE." SAG DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAP/NAI ISSUES COORDINATOR DAVID MALCOMSON BRIEFED EMBOFFS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS PROCESS. INITIALLY A 15 NATION HE [...]
2001-08-24 13:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL SF
02ABUJA1185NIGERIA: POST-ACRI/OFR PROGRAMMING - NIGERIA IS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The inter-agency team consulting with African countries and sub-regional organizations on future planning for an Africa peace support program met with ECOWAS Secretariat staff and GON officials during their April 10-12 SIPDIS visit to Nigeria. The team presented initial program [...]
2002-04-15 16:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1572 INCREASED DRUG SEIZURES AT LAGOS AIRPORT
[...] Since the beginning of April 2002, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) unit at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has reported seizures of cocaine and heroin amounting to 40 kilograms. All of these narcotics shipments were either entering Nigeria from k [...]
2002-05-22 18:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NI
02ABUJA1849NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary: Nigeria dislikes the way Ravalomanana came to power but likely will not oppose acceptance of his rule. Nigeria is not a member of the OAU Central Organ. End Summary. 2. (C) Because all GON officials (Presidency and MFA) able to discuss Madagascar were unavailable June 20, [...]
2002-06-21 15:33:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MA NI LI OAU
02ABUJA1913NIGERIAN READOUT TO G-7 AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary: The GON feels Africa needs more carrots and fewer sticks to advance development, NPC Commissioner Isaac Aluko Olokun told G-7 Heads of Mission in late May. He urged greater understanding for Nigeria's institutional flaws and argued that NePAD should be a process, not an instituti [...]
2002-06-26 11:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL KCRM PINS NI
02ABUJA788ECOWAS: LEGAL DIRECTOR LALOUPO GIVES A LIBERIA
[...] (U) PolMilOff and OIG Inspector Paul Tyson March 6 met ECOWAS Director of Legal Affairs Roger Laloupo. DAS Perry, accompanied by PolMilOff, also met Laloupo and his Deputy, Halima Ahmed, on March 7. 2. (C) Laloupo said the ECOWAS-sponsored Liberia meeting was still set for March 14-16, bu [...]
2002-03-12 17:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL LI NI ECOWAS
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 11:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL OAU XA
02ADDISABABA3801ETHIOPIA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ETHIOPIA IS A CONFIRMED AND COMMITTED PARTNER IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) AT ALL LEVELS. ALTHOUGH OFTEN LACKING IN CAPACITY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) HAS RESPONDED PRO-ACTIVELY TO THE GLOBAL THREAT. EMBASSY KNOWS OF NO FORE [...]
2002-11-25 04:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PREL PINS ET
02ALGIERS2423AU COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-21 09:15:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL AG
02ANKARA8620DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FOOD CRISIS IN HORN OF AFRICA
[...] EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for International Relations Osman Paksut on November 26. Paksut said Turkey's Embassy in Addis Ababa had kept the Ministry informed of the developing food crisis, but the MFA had not yet made any decisions about whether it cou [...]
2002-11-26 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL ER ET TU
02HARARE200OBASANJO SHUTTLES TO ZIMBABWE, MEETS BOTH
[...] (C) NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO MADE A WHIRLWIND VISIT TO ZIMBABWE, ARRIVING JANUARY 20 AT 8:00 P.M. AND DEPARTING AT 3:00 A.M. THE NEXT DAY. HE MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AND THE MDC'S MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. ACCORDING TO THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY, OBASANJO MET ALONE WITH MUGABE. [...]
2002-01-22 13:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI NI
02HARARE211MDC RALLY BROKEN UP BY POLICE AND ZANU-PF
[...] (C) ON JANUARY 20, ZANU-PF MILITANTS WAITING IN AMBUSH AND POLICE USING TEARGAS BLOCKED A PLANNED MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) RALLY IN BULAWAYO. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE MELEE, AND SEVEN ARE REPORTED MISSING. THE DISRUPTION OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE MDC HAD APPLIED FOR [...]
2002-01-23 16:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI NI
02HARARE269MUGABE PROMISES FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, NAMES OBSERVER
[...] (U) APPEARING BEFORE JOURNALISTS ON JANUARY 28, PRESIDENT MUGABE PROMISED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD DO ALL IT COULD TO ENSURE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, AND ANNOUNCED THAT INVITATIONS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING: THE OAU; SADC; COMESA; ECOWAS; THE NON-ALIGNED M [...]
2002-01-29 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
02HARARE315MDC PLANNING FOR TRANSITION
[...] (C) THE MDC HAS ESTABLISHED A FOUR-PERSON TEAM THAT IS QUIETLY WORKING ON THE TRANSITION PERIOD, DRAWING UP AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE FIRST 100 DAYS, AND DEVISING A LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR KEY POSITIONS. IF ELECTED, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WOULD GIVE THE FINANCE MINISTRY PORTFOLIO TO PROM [...]
2002-02-05 14:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI MDC
02HARARE343AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION OBSERVATION, ELECTION
[...] C) THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO ZIMBABWE, BRIAN DONNELLY, JOINED BY FCO DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ANDREW POCOCK AND IAN BAILEY FROM THE BRITISH CABINET OFFICE CALLED ON THE AMBASSADOR ON FEBRUARY 6. THE AMBASSADOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. ELECTION OBSERVATION --- [...]
2002-02-07 14:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE620OUR TAKE ON ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOZ HAS TO A LARGE DEGREE SUCCEEDED IN ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP PRYING OUTSIDE EYES AWAY FROM THE PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FIELD AND, IT NOW APPEARS, OUT OF THE POLLING STATIONS ON VOTING DAY. BY DERAILING THE EFFORTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MISSION AND THE ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...]
2002-03-08 12:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ZI
02HARARE657ZIMBABWE ELECTION: VOTE COUNTING UNDERWAY ON MARCH 12
[...] (C) POLLING STATIONS IN HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA CLOSED AT 7:00 P.M. ON MARCH 11, LEAVING LONG LINES OF VOTERS IN SOME AREAS UNABLE TO CAST BALLOTS. THE VERIFICATION OF BALLOT BOXES BEGAN THE MORNING OF MARCH 12 AND VOTE-COUNTING AT MOST BALLOT CENTERS DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. GIVE [...]
2002-03-12 15:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE665SADC-PF ISSUES HARD-HITTING ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWEAN
[...] (U) ON MARCH 13, THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ISSUED A TOUGH CRITIQUE OF THE ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION PROCESS, SAYING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS MARRED BY INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE IN ALL PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY, PREDOMINANTLY AGAINST MDC SUPPORTERS. THE SADC-PF CONCLUDED THAT THE CLIMATE OF "INSECURI [...]
2002-03-13 16:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE731MDC WILL ONLY TALK TRANSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MDC SHARPLY DEFINED ITS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN FACILITATED DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF AS LIMITED TO A TRANSITIONAL FORMULA TOWARD NEW ELECTIONS AND REJECTED A UNITY GOVERNMENT. THIS PUTS THEM ON A CONFLICTING COURSE WITH ZANU-PF WHICH SEEKS TO FORCE MDC AND THE NATION TO ACCEPT [...]
2002-03-20 13:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
02KINSHASA673THE KABILA GOVERNMENT: THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES
[...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF JOSEPH KABILA FEELS MUCH PUT UPON THESE DAYS AND FRUSTRATED THAT IT HAS FEW OPTIONS TO EXERCISE IN TERMS OF SHAPING THE WORLD AROUND IT. IT IS FEELING THE PRESSURE OF OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOG (ICD) FOR WHICH IT WAS ILL PREPARED, IT HAS BEEN HUMILIATE [...]
2002-03-19 16:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RW
02ROME2648 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...]
2002-05-31 14:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME3706PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA -
[...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...]
2002-07-29 09:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME4735ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT - SUSTANTIVE FOOD DEFICITS
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ETHIOPIA SEPTEMBER 16-20, AND TRAVELED IN DROUGHT AFFECTED WOREDAS OF EAST AND WEST HARARGE REGION. ASSESSMENTS OF THIS AREA, IN ADDITION TO TIGRAY, WOLLO AND THE SOUTHERN REGION - SHOW A SERIOUS EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPING AS THE MAJOR (MEHER) CR [...]
2002-09-30 14:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME4756ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...]
2002-10-02 05:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5134GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSES TERM LIMITS
[...] SUMMARY: THE GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSED TERM LIMITS ON OCTOBER 16. GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE FAO COUNCIL WHICH MEETS OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2. ACCORDING TO THE GROUNDWORK DONE BY DENMARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE EU, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION TO TH [...]
2002-10-22 07:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR FAO
02ROME5308 THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...]
2002-10-30 07:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME5446 REPORT OF 123RD FAO COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZTION (FAO) COUNCIL'S 123RD SESSION (OCTOBER 28- OVEMBER 2),THE U.S. DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF AN INTERSSSIONAL "FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR" GROUP ON DIRECTOR ENERAL TERM LIMITS DID NOT PREJUDGE THE OUTCOM [...]
2002-11-07 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR KUNR FAO EAG
02ROME5771PROJECT MERCY - A PROVEN NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNER
[...] USMISSION AMBASSADOR TONY HALL HAS KNOWN MATRA GABRE- TSADICK AND HER HUSBAND DEME WHO RUN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL SIPDIS ORGANIZATION CALLED PROJECT MERCY IN THE SOUTHERN REGION (SNNPR) FOR MANY YEARS AND CONSIDERS THEM OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIANS. HE HAS VISITED THEIR PROJECT NEAR BUTAJIRA, IN T [...]
2002-11-29 10:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5937DUTCH QUESTIONS ON FOOD CRISIS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
[...] USMISSION PROVIDES A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A, RELATED TO THE LOCAL AVAILABIITY OF FOOD RESOURCES FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE FOOD AID PIPELINE FOR ETHIOPIA IN EARLY 2003. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- -------------- QUE [...]
2002-12-11 15:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU ER ET NL WFP UN
02VATICAN3638CHURCH IN AFRICA: CONFRONTING FUNDAMENTALISM;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES ARCHBISHOP ROBERT SARAH OFFERED DCM A TOUR D'HORIZON OF THE CHURCH'S CONCERNS IN AFRICA DURING A JULY 23 CALL. SARAH FOCUSED ON THE "NEW" CHALLENGE FROM FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM, CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE GREAT LAKES [...]
2002-07-23 15:10:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VT VTPREL
02VATICAN3692EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...]
2002-07-26 10:54:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL
03ABUJA1246NIGERIA: ABUBAKAR ON ECOWAS LIBERIA FORCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Kansteiner, former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalaam Abubakar discussed the proposed deployment of an ECOWAS force and the establishment of a transitional government in Liberia. Abubakar said Nigerian [...]
2003-07-22 16:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ADDISABABA4636ETHIOPIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] This is post's submission for the 2003 Annual Terrorism Report. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. Post Responses A) Significant actions taken by host government to support the Global Coalition Against Terrorism: The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( [...]
2003-12-30 12:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PINS ET
03DJIBOUTI1510DJIBOUTI: EXPULSION OF ALIENS DRAWS WIDESPREAD
[...] (C) Hundreds of illegal aliens took to the streets on August 16 to protest the Djiboutian Government's declaration that all illegals must depart the country by August 31. As the deadline approaches, Djiboutian security forces are conducting regular sweeps of the city. Over 300 persons per da [...]
2003-08-18 13:40:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM EAID DJ
03DJIBOUTI1801MORE ON DONOR ACTIVITIES RE:EXPULSIONS
[...] (C) The Djiboutian Government's announced expulsion order for all undocumented foreigners of August 31, later extended to September 15, brought to the surface the problem of asylum seekers currently in Djibouti. The Djiboutian committee responsible with determining first asylum status has rev [...]
2003-09-29 13:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM DJ
03DJIBOUTI1836THREAT INFORMATION
[...] (S) On 4 October 2003 about 1400 hours, the Embassy received threat information indicating that a Protestant church in the down town area of Djibouti was targeted for a bomb attack on that same evening. Notifications were immediately made to all appropriate authorities and the Embassy issued [...]
2003-10-07 09:12:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC CASC PREL DJ
03ROME2714 ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]
2003-06-16 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3162US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5,
[...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia),Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...]
2003-07-11 09:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME3576ITALIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT AXUM
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST from Embassy Rome DAO and Pol-Mil. See paras 4 and 5. 2. (U) On August 4, Embassy received an Aide Memoire from the Italian MFA (informal translation in para 6) asking whether the USG would authorize the use of US military aircraft to transport an ancient ston [...]
2003-08-07 13:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS IT AVIATION
03ROME3625 TUFTS UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP, FAO
[...] In March, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios dispatched a team from Tufts University's Feinstein International Famine Center to Ethiopia to review early warning systems related to food security issues. On July 17 and 18, three team members brie [...]
2003-08-11 15:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN FAO
03ROME3740 FAO's Efforts to Eliminate Obsolete Pesticides in
[...] Obsolete pesticides pose a serious impediment to sustainable development and can cause human health problems. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations established the Africa Stockpiles Program (ASP) as a long-term effort to identify, transport, and eliminate obsolete [...]
2003-08-20 09:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME5662 U.S. GRAIN MILLING EXECUTIVES DEBRIEF AMBASSADOR
[...] John Gillcrist (Barlett Processing Companies, Kansas City, Missouri),Guy Shoekmaker (Horizon Milling/Cargill, Wayzata, Minnesota),and Fred Luckey (Bunge Milling, Saint Louis, Missouri) met with Ambassador Hall on December 17 to discuss their just completed trip to review U.S.-supported food [...]
2003-12-19 16:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME589 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...]
2003-02-13 12:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME760AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ETHIOPIA - "IT'S EVEN
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL AND AA/DCHA ROGER WINTER VISITED ETHIOPIA FEBRUARY 15-21 AND FOUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. IN 2003, SOME 11.3 MILLION DROUGHT VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 1.4 MILL [...]
2003-02-24 15:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME832 LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MALLOCH BROWN AND UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL BELLAMY DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: THE HONORABLE KENZO OSHIMA, U/SYG, UN OFFICE FOR THE [...]
2003-02-27 15:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME876THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
[...] WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY. ---------- BACKGROUND -- [...]
2003-03-04 07:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03THEHAGUE2610EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE
[...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission),and to explore specif [...]
2003-10-10 14:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN
04ABUJA1152AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECOWAS EXECSEC, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: June 28, Ambassador Campbell called on ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibn Chambas. Chambas believed the political process in Liberia was on track and thought the continued engagement of the ECOWAS Secretariat and member states would keep the process moving in the right dire [...]
2004-06-29 11:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL LI NI
04ABUJA1218SUDAN: SUPPORTING DEPLOYMENT OF AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: July 12, Ambassador Campbell met with President Obasanjo to deliver demarche (REF A) on support for the African Union deployment to Sudan. Obasanjo said that Sudan had accepted the AU protection force at the summit in Addis Ababa and had agreed to cooperate with the AU. While Ob [...]
2004-07-12 14:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS PARM SU AU NI DARFUR
04ABUJA1456DARFUR TALKS IN ABUJA AUGUST 23
[...] (SBU) The Darfur peace talks began in Abuja August 23 with an open plenary session chaired by President Obasanjo. Obasanjo called on the Sudanese parties to reach a settlement at the negotiations of the underlying political issues, not only deal with humanitarian and security issues, and approa [...]
2004-08-24 09:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS SU NI DARFUR
04ABUJA1801NIGERIAN ARMY 6BN DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary. On October 22, a senior Nigerian military officer told Post that Nigeria intended to deploy the 6th Battalion from Abak to Darfur on October 28. This is a change from the GON's preferred unit, 72d Para Battalion, in response to USG concerns over that unit's human rights record. [...]
2004-10-23 17:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINR SU NI
04ABUJA1811ROCKY BEGINNING FOR DARFUR TALKS IN ABUJA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY:. After a brief opening ceremony on October 21 (reftel),tThe second round of Darfur peace talks in Abuja has started slowly, as key Move. After a brief opening ceremony on August 21, the delayed arrival of several members of the SLM and JEM delegations and lack of a well-ar [...]
2004-10-26 11:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM NI SU
04ABUJA647SUDAN: NIGERIA AGREES TO DEPLOYMENT OF VMT
[...] (C) April 15, per request from Embassy Khartoum (REF B) CDA raised the African Union's request to re-assign monitors from the VMT to Darfur with Minister of Foreign Affairs Adeniji and MFA Undersecretary for Regions and International Organizations Amb. Ashiru. The MFA had not yet been inform [...]
2004-04-15 13:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MARR SU NI
04BRUSSELS1274TRANSATLANTIC 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 10:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2354EU-FUNDED AFRICA PEACE FACILITY TO STRENGTHEN AU,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The European Union (EU) formally announced the establishment of the Africa Peace Facility (APF),and funds are now available to support peacekeeping and peace-enforcing operations in Africa. The EU aims to strengthen the role of the African Union (AU),particularly the Peace [...]
2004-06-02 14:41:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS PGOV PREL PREF UX USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2381EUR/DAS BRADTKE'S SECURITY CONSULTATIONS WITH EU
[...] (C) EUR/DAS Bradtke met May 26 in Brussels with EU leaders in the PSC Troika Format including representatives of the EU presidency, Council, and Commission. Bradtke and his EU interlocutors reviewed ESDP/NATO developments, including the BiH SFOR transition, the EU's planning for a civ-mil ce [...]
2004-06-03 13:37:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2410DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU Council Secretariat will recommend to the Irish Presidency that they adopt a similar approach outlined in reftel A, demarching friendly Arab and African states over the deteriorating situation in Sudan. The EU announced a 10 million euro contribution to address humanitar [...]
2004-06-04 15:48:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM PREF SU PROV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3116DARFUR: EU HEARING DIFFERENT STORY ON AU CASH FLOW
[...] (C) Mission spoke briefly to Friedrich Hamburger, Chef de Cabinet to Development Commissioner Nielsen, for a readout on where things stand on supporting deployment of the African Union (AU) protection element. We relayed in general terms information in Addis Ababa 2288 on the AU's cash flow a [...]
2004-07-23 05:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3140DARFUR: EU STRESSES STRONG GOS ACTION AGAINST JINGAWEIT
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Hirep Solana's point man on Sudan, Christian Manahl, stressed the importance of improving the security situation in Darfur to allow humanitarian assistance. He ridiculed some of the GOS actions to date, and urged the arrest of Jingaweit leaders and suspension [...]
2004-07-23 14:36:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID SU ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3223DARFUR: EU TO AUGMENT OBSERVERS, PROPOSES ASSESSMENT MISSION
[...] (C) Summary. Hirep Solana has proposed to African Union (AU) an augmentation in EU representation on ceasefire observers to allow a European representative on each team. An officer has also been dispatched to backstop the AU in Addis, but operational details remain unsettled. EU also wants t [...]
2004-07-29 15:44:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ET MARR PREL SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3813SUDAN: EU SUPPORTS KEY ELEMENTS OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary. EU agrees on all main elements of UNSC draft. EU not ready to declare situation genocide, but agree it is "ethnic cleansing." Africa experts believe Pronk Plan is fatally flawed, but believe it is important for international community to stand together. They also worry that it [...]
2004-09-09 14:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SU UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4107EU IN UN: IO A/S HOLMES IN BRUSSELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with IO Assistant Secretary Kim Holmes on September 15-16, EU officials: --stressed EU commitment to "effective multilateralism with the UN at its core;" --continued their push for enhanced status for the European Commission (EC) in UN bodies (EU additionality); [...]
2004-09-27 08:11:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4235EUR PDAS BRADTKE'S SEPTEMBER 27 DISCUSSIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR PDAS Robert Bradtke covered a wide range of topics in meetings with the EU Political and Security Committee Troika and Director General Robert Cooper on September 27. The US and the EU voiced support for UNSCR 1564 regarding Darfur, and the EU sought consultations wit [...]
2004-10-01 15:11:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4410EU CONTINUES TO EXERT PRESSURE ON SUDAN: SNYDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. During October 11 consultations with Department's Senior Representative on Sudan Charles Snyder, the EU shared Snyder's assessment that concluding a comprehensive peace settlement between the North and the South was essential to stabilize the country. Snyder said the EU's gen [...]
2004-10-14 13:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4438U.S.-EU DISCUSSIONS ON CRISES, FAILING STATES
[...] (C) On October 5 Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),met with EU officials and laid the ground work for closer cooperation with the EU in dealing with crises and failing states. Agreeing that U.S. and EU priorities fit well in this area, EU cont [...]
2004-10-15 10:20:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4602EU 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 05:41:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU SO XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5014EU MILITARY COMMITTEE ADVICE ON THE AU MISSION IN
[...] (C) Summary. USEU was passed the text of the European Union Military Committee's military advice to the Political and Security Committee on the AU Plan for the AMIS II mission in Darfur. It was likely passed with the intention to influence, as well as inform. The Military Committee finds sign [...]
2004-11-26 09:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL MOPS SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04DJIBOUTI110DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO TRAIN EXPLOSION
[...] (U) As outlined in Ref. A on the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a passenger car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti railway. This explosion follows close on the heels of explosions just within the Ethiopian frontier of fuel trucks, and is one of several explosions on th [...]
2004-01-26 12:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREF PHUM ASEC ET DJ
04DJIBOUTI1124DJIBOUTI CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Even though child labor subsists in Djibouti, all our sources confirmed that the worst forms of child labor do not exist. In Djibouti, laws against the worst form are found in the Constitution, the Penal Code and ratified International Conventions such as ILO Convention 182. In [...]
2004-08-24 10:05:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ AID
04DJIBOUTI1137RUMORS OF CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S DIPLOMATIC CORP
[...] (C) Political Assistant reported to Poloff that rumors have been circulating throughout town and within Foreign Affairs that changes in Djibouti's Embassies abroad will be coming soon, possibly as soon as September. Washington DC, Asmara, Addis Ababa, Jeddah and Yemen are rumored to be where [...]
2004-08-26 10:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1140POST SEALS AGREEMENT WITH DJIBOUTI AIRLINES TO DISTRIBUTE HI! MAGAZINE IN FLIGHT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post today made an agreement with Djibouti Airlines to distribute HI! Magazine as free, in flight reading material. The airline will receive 150 copies monthly to offer to passengers. Negotiations with Daallo, another local carrier, are still pending. END SUMM [...]
2004-08-26 11:23:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL OIIP YM ET SO DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI1156DJBOUTIANS' REGIONAL TRAVEL
[...] (U) Summary. September marks the beginning of the school year in Djibouti and with it, the return of thousands of Djiboutians who have spent the last few months in cooler neighboring climes. While historically part of the pattern of life, expanded travel indicates growing middle class wealth. [...]
2004-08-31 07:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DJ PTER
04DJIBOUTI1189 ETHIOPIAN PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-12 11:45:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1288DJIBOUTI AND SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Djibouti does not yet have a program under Safe Skies for Africa, Post endeavors to describe what the civil aviation officials on the ground hope a SSFA program could provide. Djibouti's airport is not up to international standards as written by the ICAO, however, according to [...]
2004-10-06 13:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID ECON ETRD MOPS PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1313DJIBOUTI: 3RD QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - JUL, AUG,
[...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events  [...]
2004-10-13 08:33:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
04DJIBOUTI132UNCONFIRMED THREAT TO PORTS
[...] (SBU) On Thursday January 29, 2004, Post received an Unclassified E-MAIL from the Foreign Minister of the self SIPDIS proclaimed State of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail claiming an unconfirmed threat to the sea ports of Djibouti and Berbera. Ismail sent this report to Post's Executive OMS usin [...]
2004-01-30 11:43:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ SO PREL
04DJIBOUTI1399DJIBOUTI: EAC 11/02/2004
[...] (C) Post convened a core meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 November, 2004 to review recent threat reporting from US Military sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potenti [...]
2004-11-02 11:20:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI1588CONSULAR NARRATIVE FY04 - DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) A) Please identify the following: Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and e-mail: Andrea K. Lewis, ETD: October 2006 Telephone: (253) 35-39-95 ext: 2203, e-mail: LewisAK@state.gov - Deputy Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and [...]
2004-12-14 01:07:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI DJ
04DJIBOUTI1619 SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-26 05:40:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
04DJIBOUTI18DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV,
[...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events  [...]
2004-01-06 05:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSEO DJ
04DJIBOUTI307SOMALILAND REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI HEAD FOR HOME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After a long hiatus, voluntary repatriations from Djibouti's Ali-Adde and Hol-Hol refugee camps have begun to leave in reportedly steady numbers. However, food resources remain tight and over-evualtion of the population has gone unresolved. REFUGEE REPATRIATION RESUMES ------ [...]
2004-03-04 11:10:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI392DJIBOUTI: EAC 03/17/2004
[...] (C) Post convened a modified Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 03/17/2004 to review possible threat information outlined in REFTEL. The EAC discussed the release of information outlined in REFTEL and concluded that the current warden message and travel advisories suffice. No additional secu [...]
2004-03-17 10:35:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC DJ
04DJIBOUTI429DJIBOUTI EAC 03/24/2004: RESPONSE TO THREAT
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 24 March, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in reftel. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potential targets in Dj [...]
2004-03-24 13:15:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC
04DJIBOUTI441DJIBOUTI "SHOCKED" AT CANCELLATION OF GERMAN
[...] (U) German President Johannes Rau cancelled his trip to Djibouti, scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th, at the last minute due to "considerable and concrete personal risk to the President," according to German security services. Rau's trip to Djibouti was the third stop in a three-country Afri [...]
2004-03-25 12:11:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL PTER
04DJIBOUTI523ENHANCING WORLDWIDE COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION
[...] (C) Ambassador met April 7 at the Russian Embassy with Russia's Ambassador to Djibouti Alexandre Bregadze to note Deputy Minister Trubnikov's meeting with Deputy Secretary Armitage and to discuss the advancement of U.S.-Russian common interests in prosecuting the global war on terrorism. (see [...]
2004-04-11 07:23:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PINR DJ RU
04DJIBOUTI557DJIBOUTI: STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) As outlined in REFTEL (a),the Nation of Djibouti has suffered severe damage to it's infrastructure as a result of flooding in certain parts of the city. Currently, there have been no official reports of instability or an increase in crime due to the flooding. Clearly, the potential exist [...]
2004-04-15 10:40:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI61DJIBOUTI: TRIP WIRES
[...] (C) Post held an executive meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on 01/10/2004 to discuss recent threat activity in the region and what measures to take in response to a particular threat. The executive EAC was composed of the Charge' d'Affaires, RSO, COS, USLO and Consular Officer. 2. [...]
2004-01-15 04:53:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC AEMR CASC
04DJIBOUTI647DJIBOUTI: EAC 05/02/04
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 May, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...]
2004-05-03 12:26:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI650DJIBOUTI: EXPLOSION IN THE CITY LIMITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 26 April, 2004 an explosion took place in Quartier 4 (Q4) in the city of Djibouti. One person was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The National Police (PN) conducted an investigation and submitted their findings to RSO Djibouti. Several details of the inci [...]
2004-05-03 15:01:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC PREL DJ ET
04DJIBOUTI711EXXON-MOBIL NOTIFIED OF TERMINAL CLOSURE AND LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Exxon-Mobil has received notification that it must terminate its operations at the existing port effective May 2005 and relocate to the new Doraleh port. Storage tanks would be available at the new port for either rent or a possible shareholding arrangement with Horizon Terminals [...]
2004-05-17 13:39:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EPET DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI713LIBYAN SANCTIONS: DJIBOUTIAN COMPANY REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Following the announcement ending most commercial sanctions against Libya, the Banque Indosuez Mer Rouge branch located in Djibouti sent Embassy Djibouti a letter requesting assistance, on behalf of SVAMC SARL DJIBOUTI, in recovering assets frozen by C [...]
2004-05-17 15:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN DJ LY
04DJIBOUTI730ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS HOLD TALKS WITH DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Mahmoud Ali Youssef, told Ambassador May 20 during their meeting at the MFA on another matter, that the May 18-19 visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Djibouti had gone very well. Meles had come to Djibouti to [...]
2004-05-23 11:38:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV ET KU MY DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI731EXXON-MOBIL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON NEXT STEPS
[...] This cable contains proprietary corporate information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Alain Adam, Director General of Exxon-Mobil operations in Djibouti (Mobil),briefed the Ambassador and DCM on May 23 about his meeting with Exxon-Mobil's East and Southern Africa Cluster [...]
2004-05-23 13:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PREL PGOV ECON DJ
04DJIBOUTI794DJIBOUTI: WALK IN 06/09/2004
[...] (SBU) On 06/09/2004 at about 0930 hours an individual walked into the American Embassy in Djibouti requesting to speak with an American official. After careful screening, RSO and Embassy Force Protection Officer (FPO) conducted a preliminary interview with the individual. The individual stat [...]
2004-06-09 12:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI813PLOTTING A FUTURE FOR THE ETHIOPIA-DJIBOUTI RAILWAY
[...] (U) Ahmed Dualeh, Regional and Commercial Director in Djibouti of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway, told Ambassador that the decision of Djibouti and Ethiopia to privatize the railway linking their capitals is well underway. Following a tender process to take place next year in 2005, the internat [...]
2004-06-14 11:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ECON DJ ET
04DJIBOUTI825EACTI: PRIORITIZATION OF DJIBOUTI CT PROGRAMS
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Djibouti sections and agencies reviewed East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI) objectives and supporting programs. Embassy provides the following list of objectives and supporting programs in order of priority: a. (C) EACTI objective - Limit Free [...]
2004-06-16 12:35:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI833DJIBOUTI: EAC 06/17/04
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 17 June, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...]
2004-06-17 12:06:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI89TRAIN EXPLOSION IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (SBU) On the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti Railway. Current reports reveal that several people experienced moderate injuries and one female experienced serious injuries that would possibly result in the amputation of one of he [...]
2004-01-21 11:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI903DJIBOUTI OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF U.S. INTENT TO
[...] (C) Ambassador hand-carried June 30 to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an English version and a French translation of the diplomatic note provided paragraph 3 of reftel. The Bilateral Relations Director acknowledged receipt of thes [...]
2004-07-01 09:32:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS DJ
04DJIBOUTI913DJIBOUTIAN ATTENDANCE AT AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
[...] (U) Ambassador met with Director of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, to discuss Djibouti's representation at the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Farah stated that President Guelleh would attend and [...]
2004-07-01 12:14:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON SOCI DJ
04KINSHASA1500FORMER FM GHONDA DISCUSSES HIS DISMISSAL
[...] (C) Summary: In an informal August 1 meeting with the Ambassador, former Foreign Minister Antoine Ghonda (protect) observed that he had had growing problems over time with the leader of his ostensible party, VP Jean-Pierre Bemba. In addition, Ghonda reported that Ugandan President Museveni [...]
2004-08-09 15:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CG
04LILONGWE612MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SEEKS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Dr. George Chaponda, Malawi's new Minister of Foreign Affairs was sworn in on June 16 (reftel A). Chaponda, after nearly twenty years of UNHCR service, seems eager to raise standards of professionalism and fiscal discipline in his ministry, and would like to explore the possibi [...]
2004-07-02 09:11:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE649MUTHARIKA ASSUMES AID TO RESUME
[...] (U) Upon arrival from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, President Bingu wa Mutharika reportedly told the media on July 9 that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had written to donor governments, instructing them to resume aid because the Fund was pleased with Malawi's renewed commitme [...]
2004-07-13 14:58:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE850AFRICAN PEERS RATE MALAWI
[...] (SBU) In line with President Bingu wa Mutharika's commitment at the recent African Union Summit to have Malawi reviewed by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM),a preliminary report commissioned by the GOM finds "significant gaps" in economic management, a need for executive branch checks, [...]
2004-09-02 09:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EFIN PREL KCOR MI
04MAPUTO204CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO
[...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]
2004-02-17 06:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO515MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR MONITORING MISSION
[...] (U) Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on establishment of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the morning of April 14, 2004 with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, President Chissano's diplomatic adviser and po [...]
2004-04-14 11:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU MZ AU
04MAPUTO542MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING
[...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...]
2004-04-20 14:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO544MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B),late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...]
2004-04-20 15:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04PORTAUPRINCE520PRIME MINISTER FORMS CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Latortue finalized his cabinet choices on the afternoon of March 16, following consultations with President Alexandre. The cabinet was installed at 14:00 on March 17. Latortue chose to consolidate several existing ministries as a cost-cutting measure, naming only 13 m [...]
2004-03-17 22:29:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HA
04ROME2243 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] In an abbreviated Board session (one and a half days),the Executive Board approved country programs for Sierra Leone and Madagascar, a budget increase for WFP's development efforts in Uganda, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Myanmar (Returnees and vulnerable groups in norther [...]
2004-06-10 15:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2319 PUBLIC LAW 480 FOOD FOR PEACE PANEL AT ANNUAL
[...] USUN-Rome organized (on the margin of the Annual Session of the WFP Executive Board) a panel to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Public Law 480, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act that was signed into law in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ambassador Tony Hall h [...]
2004-06-16 12:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2395 ETHIOPIA FOOD SECURITY VISIT: FAO PROJECTS
[...] Summary: During an 8-day trip to examine food insecurity in Ethiopia, members of a delegation led by Ambassador Tony P. Hall made field visits to two projects funded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): (1) a vegetable seed distribution site in Shebedino Woreda, Southern Nation [...]
2004-06-21 05:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN EAID AORC ET FAO
04ROME2774ITALY - FOLLOW UP ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
[...] (U) This cable includes a guidance request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) After consulting on ref A demarche with MFA colleagues and the Dutch EU Presidency, Stefano Dejak, MFA East Africa Office Director, toned down the skepticism expressed in ref B by stating that Italy and the EU are pr [...]
2004-07-16 12:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU IT EUN
04ROME2873FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: DIOUF STACKS THE
[...] (C) Summary: At the FAO Conference in November 2005, member governments will elect a Director General (DG) for a six-year term, beginning January 2006. The incumbent, Jacques Diouf (Senegal),who has been in office since 1993, as a still-unannounced candidate, has already garnered endorsem [...]
2004-07-23 15:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC EAGR PREL KUNR FAO
04ROME3480ITALIAN RESPONSE TO 9/13 GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A/DCM and A/PolMinCouns discussed Ref A points with MFA Deputy Political Director Claudio Bisogniero on September 10, as did PolOff with MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo on September 9. We have also raised Ref A with various other Italian government interlocutors (Refs B [...]
