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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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00GABORONE5064STRENGTHENING MULTIPARTY DEMPOCRACY IN SOUTHERN
[...] IN THE PAST YEAR SOUTHERN AFRICA HAS WITNESSED A SERIES OF ELECTIONS. SOME, SUCH AS THOSE IN MOZAMBIQUE, ZIMBABWE, AND TANZANIA, HAVE BEEN HOTLY CONTESTED IN SOME AREAS, WITH QUESTIONS RAISED AS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. OTHERS, SUCH AS THOSE IN BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, AND MAURI [...]
2000-11-09 12:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSADC EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM
00GABORONE5265BREAKTHROUGH FOR SADC ON REFORMING POLITICAL
[...] (C) SADC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS HAVE REACHED CONSENSUS ON REFORMING THE LONG-MORIBUND SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE AND SECURITY, FM MERAFHE TOLD US. THE ORGAN HAS BEEN LARGELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1996, DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER LINES OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN IT AND SADC PRO [...]
2000-11-24 16:02:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALSADC PREL MARR MCAP ZU
00HARARE1901 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...]
2000-04-07 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00HARARE2021 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) ATTENDED A THIRD GOVERNMENT-DONOR MEETING ON THE FLOODING DISASTER CHAIRED JOINTLY BY UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE RESREP) C. LOPES AND MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL HOUSING (MLGNH - PARENT MINISTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIV [...]
2000-04-13 12:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00HARARE2734MDC STILL LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE A STATE-SPONSORED CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE, AND THE RULING PARTY'S CONTROL OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) STILL IS LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE 150 PARLIAMENTARY SEAT TOTAL (OR 30 SEATS) IN THE ELECTIONS NOW SCHE [...]
2000-05-23 08:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE3164UNHCR LAWYER SKETCHES OUT POSSIBLE END GAME FOR CUBAN DOCTORS
[...] (C) A DOWNCAST MICHIEL SALOMONS (PROTECT) BRIEFED DCM ON JUNE 13 ON WHAT HE VIEWS AS A WORSENING OUTLOOK FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. SALOMONS, WHO CONTINUES TO GET THE RUNAROUND FROM ZIMBABWEAN AUTHORITIES, ALSO [...]
2000-06-13 15:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3910ZIMBABWE'S NEW CABINET: MUGABE REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC
[...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED HIS NEW 19 MEMBER (DOWN FROM 27 MEMBERS) CABINET CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBER ON JULY 15. A NUMBER OF THE OLD GUARD, INCLUDING WOMEN, WERE JETTISONED IN FAVOR OF TECHNOCRATS AND PARTY LOYALISTS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THE CONFIDE [...]
2000-07-17 15:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE4039WILL NEW FINANCE MINISTER BE ABLE TO STAND UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE APPOINTMENT WAS ANNOUNCED, ALL EYES ARE ON FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI, A TALENTED TECHNOCRAT WHO MANY BELIEVE IS THE CABINET'S MOST IMPORTANT MINISTER, WHILE INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO ARGUABLY HAS C [...]
2000-07-21 10:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI
00HARARE4810 ZIMBABWE'S POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS
[...] SUMMARY: THIS IS A USAID/BHR ACTION REQUEST (SEE PARA 10.). DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS - INCLUDING CYCLONE ELINE, THE COMMERCIAL FARM INVASIONS, THE GOVERNMENT'S 'FAST-TRACK' RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE - ZIMBABWE IS FACING POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FOOD SECURITY PROBLEMS AND HUMA [...]
2000-08-30 07:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR
00HARARE6321UNDP RESREP AND AMBASSADOR CONSULT WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICTOR ANGELO, AND DCM (NOTE TAKER) CALLED ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE ON NOVEMBER 8 TO EXPLORE WAYS THE DONOR COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST IN DEFUSING TENSIONS I [...]
2000-11-11 11:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EAGR ZI
00KINSHASA8417GDRC ANNOUNCES LIBREVILLE PARTICIPANTS
[...] (U) WITH BOLD HEADLINES, KINSHASA NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 19 THE GDRC LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE "PRE-DIALOGUE" IN LIBREVILLE, PROVIDING THE STRONGEST SIGNAL YET THAT THE KABILA GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND THE DECEMBER 21 MEETING IN GABON. INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER "LA REFERENCE PLUS" CALLED T [...]
2000-12-19 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8492GDRC DELEGATION DEPARTS FOR LIBREVILLE
[...] ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, OVER 200 GDRC DELEGATES DEPARTED KINSHASA FOR LIBREVILLE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. PRESIDENT KABILA REPORTEDLY FLEW SEPARATELY TO THE GABONESE CAPITAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING, DECEMBER 21. 2. OPPOSITION FIGURES CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT THEY WILL BOYCOTT THE [...]
2000-12-21 15:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8513LIBREVILLE A NON-EVENT
[...] PRESIDENT KABILA RETURNED TO KINSHASA ALMOST AS SOON AS HE HAD ARRIVED IN LIBREVILLE, APPARENTLY HAVING ACHIEVED HIS GOAL OF MAKING A "GOOD FAITH EFFORT" TO MEET WITH THE OPPOSITION. NO BONA FIDE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL OPPOSITION FIGURES APPEARED FOR THE GDRC-ORGANIZED "PRE-DIALOGUE" MEETING, A [...]
2000-12-22 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8616WTO/SPS TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2000-12-28 11:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD CG WTO
00KINSHASA8622MONUC FORCE COMMANDER ON CURRENT SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY On December 28, Ambassador Swing met with MONUC Force Commander Mountaga Diallo, acting in absence of SRSG Kamel Morjane, and SRSG Chief of Staff Sow, to review developments in the Congo war in general and his visit to Zambia from which he had just returned the evening before. [...]
2000-12-28 13:53:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG PGOV PHUM PREL
00PRETORIA2660MORE ON SADC REFORM
[...] (C) ALONG WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE REFORM OF SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY (REF A),SOUTH AFRICA IS A KEY PLAYER IN THE OVERALL REFORM OF SADC AS AN INSTITUTION. AS A MEMBER OF THE "TROIKA PLUS ONE" (SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, AND MOZAMBIQUE) REFORM COMMITTEE, SOUTH [...]
2000-04-06 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SADC SF
00PRETORIA3416PRESIDENT MBEKI "SEIZES THE MOMENT" IN STATE VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR LEWIS, PRESIDENT MBEKI DESCRIBED HIS UPCOMING STATE VISIT TO THE U.S. AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY AND LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THAT PLAGUE SOUTH AFRICA. HE SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA AS A MEANS TO POVERTY AL [...]
2000-05-04 09:29:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SF
00STATE229013OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]
2000-12-01 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
01ABUJA1376 INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
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
01ABUJA2480U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]
2001-09-27 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2857NIGERIA: STATUS OF CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS FOR
[...] Due to severe staffing shortages, particularly the prolonged vacancy of Post's Labor officer position, Embassy Abuja and Consulate Lagos are unable to meet reftel request for "detailed and comprehensive information" on the status of child labor in Nigeria. The Regional Labor officer departed [...]
2001-11-09 17:22:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NI EING
01ABUJA3222 NIGERIA: REGIONAL TIP CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Abuja hosted a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Conference which brought together representatives from nine USG missions in West and Central Africa and four funding agencies/bureaus in Washington to forge an anti- trafficking strategy for the region and coordinate future programs [...]
2001-12-14 17:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN NI XX ECOWAS
01GABORONE3103 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BOTSWANA PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-12 11:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL BC
01GABORONE3343 TFUS01: GOB SUPPORTS COALITION STRIKES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STATEMENTS BY THE GOB TO DATE HAVE BEEN FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG ACTIONS AGAINST TALIBAN MILITARY TARGETS. IN A 10/11 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ERNEST MPOFU DEFENDED A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH IN ORDER TO AVOID EXTREMIST RETALIATION [...]
2001-10-12 08:24:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3355 MANY BATSWANA SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS ABOUT U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: ENERGETIC OUTREACH EFFORTS BY THE AMBASSADOR AND MISSION STAFF REVEAL THAT INITIAL SYMPATHY FOR THE U.S. POST-SEPTEMBER 11 HAS ERODED WITH RECENT AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE TALIBAN. BATSWANA QUESTION U.S. FOREIGN POLICIES; COMPARE THE ASCETIC IMAGE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH THE ARRAY OF [...]
2001-10-15 07:50:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3435TFUS01: BOTSWANA MUSLIM ATTITUDES
[...] (C) POST HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BOTSWANA TO GAUGE ATTITUDES TOWARDS U.S. ACTIONS IN COMBATING TERRORISM FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AND FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT OF MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN (REFS B, C). MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE DELAYED MEETI [...]
2001-10-22 16:00:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPINR PTER BC
01GABORONE3514A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA
[...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...]
2001-11-01 05:42:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC
01GABORONE3517BOTSWANA: TREASURY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR
[...] THE GOB HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ITS FINANCIAL SYSTEM DOES NOT BECOME A HAVEN FOR ILLEGAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUG TRAFFICKING, OR TERRORIST FINANCING. WHILE WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT VARYING LEVELS OF IMPLEMENTATION BY THE DIFFERENT AGENCIE [...]
2001-11-01 13:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3732MOGAE ON MUGABE: HE WILL STAY IN POWER "BY
[...] (C) PRESIDENT FESTUS MOGAE (PROTECT) BELIEVES THERE IS NO CHANCE TO INFLUENCE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO HOLD FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS BY MARCH. HE SAID MUGABE IS ACTING LIKE A "WOUNDED BUFFALO" AND IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THE ELECTIONS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO LESSEN THE HARM [...]
2001-12-03 11:37:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC ZI
01HARARE1048ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE
[...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...]
2001-03-16 14:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG ZI
01HARARE1914READOUT ON SADC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN HARARE
[...] (C) SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) MINISTERS MET IN HARARE ON JUNE 11 TO APPROVE A PROTOCOL THAT WILL RESTRUCTURE SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01914 171453Z AND SECURITY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF "DISCREPANCIES" IN [...]
2001-06-17 14:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ZI AO
01HARARE2457 ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL GENERATES SIGNIFICANT
[...] THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY BILL 2001 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02457 01 OF 02 201507Z CONTINUES TO DOMINATE HEADLINES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. LAST WEEK PRESIDENT MUGABE LASHED OUT AT THE U. S. AND OTHER WESTERN NATIONS HE SA [...]
2001-08-20 15:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ZI
01HARARE2576BONGO CANCELS TRIP TO HARARE AT LAST MINUTE
[...] (U) DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA OFFICIALLY OPENED THE 2001 HARARE AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON AUGUST 29. ACCORDING TO A PRESS REPORT, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE EVENT BUT CALLED OFF HIS TRIP AT SHORT NOTICE. GEORGE CHARAMBA, A SPOKESMAN IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, TOLD J [...]
2001-08-31 09:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
01HARARE2716TFUSO1: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE
[...] SEPTEMBER 14 EDITORIALS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRINT MEDIA FOCUS ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. THE NEWSPAPERS ALSO CARRY LENGTHY OPINION PIECES ABOUT THE DISASTER. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "TERROR, VIOLENCE WON'T END WORLD'S CONFLICTS," THE INDEPENDENT DAI [...]
2001-09-17 05:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2793MEDIA REPORT BELLAMY ON DEMOCRACY BILL AFTER
[...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" COVERED THE SEPTEMBER 20 AMERICAN EMBASSY TELEVISION INTERACTIVE CENTERING ON AFRICAN DIPLOMACY AFTER THE TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S. WITH MR. WILLIAM M. BELLAMY, ACTING ASSISTANT SECR [...]
2001-09-24 06:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2813MEDIA REPORT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON U. S.
[...] THERE HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED OUTPOURING OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PUBLISHED IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, CENTERING ON THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. SAMPLES OF THE LETTERS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "INJUSTICE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWE [...]
2001-09-25 05:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3004TFUS1 - PD; MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST
[...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 9 EDITIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE UNITED STATES-LED STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. FULL EDITORIAL TEXTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "U. S. GOVERNMENT MUST ACT CORRECTLY," T [...]
2001-10-09 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL
01HARARE3063MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE
[...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO WIRE ARTICLES BY REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NATIONAL STATE-RUN TELEVISION STATION, ZTV I, IS CARRYING CABLE NEWS NETWORK [...]
2001-10-16 05:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3158MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES;
[...] THE OCTOBER 21 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED TWO OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S. AND THE U.S.-LED STRIKE AGAINST TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN. 2. UNDER HEADLINE "WHAT GOES ROUND COMES AROUND," THE [...]
2001-10-23 07:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3365MEDIA REPORT 2002 PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT; HARARE
[...] ALTHOUGH NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL POLL DUE EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS STARTED RUNNING EDITORIAL COMMENTARIES FOCUSING ON THE LANDMARK PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT. FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS FOCUSING ON THE DEBATE OVER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS [...]
2001-11-13 12:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3687ZIMBABWE-US RELATIONS TAKE A BEATING IN
[...] PERHAPS A BIT SLOW OUT OF THE GATE, GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE MEDIA AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ARE NOW FULLY ENGAGED IN CRITICISM OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. SOME OF THAT CRITICISM IS BASED ON DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF THE BILL. GOVERNMENT-OWNED ELECTRONI [...]
2001-12-12 13:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE522READOUT ON MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DCM OF THE BELGIAN EMBASSY IN HARARE PROVIDED A READOUT TO A SMALL GROUP OF DIPLOMATS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LOUIS MICHEL, WHICH TOOK PLACE THE EVENING OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00522 01 OF 02 251556 [...]
2001-01-25 15:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI CG
01LIBREVILLE603 OMAR BONGO AND THE GABONESE POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFTER NEARLY 34 YEARS IN OFFICE, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO IS A WILY POLITICIAN WHO STILL HAS A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY "THE BOSS" AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FAITHFUL AND PANDERING ALLIES. MANY [...]
2001-04-23 15:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON GB
01LILONGWE1976ENGAGING SADC IN GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST
[...] (C) AT AN OCTOBER 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LILIAN PATEL PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE (REFTEL B),CHARGE ASKED PATEL HER VIEWS ON HOW SADC AND THE USG COULD COOPERATE IN THE GLOBAL COALITION ON TERRORISM. 2. (C) PATEL SAID THAT HER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B [...]
2001-10-19 16:00:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SADC MI
01PRETORIA1599SADC SUMMIT: SOUTH AFRICA HOPED FOR MORE ON ORGAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MARCH 9 SADC SUMMIT DID NOT SELECT THE SUCCESSOR TO ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AS CHAIR OF THE ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY. SAG OFFICIALS INDICATED MARCH 13 THAT MBEKI PREFERRED THIS DECISION BE MA [...]
2001-03-16 05:03:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN SADC WA
01STATE157224TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-12 10:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
02ABUJA1027NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State),the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...]
2002-03-28 17:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI
02ABUJA1346NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]
2002-05-02 14:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA1465NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TIP SUMMIT
[...] In a May 7 meeting, Mike Mku, the President's Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Child Labor confirmed August 1-4 as the dates for the Government of Nigeria's "International Summit" on Trafficking in Persons. Mku gave RNLEO a copy of President Obasanjo's April 5 letter inviting Presid [...]
2002-05-14 13:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02ABUJA1809 WEST AFRICAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS STRATEGY
[...] This final draft regional strategy to address Trafficking in Persons in West Africa is presented to Department's African Affairs Bureau for endorsement. This strategy was reflects a consensus among nine embassies and several Washington agencies and bureaus (DRL, G/TIP, USAID/WID) represented a [...]
2002-06-18 16:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN NI TO GH BF IV XX GN
02ABUJA462NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-08 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA857 NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...]
