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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04ROME3681 |
Exchanging Letters with FAO over Locusts [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the text of Ambassador Hall's letter to FAO DG Diouf on September 16, 2004 follows: "I am writing to express the United States' concern over FAO's response to the locust plague in the Sahel. While I know that other donors share aspects of this concern, these views are not [...] |
2004-09-23 11:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AF PREF UN FAO |
| 05RABAT2540 |
AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO MOROCCO'S DESERT SOUTH [...] Summary: Ambassador traveled to Morocco's southeastern province of Errachidia December 6-9 to review USG assistance programs in the area and explore ways the Government of Morocco might use Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) funding to generate income and employment in the overwhelmingly rur [...] |
2005-12-20 16:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR KMCA SENV ASEC PGOV MO |
| 06ALGIERS1278 |
ALGERIA REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) MFA Director General for African Affairs Chergui briefed Ambassador July 9 on the recent agreement Algeria brokered between Malian authorities and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali (reftels) and asked for a U.S. pledge of financial assistance for the "Forum on Development" created by the agr [...] |
2006-07-11 05:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR MARR ML AG LY SU |
| 06ALGIERS936 |
MFA OFFICIAL'S OBSERVATIONS ON LIBYA AND THE HAMAS [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting on other issues attended by Ambassador and PolEc Chief, MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher gave the Algerian perspective on Libya and dealing with the Hamas government in the Palestinian territories. Ambassador briefed Bouzaher on the U.S. decision to rest [...] |
2006-05-23 19:14:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PARM LY IR PA |
| 06BAKU836 |
AZERBAIJAN HOPES TO STRENGTHEN OIC'S INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Vagif Sadiqov told Charge June 5 that the GOAJ planned to use its chairmanship of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to expand the OIC's cooperation with regional bodies such as the OSCE, ASEAN and other organizations, on ter [...] |
2006-06-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL AJ |
| 06BAMAKO1114 |
MALI'S UNFUNDED ROAD TO THE FUTURE [...] SUMMARY: Mali's road system, particularly to the north and east, is inadequate to promote either security or economic development. The Malian government has addressed this concern with a comprehensive fifteen year building plan, but is able to fund little more than maintenance on the current [...] |
2006-10-06 14:10:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID ML |
| 06BAMAKO1237 |
MALI'S POLITICAL SEASON BEGINS - CONTROVERSIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-27 14:06:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PREL PINR PINS PGOV ML |
| 06BAMAKO1243 |
SECOND TUAREG - GSPC BATTLE PLACES ALGIERS ACCORDS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PINS PGOV ML |
| 06BAMAKO1244 |
TUAREG AND GOM OFFICIALS PROVIDE DETAILS ON GSPC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 08:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PREL PINR PINS PGOV ML |
| 06BAMAKO1290 |
SCENESETTER FOR ATT'S TRIP TO U.S. TO WITNESS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 17:29:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML |
| 06BAMAKO443 |
THE "FRERE GUIDE" QADHAFI CAUSES A STIR IN MALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Libyan leader Mouammar Qadhafi arrived to great fanfare in Mali on April 6 to celebrate the April 11 prophet Mohammed,s birthday (Mawloud). After a two-day stay in Bamako, Qadhafi and Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) headed on a 2-day road trip to Timbuktu. In a contr [...] |
2006-04-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV LY ML |
| 06BAMAKO520 |
PROSPECTORS PREDICT MALIAN OIL BY 2008 [...] (C) Summary: One and a half years after oil and gas exploration in northern Mali resumed, those searching for &black gold8 may be on the brink of success. To date, the Malian government has opened approximately 700,000 square kilometers of land to oil prospecting. Recent estimates by Austral [...] |
2006-05-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET ML PGOV PINS PREL SENV |
| 06BAMAKO521 |
FALLOUT FROM QADHAFI'S VISIT CONTINUES AS TUAREGS [...] (C) Summary. The fallout from Qadhafi's tumultuous mid-April visit to Timbuktu (ref A) continued to spread as members of the National Assembly expressed concern over Libya's intentions and some Tuareg leaders requested autonomy for Kidal. On April 19 a group of National Assembly Deputies sug [...] |
2006-05-08 16:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV ASEC ML |
| 06BAMAKO578 |
EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting at 1400 following reports of apparently coordinated attacks on Malian military bases in Kidal and Menaka. The results of the EAC meeting are noted below. 2. (C) The Embassy's RSO confirmed that no tier one tripwires have been re [...] |
2006-05-23 17:11:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML |
| 06NAIROBI4334 |