2004-09-13 04:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT EUN
04ROME3862G8 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 15:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID AORC ETRD KPAO KSUM XA FAO
04ROME3927EU GAERC - ITALY CONFIRMS MINISTERS WILL ENDORSE
[...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo confirmed to poloff that EU Ministers would endorse the COREPER decision to lift completely the ban on arms exports to Libya at the October 11 GAERC. Mattiolo underlined that this would not mean a rush of sales of lethal weapons to Tripoli. There [...]
2004-10-08 13:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM IT EUN
04ROME4180ITALIAN POSITIONS ON NOVEMBER 2 GAERC AGENDA
[...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that the PSC was busy preparing documentation on Iraq for the GAERC and follow-on Council meeting. He also confirmed that Iraqi PM Allawi will have lunch with the Council at 25 plus 3 on November 5. Member States are firming up an econ [...]
2004-10-28 16:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT EUN
04ROME4769FAO/NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] At a Briefing Session at the FAO on December 15, 2004, member countries were invited to send participants to the "FAO/Netherlands International Conference on Water for Food and Ecosystems: Make it Happen!", to be held in The Hague,January 31 -February 5, 2005. The stated conference aim is the [...]
2004-12-16 17:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AORC EAGR NL FAO
04SANAA397SIT-IN BY ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES AT UNHCR SANA'A
[...] (SBU) Summary. A group of former refugees composed of Mengistu-era Ethopian naval officers have maintained a 24/7 sit-in at Sanaa's UNHCR office for eight days demanding consideration for resettlement in the US or another third country. The sit-in began on Tuesday, February 10, after a UNHCR [...]
2004-02-18 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF YM
04SANAA546UPDATE ON SIT-IN BY ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES AT UNHCR
[...] (C) Summary. The sit-in by Ethiopian refugees reported in reftel remains unchanged after nearly one month. A group of refugees continues to camp outside UNHCR's Sana'a offices in the road adjacent to the residence of the DCM. Contacts with Yemeni officials indicate willingness by the ROYG to [...]
2004-03-10 13:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF YM HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA720ROYG POLICE END SIT-IN BY ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES AT
[...] (U) Summary. Following a partial closing by UNHCR of its offices in Sana'a and a threat to close permamently, Yemeni police intervened on March 19 to end the sit-in by Ethiopian refugees which began February 10, thus ending the potential security threat posed to the adjacent residence of the [...]
2004-03-31 12:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF YM HUMAN RIGHTS
04TELAVIV6630ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Tsunami 2. Mideast 3. Pakistan: Nuclear Program 4. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited assessments that the casualty toll of the tidal waves in South Asia has reached 60,000 or even 70,000, and cited UN officia [...]
2004-12-29 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE13CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 2
[...] (U) Canadian representative Peter van Brakel briefly raised the U.S. push on TS data automation with del. He noted Canada's support of the U.S. initiative and said that Canada had been submitting its redacted industry data declarations via electronic means (CD-ROM) for some time. French and [...]
2004-01-06 10:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1391CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Director General presented the FY 2005 budget proposal on May 27 (faxed to AC/CB),stating that it was consistent with the objectives set by the Review Conference and maintained the spending power of the TS. The nominal increase is 4.8 percent, which means that, if accepted, annual [...]
2004-06-04 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1548CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Russian Federation hosted a June 15 meeting of P-5 Ambassadors in The Hague, noting that the idea originated in Moscow with Universality suggested as the first topic for discussion. Russia also noted the connection between the CWC and UNSC Resolution 1540 that increases the importanc [...]
2004-06-22 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1720CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) The successful completion of the 37th Executive Council session (Ref B) marks the appropriate time to assess the status of U.S. priorities for the first half of 2004 (Ref A). There has been substantial progress on results-based budgeting, more effective intersessional work and EC session [...]
2004-07-09 15:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1777NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CONTINUE TO LEAD ON
[...] (C) As reported in ref A, the Dutch government is fully seized of th situation in Sudan/Darfur at all levels, and is actively engaging Europ colleagues to increase contributions. The Dutch have already pledged o 25 million euros in bilateral assistance toward Sudan/Darfur, as well a an extra m [...]
2004-07-15 15:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU NL
04THEHAGUE1828CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]
2004-07-20 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE587CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Simply put, the RBB Workshop was a success. There were no objections to implementing RBB in the 2005 budget document, and the objectives of the workshop were accomplished. As summarized by the Mark Mathews (U.K.),the workshop demonstrated that 1) the OPCW has been living in "the middl [...]
2004-03-10 12:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE680CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On March 8, the Geneva Group discussed U.S. proposals for reform of the Office of Internal Oversight. There was general consensus on the need to strengthen the ability of the OIO to perform its oversight functions properly, but a concern about undoing the "political" agreement that out [...]
2004-03-17 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE798CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 36th Executive Council session of the OPCW was a solid success for the U.S. across the entire range of substantive and administrative issues. The presence of the Libyan delegation was sufficient to ensure that EC-36 would be memorable, and a report on the various discussions involvi [...]
2004-03-29 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04VATICAN2892SUDAN: SANT'EGIDIO OFFERS ROME MEDIATION VENUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community, which specializes in conflict mediation and has ties with both the Sudanese government and main rebel groups, conveyed its interest in hosting informal discussions at its Rome-based headquarters to establish a political dia [...]
2004-07-26 13:56:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SU VT
05ABUJA137AF PDAS RANNEBERGER'S MEETING WITH AU CHAIRPERSON
[...] (C) Summary. At his 29 January meeting in Abuja with African Union (AU) Chairperson Konare, Ambassador Ranneberger underscored the priority the U.S. attaches to strengthening its relationship with the AU. He emphasized U.S. support for the AU mission in Darfur. He stressed the need to use th [...]
2005-01-31 16:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU SU NI
05ABUJA1480WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE AU AND THE G-4?
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, who was at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, emotional appeals about Africans standing up for their rights against Western "colonialists" carried the day in persuading the AU to stick to its demand for veto rights for any new permanent [...]
2005-08-11 16:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC KUNR NI UNSC
05ABUJA1526NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO ON U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with President Obasanjo in his villa private quarters on the morning of August 18. Poloff served as notetaker. Obasanjo supported the nomination of a U.S. ambassador to the African Union, discussed the coup in Mauritania, and welcomed the visit to Nigeria by [...]
2005-08-18 11:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV OVIP KDEM NI
05ABUJA1891ECOWAS SUMMIT ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND OTHER REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government met in Abuja for an Extraordinary Summit on September 30 to discuss the situation in Cote d'Ivoire. Liberia was a late addition to the agenda. The leaders created a list of recommendations, which they have not made public, which will be [...]
2005-10-04 15:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PBTS XY ECOWAS
05ABUJA850CONTACTING OBASANJO ON ETHIOPIAN ELECTION
[...] (C) Upon receipt of Ref A e-mail containing State 93687, we began asking for a meeting with President Obasanjo to deliver the talking points therein on how the AU is treating the Ethiopian election. Obasanjo is still in Paris on a four-day visit to France and is not expected to return to Nig [...]
2005-05-26 13:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ET NI
05ACCRA1543UNSC REFORM: GHANA TO DROP VETO TO PRESS FOR SEATS
[...] (C) During an Aug. 2 discussion on the proposed Human Rights Council (ref B),MFA official Nana Bema Kumi told PolOff that Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo Addo will join African heads of state and other ministers in Addis Ababa on Aug. 4 for a single-issue summit on UN Security Council [...]
2005-08-03 12:08:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AORC GH KUNR PGOV UNCHR UNGA UNSC
05ACCRA2168GHANA'S RESPONSE ON ICJ CANDIDATE
[...] (U) On Oct. 5, PolOff delivered talking points and curriculum vitae of International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal per reftel A to Supervising Director of Multilateral, Legal and Passports Nana Bema Kumi at Ghana's Foreign Ministry. Kumi said the GOG ordinarily develops lists o [...]
2005-10-21 13:18:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH UNSC UNGA
05ACCRA49GHANA'S PRESIDENT AND PARLIAMENT SWORN IN
[...] (C) Summary: President John Kufuor was sworn in for a second term on January 7. His inauguration was delayed by several hours because of a tug-of-war over the selection of the new Speaker of Parliament, Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes. This showdown could sour relations for some time between the two [...]
2005-01-11 14:23:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PGOV GOG
05ADDISABABA3374ETHIOPIA: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR REBELS
[...] Post is unaware of any SLM leadership presence in Addis Ababa. 2. Minimize considered. HUDDLESTON [...]
2005-09-23 10:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU ET
05ADDISABABA3382ETHIOPIA: CUD COUNCIL DISTANCES ITSELF FROM HAILU
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 21, the CUD, Ethiopia's largest opposition coalition, issued a statement that distances the CUD Council from provocative comments made by Coalition Chairman Hailu Shawel in Washington. The CUD statement notes that Shawel's comments, which included a commitment to [...]
2005-09-23 15:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3383ETHIOPIA: INFO MINISTER BEREKET SAY GOE OPEN TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOE Minister of Information Bereket Simon told Charge Sept. 15 that the GOE would consider steps to restore confidence in Ethiopian democratic institutions, but only after the opposition agrees to participate in Parliament. He welcomed the Ambassadors' Donors Group (ADG) statemen [...]
2005-09-23 15:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3401ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: NORWEGIAN THOUGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: Oslo would support renewed, public USG engagement to resolve the political stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea over the border dispute, Norwegian Ambassador and General Jan Erik Wilhelmsen told Charge September 23. However, Norway would also advise the U.S. not to repeat the [...]
2005-09-27 10:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO NO ER ET EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3425ETHIOPIA: CUD'S BERHANU ON OCT. 2 DEMONSTRATION, POSSIBLE STRIKE
[...] (C) Summary: CUD leader and Addis mayor-elect Berhanu Nega told Charge Sept. 26 that if the GOE denies permission for the demonstration the opposition has called for Oct. 2, the CUD and UEDF plan to stand down, but instead call an immediate general strike in which people would stay at home. C [...]
2005-09-28 11:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3443ETHIOPIA: LEADING OPPOSITION COALITION BECOMES UNIFIED PARTY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 04:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET ELEC
05ADDISABABA3444ETHIOPIA: CHARGE PRESSES MFA FOR GOE RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Charge took the opportunity of a summons to the MFA on Sept. 5 to press Deputy Minister Tekeda Alemu on the GOE's response to the current political crisis. Charge argued that while the international community and others urged the opposition to take up its newly-won seats in parlia [...]
2005-09-29 04:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3599ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES INTERNAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told AF DAS Don Yamamoto that Eritrean President Isaias was seeking to prod U.S. action on the border issue through his recent ban on UNMEE helicopter flights. Meles said he did not expect Isaias to attack, but could not afford to allow Ethiopia's election dispute to dra [...]
2005-10-17 08:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PTER ET ER UN EE BORDER ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3619UNMEE OFFICIALS GIVE ADVICE FOR NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMEE Deputy Head Azouz Ennifar and his political aide told the Charge that any new UN envoy on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue should come to the parties with concrete proposals for resolving the conflict and avoid media attention during initial phases of his work. New economic [...]
2005-10-18 08:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO ET ER UN EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3636ETHIOPIA: CHARGE PRESSES MFA FOR GOE RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Charge took the opportunity of a summons to the MFA on Sept. 5 to press Deputy Minister Tekeda Alemu on the GOE's response to the current political crisis. Charge argued that while the international community and others urged the opposition to take up its newly-won seats in parlia [...]
2005-10-19 13:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3657ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: UNMEE FEARS MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: UNMEE officials told Charge on October 20 that they fear the Eritrean Government will continue to impose new restrictions on its operations in order to increase pressure on the international community to force Ethiopian compliance with the EEBC border decision. UNMEE warned of th [...]
2005-10-21 09:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PINS MARR MOPS KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA3713ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CUD SPLINTERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The CUD, Ethiopia's largest opposition coalition, may be splintering over the question of whether or not to take its seats in Parliament. As of October 25, at least 30 MPs-elect out of 109 had defied the party leadership's decision to boycott Parliament. Lidetu Ayalew, one of t [...]
2005-10-27 12:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3725UNITED NATIONS REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO MONITOR AND RESOLVE ERITREA-ETHIOPIA CRISIS
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks Department's guidance in responding to the UN's request for satellite imagery of the Ethiopia-Eritrean border area, conveyed on October 26 by the UNMEE SRSG to Charge (see paragraph 8). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's restrictions on UNMEE operations within the TS [...]
2005-10-28 14:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS MARR KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA3747ETHIOPIA CALLS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE PEACE-ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ERITREA
[...] (C) On November 1, Mr. Grum Abay, the MFA's Director General for Europe and America, presented Charge and P/E Counselor with the text of a letter dated October 31, addressed by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin to the members of the UN Security Council and to UN SYG Annan. Grum underscored the n [...]
2005-11-01 14:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3748ETHIOPIA: CUD "LITE" PROTEST ENDS IN GOE CRACK
[...] Summary: (C) At least 11 people were killed, reportedly including two policemen, and a similar number injured when riots broke out in the central Mercato and Piazza districts after the CUDP called for a series of street actions. Rock-throwing youth and security forces squared off in a number o [...]
2005-11-01 17:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ET UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3757ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DIPLOMATS CUD RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE, BUT DETAINEES WILL RECEIVE FAIR TRIALS
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told members of the Ambassadors Donors Group (ADG),on November 2 that the GOE will not re-open a dialogue with the detained CUD leadership, but left the door open to engaging more moderate opposition members. He assured the donors that the basic h [...]
2005-11-03 12:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3759ETHIOPIA: ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS SPREAD, AT
[...] (C) Summary: Violent street clashes between anti-government demonstrators and squads of security forces spread beyond their initial flashpoints to most parts of the capital Nov. 2-3. Although confrontations occurred both in the vicinity of the Embassy and in Old Airport, where most embassy r [...]
2005-11-03 16:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3760ETHIOPIA: MELES SAYS UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles contended that the drafted UNSC resolution on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border would jeopardize any chance of a peaceful settlement. Isaias would be emboldened -- and "rewarded for his "blackmail" -- by getting a Security Council endorsement of demarcation of the [...]
2005-11-03 16:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3761ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER GIVES HIS VIEW ON
[...] (C) I met with Prime Minister Meles on November 2 shortly after an Ambassador Donor Group meeting with the Forign Minister. During this meeting I was able to raise the issues of concern to us: human rights, realease of CUD/P leaders, restrain in the face of protests, and the need to move for [...]
2005-11-03 16:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3770ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UNMEE'S WITHDRAWAL COULD PROMPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE DSRSG Amb. Azouz Ennifar does not foresee the imminent outbreak of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and dismisses recent public statements by UN officials in New York and Asmara as overly alarming. On the other hand, UNMEE itself could precipitate armed confrontat [...]
2005-11-07 06:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3780AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON, UK, AND EU SHARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On the second consecutive day of a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in Addis Ababa, AU Commission Chairperson Konare expressed concern about the safety of AU staff and of Ethiopia's ability to weather both domestic unrest and growing tensions with Eritrea. Perhap [...]
2005-11-07 12:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ET AF UNION UNREST
05ADDISABABA3782ETHIOPIA: MELES SECURITY ADVISOR ON BORDER CRISIS,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-07 13:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNREST ISLAMISTS
05ADDISABABA3802AU'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 04:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL ET XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3803AU KONARE'S POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH ON ETHIOPIAN
[...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare claims that Ethiopian PM Meles accepted his proposal of dialoguing with opposition members without the precondition of their first joining Parliament. Konare said that AU Assembly Chairman Obasanjo told Meles that he was willing t [...]
2005-11-09 05:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ET AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3804UNREPENTANT MELES: NO TURNING BACK AFTER BLOODY
[...] SUMMARY: I asked to meet with Prime Minister Meles to follow up on a promising conversation he had with Chairman Konare of the African Union. Meles said that there was no turning back from the recent crackdown on the opposition CUDP: the jailed leaders would be tried for treason; those demons [...]
2005-11-09 09:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3837UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...]
2005-11-12 12:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3843AU 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 13:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO SCUL XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3844ENGAGING 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 13:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3852 VOA'S AMHARIC SERVICE CONDEMNED BY GOE - NEED FOR
[...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. SUMMARY: On November 8, Charge d'Affaires met with local and London-based Voice of America correspondents. She used the meeting to discuss U.S. policy regarding Ethiopia, the role the VOA is playing in Ethiopia at a time when i [...]
2005-11-15 08:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM KPAO PREL ET VOA UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3855 FY04 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANNUAL SUMMARY
[...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. In FY04, post provided funding for six (6) Democracy and Human Rights projects totaling USD 74,783.00. Post selected these projects in accordance with the Mission Performance Plan. FY04 projects improved the quality of life for approximately 155,125 Ethiopians in f [...]
2005-11-15 10:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM KDEM SOCI PREL ET
05ADDISABABA3864ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER VOICES CONCERN ON UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu summoned the Charge Nov. 15 to pass a copy of a letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin to UN Security Council President Denisov on the Council's pending resolution regarding the Ethio-Eritrean border. Tekeda argued tha [...]
2005-11-15 15:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PGOV ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3867ETHIOPIA: CHARGE PRESSES MFA STATE MINISTER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge took advantage of a meeting with State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu to urge that the GOE to move engage those opposition leaders not imprisoned and prevent further unrest. She called for humanitarian treatment -- and preferably release -- of large numbers [...]
2005-11-16 12:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3911MELES MORE UPBEAT ON INTERNAL SITUATION AND E/E BORDER
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: I met with Prime Minister Meles Saturday afternoon on internal and border issues. Meles rejected the possiblity of CUDP jailed leaders being released, but promised that the democratic process would proceed with a review of Parliamentary rules, NEB -- National E [...]
2005-11-22 11:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ET EE BORDER UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3915 ETHIOPIA: VOA ON THE HOT SEAT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A November 15 meeting with State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu provided the opportunity for the Charge to discuss the Government of Ethiopia's concerns regarding reporting by the VOA's Amharic Service, as well as larger issues of GOE press outreach and its relatio [...]
2005-11-22 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM KPAO PREL ET VOA
05ADDISABABA3930ETHIOPIAN MILITARY OCCUPIES FORMER UNMEE OUTPOST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations officials will publicly announce today that Ethiopia has violated the 2000 cessation of hostilities agreement, by occupying a strategic former UNMEE observation post within the Temporary Security Zone that provides access to Assab. UNMEE military observers abandon [...]
2005-11-22 14:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3941DARFUR 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 14:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3954ETHIOPIA: DIVIDED CUD STRUGGLES TO RECOVER FROM CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE's comprehensive crackdown on the CUD has left remaining leaders of Ethiopia's largest opposition party fearful, divided and so far paralyzed. At least 25 of 60 supreme council members are in jail; many others are under surveillance and afraid to engage in political activit [...]
2005-11-28 12:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3984ETHIOPIA: PM MELES WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT ON SOMALIA, CALLS IT GREATEST LONG-TERM SECURITY THREAT
[...] (C) Summary: PM Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto Nov. 29 that Ethiopia welcomed increased USG engagement on Somalia. He called the rise of extremism in Somalia the greatest long-term security threat to the region, but said there was still time to address it before the danger increased. M [...]
2005-11-30 13:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL KPKO MARR ET ER SO
05ADDISABABA3991ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TELLS DAS YAMAMOTO THAT GOE IS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-01 11:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3997ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO TALKS DEMOCRACY, SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting DAS Don Yamamoto told Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda the GOE had to move faster to strengthen key democratic institutions and to release imprisoned CUD opposition leaders. He and Amb. Huddleston highlighted increasing concern about Ethiopian human rights and democracy a [...]
2005-12-01 13:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ET ELEC
05ADDISABABA3998AF DAS YAMAMOTO AND AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 28 meeting with AF DAS Donald Yamamoto, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare voiced concern that lack of progress on the internal political crisis in Ethiopia could push the country to war with Eritrea over the unresolved border issue. H [...]
2005-12-01 13:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ER SO ET AF UNION EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4000ETHIOPIA: MELES DISCUSSES BORDER ISSUE WITH DAS
[...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto and Charge Huddleston November 29, that the time is not yet ripe to move forward on the boundary dispute with Eritrea. The Prime Minister said he would not send a team to attend a meeting called by the EEBC, but was not [...]
2005-12-01 13:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4016AU ON AMIS: TRANSITION TO BLUE HATS "ONE OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Acting Peace and Security Commissioner El-Ghassim Wane confirmed to Addis-based partner representatives December 5 that the AU expects that the December 10-20 planning mission to Darfur to assess AMIS will make recommendations regarding the future of AMIS, to in [...]
2005-12-05 13:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS EAID SU AF UNION DARFUR
05ADDISABABA4044ERITREAN UNMEE EJECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM ADDIS
[...] (C) On December 7, NATO ambassadors met to review with UNMEE deputy Amb. Ennifar the Eritrean decision to order the withdrawal of US, Canadian, European and Russian staff from UNMEE within ten days. Amidst considerable hand-wringing, there was consensus that -- as per reftel -- the internatio [...]
2005-12-07 13:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4046UNMEE OFFICIALS AWAITING GUIDANCE ON ERITREA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's demand that American, Canadian, and European (including Russian) UNMEE staff depart within 10 days could affect Ethiopia's previous commitment to withdraw troops from the border, senior UNMEE officials say. UNMEE is awaiting guidance from New York on whether to comply w [...]
2005-12-08 06:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA4066MELES ON THE E/E BORDER - ETHIOPIA WILL RE-DEPLOY
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CJTF-HOA Commander General Ghormley and Ambassador concerning expansion of civil affairs projects in the Ogaden, Prime Minister Meles provided us with a read out on the border situation. He said that Isaias is sending signals to the US and the UN because he want [...]
2005-12-08 15:01:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4072AU CONSIDERING FOUR MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the return of its reconnaissance mission to the Great Lakes, the African Union (AU) is considering four military options to support forcible disarmament of ex-FAR and Interahamwe elements in the DRC. The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) is scheduled to meet in mid- [...]
2005-12-09 09:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MOPS EAID CG AF UNION
05ADDISABABA4073ETHIOPIA NAMES COMMISSION TO PROBE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to calls from the international community and its citizens, the GOE named members of a commission of inquiry to probe the June and November electoral-related violence. Members of the new commission approved on December 6 by Ethiopia's parliament include religious lea [...]
2005-12-09 10:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA4075PM MELES AND PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION AGREE TO
[...] (C) Summary: PM Meles told me in a meeting on Dec. 9 that he would personally participate in the new round of political dialogue with Parliamentary opposition leaders, which would begin with three days of talks Dec. 12-14. While initially limited to leaders of the UEDF and OFDM, the PM hoped t [...]
2005-12-09 10:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC
05ADDISABABA4082ETHIOPIA: THE WAY FORWARD ON POLITICAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Forward movement on democratization in Ethiopia is essential to avoid further political violence as well as a further deterioration in the human rights and political freedoms. An improveme in the political climate also appears to be the most practical and effective way to obtain [...]
2005-12-09 13:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA4097ETHIOPIA: THE WAY FORWARD ON POLITICAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Forward movement on democratization in Ethiopia is essential to avoid further political violence as well as a further deterioration in the human rights and political freedoms. An improvement in the political climate also appears to be the most practical and effective way to obta [...]
2005-12-12 14:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA4178EUCOM 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 08:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHSA EWWT PTER AU XA
05ADDISABABA4179AU 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 08:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO AU XA
05ADDISABABA4181ETHIOPIAN PM ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT ON UNREST,
[...] SUMMARY. In a December 13 address to Parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi focused on the impending prosecution of CUD opposition party members, a newly established commission set to probe the June and December violence, and Ethiopia's commitment to withdraw troops near the borde [...]
2005-12-22 10:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
05ADDISABABA4182ETHIOPIA: LIVELY DEBATE ON MELES' "STATE OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi addressed Parliament December 13 on the impending prosecution of CUD opposition party members, a newly established commission set to probe the June and December violence, Ethiopia's commitment to pull military forces away from the border wit [...]
2005-12-22 11:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
05ADDISABABA4187UNMEE TRANSFERS STAFF TO ETHIOPIA TO AVERT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE has "temporarily" transferred 80 personnel from Eritrea to Ethiopia, in order to comply with Eritrea's demand that U.S., Canadian, European, and Russian staff depart Eritrea. While acknowledging the transfer of civilian administrative staff (e.g., handling personnel and te [...]
2005-12-22 14:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO ET ER
05ADDISABABA4199AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]
2005-12-23 12:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4201AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]
2005-12-23 12:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4202JAILED ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS AWAIT TRIAL ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 21, seven weeks after being detained by the Government as anti-government demonstrations rocked the capital, senior leadership of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD),along with independent journalists and members of civil society organizations, f [...]
2005-12-23 12:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM ET
05ADDISABABA4223AU BUREAU DIRECTOR ON U.S.-AU RELATIONS, AU
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) welcomes plans to enhance U.S.-AU relations and is willing to work with the USG on privileges and immunities for a U.S. Ambassador to the AU, AU Bureau of the Chairperson Director Mamadou Lamine Diallo told PolEconCouns and Poloff December 27. The AU plans [...]
2005-12-28 13:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU AU ER ET
05ADDISABABA4234DARFUR: AU TELLS SACEUR NATO ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission views its collaboration with NATO on Darfur as "excellent" and welcomes discussion on how to expand NATO assistance in areas such as training, Commissioner for Peace and Security Amb. Said Djinnit told SACEUR Gen. Jones December 16. Amb. Djinnit [...]
2005-12-29 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR SU AU
05AMMAN3533LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH - EPA'S HELI PROGRAM
[...] Summary: EPA's Children's Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI) program and the Health and Environment Linkage Initiative (HELI) program, co-chaired by UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO),seek to assess the health costs of environmental factors and ultimatel [...]
2005-05-05 12:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO XF JO
05ANKARA3189REACTIONS TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on June 1 to MFA Africa Department Political Officer Melih Teves. Teves declined to provide responses on the Ethiopian post-election period, saying the matter needed further study. On June 6, Teves again declined to comment because his office had not yet rec [...]
2005-06-08 07:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM ET TU
05ANKARA6954ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05BRUSSELS1549DARFUR - RHETORIC AND REALITY OF A COMPLEX CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary. The prevailing rhetoric on Darfur conveys the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, but does not capture the complexity of the changing situation on the ground. Though the violence emerged as a result of the political conflict between the GOS and the Darfur rebels, it had a ready b [...]
2005-04-20 09:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF EAID AU SU US USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1727NATO AND EU MEET TO DISCUSS SUPPORT TO DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary. On 29 April 2005, NATO International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) led by Assistant Secretary General Kobieracki, met with EU General Secretariat SIPDIS and EU Military Staff (EUMS) members led by Director General for ESDP, Pieter Feith in the EU's Kortenb [...]
2005-05-03 14:41:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID SU ET NATO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1734TRANSATLANTIC 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 05:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3346EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA
[...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...]
2005-09-13 15:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4300TRANSATLANTIC 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 11:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS823CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2005
[...] Summary. During its February 18 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Other African Countries (France),the Caribbean (France),South America (Spain),and Central America/Mexico (U.S.). The U.K. gave a pre [...]
2005-03-01 11:08:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05DARESSALAAM2339ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 CONVERSATION WITH TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE
[...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...]
2005-12-28 14:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP
05DJIBOUTI1032005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - DJIBOUTI
[...] Summary: Lacking natural resources, Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport and a railroad linking it to Addis Ababa accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Gulf, or France. The services and co [...]
2005-01-31 11:35:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1123AMBASSADORS MEETING WITH HONORARY CONSUL FOR UK
[...] (S) On 11/10/2005 at approximately 1000 Mr. Alain Martinet, Honorary Consul for the U.K., called the Ambassador because he wanted to come to the Embassy to discuss a security issue. At 1030 the Ambassador met with Mr. Martinet who passed to the Ambassador that he had been contacted by a man [...]
2005-11-10 09:16:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETASEC PTER
05DJIBOUTI1208 ETHIOPIAN PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Ethiopian Embassy in the following Ethiopian diplomatic passport has been lost and should invalid: Name: Biruk Ketema Yadeta Passport No: DOO2812 RAGSDALE [...]
2005-12-08 07:15:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
05DJIBOUTI147SPECIAL SELF-HELP ANNUAL YEAR-END REPORT
[...] In FY 2004, Post funded eight Self-Help projects in Djibouti totaling USD 55,700. Post selected these projects in accordance with its Mission Program Plan (MPP) objectives in civil society development, economic development, public diplomacy and counter-terrorism. Projects were located in all [...]
2005-02-15 03:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI205 SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Sudanese Embassy in Djibouti that the following Sudanese Diplomatic passport has been lost and should be considered invalid: Name: Al-Hassan Ahmed Passport No: 646 Issued: 11 Feb 1992. Ragsdale [...]
2005-03-01 03:19:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
05DJIBOUTI208DJIBOUTI: POSSIBLE CI INCIDENT
[...] (S/NF) On Thursday February 24, 2005, Embassy Djibouti received an envelope from the Chinese Embassy in Djibouti containing a business proposition on behalf of the Chinese construction company "Chine Dji-Fu Sarl (formerly CSCEC)". In the proposition, the Chinese construction company briefly ou [...]
2005-03-01 10:52:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETASEC
05DJIBOUTI215 SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST
[...] (U) Embassy Djibouti has been informed by the Sudanese Embassy in Djibouti that the following Sudanese Diplomatic passport has been lost and should be considered invalid: Name: Mohamed Al-Amin Osman Mohamed Passport No: 7620 Issued: Dec. 12, 2003 RAGSDALE [...]
2005-03-02 12:16:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ER DJ
05DJIBOUTI303DJIBOUTI: REQUEST FOR CI ANALYSIS
[...] (S/NF) On Sunday, March 6, 2005, Ambassador to US Embassy Djibouti received a military delegation of French officials at her office. Prior to commencement of this meeting, one of the French military members produced a camera and began taking photos of the Ambassador and French General. These [...]
2005-03-31 07:11:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETASEC
05DJIBOUTI326STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...]
2005-04-06 14:01:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI514DJIBOUTI: RECENT CRIME ACTIVITY IS CAUSE FOR
[...] (SBU) A rash of recent criminal activity has sparked worry among Embassy personnel, both American and LES alike. Although the incidents do not indicate a crime wave, they are definitely cause for concern and caution. 2. (SBU) In the past two weeks, Post has seen three different acts of viol [...]
2005-05-30 11:35:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
05DJIBOUTI529BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...]
2005-06-05 13:07:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI530DJIBOUTI: EAC 06/05/2005
[...] (C) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 05 June, 2005 to review recent threat reporting in REFTEL. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on U.S. government interests and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potential targets in [...]
2005-06-05 13:07:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNASEC AEMR
05DJIBOUTI899DJIBOUTIAN 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 11:08:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XA DJ UNGA
05GABORONE1224MFA AND OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SHUFFLE SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is in the midst of rotating several of its senior officers into new positions. This movement will bring new incumbents to the offices of the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Director for Multilate [...]
2005-08-26 10:34:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV BC
05GABORONE523GENERAL WALD AND SADC SECGEN DISCUSS SADC'S NEW
[...] (C) Summary. Meeting with SADC Secgen Prega Ramsamy in Gaborone April 13, General Charles Wald explained how the U.S. could assist the African Union (AU) and its regional components, including SADC, to equip, train, organize and support the new Regional Responses Forces (RRFs). General Wald [...]
2005-04-14 04:15:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR US BC SADC POL MIL
05GENEVA1065UNHCR REPLIES TO DEMARCHE ON MALNUTRITION IN CHAD
[...] (U) RMA Officers delivered ref A demarche to UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner (AHC) Kamel Morjane and Head of Desk for Chad and Darfur Craig Sanders, who promised to investigate and reply to questions and concerns raised. DCM and RMA officer met with Director of Sudan Operations Jean Marie F [...]
2005-04-27 04:38:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM CD UNHCR
05GENEVA1380UNHCR: NEW COMMISSIONER OFF TO A STRONG START,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 12:05:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1523UNHCR: AMBITIOUS AGENDA OUTLINED BY NEW HIGH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Moley paid a courtesy call on Antonio Guterres June 14, the eve of Guterres' assumption of post as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR.) On June 17, Guterres met with a larger group in an informal session of UNHCR's Executive Committee (ExCom). In bo [...]
2005-06-20 08:52:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF UNHCR
05KINSHASA1260FOREIGN MINISTER CONCURS WITH U.S. ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel A points August 3 to Foreign Minister Ramazani. The GDRC's position on United Nations reform is similar to that of the U.S. and remains unchanged from previous meetings. Ramazani agreed that focusing solely on Security Council reform and moving forward witho [...]
2005-08-03 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1641LRA UPDATE: FARDC DEPLOYMENTS, CONTACTS WITH
[...] (C) MONUC Divisional Commander Gen Cammaert confirmed October 1 separately to the Ambassador and PolCouns that MONUC was initiating during the weekend the transport of FARDC troops already in Aru (Ituri District, Orientale Province) to Aba (Haut-Uele District, Orientale Province) to deal with [...]
2005-10-03 10:41:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV KPKO UG CG
05LAGOS1450VIRGIN NIGERIA APPLIES FOR U.S. ROUTE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. Virgin Nigeria (VN) CEO, Simon Harford, and Head of Corporate Development, Yemi Osindero, recently told ConGen officers their application for a direct U.S. route was nearly completed, and requested Embassy officials submit the [...]
2005-09-19 09:48:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1512VIRGIN NIGERIA RILES DOMESTIC COMPETITORS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Many Nigerian airline executives continue to view Virgin Nigeria (VN) as a foreign carrier, which in its bid to look Nigerian, receives far too much government support. The other airlines contend that this alleged preferential treatment has made it difficult for them to compet [...]
2005-09-29 08:47:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LILONGWE539REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE
[...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]
2005-06-24 10:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE542REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE
[...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]
2005-06-27 05:33:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05MADRID2186SPANISH RESPONSE TO AFRICAN UNION AIRLIFT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary: Spain has opted to go the European Union route in offering assistance to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Spain has donated two small tactical transport planes to the AU as part of the EU effort, and has lent along with the planes Spanish pilots and maintenance workers [...]
2005-06-08 10:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP SU NATO
05MASERU552ARTICLE 98 UPDATE
[...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...]
2005-10-28 12:11:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LT KICC
05MASERU553DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING
[...] (C) On October 28, Ambassador reviewed key points concerning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's increasing extremism and unacceptable statements including that "Israel must be wiped off the map" during discussion with Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki. Moleleki stated that in his opin [...]
2005-10-28 12:11:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM IR LT
05MASERU555ARTICLE 98 UPDATE
[...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...]