2002-03-15 13:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02HARARE1377ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: JOINT FFP/OFDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports findings of joint visit by REDSO/FFP and OFDA/ARO reps to Zimbabwe to review humanitarian crisis, including participation in FAO/WFP crop and food supply crisis will be much worse due to the minimal carryover stocks, the continuing impact of poor economic po [...]
2002-06-06 12:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PREF AORC ZI
02HARARE1820 AGREEMENT ON USE OF U.S. TITLE II MAIZE GRAIN IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT: VERBAL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AMONG USAID, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW ENTRY OF 17,500 MTS OF USG YELLOW WHOLE MAIZE GRAIN CURRENTLY STORED IN DURBAN, THAT MAY CONTAIN GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS [...]
2002-08-08 13:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE583MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE
[...] WITH ONLY THREE DAYS REMAINING BEFORE ZIMBABWEANS GO TO THE POLLS TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT, EDITORIALS IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00583 01 OF 02 061343Z THE MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ELECTION. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLL [...]
2002-03-06 10:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE625MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DECIDES; HARARE
[...] AS ZIMBABWEANS HEAD FOR THE POLLS, EDITORIALS IN THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS TAKE ONE LAST SHOT AT PERSUADING VOTERS TO SUPPORT ONE OF THE TWO LEADING CANDIDATES. EXCERPTS: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "D-DAY FOR ZIMBABWE," THE MARCH 9 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HER [...]
2002-03-09 10:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE666MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE
[...] WITH VOTE COUNTING UNDER WAY IN ZIMBABWE, UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00666 01 OF 02 140606Z EDITORIALS PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 12 EDITIONS OF THE THREE DAILIES IN THE COUNTRY DISCUSS CONCEIVABLE END RESULTS OF THE JUST ENDED PRESIDENTIAL POLL. EXC [...]
2002-03-14 05:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE667MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DECIDES; HARARE
[...] UNDER HEADLINE "GOVERNMENT DESPERATE TO WIN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00667 01 OF 02 140608Z ELECTION BY ANY MEANS," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 13 EDITORIAL TO CRITICIZING REGIONAL OBSERVERS FOR BEING PARTISAN IN [...]
2002-03-14 05:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE672MEDIA REACTION MUGABE WINS POLL; HARARE
[...] PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S VICTORY IN THE JUST- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00672 01 OF 03 141108Z ENDED PRESIDENTIAL POLL IN ZIMBABWE IS FODDER FOR EDITORIALS PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 14 EDITIONS OF THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS IN THE COUNTRY. THE [...]
2002-03-14 10:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE689MEDIA REACTION MUGABE WINS POLL; HARARE
[...] EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED AND THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00689 01 OF 02 150936Z PRIVATE NEWSPAPERS REMAIN SHARPLY DIVIDED ABOUT PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S VICTORY IN THE JUST-ENDED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ZIMBABWE. WHILE THE [...]
2002-03-15 09:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE698MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE
[...] EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00698 01 OF 04 181109Z NEWSPAPERS PLAY ON ANTI-COLONIAL EMOTIONS AND URGE ZIMBABWEANS TO MOVE ON BEYOND THE ELECTIONS TO NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND PROGRESS. EDITORIALS IN TH [...]
2002-03-18 10:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE767MEDIA REACTION ZIM AFTER PRESIDENTIAL POLL;
[...] EDITORIALS IN THE MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE HOTLY DISPUTED PRESIDENTIAL POLL IN ZIMBABWE. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "A REGIME BENT ON VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION WON'T GET AID," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" (03/25) COMMENTS: ". . . [...]
2002-03-25 13:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02ROME1511ITALY ON ZIMBABWE: PEER PRESSURE BEST HOPE FOR
[...] (C) MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN AFFAIRS REPLIED TO OUR RECENT DEMARCHE AND LETTER ON ZIMBABWE. THE GOI SHARES THE EU POINT OF VIEW THAT CONDEMNATIONS AND SANCTIONS ARE NECESSARY. HOWEVER, MARINI BELIEVES THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY PROVE INSUFFICIENT TO FORCE CHANGE. THE ROLE [...]
2002-03-25 15:50:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETTC OPDC SA ZI IT SADC
02ROME2065 MOUNTING CHALLENGES LAY AHEAD FOR THE U.N.
[...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC) IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13--20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU) AND TO LOOK AT [...]
2002-04-29 13:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF 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
02ROME4613GOI: IF WE SANCTION ZIMBABWE, WHY NOT ERITREA?
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY-EQUIVALENT CABRAS REF A DEMARCHE ENJOINING THE EU SIPDIS NOT TO INVITE ZIMBABWE TO ITS FALL MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY [...]
2002-09-23 15:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PHUM KDEM ZI ER IT SADC
02ROME5831 FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID
[...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...]
2002-12-03 14:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03HARARE1316Situation in Zimbabwe Remains Critical:
[...] The significant 2002/2003 response by the international humanitarian community to the complex food security crisis in Zimbabwe averted famine. Although the current harvest is expected to be marginally better than last year's, the situation remains fragile and will require substantial quantiti [...]
2003-06-27 08:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1534 GOZ ISSUES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has finally issued a formal request for humanitarian assistance to the United Nations (UN). The primary request is for additional (not in the pipeline) food aid in the amount of 600,000 MT of maize to fill what the GOZ perceives to be the "food gap," the diff [...]
2003-07-30 07:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1880 UN Coordination Meeting with GOZ and
[...] Summary. On September 15th, the UN held its first coordination meeting on the humanitarian crisis, after a hiatus of many months, with the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and donors. Overall, despite the GOZ's attempt to try and reassure the donors and encourage them to respond favorably to th [...]
2003-09-17 09:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1950 UN Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe
[...] The UN formally launched the stand-alone Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe in September. While acknowledging the after effects of the last three years of drought, the CAP notes that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has largely been man-made and that moving beyond emergency to recovery would [...]
2003-09-25 14:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1995Zimbabwe's Food Crises Set to Continue in the Face
[...] As a result of the continuing severe economic decline, particularly in the crippled agricultural sector, the food crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to continue into the 2004/05 marketing year. Projections for Zimbabwe's 2003/2004 agricultural season are bleak, largely due to worsening input supp [...]
2003-10-01 09:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2044DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...]
2003-10-09 14:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2209GOZ DENIES AFL-CIO REP RENEWED WORK PERMIT
[...] (U) The GOZ has refused to extend the work permit of AFL-CIO's resident representative. The rep applied for renewal in July 2003, upon expiration of his previous annually-renewed permit. He received four separate one-month extensions before being notified that no further extensions would be [...]
2003-11-06 14:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE2241 FOOD ASSISTANCE IN NEWLY RESETTLED AREAS
[...] The World Food Program recently wrote to the major international donors requesting their concurrence with a proposal to provide food assistance in the newly resettled areas, i.e., the former commercial farming areas that were subject to the Government of Zimbabwe's fast-track, often violent, [...]
2003-11-13 14:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2449RAPID DETERIORATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] As detailed in a recent UN briefing to donors on trends in Zimbabwe's social sectors, the continuing complex emergency in Zimbabwe is taking a heavy toll on its citizens. This cable summarizes UN figures presented at recent special donor meeting. Crumbling social services are failing to meet b [...]
2003-12-23 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2453 Pilot WFP Feeding Program in Former Commercial
[...] On December 18 in a meeting for donor representatives, the World Food Programme (WFP) presented details of its proposed pilot program for extending general food distribution into newly resettled (i.e., former commercial farming) areas. This meeting followed the delivery of letters from the E [...]
2003-12-23 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE890SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY BELIEVES PROGRESS BEING MADE
[...] (c) The Ambassador met May 8 with South African High Commissioner Jeremiah Ndou to discuss the May 5 visit of Presidents Mbeki, Muluzi and Obasanjo. Ndou confirmed that President Mugabe had accepted that the MDC court challenge of presidential election results would not be an impediment to di [...]
2003-05-08 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF ZI
03HARARE978 ZIMBABWE FOOD SECURITY PROJECTIONS FOR 2003/04:
[...] ACTION: THIS CABLE IS FOR AMBASSADOR J. SULLIVAN'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS TDY CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The final Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) April (2003) update and joint U.N. World Food [...]
2003-05-20 13:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03LAGOS2058NLC PLANS TO BOYCOTT ALL AFRICA GAMES AS PART OF A
[...] (U) On October 1, gas stations throughout the nation increased their prices from 34 naira per liter to 39.5 naira in Lagos and Abuja and as much as 60 naira per liter in several states in the east. While the majority of gas stations have raised prices (a handful of Nigerian National Petroleum [...]
2003-10-03 15:26:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
03LAGOS2069Strike Begins Thursday, October 9
[...] Following its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Ibadan on Saturday, October 4, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced a nationwide strike to begin at midnight on Thursday, October 9. NLC President Adams Oshiomhole said the Thursday start date allows labor leaders and [...]
2003-10-06 16:24:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
03LAGOS2293TOURISM IN NIGERIA: FOR THE BIRDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: If a tourist came to Nigeria to look at endangered species (or for any other reason),he or she would be the most endangered species of all. Nigeria has practically no tourist industry, but there is no inherent reason why that should be the case. While we might have doubts ab [...]
2003-11-05 14:36:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON NI
03ROME1105BEPPO SAX FALLING DOWN
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A NOTE VERBALE RECEIVED MARCH 13 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 2. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM ON THE FOLLOWING. ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT THE END [...]
2003-03-18 10:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA IT
03STATE213164PULLING THE RCSA PLUG ON SADC
[...] WASHINGTON AGENCIES APPRECIATE POSTS' EFFORTS TO WALK BACK SADC'S DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT USG FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT PRECLUDE ZIMBABWEAN PARTICIPATION. WE REGRET THAT SADC COULD NOT ARRIVE AT A TIMELY DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW USAID'S REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (RCSA) TO OBLIGATE $22. [...]
2003-07-23 18:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD SADC
03THEHAGUE2939CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF
[...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]
2003-11-24 18:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04ABUJA1472NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO MEETS WITH SENATOR
[...] (C) Summary. At a meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, President Olusegun Obasanjo described a regional security initiative, the Gulf of Guinea Commission. Obasanjo also described negotiations with the Cameroonian President over the Bakassi peninsula without mentioning a previous c [...]
2004-08-27 12:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR ECON PINR NI
04ABUJA2043DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA
[...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...]
2004-12-11 05:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI
04ABUJA277REP. JEFFERSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO,
[...] President Obasanjo told visiting Congressman Jefferson, Charge Anyaso and notetakers February 16 that Nigeria has provided all necessary documents and legislation to the USG for the AGOA textiles visa (reftel and ref faxes),and considers the ball to be in the USG court. Obasanjo agreed with [...]
2004-02-20 04:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD NI
04BRASILIA1975LULA IN AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited the African countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, and Cape Verde, July 26-29. The principal rationale for the trip was to attend a summit meeting of Portuguese speaking countries (Communidades dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa -- CPLP [...]
2004-08-06 13:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BR
04BRASILIA2249PRESIDENT CHISSANO VISITS BRAZIL
[...] () Summary: Mozambique President Chissano visited Brazil on August 31 and was rewarded with over USD 315 million in debt forgiveness for his country, the most relief Brazil has given during President Lula's administration. Chissano is well regarded in Brazil, and his decision to step down ha [...]
2004-09-03 20:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN BR
04BUCHAREST3560ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 15:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04DJIBOUTI1271VISIT TO GABODE PRISON
[...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ, USLO NCO, and Pol Asst visited Djibouti's civil prison, Gabode, on September 23rd. Followed by a tour of the facilities, Pol/Econ discussed the conditions with the Director of the Prison, Mohamed Ismail. The following is reaction to the conditions and a brief overview o [...]
2004-10-03 06:45:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV 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
04DJIBOUTI565DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In light of unusually heavy rains and resulting flooding early this week and the inability of the host government to respond adequately to the needs of the population, Ambassador declares the situation in Djibouti City a disaster. Ambassador requests that immediate disaster reli [...]
2004-04-16 16:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI587DCHA/OFDA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE ON DJIBOUTI FLOODS
[...] (U) This is a USAID/DCHA/OFDA reporting cable, which provides analysis on the humanitarian situation in Djibouti, following OFDA Regional Advisor's April 15-18 assessment on the impact of last week's flash floods. 2. (U) In light of unusually heavy rains, resulting flooding and the inabilit [...]
2004-04-19 14:14:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI822ARHIBA PROTESTS IN DJIBOUTI ADDRESSED BY PRIME
[...] (U) Seven youths from the Arhiba neighborhood were arrested on the afternoon of 8 June, following protests against hiring practices at Djibouti's new Doraleh Port Facility and Free Zone. These arrests were the subject of a second day of protests on 9 June. 2. (U) Prime Minister, Dileita Mo [...]
2004-06-15 14:34:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB ECON EINV CASC ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI835REPORT ON RECENT ARREST OF JOURNALIST
[...] (C) On 8 June, Houssein Ahmed Farah, journalist for the opposition newspaper Le Renouveau and brother to famed opposition leader Daher Ahmed Farah - jailed several times in 2003 for political reasons, was arrested after he failed to stop for the First Lady of Djibouti's convoy traveling toward [...]
2004-06-17 13:19:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SCUL DJ
04GABORONE2017REGIONAL CONFERENCE DELIBERATES ENHANCED
[...] (C> SUMMARY: Victory in the war on terrorism requires a multilateral approach, an appreciation of the "root causes" of terrorism, and a response that engages rather than alienates communities, President Mogae told a November 22-24 conference on terrorism in southern Africa. Despite Mogae's p [...]
2004-12-09 11:35:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER BC
04GABORONE2026HIGH COURTCASE DEVELOPMENTS: FIRST PEOPLE OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) High Court case against the Government of Botswana made slow progress during the month of November. Developments outside the court room, including the FPK leader Roy Sesana's trip to the U.S. and U.K., the increasing involvement of Survival [...]
2004-12-10 11:03:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC SAN CKGR
04GABORONE2027DOMESTIC CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE SIMMERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The perception of adverse impact on Botswana of the situation in neighboring Zimbabwe is steadily growing. Debate over what the Government should do to mitigate the costs to the country continues to simmer. During National Assembly debates following President Mogae's November 8 [...]
2004-12-10 11:12:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC
04HARARE1139HOLDING ZIMBABWE ACCOUNTABLE FOR FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 08:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1636IS GOZ PLANNING TO DOUBLE MAIZE PRODUCTION
[...] For the 2004/2005 agricultural season the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) seems to be planning for a substantial increase in maize (corn) production above its claimed 2.4 million MT for the recent harvest. Seed companies reported to USAID General Development Officer that the Government requested [...]
2004-09-29 14:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE170 Rising Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe
[...] The number of vulnerable households in Zimbabwe continues to rise as food staples become more expensive. Seed prices have risen beyond affordable levels for most ordinary farmers and the outlook for this year's agricultural season is not yet clear. Continuing economic deterioration, disruptio [...]
2004-01-29 08:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1791 Zimbabwe Emergency: Ambassador's Declaration
[...] The Ambassador has determined that the complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis facing Zimbabwe is of sufficient magnitude to warrant continued USG emergency assistance, and therefore requests continued assistance through USAID, including USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Dis [...]
2004-10-29 10:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1829GROWING FOOD INSECURITY IN
[...] There is still great uncertainty about both the quantity of maize (corn) produced in Zimbabwe during the past season and the magnitude of imports by the GOZ. Regardless of the quantities, however, re-distribution of in-country stocks from surplus to deficit rural areas is an immediate prob [...]
2004-11-05 08:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE2060HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE -
[...] AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ADVISORS FROM USAID/OFDA/PRETORIA AND USAID/OFDA/W VISITED ZIMBABWE FROM OCTOBER 23 - 29, 2004 TO MONITOR USAID/OFDA- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AND TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN COUNTRY. 2. BASED ON FIELD VISITS AND CONVERSATION [...]