COAST PROVINCE - DIVERSITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The diversity of Kenya's Coast Province reflects an important part of the country's rich history and highlights the challenge that this fledgling democracy faces to develop a truly inclusive process focused on national issues, as opposed to the current tribally-driven system. Duri [...] |
2006-10-06 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL KISL PGOV ECON KE KDEM PTER SNAR |
| 06NAIROBI4359 |
AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] (U) The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel), early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and sc [...] |
2006-10-10 07:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4366 |
AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel), early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and schola [...] |
2006-10-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT665 |
LIBYA LOOKING TO FINANCE MAURITANIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) On May 30, National Democratic Institute (NDI) North African Regional Director Gerard Latulippe briefed Ambassador on the status of NDI's efforts to help Mauritania prepare for elections (septel). During the meeting, Latulippe said that while in a hotel in Tripoli three weeks earlier, he h [...] |
2006-06-01 18:41:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06PARIS5461 |
UNESCO STAFF SEE WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY AS EXPANSION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: John Van Oudenaren, Senior Advisor for the Library of Congress (LOC) World Digital Library Initiative (WDL), held an informational meeting with working level UNESCO staff and two separate meetings on June 20 and 21 with staff from the UNESCO Director-General's (DG) office. Eliz [...] |
2006-08-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AINF APER BBSR SCUL AINT EINT TINT KPAO |
| 06ROME591 |
FOOD SECURITY ISSUES IN MOPTI DISTRICT, MALI [...] Summary: In conjunction with official travel to attend FAO's African Regional Conference in Bamako (septel), Alternate Permanent Representative Willem Brakel, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Mopti, Bandiagara and surroundings in Central Mali between January 31 and Februa [...] |
2006-02-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC EAGR ML WFP FAO IFAD |
| 07BAMAKO1006 |
GUNFIGHT IN THE DESERT: A TUAREG DESCRIBES COMBAT [...] (C) Tuareg leader Dayti ag Sidimou described the fire fight between Tuareg tribesmen and the Al Qaida of the Islamic Mahgreb (AQIM) that occurred October 23, 2006 (reftel A) to Embassy officers. Sidimou says that he was present and wounded during the encounter, and reported that Tuareg forces [...] |
2007-09-12 11:09:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER MARR ML |
| 07BAMAKO1223 |
"WAHHABIS" AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] Summary: Some external observers have become increasingly concerned over a segment of Malian Muslims frequently described as "Wahhabi" (ref A), fearing that those so labeled are likely to advance a radical agenda. This concern stems from confusion, rooted in expedient if inaccurate labels d [...] |
2007-10-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL EAID SOCI PHUM IFR PTER PINR PGOV ML |
| 07BAMAKO1356 |
POLICE IN GAO FOIL ALLEGED ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-26 16:22:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR ML |
| 07BAMAKO1363 |
VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE TO MALI, [...] Summary: The Deputy Secretary's November 14-15 visit to Mali as head of the U.S. delegation to the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial reaffirmed our strong bilateral ties and sent a clear message of support for Mali's CD Presidency. During the CD Meeting, the Deputy met with represen [...] |
2007-11-28 11:03:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML |
| 07BAMAKO1389 |
HOSTAGE RELEASE RUMORED FOR DECEMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR PINS PREL ML |
| 07BAMAKO167 |
ALGERIAN OIL COMPANY LANDS EXPLORATION RIGHTS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-14 15:54:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EPET ETRD ML |
| 07BAMAKO374 |
KIDAL FORUM BRINGS CLOSURE TO TUAREG REBELLION [...] (C) Summary: The Kidal forum, organized to bring closure to a Tuareg uprising in May, 2006, brought together senior Malian government officials, including the President and Prime Minister, Tuareg leaders, and representatives from a broad range of donor countries to address the persistent po [...] |
2007-04-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML |
| 07BAMAKO559 |
MALIAN MILITARY LOOKING FOR 3000 NEW RECRUITS [...] (U) Col. Abdoulaye Coulibaly, the Malian military's Director of Information and Public Relations, told the Embassy on May 23 that the Malian military hoped to enlist 3000 new soldiers during the 2007 recruiting drive that ended last week. Local newspapers reported that many potential recrui [...] |
2007-05-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR ASEC MCAP ML |
| 07BAMAKO878 |
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONCEDES FRAUD BUT VALIDATES [...] The Malian Constitutional Court announced the final decisions for the July National Assembly Elections (reftel), overturning some results in Koulikiro, Timbuktu, and Goundam. The changes did not significantly alter the overall results that left ADEMA and the URD with the lion's share of the 1 [...] |