2005-10-28 12:14:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LT KICC
05NAIROBI4758SUDAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY CONFERS WITH INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 8 meeting with international partners in Nairobi, Deputy Secretary Zoellick emphasized the urgency of conveying to the various parties in Sudan the need to regain momentum in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Speaking with representatives from Eur [...]
2005-11-16 07:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SU KE SLM CPA
05NAIROBI4928FOLLOW UP TO ETHIOPIANS ARRESTED AT JOMO KENYATTA
[...] (S/NF) Explosive residue examination conducted by SIMO (using post's itemisers) on the left insole of the pair of shoes discussed in reftels, detected traces of the highly explosive substance, Pentaerythrol Trinitrate (PETN). On 11/28, Embassy Legal Attach and SIMO expert were given access to [...]
2005-11-29 12:14:00Embassy NairobiSECRETASEC PTER KE
05NDJAMENA1020CHADIAN REBELS, RUMORS, REALITIES, AND REACTIONS
[...] (S NF) Summary: Speculation about the existence of Chadian rebel groups continues to make Chadians uneasy about the regime's stability. The often conflicting reports and wide-ranging opinions about the size, composition, capabilities, and agendas of Chadian rebel groups make it difficult to [...]
2005-06-27 12:05:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1134SCENARIOS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: Chad is currently experiencing another period of heightened uncertainty. Deby has been able to navigate through them in the past. (Reftels) Nonetheless, the removal of presidential term limits through a less-than-transparent public referendum has many observers wondering what [...]
2005-07-15 09:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1209DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]
2005-08-02 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1214OUTREACH TO DARFUR REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SuQ Liberation Movement (SLM) members say that they will not be ready to return to the negotiating table on August 24. Special Representative to the Darfur Talks Ambassador John Yates, Ambassador Wall, and P/E officer delivered points per reftel to the SLM leaders on July 29 [...]
2005-08-04 06:24:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1262CHAD: MEETING WITH NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the newly installed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Allam-mi Ahmad (former diplomatic advisor to the President),the Minister commented on the current state of the Darfur peace process and the need for the rebel movements to "improve representivity." [...]
2005-08-17 08:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PREL PREF KUNR
05NDJAMENA1377SALIM ON THE NEXT ROUND OF DARFUR PEACE TALKS, SLM
[...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Chad for consultations over September 8-9, the African Union's Special Envoy for Darfur, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, shared his views on the upcoming round of peace talks. Salim is committed to starting the talks on September 15, but acknowledges that members of [...]
2005-09-10 17:52:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1378EIGHTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: JUMP-STARTING THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met September 8-9, taking advantage of a visit by the African Union's Special Envoy for Darfur, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim. The agenda was devoid of any overtly controversial issues and focused on a report by the Cease-fi [...]
2005-09-10 17:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1412WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR REBELS: SLM CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wall met with members of Mini Minawi's camp of the Sudan Liberation Movement on September 12 to discuss their views on the recently held Joint Commission, their conference plans, and the Abuja talks. The high-level group explained the importance the field commanders [...]
2005-09-16 08:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1487CHAD PROTESTS CROSS-BORDER ATTACK FROM SUDAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for AF/SPG, AF/PD. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Chad has told the Government of Sudan to close its consulate in Abeche and announced the withdrawal of its consulate from El Geneina, Sudan after a cross-border jandjaweed attack killed over 36 civilians o [...]
2005-10-04 07:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1546NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR: CHADIAN VIEWS ON REPARING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15 to share USG ideas on organizing an all-inclusive conference for the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),Foreign Minister Allam-mi Ahmad welcomed U.S. assistance for the conference and said Chad already is working on the preparation [...]
2005-10-17 10:28:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1547NINTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Commission (JC) on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met October 13-14 in N'Djamena. The key agenda item, strengthening the cease-fire, was never completely covered, but participants vowed to rejuvenate the JC and reaffirmed their commitments to participate regularl [...]
2005-10-17 11:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1616REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR and P/E Officer visited Bahai, Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, and border areas of Bamina and Tine from October 17-19. The security situation was calm at the time of the visit, although fighting in Sudan around October 21 resulted in nine suspected combatants crossing the border [...]
2005-11-01 12:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA162PRESIDENT DEBY APPEALS FOR HELP
[...] (C) Summary: Darfur threatens to become a regional catastrophe and Chad proposes hosting a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-Fire in a new attempt to head it off, President Deby told us February 4. In the meeting he requested with the Ambassador, he appeale [...]
2005-02-04 19:07:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1624 CENTRAL AFRICAN REFUGEES: PRM VISITS CAMPS IN
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange (Deputy Director of the Africa Office) and Neil Ahlsten (Chad/Darfur Program Officer) traveled to southern Chad from October 10-15 to visit the refugee camps in Amboko and Yaroungou. The visit was prompted by the arrival of an estimated 10,700 new refugees from th [...]
2005-11-02 16:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV CD SU CZ
05NDJAMENA163TURNING UP THE HEAT: HIGH-LEVEL JOINT COMMISSION
[...] (U) Summary: Chad will host a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-fire for Darfur on February 15. The meeting will include the presidents of Nigeria, Sudan, and Gabon, and the foreign ministers of other countries, according to Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum [...]
2005-02-04 19:16:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA22SIXTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. The Sixth Session of the Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire (JC) was unable to break through the impasse over the Government of Sudan's (GOS) offensive operations in December. The mediation team and international community failed to persuade the movements to [...]
2005-01-07 10:05:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA260PRESIDENT DEBY DOUBTS AFRICAN UNION'S CAPACITY ON
[...] (C) Summary. The African Union (AU) is not up to the task of establishing a tribunal on Darfur, but the decision on how to proceed should reflect whatever AU consensus is reached, President Deby told the Ambassador February 18. In the meeting held to convey the Secretary's letter to him on [...]
2005-02-18 17:17:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO PHUM PREL KAWC SU CD
05NDJAMENA261DEBY HOSTS HEADS OF STATE MEETING ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir agreed to stop aerial activity over Darfur and implement a unilateral ceasefire during the N'Djamena Summit on Darfur held on February 16. Bashir also told the heads of state of Chad, Gabon, Congo, representatives of Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, the [...]
2005-02-19 11:47:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA262SEVENTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: PROCESS INCHING
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby and African Union Commission President Alpha Konare opened the well-attended seventh Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire (JC) on February 16. Despite an announced "boycott" of the meeting by leaders of the rebel movements, the Sudan Liber [...]
2005-02-20 12:00:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA263RUMORS OF REFUGEES RETURNING TO SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Per Ref A, P/E officer met with UNHCR officials, representatives of the National Movement for Reform and Democracy (NMRD),members of the Chad mediation team on Darfur, African Union (AU) officials responsible for Darfur, and members of the African Union Ceasefire Commission to [...]
2005-02-20 12:14:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA28CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REFUGEES: DON'T FORGET US!
[...] Summary. Central African refugees told Ambassador Wall not to forget their plight during his visit to Amboko Camp in Gore on December 14. Amboko, in southern Chad near the border with Central African Republic, has been open since June 2003 and hosts 13,800 refugees who fled political unrest [...]
2005-01-10 06:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM CD SU CT
05NDJAMENA281ICRC OPERATIONS IN CHAD
[...] Summary. In addition to ICRC's traditional activities in Chad (e.g. detention visits and international humanitarian law dissemination),ICRC is playing a key role in eastern Chad in assisting refugee populations and local communities. ICRC's work with refugees specifically focuses on family [...]
2005-02-23 10:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA282REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM/USAID VISIT TO TREGUINE,
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange and USAID/FFP (DART) Suzanne Poland traveled to the Adre region of Eastern Chad from February 16-18 to visit the refugee camps of Treguine, Bredjing, and Farchana and to meet with staff from UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, Chadian Red Cross, MSF, Secadev, CORD, and CARE. Camp po [...]
2005-02-23 10:21:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU USAID
05NDJAMENA283REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]
2005-02-23 10:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA370CHAD SEEKS HELP TO PAY FOR DARFUR MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary. Chad needs help to defray the expenses of its mediation effort on Darfur and is asking for U.S. assistance, according to President Deby's top foreign affairs and military advisors. In the meeting they requested with the Ambassador March 7, the two leaders of Chad's mediation t [...]
2005-03-08 17:42:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA405CHAD'S CHANGING TACTICS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Chadian President Idriss Deby's latest move to break the current impasse in Darfur involves working with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Currently, the Chadian Government is hosting a number of leaders and field commanders from the SLM in N'Djamena for discussions about the move [...]
2005-03-17 13:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA441CHADIAN TACTICS ALARM AFRICAN UNION
[...] (C) Summary: African Union officials are concerned that Chad's attempts to change the leadership of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) will contribute to major delays in restarting the Abuja talks. Ambassador Sam Ibok and Boubou Niang stopped in N'Djamena for consultations from March 18 to [...]
2005-03-22 13:48:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA542SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD REPORT ONGOING VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese refugees crossing the border into eastern Chad say violence continues to rage in Darfur, a claim backed by workers from international and non-governmental organizations and African Union monitors based in Chad and Sudan. Refugees described combined attacks involving S [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA543RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA555DARFUR REBEL DEMARCHE: HARIR AND SHOGAR ON SLM'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered points in ref A to Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) members Dr. Sharif Harir and Adam Shogar on April 4. Both SLM leaders praised USG efforts on behalf of the three recently passed U.N. Security Council resolutions. They also reaffirmed their commitment [...]
2005-04-06 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA565CHAD PUBLICLY ACCUSES SUDAN OF AIDING CHADIAN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 8, the Chadian Government convoked the diplomatic corps to accuse Khartoum publicly of "maintaining, arming, and financing" Chadian rebel groups inside Sudan. There are 3,000 Chadian rebels near El Geneina, Sudan, according to the Minister of Justice. Chad has long su [...]
2005-04-11 06:27:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA60SENATOR FEINGOLD GETS AN EARFUL ON DARFUR IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold heard a number of perspectives on Darfur-related issues during his visit to Chad January 12-13. Feingold met with Sudanese refugees at Iridimi Refugee camp, held discussions with Foreign Minister Yamassoum and the Chad mediation team over the status of th [...]
2005-01-18 06:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA791SLM PLANS FOR DARFUR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) appears to be moving ahead with its plans to hold a meeting of its members in Darfur to make leadership changes. The long-awaited meeting may take place in three weeks time. SLM members from Asmara and Nairobi began arriving in N'Djamena to [...]
2005-05-16 10:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA814REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND
[...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...]
2005-05-20 10:46:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA834REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART I)
[...] Summary: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration officers Margaret McKelvey (Director of the Africa Office) and Hazel Reitz (Chad Program Officer and UNHCR liaison officer) visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of progress of protection and assistance efforts for Da [...]
2005-05-23 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA835REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART II)
[...] (C) Summary: Bureau for Population, Migration, and Refugees Officers Margaret McKelvey and Hazel Reitz traveled to Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of protection and assistance efforts in eastern Chad. This is the third of three cables from the visit. (Refs A and B). Some [...]
2005-05-24 06:53:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA877WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND POACHING PATTERNS IN CHAD
[...] Begin Summary. Recent evidence of wildlife traf-ficking in Chad two distinct fronts: Gulf State Arab hunters/falconers engaging in sp in northern Chad and Sudanese poachers complicit with poor Chadian hu south-central regions. The combined toll of these activities on Chad remaining mammal po [...]
2005-06-01 14:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID CD
05NDJAMENA884SENATOR BIDEN MEETS REFUGEES AND REBELS, URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Joseph Biden delivered a strong message of U.S. support for the resolution of the crisis in Darfur, tempered by a frank discourse on the USG limitations, during his visit to Chad from May 31 to June 1. Biden traveled to Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp near Bahai, where he m [...]
2005-06-02 16:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA933CHADIAN MEDIATION TEAM VIEWS ON ABUJA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Chad's non-attendance for the opening days of the peace talks in Abuja stems from the mediation team's misgivings over the preparedness of the rebel movement delegations to negotiate and suspicions of Libyan maneuvering to close a deal outside the Abuja process. Ambassador Wall [...]
2005-06-14 16:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05OTTAWA1697DEMARCHE REQUEST: NATO: AIRLIFT TO THE AFRICAN
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche points on Friday, June 3, to Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) Sudan Task Force Director Wendy Gilmour and NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart. FAC forwarded the points to the NATO policy office at National Defence. Promising us a "more definitive answer" late [...]
2005-06-06 14:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR SU CA NATO
05PARIS2262 FRANCE STRENGTHENS PUSH FOR "CULTURAL EXCEPTION"
[...] (SBU) France has ramped up its efforts to influence UNESCO-sponsored discussions on a Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions ("Cultural Diversity Convention"),which it apparently sees as a vehicle to strengthen the "cultural exception" to [...]
2005-04-05 13:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL KIPR ETRD FR EUN
05PARIS3146DARFUR: FRENCH PREFER EU MISSION, BUT WOULD
[...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official confirmed France's preference for an EU assistance mission to the African Union (AU) in Darfur. While the French approach is still evolving, MFA officials believe the EU should continue to build on its existing assistance efforts to the AU (AMIS). Towards th [...]
2005-05-10 14:41:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SU FR NATO EUN
05PARIS3491FRENCH ON MAY 23-24 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on May 16 and spoke with MFA deputy chief for Common Foreign and Security Policy Pascal LeDeunff on May 19. LeDeunff described Sudan as "incontestably the most important" subject the GAERC will tackle; said that the EU-3 will seek EU support for th [...]
2005-05-20 16:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALCH PREL SU MARR MOPS PARM KNNP MNUC FR EUN NATO
05PARIS3682MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS IN
[...] MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS IN WASHINGTON 2. CENTRAL ASIA: UZBEKISTAN 3. DARFUR AND NATO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: IN THE WANING DAYS BEFORE THE VOTE ON MAY 29 TO RATIFY THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION, PRESIDENT CHIRAC GAVE HIS ALL IN A TELEVISED ADDRESS LAST EVENING WARNING THE FRENCH AGAINST "MISTA [...]
2005-05-27 10:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS3924FRENCH REACTIONS TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD
[...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher discussed developments in Ethiopia with MFA AF DAS-equivalent Jean-Christophe Belliard June 6. Belliard recounted that he had recently discussed Ethiopia with NSC Africa Advisor Courville and UK FCO AF A/S-equivalent in London. During that meeting, he said, there w [...]
2005-06-06 16:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM ET FR
05PRETORIA2374SOUTH AFRICA, BIOSAFETY UPDATE AND STATE SENIOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a June 8-15 visit to South Africa, State Department Special Advisor for Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak met with government officials, researchers, private sector representatives and officials from the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to discuss ag [...]
2005-06-20 08:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
05PRETORIA2854SOUTH AFRICA INTENSIFIES ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE;
[...] (C) Summary. Over the last ten days, South Africa has become increasingly concerned about the deteriorating economic situation in Zimbabwe and has intensified its diplomatic activity to find a solution to the crisis. Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka traveled to Zimbabwe July 13 and met with Zi [...]
2005-07-19 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EFIN KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA3141CABINET GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO ZIMBABWE LOAN;
[...] (U) The South African Cabinet announced August 3 that it is "open" to providing assistance to Zimbabwe, including "provision of a loan facility in relation to Zimbabwe's obligations to the International Monetary Fund" (full Cabinet statement on Zimbabwe loan at para 5). Government spokesman J [...]
2005-08-05 04:53:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON KDEM ZI SF
05ROME1264 A REPORT BY USUN ROME AMBASSADOR TONY HALL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Tony Hall, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Ethiopia and Uganda from March 16 through 23, 2005, to investigate humanitarian issues in both countries. In Ethiopia Ambassador Hall visited USAID-funded projects for HIV/AIDS orphans and mothers, observ [...]
2005-04-14 11:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR ET UG UN
05ROME2413SOMALIA: ITALY REQUESTS CLOSER CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Although we may differ on what should be addressed first--nation-building or local assistance that supports peaceful development of a national government--Italy supports U.S. goals for Somalia. In Italy's view the greatest threat Somalia faces is not renewed fighting by warlor [...]
2005-07-20 06:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SO ET IT YE
05SOFIA1031BULGARIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION
[...] (C) The GOB has not adopted any special decisions on the Ethiopian elections and will follow the EU's position on the issue, according to a nonpaper delivered to us on June 6 from the MFA Africa Directorate. The MFA did not address directly the questions in reftel, but has pledged itself to su [...]
2005-06-09 07:54:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV PHUM ET BU
05TELAVIV4029LABOR PARTY PRIMARIES POSTPONED, PERHAPS TO
[...] (C) The Labor Party Central Committee's June 26 decision to postpone party chairmanship primaries -- originally scheduled for June 28 -- until after an open-ended investigation into party registration irregularities, could delay the primaries until after disengagement and possibly until Novem [...]
2005-06-27 10:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05THEHAGUE2446THE 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 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05TUNIS1204GENERAL JONES MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with MFA Deputy Foreign Minister for American and Asian Affairs Chtioui June 3, General Jones urged continued Tunisian cooperation with EUCOM and NATO as both entities expanded their scope to include Africa. Chtioui said Tunisia was ready to work together in a numb [...]
2005-06-06 15:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TS EU
05VIENNA1770AUSTRIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns discussed reftel points on May 31 with Caroline Gudenus, the DAS-level head of African affairs in the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Middle East and African Affairs. 2. (SBU) Gudenus noted that the EU Presidency had issued a statement referring to the EU election [...]
2005-05-31 14:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM ET AU
06ABIDJAN1105GBAGBO AND SUPPORTERS ADOPT A TOUGHER LINE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Tensions are running higher in Abidjan as President Gbagbo's mandate nears its end and in the run-up to the October 6 ECOWAS meeting on Cote d'Ivoire. President Gbagbo and his supporters, particularly FPI President N'Guessan, have adopted a tougher, uncompromising stance, and t [...]
2006-10-03 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1150COTE D'IVOIRE: FORCES NOUVELLES COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: FN Spokesman Lobognon expressed deep disappointment at the outcome of the Abuja Summit on Cote d'Ivoire, suggesting it would allow President Gbagbo to drag his feet on the identification process for yet another year. Lobognon added that Gbagbo acted to obstruct the consensus adop [...]
2006-10-12 15:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1173GOVERNMENT CREATES 133 JUDGESHIPS TO RESUME AND
[...] (U) President Gbagbo has signed a decree creating 133 judgeships throughout Cote d'Ivoire, in areas controlled by both the government and the New Forces. The decree was signed on October 5 but only published on October 17, on the eve of the AU Peace and Security Council meeting on Cote d'Ivoi [...]
2006-10-18 17:29:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN1207COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...]
2006-10-30 14:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN926COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL
[...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR),dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...]
2006-08-18 10:40:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABUJA729DARFUR PEACE TALKS: PRONK WARNS UN TRANSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: (SBU) UN Special Representative for Sudan Jan Pronk expressed his concern that the African Union's top leadership, including Alpha Omar Konare, does not support the transition of an AU force to UN in Sudan on April 1 and 2. Pronk told USDEL and international partners that Ko [...]
2006-04-03 10:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ACCRA66DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HAT: GHANA
[...] (SBU) On January 5, PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of African Union Affairs Kwabena Baah-Doudu to urge the Government of Ghana to press the AU to request that the UN begin planning to re-hat the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2006, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Baah-D [...]
2006-01-09 16:24:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU
06ADDISABABA100ETHIOPIA: MELES ON INTERNAL SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a discussion with Prime Minister Meles on January 9, principally on ways to deal with border demarcation and Dr. Frazer's visit, Meles made the following points regarding the internal situation: -- The bulk of the youth charged with violent acts will be released rather than [...]
2006-01-11 13:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR
06ADDISABABA1003DPKO ASG ANNABI MAKES TRANSITION PROGRESS WITH AU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN is cautiously optimistic that planning for transition of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN mission is on better footing following consultations with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit and his team, UN ASG for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi [...]
2006-04-14 13:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1005DARFUR: AU CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRANSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary/action request: Addis-based Darfur Liaison Group (LG) heads of mission met April 14 with African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit to discuss the AU's draft roadmap for implementation of the March 10 Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision on Darfur [...]
2006-04-14 14:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA1022ETHIOPIA: CUD SECRETARY GENERAL MYSTERIOUSLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to family members and media reports, former secretary-general of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Muluneh Eyoule was moved from Kaliti prison April 8 to an undisclosed location. While government officials declined to acknowledge the current whereabouts of [...]
2006-04-17 06:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ADDISABABA1042ETHIOPIA: MELES REACHING OUT TO SOME INTERNAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Charge pressed PM Meles again to release on bail at least some of those facing treason charges in connection with November riots. While the PM offered no concessions now, he reaffirmed that after the trial had been completed, political options were available. Meles also prom [...]
2006-04-19 05:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC MARR ET
06ADDISABABA1055AU SEIZED WITH CHAD-SUDAN AND SUDAN HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) will send a delegation to Ndjamena to gather more information on alleged Sudanese support for Chadian rebels in order to brief the Peace and Security Council (PSC),AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM April 17. Djinnit underto [...]
2006-04-19 14:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU CD AU
06ADDISABABA115AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The January 23-24 African Union (AU) Summit in Khartoum will focus on the AU's efforts to make the organization more relevant for Africa, while retaining international credibility. The Summit will spotlight education, social and cultural issues, though the AU Commission's mod [...]
2006-01-11 17:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA1154ETHIOPIA: REPORTS OF ATTACKS ON ANUAK REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Addis Ababa and other embassy contacts confirmed mid-April reports of Ethiopian troop movements along the Sudanese border in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia, but deemed media reports of widescal [...]
2006-04-26 04:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL MOPS ET SU
06ADDISABABA1160ETHIOPIA: CUDP REESTABLISHED, BUT DIASPORA BRIBES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Moderate elected officials from the CUDP have finally succeeded in achieving renewed legal recognition of Ethiopia's largest opposition organization. The provisional re-registration of the party April 24 has drawn fire from hard-line members of the Ethiopian Diaspora, however, as [...]
2006-04-26 11:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1186DARFUR AND CHAD: DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO AU
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) expects to produce a well-informed report on the internal situation in Chad and allegations of Sudanese involvement in the attempted coup as a result of its fact finding mission which concluded April 26, AU Commission Chairperson Chief of Staff Amb. John Kay [...]
2006-04-27 14:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU CD AU
06ADDISABABA1187ETHIOPIA: IMPRISONED CUD LEADER READY TO PROMOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pastor Daniel of the NGO Justice For All, Prison Fellowship Ethiopia, has informed post that imprisoned Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leader Yacob Hailemariam agreed to write a conciliatory note to the Prime Minister as a first act in beginning dialogue with the GOE. END [...]
2006-04-27 15:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1188DAS YAMAMOTO MEETING WITH PM MELES: BORDER AND
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told DAS Don Yamamoto on April 22 that Ethiopia will participate in the next Ethiopia-Eritrean Border Commission (EEBC) meeting in order to keep the lines of communication open. He reiterated that Ethiopia accepts the EEBC decision without condition. [...]
2006-04-28 07:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALET PGOV PREL
06ADDISABABA1194SUDAN/DARFUR: AU COMMISSION DEMARCHED ON GRAIDA
[...] (SBU) Deputy pol/econ counselor delivered ref A points on USG concerns about further violence in south Darfur to Ambassador Ki Doulaye Corentin, Head of the African Union Commission's Darfur Integrated Task Force (AU/DITF),on April 28. Ki Doulaye pledged to share the information with AU Pea [...]
2006-05-01 09:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SU KPKO MOPS AU
06ADDISABABA1195UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary. At the end of her three-day trip to Addis Ababa April 23-26, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour legal analysis is needed in the high profile trial of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leadership, civil society representatives and journalis [...]
2006-05-01 17:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1231SLOW START TO ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION TRIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: What was anticipated to be the opening of full-fledged evidentiary proceedings against CUD chairman Hailu Shawel and more than 100 other opposition supporters detained since November 2005 was not. Rather, prosecutors submitted, and the Court accepted, the amended charge of "attem [...]
2006-05-04 14:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA1284DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...]
2006-05-09 17:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA1313ETHIOPIA: COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Huddleston and poloff met May 9 with Frehiwot Samuel, chair of the commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005. According to Frehiwot, a career judge, the commission got off to [...]
2006-05-11 11:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ADDISABABA1319ETHIOPIA: PM APPOINTS ADDIS ABABA CARETAKER
[...] SUMMARY: In a May 10 address to parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi commended the efforts of some CUDP electees to take over administration of the city of Addis Ababa. Citing the inability of the electees to achieve the required quorum, however, Meles spoke of the need to appoi [...]
2006-05-11 14:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1326ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Two senior Ethiopian General officers told DATT May 9 and May 11 that Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have begun an offensive aimed at neutralizing Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region. The Ministry of National Defense advised that Combined Joi [...]
2006-05-12 09:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETMOPS CASC PREL ET KN
06ADDISABABA1336SUDAN-AU PSC DEMARCHE: PSC WILL LIKELY NOT ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union Commission anticipates that the upcoming May 15 AU Peace and Security Council meeting will address the implementation of the previous March PSC on AMIS transition, but will not discuss a new CONOPs for AMIS. Separately, Gabon notes that it only learned of the [...]
2006-05-12 16:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU KPKO AU
06ADDISABABA1348ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS SEEK DIALOGUE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting with the Charge May 10, opposition leaders and the moderate diaspora organization Voice of Reason discussed the need to continue dialogue with the EPRDF-led government. Voice of Reason representatives claimed that only a small (but vocal) portion of the diaspora [...]
2006-05-15 13:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA1359LOOKING AHEAD ON THE U.S.- AFRICAN UNION
[...] (SBU) Note from Charge Vicki Huddleston: This "think piece" on the African Union (AU) was drafted by political officer Cate McGeary whose brilliant coverage of the AU over the past two years has kept pace with the rapid changes in the institution and in our relations with it. Her voluminous, [...]
2006-05-16 07:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO EAID PGOV AU
06ADDISABABA140DARFUR: AU PSC ACCEPTS TRANSITION OF AMIS TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) extended the mandate of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) until March 31, 2006 and accepted "in principle" the transition of AMIS to a UN operation. The PSC will meet again in Addis at the foreign mini [...]
2006-01-17 12:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR SU AU
06ADDISABABA1400ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER AND BILATERAL DONORS
[...] SUMMARY: After nearly four months of donor requests for a high-level meeting on democratic governance, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, senior ministers, and advisors met with the Charge, other donor Ambassadors, and heads of cooperation on May 8 to launch a dialogue on governance with [...]
2006-05-19 09:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1402TRIAL OF ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION BEGINS WITH VIDEOS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six months after arrest, federal prosecutors began presenting the High Court with evidence it said would substantiate capital charges ranging from treason and attempted genocide against CUD chairman Hailu Shawel and other opposition members, independent journalists, and civil s [...]
2006-05-19 15:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA141AU SEEKS HELP FOR CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: The African Union (AU) is soliciting partner assistance to support the Multinational Force of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (FOMUC) and the Central African Republic (CAR) government. This request fol [...]
2006-01-17 12:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO CT AU
06ADDISABABA143COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN ELECTORAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The 11-member commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005 has yet to formally meet, but is scheduled to deliver its report in March. According to its chairman, Frehiwot Samuel, a career jud [...]
2006-01-17 14:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA1464SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO ETHIOPIA
[...] Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes at a critical time for Ethiopia as the country works to strengthen democracy, promote economic reforms, and reduce poverty. Ethiopia is a strong partner in the global war on terrorism. The USG is currently leading diplomatic efforts to implement the lon [...]
2006-05-25 05:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1472AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...]
2006-05-25 13:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1483ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...]
2006-05-26 13:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV ET
06ADDISABABA1499ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION DIALOGUE WITH EPRDF PROVIDES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The political dialogue between the ruling EPRDF and opposition parties UEDF and OFDM yielded its first fruit on May 22: a joint public declaration on respect for the constitution and renewed space for peaceful political activity. The government, UEDF and OFDM also agreed on a [...]
2006-05-30 15:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ET
06ADDISABABA1539ETHIOPIA: EVIDENCE WEAK SO FAR IN OPPOSITION TRIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In their case against detained opposition CUD leaders, independent journalists, and civil society representatives, the prosecution in late May presented video footage of internal CUD meetings in which the party leadership and some constituents debate whether or not MPs should tak [...]
2006-06-05 11:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1542AFRICAN UNION'S KONARE AND DJINNIT ON CHAD AND
[...] (C) African Union Chairperson Konare told U.S. Ambassador to Chad Marc Wall, accompanied by Charge, AF/E Office Director Reddick and DCM (notetaker) in a meeting May 26 that the problem in Chad is bad governance, exacerbated by the Darfur conflict. According to Konare, Sudanese President Bash [...]
2006-06-06 11:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU SU
06ADDISABABA1549SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]
2006-06-07 08:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1558ETHIOPIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SENIOR ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles' public relations and political advisor Bereket Simon engaged in a relaxed tour d'horizon with Charge May 30. Bereket told the Charge that the GOE was focusing on economic development in the Somali region and winning the support of the local population in a [...]
2006-06-07 14:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1559SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]
2006-06-08 05:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1566ETHIOPIA: UN U/S GENERAL GUEHENNO LAYS OUT NEXT
[...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Undersecretary General Jean-Marie Guehenno met with the Charge and Admiral Hunt June 7 to review the AMIS to UN transition efforts and his views of next steps. By the time he returned to Khartoum, he hoped that he would be able to gain greater clarity on the mand [...]
2006-06-08 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR SU AU
06ADDISABABA1568UNSC MISSION REPORTS TO AU THAT SUDAN HAS NOT
[...] (SBU). SUMMARY. On June 7, the visiting UN Security Council delegation visiting Addis Ababa, Chad, and Sudan, briefed representatives of the 15-member African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and AU partners (i.e., non-member states) on its June 6 meetings in Khartoum with Sudanese P [...]
2006-06-09 07:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1578ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM ASKS FOR USG ASSISTANCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge June 7 that the GOE was increasingly concerned about a growing armed population of an estimated 60 thousand ethnic Sudanese Nuer in the Gambella region of Ethiopia and believed the problem may be directly attributable to a GOS [...]
2006-06-09 13:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PREF SU
06ADDISABABA1579ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM SAYS HIGH-LEVEL MIL-TO-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt June 9 that the USG military civil affairs team activities need to be defined in terms of the broader US-Ethiopia counterterrorism relationship. Tekeda called into question the [...]
2006-06-09 13:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MOPS CASC
06ADDISABABA1581AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON FORMALLY REQUESTS NATO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AU Commission Chairperson Konare has formally requested NATO assistance for AMIS in a June 2 letter to NATO Secretary-General Scheffer, but confines the scope of such assistance to manning a handful of advisory positions in AMIS's Forward Joint Mission Headquarters and providin [...]
2006-06-09 16:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1600ETHIOPIA: GOE CONSIDERS JUNE 15 EEBC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda told Charge June 12 that the GOE did not understand why the June 15 EEBC meeting was being held, and predicted that the likely outcome would be conflict, if not a total breakdown in the current EEBC process. He asked that the USG consider p [...]
2006-06-12 15:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA1607ETHIOPIA: GOE OPPOSES ACCOMMODATION WITH SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge June 12 the GOE was concerned that USG "feelers" to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Mogadishu could affect that attitudes of other players, including the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Tekeda bemoaned the fact that many a [...]
2006-06-13 11:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC PGOV ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA1612ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...]
2006-06-13 12:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET
06ADDISABABA1615DARFUR: JEM SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two members of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told poloff June 12 that their organization sought to join the peace process under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) but urgently needed funds to hold a general congress in order to elect new leadership. End Summary [...]
2006-06-13 12:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1634ETHIOPIA: PM MELES ON SOMALIA, ERITREA BORDER AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Hunt June 13 that Ethiopia would not take military action against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia unless the ICU moved against Baidoa, which the PM did not expect them to do. Meles said the Transi [...]
2006-06-15 08:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL ASEC MARR KPKO ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA1641ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ETHIOPIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: According to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),Ethiopia remains in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1640. UNMEE is more concerned about Eritrean activities than continued Ethiopian troop movements and training. A Defense Attache c [...]
2006-06-15 13:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA1645ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION STRUGGLING TO MAKE A FOCUSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The prosecution is wrapping up the video phase of evidence in its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives. Following the demonstration of lively internal debates among CUD leadershi [...]
2006-06-15 15:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1647IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA DISCUSS SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...]
2006-06-15 17:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1648ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN MILITARY TO RESPOND IF
[...] (C) Summary. On 15 June, DATT met with MG Yohannes Gebremeskel, Head, Intelligence Main Department of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). Yohannes said the Islamic Courts are likely using "freelance" militias to expand their control beyond Mogadishu. He said they had taken Jowhar. [...]
2006-06-16 10:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1655SUDAN/DARFUR: SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post has actively engaged African Union officials and Partner representatives on the U.S. initiatives to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). 2. (U) DPA VERIFICATION: -- Prior to the June 9 departure of the joint UN-AU technical assistance mission (TAM) to Sudan, Charge [...]
2006-06-16 16:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PREL SU NATO AU
06ADDISABABA169ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Ethiopia's principal opposition parties told A/S Frazer that the GOE continued to arrest and harass their supporters, particularly in the Oromiya region. They also demanded a larger voice in Parliament. Opposition representatives asked that the USG apply more leverage [...]
2006-01-22 09:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA1690AU ADOPTS SEVEN-POINT DECISION ON SOMALIA
[...] Summary. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) at its 55th meeting held on June 17 adopted the following decision on the situation in Somalia. End Summary. 2. Begin text: Communique of the 55th Peace and Security Council Council, Â [...]
2006-06-20 13:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL IGAD SO
06ADDISABABA1691CORRECTED COPY -- IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...]
2006-06-20 13:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA170AU PRESIDENCY: ETHIOPIAN PM MELES SAYS BASHIR
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Frazer told PM Meles that increasing U.S. engagement with the African Union would be jeopardized if the upcoming AU Summit in Khartoum elected Sudanese President Bashir the next President of the General Assembly. Meles said he did not think that Bashir had the votes to be ele [...]
2006-01-22 09:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA1708ETHIOPIA: SAMORA REITERATES GOE POLICY ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary. LTG Samora Yonus, Chief of General Staff, Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) met with Commander, U.S. Central Command General John Abizaid and the Charge June 19. Topics of discussion included CJTF-HOA presence in Ethiopia, the Somalia situation, Ethiopian military intentio [...]
2006-06-21 15:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS ET SO
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 04:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU XA
06ADDISABABA1719ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS ABIZAID
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin met with Commander, U.S. Central Command General John Abizaid and the Charge June 19 to discuss the GOE's growing military force along the Somali border and its warning to the UIC that any perceived threat will be met with military action. Seyoum s [...]