2004-12-21 06:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE349CHANGING HUMANITARIAN PRIORITIES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] As Zimbabwe enters its third year of international humanitarian relief, there has been a shift in the thinking of the major donors and international development agencies with regard to how best to address the crisis. Most donors and NGOs have been responding to the immediate humanitarian need [...]
2004-02-27 04:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE751ZIMBABWE'S GROWING REGIONAL ENEMIES LIST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Soaked in anti-imperialist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, Zimbabwe's official press continues to view other nations exclusively through the prism of the ruling party's "with-us-or-against-us" framework. On the enemies list, the West has been joined by Botswana, Nigeria and [...]
2004-05-05 08:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE944 ZIMBABWE MAIZE PRODUCTION 2004, FEAST OR FAMINE
[...] In recent weeks, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officially proclaimed maize production of about 2.4 million metric tons (MT) and firmly stated that it will not need food aid. The GOZ withdrew from the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Assessment by ordering its staff back from the field, thus scuttli [...]
2004-06-07 11:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04KINSHASA1270DRC ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Activity in the DRC energy sector picked up during the first half of 2004. Chevron-Texaco is in the process of selling its offshore drilling operation to European junior firm Perenco but intends to stay active in the DRC through exploration and pipelines. Cobil continues to functi [...]
2004-07-09 09:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1657STATEMENTS BY CIAT AND THE GDRC ON THE RCD-G'S
[...] (U) The CIAT and the GDRC issued statements concerning the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma's (RCD-G) decision to suspend their participation in the institutions of the transitions, except the army. The following are unofficial translations of the statements issued by each entity: COMMUN [...]
2004-09-02 06:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04LILONGWE1108GARMENT MAKERS NOT PANICKING ABOUT QUOTAS
[...] (SBU) Despite the impending demise of quotas, Malawi's garment makers expect to see few changes in the U.S. market in the near future. They are banking on the prospect of protective measures against China becoming a reality in the next few months. Malawi-based companies also have lower capit [...]
2004-12-02 09:17:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD KTEX MI
04LILONGWE289SITUATION REPORT 28: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN
[...] SUMMARY. THIS IS A JOINT USAID/DCHA-USAID/MALAWI REPORTING CABLE. FROM MARCH 26-31, TWO FFP OFFICERS, OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR, AND USAID/MALAWI AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR PARTICIPATED IN THE ONGOING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (VAC) IN MALAWI. DESPITE THIS TIME PERIOD BEING THE HEIGHT OF THE HUNGER S [...]
2004-04-07 16:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE45AQUATIC WEEDS REMAIN ENVIRONMENTAL/ECONOMIC PROBLEM
[...] Following continued power outages, The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) announced on January 5 that the recent onset of seasonal rains has caused an increase in the amount of biotrash (primarily in the form of aquatic weeds and silt) on the Shire River, which has "sever [...]
2004-01-16 08:53:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EAID ECON MI
04LILONGWE47FOOD SITUATION IN MALAWI INCREASINGLY WORRYING
[...] Summary. Poor rainfall, coupled with maize price volatility, is raising concerns that there may be a new food security crisis in Malawi this year. The Government of Malawi (GOM) has stated that it may need to declare a disaster within the next three months if harvest prospects do not improve. [...]
2004-01-16 12:16:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON MI
04LILONGWE585ELECTRICITY CORPORATION TO MANAGE AQUATIC WEEDS
[...] (U) In an attempt to reduce load-shedding and power cuts caused by aquatic weeds clogging hydroelectric power stations, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Limited (ESCOM) has purchased a USD 795,000 aquatic weeds control system from American corporation Aquarius Systems (Aquarius). [...]
2004-06-28 15:34:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG EAID ECON ETRD MI
04LILONGWE652FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER BECOMES MILITARY COMMANDER
[...] (U) The Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on July 12 that with immediate effect Deputy Commander Lt. General Marko Chiziko will succeed General Joseph Chimbayo as Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). According to the OPC statement, Chimbayo's contract finished last month, [...]
2004-07-14 06:50:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PINR PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE678GOM SIGNS ZAMBEZI WATER COMMISSION TO STEM WATER
[...] (U) Upon his return from the July 15 Zambezi Water Commission (ZAMCOM) signing ceremony, Minister of Mining, Natural Resources, and Environment Davis Katsonga said the GOM hoped the Commission would help solve the Shire River's continuing difficulties with water weeds, which are a root cause o [...]
2004-07-20 15:06:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG EAID ECON MI
04LILONGWE741SITREP 29: DISASTER ALERT FOR EMERGING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS IN MALAWI
[...] Summary: Many of the same conditions that sparked the 2001-2003 food crisis are emerging again this year in Malawi. The recently concluded harvest was slightly below the ten year average and below the 2001 harvest volume that presaged the 2001-2003 food crisis. Government maize stocks, which l [...]
2004-08-06 10:00:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE855MILITARY SHUFFLES UPPER RANKS
[...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Major General Ernest Ntonya as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General on August 1. Ntonya, who was serving as the military's Chief of Staff, fills the hole created by General Marko Chiziko [...]
2004-09-02 13:34:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PINR PGOV MI
04LILONGWE859MALAWI ARMY SET TO GAIN GROUND IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT
[...] (SBU/NF//FOUO) In a resource poor environment, the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) highlights prevention as its main campaign against HIV/AIDS, but has recently scaled up its voluntary counseling and testing services as well as care and treatment programs. USG assistance has helped position the MD [...]
2004-09-03 09:45:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP KHIV PINR MASS TBIO MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE939SITREP 30: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-27 08:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04MADRID2483SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL
[...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]
2004-07-01 08:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID2659SPAIN: NEW "APPROACH" ON WESTERN SAHARA; VIEWS ON
[...] (C) The GOS is pursuing a new "approach" to resolve the crisis in the Western Sahara but its elements remain unclear, according to the newly appointed MFA Director General for the Mediterranean, Near East, and Africa, Alvaro Iranzo. The Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister is in the process of di [...]
2004-07-14 13:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO WI SU SP USUN
04MADRID825EQUATORIAL GUINEA: SPANISH MFA ON ALLEGED COUP
[...] (C) President Obiang has demanded that Spain extradite to Equatorial Guinea a political opponent who resides in Madrid, Severo Moto, accused of sponsoring an alleged coup plot uncovered this week. MFA has received no official request, and would not transfer Moto if one were received. MFA [...]
2004-03-10 16:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP EK
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
04MAPUTO659SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR
[...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]
2004-05-14 08:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO84FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...]
2004-01-20 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04PARIS9145FRANCE AND THE INDIAN OCEAN STATES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The standoff in 2002 between Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka following the disputed election in Madagascar was a serious political crisis for the government of France, exposing divisions between the MFA and the presidency. With the crisis resolved, France's attention to t [...]
2004-12-28 10:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CN MA MP SE XW XA FR
04PARIS9146FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (SOUTH)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. France continues to seek solutions for the crisis in the Great Lakes through policies designed to support DRC President Kabila and the transition process and to block Rwandan interference in Congolese affairs. France's history in the Rwandan genocide complicates their ability to [...]
2004-12-28 10:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BY CF CG CT EK GB RW TP ZF XA
04PARIS9167FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (NORTH)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chad, where France maintains a permanent miltary presence, and the Central African Republic (CAR),where France is supporting military and economic reform are key countries for France's Africa policy. The crisis in Darfur has caused concern in France about additional threats to [...]
2004-12-29 11:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CM CT CH ZF XA FR
04PRETORIA5323SOUTH AFRICA: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Pretoria was pleased and privileged to host Dr. Subhash Gupta as Embassy Science Fellow from September 29 to December 8, 2004. During his ten-week stay, Dr. Gupta met with research groups at five universities and two government research councils, private sector represe [...]
2004-12-09 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
04PRETORIA5344UNAIDS/UNOCHA Consultation on HIV/AIDS and
[...] The worldwide increase of natural disasters and complex emergencies, complicated by rising cases of HIV/AIDS continue to disproportionably affect sub- Saharan Africa. Correspondingly, there is a growing recognition that humanitarian action must respond to this dual challenge. UNAIDS and OCHA r [...]
2004-12-10 13:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SF
04VATICAN2518TIP CONFERENCE ENERGIZES, EDUCATES ON FAITH-BASED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-30 04:38:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI VT
04WELLINGTON924APEC: NEW ZEALAND PM SAYS NZ WILL DEMARCHE CHINA
[...] (C) Ambassador Swindells met with Prime Minister Clark on November 2. He asked that New Zealand urge China to support inclusion of the remaining APEC security deliverables at the upcoming summit. He stressed that despite China's statements to the contrary, the deliverables belong in APEC. W [...]
2004-11-03 23:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKNNP KSTC PARM ECIN PTER ETTC EAID NZ
05ABUJA809ECOWAS' CHAMBAS ON ABUJA'S TOGO MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: The Executive Secretary of ECOWAS believes a split is developing in the Togolese opposition, with Gnininvi and Agboyibo leading a faction that trusts Faure's intentions and is willing to work with him in a new government. Chambas is not sure that Olympio and the UFC are committ [...]
2005-05-20 16:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TO NI
05ACCRA2287UNHCR DISCUSSES RESETTLEMENT, KRISAN CAMP,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their initial courtesy call, Ambassador Bridgewater and Acting UNHCR Representative Luc Stevens discussed resettlement issues, the brewing unrest at Krisan Camp, the possible repatriation of Togolese refugees, and contingency planning for Cote d'Ivoire. Stevens said the [...]
2005-11-08 11:31:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL GH TO CI
05ACCRA250STATUS OF REFUGEES IN GABON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Accra-based Refugee Coordinator and Embassy Libreville officers met with refugees and Gabonese officials on January 25 - 27 to discuss refugee issues. Although GOG officials said they warmly welcomed those fleeing violence in other countries, refugees recited a litany of compl [...]
2005-02-07 07:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL GB
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
05ACCRA829REFUGEES IN GABON -- AN UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ref Coord, PRM/A Program Assistant, and Poloff (Embassy Libreville) met with refugees in Libreville on April 14 to address resettlement, protection, and repatriation issues. In response to a small pro-settlement demonstration earlier in the week, we explained that the 41 cases [...]
2005-05-04 07:11:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF GB EG CO
05CAIRO2741SUDAN: EGYPT SUGGESTS DARFUR WAR CRIMINALS BE
[...] (C) Following an April 6 meeting between President Mubarak and Sudanese Foreign Minister Ismail, Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the press that "Sudanese war criminals need not go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the Sudanese judiciary held fair trials." MFA contacts c [...]
2005-04-07 19:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM EG SU
05DARESSALAAM1001 Deteriorating Security Situation on Zanzibar
[...] (C) Summary: Violence broke out in Zanzibar's Urban West Region during voter registration; weeks later, Stonetown and its environs are still on edge. A police operation to keep order during registration has ended, with a mixed verdict on its results. People who go out in the evenings still ru [...]
2005-05-23 13:37:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM42 TANZANIA GEARS UP FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry acknowledged to Charge that Tanzania's upcoming term on the UNSC will pose daunting challenges for its woefully thin staff. The GOT will focus on African issues, and will take its lead on most issues from the AU, but is eager to coopera [...]
2005-01-10 11:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TZ UNSC
05DJIBOUTI235PD LAUNCHES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section began implementing its plan to establish English conversation groups throughout the city. In addition, the section's poster show moved to a busy commercial venue, and the Embassy continued to receive excellent media coverage on i [...]
2005-03-06 10:16:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI317ELECTION UPDATE: HIGH-RANKED OPPOSITION MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: With four days until polls open for the 2005 presidential election, the election climate is beginning to get interesting. Guelleh's campaign, as single candidate, proceeds with few disturbances or protests from the opposition or the population. The atmosphere in Djibouti is still [...]
2005-04-05 05:36:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI610DJIBOUTI: PARTICIPANT LIST - ILEA GABORONE, LEEDP
[...] Per REFTEL, the appropriate local national checks have been conducted for the Djiboutian participants of session 16 LEEDP. Post is still in the process of vetting the names through appropriate U.S. Agencies and will forward any negative information as received. Travel itinerary and other per [...]
2005-06-24 09:17:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI692DJIBOUTI: PARTICIPANT LIST - ILEA GABORONE, LEEDP
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 06:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC DJ EAID ECON KCRM SNAR
05GABORONE1002SAN DISPUTE ALLEGED LINK BETWEEN DIAMONDS AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Working Group on Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA),which represents San communities in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Angola, has spurned the argument that plans to mine diamonds prompted relocations from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve(CKGR). WIMSA as [...]
2005-07-14 11:58:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1015 GOB PLANS TO COMBAT SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana has adopted a three- year national action plan to combat proliferation of small arms but intends to approach G-8 nations, and specifically the United States, to request financial assistance to meet its USD 2 million budget. Subsequent to its participation [...]
2005-07-20 10:54:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PARM KCRM BC POL MIL
05GABORONE1019POSSIBLE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A KHAMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Mr. Pulaente Kenosi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the GOB could be on the cusp of re-evaluating some of the tenets of its foreign policy. This is prompted in part by world events but also [...]
2005-07-21 15:17:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BC UNGA
05GABORONE1026AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS WITH BOTSWANA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his farewell calls with Botswana's President Festus Mogae and Vice President Seretse Khama Ian Khama July 21, Ambassador Huggins highlighted promoting Botwsana business and human rights, specifically the Kenneth Good and Basarwa issues. The President and VP thanked the Amb [...]
2005-07-22 14:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD US BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1027BOTSWANA VP KHAMA CONCERNED ABOUT MISPERCEPTIONS
[...] (C) During his farewell call on Botswana Vice President Lt. General Seretse Khama Ian Khama July 21 (Ref A),the Ambassador urged Khama to address a widespread perception among the public that once he becomes President, Khama might curtail Botswana's freedoms (Refs B and C). Khama replied th [...]
2005-07-22 14:33:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV BC
05GABORONE1039RULING PARTY STILL MIRED IN FACTIONAL FIGHTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) went to its bi-annual national congress internally divided and emerged from the event equally, if not further, mired in factional fights over personalities and positions of influence. Vice President Khama's supposedly neutral effort [...]
2005-07-27 11:25:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BC
05GABORONE1040OPPOSITION PARTIES INCH TOWARD COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Botswana's two largest opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP),intend to cooperate to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the next election. Although they pledged to pursue this strategy at their national congresses [...]
2005-07-27 11:48:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BC
05GABORONE1045COURT DISMISSES DEPORTED PROF'S APPEAL
[...] (U) Botswana's Court of Appeal dismissed on July 27 the case of Australian citizen and former University of Botswana Professor Kenneth Good who was declared a prohibited immigrant on February 18, 2005. President Mogae decided to deport Good on the grounds that he posed a threat to national se [...]
2005-07-29 06:20:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE1046SAN ALLEGE TORTURE BY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS
[...] SUMMARY: Five residents of Kaudwane, one of the villages to which residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) were relocated, have alleged that Department of Wildlife and National Parks officials tortured them earlier this year. Although the GOB has denied these allegations, PolOf [...]
2005-07-29 06:21:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1092BOTSWANA CSOs CONDEMN MUGABE'S ABUSES
[...] SUMMARY: Civil society organizations in Botswana are looking for ways to support the struggle against despotism in Zimbabwe. At a half-day workshop on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, representatives of churches, political parties and NGOs condemned the Mugabe regime's atrocities and asked [...]
2005-08-05 08:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE1099SADC AND GOB PREPARE FOR AUGUST 17 SUMMIT
[...] SUMMARY: Botswana will begin its tenure as chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the August 17-18 regional Summit in Gaborone. Not surprisingly, the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe did not feature in the joint briefing for Heads of Missions conducted by the SADC Secr [...]
2005-08-08 14:47:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ZU MA ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE1100CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON TRIBAL NEUTRALITY PASSES
[...] Botswana's National Assembly passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill intended to make the Constitution more tribally neutral by reforming the largely symbolic House of Chiefs (reftel) on August 2. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi -- Setswana for House of Chiefs - as it was renamed in the Amendment, provide [...]