2007-08-13 17:14:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ML |
| 07DAKAR547 |
SENEGAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE THREAT AND THE [...] (S/NF) With a population of approximately 12 million, democratic, pro-Western Senegal should remain stable for the foreseeable future. Despite its predominately Islamic population and high levels of unemployment, there is no evidence, and indeed little chance, that Jihadist ideologies have t [...] |
2007-03-08 12:54:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC EAID PREL KISL SG |
| 07NIAMEY531 |
AGADEZ: THE KHADAFI SHOW [...] (U) As reported reftel A, Libyan leader Mouammar El Khadafi celebrated Mouloud with regional heads of state in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez. While avoiding the sort of controversial pronouncements -- on, inter alia, an independent Tuareg state in the Sahel -- that characterized his 200 [...] |
2007-04-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LY NG |
| 08BAMAKO239 |
TRIBAL FAULT LINES WITHIN THE TUAREG OF NORTHERN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO288 |
LEADER OF MALIAN HAMALLIYYA DISCUSSES AQIM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PTER ML |
| 08BAMAKO339 |
TUAREG LEADERS FROM GAO AND TIMBUKTU: TIME FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO366 |
EXECUTION OF TWO TUAREGS IN KIDAL SETS MALI ON EDGE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML |
| 08BAMAKO371 |
BERABICHE AND AQIM IN NORTHERN MALI [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO419 |
ADC ATTACKS MILITARY POST NORTH OF SEGOU [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-06 16:47:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO491 |
SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-02 10:54:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ML |
| 08BAMAKO558 |
FOREIGN MINISTER OUANE SAYS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-13 10:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO606 |
SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT'S [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-30 16:52:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ML |
| 08BAMAKO623 |
FORMER BERBICHE REBEL ALIGNS WITH TUAREG ADC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO636 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH PRESIDENT TOURE [...] (C) Summary: President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) effusively praised the state of U.S.-Malian relations during the Ambassador's July 3 farewell call, citing specifically the Millennium Challenge Compact and bilateral military cooperation. The president said he was reluctant to see an exchan [...] |
2008-07-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID ML |
| 08BAMAKO639 |
NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER: ONE CARJACKING AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO648 |
UNHCR REPORT FINDS TUAREG REFUGEES NOT REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO660 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES TERRORISM LAW BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PTER PHUM EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV |
| 08BAMAKO787 |
FALL 2008 SEPQ RESPONSE-BAMAKO [...] (SBU) Embassy Bamako responses to the security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) are as follows: --------------------------- 2. (S) Political Violence --------------------------- DEMONSTRATIONS: A. Are there any ethnic or religious groups in country that are capable of carryin [...] |
2008-09-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC |
| 08BAMAKO806 |
FY07 SELF HELP REPORT FOR MALI [...] Summary. The Embassy Self Help Committee used its FY 07 allocation of USD 80,000 to fund 15 projects in the areas of education, health, food production, income generation and economic development. Direct beneficiaries of these projects totaled more than 77,000 people. An estimated 65 percen [...] |
2008-09-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI PHUM ML |
| 08BAMAKO835 |
HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-17 05:45:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML |
| 08BAMAKO889 |
BAMAKO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On November 14, the Ambassador chaired Bamako's Emergency Action Committee (EAC). In attendance were the acting DCM, RAO, Pol/Econ, Con, USAID, DAO and RSO. 2. (S/NF) RAO briefed EAC members that the Government of Mali (GOM) authorities briefed their office that AQIM had acquired 2 [...] |
2008-11-14 11:37:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC |
| 08BAMAKO898 |
ARAB-TUAREG TENSIONS IN LERE RISE AFTER SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PINS PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO918 |
TUAREG REBEL LEADER IYAD AG GHALI WANTS OVERHAUL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PINR PTER PREL ASEC ML |
| 08BAMAKO942 |
NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER AND EVENTS CALENDAR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PINR ASEC KCOR PHUM ML |
| 08BAMAKO960 |
ASSESSING BAHANGA'S ATTACK ON NAMPALA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PGOV PINR ML |
| 08BAMAKO968 |
EFFORTS TO SAVE ALGIERS ACCORDS ACCELERATE AS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-29 16:38:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML |
| 08BAMAKO970 |