2006-06-22 11:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1736AU AGREES WITH PARTNER NOMINATIONS TO STAFF FJMHQ
[...] Summary. The African Union (AU) notified its partners via note verbale June 22 that it had no objections to the partners providing all six personnel requested as advisors to the AMIS Joint Forward Headquarters in El Fasher. Furthermore, the AU had no objections to the partners' nominations f [...]
2006-06-24 12:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1737A/S FRAZER TALKS SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH AU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit called Sudan's recent refusal to accept a UN Mission in Darfur a "big problem," but ultimately agreed with A/S Frazer that the GOS was simply delaying the inevitable UN deployment as long as possible. Frazer and Djinnit agreed that [...]
2006-06-25 06:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1741A/S FRAZER TALKS SOMALIA AND DARFUR WITH IGAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Frazer met June 23 with Ethiopia-based representatives of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The Kenyan and Somali Ambassadors argued that membership in the International Somalia Contact Group (SCG) should have been cast a bit wider to include [...]
2006-06-26 07:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1743ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders from major Ethiopian opposition parties gathered at the Charge,s residence June 24 to brief A/S Frazer on the current political climate for the opposition, including the status of negotiations with the GoE on reforms to Parliamentary rules. Opposition leaders were split o [...]
2006-06-26 08:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO SO ET
06ADDISABABA1744ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...]
2006-06-26 09:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU
06ADDISABABA1745SUDAN - AU REJECTS SUPPORT TO JEM SPLINTER GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dissident representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a non-signatory to the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),seek USD 200,000 to hold a party congress in Addis Ababa to replace JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhammed. While the JEM representatives have approache [...]
2006-06-26 10:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS SU AU KPKO
06ADDISABABA1763ETHIOPIA: ANALYSIS OF OLF CONNECTIONS TO TERRORISM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to reftel request for intel analysis on the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF),Post has gathered information from local sources, including clandestine reports, to respond to the questions posed. The information collected suggests that the OLF has, and continues to, support [...]
2006-06-28 06:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ET ER
06ADDISABABA1779A/S FRAZER TALKS SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH AU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit called Sudan's recent refusal to accept a UN Mission in Darfur a "big problem," but ultimately agreed with A/S Frazer that the GOS was simply delaying the inevitable UN deployment as long as possible. Frazer and Djinnit agreed that [...]
2006-06-29 16:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1780ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...]
2006-06-29 16:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU
06ADDISABABA1781AFRICAN UNION: FRAZER URGES KONARE TO REMAIN FIRM, MOVE FAST ON AMIS TRANSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 16:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PTER AU SU SO
06ADDISABABA1782AFRICAN UNION: KONARE URGES US SUPPORT FOR SOMALI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: African Union (AU) Chairperson Konare told A/S Frazer in a June 25 meeting that the Union of Islamic Courts was currently probing to see how far it could expand, but intended to take over all of Somalia if possible. An expanding UIC would inevitably provoke war with Ethiopia, he [...]
2006-06-29 16:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPKO MOPS AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1783MELES/FRAZER REVIEW APPROACH TO SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Frazer opened the meeting by telling Prime Minister Meles that we appreciate Ethiopia's restraint and contacts warning the Union of Islamic Courts (ICU) that Ethiopia would not tolerate an attack on Baidoa as the seat of the Transitional Federal Government ( [...]
2006-06-29 16:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA1784A/S FRAZER AND PM MELES TALK ERITREAN/ETHIOPIAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 25, Prime Minister Meles and Dr. Frazer along with Charge and Admiral Hunt reviewed the Eritrean/Ethiopian talks and the road ahead. Frazer argued that progress had been made and that Ethiopia had been more flexible than Eritrea. Although the initial proposal to involv [...]
2006-06-29 16:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL
06ADDISABABA1788ETHIOPIA: VIDEO PHASE OF CUD TRIAL CONCLUDES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The prosecution wrapped up the video phase of evidence in its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives on June 26. The final four videos had nothing more damning than those videos pr [...]
2006-06-30 21:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1869ETHIOPIA: GOE SAYS NO INCURSION IN SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ethiopian government spokesman publicly denied that Ethiopian troops had crossed the Somali border and reaffirmed Ethiopia's desire to work with regional partners on a response to the situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, a senior Ethiopian military official has assured post that t [...]
2006-07-07 15:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1870ETHIOPIA: MELES ENGAGES PARLIAMENT IN FINAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his final address to parliamentarians prior to their summer recess, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi gave a wide-ranging overview of his governmentQs accomplishments and the political and economic progress in Ethiopia over the last year. He highlighted that the recent multi-par [...]
2006-07-07 15:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ER ET
06ADDISABABA1902BEREKET SAYS HR 4423 COULD HURT BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bereket Simon, public relations advisor to Ethiopia's Prime Minister with rank of Minister, told PAO that CUDP leaders' request to arrange a meeting with the jailed CUD leaders was a positive initiative, which he would support. After praising the way the Charge had conducted th [...]
2006-07-12 14:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ET
06ADDISABABA1904CORRECTED COPY - ETHIOPIA: GOE SAYS NO INCURSION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An Ethiopian government spokesman publicly denied that Ethiopian troops had crossed the Somali border and reaffirmed Ethiopia's desire to work with regional partners on a response to the situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, a senior Ethiopian military official has assured post that t [...]
2006-07-12 14:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL ASEC MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1924ETHIOPIA: PROMINENT EDITOR SAYS SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amare Aregawi, a prominent and well connected newspaper editor, told PAO in late June that the GOE perceived increased threats from several sources, including increased fundamentalism in Somalia and hardline factions of the CUDP. Amare pointed to pervasive signs of increasing Mus [...]
2006-07-14 06:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1925AU REP TO WASHINGTON DC
[...] Post received written notification (dated June 8, 2006) from the Commission of the African Union wishing to appoint the Honorable Ms. Amina Salum Ali as the African Union Representative in its office in Washington. 2. The text of the letter (dated June 8, 2006) addressed to the Embass [...]
2006-07-14 07:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AU
06ADDISABABA1951ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Neither host government, local media nor NGOs report any significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and UNMEE headquarters report several dozen children born out of wedlock who have all [...]
2006-07-17 13:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL ET ER
06ADDISABABA1954ETHIOPIA: TRADE MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Trade and Industry Minister Girma Birru assured the Charge on July 13 that the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) is fully committed to WTO accession and plans to submit the Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) no later than the end of August. Minister Girma stressed that th [...]
2006-07-18 06:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA1961DARFUR: JULY 13 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union planners state that USD 440 million will be needed to extend the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the end of December 2006 and have it implement the additional tasks required by the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The degree of AMIS enhancement will depend large [...]
2006-07-19 04:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1970WORLD BANK PRESIDENT'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 08:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KHUM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1987ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION STEPS UP EVIDENCE IN CUD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prosecution has completed the presentation of audiocassettes and most written evidence in the case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives. In contrast to the previously presented [...]
2006-07-20 12:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2002ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT JULY 17 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. World Bank Writes off Ethiopia's 3.61bn Debt -------------------------------------------- 2. The International Development Association (IDA) [...]
2006-07-21 05:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2009AFRICAN 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 08:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV AU XA
06ADDISABABA2021NATO REPORTS LITTLE PROGRESS IN BOOSTING NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning Maurits Jochems and other NATO representatives cite little progress in convincing African Union officials to allow NATO to expand the types of assistance it is now providing to the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS),despite earlier co [...]
2006-07-24 12:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2032ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENTARY REFORMS DEMONSTRATE A STEP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In early 2006, the Ethiopian government, in conjunction with donors, commissioned international experts from four parliamentary democracies (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and India) to develop a set of parliamentary procedure reform recommendations for the Ethiopian House of [...]
2006-07-25 06:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ET KDEM
06ADDISABABA2041SOMALIA: TFG REPORTS ICU FORCES' ADVANCE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia and permrep to the AU, Abdulkarim Farah, expects IGAD foreign ministers to endorse a detailed plan early next week for a peace support operation (IGASOM) to Somalia, following which the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) may take further action. [...]
2006-07-25 13:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2042SOMALI PERMREP BRIEFS AU PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) met to discuss the situation in Somalia and upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to closed door deliberations, Somalia's Permanent Representative to the AU Amb. Abdulkarim Farah briefed P [...]
2006-07-25 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO AU SO
06ADDISABABA2059 SECOND REQUEST FOR SELF-HELP OBLIGATION REPORTS -
[...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Per reftels, Post is providing a preliminary obligation report for FY06 projects. Post expects to fully obligate its 80,000.00 USD allocation by August 15. END SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. PRELIMINARY OBLIGATIONS FOR FY06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROJECTS: 2.Project [...]
2006-07-26 05:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN ET
06ADDISABABA2061ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...]
2006-07-26 12:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PGOV PREF ET
06ADDISABABA2073ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS GATHERING DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...]
2006-07-26 14:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREF ET EAGR OPIC
06ADDISABABA209ETHIOPIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] Requested information about the worst forms of child labor in Ethiopia follows and is organized per reftel instructions. 2. A. LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR Ethiopia's Labor Proclamation (42/93) prohibits children below the age of 14 from working. [...]
2006-01-24 14:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
06ADDISABABA2093SOMALI TFG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION, DEFECTIONS, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the last three days, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has weathered the assassination of one government minister, the resignation of nearly 20 others, and a no-confidence vote by 49 per cent of its parliamentarians. According to Somalia's PermRep to the Afric [...]
2006-07-31 16:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KPKO AU SO ER ET
06ADDISABABA2114MELES ON SOMALIA: NEED UNSC ENDORSEMENT OF IGAD
[...] (C) Summary and Action Report. Prime Minister Meles told Charge Huddleston that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia is unlikely to collapse under pressure from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) if the UNSC welcomes a Ugandan battalion that would stabilize Baidoa. President Musev [...]
2006-08-01 14:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MOPS SO ET
06ADDISABABA2118AU PSC REPRESENTATIVES OUTLOOK ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 1 meeting with staff members from the African Union Peace and Security Council - PSC Director Geofrey Mugumya, Head of the African Standby Force Maj General Ishaya Isah Hassan, Technical Advisor Dr. Aim Kamubudzi, and Conflict Management Director El-Ghassim Wane - [...]
2006-08-02 12:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2122DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR - SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Sahlework Zewde, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 31. Responding that an October 1 date for the transition of AMIS to the UN would not be easy, Ambassador Sahlework raised the concerns of Sudan's non-acceptance of r [...]
2006-08-02 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KPKO PREL AU SU
06ADDISABABA2123ETHIOPIA: NATIONAL ELECTION BOARD REFORMS MOVING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 27, Pol/Econ Counselor and Poloff met with British election expert Hannah Roberts and Rosanna Dudziak of the UNDP to discuss progress on the reorganization and capacity building of the Ethiopian National Elections Board (NEB). In early 2006, Roberts completed a study ide [...]
2006-08-03 06:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2130DARFUR: AU SAYS NEW PLEDGES ALLOW AMIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At his first briefing for donors and other partners since the July 18 pledging conference for the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS),the head of the African Union's Darfur Integrated Task Force (DITF) said that the conference's main outcome was the acknowledgement that partners seek t [...]
2006-08-04 09:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA2133ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 07 2006
[...] On July 21, Ambassador Huddleston hosted a meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Group, a newly formed group of leading local women entrepreneurs, government officials, members of parliament, and representatives from civil society, international organizations, and diplomatic missions. The group, [...]
2006-08-07 06:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2169ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSSES OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with Minister of Justice Assefa Kessito, COM and ConsChief learned that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) continues to evaluate the feasibility of granting pardons to certain convicted criminals for the Ethiopian New Year (September 11). The Minister also [...]
2006-08-09 08:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA217ETHIOPIA: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary and Background: Ethiopia has a long-standing tradition of religious tolerance between Christian and Islamic communities. Christian and Muslim religious leaders are quick to point out that intermingled communities attend each others weddings, births, deaths, etc., although there hav [...]
2006-01-25 13:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2170ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES ETHIOPIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin briefed Charge and CODEL Payne on his recent trip to Baidoa to mediate among the president, prime minister, and parliamentary speaker of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),who had been divided over whether to engage in dialog [...]
2006-08-09 08:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ET SO
06ADDISABABA2178ETHIOPIAN MILITARY ASSESSES BORDER SITUATION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's senior military officer, Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus, expressed concern that Eritrea, Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC),and Ethiopian insurgent groups are collaborating to destabilize Ethiopia. Ethiopia plans to train troops for Somal [...]
2006-08-09 15:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA2179ETHIOPIA: COURT GOES ON RECESS IN CUD TRIAL,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, the court has been hearing arguments regarding admissibility of additional documentary evidence presented by the prosecution. Once [...]
2006-08-09 15:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2203SOMALI PERMREP REPORTS THAT BELED WEYNE REMAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 10, deputy pol-econ counselor met with Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, Permanent Representative of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) to the African Union and the TFG's Ambassador to Ethiopia. Farah dismissed press reports that Union of Islamic Court (UIC [...]
2006-08-14 11:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PINS MOPS SO ET UG
06ADDISABABA2224MELES ON DETAINEES AND WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Prime Minister Meles August 14 to discuss her visit with CUD detainees Dr. Yacob Haile-Mariam, Biruk Kebede, Birtukan Mideksa and Muluneh Eyoel. Pastor Daniel Gebresalasie and Charge spoke for two hours with Yacob who said that he had drafted a letter that he would [...]
2006-08-15 06:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2245ETHIOPIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] (C) On August 14 Charge presented reftel talking points, resolution text and Secretary Rice statement to Prime Minister Meles who responded that Ethiopia is in favor of stopping the violence, supports the UN resolution, and wants a lasting peace. Meles went on to point out that Ethiopia fully [...]
2006-08-15 11:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER ET IS LE
06ADDISABABA2256ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES EEBC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge August 15 that Ethiopia was undecided about attending the August 24 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) meeting claiming that Eritrea had done little to show its interest in the process. The Charge told Tekeda that Eth [...]
2006-08-16 12:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER ET
06ADDISABABA2257ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES EEBC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge August 15 that Ethiopia was undecided about attending the August 24 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) meeting claiming that Eritrea had done little to show its interest in the process. The Charge told Tekeda that Eth [...]
2006-08-16 12:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER ET
06ADDISABABA2261ETHIOPIA: CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO CUD DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a visit with four detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CODEL Payne and Poloff had extensive discussions regarding prison conditions, evidence being presented in their treason trial, current regional politics, and what the future holds for Ethiopia. The vi [...]
2006-08-16 13:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2270 ETHIOPIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION MINISTER TALKS ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ali Suleiman, the Minister for the Federal Anti Corruption and Ethics Commission told the Charge and Cons chief August 10 that the Alazar Dessie case, which falls within his jurisdiction, may finally be concluded in January. He also discussed the Commission's priorities: educat [...]
2006-08-17 08:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV CASC ET
06ADDISABABA2273MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES PASCOAL MOCUMBI FOR WHO
[...] Post received a note verbale August 16 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi for World Health Organization Director General. Note verbale requests USG support of the nomination. 2. Begin text: Ref. No. 8 [...]
2006-08-17 11:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL WHO MZ
06ADDISABABA2280ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 15 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- TIP Officer Visits Addis 2. INL/G/TIP officer Rachel Yousey visited Ethiopia August 9-15 to meet with the GOE, NGOs [...]
2006-08-17 13:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2303DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 09:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALAU KPKO PREL SU
06ADDISABABA2304ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION IN CUD TRIAL DEFENDS EVIDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with prosecutors for the case against Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, Charge Huddleston discussed the GoE's evidence against the defendants. The lead prosecutor and State Minister of Justice [...]
2006-08-18 10:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2305ETHIOPIA: HEALTH MINISTRY REQUESTS SUPPORT TO
[...] Summary. Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health issued a letter (text below) to USAID, UNICEF, WHO and UNOCHA August 17 requesting preparedness and response support for an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD). In a conversation August 18 with USAID's Chief Health Officer, State Minister o [...]
2006-08-18 10:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID CASC WHO ET
06ADDISABABA2309ETHIOPIA: OROMO OPPOSITION LEADERS DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 19 lunch hosted by Charge Huddleston, Oromo leaders from the opposition ONC and OFDM as well as former president Negaso Gidada indicated that most Oromos favor participation in the Parliament by Oromo opposition parties. According to these opposition leaders, two of [...]
2006-08-21 11:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2312DARFUR: AUGUST 10 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 10 briefing AU officials reported that the situation in Darfur was "relatively calm" despite serious incidents in northern Darfur (Sector 6),including several alleged attacks by GOS aircraft on an IDP camp and a village, and a suspension of AMIS activities near Ku [...]
2006-08-21 13:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2321MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES CHISSANO FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] Post received a note verbale August 21 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Miguel Alberto Chissano for a position on the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Authority of Ocean Floors. Note verbale requests USG sup [...]
2006-08-22 07:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA SENV MZ
06ADDISABABA2352ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about the growing Wahhabist influence in Ethiopia, which he said threatens to undermine the moderate Muslim stance of peaceful coexistence with Christians. The Shei [...]
2006-08-25 12:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ET SA
06ADDISABABA2362ETHIOPIA: MASS ARRESTS NEAR AMBO, SIGNS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 25, Post received information of mass arrests of up to 300 people in a small town in the Oromiya region. In investigating the matter, Poloff was given three very different reports on events from three different sources. Though none could specify precisely the cause of [...]
2006-08-28 14:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2389SOMALIA: KENYAN AMBASSADOR TO AU BRIEFS CHARGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Ambassador to the African Union Franklin Esipila told the Charge Aug. 30 that IGAD member states were fully committed to deployment of a peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) beginning Sept. 28. Esipila added that member states hoped high-level negotiations in the comi [...]
2006-08-31 10:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UNSC SO
06ADDISABABA2391ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 30 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Strategic Plan for National Electoral Board Complete 2. (U) On August 24, UNDP-funded consultant Hannah Roberts tol [...]
2006-08-31 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2396SOMALIA: KENYAN FM TALKS ABOUT IGAD PLANS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju told the Charge and European envoys August 31 that an IGAD peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) would deploy with a clear mandate: protect the TFG in Baidoa, train a civil protection force, and encourage dialogue with the ICU. [...]
2006-09-05 06:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU SO
06ADDISABABA2400SOMALIA: ADDIS TFG REP CLAIMS DEAL BETWEEN TFG AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Somalian Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Representative in Addis Ababa informed A/DCM Sept. 4 and 5 that the TFG had agreed on the broad outlines of a deal with negotiators from the Union of Islamic Courts during negotiations in Khartoum. The tentative deal called fo [...]
2006-09-05 11:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SO
06ADDISABABA2410AU MILITARY STAFF QUESTIONS PLAN FOR IGASOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On August 28, the African Union's Military Staff Committee (MSC),comprised of defense attaches or other military representatives of each of the 15 members of the AU Peace and Security Council, reviewed the proposed deployment plan for an IGAD peace support operation [...]
2006-09-05 16:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SO AU
06ADDISABABA2420DARFUR: AU MINISTERIAL MUST DECIDE FUTURE OF AMIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit reported to international partners that in September 4 discussions with the AU, Sudan disavowed press reports that say it seeks the immediate expulsion of the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS),but confirmed its rejection of a [...]
2006-09-06 17:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO AU SU
06ADDISABABA2438ETHIOPIA: MFA APPRECIATIVE OF PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 12:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
06ADDISABABA2479ETHIOPIA: SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Ethiopian civilian candidates who have been nominated for USG-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (SBU) The training is on civil-military [...]
2006-09-13 10:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPMIL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2504ETHIOPIA: UNMEE PUSHES FOR CONTINUATION OF MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar briefed representatives of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council September 12 on the status of the mission's downsizing efforts and recommended an [...]
2006-09-14 11:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR ET ER
06ADDISABABA2505DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DELIVERED
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. Ethiopia did not want a nuclear Iran, Risku said, and believed that UNSCR 1696 was binding on member states. Risku said he did not [...]
2006-09-14 14:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA UNSC IR ET
06ADDISABABA2506DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. 2. (SBU) Citing the binding nature of UN Security Council resolutions on UN member states, Risku said that Sudan would not be abl [...]
2006-09-14 14:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC SU ET
06ADDISABABA2523DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 14 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS AMIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to African Union officials, Sudan has requested that AMIS suspend rotation of peacekeeping troops to Darfur, pending the outcome of the September 18 ministerial-level PSC. The AU confirmed that the Rwandan rotation is on hold, but suggested that the September 16 rotat [...]
2006-09-15 10:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2524DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 7 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 7, African Union officials reported to AU partners that recent cash contributions would allow the AU Mission in Sudan to continue operations beyond September 30, but that any decision on either extending or strengthening AMIS by two additional battalions would have [...]
2006-09-15 13:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2525ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told visiting AF DAS Yamamoto Sept. 12 that his ruling coalition was developing a new strategy to deal with Eritrea's "proxy war" with Ethiopioa in Somalia. He also suggested that the Government of Sudan was reluctant to allow a transition to a UN peac [...]
2006-09-16 13:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ER SO SU
06ADDISABABA2526ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY MINISTER TEKEDA TALKS SOMALIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told AF DAS Yamamoto Sept. 16 that although the GOE does not see increased risk of conflict with Eritrea, it nevertheless would prefer a six-month extension of UNMEE. In Somalia, the GOE now hopes only to contain the Council of Islamic Courts [...]
2006-09-16 13:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MOPS AU ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2527ETHIOPIA: 10,000 PRISONERS RELEASED IN NEW YEARS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY On September 10, 2006, (New Years Eve in the Ethiopian calendar) the Ethiopian government granted pardons and reduced sentences for nearly 10,000 prisoners across Ethiopia. This is the largest pardon ever granted in Ethiopia and reduces the prison population by 15 percent. All o [...]
2006-09-18 11:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2532ETHIOPIA: 10,000 PRISONERS RELEASED IN NEW YEARS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY On September 10, 2006, (New Years Eve in the Ethiopian calendar) the Ethiopian government granted pardons and reduced sentences for nearly 10,000 prisoners across Ethiopia. This is the largest pardon ever granted in Ethiopia and reduces the prison population by 15 percent. All o [...]
2006-09-18 11:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2572ETHIOPIA: GENERALS' DEFECTION MAY SIGNAL DEEPER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent defections of senior Oromo military officers have shaken the Ethiopian military establishment. Brigadier General Kemal Gelchu of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) defected to Eritrea on Aug 8, taking as many as two hundred soldiers and lower level officers with [...]
2006-09-21 13:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC ET ER
06ADDISABABA2591ETHIOPIA: LEAHY VETTING: CIVIL MILITARY AFFAIRS
[...] Post has learned that the Civil/Military affairs training on counter-terrorism issues, scheduled for September 25 - 29, 2006, has been canceled. 2. Post appreciates Department's help in vetting the nominated candidates. HUDDLESTON [...]
2006-09-23 12:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPMIL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2594TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN ISSUE WITH ETHIOPIA, SINCE IT IS NEITHER A MEMBER OF THE WTO NOR A PARTY TO ANY OTHER TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES. POST IS ACTIVE,HOWEVER, IN PROMOTING ETHIOPIA'S USE OF AGOA OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE ITS EXPORTS, AS WELL AS MONITORING [...]
2006-09-25 06:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD
06ADDISABABA2609ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...]
2006-09-25 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2610DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 21 AU DITF BRIEFING CONFIRMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the AU PSC extended the mandate of AMIS to December 31, and Sudan has allowed the rotation of AMIS troops to resume, AU officials expressed concern that transition to a UN peacekeeping operation remains an unresolved issue. The AMIS Force Commander remained in Addis Abab [...]
2006-09-25 15:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2629ETHIOPIA: GOE BREAKS UP TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY A recent attempt by the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA),an organization claiming membership of three-quarters of Ethiopia's teachers, to hold a national conference was disrupted by Addis Ababa police. The ETA has historically been viewed as opposed to the ruling EPRDF, an [...]
2006-09-28 11:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2650ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 29 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Kidnapped Red Cross Workers Released  [...]
2006-10-02 05:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KFLU ET
06ADDISABABA2663ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TOUR D'HORIZON ON TPLF
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a request from major donors, Prime Minister Meles met September 30 with the Ambassador's Donor Group (ADG) to review internal and external developments, as well as to review the decisions of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF),the core decision making body [...]
2006-10-03 05:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MARR ET
06ADDISABABA2674ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TEKEDA ON ERITREA, SOMALIA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda told the Charge that the ruling EPRDF had not adopted any significant new policies toward Eritrea at its annual conference in late September. He also said the GOE was not concerned about further expansion of the Islamic Courts in Somalia -- as long [...]
2006-10-04 07:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM SO ER ET
06ADDISABABA2683LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM AU CHAIRMAN NGUESSO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 07:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PGOV ETRD ET
06ADDISABABA2708ETHIOPIA: RECENT BOMBINGS BLAMED ON OROMOS
[...] (S) SUMMARY A series of explosions were reported in Addis Ababa on September 16, killing three individuals. The GoE announced that the bombs went off while being assembled, and that the three dead were terrorists from the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) with links to the Oromo National [...]
2006-10-06 08:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ET ER
06ADDISABABA2731ETHIOPIA: CUD DEFENSE ATTORNEYS OUTLINE CASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, defense attorneys for the accused civil society defendants in the trial of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, civil society representatives and independent journalists, reported that the evidence presented thus far against their clients [...]
2006-10-11 06:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2739ETHIOPIA TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC
[...] (SBU) In an October 10 meeting with Charge, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi confirmed that Ethiopia will support Guatemala, rather than Venezuela, in its bid for a UNSC non-permanent member seat. HUDDLESTON [...]
2006-10-11 11:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE ET
06ADDISABABA2763PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]
2006-10-12 13:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA2775AFRICAN UNION DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SUPPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka underscored the need for a robust U.N. mandate for peacekeeping in Sudan, noting that the AU lacked the resources to sustain an operation in Darfur and therefore sought to transfer responsibility to the international [...]
2006-10-13 15:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MASS AU SO SU ET ER
06ADDISABABA2776PM MELES: ETHIOPIA PREPARING TO GO AGAINST CIC IN
[...] (C) Summary. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Business Executives for National Security (BENS) President and CEO General Charles Boyd, U.S. Air Force (Ret.),CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt, and Charge October 13 that he sees a UN-supported IGAD/Ugandan battalion station [...]
2006-10-14 10:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER ET
06ADDISABABA2791ETHIOPIA: MISSION INTERCEDES IN CASE OF ARRESTED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-16 14:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2793ETHIOPIA: ERITREAN ARMORED FORCES INITIATE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. AS OF MID-DAY ON 16 OCTOBER 2006, ERITREAN ARMORED FORCES HAD INITIATED BATTALION-SIZE MOVEMENT INTO THE UNITED NATIONS TEMPORARY SECURITY ZONE (TSZ) IN THE VICINITY OF OM HAJER (BR 468 858); MALUBA (CNA),BARENTU (CS 583 570),KARAKASH (CS 633 656) AND SHAMBIKO (CS 745 515). NO E [...]
2006-10-16 15:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETMOPS PREL PTER ER ET
06ADDISABABA2810ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ACTION NECESSARY TO PREVENT
[...] (C) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar invited representatives of the United Nations Security Council permanent members to a briefing October 17 to discuss Eritrea's movement into the temporary security zon [...]
2006-10-17 15:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER ER ET
06ADDISABABA2811ETHIOPIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO GUATEMALA FOR
[...] (SBU) In an October 17 call with Charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Europe and North America Almaz Amha confirmed Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's commitment to support Guatemala, rather than Venezuela, in its bid for a UNSC non-permanent member seat. Almaz assured the Charge that E [...]
2006-10-17 15:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE ET
06ADDISABABA2812ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT OCTOBER 13 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- President Girma Outlines Commitment to Good Governance at Opening of Parliament 2. President Girma Wolde-Giorgis ad [...]
2006-10-17 16:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON PREF KHIV ET
06ADDISABABA2818ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ON ERITREA INCURSION,
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge and United Kingdom Ambassador Bob Dewar October 18 that he had "absolutely no concern" about Eritrea's incursion into the TSZ and Ethiopia would not be provoked into action. He said that Ethiopia will continue to monitor the border, [...]
2006-10-18 14:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA2832ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM REACTS TO CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge October 20 that the statement from the Somalia Contact Group was positive in that it confirmed the international community's support of the TFG, but it would have been better if the contact group had publicly supported a partial lif [...]
2006-10-20 12:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA2865ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]
2006-10-26 09:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2866ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]
2006-10-26 09:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2872ETHIOPIA: MELES HOPES TO DELAY SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Gen. Fulford and SFRC staffer Michael Phelan that delays and problems with IGASOM deployment might leave Ethiopia to face the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) alone, but that he hoped to hold off on military intervention until around mid-November. He said th [...]
2006-10-26 17:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC PTER UNSC SO ET
06ADDISABABA2877ETHIOPIA: MELES DISCUSSES INQUIRY COMMISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Gen. Fulford and SFRC staffer Michael Phelan that the just-released report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into 2005 political violence had clearly identified a number of problematic actions by security forces that required additional investigation [...]
2006-10-27 12:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL ET
06ADDISABABA2901ETHIOPIA: SIMULTANEOUS STRUGGLES FOR DEMOCRACY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia currently finds itself engaged in simultaneous struggles for democratization and security amid extremely difficult circumstances. Eritrea is providing material support to both the GOE's internal opponents and its newest external nemesis, the Council of Islamic Courts (CI [...]
2006-10-31 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2910ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...]
2006-11-01 16:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU
06ADDISABABA2911ETHIOPIA: RECENT RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN OROMIYA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following reports of deadly religious conflicts in the Oromiya region, Poloff was told in meetings with religious leaders that the violence may in fact have ethnic and political undertones. Though the clashes were between Muslims and Orthodox Christians, there is evidence to su [...]
2006-11-01 17:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ET
06ADDISABABA2914THE ISLAMISTS BATTLE FOR BAIDOA AND BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles met with Admiral Rick Hunt, DATT Don Zedler and Charge at our request October 30. We were particularly concerned by reports of the Council of Islamic Courts' (CIC) military preparations for an attack on Baidoa, and the possibility that even with Ethiopian mili [...]
2006-11-02 05:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREF PTER SO ET
06ADDISABABA2921PUNTLAND VICE PRESIDENT URGES SUPPORT FOR SOMALI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Puntland Vice President Hassan Dahir Mahamud blamed Islamic extremists in Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) for fanning Ethio-Somali tensions in order to destabilize Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. He claimed that the current (EPRDF) GOE had done much to reduce [...]
2006-11-02 13:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS MASS KPKO ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2927ETHIOPIA: SFRC STAFFER PHELAN VISIT TOUCHES ON WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings during a visit to Ethiopia, SFRC Staffer Phelan inquired about issues at the forefront of Ethiopian politics ) engagement in Somalia and progress in deepening democracy. Regarding Somalia, Phelan was told by GoE officials that Ethiopia is ready to eliminate [...]
2006-11-03 09:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER
06ADDISABABA2936DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REJECTS FJMHQ CONCEPT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union civilian and military officials, including the new AMIS Force Commander, had few conclusions to share from a recently concluded internal "brainstorming" session on operational challenges facing the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Sudan's recent acceptance of 1 [...]
2006-11-06 05:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2948DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ARGUES FOR UP TO NINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 2 briefing to major AU partners, officers from the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) highlighted two areas of continued fighting in Darfur: North Darfur, where GOS aerial reconnaissance and bombardment of suspected NRF strongholds continues; and the Darfur-Chad border, [...]
2006-11-06 14:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3003ETHIOPIA: CUD TRIAL MOVES ON TO WITNESSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The trial of detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives has resumed after a two-month break and quickly wrapped up the documentary stage of evidence. The bench ruled in favor of the prosecution [...]
2006-11-14 07:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA3011DARFUR: UN A/SYG FOR PEACE-KEEPING DISCUSSES UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN A/SYG for Peace-keeping Operations Annabi said November 11-12 meetings with President Bashir, FM Lam Akol and other GOS principals resulted in an affirmation that the GOS would accept UN packages of "light" and "heavy" assistance to the AU Mission in Sudan, despite Sudan's c [...]
2006-11-14 15:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU CD AU UN
06ADDISABABA3012ETHIOPIA: FM SEYOUM ASKS WITNESSES TO STOP EEBC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOE Foreign Minister Seyoum summoned representatives from the permanent five members (P-5) of the UN Security Council and Witnesses to the Algiers Accords to a meeting Nov. 14 to denounce the plans of the Eritrean-Ethiopian Boundary Commission (EEBC) to complete demarcation the b [...]
2006-11-14 17:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS UNSC ET ER
06ADDISABABA304DARFUR: AU SITREP 1 FEBRUARY 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) is working with partners in a technical committee to implement December joint assessment mission recommendations to improve AMIS performance, but this committee is not empowered to consider steps necessary to effect a transition to a UN mission. The AU f [...]
2006-02-02 06:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3048AN AMERICAN/ETHIOPIAN PARTNERSHIP SO CRITICAL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: As I prepare to turn over my responsibilities to my good friend and respected colleague, Ambassador Don Yamamoto, I urge the USG to maintain and strengthen our partnership with Ethiopia. Ethiopia is moving in the right direction -- despite the nay-sayers -- on democracy, devel [...]
2006-11-15 15:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALASEC ET PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO
06ADDISABABA3114ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ABOUT DIALOGING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Vicki Huddleston on November 20 (during a farewell call) that Ethiopia preferred to dialogue with the CIC rather than enter into armed conflict. Tekeda said that Ethiopia had invited the CIC to talks in Addis Ababa, and the "ball was now [...]
2006-11-28 10:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA3115ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS AUTHORIZATION OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a remarkable session on Nov. 23, Prime Minister Meles asked Parliament to approve a resolution stating Ethiopia's desire for peaceful relations with Somalia, but authorizing "any measures necessary" to respond to the Council of Islamic Court's (CIC) declared jihad against Ethi [...]
2006-11-28 10:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL ASEC ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3118ETHIOPIA: DETAINEES NOW SEEK COMPROMISE WITH PM
[...] (C) Summary: Mission's efforts to broker an agreement between the GOE and the imprisoned CUD leaders have begun to show positive results. There appears to be a greater willingness to compromise on both sides. Meditation efforts have resulted in the beginning of earnest negotiations between [...]
2006-11-28 11:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA3120ETHIOPIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS ON THE HORIZON - IS
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 19. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY Still working through the aftermath of the disputed federal elections in 2005, Ethiopia now focuses on important local elections in early 2007. Voter anger and candidate intimidation are hurdles to a successful campaign, as is a [...]