2005-08-08 14:50:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE1113BOTSWANA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN FUELS POVERTY
[...] Summary. Botswana's "middle income status" masks its rising poverty and unemployment that could impact future political stability. The economy is declining, with real GDP growth expected to be a sluggish 2.3 percent in 2005. While the central government's official statistics put the unemp [...]
2005-08-11 06:05:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN ELAB BC
05GABORONE1165PRIVATIZATION PROGRESSING SLOWLY
[...] SUMMARY. Privatization in Botswana is moving in the right direction - slowly. Mr. Joshua Galeforolwe, CEO of the Public Enterprise Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA),described to Charge and Emboffs the political, institutional, and economic challenges facing the privatization move [...]
2005-08-16 11:44:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV BTIO BC
05GABORONE1179BOTSWANA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR
[...] SUMMARY. No reliable data exists to demonstrate that child labor is a significant problem in Botswana, although some social workers and child welfare activists fear that it might not be uncommon. The Government of Botswana and ILO initiated projects in the year since August 2004 that will a [...]
2005-08-18 16:00:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND PHUM ETRD SOCI BC
05GABORONE1180 POVERTY AND INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE HAMPER
[...] Summary: The Government of Botswana has made significant headway since independence in achieving its goal of providing universal education to its people, but inadequate infrastructure and poverty impede further progress. High rates of poverty and unemployment (reftel),particularly in rural [...]
2005-08-18 16:15:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ECON ELAB EAID PREL BC
05GABORONE1203SADC SUMMIT KEEPS STUDIED SILENCE ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Silver Jubilee" Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit held in Gaborone August 17-18 tackled no thorny issues. Incoming SADC Chair, Botswana President Festus Mogae, urged concrete steps to make SADC effective. The regional leaders did not speak out on Zimbabw [...]
2005-08-23 13:16:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ETRD RW WZ ZI ZU BC SADC
05GABORONE1212 Poverty's Impact on the Spread of HIV/AIDS in
[...] Summary: The poor remain the hardest hit by the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. It is commonly accepted that since HIV/AIDS impacts the most productive members of society, there will be a concomitant reduction in economic growth (ref A),and potentially an increase in the number of people l [...]
2005-08-25 14:38:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID KHIV BC HIV AIDS
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
05GABORONE1228SLOW PROGRESS IN CKGR COURT CASE, FPK OUT OF FUNDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) legal challenge of the GOB's policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) resumed on August 8. With the case dragging, FPK appears to be on the brink of another financial cris [...]
2005-08-29 08:20:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1268HIGH COURT JAILS LEGAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT
[...] (U) In a dramatic turn of events, Botswana's High Court jailed for contempt the Special Advisor to the President Sidney Pilane, who is the State's lead counsel in the court case challenging its policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. During hea [...]
2005-09-07 12:12:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1281STUDY SEES BDP'S FUTURE IN VICE PRESIDENT KHAMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent needs assessment conducted for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is likely to reinforce Vice President Khama's perceived importance to the future of the Party. The study, passed to us by a senior GOB official, found that the BDP's popularity had declined due t [...]
2005-09-09 05:54:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE1426TENSIONS HIGH BETWEEN GOB AND FIRST PEOPLE OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions between the GOB and the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) have reached a new high with the arrest of 21 individuals trying to force entry through a closed gate into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) on September 24. Government officials reportedly had followed [...]
2005-10-04 15:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1444CHINA WOOS BOTSWANA THROUGH EXCHANGE VISITS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China uses exchanges, assistance and trade as three primary tools to strengthen its ties with Botswana. According to the Director for Asia and Africa Mr. Manyepedza Lesetedi in the MFA, nearly two-dozen GOB officials traveled to China this year to participate in short courses [...]
2005-10-06 15:31:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH BC
05GABORONE1454BOTSWANA ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY UPDATE
[...] Post recommends renewal of Botswana's AGOA eligibility status based on its continued compliance with the stipulated criteria. As described below, during the year, Botswana took steps to strengthen its private sector, improve its capacity to combat the financing of terrorism, and prevent child [...]
2005-10-07 14:26:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON BC AGOA
05GABORONE1539BYE-ELECTION VICTORIES HEARTEN OPPOSITION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana's opposition parties scored a victory by combining forces to win a parliamentary seat and a local council seat in an October 15 bye-election. The President of Botswana's largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF),Mr. Otsweletse Moupo bested wealthy ph [...]
2005-10-21 10:26:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE154CHALLENGES FACING BOTSWANA'S MEDIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: While Botswana enjoys a relatively free press, public and privately-owned media face a number of challenges. State-owned outlets, the primary source of news for most Batswana, generally feature uncritical reporting on the government and are susceptible to political interference [...]
2005-02-02 05:14:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE1577STUDENTS TO PAY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As of January 2006, students will pay to attend secondary schools and technical colleges in Botswana. The Government decided to re-introduce school fees in response to growing budgetary constraints. Despite Government assurances that no child will be turned away for lack of mon [...]
2005-10-28 11:05:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE1605BOTSWANA LABOR FEDERATION FACING UPHILL STRUGGLE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions has appealed to the ILO over a dispute between the Botswana Mine Workers Union and Debswana following a contentious strike last year. BMWU, plagued by internal divisions some attribute to management meddling, is fast running out of funds [...]
2005-11-03 12:33:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE162UPDATE ON CKGR RELOCATION COURT CASE
[...] (U) Summary: Hearings in the court case involving the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) vs. the Government of Botswana got off to a slow start in mid-January. Meanwhile, political and budgetary considerations have delayed proposals to improve the Remote Area Development Program (RADP). The [...]
2005-02-02 12:40:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1655BOTSWANA CONTINUES TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana continues to enjoy the lowest incidence of corruption in Africa as perceived by international and local observers. Nonetheless, a rash of recent allegations has fed the growing public perception that corruption is a problem in Botswana. Although the Government has t [...]
2005-11-10 06:03:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE1656BOTSWANA'S VP ON SADC, ZIMBABWE, CRIME, TERRORISM,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Kate Canavan's introductory call with Botswana's Vice President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama November 8 highlighted environmental cooperation, counter-terrorism, Zimbabwe, crime, and military issues. Ambassador informed VP Khama of Botswana's acceptance for the Tr [...]
2005-11-10 06:40:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETMARR PREL SENV US ZI BC SADC POL MIL
05GABORONE1668LAKE MALAWI/NYASA/NIASSA INVASIVE AQUATIC WEEDS
[...] The OES Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) have initiated a $200,000 project to promote collaborative management efforts on Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa (LMNN) among the three Lake nations -- Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This initiative is designed to advance USG regional securit [...]
2005-11-14 11:41:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID MI MZ TZ
05GABORONE21 OUTLOOK FOR RURAL AREA DWELLERS BLEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The outlook for Botswana's Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) is bleak, despite the Government of Botswana's multifaceted efforts to improve their standard of living. RADs endure high rates of poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by limited access to natural resources (especially land),a [...]
2005-01-07 06:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI KHIV BC KPRP SAN CKGR
05GABORONE227BOTSWANA RESPONSE: SLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF CWC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-15 08:24:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD BC AROC CWC CBW OPCW
05GABORONE235LABOR MEDIATION REFORMS PROCEED SLOWLY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Implementation of new labor mediation and arbitration practices established in the Trade Disputes Act of 2003 is proceeding slowly. Limited resources have prevented the Department of Labor from deploying private mediators/arbitrators, resulting in a trebling of the disputes reg [...]
2005-02-17 05:44:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE243OPPOSITION PARTIES CONSIDER COOPERATION, AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Energized by growth in their share of the popular vote in the October 2004 elections, Botswana's opposition parties are debating with renewed vigor how cooperation could embarrass, if not unseat, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 2009. In order to achieve that obj [...]
2005-02-17 10:32:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BC
05GABORONE257 A PAPER TOO FAR: U/BOTSWANA ACADEMIC SERVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB served a 48-hour deportation order to U/Botswana academic and Australian citizen Prof. Kenneth Good on February 18. Good is a 15-year Botswana resident and critical observer of its politics. His attorneys obtained a stay of execution from the High Court on February 19 [...]
2005-02-22 14:59:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE266HEARINGS BEGIN ON BOTSWANA'S DEPORTATION OF
[...] (U) Summary: Preliminary arguments in the case of Kenneth Good v. the Attorney General commenced before a packed chamber at the High Court on February 22. Debate centered on whether the court has the right to issue an interdict against a state order as it did on February 19 to forestall Goo [...]
2005-02-23 12:06:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE273BOTSWANA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: At this time, post believes Botswana is not a country of origin, transit or destination for a significant number of human trafficking victims. This is partly because the Government of Botswana regards trafficking as a serious threat and has taken measures to prevent it from em [...]
2005-02-24 13:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BC TIP
05GABORONE286 U/BOTSWANA HOLDS SEMINAR: ACADEMIC GRANTED
[...] Summary: The University of Botswana seminar that featured the scholarly paper, "Presidential Succession in Botswana: No Model for Africa" by political science professor Kenneth Good proceeded without incident February 23. Good received a "rock star" welcome by the 600-person audience. On F [...]
2005-02-25 12:17:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE294COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CRITICAL ACADEMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, Botswana's High Court ruled in favor of embattled academic and critic of the GOB Prof. Kenneth Good by rejecting the Attorney General's arguments that the court had no authority to issue an interdict against the state. Judge Sapire issued an order granting Good [...]
2005-02-28 13:05:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE346TERRORISM FINANCE 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - BOTSWANA
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel request for an evaluation of the host government's ability to cooperate in the disruption of terrorist financing. Answers below are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A. As yet, the GOB has not identified any assets within Botswana subjec [...]
2005-03-10 04:56:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS BC
05GABORONE405BUILDING THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS
[...] Summary: Botswana is one of 15 focus countries assisted by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. In FY- 2004, the U.S. Mission in Botswana expended more than $18 million for Emergency Plan HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care. More than $35 million has been programmed in FY- [...]
2005-03-18 10:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO EAID KPAO BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE411 A VISIT TO GHANZI DISTRICT: HAPPINESS IS
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Huggins visited Botswana's western town of Ghanzi and the San/Basarwa relocation settlement of New Xade on March 10-11. Rural poverty, severe dependence on government assistance, lack of income-generating opportunities, despair among youth, and the underperformance of t [...]
2005-03-18 11:27:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE434DEMARCHE TO SADC CAPITALS ON EVE OF ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Ambassador Huggins delivered demarche to Botswana's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ernest Mpofu, on March 18. Mpofu's response was that he, too, hoped for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. He was encouraged, he said, by the [...]
2005-03-23 14:40:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC ZI SADC
05GABORONE461BOTSWANA ANXIOUS FOR AML-CTF ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A bilateral technical assistance program with Botswana could quickly and significantly improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (AML- CTF) regime, a March 20-25 visit by advisors from US Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (Enforcement) revealed. Me [...]
2005-03-31 04:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EFIN KTFN BC
05GABORONE479SADC SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR ADB CANDIDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe requested a meeting with Ambassador Huggins on April 4 to lobby for United States support for Dr. Simba Makoni as the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) candidate for the presidency of the African Develop [...]
2005-04-05 11:10:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE520GENERAL WALD URGES BOTSWANA PARTICIPATION IN PKOS
[...] (C) Summary: General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander of EUCOM, discussed EUCOM programs, Botswana,s training needs, and peacekeeping (PKO) issues in a meeting at the Presidency on April 13. General Wald said the African Union (AU),not the United Nations or the European Union, should have the [...]
2005-04-13 15:19:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR US BC POL MIL
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
05GABORONE532BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Summary. This cable is an analysis of the Botswana telecommunications industry's efforts at greater liberalization and the potential consequences of political interference in the nation's regulatory framework. The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) held a stakeholders' workshop in [...]
2005-04-15 15:33:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALBEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD OTRA BC KPRP
05GABORONE535REFUGEES AT DUKWE REFUGEE CAMP SEEK ARV
[...] (U) Summary: A March 31 visit to Botswana's Dukwe Refugee Camp by Ambassador Huggins revealed difficult living conditions and challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS within the camp's population. Community leaders at the Camp blamed the Government's policy of not providing ARV treatment to the refu [...]
2005-04-15 09:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE54CONTACT INFORMATION FOR HOST GOVERNMENT FIGURES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-13 10:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL BC
05GABORONE554BNF PRESIDENT HOPES FOR OPPOSITION COOPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, Otsweletse Moupo, president of Botswana's largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF),shared with Ambassador Huggins his commitment to cooperation with other opposition parties in the next general election, scheduled for 2009. Moupo noted [...]
2005-04-20 09:03:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE56PORTRAIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AS AN AUTOCRAT:
[...] (C) Summary: As next in line to inherit the presidency, Botswana,s Vice President Ian Khama remains an enigma. Many participants in Botswana's public life such as academics, journalists, and NGO leaders, express ambiguity and skepticism regarding the Vice President's credentials as a politi [...]
2005-01-13 11:13:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE560SADC SECRETARIAT STANDS BY ITS ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with AF/S Director Mozena, SADC Executive Secretary Ramsamy was adamant that he stood by the SADC observer assessment of the Zimbabwe election as `peaceful, well managed, credible and transparent.' Ramsamy suggested cost sharing between donors and public an [...]
2005-04-21 12:16:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE561 BOTSWANA ASSESSES POST-ELECTION ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Summary: During a meeting between AF/S Director Dan Mozena and Botswana's MFA PermSec Mpofu on April 7, the latter was frank in airing the frustration the GOB feels regarding Zimbabwe. The deterioration of trade and the dislocations border jumpers cause for Botswana are two major problem [...]
2005-04-21 12:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC IBB
05GABORONE568SADC'S ROLE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY IN THE
[...] Biotechnology can play a key role in economic and social development in the Southern African region. Agricultural technologies, including genetic modification, have the potential to increase food production over the next 50 years and help fight regional hunger. Progress is being made in som [...]
2005-04-21 17:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SENV EAID BC
05GABORONE600CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FALLS SHORT OF TRIBAL
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB has proposed a so-called "tribal neutrality" bill that would amend Botswana's constitution to broaden representation in the House of Chiefs, the largely symbolic second chamber of parliament through which traditional leaders advise the National Assembly. Well over a dec [...]
2005-05-02 14:33:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE601GABORONE'S LOOMING WATER SHORTAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Gaborone Dam, the primary source of water for over 250,000 people in the Greater Gaborone area, is at a four-year low. Without significant inflows, which are unlikely to materialize, the dam will fail in three months. The GOB's short-term solution is to rely on a notorio [...]
2005-05-03 05:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV ECON BEXP BC
05GABORONE651MOYO'S DEPARTURE CHEERS GOB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hopes that the appointment of Tichaona Jokonya as Zimbabwe's Minister of Information and Publicity will calm the stormy relations between the two nations. In a May 9 conversation with PolOff, Mr. Manyepedza Le [...]
2005-05-13 05:43:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI BC
05GABORONE66REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH
[...] Summary: Embassy Gaborone requests USD7,000 from EB to fund a biotechnology outreach project in Botswana that will provide two weeks of technical assistance to the Government of Botswana's National Coordinating Committee on Biosafety (NCCB) in creating a national framework for biosafety. We [...]
2005-01-14 10:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP KPAO BC
05GABORONE666STATE ATTORNEY PROTRACTS CKGR CASE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) relocation case resumed on May 3 but proceeded slowly due to the state counsel's delay tactics. According to First People of the Kalahari (FPK),it has been betrayed by the Indigenous Land Rights Fund, which has yet to turn [...]
2005-05-17 11:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE667BDP RECONCILIATION ON TRACK - FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Botswana Democratic Party's Women's Wing chose a compromise slate of leaders at its May 5-8 national congress providing the first evidence that Vice President Khama's efforts to unite the Party are succeeding. This comes just ahead of the Party's national congress in July, w [...]