GOVERNMENT OF NIGER QUIETLY LOOKING FOR MISSING UN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR ML |
| 08STATE118905 |
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...] |
2008-11-07 16:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 08STATE129774 |
TRAVEL ALERT - MALI [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens of security concerns in Mali. This replaces the Travel Alert for Mali issued on February 12, 2008, expires on March 31, 2009, updates information on security incidents and areas of concern, including Essakane, and strongly urges U.S. cit [...] |
2008-12-10 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
| 09ALGIERS469 |
PROBLEM CHILD: ALGERIA'S GROWING IMPATIENCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria has long considered Mali an ally in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel, but is losing patience with its southern neighbor. During the week of April 25, the two major independent French-language dailies in Algiers, Liberte and El Watan, accused Malian President Amado [...] |
2009-05-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PINR PREL ASEC ML AG |
| 09BAMAKO106 |
A FAMILIAR NAME SURFACES IN SEARCH FOR CANADIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-23 15:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PREL ASEC ML |
| 09BAMAKO111 |
BLACK TAMACHEKS LOBBY FOR ANTI-SLAVERY LAW IN MALI [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-24 16:52:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ELAB ML |
| 09BAMAKO122 |
MALI: EXTENDING THE AMBASSADOR'S GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS ASEC KPAO ML |
| 09BAMAKO135 |
(S) TUAREGS LOOKING TO ARREST KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS; [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-05 10:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PTER PINS PINR ML |
| 09BAMAKO151 |
MALI FORECASTS A CHANCE OF OIL FOR 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five years into its renewed push for oil exploration (Ref. A), Mali has yet to strike black gold. During a January 4 speech to the nation, however, President Amadou Toumani Toure served up a rather optimistic New Year's resolution: Malian oil would flow by the end of June 2009. T [...] |
2009-03-13 09:33:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
| 09BAMAKO24 |
GAO POLICE BLOTTER: MORE GRENADES AND CARJACKINGS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML |
| 09BAMAKO259 |
LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MALI: A QUIET DAY AT THE POLLS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ML |
| 09BAMAKO262 |
DECODING ANOTHER LIBYAN SUPPORTED TUAREG [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PINR PREL ML |
| 09BAMAKO277 |
LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS SET STAGE FOR 2012 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM ML |
| 09BAMAKO280 |
ELECTORAL TENSIONS IN TARKINT: WHERE AQIM, ARAB [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PINR ASEC PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO288 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATT: MALI'S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) on May 8 to inquire about Mali's plans for addressing northern security in a theoretical post-hostage situation future and his views of how the U.S. might best assist these efforts. ATT spoke of the dynamics surroundi [...] |
2009-05-12 14:58:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO3 |
A NORTHERN MALI NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL: GRENADES, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-05 16:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML |
| 09BAMAKO321 |
IN HASTE, MALI POSTS FLAWED LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ML |
| 09BAMAKO355 |
NORTHERN MALI'S REACTION TO EXECUTION OF BRITISH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-05 11:10:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PGOV ML |
| 09BAMAKO383 |
ARMED ASSAILANTS ASSASSINATE COL. LAMANA OULD BOU [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PHUM PGOV ASEC ML |
| 09BAMAKO399 |
NORTHERN MALIAN ARABS TAKE DEMOCRACY HOSTAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ASEC KDEM ML |
| 09BAMAKO435 |
DASD HUDDLESTON MEETS ATT: THE WAY FORWARD AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Africa Ambassador Vicki Huddleston and Ambassador Milovanovic called on President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) June 29 to discuss the state of Mali,s recent efforts against AQIM and avenues of U.S.-Malian cooperation in support o [...] |
2009-07-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO445 |
AMBUSH: AQIM INFLICTS HEAVY LOSSES IN BATTLE WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-06 16:09:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO460 |
LICKING ITS WOUNDS: MALI REGROUPS, HOSTAGE RELEASED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 07:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO504 |
MALI FINDS NEW ALLIES AGAINST AQIM [...] (U) Embassies Algiers and Tripoli have cleared on this message. 2. (C) Summary: During a pause in Mali's offensive against Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) has been active in lining up new allies for that fight. On the margins of a confere [...] |
2009-07-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO538 |