2006-11-28 13:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA3123SALAFIST INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA ON THE RISE
[...] (C) Summary: According to a Somali clan elder, the GOE should make efforts to ease tensions within the Muslim population of Ethiopia. He noted rising Salafist and pro-CIC sentiments among both Somali and non-Somali Muslims, and an increasing willingness by Ethiopian Muslim youth to fight on t [...]
2006-11-28 14:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SO ET
06ADDISABABA3130ETHIOPIA: DETAINEES NOW SEEK COMPROMISE WITH PM
[...] (C) Summary: Mission's efforts to broker an agreement between the GOE and the imprisoned CUD leaders have begun to show positive results. There appears to be a greater willingness to compromise on both sides. Meditation efforts have resulted in the beginning of earnest negotiations between [...]
2006-11-29 10:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA3175ETHIOPIA: SEN. FEINGOLD TALKS SOMALIA, HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting U.S. Senator Feingold Nov. 30 that while the GOE was trying to avoid war with the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) in Somalia, armed conflict was likely in the coming weeks. Meles expected that the CIC would move against Somalia's Transitional Federal Govern [...]
2006-12-04 05:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ASEC PHUM ET SO
06ADDISABABA3206ETHIOPIA: PM MELES MEETS WITH FMR SECSTATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. While visiting Addis Ababa to promote the UNDP's Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi December 1 to discuss Ethiopia's support of the Commission and her concern about the deterioratin [...]
2006-12-06 06:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA3211ETHIOPIA GIRDS FOR HIGH-RISK IN SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Indications suggest that Ethiopia is preparing to increase its military involvement in Somalia in the coming weeks. The GOE feels ever more compelled to intervene in southern Somalia to counter what it sees as the growing threat of an extremist Islamic regime in Mogadishu that [...]
2006-12-06 13:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETMOPS PREL PGOV PINS ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3212SOMALI PRIME MINISTER GEDI HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN EXTREMIST SUPPORT FOR ICU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. TFG PM Gedi reported that over 3,000 foreign Islamic militants are assisting the CIC, including fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya, and Libya. Eritrea and Saudi sources have provided weapons and funding respectively to the CIC, while Somali Hawiye are increasingly back [...]
2006-12-06 14:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO SO ET KISL MOPS
06ADDISABABA3225ETHIOPIA'S BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS: ADDIS CHAMBER
[...] The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce will hold its 11th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair (ACITF) February 22-28, 2007. ACITF is the largest, most important trade fair in Ethiopia attracting over 260 local and foreign exhibitors. In 2006, post displayed a new, modern, and professionally- [...]
2006-12-07 12:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ETRD EIND ET
06ADDISABABA323AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit held January 23 and 24 in Khartoum highlighted the AU Commission's efforts to "do the right thing" in terms of promoting continental good governance and human rights, as well as social progress, but also produced member state division. Long negotia [...]
2006-02-02 12:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD SU AU
06ADDISABABA3240ETHIOPIA: MELES ALTERS STANCE ON MILITARY ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: Recent U.S. visitors to Ethiopia have advocated a message of caution to Prime Minister Meles and raised potential consequences of Ethiopian deployment of troops in possible military action in Somalia. While Meles has consistently underscored the threat of al-Shabaab and other ex [...]
2006-12-08 11:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KISL KPKO ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3243DARFUR: DECEMBER 7, AU DITF BRIEFING PROVIDES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to African Union officials, the head-of-state-level November 30 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting affirmed Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur, but highlighted that Sudan continues to oppose full transition to a hybrid [...]
2006-12-08 13:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3248ETHIOPIA'S BIENNIEL SURVEY OF COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY
[...] Per reftel, post has completed and submitted the Bienniel Survey of the State Department's Commercial Diplomacy Program by email to EB/CBA'S Denae Goelitz and Dennis Winstead. WILGUS [...]
2006-12-11 08:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ETRD EIND ET
06ADDISABABA3249ETHIOPIA: SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition parliamentarians told visiting U.S. Senator Feingold that they are still waiting for the GoE to address key democratic reforms during the ongoing inter-party dialogue. Opposition leaders bemoaned the divide that has grown between their parties in Ethiopia and former [...]
2006-12-11 08:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ET ER
06ADDISABABA3289SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA TAKING TIME TO CONSIDER NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopia welcomed the UN Security Council's authorization of an IGAD/AU mission for Somalia, but did not foresee deployment until January 2007 or later, due to uncertainty relating to funding and troop contributing countries, according to Ethiopian MFA Somalia expert Fiseha Shawe [...]
2006-12-14 06:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO KISL ET SO
06ADDISABABA3293ETHIOPIA: WTO ACCESSION LEAPS FORWARD WITH MFTR
[...] Summary. Ethiopia reached a significant milestone in its bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the GOE submitted the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) to the WTO Secretariat on (date). From application to membership, WTO Accession comprises three major phases: fact fin [...]
2006-12-14 12:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA3313ETHIOPIA: NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO GIPA PROGRAM
[...] The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office nominates two candidates for participation in USPTO's February 2007 Global Intellectual Property Academy for Advanced Patent Law and Procedure: -- Temesgen Maru, Patent Search and Examination Expert, and -- Mekonnen Haile Woldemariam, Patent Admini [...]
2006-12-18 12:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC EFIN OTRA ET
06ADDISABABA3316DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate November 16 bilateral consultations with UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn, French MFA Africa Director Jean de Gliniasty and Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Sudan Henri Benoit de Coignac, and Chinese PermRep to the UN Guangya Wang hig [...]
2006-12-18 16:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UK CH FR
06ADDISABABA3317DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 16 bilateral meeting prior to UN-AU-GOS consultations on Darfur, Egyptian FM Gheit asserted that Sudanese FM Lam Akol was "very forthcoming," and highlighted Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the African Union's peacekeeping operation in Darfur. While the GOS [...]
2006-12-18 16:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU EG
06ADDISABABA3318DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS WARNS SUDANESE FM TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a bilateral meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol and other GOS principals, just prior to November 16 high-level consultations on Darfur chaired by the UN SYG and AU Commission Chairperson Konare (septel),Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan Natsios outlined USG pri [...]
2006-12-18 16:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3387ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP
[...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...]
2006-12-26 11:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA3390SOMALIA: PM MELES PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGES "DEFENSIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In a national address broadcast live on December 24, Prime Minister Meles acknowledged that Ethiopia had launched military operations within Somalia, describing them as "defensive measures" taken against "terrorist forces" who had infiltrated insurgents into Ethiopia. Citing the [...]
2006-12-26 16:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS MOPS KISL ET SO
06ADDISABABA3392ADDIS ABABA EAC REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION AFTER ETHIOPIAN
[...] (U) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG and [...]
2006-12-27 06:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ET SO
06ADDISABABA3404USAU AMB COURVILLE HEARS ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) In the course of a December 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the African Union, Ethiopian Minister of State Dr. Tekeda Alemu stressed that Ethiopia looked for dialogue in good faith with the Islamic Courts in Somalia, but would not be committed to dialogue in the abstract. Ethiopia's [...]
2006-12-27 16:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SO ET AU
06ADDISABABA3409CORRECTED COPY; USAU AMB COURVILLE HEARS
[...] (C) In the course of a December 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the African Union, Ethiopian Minister of State Dr. Tekeda Alemu stressed that Ethiopia looked for dialogue in good faith with the Islamic Courts in Somalia, but would not be committed to dialogue in the abstract. Ethiopia's [...]
2006-12-28 13:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO ET AU
06ADDISABABA3410CORRECTED COPY: SOMALIA: GOE PM MELES SAYS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Charge that the "Jihadist" leaders of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) had fled Mogadishu as ENDF and TFG forces closed in on the Somali capital. ACTION REQUEST: Meles ask [...]
2006-12-28 14:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETMOPS ASEC PREL PGOV SO ET
06ADDISABABA3411SOMALIA: TFG AMBASSADOR REPORTS MILITARY CAMPAIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 28 meeting with USAU Amb. Courville and deputy pol-econ counselor (note-taker),the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) PermRep to the AU and Ambassador to Ethiopia, Amb. Abdulkarim Farah, responded to a series of questions asked by Amb. Courville on [...]
2006-12-28 14:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MOPS KPKO KISL ET SO DJ
06ADDISABABA3413SOMALIA: PM MELES REPORTS ETHIOPIAN FORCES HAVE
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi informed Charge in the evening of December 28 that Ethiopian troops had not entered Mogadishu, and that Ethiopia would wait until the following day to assess circumstances and decide whether to intervene in Somalia's capital. Meles [...]
2006-12-28 19:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PTER MOPS KISL ET SO
06ADDISABABA3418RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT.
[...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]
2006-12-29 10:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA3419RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT.
[...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]
2006-12-29 11:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA38ETHIOPIA: WIDESPREAD STUDENT PROTESTS DRAW HARSH
[...] (U) Summary. Last week was marked by a series of small, but widespread student disturbances throughout Ethiopia, but predominantly in Addis Ababa and Oromiya. While the majority of student demonstrators called peacefully for the release of detained CUD leaders and the resignation of Prime Mi [...]
2006-01-05 13:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA385A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...]
2006-02-08 05:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA402ETHIOPIA: FY2006 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR ESF
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa submits two proposals for FY2006 ESF anti-trafficking in persons projects. As requested, the proposal information has been formatted per reftel guidelines and listed in priority order. Due to space constraints, the entire text of the project proposals could not be include [...]
2006-02-09 16:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG USAID
06ADDISABABA419UNMEE SRSG ADVOCATES REDUCING UNMEE TO "TOKEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea continues to restrict freedom of movement by UNMEE MILOBs within the Temporary Security Zone, and to flaunt previously agreed upon protocols relating to UNMEE's right to challenge and inspect police and militia within the TSZ, according to UNMEE SRSG Legwaila. Such restr [...]
2006-02-13 16:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA46AU COMMISSION FEARS A BASHIR CHAIRMANSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission believes there is a "high risk" that Sudanese President Bashir will win AU Assembly chairmanship, Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka told Charge January 6. Mazimhaka (protect) urged high level calls to key African heads of state to encourage [...]
2006-01-06 13:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA48AU PSC GREEN LIGHT FOR UN TRANSITION OF AMIS
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission has not undertaken extensive discussions either internally or with member states on the issue of an "exit strategy" for AMIS, Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM, British Ambassador, Dutch Ambassador and Canadian Charge Jan [...]
2006-01-06 14:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA49ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION DENIED BAIL; NEXT HEARING IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After holding CUD opposition leaders, independent journalists, NGO representatives, and other individuals suspected of anti-government activity in jail for nine weeks, the High Court ruled on January 4 to reject their request for bail, and decided to schedule the next hearing in [...]
2006-01-06 14:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA536ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION MUSTERS QUORUM TO TAKE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: After several failed attempts, candidates elected to the Addis Ababa Regional Council under the CUD banner in May 2005 have finally mustered quorum to take over the government of Ethiopia's capital city. Since the official deadline for registration has passed, Prime Minister Mel [...]
2006-02-23 06:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL ET
06ADDISABABA615 DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TEKEDA ASKS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Ethiopia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda and Charge had a good exchange on the question of Ethiopia's attendance at the March 10 EEBC meeting with Tekeda promising to consider responding favorably to the EEBC invitation but with a caveat that the fi [...]
2006-03-01 10:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA658ETHIOPIA: POST REPLY TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Responses cued to reftel questions are provided below. QUESTION 21: OVERVIEW ---------------------- A. Ethiopia is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women, to a far lesser extent men, and a small number of children. Trafficking also occurs within the country's [...]
2006-03-06 13:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06ADDISABABA659COORDINATING PARTNER SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN UNION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) profile continues to rise in the international community as the AU strives to build the capacity to proactively address challenges on the continent. To further mutual objectives, the AU and Addis-based donors/partners are working to enhance coordinatio [...]
2006-03-06 13:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KPKO AU
06ADDISABABA667JUDGE ENTERS "NOT GUILTY" PLEA FOR SILENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Four months after their arrest, nearly 90 Ethiopian opposition leaders, rank-and-file supporters, independent journalists, and NGO representatives remain in detention, awaiting prosecution on capital charges ranging from "outrages against the constitution" to high treason and geno [...]
2006-03-07 08:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA680AMIS RE-HAT: REPUBLIC OF CONGO NOTES SUDANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Congo's foreign minister will attend the March 10 PSC on AMIS transition, as well as a March 9 briefing in Addis Ababa (requested by the GNU) at which Sudan's foreign minister will brief African Union Permanent Representative Committee members. While acknowledging the weakness o [...]
2006-03-08 15:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO NATO PREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA703AMIS RE-HAT: SOUTH AFRICAN PERMREP SUGGESTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's ambassador and permanent representative to the AU Baso Sangqu notes that the January 10 Peace and Security Council meeting endorsed the transition of AMIS to a UN operation "in principle." As a member of both the AU and the UN, and as a troop-contributing country, [...]
2006-03-10 07:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO NATO PREL SF SU AU
06ADDISABABA714ETHIOPIA: MELES WILLING TO RE-LEGALIZE OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles says he no longer sees any reason why the CUD, whose leaders remain in jail, cannot re-register as a legal party. Party leaders at liberty are trying to overcome both internal differences and obscure legal obstacles to reconstitute Ethiopia's largest opposition politica [...]
2006-03-13 07:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET
06ADDISABABA723AU APPROVES AMIS REHAT - NOW WHAT?
[...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The March 10 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) ministerial supported transition of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) to a UN mission. The PSC extended AMIS' mandate until September 30, 2006, and set a deadline of April 30 to conclude the A [...]
2006-03-14 04:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO EAID PREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA738DARFUR - AMIS MEDIA STRATEGY NEEDS HELP
[...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) recognizes that its mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) requires a more proactive public outreach approach, especially in light of the March 10 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to approve transition of AMIS to a UN operation. AU Sp [...]
2006-03-14 14:01:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO SU KPAO AU
06ADDISABABA756DARFUR PSC DECISION: KONARE EMPHASIZES AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 15 briefing for Addis-based partner ambassadors, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare emphasized the importance of African leadership in creating a democratic Sudan. Konare called for partner support in pressing for a political solution to th [...]
2006-03-16 07:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA773ETHIOPIA TOUR D'HORIZON: PM MELES SAYS CITY HALL
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action request: The Prime Minister appeared to enjoy the give and take of the conversation with the EU Troika (Austrian, Finish ambassadors and Pol Counselor for EC),French ambassador as head of the Ambassadors' Donor Group and U.S. Charge. Meles was up-beat on the oppositi [...]
2006-03-20 05:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID EFIN ET
06ADDISABABA839ETHIOPIAN PM ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT ON INSTITUTIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a March 28 address to Parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi emphasized the government's efforts to build and strengthen the parliament, the National Electoral Board (NEB) and the media; extended the deadline for opposition parties to take over the Addis Ababa city gov [...]
2006-03-29 04:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI ET
06ADDISABABA86AU SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER ON AU HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) attention to social issues in Africa is one of the major issues differentiating it from its predecessor organization, the OAU, Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas (Namibian) told DCM January 5. The AU is working with African regional economi [...]
2006-01-11 06:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC WHO SOCI AU
06ADDISABABA897PM MELES TO DAS YAMAMOTO: STAY ENGAGED ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Yamamoto and party met with Prime Minister Meles for over two hours on March 30. Meles asked the U.S. to stay engaged on the border "for the long term;" reiterated that dialogue is needed for lasting peace; and said that Ethiopia is "uncomfortable" with the Ethiopian-Eritrean [...]
2006-04-04 09:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALER ET PGOV PREL
06ADDISABABA898OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS CONTINUE EFFORTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians leading the "Opposition Caucus" that represents ex-CUD MPs who have taken their seats in the House of People's Representatives are determined to form a new CUDP. (NOTE: The CUD was a coalition party that was disbanded after the elections in favor of the new CUDP [...]
2006-04-04 10:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA917AU 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 12:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID XA AU
06ADDISABABA918SOMALIA: AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA AND THE AU GIVES
[...] (C) Summary: Success in restoring governance in Somalia requires isolation of Mogadishu armed elements, Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) Abdulkarim Farai told guests at an informal AU Partners Group dinner April 3. Farai also said that Somalia has signed agreements [...]
2006-04-06 12:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL SO ET AU
06ADDISABABA926PROGRESS ON INTERNAL SITUATION: DAS YAMAMOTO MEETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. For over two hours on March 31 DAS Yamamoto, Charge and DCM met with five members of the detained leadership of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD): Berhanu Nega, Dr. Yakob Hailemariam, Hailu Shawel, Gezachew Shiferaw, and Mesfin Woldemariam. The detainees, who appeared [...]
2006-04-06 16:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA941ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin hailed the importance of U.S. engagement in addressing Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, but voiced continued concern about Eritrean intentions and the presence of Eritrean troops in the Temporary Security Zone, where UNMEE had become "a hostage." FM Seyou [...]
2006-04-07 09:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA945DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...]
2006-04-11 08:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA96ETHIOPIA: POST DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Ethiopia's May 2005 national elections delivered a shock to the country's nascent democratic system for which no one was prepared. Opposition parties' unexpectedly strong showing frightened the GOE into rolling back some elements of what had been an unprecedented democratic open [...]
2006-01-11 12:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET
06ADDISABABA998ETHIOPIA: FEDERAL POLICE QUELL STUDENT ETHNIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Alemaya University officials called in federal police to quell ethnically-charged student violence April 11 at Ethiopia's second largest institution of higher education. While shots were reportedly fired into the air for crowd control purposes, police were able to peacefully s [...]
2006-04-14 04:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ALMATY2370Q1 AND Q2 FRAUD SUMMARY - ALMATY
[...] A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since independence in 1991, the economic situation in most of Kazakhstan has improved. In the larger cities, such as Almaty, Astana, and Atyrau, the oil and gas industry has provided an economic boom. However, the improvement in living conditions is uneven and in many r [...]
2006-07-05 08:29:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS KCRM CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ
06ANKARA1957TURKEY/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 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF EAID BMENA SU XA XW TU
06ANTANANARIVO206 Slow Progress on Port Security; Limited Resources
[...] Summary: After two productive visits to Madagascar by the United States Coast Guard International Port Liaison in 2005, the latest Port Security Advisory updated Madagascar's status to acknowledge steps taken at the main port, Tamatave. Minor international ports at Diego Suarez, Majunga, Tul [...]
2006-03-02 08:40:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ECON PTER PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO364 Comoros Holds Primaries in Anjouan
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Awaiting official announcement by the Constitutional Court, the National Electoral Commission of the Union of the Comoros published interim results from the April 16 Presidential primary putting candidates Sambi, Ibrahim Halidi, and Djaanfari through to the second round. Thou [...]
2006-04-18 14:05:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ASMARA339FOOD AID FOR ERITREA: A PENDING CRISIS WITHOUT A
[...] (C) With the ever growing humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, concerns over Eritrea's food needs and the Government of the State of Eritrea's (GSE's) plans escalate. Reports from the various regions present a dire picture regarding food security and livestock health. Food remains undi [...]
2006-04-13 07:00:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EAID ECON EGAD ER
06ASMARA355 INFORMATION MINISTER FIRES LATEST SALVO IN GSE ANTI-USG
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. THE UNITED STATES IS "DEMONIZING" PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI AND TRYING TO DESTABILIZE ERITREA, THE ERITREAN MINISTER FOR INFORMATION ALI ABDU TOLD THE ACTING PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DURING RARE MEETING WITH AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL. THE MINISTER RULED OUT COOPERATION ON ANY PUB [...]
2006-04-19 12:44:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO SCUL PGOV PREL ER
06ASMARA458 GSE REMAINS UNYIELDING IN MEETINGS WITH WFP ON
[...] This is an action request. See para 18. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A high-level delegation from WFP/Rome visited Asmara and met with Ministers of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) and donors. The visit was prompted by the issues previously described in Refs A and B. Meeti [...]
2006-05-31 13:08:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF EGAD ER ET DJ
06ASMARA468GSE WILLING TO ACCEPT STARVATION TO BREAK
[...] (C) Summary: As tensions rise around food security and the availability of basic food stocks, the GSE appears to be willing to accept malnutrition and even starvation of Eritrean citizen as an acceptable price to pay in breaking a "culture of dependency" on food aid. Meanwhile, while food is g [...]
2006-06-01 15:08:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EGAD ER
06ASMARA756OLF CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON ENDF AND RECENT OROMO
[...] (C) On September 22, Poloff met with Oromo Liberation Front(OLF) Chairman Daoud Ibsa in Asmara. Daoud provided further insight into the state of affairs of the Ethopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the OLF efforts in Ethiopia, following the September defections of two high level ENDF gene [...]
2006-09-25 12:09:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS KDEM ASEC ET ER
06ASMARA861ERITREA MOVES TROOPS AND ARMOR INTO THE TSZ
[...] (C) On the morning of October 16, the GSE moved troops, tanks and heavy equipment transporters into the Western Sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). UNMEE reported at a meeting of the P5 representatives that approximately 1000 troops with 10 tanks had crossed the TSZ checkpoint at Mael [...]
2006-10-17 14:31:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KPKO UNSC MOPS ER
06BANJUL215THE GAMBIA: SUDAN -- LEVERAGING UN TROOP
[...] (SBU) Ambassador made ref a demarche April 6 to Permanent Secretary of Defense, Joseph Jassey, noting The Gambia's SIPDIS status as a troop contributing country and urging GOTG support for an expanded and enhanced UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Ambassador said that we expected the UN [...]
2006-04-07 10:52:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO MASS SU GA
06BANJUL411DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: AU PSC REAFFIRMS AMIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC),meeting on June 27 at the ministerial level at the AU Summit in Banjul, heard briefings on Somalia and election preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but issued a sole communique focusing on Darfur Peace Agreement [...]
2006-06-28 17:48:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AU SU SO
06BANJUL441VCI 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 16:35:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL TRGY XA EG
06BEIJING24002(C) PRC/SUDAN: PRC MFA ON BASHIR AT THE BEIJING
[...] (C) President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao urged Sudanese President Bashir to cooperate with the international community on Darfur during bilateral meetings on November 2 and 3 in Beijing in advance of the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),according M [...]
2006-11-22 09:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID UN CH SU
06BEIJING24348(C) PRC/AFRICA: ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA AT THE
[...] (C) President Hu Jintao met with both Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki during the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),according to MFA contacts, who added that the two African leaders did not meet each other while [...]
2006-12-06 10:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BRASILIA964COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL ADDISS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Addiss, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to: -- Belem, Brazil, May 21 to May 24, to attend a meeting a meeting on certifying the elimination of lymphatic filariaris in Brazil, and; -- Recife, Brazil, M [...]
2006-05-17 18:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRATISLAVA552INTRODUCING SLOVAKIA'S NEW CABINET
[...] (U) President Gasparovic swore in the new cabinet of the Fico government on July 4. Of the fifteen ministries, ten have gone to Smer, three to SNS, and two to HZDS. The majority of these new ministers are little-known on the Slovak political scene. However, the ones of most active interest [...]
2006-07-07 15:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON LO
06BRUSSELS409EU ON AMIS REHATTING: BRUSSELS DONOR CONFERENCE?
[...] (C) Summary. The EU agrees that AMIS rehatting to a UN peacekeeping operation should happen as soon as possible. Because of funding constraints, both the AU and the UN need to make important decisions this month. The UN has urged the Commission to host a donor conference in Brussels. While [...]
2006-02-06 15:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF DPKO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS4195SOLANA TELLS NATSIOS EU AND US NEED JOINT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 09:19:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE PREL SU
06BRUSSELS4210SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN
[...] (C) Sudan Special Envoy Natsios conducted a Darfur roundtable on December 15, 2006 with experts from the Belgian MFA led by Director for African Affairs Trouveroy (the former Belgian Ambassador to Sudan) and Director of International Organization Affairs (both A/S-equivalent) Frankinet. The S [...]
2006-12-22 11:42:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SU CG RW BE UNSC
06CAIRO1144EGYPT AND AFRICA: BACKGROUND NOTES FOR U.S.-EGYPT
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary Frazer, your bilateral discussions February 24 with Egyptian MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Higazy in Washington will offer an excellent chance to determine how Egypt and the U.S. may be able to cooperate to address regional conflicts like Darfur an [...]
2006-02-23 12:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EG SU
06CAIRO1299DARFUR: EGYPTIANS NOT OPPOSED TO UN FORCE;
[...] (C) Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the Ambassador late March 1 that press reports claiming President Mubarak and Libyan leader Qadhafi agreed February 28 in Miserata to oppose UN troops in Darfur were "wrong." While Qadhafi opposed UN forces in Darfur, Awad said, President Mubarak [...]
2006-03-01 18:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO EG LY SU UNSC
06CAIRO1367ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS PREP FOR KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo March 4-5 to prepare for a March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Sudan. Among the topics discussed were Iraq, Palestine, Sudan/Darfur, and Arab reform. We understand the meetings were generally uncontentious, with ministers agreeing to support the polit [...]
2006-03-06 16:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS IZ UNSC
06CAIRO1413SUDAN: EGYPT PRESSING HARD TO RECONCILE POSITIONS
[...] (C) Following up on the Ambassador's discussions with senior Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad (ref B),post delivered reftel demarche March 7 to MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Higazy, stressing the importance of an African Union endorsement of a transition from the AU's M [...]
2006-03-07 16:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO1911PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON SINIORA, AL SHARA'A, ARAB
[...] (C) Mubarak with Lebanese PM: Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad told DCM on March 28 that during a March 23 meeting with President Mubarak, Lebanese PM Siniora complained about the lack of progress with Syria on the supply of weapons to Palestinians in Lebanon, on the establishment of diplo [...]
2006-03-28 16:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS LE EG SY KPAL
06CAIRO313CODEL WOLF DISCUSSES AYMAN NOUR, RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) In a January 17 meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) pressed the GOE on: --finding a solution to the Ayman Nour issue; --supporting and expanding religious freedom; --supporting US positions at the UN, especially with regard to Human Rights Commission [...]
2006-01-19 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL IR SY EG OVIP
06CAIRO3482DARFUR: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT APPROVES INCREASE IN
[...] (C) During a June 4 meeting, Foreign Ministry Cabinet staff member Ahmed Abul Zeid told poloff that Egyptian President Mubarak had recently approved a recommendation by the Egyptian Cabinet to increase the GOE's contribution of personnel to the African Union's Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Egypt h [...]
2006-06-06 10:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO6885A/S WELCH DISCUSSES LEBANON, DARFUR WITH EGYPT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Welch met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit in Cairo on November 14. Aboul Gheit confirmed he will go to Addis Ababa November 16 to attend the UN/AU meeting. He reported that the Sudanese are willing to accept the proposed first and second packages of UN support [...]
2006-11-16 11:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPRL PGOV PTER MORS UNSC EG SU LE
06CAIRO6939DARFUR: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE PLEASED WITH AU-UN
[...] (C) The Government of Egypt (GOE) and the Arab League Secretariat (AL) are pleased with the outcome of November 16 SIPDIS high-level consultations on Darfur held in Addis Ababa and hosted by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). GOE leaders and the Arab League are pressing th [...]
2006-11-21 16:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO7040DARFUR: EGYPT'S MFA OPTIMISTIC AFTER LATEST ROUND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Egyptian MFA contacts expressed surprise at how "positive" the November 30 Darfur talks in Abuja had been, among members of the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Commission (PSC). The MF [...]
2006-12-04 14:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR UNSC ARABL EG SU
06CAIRO7121EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT ON DARFUR
[...] (C) In a meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit on December 12, the Ambassador cited recent public comments by President Mubarak as indicating apparent support of Bashir's effective rejection of the Abuja and Addis agreements regarding deployment of UN Forces to Darfur. Aboul Gheit [...]
2006-12-12 15:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO AU UN EG SU
06CAIRO7206EGYPT PROPOSES STRENGTHENED TIES BETWEEN UN
[...] (SBU) MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Massoum Marzouk, convoked the Charge on December 19 to describe Egypt's proposal to strengthen institutional linkages between the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The [...]
2006-12-21 07:02:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNGA ECON EFIN EG
06DARESSALAAM1076CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 07:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1089(CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 10:11:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM145UN REFORM: TANZANIA'S PERSPECTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Acting Permanent Secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mulamula identified mandate reform as an important issue but noted that members of the UN First Committee disagree wh [...]
2006-01-25 14:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV KUNR PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1951TANZANIA: MOVING CLOSER TO COMMITTING PKO TROOPS
[...] (SBU) Signs are increasing that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is moving closer to committing troops to a peacekeeping mission in Darfur. From December 11 to 15, the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) team hosted a strategy conference in Dar es Salaam with key dec [...]
2006-12-20 13:00:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR PGOV KTIA TZ
06DARESSALAAM315TANZANIA ON BOARD WITH AMIS RE-HAT
[...] (SBU) On February 14, Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' United Nations Security Council Unit, told Poloff the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has "no problem" with the re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the United Nations. Mr. Njiku said only Sudan ha [...]
2006-02-17 06:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU TZ UNSC
06DARESSALAAM444TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] Since 2003, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reached a plateau at around USD 3.7 million per annum. In 2005, textiles and apparel accounted for nearly 74 percent of Tanzania's total AGOA exports. Tanzania's textile industries face several challenge [...]
2006-03-08 15:50:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PHUM TZ
06DJIBOUTI102BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING
[...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...]
2006-01-25 11:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO
06DJIBOUTI347LAUNCH OF U.S. REGIONAL "ROADS" HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
[...] (U) USAID and U.S. Embassy in Djibouti launched March 2 its regional HIV/AIDS program in Djibouti entitled the "ROADS Project." The "ROADS Project" supports local activities to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS. It is principally funded by the Regional Economic Development Support Office (REDS [...]
2006-03-19 13:09:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KHIV EAID SOCI DJ
06DJIBOUTI390DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED
[...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...]
2006-03-27 14:19:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ
06DJIBOUTI43DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTER STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, DEC
[...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events  [...]
2006-01-08 12:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC DJ KSEO
06DJIBOUTI614UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information h confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-yea Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-ye She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of the you survivors of H5N1 [...]
2006-05-23 12:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI615UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information has been confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-year-old girl. Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-years-old. She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of [...]
2006-05-23 13:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI633UPDATE 3: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI
[...] Summary. The Government of Djibouti (GoD) has reported that results from the previously identified human case of H5N1 may now be incorrect due to errors that appear to have occurred during the testing process. The sample taken from the two-year-old girl in Dammerjog may have actually been mixe [...]
2006-05-30 08:31:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DUBLIN564IRISH ROLE IN AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS)
[...] (C) On May 18, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section First Secretary Anne Byrne. Byrne said that the GOI supports the Darfur Peace Agreement and the African Union's push for a transition to a UN peacekeeping force. She added that Irel [...]
2006-05-19 19:56:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI EAID SU EI
06GENEVA2654LITTLE PROGRESS AND MUCH CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION \
[...] (C) The Human Rights Council's second session was \ adjourned without achieving much after three weeks. It is to \ resume November 27-28, when it will deal with 44 resolutions \ tabled by members when it became apparent that little of \ substance would be achieved. The Council's failure was due [...]
2006-10-19 13:15:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2928HRC: CANADA ASKS WESTERN GROUP TO CONSIDER A
[...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met November 17 at Canada's request to discuss the possibility of requesting a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation in Darfur/Sudan or of asking that a segment of the November 27 - December 8 Council session be devote [...]
2006-11-17 14:02:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC SU
06GUANGZHOU32265Enron Prosecutors Share Lessons Learned with Guangdong
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In two days of meetings and roundtables with Guangdong officials, legal experts, students, and media, Department of Justice prosecutors John Hueston and Robb Addison discussed their involvement in the Enron case and highlighted the differences between the U.S. and Chine [...]
2006-11-13 08:29:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH
06HARARE1256TANZANIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) director Reginald Matchaba-Hove told polchief that while in New York last month he met Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete and that Kikwete had expressed interest in the current situation in Zimbabwe and had said he was committed to a regi [...]
2006-10-17 14:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI TZ
06HARARE1398MDC REUNIFICATION: THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) A little more than a year after its acrimonious split in October 2005, the MDC may be heading for reunification. Despite financial and organizational challenges, the opposition made inroads into ruling party strongholds in recent local elections reinforcing with leaders in both factions th [...]
2006-11-24 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1413ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER OFFERS SUCCESSION INSIGHTS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Nathan Shamuyarira told the Ambassador on November 28 that the forthcoming ruling party conference was unlikely to finalize the succession issue. The party would instead settle the issue in 2007. He opined that the presidential and parliam [...]
2006-11-29 12:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1429COLTART DISCUSSES OPPOSITION STRATEGY AMIDST
[...] (C) Pro-Senate MDC MP David Coltart on November 29 told the Ambassador that ZANU-PF parliamentarians were in a state of panic as public corruption allegations had become weapons in the ongoing succession battle. The MP agreed with the Ambassador that the GOZ had been weakened as a result of t [...]
2006-12-01 07:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1433WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCHERS ARRESTED, ASSAULTED
[...] (SBU) Police in Bulawayo brutally suppressed a demonstration of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Wednesday, November 29 as the women's rights group launched their "People's Charter," a demand for social justice and affordable basic services. According to WOZA, more than 70 women were arreste [...]
2006-12-01 10:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1453ZIMBABWE'S 2007 BUDGET RELEASE - NO SOUND AND FURY
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Murerwa conceded Zimbabwe's dismal 2006 economic performance in presenting his 2007 Budget to Parliament. He painted a grim picture of the state of the economy across nearly all sectors and indicators. Nevertheless, he premised the 2007 Budget on optimistic projections [...]
2006-12-08 08:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE1465ZANU-PF CONFERENCE POISED TO PROLONG MUGABE'S TERM
[...] (C) The struggle to succeed Robert Mugabe has taken a twist in the run-up to the annual ZANU-PF conference slated for December 14-17. Although Mugabe in on record promising to step down in 2008, when the next presidential elections are scheduled, the conference appears likely to call for ext [...]
2006-12-12 14:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1481ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's mis-governance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. Investment prospects are bound to remain dismal due to the country's unstable economic and political environment. G [...]
2006-12-19 13:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE1482IMF TEAM LEADER DECLARES ECONOMY DIRE; GONO
[...] (C) IMF Article IV Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey on December 15 told the Charge that Zimbabwe's economic situation was "dire." GDP would likely contract by about 5 percent, the primary budget deficiQwas 25.7 percent (83 percent with interest payments included),and inflation was close to 2,0 [...]
2006-12-19 13:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE1490UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...]
2006-12-20 12:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
06HARARE1491UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...]