2005-05-17 11:32:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE685TRIPARTITE COOPERATION LACKING
[...] SUMMARY: Tripartite cooperation in Botswana's labor sector is hampered by weak unions and a lack of trust between labor, management and the Government. Participants in a May 18-19 labor conference identified these factors as causes of slow productivity growth in Botswana. The USDOL- funded [...]
2005-05-23 13:31:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE715TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BOTSWANA AND
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Botswana views the development of the tourism industry as a prime driver of its economic diversification strategy away from mineral dependence. Currently, tourism ranks second as a generator of foreign exchange for the national coffers, but growth has been stif [...]
2005-05-27 07:43:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO BEXP ECON ETRD SENV BC TRADE
05GABORONE738COURT OK'S DEPORTATION OF CRITICAL ACADEMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana's High Court has upheld the constitutionality of a Presidential decree declaring critical academic Professor Kenneth Good a prohibited immigrant subject to deportation. Attorneys for the 70-year- old gadfly had argued that Good's deportation would violate his right t [...]
2005-06-02 06:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE745BOTSWANA DEVALUES CURRENCY
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MOF) announced a 12 percent devaluation of the Pula on May 29 as well as a restructured formula for calculating the exchange rate. The Pula is currently pegged to a basket of currencies, including the U.S. Dollar, the Yen, the Euro, [...]
2005-06-02 11:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EFIN ETRD BC TRADE
05GABORONE749SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]
2005-06-02 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GABORONE751BOTSWANA WILL HOST EXERCISE THOKGAMO: TOWARD THE
[...] Summary: Lt. General Matshengeyo Fisher, Commander of Botswana's Defense Force, on May 27 briefed the Ambassador, DATT and Pol/Econ Chief on the French-supported RECAMP exercises to be held June 10-25 in northern Botswana. Thirteen countries of the southern African region are expected to cont [...]
2005-06-03 06:59:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR KPKO BC POL MIL SADC
05GABORONE767REVIEWING BOTSWANA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: In a May 30 meeting at the UNDP Resident Representative's office in Gaborone, Ambassador Huggins and visiting World Food Program's chief James Morris reviewed Botswana's need for development assistance in light of the inroads made by the HIV/AIDS crisis, and agreed that despite t [...]
2005-06-06 05:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KHIV BC HIV AIDS SADC AGR
05GABORONE812 IMPROVING BOTSWANA'S ELECTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Although Botswana's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) administered the October 2004 parliamentary election admirably, constitutional and statutory amendments could enhance the IEC's ability to conduct elections in a free and fair manner. At a June 9-10 conference co- spons [...]
2005-06-14 05:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SF BC
05GABORONE838PROSPECTS FOR LIBERALIZING BOTSWANA'S
[...] Summary. The recently-formed Botswana Cattle Producer's Association (BCPA) submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in late May to remove the monopoly of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) on the exportation of beef. If the proposal were accepted, the beef industry would es [...]
2005-06-17 09:38:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EAGR ETRD BC TRADE
05GABORONE847BOTSWANA AGOA FORUM OUTREACH PLAN
[...] This is a response to reftel request for submission of a Botswana AGOA Forum outreach plan. 2. Post has conducted a number of outreach activities in conjunction with the Gaborone-based USAID-supported Southern Africa Trade Hub. A press conference with the Hub's AGOA Advisor Amanda Hill [...]
2005-06-20 15:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AMGT PREL
05GABORONE879 ADDRESSING LABOR EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS is slowing economic growth in Botswana by an estimated 1.5 percent per year, in part through its impact on labor - decreased productivity, increased leave taking, and lost workers. In order better to quantify this drag on growth, the GOB has begun to collect data on th [...]
2005-06-27 07:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KHIV PGOV PHUM BC KPRP HIV AIDS
05GABORONE880TRADE, NOT AU/SADC BRIGADES, TO BE MOGAE'S
[...] (U) ACSS Director General Carlton Fulford (ret),in Gaborone for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Senor Leader Seminar, called on President Mogae June 18, accompanied by Charge. Gen. Fulford thanked Botswana for co-hosting the seminar. Substantive discussion centered on militar [...]
2005-06-27 07:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL US BC SADC
05GABORONE913CKGR COURT CASE ADJOURNS, PROBLEMS FOR SAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, hearings in the case of the First People of the Kalahari against the Government of Botswana adjourned until August 3. As the legal process drags on, residents of the relocation settlements continue to face grim circumstances. Hearings by a mission of the African [...]
2005-06-30 05:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE934LOCAL RESENTMENT TOWARD CHINESE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Perceived unfair competition, against a background of slower economic growth and rising unemployment, has fed an emerging anti-Chinese sentiment, particularly in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city. Local businessmen there see Chinese shopkeepers as illegally crowding ou [...]
2005-07-06 14:58:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON CH BC
05GABORONE939ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FUELS RISING CRIME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With the situation in Zimbabwe growing ever more desperate, illegal immigrants from there continue to stream into Francistown, the largest city near the border, at roughly the same rate as in 2004. Desperation has fuelled a rising crime rate, particularly theft and prostitution, [...]
2005-07-07 10:16:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM ZI BC
05GABORONE951REFUGEES IN BOTSWANA: AN UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Botswana and the Francistown Vicariate of the Catholic Church are exploring the possibility of providing anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to a limited number of refugees. Approximately 550 Angolan refugees are registered t [...]
2005-07-08 10:45:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM AO CG WA ZI BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE953HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA: FRANCISTOWN BUSINESSMEN
[...] SUMMARY: HIV/AIDS is decreasing productivity and reducing economic growth in Botswana. According to members of the business community in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city where some of the highest HIV/AIDS infection rates in the country are found, the costs of AIDS-related leave t [...]
2005-07-08 11:06:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV ECON ELAB BC HIV AIDS
05GENEVA1605UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING
[...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...]
2005-06-29 05:42:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05HARARE1156CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM BILL GAZETTED
[...] (U) The GOZ published a bill to amend the constitution on July 15. Proposed amendments include: transfer of title to the state of land acquired during land reform; elimination of judicial challenges to land acquisitions; the addition of a Senate to the legislature; additional restrictions on [...]
2005-08-19 09:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ZI
05HARARE1549 FY 2006 Re-declaration of Disaster in
[...] The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating due to a variety of factors, including: continued economic and especially agricultural collapse brought about by government mismanagement and corruption, the government's displacement of large numbers of families, in urban areas through [...]
2005-11-14 10:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE162 FOOD INSECURITY INCREASING SLOWLY IN
[...] Although there is evidence of growing food insecurity, particularly in rural areas where low food production is a chronic problem, the situation has not yet reached the level of a crisis. It appears that most households are still managing to ward off hunger by employing a variety of coping [...]
2005-01-31 13:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE1699 LARGE SCALE FOOD DISTRIBUTION REINITIATED IN
[...] Large-scale international food aid operations have once more begun in Zimbabwe. The World Food Program, which recently concluded protracted negotiations with the Zimbabwean Government on an MOU governing food assistance operations, has started large-scale food distributions through its tradi [...]
2005-12-19 14:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE339ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2004 -
[...] Overview of a Country's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: ----------- -- A. There continued to be anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons, but there is no conclusive evidence to suggest that there is a sustained, organized ef [...]
2005-03-01 16:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF EAID ZI TIP
05HARARE423NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The degradation of Zimbabwe's natural resources is continuing at an alarming rate. Environmental and natural resource issues have taken a backseat to more pressing concerns. Confronted with insecure land tenure, food insecurity and rising poverty, there are few incentives for Zimbabweans t [...]
2005-03-16 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE425 POOR MAIZE HARVEST EXPECTED IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's maize (corn) harvest this year will likely be less than last year's due to late planting, limited access to fertilizer and other inputs, and poor rainfall in many areas. Although official information on cereal planting, production and stocks is closely guarded by the GOZ, re [...]
2005-03-16 12:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE786Zimbabwe's Growing Water Problems
[...] Zimbabwe's urban infrastructure is raidly deteriorating as a result of six consequtive years of GOZ economic mismanagement. The supply and distribution of potable water has become especially problematic in several cities. There are reports of diarrhea and other stomach ailments increasing [...]
2005-06-07 07:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05KINSHASA198CONGO/B: UPDATED 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Embassy Brazzaville submits the following updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A and C with very little change from Ref B. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not belie [...]
2005-02-04 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA219CONGO/B: CENTRAL AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) Summary: The Second Summit of the Central African Heads of State on Conservation and the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems, held in Brazzaville on February 4 and 5, was marked by the signature of a treaty that strengthens the role of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMI [...]
2005-02-08 17:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL CF
05KINSHASA339CIAT STATEMENT ON ITURI KILLINGS
[...] (U) Ambassadors comprising the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a public statement February 28 strongly condemning the killing of nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Ituri by militiamen on February 25. Copies of the communique were given to President Kabila and t [...]
2005-02-28 16:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MOPS CG CIAT
05KINSHASA581REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON GWOT ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Although there is no evidence of current terrorist activity in the DRC, factors that could increase future risks include widespread corruption, lack of effective government authority around the country, weak state institutions, and abundant mineral resources including uranium. The areas ou [...]
2005-04-07 14:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CG
05KINSHASA598CONGO/B: UNHCR ON REPATRIATION OF DRC REFUGEES,
[...] SUMMARY: THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNHCR BRAZZAVILLE, JANVIER de RIEDMATTEN, ASKED TO MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 4 TO BRIEF ON OVERALL UPCOMING REPATRIATION EFFORTS WITH DRC, RWANDAN, AND CONGO/B REFUGEES. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- DRC REFUGEES IN CONGO/B ------------- [...]
2005-04-08 10:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CF UNHCR
05KINSHASA655CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14
[...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...]
2005-04-18 13:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA76CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP -
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The host government has provided a list of U.S. Government officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel space during the week of t [...]
2005-01-14 11:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
05KINSHASA768CONGO/B: ROC REFUGEES IN GABON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 13:47:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CF
05KINSHASA88CONGO/B: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. 2. Embassy Brazzaville submits the following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not be [...]
2005-01-20 05:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA896CONGO/B; FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-01 15:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
05KINSHASA968CONGO/B: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary: As current chairman of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEEAC/ECCA) sub regional organization, President Sassou convened a summit June 7-8 to encourage CEEAC Presidents to reinvigorate the near moribund entity. Known more in the region by its French acronym CEEA [...]
2005-06-15 12:12:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CF RW
05LAGOS1934DOMESTIC AIRLINES GROUNDED;LOW PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
[...] (U) Summary. In a vote of no confidence in the domestic aviation sector, many would-be air travelers seem to be opting for road transportation following recent air mishaps. After the December 19 emergency landing of a Bellview flight in Accra, the GON temporarily suspended Bellview's operating [...]
2005-12-21 16:06:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1951NIGERIAN PETROLEUM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Given the presence of armed militia and of oil bunkering enterprises, the GON has difficulty maintaining security of the oil producing Nigerian Delta region. Parts of the region are effectively under the control of the militia or bunkering groups than governmental authority. As the Dec [...]
2005-12-28 12:36:00Consulate LagosSECRETEPET PTER KHLS EWWT PINR ETRD NI
05LILONGWE177MALAWI LOSES GARMENT MANUFACTURER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Haps Investments, one of Malawi's largest AGOA garment manufacturers, has ceased operations, putting over 2,000 employees out of work. The closure stems from the financial failure of the Taiwanese parent company, which apparently faltered as a result of losses suffered at its ope [...]
2005-02-25 10:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND MI AGOA BUD FIN
05LILONGWE514MALAWI DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SLOW ONSET FOOD
[...] In a letter dated June 1, 2005, the Government of Malawi formally requested food aid assistance from the USG. This request follows the recent release of Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee results for the May 2005 to April 2006 marketing year that indicate e significant unmet food aid n [...]
2005-06-17 08:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE913MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER
[...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]
2005-10-19 13:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LIMA1418THIRD NATIONAL COCALERO CONGRESS A BUST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third National Congress of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Coca Valleys (CONPACCP),held 3/14-18 outside Lima, was largely a bust. Cocaleros from the Monzon and parts of the Apurimac-Ene Valley (VRAE) did not attend and a group led by Elsa Malpart [...]
2005-03-23 22:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PTER PE
05MADRID100INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]
2005-01-12 12:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MAPUTO1010MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT
[...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...]
2005-08-15 13:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO1395COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. BROOKE WILLIAMS
[...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Ms. Brooke Williams, Econ/Poloff, to visit Johannesburg and Gaborone over the period October 10 - November 4, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Williams' travel is to attend the USDA Trade and Investment conference in Johannesburg and conduct consultations [...]
2005-10-26 05:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO374SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] Post has reviewed its last report (Ref B) and made several changes to the Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ),reflected in the following answers: ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ ------------------------ Â [...]
2005-03-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoSECRETASEC
05MAPUTO537SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES
[...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...]
2005-04-28 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF
05MAPUTO559MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...]
2005-05-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
05MAPUTO603POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS
[...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...]
2005-05-12 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO725MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...]
2005-06-10 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MZ
05MAPUTO726MOZAMBIQUE - PETROLEUM EXPLORATION RIGHTS INTEREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GRM will open a bidding round in July for deepwater exploration rights off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Two American companies, Anadarko and Vanco, have indicated to the Embassy and the GRM that they believe the region may have oil, and plan to enter b [...]
2005-06-10 13:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO746MAPUTO EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED
[...] On May 31, 2005, at approximately 1845, one AmEmb Maputo AmCit Diplomat and one FSN, were assaulted at gunpoint one block from the US Mission Public Affairs Office building and half a block from a local police station. The incident occurred when AmCit had given the FSN a ride home. After they [...]
2005-06-13 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
05MAPUTO75Mozambique's FY05 BFIF Proposal
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 30,223 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY05. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following three projects for FY05: --------------------------------------------- Project 1: Mozambique Entrepreneurship Forum ---------- [...]
2005-01-13 04:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO990DEBRIEF OF MOZAMBIQUE'S PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] On August 11, 2005, AmEmb Maputo RSO staff met with the six Mozambican participants of the ATA/INL Police Executive Role in Combating Terrorism Course held July 25-29, 2005. All six of the participants were extremely enthusiastic about the course and were eager to attend the follow-on LEED cour [...]
2005-08-11 11:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
05MASERU213LCN STAKEHOLDER REVIEW CONFERENCE - 13 TO 15 APRIL 2005
[...] SUMMARY. This is one of a series of messages on Lesotho's upcoming elections. The Lesotho Council of Non-governmental Organizations (LCN) organized an April 13-15 stakeholder review conference on the forthcoming local government elections. This was yet another initiative by LCN to enhance [...]
2005-04-26 12:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM LT
05MASERU526MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]
2005-10-18 13:43:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU527MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]
2005-10-18 14:21:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU567LESOTHO: DEMOCRACY ACTIVITIES / SUCCESS STORIES
[...] The Ambassador and DCM played important roles in counseling both the ruling and opposition parties during the country's first post-independence local elections, speaking at open forums, donor consultations, press conferences and in private meetings on the importance of free and fair elections [...]
2005-11-03 12:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI KDEM EAID LT
05MILAN519 Subject: Multiethnic Milan -- Caritas
[...] (U) Summary: Caritas Ambrosiana recently held a conference to present Caritas' annual report on immigration. While the report included national statistics, the focus of the presentation in Milan was on the Lombardy Region in general and Milan specifically. Almost a quarter of Italy's immigrant [...]
2005-11-17 05:38:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG SOCI ELAB PGOV ASEC IT EUN
05MOSCOW11807MORE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE TO DEMARCHE ON MILITARY
[...] (S) Following up our earlier demarche (refs),Political Minister Counselor reiterated U.S. concerns regarding arms sales to Venezuela in a September 13 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Focusing on MANPADS, Antonov replied that the Venezuelan governme [...]