MALI USING SPECIALIZED UNITS IN FIGHT AGAINST AQIM [...] (U) This report is a joint effort of the Pol/Econ section and the Office of the Defense Attache. 2. (S) Summary: Faced with mobile enemies on harsh terrain, the Malian Army has created a number of specialized units known as Echelons Tactiques Inter Armes, or ETIAs. The ETIAs are small, mob [...] |
2009-08-12 18:26:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML |
| 09BAMAKO543 |
MALI: A NEW TOURIST DESTINATION? [...] Summary: Tourism has become Mali's third largest export after gold and cotton, showing steady growth in 2008 in spite of the global economic downturn. Malian tourism officials are optimistic about continued growth in 2009, but private sector operators say the effects of the worldwide recessi [...] |
2009-08-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
| 09BAMAKO566 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARSHALL VISIT TO MALI [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome CODEL Marshall's upcoming visit to Mali. The CODEL?s visit will provide an important opportunity to highlight U.S. support for a moderate, majority Muslim democracy that stands as an example for West Africa and beyond. Mali is a strong opponent of terrorism a [...] |
2009-08-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MASS ML |
| 09BAMAKO580 |
NOT SO FAST: ATT SENDS FAMILY CODE BACK TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-02 15:47:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ML |
| 09BAMAKO598 |
NORTHERN MALIAN ETHNIC COMMUNITIES MEET IN AGOUNI, [...] (C) Summary: On August 1-2, the Berabiche Arab community of Timbuktu organized and hosted a rare meeting of representatives of all Northern Malian ethnic communities, (the first such meeting in 10 years), to discuss the threat posed by Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). G [...] |
2009-09-14 16:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS ML |
| 09BAMAKO69 |
FROM THE LIBYAN PEOPLE: A TUAREG "DISARMAMENT" [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ML |
| 09BAMAKO694 |
MANEUVERING CONTINUES AROUND FAMILY CODE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ML |
| 09BAMAKO697 |
NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SLOWLY RAMPING UP [...] (SBU) The Northern Mali Development Agency (ADN) announced in July 2009 the start of its economic reinsertion program for Northern Malian youth who were participants in the 2006 rebellion. The program is starting with CFA 1.1 billion (USD 2.4 million) of a total CFA 22.6 billion (USD 50.2 [...] |
2009-10-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL ML |
| 09BAMAKO71 |
(S) ANOTHER NORTHERN LEADER CLAIMS CONTACT WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | PTER PREL PINR PINS ML |
| 09BAMAKO815 |
CLOSING CEREMONY OF JCET TRAINING OF MALIAN ARMY [...] (S) On December 11 the DCM and DATT participated in the graduation ceremony of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercise of the Malian Army Echelon Tactique Interarme (ETIA) 4, in Gao. ETIA 4 is based in Timbuktu. The 10th Army Special Forces Group out of Fort Carson, Colorado, and le [...] |
2009-12-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | MARR ML PREL PTER |
| 09BAMAKO842 |
MALI: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following constitutes Embassy Bamako's responses for the 2009 country report on terrorism for Mali per reftel. 2. In contrast to 2008, 2009 saw offensive terrorist activity on Malian soil. On May 31, Al-Qa,ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) executed a British citizen, Edwin Dyer, who had [...] |
2009-12-31 08:34:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM ML |
| 09LONDON2583 |
WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...] |
2009-11-18 17:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK |
| 09STATE119774 |
TRAVEL WARNING: MALI [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mali dated August 31, 2009, to update security and threat in [...] |
2009-11-19 22:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
| 09STATE1633 |
TRAVEL ALERT - MALI [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of a kidnapping threat against Westerners who attend the "Festival in the Desert" at Essakane (65 kilometres north of Timbuktu) from January 8-10, and to reiterate that visitors should avoid northern Mali, including Essakane and Essouk [...] |
2009-01-08 01:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
| 09STATE56745 |
TRAVEL WARNING: MALI [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and recommends against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. 2. Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been designated as a terrorist organization [...] |
2009-06-02 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
| 09STATE90567 |
TRAVEL WARNING: MALI [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali and that Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to conduct further attacks against Americans and other foreign nationals. Faith-based organizations, [...] |
2009-08-31 15:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
| 10BAMAKO11 |
MALIAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON [...] (C) Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) followed his annual formal New Year,s greeting to the diplomatic corps with a lengthy private discourse on the problems he is facing in the north of Mali. While acknowledging Mali's own shortcomings and without mentioning particular nations [...] |
2010-01-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ML PGOV PREL PTER |