2006-12-20 14:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ZI
06HARARE1492NEW LAND SEIZURE LAW; DUTCH FARMERS CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) An Act requiring most farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired by the GOZ to cease farming and vacate their homes during the present summer growing season passes into law on December 20. Over 700 farmers could face eviction if the Act is implemented. In the meantime, an internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ZI
06HARARE1493CONFERENCE PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDING MUGABE'S TERM,
[...] (C) In a well-scripted development, the December 14-17 ZANU-PF conference adopted a resolution recommending that the ruling party unify the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010. The recommendation, which will require amending the constitution in Parliament, must first be approved [...]
2006-12-21 07:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1500UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Retransmission of Harare 1490 with correct subject line. (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has esta [...]
2006-12-28 07:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB USAID ZI
06HARARE665ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS;
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...]
2006-06-05 17:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06KABUL855PRT FARAH - ASSESSMENT OF 10 FEBRUARY ATTACK
[...] (C) Summary. PRT Farah was attacked by rockets and mortar rounds, followed by small arms fire, in the early morning of February 10. Although no injuries or damage occurred, the well-coordinated attack demonstrated the growing sophistication of anti-Coalition elements. This and similar even [...]
2006-02-28 04:02:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER AF
06KHARTOUM1063CONTINUOUS RIOTS CLOSE JUBA UNIVERSITY
[...] SUMMARY: After a series of riots over the student's right to form a union, the government has again closed Juba University in Khartoum until further notice. As a university founded to support the advancement of the South, many southerners want the university to return to its home in Juba, b [...]
2006-05-04 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1123 Sudan and Its Nine Neighbors: Part 2 of 4; The
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most complex country ethnically in Africa, has nine neighbors. This cable, the second of a series of four, seeks to depict the bilateral relationship between Sudan and each of its adjacent states in terms of history, social and cultural [...]
2006-05-14 03:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD ER ET SU
06KHARTOUM1262 Sudan/Darfur - Minni returns to Darfur; meets
[...] In a meeting with Roger Winter, Kate Almquist, and Brian D'Silva on Friday, May 26, First Vice President Salva Kiir reported that he had invited Abdul Wahid to meet with him somewhere in southern Sudan before May 31 to reiterate and urge Wahid to sign the DPA. Kiir also extended a meeting in [...]
2006-05-30 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1282SITREP 12: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Kiir,s Mini-Summit: June 2 -- Minawi Tours North Darfur -- AU Describes Needs for Peace Secretariat -- UNMIS Outlines Thinking on Transition -- DL [...]
2006-05-31 09:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU MOPS KPKO AU
06KHARTOUM1285SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 14:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU MOPS KPKO NATO MARR AU
06KHARTOUM1304 Sudan/Darfur - Ibok and Kingibe Describe
[...] Summary: AU's Ibok and Kingibe discussed with Embassy further steps related to DPA implementation, including support for the "peace secretariats." There will be a "signing ceremony" Wednesday in Addis for 40-60 individuals for whom Declarations of Accession to the DPA have been especially [...]
2006-06-05 10:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV AU SU
06KHARTOUM1362SUDAN/UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT: STROKING THE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The UN Security Council held a series of meetings in Khartoum on June 6, including with President Bashir and FM Lam Akol. SRSG Jan Pronk counseled the group to be aware of Sudan's sensitivities with regard to international intervention and Sudan's sovereignty as it p [...]
2006-06-08 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC SU
06KHARTOUM1367SUDAN/DARFUR: FM LAM AKOL ON IMPLEMENTATION, THE
[...] (C) Summary: FM Lam Akol told Charge and USAID director on June 7 that, within the context of trilateral consultations among the GNU, UN, and AU, discussions would now proceed on a transition to UN peacekeeping. Sudan had always said there could be role for the UN after a peace agreement w [...]
2006-06-09 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SU PGOV
06KHARTOUM1389AU-UN JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION BRIEFS ON AMIS TO
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 11 briefing of the diplomatic community, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Djinnit and UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno said their joint mission seeks to strengthen AMIS and prepare for a possible transition to a UN peacekeeping operati [...]
2006-06-12 11:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1391AU-UN JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION BRIEFS ON AMIS TO
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 11 briefing of the diplomatic community, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Djinnit and UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno said their joint mission seeks to strengthen AMIS and prepare for a possible transition to a UN peacekeeping operati [...]
2006-06-12 12:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1427 SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher
[...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the [...]
2006-06-15 14:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1428 SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher
[...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the Ju [...]
2006-06-16 09:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1460CHARGE'S VISIT TO DARFUR: SIX WEEKS AFTER DPA, A
[...] (C) Summary: A tentative peace has emerged in Darfur six weeks after the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement. However, more must be done to create security around IDP camps and build confidence in the peace process. Some attacks between rebel groups continue, and banditry remains rife. Go [...]
2006-06-21 18:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM1474PRESIDENT BASHIR TELLS UN AND AU THAT NO TO UN PKO
[...] (C) Immediately after UN Guehenno's and AU Djinnit's carefully worded, but not entirely forthcoming, briefing to 30 or so diplomats afternoon of June 22 on the AU/UN assessment mission, DCM pulled SRSG Pronk aside and asked him what had actually transpired at the meeting among the AU, UN, and [...]
2006-06-22 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MOPS AU SU
06KHARTOUM1477SOMALIA: TFG, UIC REACH AGREEMENT, PARTIES TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Yusuf said the Transitional Federal Government and the Union of Islamic Courts agreed on June 22 to cease hostilities, recognize each other, and meet again in Arab League-sponsored talks in Khartoum on July 15. He characterized the Union as a complex, multi-faceted orga [...]
2006-06-23 11:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SO US AL SU
06KHARTOUM1478MINAWI UPBEAT ON PEACE IN DARFUR, BUT NOT IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: SLA/M leader Minawi told the Charge he has had few problems since signing the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). However, Minawi,s troops continue to be harassed by Chadian militiamen and JEM forces in West Darfur. Minawi agreed to release Suleiman Jamous to his family under AU and [...]
2006-06-23 12:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNM AU CH SU
06KHARTOUM1557 Fight Continues Over Eviction of Islamic
[...] SUMMARY: The dispute over the eviction of the branch of the Koran Al Karim Islamic University from the premises of former Juba Girl's Senior Secondary School in Juba continues as both the government of Central Equatorial State (CES) and the administration of the Koran Al Karim Islamic Univer [...]
2006-07-03 06:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SCUL SU
06KHARTOUM1613 EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...]
2006-07-10 08:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1652AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...]
2006-07-13 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1659DPA IMPLEMENTATION: AU ADMITS DRAMATIC LACK OF
[...] (C) Summary and recommendations: In a frank three- hour discussion among the donors, UNMIS deputy, and AU DPA implementer Sam Ibok, it became clear that the AU was dramatically understaffed and underfunded to lead DPA implementation. Ibok admitted that he will be totally reliant on the UN an [...]
2006-07-13 16:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1682SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...]
2006-07-17 11:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1716DARFUR AND DPA IMPLEMENTATION ON THE EVE OF MINNI
[...] (C) On the eve of Minni Minawi's visit to Washington, the security situation in Darfur is fragile, and DPA implementation is off to a slow start. The AU and AMIS are showing a disturbing lack of capacity and energy in security and political areas. The issue of transition to UN PKO still loo [...]
2006-07-18 15:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1820 AMIS Update on Joint Commission
[...] On July 30 post received a letter dated July 28 from Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Secretary to the Joint Commission of the African Union in Sudan (AMIS) addressed to Charge Huddleston, in care of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. 2. The text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) Notice of t [...]
2006-07-31 10:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO AU SU
06KHARTOUM1840 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TOD J. WILSON, SENIOR
[...] (SBU) Country clearance is requested for Embassy Khartoum Darfur Peace Agreement Security Advisor Tod J. Wilson, who will attend the Darfur Joint Commission at Addis Ababa on August 3rd. Traveler's personal data is as follows: Tod J. Wilson Passport number: 900401961 Issued: March 13, 20 [...]
2006-08-01 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT
06KHARTOUM1858 SUDAN/DARFUR: August 3 CFC Meeting in El Fasher
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 3, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, North Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. CFC representative. Noteworthy is the resumption of SLM/M participation and the CFC decision to launch an immediate investigation into the fighting in Jebel [...]
2006-08-06 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1987MEETING WITH SLA,S MINAWI AND AU,S IBOK ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: On August 21, CDA Hume met SLA leader Minni Minawi and AU Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation chief Sam Ibok, at their urgent request. Ali Traio (SLA) and Amb. Boubou Nhiang (AU) also attended the two-hour session. Ibok and Minawi expressed both fear about the deteriorati [...]
2006-08-21 13:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV AU CH UN SU
06KHARTOUM210 GNU Names Commission for Refugees as Tripartite
[...] The Government of National Unity (GNU) issued Diplomatic Note Number 2 in response to ref A, designating the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees in the Ministry of Interior as the Government of National Unity's refugee returns approving authority and signatory for refugee tripartite agree [...]
2006-01-26 15:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SU
06KHARTOUM212SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...]
2006-01-28 11:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2142DPA STAKEHOLDER,S MEETING: PROGRESS NON-EXISTENT
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 5 Darfur Peace Agreement stakeholder's meeting, Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi decried alleged breaches of the DPA in recent weeks, blaming both the National Redemption Front (NRF) and the Government. [...]
2006-09-06 12:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
06KHARTOUM2143DARFUR: PATEY TO BE NAMED UK SPECIAL ENVOY, WILL
[...] (C) UK Ambassador to Sudan Ian Cliff, at his request, received CDA Hume September 6. Cliff informed Hume that the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to appoint William Patey, former British Ambassador to Sudan, as its next Special Representative for Darfur. Patey will travel to Addis Aba [...]
2006-09-06 12:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PREF PHUM SU UK AU
06KHARTOUM2240UN SRSYG PRONK BRIEFS DARFUR PARTNERS
[...] (C) Summary: During a Sept. 14 briefing of Darfur Partners, UN SRSYG Pronk said little progress had been made on broadening support for the DPA, the Government is pressing military campaigns in North Darfur, the Ceasefire Commission does not work well, and the Sudanese Government remains unal [...]
2006-09-14 16:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2317DARFUR: PARTNERS DISCUSS STATE OF PLAY, EFFORTS TO
[...] (C) During a Sept. 20 meeting of the Darfur Partners (UK, Canada, France, Norway, Netherlands, and U.S.),participants emphasized the importance of involving, in some manner, Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in the Cease Fire Commission (CFC). The African Union (AU) representative [...]
2006-09-21 13:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
06KHARTOUM2341EC'S BARROSO TO UNDERLINE SUPPORT FOR AU
[...] EC contacts confirm that EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel will arrive in Sudan on September 30. Barroso and Michel will travel to El Fasher the same day to meet with AMIS commanders and the humanitarian assistance com [...]
2006-09-25 12:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM AU EU SU
06KHARTOUM2348 Inauguration of El Fasher DPA Implementation Office
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office opened officially on September 17. Fully staffing the Peace Secretariat, guiding its operation, and maximizing its potential role in facilitating implementation activities are challenges that must be confronted in the weeks ahead. END SUMM [...]
2006-09-26 06:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM235SUDAN - RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GATHERING
[...] (C) Per Ref A, post has gathered all available information and AU reporting regarding individuals listed; new information on most individuals was limited. Post will send separately four DLO IIR logs that may facilitate review of relevant material. These include lists of the AMIS reports that [...]
2006-01-30 15:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SU
06KHARTOUM2382 Impact of Sudanese Travel Restriction on USG
[...] SUMMARY: The September 24 decision of President Bashir to restrict all travel by official visitors to 25 kilometers from Khartoum will have a severe impact on USG operations. The impact will be immediate. Should this restriction be continued, Embassy Khartoum will have to adjust staffing pa [...]
2006-09-27 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS OTRA EAID ADPM US SU
06KHARTOUM2419 EC'S BARROSO PUSHES FOR A UN FORCE IN BASHIR MEETING
[...] (SBU) EC President Jose Manuel Barroso departed Sudan on the evening of October 1 after two days of visits in Khartoum and El Fasher. Barroso met with President Bashir for two hours on September 30, including a half hour one-on-one session; however, EC contacts reported Bashir did not budge on [...]
2006-10-02 14:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO KPAO UN EU SU
06KHARTOUM2494DARFUR: AU AMBASSADOR SAM IBOK ON A CEASEFIRE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) Summary: CDA Cameron Hume met with African Union Ambassador Sam Ibok at the DPA Implementation office in Khartoum October 18. Ibok indicated that the GOS is desperate for a ceasefire, and that he supports concrete initiatives which can be im [...]
2006-10-12 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2602DARFUR - PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) In anticipation of the transition in peacekeeping forces in Darfur either from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations (UN) force or to an AMIS mission augmented by a package of assistance from the UN, USAID assessed AMIS's performance last year in the protection of [...]
2006-11-02 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2623DARFUR PARTNER'S MEETING: LITTLE GOOD NEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Darfur Partners exchanged notes and ideas on addressing the issues of Darfur with few solid recommendations during a November 2 meeting hosted by the UK Charge. The UN representative assured the group of a seamless leadership transition with the departure of UN Secretary G [...]
2006-11-06 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UN CD ER
06KHARTOUM2664MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER MUSTAFA ISMAIL
[...] (C) On November 13, CDA Hume met at his request with Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail, who has recently been named to take the lead on Sudan,s contacts to resolve the issue of Darfur. At the outset of the meeting, Mustafa commented that this week he had reminded government colleagues that [...]
2006-11-13 17:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PHUM AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2669PERHAPS A MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Six months after the conclusion of the Darfur Peace Agreement, perhaps there is a moment of opportunity to re-launch implementation of its important security provisions. The new AMIS force commander has provided needed leadership and challenged the international community to sup [...]
2006-11-14 15:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2681MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: According to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti, the Government of Sudan welcomes another visit by Special Envoy Natsios, to include a meeting with President Bashir, following his meetings in Addis Ababa. Sudan also appreciates continued U.S. support to the African Unio [...]
2006-11-15 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU US AU
06KHARTOUM2689CONTINUED GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF VISAS FOR DOD
[...] (C) In the last year, Department of Defense Military Attaches assigned to Sudan have been subjected to a concerted effort by the Sudanese government to refuse or delay issuance of visas for travel to Sudan. This effort prevents military personnel from filling critical advisory roles for the Ch [...]
2006-11-16 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA CVIS MARR SU US
06KHARTOUM2696SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 12
[...] On November 5, 2006, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). FAO and the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Federal Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (FMARF) are to finalize, in coordination with all stak [...]
2006-11-19 10:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU KFLU
06KHARTOUM2697DESPITE OPTICS ON FM VISIT, NO NEW FRENCH
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the positive coverage in both the Western and Sudanese press of French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy's recent trip to Khartoum and reports of a French initiative to resolve the Darfur crisis, French Political Counselor Francois Colas characterized the visit as an [...]
2006-11-19 12:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU FR CD
06KHARTOUM2698CDA MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG
[...] (C) On November 18, CDA Hume met with Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor at Deng's request. Deng wanted to discuss peace-keeping in Darfur and the statement of principles recently concluded in Addis Ababa. He said that the international media had presented the agreement as including all [...]
2006-11-19 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO CVIS ASEC AU SU US UN
06KHARTOUM2709Darfur - UN USYG Egeland Warns of Worsening Situation
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the strong efforts of the non-governmental organization (NGO) community and the commitment of the donor community, the humanitarian situation in Darfur is poised to deteriorate, according to Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re [...]
2006-11-20 14:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM PREF SOCI PGOV KAWC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2711CONFUSED MESSAGE ON ADDIS ACCORD
[...] (U) Public comments by Sudanese officials on the Statement of Principles signed in Addis Ababa on November 16 have been convoluted. With regard to the role of United Nations forces, the local Arabic press has interchanged the Arabic words for "joint" and "mixed" in the translation of "hybrid." [...]
2006-11-20 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV AU KPKO SU UN
06KHARTOUM2720MEDIA REACTION TO "PLAN B" FOR SUDAN
[...] Several Sudanese newspapers carried stories about Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 press briefing in which he referred to a "Plan B" for Sudan. Some included the entire briefing. There were only two editorials about Darfur and "Plan B," although we would expect there to be [...]
2006-11-22 12:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM2721DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP
[...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...]
2006-11-22 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2725 DARFUR: MFA CRITICISES U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY REMARKS
[...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ali Al-Sadig described Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 statements on Darfur as being "inappropriate and not serving to resolve the situation in Darfur." "We have no idea of the content of Plan A, never mind Plan B which he refers to [...]
2006-11-22 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2730DENG ALOR: BASHIR BACKING DOWN IN OPPOSITION TO UN
[...] (C) In a November 21 conversation with AID Mission Director and Poloff, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor said that President Bashir had begun to "back down" in his opposition to United Nations (UN) intervention in Darfur. He based this assessment on a cabinet briefing that Bashir had giv [...]
2006-11-22 16:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN
06KHARTOUM2732CONTINUING EFFORTS ON COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Commanders representing the SLA-Unity, G-19, SLA-Abdel Wahid Al Nur, and SLA-Ahmed Abdul Shafi continue to engage in efforts to hold a conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders in North Darfur with the facilitation of the African Union (AU). A working group of in [...]
2006-11-22 17:09:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU SU
06KHARTOUM2739SUDAN - SOUTHERN KORDOFAN SITUATION REPORT
[...] On September 2, USAID staff visited Kadugli and Abyei towns in Southern Kordofan State to track progress on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and determine appropriate areas for USAID support. In the state capital, Kadugli, some administrative restructuring has occu [...]
2006-11-26 14:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM2749DARFUR'S AGONY AND BASHIR'S PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Darfur's agony is not ending. The territory is awash with weapons, including shipments of sniper rifles, assault rifles, and machine guns. Traditional social structures, already weakened, no longer keep the peace--even within internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The new co [...]
2006-11-28 12:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU SU UN US
06KHARTOUM2761CDA HUME, MFA OFFICIAL KARTI DISCUSS PKO IN DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, CDA Hume and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti discussed the way forward on peacekeeping operations in Darfur following the November 16 Addis Ababa agreement. Addressing issues such as troop levels and financing, CDA Hume encouraged the Sudanes [...]
2006-11-29 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU CLOK CVIS SU US UN
06KHARTOUM2768BASHIR PRESS FORUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 27 press forum in Khartoum conducted via satellite, President Bashir emphasized that international forces in Darfur should remain under African Union (AU) command and that he considered the proposed "third phase" of UN support for the African Union Mission in Sudan [...]
2006-11-30 15:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD UN US
06KHARTOUM2786AU SPECIAL ENVOY SALIM BRIEFS INT'L PARTNERS,
[...] (C) Summary: AU Special Envoy Salim A. Salim told international partners and CDA Hume separately on Nov. 29 that getting DPA non-signatories on board when signatories were not abiding by it was difficult. He noted Pres. Bashir's continued opposition to a hybrid AU/UN PKO force, and said a jo [...]
2006-12-03 16:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM2788SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE
[...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...]
2006-12-04 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2816DARFUR: STAFFING CFC AND JC MEETINGS
[...] (C) Following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement and the arrival of new African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Major General Aprezi, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings take place twice each week in El Fasher, Darfur. In the past, the U.S. Observer to these import [...]
2006-12-07 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO APER MARR SU AU US
06KHARTOUM2837SE NATSIOS DISCUSSES DARFUR WITH SUDANESE OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios from December 10-12, Sudanese officials expressed their ongoing support for the November 30 Abuja agreement. They indicated a willingness to expedite the implementation of UN Secretary General (UNSYG) Kofi Annan's proposal for "phase [...]
2006-12-12 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN
06KHARTOUM2863DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]
2006-12-18 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2864 SUDAN - JOINT PLAN FOR IDP RETURNS IN 2007
[...] The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG/RC/HC) held a Donor Coordination Meeting on December 3 to introduce the joint UN, Government of National Unity (GNU),and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) plan to return 150,000 intern [...]
2006-12-18 12:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2869DARFUR - NGO OUTLOOK BLEAK IN MEETING WITH SE
[...] (SBU) On December 12, Special Envoy Natsios met with 11 members of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) NGO Forum Steering Committee in Khartoum to solicit their perspectives on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. Oxfam, Help Age, Tearfund, the International Rescue Committee (IRC),Norweg [...]
2006-12-19 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM2875DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN MORATORIUM EXTENDED
[...] On December 19, at a ceremony launching the UN Work Plan for 2007, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Kosti Manibe announced that the Government of National Unity (GNU) had extended the humanitarian moratorium through January 31, 2008. The moratorium eases requirements for visas, travel permi [...]
2006-12-19 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREF PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2876DARFUR: NGOS RELOCATE STAFF FROM GEREIDA IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 hours on December 18, armed men believed to be Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/Minawi) elements stole 14 vehicles from three compounds in Gereida, South Darfur. As a result, all humanitarian organizations except the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]
2006-12-19 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP PGOV
06KHARTOUM2877SUDAN: HAC INTERROGATES USAID PARTNER
[...] (C) The Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) is in the process of collecting information on all humanitarian organizations working in Sudan. The effort appears to be part of an annual exercise aimed at identifying humanitarian staff and assets. The process inc [...]
2006-12-19 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM2890DARFUR: UN ENVOY OULD-ABDALLAH MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: UN Envoy Ould-Abadallah had a "good meeting" with President Bashir on December 21, State Foreign Minister Karti told CDA Hume in late afternoon phone call. However, Karti gave no details on their discussions of the light and heavy packages envisioned in the Addis/Abuja framework. [...]
2006-12-21 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM2891DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-21 16:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2892DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]
2006-12-21 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM2894DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT - CORRECTED COPY
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-22 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2896DARFUR: UNSR OULD ABDULLAH BRIEFS P5 REPS
[...] (C) Summary: During a Dec. 22 briefing of P5 ambassadors, UN Special Envoy Ould Abdallah said he delivered UNSYG Annan's letter to President Bashir on Sudan's commitment to phased peacekeeping in Darfur. Ould Abdallah noted Bashir was skeptical, feeling the Darfur situation had been exaggera [...]
2006-12-22 14:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PREF PHUM AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2909 Southern Sudan: Update on Nile River Issues
[...] Summary: Southern Sudan, having signed an MOU with Egypt in August 2006 on technical cooperation on water issues, remains interested in capacity building and in developing the Nile River as a transport corridor. Although the Jonglei Canal Project remains sensitive politically and ecologicall [...]
2006-12-27 03:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV PGOV ECIN EWWT EG SU
06KHARTOUM2911 SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES 2007 WORK PLAN
[...] On December 19, 2006, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da SIPDIS Silva and representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched the 2007 Work Plan for Sudan, with a budget of USD 1.8 billion. The GNU and [...]
2006-12-27 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2919SUDAN - INCREASING DISCONTENT AMONG THE MISSERIYA
[...] (C) Summary: On November 16, a crowd of 700 demonstrated in the Misseriya town of Al Fula, Southern Kordofan State, to protest the Government of National Unity,s (GNU) failure to provide the Misseriya people with their share of oil revenues. In a subsequent meeting on November 18, the Misser [...]
2006-12-28 10:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM365DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HATTING
[...] (C) On February 14 CDA Hume spoke again with MFA Under Secretary Mutriff regarding the need to arrange a transition SIPDIS of peace-keeping responsibility in Darfur from the African Union to the United Nations. Hume pointed out that the immediate need was for an African Union request to th [...]
2006-02-14 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SU KPKO
06KHARTOUM481 MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF MINES, ENERGY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry Albino Akol Akol and his Under Secretary Chuor Deng Mareng. They discussed the outdated inventory of mineral and energy resources that Southern Sudan controls. The Minis [...]
2006-02-23 16:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET PGOV EAID SU
06KHARTOUM502Yassir Arman Reflects on Negotiating Peace
[...] Summary: The following is an interview with SPLM National Assembly Leader Yassir Arman, recently published in the Sudan Vision daily, a pro-government English daily newspaper. Arman discussed the process that led to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and emphasized that all the Sudanes [...]
2006-02-27 11:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM578SUDAN BRIEFS: TRADE/AID TO KENYA; NORWAY IN
[...] SUMMARY: This week's installment of news briefs not included in post's other reporting includes prospects for a Sudan-Kenya trade agreement, together with South Sudan's USD 1 million donation for Kenyan famine relief; Norway's assurances that it will continue to support peacekeeping and reli [...]
2006-03-07 06:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EPET SOCI SENV SU KE NO CH
06KHARTOUM719AN RX FOR AMIS
[...] (C) Improving African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) performance in the transition period with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) will require physical support from the donor community and structural evolution at AMIS. There are dozens of options for the international community and for AMIS, [...]
2006-03-22 10:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM768DARFUR: PRONK URGES P5 TO PRESS KHARTOUM, AU ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSRSG Jan Pronk urged P5 governments on March 27 to press Sudan to accept a UN PKO assessment team for a UN-led mission in Darfur. Resolution 1663 requires the Secretary-General to report back to the Security Council by SIPDIS April 24, and the team needs at least two weeks i [...]
2006-03-27 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM791DARFUR/ARAB LEAGUE: RESOLUTION PASSED TO
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In the Arab League resolution adopted on Sudan and Darfur at the Khartoum Summit on March 29, the AL decided to increase support for AMIS, and "to bear the AU forces' expenditures in Darfur from six months starting from 10/01/06." Preambular language includes referen [...]
2006-03-29 14:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM953UN A/SG ANNABI: SUDAN TO DEFER UN ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 19 briefing of the diplomatic community, UN A/SG for PKO Annabi said that Sudan had indicated it would not permit a UN assessment team to visit to plan a peacekeeping transition from the AU to the UN until after a Darfur peace agreement was reached. Sudan feels u [...]
2006-04-20 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM972 SUDAN/CHAD: FM Lam Akol Provides Chad-Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, Foreign Minister Lam Akol briefed the diplomatic corps on the state of Chad-Sudan bilateral relations. He outlined the events of the past several months, stating that Chad had made a series of statements and taken several actions that were not supported by evidenc [...]
2006-04-24 11:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CD SU
06KIGALI1148RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON MCC AND DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande November 23 to discuss the Millenium Challenge Corporation selection of Rwanda for its Threshold Program, and the current situation in Darfur. Murigande welcomed the MCC decision, particularly given the recent drop in some of the World Ban [...]
2006-11-29 10:22:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL RW
06KIGALI238FOREIGN MINISTER ON HOTEL RWANDA, HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND NEPAD
[...] (C) Summary. In a 9 March meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande, Ambassador delivered the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR),discussed Paul Rusesabagina and inquired about the NEPAD Peer Review Report. Upon receipt of the HRR, Minister Murigande was defensive but also appreciative of the Ambass [...]
2006-03-13 10:51:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALNOTAG RW
06LJUBLJANA576SLOVENIA: LOOKAHEAD TO THE IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA Department of Security Policy Officer Bostjan Jerman to discuss the recent visit of International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Mohamad El Baradei to Slovenia and Slovenia's upcoming Chairmanship of the IAEA Board of Governors. Jerman said that disc [...]
2006-09-07 14:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PINR PREL ENRG SI
06LONDON8106(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...]
2006-11-27 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK
06MAPUTO1229MOZAMBIQUE 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 10:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA MZ
06MAPUTO21MOZAMBIQUE: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT
[...] (U) On January 6, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Directorate for Africa and Middle East Affairs (DAMO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM agreed in principle to the rehatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan and implied that the AU Peace an [...]
2006-01-09 05:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
06MAPUTO77MOZAMBIQUE: GRM PERSPECTIVE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform and other issues (septels),Banze gave the GRM's perspective on Sudanese President Bashir's bid for African Union (AU) chairmanship. Banze said that while historically [...]
2006-01-18 13:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL SU PHUM AU MZ
06MASERU335ECONOMIC REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: --Letseng Diamond Mine sold to Gem Diamond Mining Company; --More Mining Licenses Granted; --Law Society Appeals to Chief Justice; --Standard Bank and Lesotho Bank Announce Merger; --Lesotho Textiles Make a Comeback. --------------------------------------------- -------------- [...]
2006-07-19 08:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV LT
06MASERU6LESOTHO'S POSITION: REHATTING AMIS REQUEST WITH THE AU
[...] (U) Ambassador engaged GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs January 6 on issue of rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). We acknowledged the positive role AMIS has played and emphasized the importance of raising its rehatting during the January 12 meeting of the Peace and Security Co [...]
2006-01-10 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO LT
06NAIROBI1019 KENYA SOMALIA DROUGHT EMERGENCY TASK FORCE
[...] Summary: On February 27, Ambassador Bellamy established an inter-agency Drought Emergency Task Force for Kenya and Somalia at post to coordinate information and both short and long-term responses to the current crisis. Post estimates that the current drought in the Horn of Africa has placed [...]
2006-03-07 11:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NAIROBI1059 THIRD ANNUAL AFRICAN FINE COFFEE CONFERENCE
[...] USAID/REDSO through the Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) program, supported the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) to once again successfully implement and host the Third African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition, known by many as the World?s WILDEST Coff [...]
2006-03-08 09:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD KE PGOV SENV
06NAIROBI1107KENYA WAVERS ON AMIS RE-HAT
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with poloff, Kenyan MFA Head of International Organizations and Conferences Division Tom Amolo included Kenya among a group of AU member states inclined to support the AMIS re-hat. Although this consensus exists, there are "a few" member states trying to bulldoze thei [...]
2006-03-10 06:37:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU KE
06NAIROBI1161 17TH HORN OF AFRICA CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM
[...] The 17th Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) climate outlook forum (COF) took place in Nairobi March 1-3, organized by the USAID-supported Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC). The forum brought together policy makers, technical expert [...]
2006-03-15 04:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV TPHY XW ZF EAGR ECON ETRD KE PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI1238 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 10:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1239 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1444 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya and Ethiopia, REDSO (Somalia, Djibouti),and OFDA/ECARO contributed to this report. FLASH REPORT 2. Early reports from an ongo [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI1445 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO
06NAIROBI1651 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 14:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1652 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1772 DONOR COORDINATION FOR KENYA DROUGHT
[...] Donor agencies and governments, including USAID, have stepped up to coordinate efforts to respond to the current humanitarian emergency in Kenya. In regular meetings, donors share information on funding, activities, and partners in an effort to avoid overlap and gaps in programming. Meetin [...]
2006-04-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1850 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...]
2006-04-28 09:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1875 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia Humanitarian Update
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded Malnutrition Rising While food insecurity is chronic throughout southern Somalia, malnutr In Gedo Region, the USAID-supported Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU In Bay Region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Switzerland co [...]
2006-05-02 12:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1881 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen years of armed conflict that has destroyed public infrastructure and basic services, and stressed the population?s coping strategies. The majority of the 2.1 million drought-affected people resides i [...]
2006-05-02 13:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1939 MEASLES AND POLIO INCIDENCE AND RESPONSE IN
[...] Since 2005, isolated measles and polio cases surfaced in drought-affected Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Increased migration by pastoralists during the drought has raised concerns of a widespread, regional outbreak. In response, the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization [...]
2006-05-04 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI1956 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOMALIA DROUGHT
[...] To date, donor governments and agencies, including USAID, have contributed over 87.8 million U.S. Dollars (USD) towards the United Nations (U.N.) humanitarian appeal for the drought emergency in Somalia, in addition to more than 60.0 million USD outside the appeal. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, [...]
2006-05-05 06:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1987COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Drought Assessment Team Member, Ms. Ngoc Clark to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 14, 2006 to June 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to assess drought and humanitarian conditions in drought-stricken districts in Northeast Kenya; provide rapid as [...]
2006-05-08 10:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI1997COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a May 14 - 23, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to work on drought response issues with the OFDA team. 3. Travel details for John Myer will [...]
2006-05-08 14:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI2089 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...]
2006-05-12 09:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2174 USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S SAMBURU
[...] Consistent rains over the past month have improved pasture and natural water points that are critical to the largely pastoralist population in Kenya's Samburu District. However, according to district officials, ethnic conflict and cattle theft have displaced an estimated 20,000 people in the [...]
2006-05-18 06:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI2414 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-02 09:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2438 USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S GARISSA
[...] Although long season rains improved pasture conditions and water availability in most drought- affected areas of Kenya, patchy showers in Garissa District have left many areas dry, impeding recovery efforts. Water tankering activities continue in several divisions where residents still face a [...]
2006-06-05 08:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI2456SOMALIA: MILITARY AND POLITICAL ADVANCES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although two Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Fight Against Terrorism (ARPFAT) leaders retain control of their territory, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) now controls the bulk of Mogadishu. The UIC's advance on Jowhar is further cause for concern, both because it will [...]
2006-06-06 03:10:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PTER PREL KISL SO
06NAIROBI2501 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-07 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2509DIVERSITY VISA FRAUD - OPERATION GHOST MARRIAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2 Post culminated over six months of investigations into a marriage fraud ring with the arrest by Kenyan authorities of over 70 Diversity Visa applicants. Simultaneous arrests and searches in other locations revealed a criminal ring was involved in matching Kenyan appli [...]
2006-06-07 13:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE
06NAIROBI2532 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-09 06:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2594 VIOLENCE IN MOGADISHU EXACERBATES
[...] In May 2006, an ongoing low-intensity conflict between warlords and factions aligned with the Islamic courts in the Somali capital of Mogadishu escalated into large-scale violence throughout the city. On June 5, the Islamic Court Union (ICU) claimed control of Mogadishu, with most of the war [...]
2006-06-14 03:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI260SOMALIA: ALL SIDES READY TO DELIVER A PARLIAMENT -
[...] (C) The "Aden Declaration," signed by the Somali President and Speaker of the Parliament, provides an entry point to engage with the parties to the divided Transitional Federal Institutions. They, in turn, have asked the USG for specific diplomatic efforts to improve the environment for the c [...]
2006-01-20 01:12:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
06NAIROBI2618JOWHAR FALLS
[...] (U) Action request - para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The town of Jowhar came under Islamic Court Union (ICU) control the afternoon of June 14. The UN received direct assistance from known extremist Aden Hashi Ayrow to protect the UN compound in Jowhar, an incident that makes it appear that Ayrow [...]
2006-06-14 14:28:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PREL MARR SO
06NAIROBI2744 GETTING TO AN INTERAGENCY 3D APPROACH TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 04:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSECDEF OSD SOLIC
06NAIROBI3034COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEWS NET STAFF, MOHAMED
[...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration Office requests country clearance for Mohamed Suleiman, Regional Representative, FEWS NET, to travel to Ethiopia from July 14 to 19, 2006. He will arrive in Addis Ababa on KQ402 at 0940hrs on July 14 and depart on July 20 on KQ403 at [...]