2005-09-14 15:13:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPGOV PTER PREL MASS VE RS
05NDJAMENA1418CHAD: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL MILITARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post seeks Department support for a military contribution for the Chadian-hosted regional military exercise Bahr El-Gazel from November 10-23, possibly through ACOTA or another State-funded program. The exercise was developed to respond to the African Union's call on each of t [...]
2005-09-19 16:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MARR MOPS CD
05NDJAMENA1560CHAD: GOVERNMENT LOBBYING FOR CHANGES TO OIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a chilly reception in Washington by the Bretton Woods Institutions, the Government of Chad (GOC) is reaching out to development partners and civil society in Chad on the need to modify the law governing management of petroleum revenues, with the hope of persuading the [...]
2005-10-21 09:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
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
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
05NDJAMENA58CHAD'S PRESIDENT'S SON COMES CALLING
[...] (C) Summary. Chad's President Deby will accept the will of the people expressed in upcoming elections whatever the outcome, according to his son and personal secretary. The Ambassador used the opportunity of a meeting with Brahim Deby to probe into his father's views on staying in power for [...]
2005-01-17 19:49:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALBEXP KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA73SENATOR FEINGOLD TALKS ABOUT ANTI-CORRUPTION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold met with Mariam Ali, the newly-appointed Minister of Public Control and Ethics who also serves as an inspector general for government operations, and members of the Oil Revenue Management College to discuss transparency measures and mechanisms to contro [...]
2005-01-20 13:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM EPET ECON CD VIP
05NEWDELHI3878PRIORITIZING INDIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum Additional Secretary (International Cooperation) Talmiz Ahmad outlined India's priorities for accessing more foreign fuel sources in a May 24 meeting with Charge and Emboffs. While domestic fuel subsidies continue to consume much of his attention, Minister [...]
2005-05-25 10:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET PK XA ZK ZP IN
05PARIS2196AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. RWANDA 4. NIGER 5. SENEGAL 6. ANGOLA 7. ZIMBABWE 8. SUDAN 9. SOUTH AFRICA 10. GABON 11. DROC 12. SOMALIA Â [...]
2005-04-01 14:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2201COTE D'IVOIRE: OUATTARA SAYS IT MAY BE TIME FOR
[...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher met March 31 with RDR leader Allasane Dramane Ouattara at Ouattara's Paris office to deliver a message from the Secretary responding to Ouattara's message of congratulations on her appointment. 2. (C) Ouattara's office, located at 124 Avenue Victor Hugo, has no ex [...]
2005-04-01 15:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IV FR
05PARIS2405CHR 61: FRENCH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 16:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM FR UNHRC EUN
05PARIS2517PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...]
2005-04-13 16:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS4630AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MAURITANIA 5. RWANDA 6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 7. NIGER 8. MALI 9. GABON 10. MADAGASCAR 11. MOZAMBIQUE 12. NIGERIA 13. DROC Â [...]
2005-07-01 13:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS5459THE FUTURE OF FRANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France faces several challenges to its traditional leadership role among its former colonies and Africa's other francophone countries. We foresee a gradual decline of French influence in Africa, based on generational change, an increased willingness on the part of Africans to l [...]
2005-08-11 12:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM XA FR
05PARIS6527AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. GABON 4. SOMALIA 5. NIGERIA 6. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-09-23 14:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6938PDAS VOLKER HEARS FRENCH VIEWS ON AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: EUR PDAS Volker met AF PDAS-Equivalent Barbier and DAS-Equivalent Le Gal October 6 to discuss areas of converging interest in Africa. Barbier struck a positive note of appreciation for ongoing cooperation and consultations. France shared U.S. views on Sudan [...]
2005-10-11 06:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC KPKO PINR IV ZI LI SU FR
05PARIS6939AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TV IN AFRICA 3. SUDAN 4. CHAD 5. NIGER 6. GABON 7. DROC 8. MALAWI Â [...]
2005-10-11 07:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7062AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. GABON 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. TOGO 6. MALI 7. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...]
2005-10-14 13:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7792FRANCE ON CHAD: DEBY'S THE MAIN MAN
[...] (C) Summary: For Michael Deslaimes, the French MFA Chad and Togo Desk Officer, Idriss Deby's Presidency is "indispensable" to the tenuous stability of a hodgepodge country in continual tribal ferment. Deslaimes told Africa Watcher November 15 that Deby is the right choice -- the only option [...]
2005-11-16 16:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV EFIN CD FR
05PARIS7873AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. CHAD 4. GABON 5. BURKINA FASO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. ETHIOPIA 8. NIGERIA Â [...]
2005-11-18 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8028AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. MAURITANIA 5. CHAD 6. GABON 7. RWANDA 8. MALARIA+HIV/AIDS Â [...]
2005-11-25 14:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8202AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. GABON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. RWANDA 5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 6. NIGER 7. HISSENE HABRE 8. UGANDA 9. HIV/AIDS-MALAWI Â [...]
2005-12-02 16:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8368AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CAMEROON 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. ERITREA 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. SUDAN 10. MALAWI 11. AFRICA'S PRISONS Â [...]
2005-12-09 14:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8373A CONVERSATION WITH CHIRAC'S AFRICA ADVISER
[...] (C) Summary: Michel de Bonnecorse, head of the "Africa Cell" at the Elysee Palace that advises the French President, described the 12/2-12/4 Africa-France Summit in Bamako as a strategic, historic project, encouraged a high-level USG presence for the January meeting of the International Worki [...]
2005-12-09 16:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC EAID TO GH IV FR UNSC
05PARIS8416 UNESCO: INTANGIBLE HERITAGE CONVENTION:
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention (IHC),which is designed to ensure the safeguarding of the international cultural heritage, will likely enter into force mid-2006. After that, IHC Member States will establish "Operational Guidelines" that will set the basis for the cr [...]
2005-12-13 11:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD SENV SOCI PGOV CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS8511ELYSEE TAKING GRIM VIEW ON CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Elysee "Africa Cell" that advises President Chirac believes President Deby's Chad is undergoing a major crisis, with a near-term coup and territorial disintegration conceivable scenarios. Deby has lost Zarghawa confidence, according to Elysee adviser Labriolle, because he h [...]
2005-12-16 17:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV EFIN EPET CD FR
05PARIS8513AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTTON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. CHAD 8. NIGER 9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA 10. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-12-19 08:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8605FRENCH HOPEFUL ON ALTERNATIVE TO SUDANESE AU
[...] (C) MFA Sudan Desk Officer Jeremie Robert confirmed to Africa Watcher that France remains hopeful that a Congo-Brazzaville candidacy may avert the fiasco of a possible Sudanese African Union (AU) Presidency after the January 2006 summit in Khartoum. Chirac's Africa Adviser Michel de Bonnecorse [...]
2005-12-22 11:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM CF SU AU FR
05PRETORIA1099 SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2005-03-15 13:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1282SOUTH AFRICA: OESI PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] Summary and introduction. Embassy Pretoria appreciates the funding opportunity offered in Ref A and is pleased to make a proposal in support of the OES Bureau's signature initiative of Governance. The proposed activity fosters strong cooperation between South African and U.S. officials, bui [...]
2005-03-31 04:47:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDOSCI SENV ETRD TSPL TBIO ECON SF
05PRETORIA3923 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Blacklist Review; - IMF Report on South [...]
2005-09-23 14:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4109SOUTH AFRICA: POST'S VIEWS ON ANNUAL AGOA
[...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued AGOA eligibility for South Africa, based on the country's general compliance with the eligibility criteria. South Africa has continued to make progress in deepening its market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, protecting worker rights, implementing [...]
2005-10-07 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EFIN PREL XA SF
05PRETORIA4352SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONAL ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary. In discussing the IMF's first ever Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF officials announced that the outlook for real GDP growth in SSA was good, with 2004 registering 5.3% growth and 2005 and 2006 expected to register growth of 4.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Risin [...]
2005-10-27 15:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF XA
05PRETORIA453READOUT OF THE JANUARY 17-18 MEETING OF THE BLAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. At a January 17-18 meeting in Cape Town, seventeen African ministers of finance grouped with members of the Blair Commission for Africa to consult on the Commission's report due February. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown attended the event as the last stop in a six-day [...]
2005-02-01 17:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EFIN XA SF
05ROME4027REPORT OF THE 33ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE
[...] At the meetings of the Conference and Council of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),held in Rome from 16 to 28 November 2005, member governments discussed international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues, and the key institutional questions of the organization [...]
2005-12-09 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO WFP
05SANAA310MEPI PROJECTS SHOWING RESULTS IN YEMEN
[...] Summary. MEPI programs are making progress and solidifying MEPI's track record in Yemen. CHF's vocational training center, forming a new partnership with local NGO Girls World Communication Center (GWCC),opened classes beginning in February. IFES has begun implementation of the GIS Bounda [...]
2005-02-15 05:51:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMCA KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANTIAGO2558CHILE TEMPORARILY TO INCREASE OIL IMPORTS FROM
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Cristian Barros told the Ambassador on December 21 that Chile would temporarily increase its oil imports from Venezuela until other options became available. Barros explained that Chile's state-owned oil production and refinery company (ENAP) would extract the oil, [...]
2005-12-22 16:02:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON
05VATICAN453VATICAN SUPPORTS AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR U.S. AMENDMENT TO CSW
[...] (C) Per reftel, Charge met March 2 with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin to urge the Vatican to lobby key countries in favor of the U.S. amendment to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Declaration prior to the March 4 vote in New York. 2. ( [...]
2005-03-03 12:05:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL VT
05VIENNA3937AUSTRIA ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT BASHIR'S POSSIBLE AU
[...] (C) On December 21, Econ Unit Chief met with Caroline Gudenus, Head of the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Division, to discuss USG concerns regarding Sudanese President Bashir's possible candidacy to be Chairman of the African Union (AU). Gudenus said Austria, which assumes the EU Presidency January [...]
2005-12-22 09:01:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU SU
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
06ABIDJAN1153EXXONMOBIL TELLS GOV'T IT INTENDS TO SELL
[...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Regional Director John A.C. Bell, along with Regional Manager Frederic Dauvergne and local Director General Manar Sall met with EconChief on October 10 to discuss the company's announcement to the government of Cote d'Ivoire that it intends to sell its stake in its Ivorian f [...]
2006-10-13 15:10:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ASEC PREL IV ECON
06ABIDJAN361OIL SPILL OFF IVORY COAST
[...] (C) Summary. An oil spill off the coast of Ivoiry Coast caused by the Canadian oil company CNR has largely been cleaned up. However, the Minister of Environment told the Ambassador he was unhappy with uncommunicativeness from CNR and alleged that Ivoirians close to the Presidency who are [...]
2006-04-04 08:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG EPET
06ABUJA1038 ILEA GABORONE - INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND MONEY
[...] The following are selected for the above referenced ILEA Course. Ayeni Toyin Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Abuja Head of Department finance DOB - 31 March 1969 Gender - Female Passport Number - Nigeria A2114519 Telephone - (234)-9-523-6691 [...]
2006-05-08 10:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1314 ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER INTERDICTION TRAINING
[...] The following are selected for the above referenced ILEA Course. Okunade Taopheeq Lasisi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Deputy Superintendent of Police Gender - Male DOB - 10 July 1968 Passport number - Nigeria, A3045031A Telephone - [...]
2006-06-01 14:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1353 ILEA GABORONE - CYBER CRIME AND CAPACITY BUILDING
[...] The following are selected for the above referenced ILEA Workshop. Dansadau Saidu Mohammed Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria DOB - 20 June, 1953 Gender - Male Passport Number - A3038935A Expiry Date - 18 August 2010 Edet Emmanuel Osong Prosecu [...]
2006-06-05 12:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1591 ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER INTERDICTION COURSE,
[...] The following are 5 nominees selected for the above referenced ILEA Training. Okunade Taopheeq Lasisi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Deputy Superintendent of Police Gender - Male DOB - 10 July 1968 Passport number - Nigeria, A304503 [...]
2006-06-26 08:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1624 ILEA GABORONE -LAW ENFORCMENT EXECUTIVE
[...] The following are 8 nominees selected for the above referenced ILEA Training. Dalyop Gyang Dudu DOB-23 October, 1958 Gender - Male Superintendent of Customs Nigeria Customs Service Telephone Number-(234)-803-835-3477 Passport No - A3447395A Expiry Date-15 June 2011 Nn [...]
2006-06-27 15:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1626 ILEA GABORONE -SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING, AUGUST 14-
[...] The following are 5 nominees selected for the above referenced ILEA Training. Samuel Etaifo Erale DOB-03 February, 1968 Gender - Male Superintendent of Police Nigeria Police Force Telephone Number-(234)-9-234042 Passport No - A1171002 Expiry Date-25 September, 2006 [...]
2006-06-27 15:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ACCRA2954GHANA: PRECIOUS MINERALS MARKETING COMPANY OUTLINES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EconChief and EconOff met with Acting Managing Director Aristotle Kotey and Deputy Managing Director (Operations) George Asante of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd. (PMMC) on December 6, 2006, to discuss the actions Ghana has taken to ensure compliance with the minimum r [...]
2006-12-11 17:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON EFIN AO GH
06ACCRA3005GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...]
2006-12-18 17:35:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH
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
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
06BAMAKO1372MOROCCO PUSHES SDAR OUT OF BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) A diplomatic offensive by Moroccan Ambassador to Mali Moulay Idriss Fadhil paid off when Mali reportedly compelled the AU organizers to not extend an invitation to the Sahara Democratic Arab Republic (SDAR) to attend the Fourth International Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (ref [...]
2006-12-01 11:59:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALEAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID ML
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
06BEIJING22370PRC/AFRICA: AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE HEADING TO
[...] (C) More than forty African Heads of State or Government are expected to travel to China for the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation ("The Beijing Summit")(Reftels A and B),November 3-5. Egypt President Mubarak, Nigerian President Obasanjo, South African Preside [...]
2006-10-23 10:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23695PRC/AFRICA: BEYOND THE BEIJING SUMMIT TRADE AND
[...] (C) China and African countries announced 16 trade deals worth USD 1.9 billion at the conclusion of the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),but contacts tell us that the real number and value of bilateral contracts signed during the Beijing Summit is likely [...]
2006-11-08 06:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BERLIN3076GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING
[...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...]
2006-10-23 16:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR
06BERLIN3563German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...] (SBU) As of December 20, Germany has 7,664 military personnel deployed in out-of-area deployments. All Bundeswehr deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),all military out-of-area (OOA) deployments require [...]
2006-12-21 15:50:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL GM
06BRATISLAVA764ETHNIC-HUNGARIAN SLOVAK RESPONDS PUBLICLY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 13 news conference, Hedviga Malinova, a Slovak student of Hungarian ethnicity, stuck firmly to her claim that she was verbally and physically attacked by two youths on August 25. (Ref A) She contradicted the conclusion drawn by PM Fico and Interior Minister Ka [...]
2006-09-13 15:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HU LO
06BRUSSELS1670ETHNIC TENSIONS AND VIOLENCE ROIL BELGIUM
[...] Summary: Simmering ethnic and religious tensions have recently come to the surface of Belgian political and social life through a spate of racially motivated attacks and the occupation of approximately 25 churches by asylum seekers in Antwerp, Brussels, and Namur. While it is not possible to [...]
2006-05-18 16:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM SOCI BE
06BUDAPEST1009HUNGARY'S PARLIAMENT: STRUCTURAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC
[...] (U) Some three weeks since the second round of Hungary's national elections, Parliament convenes its first plenary session of the term on May 16. President Solyom has invited MSZP and SZDSZ to form the next government, while opposition FIDESZ and MDF remain divided. This session will likely [...]