2006-07-12 06:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06NAIROBI3112COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a July 24, 2006 through August 2, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Senior OFDA Program Officer, OFDA field officers and meet with OFDA [...]
2006-07-18 02:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI3441 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 14:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI3900SOMALI REFUGEES IN KENYA (C-TN6-01351)
[...] (C) The following answers are keyed to original lettered questions in reftel. A. (C) HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA RESPONDED TO THE FLOW OF SOMALI REFUGEES TO DADAAB? IS THE INFLUX OF SOMALI REFUGEES INTO KENYA A THREAT TO KENYAN STABILITY? IF SO, HOW? The GOK continues to fulfill its [...]
2006-09-08 08:59:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
06NAIROBI4155CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2006
[...] This is a joint cable prepared by FEWSNET Nairobi and USAID/East Africa?s Food for Peace Office. USAID/EA/FFP and Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) Offices attended the 18th Climate Outlook Forum (COF) August 31 ? September 1, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was convened by the Int [...]
2006-09-25 13:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI4249COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regioal Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a October 10 - 18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Senior OFDA Program Officer, OFDA field officers and meet with OFDA implementing [...]
2006-10-02 07:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI4313KENYA MOYALE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER ON THE OROMO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The District Commissioner of Moyale, on Kenya's border with Ethiopia, admits that the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) uses his district as a sanctuary, despite his best efforts. He expresses annoyance with the "hostile" attitude of his Ethiopian counterparts and with the Ethiopia [...]
2006-10-05 08:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PREL PGOV ET KE
06NAIROBI4372 SEEING IN 3-D: USG REGIONAL COORDINATION TO
[...] (SBU) Field and Washington representatives of State, USAID, and DOD met in Nairobi in August to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Participants agreed to form a regional team to serve as a point of contact among relevant USG players. They also agreed to deepen [...]
2006-10-11 13:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PTER SO KE ET
06NAIROBI4413COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to N'Djamena, Chad and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a November 5 - 18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to monitor OFDA humanitarian programming. 3. Travel details for Joh [...]
2006-10-13 08:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI4477POLIO SURFACES IN KENYA REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (C) On October 16, Refcoord Addis learned from UNHCR and other sources that a case of polio had been discovered at Dadaab refugee camp. The case, the first in Kenya in twenty years, was originally identified on September 23 by GTZ doctors at the camp. GTZ doctors turned the information over [...]
2006-10-17 04:44:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
06NAIROBI5023COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a December 12 - 22, 2006 and during the period o/a January 2-9, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA field officers and meet with OFD [...]
2006-11-24 09:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI5299 USG HUMANITARIAN PLANNING FOR SOMALIA
[...] Fears of conflict between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Islamic Courts are growing. USG and other humanitarian organizations are working together on contingency planning efforts. These include developing scenarios (based on the assumption that non-combatants will be [...]
2006-12-19 13:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREF PREL SO
06NAIROBI659SOMALIA: ACTIVIST MP SEES A PLOT UNDER EVERY STONE
[...] (C) Asha Haji Elmi, Somalia's most dynamic female MP, privately says she fears her life may be in danger when she attends the upcoming parliamentary session in Baidoa, but insists she will attend. Amidst swirling conspiracy theories, she claimed that all facts point to underhanded agreements [...]
2006-02-14 11:48:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
06NAIROBI968 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] Summary: ------------ This is the first cable in response to reftel request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. It is formatted according to reftel guidelines. USAID Missions in Ethiopia and Djibouti contributed to this report. A regional humanitari [...]
2006-03-03 08:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NDJAMENA1069CHAD/SUDAN: THE SUDANESE REBELS' "LONG GOOD-BYE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of the recent agreement between Chad and Sudan, Sudanese rebels loyal to the Justice and Equality Movement and the recently-formed National Redemption Front (NRF) have been asked by the GOC to leave Chad. According to representatives of the NRF, Sudanese rebels will conti [...]
2006-08-17 16:19:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1368CHADIAN FM ACCUSES SAUDIS OF AIDING REBELS
[...] (U) Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi called in the Ambassador this morning, 11/27, to discuss the current rebel attacks in Chad and the GOC's public allegation that Saudi Arabia is supporting the rebellion. The FM was meeting with each Chief of Mission individually. 2. (C) The FM stat [...]
2006-11-27 16:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF CD SU SA LY
06NDJAMENA1389INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN CHAD: SIDE WITH THE GOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. This cable outlines some of the important factors we recommend for consideration in preparing for a possible peacekeeping presence in Chad. Above all, the mandate of this force should be focused on the area which could make the most immediate impact on the ground: pro [...]
2006-12-05 12:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD KPKO PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC
06NDJAMENA141CHAD: REBEL SCORECARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad is bracing for more rebel attacks along the border. Chadian authorities firmly believe that the Government of Sudan is supporting Mahamat Nour, and possibly others, in their efforts to overthrow the regime of President Idriss Deby Itno. This perception, coupled with Chad' [...]
2006-01-31 11:34:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1411CHAD SCENESETTER
[...] (C) Summary: N'djamena today is a tank-ringed garrison town as President Idriss Deby Itno defends his 16-year regime against increasingly emboldened rebels -- many of them from his own clan. Civil society and the opposition political parties have called for an inclusive dialogue and an end t [...]
2006-12-12 06:50:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU
06NDJAMENA143CHAD: REBEL SCORECARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad is bracing for more rebel attacks along the border. Chadian authorities firmly believe that the Government of Sudan is supporting Mahamat Nour, and possibly others, in their efforts to overthrow the regime of President Idriss Deby Itno. This perception, coupled with Chad' [...]
2006-01-31 15:41:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA252CHAD: GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO WORK
[...] (C) Summary: The Chadian Government convoked the diplomatic corps to state its willingness to talk the opposition about participation in the electoral process and to welcome donor assistance for the upcoming elections. Members of the diplomatic corps asked the Government what actions it had [...]
2006-02-21 17:46:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA300DARFUR/CHAD: JEM'S KHALIL SKEPTICAL ON UN FORCE
[...] (C) Summary: In February 25 conversation with Ambassador Wall, JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim lamented the international community's focus on mounting a UN force in Darfur, when security, he claimed, was better than at any time since the rebellion began, even with intra-Sudan Liberation Movement/A [...]
2006-02-27 17:42:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA301CHADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON DARFUR, LIBYA, UN ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-mi expressed doubt that the ongoing Libyan mediation between Chad and Sudan or the Abuja peace talks would produce much, during a meeting with Ambassador Wall on February 27. He said that Sudanese President Bashir had called a halt to the Chadian [...]
2006-02-28 06:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA360EASTERN CHAD: ABSENCE OF CHADIAN FORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A security void caused by the repositioning of Chadian police and military forces since December is the principal factor in the increased raiding and looting in the border area south of Adre. First-hand accounts by refugees arriving from these areas and assessments by senior sta [...]
2006-03-07 15:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC UN SU
06NDJAMENA425EASTERN CHAD: ICRC UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC estimates there are approximately 20,000 Chadians displaced along the border south of Adre by raids by Arabic-speaking nomads from both sides of the border. It has no evidence of direct Sudan government involvement but assumes complicity. The principal factor in ICRC's a [...]
2006-03-17 12:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA463CHAD'S TROUBLES ON ELECTION'S EVE AND WHAT WE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Troubles are ahead in the run-up to the presidential elections on May 3. The opposition parties are calling for obstructing them outright as well as for a boycott. Security is under strain, but President Deby is fighting back, with resolute support from the French. The belea [...]
2006-03-29 14:56:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC CD KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
06NDJAMENA492CHAD/SUDAN: FIGHTING, IDPS, AND RECRUITMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC does not foresee a major displacement of Chadian IDPs away from the border unless fighting is persistent; UNHCR is more worried. UNHCR has long suspected recruitment in the refugee camps and now has clear proof. UNHCR sees Chad as complicit and Darfur rebels as the recrui [...]
2006-04-03 18:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA517CHAD/SUDAN: DADJO BITTERNESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dadjo, probably the most populous tribe in Eastern Chad, have taken the brunt of Arab cross-border attacks and are, according to one of their leaders, angry toward Arabs on both sides of the border and also at the regime for leaving them unprotected. They could align with [...]
2006-04-08 09:08:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA576CHAD: ANXIETIES OVER REFUGEE PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Resrep agrees with the fears of the Chadian government it will be unable adequately to protect refugees and IDPs if, as he thinks likely, there are increased attacks over the next month before the rainy season. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Kingsley Amaning, Resident Coordinat [...]
2006-04-20 09:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA577CHAD: ANXIETIES OVER REFUGEE PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Resrep agrees with the fears of the Chadian government it will be unable adequately to protect refugees and IDPs if, as he thinks likely, there are increased attacks over the next month before the rainy season. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Kingsley Amaning, Resident Coordinat [...]
2006-04-20 13:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA586CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO
[...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...]
2006-04-21 20:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU
06NDJAMENA587CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO
[...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...]
2006-04-21 20:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU
06NDJAMENA589CHAD: SOUTHERN OPPOSITIONIST INSISTS ON ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Southern oppositionist Kamougue said April 21 that the political opposition would not be again deceived into taking a post in a Deby government, unless the election were delayed, a national conference convened, and Deby became a titular transitional president alongside [...]
2006-04-23 08:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA590CHAD: REFUGEE PROTECTION AND IDP PULL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ideas for immediate refugee protection are few and far between, according to those working the issue in Ndjamena. UNHCR will explore devoting more resources to paying and equipping gendarmes. The AU could be pressed to send more AMIS missions across the border. Chadian Forei [...]
2006-04-23 08:15:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA591DARFUR REBEL LEADER COMFORTABLY HOUSED IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim received the Ambassador April 22 at his temporary quarters in Ndjamena (home belonging to President Deby's half-brother) and expressed unhappiness at the negotiations in Abuja and, in particular, the close relationship between the Americans a [...]
2006-04-23 17:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA604DAS YAMAMOTO VISIT TO CHAD APRIL 24-25
[...] (C) Summary: During his April 24-25 visit to Chad, DAS Yamamoto conveyed to President Deby a message from the Secretary calling for postponement of the May 3 election and SIPDIS initiation of constructive political dialogue. Deby refused to postpone the election, citing a constitutional v [...]
2006-04-26 17:16:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD SU
06NDJAMENA706DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE: N'DJAMENA ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi was warmly welcomed in N'Djamena, where he is consulting with the Chadian Government, SLM followers in Chad, non-governmental organizations, and the media. Minni described his meetings with President Idriss Deby as p [...]
2006-05-18 15:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA755DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: TOUGH SELL IN REFUGEE CAMPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese refugees say they will support the Darfur Peace Agreement if Sudan Liberation Movement faction leader Abdelwahid Nur signs and their need for individual compensation are adequately met. From May 23 to 27, P/E officer traveled to six of twelve refugee camps to explain [...]
2006-05-30 06:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA772DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: CHADIAN OFFICIALS DENY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto raised the reports of Chadian support for groups undermining the Darfur Peace Agreement with President Idriss Deby Itno on May 30 and with his close advisor, Minister of Territorial Administration General Mahamat Ali Abdullah on May 29. De [...]
2006-06-01 09:07:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA87CHAD AND JUSTICE AND EQUALITY MOVEMENT MAKE UP
[...] (C) Summary: During a two-week stay in N'Djamena, the President of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Dr. Khalil Ibrahim, shared his thoughts on the normalization of relations between Chad and the JEM, the Chadian-Sudanese conflict, prospects for peace at the negotiating table in Abuja [...]
2006-01-24 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA986CHAD/SUDAN: JEM NEGOTIATOR CALLS FOR RETHINKING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New political and military realities on the ground in Darfur will make the implementation of the Darfur Peace Accords impossible, and the International Community must consider changing the structure of the current agreement, according the Justice and Equality Movement's chief neg [...]
2006-07-24 16:27:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA987CHAD/SUDAN: JEM NEGOTIATOR CALLS FOR RETHINKING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New political and military realities on the ground in Darfur will make the implementation of the Darfur Peace Accords impossible, and the International Community must consider changing the structure of the current agreement, according the Justice and Equality Movement's chief neg [...]
2006-07-24 16:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NOUAKCHOTT1388MAURITANIAN RUN-OFF: OBSERVERS SEE CONTINUED
[...] (U) Mauritania completed a second round of legislative elections December 3 to decide the remaining 52 National Assembly seats not won during the November 19 first round polls (ref B). Post sent out nine observation teams of U.S. and Mauritanian personnel to track the process and compare find [...]
2006-12-06 11:56:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM MR
06NOUAKCHOTT1411MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER: DARFUR,
[...] (C) Darfur. In a December 12 meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed to discuss several foreign policy matters, Charge raised the issue of last week's recent meeting in Khartoum of ACP countries, at which President Vall spoke on behalf of all West African members. Sid'Ahmed said h [...]
2006-12-12 11:42:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL IS KPAL MR SU SY UNSC
06PARIS1431SUDAN/AMIS: FRENCH SHARE U.S. VIEW
[...] (C) MFA Sudan deskoff Jerome Robert on March 7 confirmed that France shared the U.S. position on transforming the African Union's Mission in Sudan (AMIS) into a UN operation. "We agree with you 100 percent on the need to turn AMIS into a UN mission," Robert stated in response to reftel demarc [...]
2006-03-07 11:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL SU KPKO FR
06PARIS2553CONGO/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 10:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL VZ SU CF FR
06PARIS4248MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Afghanistan
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 09:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4256MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Afghanistan U.S. - EU Summit
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 11:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4674 UNESCO: BRIEFING ON EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peter Smith, UNESCO's Assistant Director General for Education, briefed representatives from the Executive Board's Group I countries on his plans for reform of UNESCO's Education Sector, July 6 at UNESCO headquarters. Smith announced that he has put the plan into action as of [...]
2006-07-07 15:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL UNESCO
06PARIS6177FRANCE/DJIBOUTI: AMBASSADOR SYMINGTON'S PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF officials at the MFA, President's office, and MOD were uniformly supportive of close and cooperative U.S.-France policies on Djibouti during their September 7-8 meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti W. Stuart Symington. They welcomed U.S. engagement in Djibouti, despit [...]
2006-09-14 13:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR PINS ER ET SO DJ FR
06PARIS655 USUNESCO: AMBASSADOR GROSS MEETS DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, Louise V. Oliver met with UNESCO's Director General Koichiro Matsuura and Assistant Director Gener [...]
2006-02-01 12:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON KPAO ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS6845CHIRAC'S AFRICA ADVISER ON UNSC ELECTIONS, DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: DCM met with Presidential African Affairs Counselor Michel de Bonnecorse on October 12 to follow up on French advocacy with Francophone sub-Saharan Africans to bolster the Security Council candidacy of Guatemala. Bonnecorse confirmed his intervention with the AU President and wi [...]
2006-10-17 14:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC SU IV FR
06PARIS7493FORMER SUDANESE FM ISMAIL ASSURES SUDAN ENVOY THAT
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios met with Bashir presidential advisor and former Sudanese FM Mustafa Osman Ismail in Paris on November 18. Natsios, who arrived from the Addis Ababa consultations on Darfur, sought an unambiguous public statement of GoS support for the Addis [...]
2006-11-21 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO FR SU
06PARIS7541FRENCH STRESS REGIONAL FALL-OUT OF DARFUR, PLEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Natsios and Ambassador Stapleton met on November 18 with French Presidential Africa Counselor Bonnecorse and MFA/AF A/S-Equivalent de Gliniasty Bonnecorse stressed French concern at the regional fallout of the Darfur catastrophe. The Sudanese program of [...]
2006-11-27 08:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO PINR CD CT SU FR
06PORTLOUIS743MAURITIUS MOVES TOWARDS GREATER PEACEKEEPING ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Top Mauritian security officials committed publicly to increasing participation in international peacekeeping efforts. U.S. military officers training Mauritians say their constabulary Special Mobile Force is ideal for PKOs. Additional Mauritian attributes are the population,s [...]
2006-12-11 10:29:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINR MP AU UN SADC
06RABAT519ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: MOROCCAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) DCM met March 22 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Relations Mohamed Azeroual to stress the importance of ref(a) issues for the upcoming Arab League (AL) meeting in Khartoum. Azeroual confirmed that FM Benaissa will lead the Moroccan delegation as King Mohammed is currently "busy [...]
2006-03-23 16:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SU MO
06ROME3037ITALY ON SOMALIA: ARAB LEAGUE, CIVIL SOCIETY KEY
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with MFA Somalia Coordinator Giancarlo Izzo November 3 and with Angelo Masetti, Spokesman for the Italy-Somalia Forum, October 26 to discuss the situation in Somalia. Izzo and Masetti agreed that the TFIs were weak, and that the CIC's goals were unclear. They both beli [...]
2006-11-07 12:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO IT
06SANAA1832SALEH ADVISES GEN ABIZAID ON SOMALIA'S "NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh told visiting CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid on June 18 that Yemen had invited members of the Somali Islamic Courts (IC) and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to Sanaa for talks. The IC leadership answered that they would come "within a week." Saleh [...]
2006-06-24 13:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS SO YE
06STATE202870SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO
[...] U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Cindy Courville will be receiving a briefing following the December 27 AU meeting on Somalia. Below are points and background for her use during this briefing. In response to aggression by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC),Ethiopia has commenced m [...]
2006-12-26 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO SO ET AU
06THEHAGUE1469COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for John Blandford, Economst, NCHSTP, CEC, HHS to transit the Nethrlands from August 4-5, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to lead a team to initiate data collection in Ethiopia for a five-country centrally funded targeted evaluation to estimate the cost o [...]
2006-06-30 10:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2299CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Marten Lak (Netherlands) held two consultations on his draft EC-47 report language. The first session on October 5 introduced the draft and invited general comments. Other than Sudan, all delegations that spoke supported the basic thrust of the draft. Sudan asked that the f [...]
2006-10-24 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2375COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist John Blandford to lay over in the Netherlands for the night of November 19, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to provide formal training in economic evaluation methods applied to HIV treatm [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2445CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) It was not possible to reach agreement at EC-47 on the U.S. request for an extension of the 100% destruction deadline, as details could not be ironed out regarding visit to the U.S. and Russia in connection with both extension requests. There also was no agreement on the 2007 OPCW budget [...]
2006-11-15 09:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE940NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SPURRING AMIS ACTION TO PROTECT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM PINS PREL SOCI SU NL
06TOKYO1775JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2353JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06USNATO425READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]
2006-07-06 16:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO641NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT OCTOBER 25, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Belgian FM De Gucht, addressing the NAC in his capacity as the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CIO),highlighted the OSCE,s intermediary role between Russia and Georgia, saying that there was "almost open conflict" between the two countries over South Ossetia, and argued for "addres [...]
2006-10-27 10:49:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO666NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 8, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Azerbaijan: Azeri President Aliev provides an upbeat assessment of Azerbaijan,s reforms, predicts an end to Russia,s energy monopoly, and warns that frozen conflicts are the biggest threat he sees to regional stability, (see separate front channel message). -- Afghanistan [...]
2006-11-13 13:55:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO676NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Western Balkans: During an informal PermRep meeting, U.S. PermRep states that without more progress on ICTY, the Riga Summit is too soon to grant Partnership for Peace (PfP) status to Serbia; she proposes keeping pressure on Serbia through the elections, then taking up PfP i [...]
2006-11-17 17:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO684NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 22, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-24 18:52:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO701NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 06, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG conveyed the strong political convictions expressed by NATO Allies at the Summit in support of NATO's Afghanistan operations. He also cited the recent reduction in the overall level of violence in Afghanistan and the Hungarian donation of 20,000 rifles to t [...]
2006-12-07 15:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO734SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios met December 15 with NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer to discuss the situation in Darfur, relations between NATO and the African Union (AU),and the spread of instability into Chad and the Central African Republic. Natsios said d [...]
2006-12-20 13:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS NATO AU SU UN
06USUNNEWYORK1077UN HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU/NOFORN) Summary. The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 228th meeting on May 17, 2006. USUN Minister Counselor for Host Country Affairs represented the United States. In keeping with past practice, the New York City Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps [...]
2006-05-26 16:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP UN
06USUNNEWYORK1149CHINESE LOOK FOR INCREASED COOPERATION AS SC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Annabi gave the Security Council June 2 an overview of the current situation throughout Sudan in advance of the UNSC's Mission to Sudan, Addis Ababa and Chad. The most notable part of [...]
2006-06-06 20:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1157SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]
2006-06-06 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1174UNSC/SOMALIA: UN URGES AGAINST SUPPORTING FACTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 8 briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Department of Political Affairs Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Kalomoh warned Members 'this is not the time to abandon Somalia,' given what he called the 'tense military stand-off' between militias of the U [...]
2006-06-08 22:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1434UNSC/UNMEE: MEMBERS FEAR SPREAD OF CONFLICT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Titov updated the Security Council at July 27 consultations on the status of UNSCR 1681 (2006) implementation and on the situation on the ground between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Members looked forw [...]
2006-08-01 13:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1598UNSC/DARFUR: ANNABI BRIEFS AND DRAFT RESOLUTION IS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August 17 Security Council consultations, Assistant Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations Annabi painted a bleak picture of the current situation in Darfur as a result of the faltering Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and the weak African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). [...]
2006-08-21 23:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1756UN BUDGET: CONSTRUCTION IN ADDIS ABABA AND VIENNA
[...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, under the agenda item "program budget for the biennium 2006-2007," will take up two reports in the coming weeks related to the construction of additional facilities at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa (A/61/158) and at the Vienna International Ce [...]
2006-09-07 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1920UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]
2006-10-06 00:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK1998UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREAN TSZ INCURSION
[...] (SBU) UN DPKO Deputy Hedi Annabi briefed the UNSC on the unprecedented incursion of Eritrean military forces into the UN Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) (reftel). Following a brief discussion of a draft press statement presented by the Permanent Mission of Greece, the UNSC unanimously adopted th [...]
2006-10-18 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC ER ET
06USUNNEWYORK2077UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUDAN 10/27
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 27 briefing to the UNSC on the Sudan, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean-Marie Guehenno called for "creativity" to break the diplomatic impasse with Khartoum regarding a UN peacekeeping deployment in Darfur. UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry presented a UK compromise proposal for a [...]
2006-11-01 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2157P5 MEETING ON UN SYG SUDAN PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN D/SYG Mark Malloch Brown briefed the P5 on November 14 regarding the UN's planned approach with the Government of Sudan (GOS) at the November 16 meeting of the UN, P5, African Union, and Arab League in Addis Ababa. The UN SYG plans to put forward the Phased Approach Paper (pl [...]
2006-11-15 19:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2232UN DPKO GUEHENNO: BASHIR HAS NOT MADE A STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno on December 4 to discuss next steps for Darfur. Guehenno stated that Sudanese President Bashir has still not made a "strategic shift" in his position that would allow for the three- [...]
2006-12-08 21:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2233SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 4 meeting with SYG Kofi Annan, Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed for quick implementation of the Addis Ababa principles and highlighted the need for clarity on the mission's command and control. Annan expressed optimism in the face o [...]
2006-12-08 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2281SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH PRC PERMREP WANG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 working lunch with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Chinese UN Permanent Representative AMB Wang Guangya emphasized that the U.S. and the PRC share a common objective of a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. Wang expressed optimism that Sudanese President [...]
2006-12-22 20:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2282SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO USYG GUEHENNO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno expressed skepticism that Sudanese President Bashir would provide a wholly forthcoming and constructive response to SYG Annan's letter outlining specific steps the Government of Sudan [...]
2006-12-22 20:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK734UNSC/SUDAN: IMPEDIMENTS TO ACTION ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Progress toward transition of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations operation is stalled due to a stonewalling and recalcitrant Government of National Unity (GNU) in Sudan and a passive African Union (AU). While everyone at the UN talks about e [...]
2006-04-05 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK896ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK944UN ON SUDAN: 'PLEASE GIVE US MONEY'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Secretary-General (SYG) Annan hosted a May 4 meeting of the Group of Friends of Darfur to drum financial support for the humanitarian assistance program in Darfur, which, according OCHA U/SYG Egeland, is facing a $500 million funding shortfall. DPKO A/SYG [...]
2006-05-10 20:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK945COUNCIL FAVORS TWO-WEEK ROLLOVER OF UNMEE'S MANDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 8 briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi told Members that if the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) were to continue its monitoring activities and eventually support borde [...]
2006-05-10 21:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06VATICAN110VATICAN SUPPORTIVE ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Somalia Monsignor Lucio Sembrano voiced support for U.S and international community efforts on that country during a June 13 meeting. Sembrano, who has engaged with us on Somalia in the past (ref a),had asked us for an update on the situation. We outlined [...]
2006-06-16 10:38:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV SO VT KE
06VIENNA723RE-HATTING AMIS: AUSTRIA AGREES WITH USG STRATEGY
[...] (C) On March 7, we conveyed reftel talking points to the MFA's Africa Department and followed-up on March 9 with Georg Lennkh, the MFA's Special Envoy for Africa. Lennkh had just returned from Brussels, where Deputy Secretary Zoellick had briefed EU representatives on the USG position. Lennk [...]
2006-03-09 15:40:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU NATO
07ABIDJAN1036IFIS, DONORS DISCUSS FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND
[...] (C) Summary. International Financial Institutions (IFIs) staff convened top bilateral donors September 28 to discuss their negotiations with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) on fiscal controls and next steps. Cote d'Ivoire is staying current with the July 2007 arrears financing packa [...]
2007-10-07 10:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN IMF ECON PGOV PREL EMIN EAGR ENRG EPET
07ABIDJAN683COTE D'IVOIRE NOMINATION FOR ATTENDEE OF USDA GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 10:04:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV TBIO PREL
07ABIDJAN719WHO TRIED TO KILL SORO? THE SPECULATION IS WELL
[...] (C) Summary. Since the June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. The facts remain scarce, adding fuel to the unending speculation. The suspects are numerous, ranging from the most obvious (disaffected members of the Forces Nouvelles) to the absurd (ONU [...]
2007-07-03 11:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO IV
07ABIDJAN764COTE D'IVOIRE'S GOVERNMENT DRIFTS AFTER ATTACK ON
[...] (C) Summary. Since the March 29 attack on the aircraft carrying Prime Minister Soro, the peace process implementation has been at a near-standstill. Soro and his small team appear knocked off stride (although he could be "playing possum" and proceeding cautiously while recovering his footi [...]
2007-07-13 15:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IV
07ABIDJAN803SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHT-LIPPED ON
[...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...]
2007-08-01 07:47:00Embassy AbidjanSECRETPGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN804SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHTLIPPED ON AUTHORS
[...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...]
2007-08-01 07:47:00Embassy AbidjanSECRETPGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN880ASSESSING THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCES NOUVELLES,
[...] (C) Summary. An Embassy team composed of Charge Vicki Huddleston and Econ Chief Ervin Massinga to the Bouake and Korhogo regions, both under Forces Nouvelles (FN) control, and spoke to United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI),non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Rassamblement [...]
2007-08-21 16:55:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO IV
07ABIDJAN895ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE ONGOING
[...] (C) Summary. World Food Program, UNited Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and private business leaders in the "Greater West" region, which straddles the "Green Line" and encompasses the extreme western portion of the former "Zone of Confidence," concur that the situation remains v [...]
2007-08-24 12:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PREL PHUM IV
07ABIDJAN913WORLD BANK, EU LEAD DONORS' POST CONFLICT EFFORTS;
[...] (C) Summary. The World Bank, European Union (EU) and the United National Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) held two closely-related meetings in the past 10 days on post-crisis coordination, where participants were unanimous in their frustration at the slow pace of progress. Identification [...]
2007-08-29 16:54:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IDB IV PREL
07ABUJA1826 A STRATEGY FOR GETTING NIGERIAN TROOPS TO SOMALIA
[...] (C) As indicated by our reporting on this subject (Reftel),including Congressman Payne's meetings with FM Maduekwe and President Yar'Adua on August 20, Nigeria is not moving forward at any speed to designate, train or deploy a battalion for AMISOM. Part of the issue is, we believe, the lack [...]
2007-08-22 13:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2322NIGERIA: PILOTING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria is an admittedly risky environment in which to pilot a new governance initiative, particularly at the state level. Despite the risk, the establishment of better governance in Nigeria can have positive spillover effects for the rest of West Africa and the continent as a [...]
2007-11-01 15:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EUN OECD NI
07ABUJA2382NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 12 meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua pledged to continue and deepen the U.S.-Nigerian bilateral partnership. The Deputy Secretary praised the Yar'Adua government's commitmen [...]
2007-11-15 13:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL MASS NI
07ACCRA1040GHANA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES THE AU
[...] (C) As reported reftel, Ghana is preparing for the June 25-July 3 African Union (AU) Summit, whose focus will be planning for a "United States of Africa." In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minster Akwasi Osei-Adjei previewed the upcoming Summit. Osei-Adjei characterized th [...]
2007-05-10 17:05:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GH
07ACCRA1176GHANA'S MFA ON HYBRID FORCE COMMAND IN DARFUR
[...] (SBU) On May 23, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the hybrid UN/AU force in Darfur to MFA Supervising Director for Multilateral, Legal and Passport Affairs Paul Essel (the Foreign Minister is out of the country and the Deputy Minister was unavailable). Post had already delivered the [...]
2007-05-24 14:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH KPKO PGOV PREL SU
07ACCRA1455PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...]
2007-07-03 16:02:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALBF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG
07ACCRA1461PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AU PEACE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, on the margins of the June 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit. They agreed with the need to coordinate AU and UN documents on Su [...]
2007-07-03 16:11:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET GH PREL SO SU
07ACCRA2165KUFUOR'S TRIP TO ADDIS ABABA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 10, Chief of State Protocol Ambassador Kobina Wudu told poloff that on President Kufuor,s recent trip to Ethiopia, Kufuor met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and paid a courtesy call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. While most of the trip focused on Africa [...]
2007-10-11 13:39:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC GH
07ACCRA2240GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY: As the 2008 presidential/parliamentary elections approach, two smaller parties - the Convention People's Party (CPP) and the People's National Convention (PNC) - are determining their respective Presidential candidates. Meanwhile, Ghanaian political observers are increasingly concerned [...]
2007-10-23 07:21:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL GH
07ACCRA227PRESIDENT KUFUOR AS AU CHAIR: A FIRST TAKE
[...] (C) Summary: Ghanaians view President John Kufuor's selection as AU chair as a recognition of the country's African leadership role, democratic credentials, and status as the first independent country on the continent. Kufuor will use his low-key, positive leadership style to tackle Afric [...]
2007-02-01 16:45:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALAORC GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA478GHANA AT 50: ENDURING LEGACY OF AFRICAN
[...] (U) Summary: This is the sixth in a series of cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the second in a series focused on Ghana's external relations. Ghana,s legacy of continent-wide leadership began with its first president Kwame Nkrumah. Nkrumah's legacy includes a commitment to multilateral or [...]
2007-03-01 15:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GH PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07ACCRA613GHANA ON SOMALIA, SUDAN, ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country) to discuss Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Deputy Minister said Ghana would issue statements on Somalia and Zimbabwe by Mach 19 and was committed to resolvi [...]
2007-03-19 07:37:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PHUM PREL UNHCR ZI KPKO CT CD UNSC AU
07ADDISABABA1000GHANAIAN DRUG COURIER ARRESTED IN ETHIOPIA WITH
[...] (SBU) On March 17, Ethiopian Federal Police arrested Ghanaian national Abubakari Yakubu (DPOB: 23 January 1972, Accra) for possession of heroin at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Mr. Yakubu, age 35, was transiting Bole International Airport en route to Lome, and had concealed the h [...]
2007-04-04 13:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PTER ET GH EG AE TO IR
07ADDISABABA1016REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN MEETS PM TO DISCUSS FOOD
[...] In response to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles' concern for the urban poor, Representative James McGovern (Massachusetts) explained to the Prime Minister that the Embassy and USAID could advocate for more food aid for the urban poor by arguing that it is an emergency food need. The Congressman [...]
2007-04-05 12:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA1017SOMALIA: DEPUTY FM TEKEDA DISCUSSES ETHIOPIA'S ROLE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu, Ethiopia's point person on Somalia negotiations, on April 4 to review Ethiopia's approach to the Hawiye clan and reconciliation, and later with National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) chief Getachew. [...]
2007-04-05 12:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA104ETHIOPIA: SEN. BROWNBACK CONFERS WITH PM MELES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles briefed Sen. Brownback and his staff on Ethiopia's military operation in Somalia during a Jan. 12 meeting. Meles said that the GOE had learned from U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan that it was essential to place the burden for establishing security and political [...]
2007-01-16 07:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA1042AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country. While HPAI has been confirmed in several states bordering Ethiopia (Sudan and Djibouti) [...]
2007-04-09 14:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1061USAU AMB COURVILLE MEETING W/UGANDAN AMB SSEMPALA
[...] (C)SUMMARY: On 2 April 2007, USAU met with General Aronda, Chief of Defense of the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force and Ambassador Ssempala to discuss issues and concerns regarding the deployment of Ugandan troops in Somalia at the Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Parti [...]
2007-04-10 11:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1062USAU AMB COURVILLE MEETING W/UGANDAN AMB SSEMPALA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 27, 2007, USAU met with BG Rusoke, Joint Chief of Staff of the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force and Ambassador Ssempala to discuss issues and concerns regarding the deployment of Ugandan troops in Somalia at the Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Part [...]
2007-04-10 11:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1079SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]
2007-04-11 08:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1091AMIR MESHAL: POTENTIAL COURT CASE
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Ambassador spoke in detail with the Prime Minister prior to receiving the demarche cable. It is not necessary to raise the questions posed in reftel on potential Ethiopian Government charges against Meshal. The GOE has made it clear to us in private di [...]
2007-04-11 14:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNCASC EAIR KHLS PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1096ETHIOPIA: DEMARCHE TO ETHIOPIA OVER NORTH KOREAN
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered demarche points on steps Ethiopia is taking to diversify its military production units away from imports from North Korea (ref C) to Prime Minister Meles April 10. Meles noted that the goods imported from North Korea were primarily chemicals for ammunition producti [...]
2007-04-12 12:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MCAP ET KN RS IN CH
07ADDISABABA1097ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES POSITIVE ON HAWIYE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles called in Ambassador for an April 10 private meeting to discuss Somalia. He stated that Ethiopian military (ENDF) operations in the Hawiye-controlled northern Mogadishu area against extremist elements were costly but successful, resulting in the H [...]