2006-05-15 12:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06BUDAPEST1175HUNGARY: PM ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) On Friday, June 2 in Parliament, PM Gyurcsany announced his new cabinet, setting the stage for much-anticipated administrative and fiscal reforms. The number of ministers will slip from 17 to 12, with eight ministers from coalition leader Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),three from junio [...]
2006-06-02 15:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06BUDAPEST1913DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE; DISTINCTIONS EMERGE
[...] (SBU) Crowds estimated at 10,000 - 15,000 gathered at Parliament on the evening of September 20, but the authorities report fewer and less severe violent incidents overnight. Residents are adjusting to the evening demonstrations against the Gyurcsany government and accept the peaceful expressi [...]
2006-09-21 15:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC HU
06BUDAPEST2004HUNGARY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS: OPPOSITION GAINS
[...] (C) Summary: With voter turn-out at a record 53%, the opposition scored significant victories in local elections October 1, with FIDESZ-KDNP securing a majority in all but one of Hungary's 19 county assemblies and electing mayors in the majority of large cities throughout the country. The g [...]
2006-10-03 15:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2045HUNGARIAN CONFIDENCE VOTE: GYURCSANY'S MAJORITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Hungarian parliament affirmed its confidence in Prime Minister Gyurcsany by a 207 - 165 margin following short and often sharp debate in an extraordinary session October 6. Speakers from the governing coalition including the PM emphasized their willingness to confront a legac [...]
2006-10-10 14:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2229AD REFERENDUM: FIDESZ CHALLENGES THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: With its call for a public referendum on seven questions revolving around the Gyurcsany government's reform package, FIDESZ has opened another front in its campaign against the Prime Minister. Consistent with Viktor Orban's recent statements emphasizing that "democracy - not the [...]
2006-11-02 15:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2322"NO ILLUSIONS" ON REFORM FROM FORMER PM HORN
[...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador Foley November 16, former PM and MSZP MP Gyula Horn wasted no time in addressing the challenge of implementing the Gyurcsany government's convergence program. He asked us facetiously "not to say reform - because everyone will think we're talking about more cutback [...]
2006-11-16 15:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2377"DEMOCRACY WITHOUT COMPROMISE"; STRENGTH WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ held its 21st party congress in Gyor November 25, introducing its new theme of "democracy without compromise," emphasizing its commitment to the politics of inclusion, and taking steps to tighten Viktor Orban's control over several newly-created local party fora. End Summa [...]
2006-11-28 09:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2382MSZP INSIDER'S OUTLOOK: LABOR MINISTER KISS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (and MSZP Party Vice-President) Peter Kiss told Ambassador Foley November 27 that the government is "sentenced to success" on reform and will work in consultation with civic organizations and political opponents. Frequently mentioned as a succ [...]
2006-11-28 12:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2489FAMILY FEUD: COALITION DEADLOCKED IN BUDAPEST
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley met with Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky December 6 as Demszky's SZDSZ party remained deadlocked with coalition partner MSZP over the appointment of the municipal leadership. The conflict comes as the coalition clings to a one-vote majority in the municipal assembly followi [...]
2006-12-15 11:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2500INSIDE LOOKING OUT: MAKING HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian foreign policy has remained a notable exception to partisan domestic disputes to date, but new individuals and new institutions are testing the waters in the policy process. Although EU membership allows the GoH to default to the consensus position on the many issues in [...]
2006-12-18 17:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HU
06BUDAPEST2517OUTGOING SZDSZ LEADER PREDICTS RENEWED PROTESTS,
[...] (U) Outgoing SZDSZ party president Gabor Kuncze shared his thoughts on the future of his own party, the governing coalition, and the Gyurcsany government with Ambassador Foley at an ambassadors' lunch in his honor December 20. WHITHER THE SZDSZ ... OR IS THAT WITHER THE SZDSZ? 2. (C) Loo [...]
2006-12-21 14:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU ECON
06BUDAPEST543HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SOMOGY COUNTY (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) This cable continues Embassy's pre-election coverage from the provinces in the run-up to the April contest. On a March 10 trip to Kaposvar, Somogy County, local contacts described the city's electorate as inured to partisan politics and somewhat anxious about bread-and-butter issues such [...]
2006-03-15 06:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST553HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST
[...] (C) Borsod-Abauj- Zemplen County in Hungary's northeast region is mostly rural, suffers from high unemployment and is a stronghold of the Reformed and Catholic Churches. Local observers believe that county voters will likely elect a majority of MSZP candidates to Parliament,although FIDESZ c [...]
2006-03-16 15:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST569HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's S [...]
2006-03-21 15:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST572HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's S [...]
2006-03-21 15:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST573HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's [...]
2006-03-21 15:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST656HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST:
[...] (U) Heves County is an MSZP stronghold. During a March 23-24 election reporting trip through the region, most interlocutors predicted that MSZP would win all six of the individual mandates in the county. Although the region is a traditional reservoir of strong Catholic sentiment, good relat [...]
2006-03-30 15:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST701HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOT OF THREE INDIVIDUAL
[...] (U) On April 9 and 23, 176 of the 386 members of Parliament will be elected in individual mandate races. This cable presents snapshots of three of those contests by way of illustrating the varying considerations that complicate efforts by observers to forecast the outcomes of any of many of th [...]
2006-04-05 17:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST733HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PARSING ROUND ONE'S RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Only the April 23 second round of Hungary's elections will establish who may form the country's next government, but the wind is with the governing coalition. That alone is a first for Hungary's post-1990 elections, but there were some other surprises: an unexpectedly robust turnout, an [...]
2006-04-10 16:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV HU
06BUDAPEST748HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SZDSZ BEATS EXPECTATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On April 9, the liberal Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) made a strong showing in the first round of Hungary's national elections, exceeding both current expectations and its 2002 performance. As a result, it appears poised to remain in government alongside its current partner, the Hu [...]
2006-04-11 14:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI ECON PINR HU
06BUDAPEST780HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN, CLEAN
[...] (U) Since 1990, international observers have deemed all of Hungary's elections free and fair. There is no basis for believing that outcome of the first round was affected by the alleged irregularities that have been reported in the course of the campaign. On April 10, one day after the first [...]
2006-04-13 15:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST842HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY SECOND ROUND
[...] (C) The April 23 final round of the parliamentary elections returned the current MSZP-SZDSZ governing coalition to power with an enhanced majority. The Central Election Commission is expected to certify final returns the week of May 1, once absentee ballots are tabulated, then President Solyo [...]
2006-04-24 12:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06CARACAS2830CHAVEZ AND THE GLOBAL CHESSBOARD
[...] (U) With his eye towards increasing his international stature and gaining a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),President Chavez is literally traveling to all ends of the earth. As a part of this strategy, and in addition to his visits and signing of multiple b [...]
2006-09-15 20:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
06CASABLANCA1325MOROCCAN BANKS ON REGIONAL GROWTH, REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent series of meetings with Morocco's three national banks showed that while they have distinct personalities, they share a strong interest in expanding to francophone Africa and other countries in the Maghreb. They also agree that the economic climate in Morocco has improv [...]
2006-12-20 08:54:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KDEM MO
06COLOMBO1645SRI LANKA: EMBASSY COLOMBO TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] The following responds to reftel request for information on how post is organized for trade agreement compliance and monitoring. A. Description of how post is currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of tea [...]
2006-10-06 04:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CE
06COTONOU1212BENIN: GOB DIP NOTE ON GOB EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD
[...] On October 5 the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Government of Benin, which presented the government's comments on the June, 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post views this note as a positive development, because it demonstrates that the GoB remains attentive to the issue, and [...]
2006-12-13 12:09:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SMIG KWMN BN
06DAKAR1903SUDAN SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE IN DAKAR ON AUGUST 9
[...] (U) President Abdoulaye Wade has invited the Presidents of Sudan, Chad, Gabon and Tanzania, as well as the leaders of the Darfur rebel groups that did not sign the Abuja Darfur peace agreement (DPA) to Dakar for an August 9 summit. The ostensible aim is to achieve a lasting peace in Darfur an [...]
2006-08-08 14:23:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO CD IR SU SG
06DAKAR2460WESTERN OIL COMPANIES REDUCE HOLDINGS IN SENEGAL AS OTHER
[...] (SBU) Citing poor returns on investments, Exxon-Mobil officials have announced publicly the sale of its 300 service stations in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, and the island of Reunion to the Libyan firm Tamoil. At the same time, Royal Dutch Shell is quietly selling off the r [...]
2006-10-13 06:15:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA CH IR LY MO SG
06DAKAR2961GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] This cable responds to Ref A on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report. The situation in Guinea-Bissau is little changed since post reported on the 2005 Child Labor Report and the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (Ref B). BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Guinea-Bissau does not have a serious p [...]
2006-12-15 11:44:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU
06DAKAR835IT MAY BE TIME FOR DIPLOMACY TO END THE FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau was a major theme of Charge and PolOff,s March 29-31 meetings with Bissau-Guinean leaders. Charge told Major General Tagme that parliamentarians and the media have a right to raise questions about the ongoing operations, which have displaced [...]
2006-04-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREF SNAR PU SG
06DAKAR876THE "LIBYAN GUIDE" GIVES PLENTY OF GUIDANCE TO
[...] (C) President Wade celebrated Senegal's 46th anniversary of independence surrounded by five other African heads of state, but the presence of Mouammar Qadhafi drew the most fanfare. Foreign Minister Gadio told the Ambassador during her introductory call that there was no discussion of Sudan [...]
2006-04-11 16:43:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV EINV FR LY SU SG
06DJIBOUTI383DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SOMALI PIRACY SUSPECTS
[...] (C) Ambassador met 3/26 with Acting Foreign Minister Badri Ali Bagoreh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Bilateral Affairs Director Mohamed Ali Hassan as a follow up to reftel (B) request to the Government of Djibouti on the suspected Somali pirates. Bagoreh and Hassan advised Ambassador [...]
2006-03-27 12:15:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHSA SO DJ
06GABORONE431BOTSWANA BALANCES BUDGET ON HIGHER DIAMOND EXPORTS
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana expects to balance its budget in 2006, thanks to growth in revenues from the mining sector and a one-off payment from the old Southern African Customs Union agreement. Although Minister of Finance Gaolathe predicted 6 percent growth for the next two to th [...]
2006-03-28 14:19:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB BC
06GABORONE453SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA
[...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]
2006-03-31 12:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GABORONE478VICE PRESIDENT KHAMA TAKES HEAT FROM MPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana's just-concluded parliamentary session contained some embarrassing but revealing moments for Vice President Ian Khama. His contributions to the National Assembly were brought into question by MPs asking why he does not report to the legislature. Others complained th [...]
2006-04-06 05:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BC
06GABORONE581CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN BOTSWANA
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) prepares to mark thirty years of professional, apolitical service to the nation, its leadership has recognized the need to improve civil-military relations. While the BDF's streamlined relationship with the executive branch has facilitated [...]
2006-04-28 08:36:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR BC
06GABORONE623INFIGHTING, LACK OF CAPACITY HOBBLES BOTSWANA LABOR
[...] Summary: The majority of trade unions represented at May Day celebrations in Gaborone have dismissed their umbrella body, the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU),as worthless. Unionists accused the government and employers of destabilizing their organizations by instigating factiona [...]
2006-05-08 13:35:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV PHUM BC
06GABORONE653FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...]
2006-05-12 06:14:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC
06GABORONE737PROSPECTS IMPROVE FOR DIALOGUE OVER CKGR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the court case between the San relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Government of Botswana nears its end, a group of local NGOs has established a coalition to resume dialogue between the San and the Government. Regardless of the High Court's decision, exp [...]
2006-06-06 05:08:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BC
06GABORONE786DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ARMS
[...] (S) Referenced demarche on Botswana's purchase of small arms ammunition form Iran was delivered to the Director for Europe and North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 15 June. Director Sesara George stated that while he was not aware of the purchase, he was personally "aghast" to hear [...]
2006-06-15 12:42:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNBC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL
06GABORONE836DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN ARMS DEAL CANCELED
[...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America, Sesara George, informed the Embassy on 22 June of the cancellation of Botswana's small arms ammunition purchase from Iran (refs). Earlier in the week he had telephoned to tell us that the MFA had confirmed the existence o [...]
2006-06-26 14:29:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNBC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL
06GABORONE860PRIVATE SECTOR FAULTS GOVERNMENT FOR SLOW GROWTH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the Government of Botswana's generally liberal economic policies, the business community perceives burdensome regulations and rising corruption as obstacles to robust growth. Conversations with business representatives outside of Gaborone revealed concerns that slowing g [...]
2006-06-28 14:43:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM BC
06GABORONE865BOTSWANA YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Botswana's youth face a lack of both training and job opportunities, creating situations of poverty that can lead to commercial sex work, HIV/AIDS, and anti-social behavior. Despite a significant problem of commercial sex work, none of our contacts have heard of scenarios in which [...]
2006-06-29 09:45:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON PHUM SOCI BC
06GABORONE933BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS
[...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...]
2006-07-24 15:33:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH
06GENEVA1673HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \
[...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]
2006-07-07 09:27:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1954HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT
[...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]
2006-08-12 11:46:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2030INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \
[...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...]
2006-08-23 05:21:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC PREL
06GENEVA2913HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE
[...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...]
2006-11-15 19:05:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC
06JOHANNESBURG205SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER"THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-06-09 15:52:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ECON ELAB SF ZI
06KINSHASA1032ON CAMPAIGN EVE: INCONCLUSIVE ROUND 2 MEETING OF
[...] (C) Summary: Key officials of the DRC Transition, including Vice Presidents, members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT),the Independent Election Commission (CEI) President, and others gathered the afternoon of June 28 to continue last June 21's session (reftel) [...]
2006-06-29 13:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1033DRC ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS
[...] (U) The official campaign period for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections commenced June 29, marking the beginning of the final electoral phase before the country's July 30 elections. In total, 33 presidential candidates are running for office, as well as 9,709 candidates (from 213 [...]
2006-06-29 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA107DRC NON-COMMITTAL ON FUTURE AU PRESIDENT
[...] (C) At a January 23 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Ramazani (septel),the Ambassador raised the issue of Sudanese President Bashir's potential selection as president of the African Union. Ramazani reported that the DRC's delegation at the Khartoum summit is being headed by a [...]
2006-01-24 11:39:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU AU CG AF
06KINSHASA1238DRC ELECTIONS: CIAT DISMAYED BY POLITICIZATION OF
[...] (U) The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a declaration August 3 expressing its "dismay" over the "flagrant politicization" of the vote counting process after the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. The CIAT statement comes after a similar comm [...]
2006-08-04 13:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1330SITREP 15: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 13:30 LOCAL
[...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors began their meeting with President Kabila at the President's riverside residence/office at around noon local time, after convoying with security provided by MONUC. 2. (C) A Dutch diplomat told EconOff that his Embassy's security firm reported that the situation around B [...]
2006-08-22 12:31:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1340SITREP 23: PEACEKEEPERS INCREASED, SECURITY
[...] (C) MONUC reports that an additional company of South African troops has been dispatched from Lubumbashi to reinforce the three MONUC battalions already deployed in Kinshasa. 2. (C) The DATT confirmed that around 200 troops were dispatched from Gabon to supplement the 1000 present in Kin [...]
2006-08-23 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1635DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: With five days remaining until the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial assembly elections, logistical aspects remain on track. A post-election agreement governing the status of the electoral loser has yet to be agreed upon, with advisers to President Kabila calling such a [...]
2006-10-24 11:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1816MANDATE OVER, EUFOR TROOPS BEGIN PULLING OUT OF DRC
[...] (C) Summary: The four-month mandate of the European Union force (EUFOR) deployment to the DRC officially ended at midnight November 30. The first flight of troops left Kinshasa for Gabon the same evening, and EUFOR has ended its security patrols in the capital. EUFOR officials said the majorit [...]