2007-04-12 12:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1104ETHIOPIA: BENCH RULES CUD LEADERS MUST ANSWER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of rulings between April 4-9, the High Court dismissed charges of "attempted" genocide and treason against all defendants in the nearly year-long trial of opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society represent [...]
2007-04-12 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1105AMIR MESHAL: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: see paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Ethiopia plans to hold an initial hearing on Friday, April 13, for most of the remaining suspected foreign fighters caught in Somalia by Ethiopian troops, or transferred from Kenya to Ethiopia via Somalia's Transitional Federa [...]
2007-04-12 15:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR CASC PTER ET SO KWCI KJUS KHLS
07ADDISABABA1130AMIR MESHAL: STATUS OF DECISION
[...] (S/NF) Per reftel, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum on April 13. FM Seyoum responded that the GOE would work in close consultation with the USG on this case in the coming days. MFA acting Director General for Europe and America Almaz Ameha said she would [...]
2007-04-13 15:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNCASC EAIR KHLS KAWC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1131SOMALI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DETAINED FOREIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In an April 11 press conference in Addis Ababa, Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarin Farah acknowledged that 41 suspected foreign terrorists had been captured in Somalia and were in Ethiopian custody, and that another 200 were being de [...]
2007-04-13 15:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM KISL KAWC KJUS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1147ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin briefed Ambassador April 13 on his personal protest to European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel on a report leaked in Nairobi of the Commission's intent to investigate war crimes against Ethiopia and Somal [...]
2007-04-16 14:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS ET SO
07ADDISABABA1148ETHIOPIA: FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
[...] Summary. Since embarking on a financial sector reform program in 1994, the quality and quantity of financial services in Ethiopia has improved significantly. A number of private banks, insurance companies, and microfinance institutions were licensed and are currently operational. Loans exten [...]
2007-04-16 15:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA115ETHIOPIA: TITLE 1 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE REQUEST
[...] I, Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, urgently request Title 1 emergency food assistance for Ethiopia. As mentioned in the reftel, Prime Minister Meles requested Title 1 food assistance during A/S Jendayi Frazer's visit on January 4 to help meet the critical needs of the urban poor. The Prime Mini [...]
2007-01-16 14:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA1165REQUEST FUNDING TO INCREASE LOCAL GUARD FORCE PROGRAM AND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12 for action requested. 2. SUMMARY: Over the past several months, Embassy Addis Ababa acquired 17 additional off-compound residences to support new positions assigned to Post and provide housing for personnel who previously resided on the Chancery [...]
2007-04-17 06:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN ABLD ABUD ASEC ET
07ADDISABABA1166ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with opposition parliamentary leaders, Ambassador explained planned USG Title 1 food assistance to help relieve economic strain on urban poor and solicited leaders' views on political openness outside Addis Ababa. Ambassador noted that the food would be used to co [...]
2007-04-17 12:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
07ADDISABABA1207COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - ACOTA
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and Policy Coordinator Chip Beck and ACOTA Regional Training and Operations Manager Richard Roan to from o/a April 25-26, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situat [...]
2007-04-19 10:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS OTRA UG ET
07ADDISABABA1208AMIR MESHAL: EMBASSY ADDIS FORWARDS DIPLOMATIC
[...] (S/NF) While Department notified Embassy not to issue any diplomatic note requesting Meshal,s release until further notice, post has, on its own authority, forwarded a diplomatic note informing the government of Ethiopia that there are plans to transport Meshal to the U.S. on Friday, April 20. [...]
2007-04-19 13:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNCASC EAIR KHLS KWAC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1221ETHIOPIA: COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND MONEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to the discovery in Germany of counterfeit U.S. currency ("supernotes") from Ethiopia over two years ago, the Treasury Department in coordination with the Secret Service and the State Department began working with Ethiopia's central bank. In the near future, Treasur [...]
2007-04-19 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETEFIN KCRM SNAR KN ET GM
07ADDISABABA1222ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...]
2007-04-19 15:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1225ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...]
2007-04-20 04:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1230COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - ACOTA
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and Policy Coordinator Chip Beck and ACOTA Regional Training and Operations Manager Richard Roan to from o/a April 25-26, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situat [...]
2007-04-20 06:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS OTRA UG ET
07ADDISABABA1234SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf said the security situation in Somalia was improving, but that Council of Islamic Court (CIC) remnants in Mogadishu continued to provoke the TFG. While the [...]
2007-04-20 13:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET DJ QA EG IR
07ADDISABABA1235ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER TEKEDA ADDRESSES NWC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 14:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KDEM ET ER SO CH
07ADDISABABA1271DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING AVIAN AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE
[...] SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country (reftel b). The GOE's recent revamping of its National Task Force for the Prevention and Contr [...]
2007-04-24 08:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1275ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR ERITREA
[...] (U) Post responses are provided per ref A. A. (S/NF) WHAT ARE ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR DEALING WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AND THE BORDER IMPASSE? ---------------------- PERCEPTIONS OF ERITREA ---------------------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles and the hard-core elemen [...]
2007-04-24 12:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL PINS PBTS ET ER XW
07ADDISABABA1277ETHIOPIA: RELIABLE REPORTS OF TORTURE OF SOME
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, respected local NGO leader Pastor Daniel Gebraselassie (strictly protect) confirmed reports by Amnesty International of arrests and police beatings of a group of teachers. However, he told Poloff and officials from European Embassies that the numbers were [...]
2007-04-24 14:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPHUM PTER PGOV ET ER
07ADDISABABA1278ETHIOPIA: TREASURY AND GOE CLOSE TO SIGNING
[...] SUMMARY: Governor of Ethiopia's central bank Teklewold Atnafu met with the Ambassador and representatives from the Department of Treasury April 9 to conclude negotiations on the terms of reference for a Treasury-staffed technical assistance program to develop an anti-money laundering and coun [...]
2007-04-24 14:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN ET
07ADDISABABA1279ETHIOPIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a courtesy call with the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Paulos, Ambassador discussed the importance of the upcoming Ethiopian millennium as a means to bring all Ethiopians together in the name of reconciliation. The Patriarch echoed this view, saying that [...]
2007-04-24 15:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA1280ETHIOPIA: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND
[...] (U) CORRECTED VERSION OF ADDIS 1271. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In consultation with local actors and international agencies, Ethiopia has developed a national avian influenza preparedness plan, which includes containment measures such as vaccination of domestic poultry and culling. The Government [...]
2007-04-25 05:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1281TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSALS FOR
[...] Per reftel, Post submits the following anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. As a Tier Two country, Ethiopia is trying to combat a significant trafficking challenge, especially of women and children; ESF and INCLE [...]
2007-04-25 05:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ET
07ADDISABABA1291ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO ASSESS SECURITY SITUATION IN
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On March 25, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to assess the security situation in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region in response to previous day's attack on a Chinese oil drilling facility. EAC members present included COM, DCM, ORA, DAO [...]
2007-04-26 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1308ETHIOPIA: ONLF KILLINGS/KIDNAPPINGS OF CHINESE OIL
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has for the past six months threatened attacks on economic development projects in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region being conducted by foreign workers, especially oil exploration. In a shift in tactics in recent months, NGO workers [...]
2007-04-27 09:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PINS ECON EPET ASEC PREF ET CH
07ADDISABABA1309ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USARCENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]
2007-04-27 12:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1311DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on April 27 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe, U.S. desk officer Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye, and Second Secretary for International Organizations and Economic Cooperation Yoseph Kassaye. 2. (SBU) Kassaye inquired about the status of [...]
2007-04-30 06:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL ET
07ADDISABABA1348ETHIOPIA: LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 27, Minister of Transportation and Communication Juneidi Sado and State Minister Getachew Mengiste met with Ambassador and poloff to discuss the state of Ethiopia's information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and capacity building. Minister Juneidi sa [...]
2007-05-03 08:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECPS EINT ET DJ CH SU XW
07ADDISABABA1349SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA POSITIVE ON JOINT U.S.-ETHIOPIA
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia State Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeda noted to Ambassador May 2 that Ethiopia is positive on joint approaches with the U.S. to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on common messages to promote inter-clan dialogue. The approaches must be quiet, behind-t [...]
2007-05-03 08:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA1350ETHIOPIA: EU MEMBERS NEGATIVE ON GOE ACTIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassadors from EU member states emerged angry and pessimistic from a 3-hour meeting with PM Meles April 18. They were reacting to the Prime Minister's comments on defeating the insurgency in Somalia as well as his remarks concerning upcoming local elections in Ethiopia, which [...]
2007-05-03 08:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ASEC SO ET
07ADDISABABA1353ETHIOPIA: SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Ethiopian military candidate who has been nominated for USG-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (SBU) The candidate has been nominated to [...]
2007-05-03 12:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PMIL PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1365ETHIOPIA: PM AND FM ON SOMALIA, WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Meles and Foreign Minister Seyoum on May 3, Somalia and follow-up to the Foreign Minister,s recent trip to Washington were key discussion topics with the Ambassador. The Prime Minister was concerned about the porous and open Kenyan-Soma [...]
2007-05-04 11:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER CASC ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1381ETHIOPIA: GOE ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN JIMA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a three-day visit to the Jima area in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, Poloff and FSN met with local government and religious leaders to better understand the causes of recurrent religious conflicts, including an October 2006 machete attack by Muslims that killed or injured 36 Chr [...]
2007-05-08 04:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KISL KIRF ET
07ADDISABABA139ETHIOPIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE CUD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Internal disputes over tactics and personal rivalries have continued over the last several months to weaken and divide the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) -- the strongest opposition movement in Ethiopia's landmark 2005 elections. While those who led the CUD to an impressi [...]
2007-01-18 03:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET
07ADDISABABA1397SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On May 4, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale updated Ambassador and poloff on his recent visit to Europe to promote Somaliland's external relations with potential donors, and ongoing consultations with Ethiopia on cross-border counter-terrorism cooperation. FM Dual [...]
2007-05-08 10:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PBTS PTER EAID KDEM ET SO DJ
07ADDISABABA1406ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCENTCOM CDR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]
2007-05-08 15:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1420ETHIOPIA: IMPRISONED CUD LEADERS AND PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 30, a signed admission by detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Chairman Hailu Shawel and Addis Ababa mayor-elect Berhanu Nega, accepting collective responsibility for their membership's actions which led to loss of life and damage to property during the civil [...]
2007-05-09 16:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA1436ETHIOPIA: DEFENDANTS PONDER DEFENSE IN CUD TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 49 remaining defendants in the case against opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives are now contemplating whether to defend their case. The group had previously indicated that they "do not recogn [...]
2007-05-11 06:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1437DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVES TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. 2. Berhe inquired about the status of discussions stemming from previous principles papers, stating that it was not clear that refte [...]
2007-05-11 06:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNAP PARM MNUC ET
07ADDISABABA1438DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-CANDIDACY OF
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref B points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other Eastern European member states, and asked whether any additional candida [...]
2007-05-11 06:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC ET
07ADDISABABA1439DEMARCHE ON WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. 2. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other member states, regarding increased access to influenza vaccines as we [...]
2007-05-11 06:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO ET
07ADDISABABA1456AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS ON SOMALIA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan and Ambassador Yates, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu agreed that the current success of military operations in Somalia afforded a short-term opportunity for Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdull [...]
2007-05-15 05:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO ET EG
07ADDISABABA1457AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS ON SOMALIA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan and Ambassador Yates, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu agreed that the current success of military operations in Somalia afforded a short-term opportunity for Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdull [...]
2007-05-15 05:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO ET EG
07ADDISABABA1484ETHIOPIA: DAS SWAN URGES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF DAS Jim Swan urged Minister Bereket Simon, Public Relations advisor to Prime Minister Meles, to seize the opportunity presented by a written apology from detained CUD leaders to release them. Bereket clearly took the point on board, but offered the standard GOE reply that the [...]
2007-05-16 08:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ER
07ADDISABABA1497Hand grenade/explosive attacks in Ethiopia
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy has received reports of four separate and unrelated incidents involving explosives (most likely hand grenades) used to carry out attacks in different regions of Ethiopia. An incident in the Amhara Region resulted in 8 dead and 26 wounded. The other three incidents oc [...]
2007-05-16 13:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1500SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA PROPOSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu informed Ambassador on May 16 that the GOE believed that Mogadishu was the most effective venue for a joint U.S.-GOE approach to Somali President Yusuf on political engagement of Hawiye leaders, as it would provide an opportunity to [...]
2007-05-16 14:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EAID ET SO
07ADDISABABA1507SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 16 meeting with ORA analysts and deputy pol-econ counselor, Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, offered his frank perspectives on TFG relations with the Hawiye clan, a [...]
2007-05-18 04:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KPKO SO ET BY
07ADDISABABA1510ETHIOPIA: POSITIVE MESSAGE ON THE EEBC PROCESS,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles and other senior officials expressed their deep concern to the Ambassador over the November 30 deadline set by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) for final demarcation of the border by "coordinates." The GOE wants to avoid anther border war wi [...]
2007-05-18 13:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA1512ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER RELUCTANTLY SEEKS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles met Ambassador to request reluctantly financial assistance to help the Ethiopians train the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) troops and police, as well as build capacity and infrastructure. The Prime Minister said the budget is extremely [...]
2007-05-18 18:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL EAID KPKO ET SO
07ADDISABABA1531SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a follow-up to May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda presented a GOE non-paper on May 15 to visiting Ambassador John Yates and Ambassador, expressing Ethiopia's shared concerns about the need for Transitional Federal Government of Som [...]
2007-05-21 13:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA1534ETHIOPIA: ADMIRAL FALLON AND PRIME MINISTER MELES
[...] (S/NF) At the conclusion of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral William J. Fallon's discussion with Prime Minister Meles on May 11 (septel),Admiral Fallon and the Ambassador (note-taker) spoke in private with the Prime Minister as other participants left the room. Admiral Fallon [...]
2007-05-21 15:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MASS CASC KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA1535ETHIOPIA: BROKEN PROMISES, UNMET EXPECTATIONS --
[...] (S/NF) U.S.-Ethiopian mil-to-mil relations, specifically security assistance, are currently facing their most difficult challenges in the eleven years the Ambassador has observed U.S.-Ethiopian relations. The deterioration is an accumulation of missteps, misunderstandings, and misreadings of [...]
2007-05-21 16:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MASS ET US SO
07ADDISABABA1549SOMALIA: AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ENVOY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Jean-Christophe Belliard, Personal Envoy for Somalia of EU High Representative for Foreign and Defense Policy Javier Solana, informed visiting AF DAS Jim Swan and Special Envoy to Somalia-designate Ambassador John Yates of recent consultations held separately with Ethi [...]
2007-05-22 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL ET SO
07ADDISABABA1550DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1747 DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points on May 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions related to Iran, stating that it was not clear that points in reftel were new. 2. COMMENT: As a non-nuclear weapon state that su [...]
2007-05-22 15:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC ET
07ADDISABABA1551DEMARCHES ON DARFUR AND UN HYBRID FORCE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other AU member states, and asked whether any additional internal disagreements on the reinforcement efforts had occurred. [...]
2007-05-22 15:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU ET AU
07ADDISABABA1558ETHIOPIA: MELES TELLS ADMIRAL FALLON "TIDE HAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Meles told visiting CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon on May 11 that after a "second round" of fighting in Somalia in mid-April, the "tide had turned" against "jihadist insurgents" and in favor of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Meles acknowledged that th [...]
2007-05-23 07:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA1578MINISTER DIRIR DISCUSSES ETHIOPIAN INTERESTS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 15 consultations with visiting Special Envoy to Somalia-designate Ambassador John Yates and deputy pol-econ counselor (note-taker),Ethiopia's Minister for Culture and Tourism, Ambassador Mohamoud Dirir (the most prominent ethnic Ethiopian-Somali in Ethiopia's federal gove [...]
2007-05-23 12:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SO ET DJ
07ADDISABABA1598ADDIS ABABA EAC REVIEWS THREAT AGAINST LOCAL HOTELS,
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See paragraphs 5 and 11 for action requested. 2. (SBU) On May 23, Addis Ababa's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in light of the following: -- Recent threat information disseminated by Washington to the U.S. business commun [...]
2007-05-24 12:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1608SOMALIA: SPEAKER OF TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sheikh Adan Mohammed Nur, Speaker of Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP),led a 18-member parliamentary delegation to Addis Ababa this week to meet with Ethiopian MPs and GOE principals, including PM Meles and FM Seyoum. In a May 24 meeting with Ambassador, Nur said [...]
2007-05-25 08:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA161SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA ON TFG INCLUSIVENESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In ongoing discussions with GOE principals, Ambassador has repeatedly raised ref B points on the need to, inter alia, encourage Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) leaders to not only reconcile with TFG Speaker Shariff Hassan, but also to reach out to all Somali stakehold [...]
2007-01-18 10:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO ET
07ADDISABABA163PRE-BRIEF ON UPCOMING AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT -
[...] (U) AU will meet again on January 19 to finalize preparations for Summit. 2. (U) Restricted access: the plenary hall will be limited to head of delegation plus one, although up to 5 plus one can watch on TV monitors for sessions. 3. (U) USAU submitted to Ethopian protocol the fo [...]
2007-01-19 14:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1652 ETHIOPIAN PATRIARCH A CRITICAL ALLY ON THE BATTLEFRONT
[...] SUMMARY. The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Petros, and the Ambassador appeared at a public event on May 23 to advocate for HIV/AIDS victims to take antiretroviral treatment (ART),not just traditional holy water alone, as treatment for their disease. Hundreds of worshipper [...]
2007-05-30 07:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAID KHIV SOCI OEXC ET
07ADDISABABA1684ETHIOPIA: DETAINED CUD OPPOSITION LEADER UNDERGOES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) chairman Hailu Shawel underwent eye surgery as a follow-up to treatment he received in February 2006 for a detached retina. As there are no properly trained ophthalmologic surgeons in Ethiopia, and there was a risk of [...]
2007-06-01 15:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA170ETHIOPIA SENTENCES DERGUE LEADERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Ethiopia's 12-year trial of former Dergue officials concluded on December 12, 2006, with the conviction of dictator Mengistu Hailemariam and 56 other members of his Communist regime on charges of genocide and murder. A single defendant was acquitted. During their 17-year reign, the De [...]
2007-01-23 05:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR KAWC KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA171SOMALIA: REDEPLOYMENT OF ETHIOPIAN TROOPS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador and DATT met with ENDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus on Ethiopia's decision to redeploy troops at a critical juncture in operations to capture/neutralize extremist elements of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). General Samora provided an [...]
2007-01-23 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL MOPS MARR PREF ET SO KE
07ADDISABABA173SOMALIA: MSF PROTESTS ALLEGED ETHIOPIAN MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The humanitarian NGO, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),has protested the alleged December 26-27, 2006, occupation of its hospital in Dinsor, Somalia, by the Ethiopian military, asserting that Ethiopian troops harassed and intimidated MSF local staff and confisc [...]
2007-01-23 08:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1743FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO DPRK TRADE AND STOPPING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Addis has pressed Ethiopian senior officials at every ministry and at every level to establish alternatives to North Korean trade and military ties. Ethiopia has significantly reduced trade with North Korea and is moving forward on phasing out the country's sole ammunit [...]
2007-06-05 09:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP ECON KN ET
07ADDISABABA1744ETHIOPIA-SOMALILAND: PRESIDENT KAHIN KEEPS HIS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin said he kept his promise by releasing a detained Somalilander of interest to the USG. The release was kept quiet with most of his own cabinet kept in the dark. President Kahin and Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale stressed their hope [...]
2007-06-05 09:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER SO ET DJ YM
07ADDISABABA1745ETHIOPIA: TERRORIST THREATS AND PLACING THE ONLF
[...] (S/NF) Ethiopia's heightened security alerts in response to the kidnappings of British Embassy staff and Ethiopian guides by Afar rebels in February; the killings of Chinese and Ethiopian oil workers by the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) last month; and grenade attacks last week in Ji [...]
2007-06-05 09:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL ET
07ADDISABABA1767ETHIOPIA: AMBASSADOR AND SENIOR EPRDF OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 1 meeting, Minister Bereket Simon, Special Advisor to PM Meles, praised Ambassador for his work in strengthening bilateral ties, emphasizing that the relationship is currently stronger than it had been in years. Bereket said the GoE hoped to use this trajectory to enhan [...]
2007-06-06 11:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1771SOMALI PRIME MINISTER GHEDI DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 31, Somali Prime Minister Ghedi affirmed the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) commitment to power-sharing with all clans, but noted that the Hawiye Leadership Committee represented neither the general interests of the Hawiye community nor traditional Somali leader [...]
2007-06-06 15:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
07ADDISABABA1787PROPOSED PRST ON SOMALIA - ETHIOPIAN VIEWS
[...] (C) Ethiopia fully supports the principles espoused by the proposed UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Somalia (ref A). 2. (U) Ethiopia is a strong supporter of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),both politically and militarily. As one of the 15 members of the [...]
2007-06-07 14:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC ET SO
07ADDISABABA18ETHIOPIA: PM MELES REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Meles told the Ethiopian Parliament Jan. 2 that Ethiopian military forces, along with TFG and Puntland militias, had defeated and dispersed Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) extremists. He highlighted the warm welcome and full cooperation Ethiopian forces had received from So [...]
2007-01-04 07:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO ET
07ADDISABABA181SOMALIA: TFG AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO GERMANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting with deputy pol-econ counselor and German DCM, Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Embassy counselor Abdisalam Warsame Hassan reviewed recent developments in Somalia. TFG President Yusuf had not been harmed by the January 19 mortar attack on the [...]
2007-01-23 14:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1818ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERSHIP FOUND GUILTY OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ethiopia's High Court returned an unexpectedly sudden guilty verdict against 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists, and civil society representatives, detained since November 2005, including CUD Chairman Hailu Shawel and [...]
2007-06-11 16:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA191AMBASSADOR COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH CORE GROUP ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During a January 23 USAU hosted initial meeting of Partners of the African Union (AU),representatives discussed how to support the AU and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to deploy to Somalia. The following delegations were represented: Canada, European Union Commission, [...]
2007-01-23 16:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IO MOPS
07ADDISABABA192ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RESTS IN CUD TRIAL - A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 29, 2006, the prosecution rested its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, ending a 7-month presentation of evidence. The next court session will be on February 19, [...]
2007-01-24 04:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1924ETHIOPIAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS REFLECTS EPRDF'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Established in 2006, the Ethiopian Women's Parliamentary Caucus comprises one-fifth of the members of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives (117 of 547 seats),and underscores how the number of women in Ethiopia's Parliament has tripled following the May 2005 national ele [...]
2007-06-21 08:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KWMN ET
07ADDISABABA1941SOMALIA: STATE MINISTER TEKEDA REITERATES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a June 19 meeting with Ambassador, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu underscored the need for Somalia's Hawiye clan to reconcile internal differences among its own sub-clans as well as to engage politically with other prominent clans. Tekeda cited security con [...]
2007-06-21 15:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA19582007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia. One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There is one new reported claim. (See update to case of Claimant E, and new claim by Claimant H). Post is also [...]
2007-06-22 12:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1960UNSC-AFRICAN UNION DISCUSSIONS IN ADDIS ABABA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Chairperson Konare urgently requested visiting UN Security Council representatives to provide funding for African peacekeeping forces in Darfur and Somalia. Konare, AU Commissioners, and African Ambassadors highlighted capacity and financial limitation [...]
2007-06-23 14:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC AU SU SO
07ADDISABABA1961ETHIOPIA: REACHING OUT TO THE OLF AND CUTTING
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Norwegian Church Aid representatives Arne Saeveraas and Hans Birkeland told Ambassador June 21 that while there was little progress on their mediation efforts between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian Government, they were keeping lines of communications open. [...]
2007-06-23 14:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPGOV PINS ER ET
07ADDISABABA1983ETHIOPIA REQUESTS POLICE PROTECTION FOR EMBASSY IN
[...] (C) On June 25, Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, met Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu concerning the "illegal" entry on June 18 of 40 protestors into the Ethiopian Embassy compound in Washington, D.C. Minister Tekeda expressed the GOE,s deep anguish at the lack of police [...]
2007-06-25 16:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC OFDP ET
07ADDISABABA1987COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK HICKEY
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Patrick Hickey to Ethiopia June 25 through July 10, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm this clearance with the control officer 72 hours prior to commencement of tr [...]
2007-06-26 06:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ET GH OTRA
07ADDISABABA1988DEMARCHE ON ICAO ASSEMBLY DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered demarche points (refs A-B) on June 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye, and to MFA Counsellor/Head for UN Principal Organs Fund and Programming, Lulit Zewdie Gebremariam. 2. Zewdie provided no detailed substantive response regarding GO [...]
2007-06-26 08:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV ET
07ADDISABABA2005ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES TO RELEASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 22, the many months of shuttle diplomacy on the part of Professor Ephraim Isaac to secure release of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) political detainees reached an important milestone. Nearly two weeks after the High Court announced their conviction on crimin [...]
2007-06-26 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2006ETHIOPIAN COFFEE FARMERS TRAPPED IN A CYCLE OF
[...] SUMMARY. Ethiopia is often referred to as the birthplace of coffee, and Ethiopians are proud to say that coffee is named after the Kaffa region (currently Oromiya Region),where it was first discovered over 1,000 years ago. Today, Ethiopia produces 300,000 tons of coffee per year. Further, [...]
2007-06-27 06:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON BEXP SOCI ET
07ADDISABABA2027ETHIOPIA ETHNIC INSURGENCY (C-AL7-01035):
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate briefings to Embassy officers, representatives of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),as well as USG-funded researchers conducting a regional assessment of Somali issues, have highlighted concerns that the Government of Ethiopia's ongoing counterinsurg [...]
2007-06-27 16:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2030U.S. SOLDIER BASED AT EMBASSY INVOLVED IN FATAL MOTOR
[...] (U) On June 25, 2007, at approximately 0950 hours, an Amcit active duty U.S. Army soldier (E-4 Specialist) based at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of a Ethiopian national pedestrian (female, 40 to 50 years of age). 2. (U [...]
2007-06-28 05:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KJUS MASS ODIP ET
07ADDISABABA2049ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES SOMALIA
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a June 28 address to Parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles highlighted successes in Somalia, stressing that the upcoming National Reconciliation Congress (NRC),anticipated African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) expansion, and enhanced security for Somalia's Transit [...]
2007-06-28 16:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA205SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TO ANNOUNCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda informed Ambassador on January 23 that he was preparing a public statement on the Ethiopian military's withdrawal from Somalia, following consultations between Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Yusuf and Ethiopian [...]
2007-01-24 13:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MASS SO ET KE KN
07ADDISABABA207ETHIOPIA: USG ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MEET BURDEN OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's announcement that it will begin withdrawing troops from Somalia highlight the GOE's assessment that it has largely met its strategic objectives. While active engagement by the USG and others in the international community will be required to mobilize and support an [...]
2007-01-24 14:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETEAID PREL MASS KDEM ET SO
07ADDISABABA2107ETHIOPIAN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM
[...] According to July 2 information from the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, the GOE's delegation to the July AGOA forum in Ghana will be comprised of: -- Minister of Trade and Industry Girma Biru; -- Mr. Geremeew Ayalew, head of the ministry's Foreign Trade Relations Department; -- Mr. Sileshi [...]
2007-07-03 14:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL ET
07ADDISABABA2110ETHIOPIA: DIVIDED PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, in a divided vote, Parliament approved PM Meles' nominations for a new National Electoral Board (NEB). The selections for the nine-member board came from a pool of candidates proposed to the PM by the inter-party dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties. Ho [...]
2007-07-05 13:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
07ADDISABABA2117ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As in the previous year, neither host government officials nor Ethiopian media have reported significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and staff of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia [...]
2007-07-05 15:01:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM KCRM KWMN ET ER
07ADDISABABA2137ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 9, the prosecution recommended the death penalty for the 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders and journalists found guilty on June 11 on charges of subversion. However, final sentencing has been postponed until July 16. Meanwhile, the negotiation [...]
2007-07-09 16:01:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2159ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES COMMENTS ON PRIVATE-SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: A two-day conference organized by the World Bank, donors, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry underscored the GOE's commitment to accelerate private sector and export-led economic growth. Following the conference, Prime Minister Meles met for two hours with selected conference part [...]
2007-07-11 09:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2171ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO
[...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]
2007-07-12 07:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2174USAID/DCHA FIELD TRIP AND ASSESSMENT, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
[...] SUMMARY. Drought in Ethiopia's Afar region has taken its toll on pastoralists in woredas most affected by the failure of recent rains, including Chifra, Uwa and Awra. While access to water is a concern, the lack of browse, pasture, and fodder for livestock has had a devastating impact on catt [...]
2007-07-12 09:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF ET
07ADDISABABA2176ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO
[...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]
2007-07-12 09:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2177ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 9, the prosecution recommended the death penalty for the 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders and journalists found guilty on June 11 on charges of subversion. However, final sentencing has been postponed until July 16. Meanwhile, the negotiation [...]
2007-07-12 09:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2185SOMALI TFG AMBASSADOR REVIEWS SOMALILAND, AMISOM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, African foreign ministers meeting in Accra unanimously rejected a Ghanaian motion to establish an AU committee to examine Soma [...]
2007-07-13 08:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET ER AU BN
07ADDISABABA2195ETHIOPIA: ELDERS ANTICIPATE JULY 16 AMNESTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Professor Ephraim Isaac, the lead negotiator from the team of Ethiopian Elders working on release of the CUD detainees, has returned to Addis Ababa for the conclusion of the trial, and the anticipated pardon announcement by the GoE. During a July 12 meeting with PM Meles, Ephraim [...]
2007-07-13 14:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2196(C-AL7-01035) UN AGENCIES AND NGOS DISCUSS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on July 3 of UN agencies and USAID-funded NGOs operating in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, as well as major development partners, to exchange information on current security and humanitarian conditions in the Ogaden and to separate f [...]
2007-07-13 15:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINS EAID EAGR MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2197(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: WFP OFFICIAL DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An American security coordinator for the World Food Programme (WFP),who has traveled extensively in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region to coordinate WFP airdrops, assesses that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) does not seek to target Americans or humanitarian [...]
2007-07-13 17:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2203(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGION SUPREME
[...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. The acting President of the Supreme Court for Ethiopia's Somali Region, Abdurahman Rega, denies any increase in detentions resulting from the GOE's ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against suspected Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels in the Ogaden. A former [...]
2007-07-16 04:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PINS MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2245ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, in the final session of the trial of the CUD leaders, CUD members, and journalists convicted on June 11, 30 of the 38 defendants were sentenced to life in prison, with the remaining receiving sentences from one to 18 years. The High Court judges noted that while the [...]
2007-07-16 16:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2265 ETHIOPIA: FLOOD WARNING - PREPARING FOR THE WORSE
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST for AF Bureau, USAID-OFDA, DCHA and DOD/OSD: Early warning for the Horn of Africa forecasts heavy rainfall in the Ethiopian highlands, great or greater than last year's, during the July-Sept "kiremt" season with serious floods likely, especially in major river basins [...]
2007-07-18 08:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF MASS ET
07ADDISABABA2284ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS FREED FROM PRISON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 20, the 38 Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CUD members and journalists that had been convicted on charges including "Outrages Against the Constitution," were granted a Presidential pardon and released from prison. The release is a result of months of neg [...]
2007-07-20 15:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2285(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: UN AGENCIES ALLEGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs report that Somali Region authorities have decided to allow the delivery of emergency food relief--presumably under military escort--to 5 zones in the Ogaden where military operations are ongoing. However, the UN and NGOs also note that the Ethi [...]
2007-07-20 17:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA23AMBASSADOR CINDY L. COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH AU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 1, Ambassador Courville met with Peace and Security Commissioner Djinnit (PSC). He acknowledged that events on the ground in Somalia have overtaken the African Union (AU) strategy outlined in the AU communique issued on 27 December. Djinnit is chairing the AU troika on [...]
2007-01-04 12:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU
07ADDISABABA2301ETHIOPIA: INCREASED HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORIGINATING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the March arrest of a Ghanaian national who had ingested nearly one kilogram of heroin from Iran, Ethiopian federal authorities have arrested 4 other Africans transiting Addis Ababa from Dubai with ingested heroin, and are randomly searching West Africans on suspect fligh [...]
2007-07-23 10:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ET GH KE TO IR
07ADDISABABA232DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ETHIOPIAN VIEWS ON AU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador delivered ref A points on January 23 to State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu. Minister Tekeda highlighted that while Ethiopia believed selecting Sudanese President Bashir as African Union Assembly Chair was not desirable for the AU, Ethiopia could not openly [...]
2007-01-25 17:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU SU ET ER
07ADDISABABA2324ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR JUNE 2007
[...] SUMMARY: -- The GOE approved a federal budget of USD 4.9 billion for fiscal year 2007/08, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. -- The IMF reports that the Ethiopian economy grew by an average of 10.7 percent annually in the past three years, with 9.4 percent estimated for this year. [...]
2007-07-24 08:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA233SOMALIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES URGES DIPLOMACY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles called the USG's AC-130 strike "terrific" in targeting extremists without any civilian casualties, but termed the Washington Post press report--less than 24 hours after the strike--as unacceptable. The leak comes as Meles hosts the African Union summit wit [...]
2007-01-25 17:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS MASS ET SO
07ADDISABABA234SOMALIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES URGES DIPLOMACY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles called the USG's AC-130 strike "terrific" in targeting extremists without any civilian casualties, but termed the Washington Post press report--less than 24 hours after the strike--as unacceptable. The leak comes as Meles hosts the African Union summit wit [...]
2007-01-25 17:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR MOPS MASS ET SO
07ADDISABABA2343(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNOCHA Head of Office Paul Hebert reported that government officials had decided on July 21 to allow emergency food relief to be delivered to the 5 zones in the Ogaden area of the Somali Region where military operations against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) were ong [...]
2007-07-25 07:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2361ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED DOWN BY SOMALI
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles, visibly weighed by the past weeks of tough negotiations on the amnesty for 38 high profile opposition leaders jailed since December 2005, and the close oversight of operations in Somalia and the Ogaden, questioned the Ambassador on July 24 over the Ogaden [...]
2007-07-25 15:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PINS CASC EAID MASS MOPS ET SO IS
07ADDISABABA2369ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT
[...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]
2007-07-26 15:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ADDISABABA2376(C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...]
2007-07-27 16:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2379ETHIOPIA: GOE INVITATION TO AUGUST 22-24 WORLD
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited the USG to attend the 3rd World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) to be hosted by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa August 22-24. The conference's theme is "ICT for Development and Prosperity" and will [...]
2007-07-30 07:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINT ET OPDC TINT
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