2006-12-01 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1833KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD
[...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...]
2006-12-07 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA837POLICE SURROUND HOMES OF FOUR DRC PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) The Kinshasa homes of four DRC presidential candidates, as well as those of other prominent political personalities, were temporarily surrounded by elements of the Congolese police beginning the night of May 23. Among the presidential candidates involved were Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga (Conventi [...]
2006-05-26 10:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA932CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: JUNE EDITION,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ROC President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is expected to return to Brazzaville on June 13 following widely-publicized visits to New York for his June 2 address to the United Nations on HIV/AIDs, June 5 meeting in Washington with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and a brief visit with [...]
2006-06-13 14:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU PINR UNSC ASEC CF
06KINSHASA998EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FORMALLY LAUNCHED
[...] (U) Summary: In the first of what will reportedly be weekly press conferences, on June 22 the initial phase of the European Union election support/peacekeeping operation force was formally introduced by Aldo Ajello, EU Special Rep to the Great Lakes, and Gen. Karlheinz Viereck (Germany),comma [...]
2006-06-27 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06LAGOS701SENIOR BAYELSA OFFICIAL SEES MILITANTS AS A
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of April 28-29 discussions with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary of State Government, Dr. Godknows Igali, described militant activity in the Delta region as an inchoate "civil insurrection" that promised to expand. He emphasized the Ijaw militants re [...]
2006-05-23 11:55:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LIBREVILLE109ALLIES OF PRESIDENT'S SON GAIN KEY POSTS IN NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Eyeghe Ndong on January 23 rewarded all the factions which had contributed to President Bongo's reelection. The faction most favored appears to be that associated with Minister of Defense Ali Bongo, whose allies now control the natio [...]
2006-02-13 12:26:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE164GABON SETS AIR TICKET TAX AS PART OF FRENCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 11:12:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EAIR
06LIBREVILLE191GOG EXPLAINS RAIDS THAT LED OPPOSITION LEADER TO
[...] (C) Summary: On March 24 the GoG explained to the diplomatic corps the circumstances of its March 21 raid on the headquarters of an opposition political party, which resulted in party leader Mamboundou's flight to the South African Embassy (reftels). The GoG told diplomats it had intelligence [...]
2006-03-24 13:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM GB
06LIBREVILLE192GABON AND SAO TOME MISCELLANY 16-22 MARCH
[...] (C) GOG Boosts Fuel Prices. Gabon announced an increase in retail fuel prices of 5.5 percent May 15, satisfying demands from fuel distributors but angering taxi drivers. Distributors were concerned their margins were being squeezed because of price caps at the pump; taxi drivers for their [...]
2006-03-24 13:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB TP
06LIBREVILLE196LONG-TERM REPUBLICAN GUARD COMMANDER REMOVED
[...] (C) General of the Army Andre Oyini, the commander of the Gabonese Republican Guard for more than twenty years, was quietly removed from his post along with several other senior officers. Oyini was replaced by former Deputy Commander Brigadier General Gregoire Kouna. The shakeup is signifi [...]
2006-03-30 11:44:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR GB
06LIBREVILLE200NO SURPRISE IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE LEGISLATIVE
[...] (U Summary: The MDFM ("Movement for the Democratic Force of Change" -- the party of President Fradique de Menezes) and the MLSTP ("Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe" -- the party of the Prime Minister) split the vote in the March 26 Sao Tome and Principe (STP) legislative [...]
2006-03-30 15:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE216SAO TOME PARTIES JOCKEYING TO FORM GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) gave no party a majority of seats in the National Assembly (an institution that has much more power constitutionally than the Presidency). President de Menezes's MDFM party won the most seats, with 23 out of 55. De Menezes hope [...]
2006-04-05 16:33:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TP GB
06LIBREVILLE217GABONESE DEFENSE MINISTRY SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (U) Minister of Defense Ali Bongo elevated General Robert Mangollo M'voulou to the post of Secretary General at the Ministry of National Defense April 4, replacing General of the Army Jean-Remy Ondo, who was appointed Secretary General for National Defense at the Presidency. The Ministry of [...]
2006-04-05 16:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE222GOG EXPERT ON EG-GABON BOUNDARY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Advisor Michel Biang reports the GoG and GREG will renew ministerial level maritime boundary negotiations May 2 in New York. The GoG is no longer optimistic about an expeditious resolution. Biang fears that declining Gabonese oil production will [...]
2006-04-06 14:29:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET GB EK
06LIBREVILLE228AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION DELEGATION
[...] (C) The Ambassador met six opposition leaders at the Residence April 4 to discuss their grievances against the GoG. The delegation included Zacharie Myboto, Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD),Jules Aristide Bourdes Ogoulinguende, Congress for Democracy and Justice (CDJ),Dr [...]
2006-04-10 09:25:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE231GABON'S NUMBER TWO, SENATE PRESIDENT GEORGES
[...] (U) Georges Rawiri, President of the Gabonese Senate and perhaps the second most powerful politician in Gabon, died in France April 9. President Bongo ordered a week of national mourning and ordered flags flown at half staff. Rawiri was 74 years old and reportedly suffered from a weak heart. [...]
2006-04-11 11:37:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE257EU FORCE FOR CONGO ELECTIONS TO STANDBY IN GABON
[...] (SBU) The standby component of the EU force to bolster security during the DRC's June elections will be based in Franceville, Gabon, according to German Ambassador Ilsa Lindemann. Less than 250 miles from Kinshasa, Franceville features a former French military base now used by the Gabonese ai [...]
2006-04-21 11:23:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV GB CG
06LIBREVILLE300GABON AND SAO TOME MISCELLANY APRIL 2006
[...] (U) Mamboundou's Stay in South African Embassy Ended UPG (Union of Gabonese People) President and opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou, in the South African Embassy since March 21, left his refuge the morning of April 19. A South African diplomat reported that the South African Ambassador [...]
2006-05-04 15:57:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB TP
06LIBREVILLE301FRENCH CONCERNED ABOUT CHINESE MINING PROJECT IN
[...] (C) French commercial attache Dimitri Verdet is concerned that the Gabonese government may support a Chinese bid to exploit substantial iron deposits near Belinga, in a remote part of north east Gabon. China's competition for the project is the Brazilian bid company CVRD. Verdet believes s [...]
2006-05-04 16:42:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL EMIN PGOV ECON GB CH
06LIBREVILLE312A RUMOR A DAY HELPS KEEP COUPS AWAY
[...] (C) A document making the rounds in Libreville is asserting (again) that Ali Bongo tried to seize control of Gabon from his father, and will try again, by force if necessary. The document alleges that Ali, frustrated in his ambition to build a succession mechanism for himself into law, plan [...]
2006-05-11 16:19:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE382CHINESE BEAT OUT BRAZILIANS; GABONESE LOSE
[...] (C) Summary: After a nearly six-month battle over the rights to one of the largest untapped iron deposits in the world between Brazilian mining company CVRD and the Chinese engineering company CMEC, the GoG awarded the project to the Chinese. Although most observers believed investment by CVRD [...]
2006-06-08 13:09:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ECON PREL CH GB
06LIBREVILLE391GABON AND SAO TOME & PRINCIPE OIL UPDATE
[...] Following is an update on the oil sector in Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. ----- Gabon ----- 2. (U) Production Down - According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Gabon's oil production in the first quarter of 2006 dropped by 8.4% over the previous year. The Ministry stated that [...]
2006-06-14 15:31:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EFIN ENRG GB TP
06LIBREVILLE446IMF AND GABON TALK OF A 3-YEAR PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a June 19-30 visit, the IMF will return to Gabon in September to assess the GoG's progress in three areas: decreasing the non-oil budget deficit, improving public finances, and accelerating the improvement of the business climate. If sufficient progress is made, Gabon may [...]
2006-07-05 15:19:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE486GABON'S REVISED BUDGET MIRRORS IMF GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Gabonese legislature is expected to act shortly to approve the state's revised budget. The Minister of Finance described the new budget as addressing the IMF's concerns (reftel) and said it was a critical step for securing a three year program with the Fund. The IMF repres [...]
2006-07-24 12:24:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GB
06LIBREVILLE489EUROPEAN FORCE FOR DRC ELECTIONS DEPLOYING, BUT
[...] (C) Colonel (retired) Ernst Elbers, military advisor at the German Embassy in Libreville, provided a July 19 briefing on EUFOR deployment to EUCOM Deputy Commander General Ward. He explained that the force's political direction will be set by the EU Political and Security Committee in Brussels, [...]
2006-07-25 15:40:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR GB CG
06LIBREVILLE505GABON'S SCHOOLS FAIL END OF YEAR EXAMS
[...] Few of Gabon's students passed their exams this year: only 17% of students completing ninth grade succeeded in the entry exam for secondary school (BEPC),and just 35% of secondary students passed the baccalaureat exam, equivalent to a high school diploma. Gabon's results are much worse than t [...]
2006-08-03 13:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SOCI GB
06LIBREVILLE513GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION TO MEET AUGUST 25
[...] (U) Foreign Ministers from Gulf of Guinea Commission states met in Libreville August 3 as a first step toward head of state summit in Libreville August 25 that will establish the commission. The summit will follow expert meetings on August 22 and 23 and a further Foreign Ministers meeting on [...]
2006-08-07 10:49:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT GB
06LIBREVILLE515COMMENTS ON GABON-EG BORDER DISPUTE MEDIATION
[...] (C) On August 2, MFA Legal Advisor Michel Biang gave DCM his perspective on the status of efforts to resolve the Gabon-Equatorial Guinea border dispute before UNSG Annan's mandate concludes. He said that the Geneva meeting of heads of state in June was to convene under joint French and Spanis [...]
2006-08-07 14:26:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET GB EK
06LIBREVILLE548VENEZUELAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS GABON, SAO
[...] (U) On August 21, 2006, Venezuela's Vice Foreign Minister, Reinaldo Bolivar, visited Libreville and called on Gabonese President Omar Bongo Ondimba. According to press reports, he expressed President Chavez' firm commitment to strengthen the two countries' friendship and cooperation. Specific [...]
2006-08-24 06:02:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE GB
06LIBREVILLE560GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION ESTABLISHED
[...] On August 25, Libreville hosted a summit of Gulf of Guinea Commission Heads of State. Presidents from Gabon, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe participated. Cameroon was represented by Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni, Congo-Brazzaville by Foreign Minister Adada, and t [...]
2006-08-28 13:23:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL GB
06LIBREVILLE580SECRET EG-GABON BOUNDARY MEDIATION FAILS
[...] (C) According to MFA Legal Advisor Michel Biang, the draft schedule for EG President Obiang's September 8 visit to Libreville included the surprise signing of a maritime boundary agreement. Biang said the deal, which he did not see until a short time before Obiang's arrival, gave EG most of t [...]
2006-09-11 12:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET GB EK
06LIBREVILLE585CHINESE OIL EXPLORATION THREATENS GABON'S FLAGSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese oil company Sinopec's petroleum exploration in Gabon's flagship Loango National Park fails to meet minimal standards for environmental protection. Sinopec's impunity is just one example of recent GoG failure to live up to natural resource commitments; Gabon risks losing GE [...]
2006-09-13 14:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALSENV EFIN EPET PGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE598PRESS ACCUSES INTERIOR MINISTER OF TREASON AFTER
[...] (U) Gabonese Minister of State for the Interior Andre Mba Obame has been under heavy attack by Libreville media since the failure of his effort to promote a Gabon-EG boundary agreement (reftel). On September 13 the government-controlled daily newspaper Union carried a rare front-page editoria [...]
2006-09-19 13:53:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OIIP OPRC GB EK
06LIBREVILLE619POLITICAL INSIDER WINS JUDGMENT AGAINST CITIBANK
[...] (C) Summary: One of President Bongo's closest advisors won an appeals court judgment of $5.4 million against Citibank. Citibank reports that the manner in which the decision was made shows that political influence can trump the rule of law in the Gabonese court system. Coming hard on the heels [...]
2006-10-03 12:25:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCOR PGOV EINV GB
06LIBREVILLE624MOBIL PULLING OUT OF GABON
[...] (SBU) As part of a larger divestiture from its marketing operations in sub-Saharan Africa, ExxonMobil has sold its shares in Mobil Oil Gabon to the Libyan oil company, Tamoil. ExxonMobil held 90% of Mobil Oil Gabon, with the GoG holding the remaining 10%. Earlier in the year ExxonMobil sold it [...]
2006-10-12 08:45:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON GB
06LIBREVILLE626AGOA ELIGIBILTY REVIEW - GABON
[...] Market-based Economy: a. Major Strengths Identified - - Almost all parastatals have been privatized, including companies in the oil, wood, minerals, water, electricity, and agricultural sectors. - The GoG's revenue increased, primarily due to high oil prices. It used some of this windf [...]
2006-10-12 09:35:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDAGOA ECON ETRD GB
06LIBREVILLE627MBANIE-GATE KEEPS GABON-EQUATORIAL GUINEA BORDER
[...] (U) The failed effort to conclude a Gabon-EG maritime boundary agreement in early September (Ref A) continues to dominate the headlines in Gabon; it is now known as the "Mbanie-gate" scandal. Foreign Minister Ping held a press conference on September 29 to explain the history of the border di [...]
2006-10-12 11:53:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EPET GB EK
06LIBREVILLE637GABON: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 07:28:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM KNAR GB
06LIBREVILLE638UNSC MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 07:42:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GE VT GB
06LIBREVILLE677AFRICAN LEADERS MEET BASHIR IN CHINA
[...] (C) On November 10, immediately upon the Gabon delegation's return from the China-Africa summit, Ambassador Walkley met with Foreign Minister Jean Ping for a read-out regarding discussions concerning Darfur/Sudan. Ping said that on October 12, Abdoulaye Wade -- identifying himself as the Coor [...]
2006-11-13 12:35:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO CD IR SU GB
06LIBREVILLE688GABONESE PUBLIC BORED, POLITICIANS FASCINATED, BY
[...] (C) Summary: Most of the 877 candidates competing for 120 seats during Gabon's December 17 legislative elections have no chance of success, regardless of whether the elections are free and fair. The large majority of the winners will likely come from President Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party [...]
2006-11-28 15:41:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GB
06LIBREVILLE691PRESIDENT BONGO TWISTS ARMS, ENDS STRIKE
[...] (C) Summary: The imminence of legislative elections has contributed to a rash of strikes, since workers expect the government to act to resolve strikes quickly at election time. Following a three-day strike by oil workers, President Bongo instructed Mobil Oil Gabon to grant a wage increase and [...]
2006-11-29 14:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ELAB PGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE728BONGO VISITS WIFE IN PARIS
[...] In June, Edith Lucie Bongo (the 42-year old wife of President Omar Bongo -- and daughter of Congo president Denis Sassou Nguesso) was evacuated to France, after apparently suffering a stroke. Since that time (with the exception of one 24-hour visit to Gabon in October),she has basically stay [...]
2006-12-28 13:40:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GB CF
06LILONGWE120Country Clearance granted
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Major Andrew Overfield to Malawi for the purpose of facilitating EUCOM Acquisition Cross Servicing Agreement negotiations and to observe ACOTA PSO field training from February 12-18, 2006. Control Officer for the visi [...]
2006-02-08 11:54:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE731Country Clearance Request - Malawi
[...] Countries visited: Botswana 2. Personnel traveling: Tyler Sparks, Pol/Mil Officer, and Kalezi Zimba, Military Program Assistant. 3. Dates of Travel and itinerary: Arrive Aug 22, Depart Aug 25, 2006 A. Flight information: Arrive SA1767 182022 Aug 06 Depart SA1762 072025 Aug 06 B. [...]
2006-08-18 10:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE875MALAWI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE LOCATING HU-U1 TRAINING
[...] (U) Action Request: Post requests assistance locating an organization or contractor to provide training for the Malawi Defense Force in the operation and maintenance of UH-1H helicopters. 2. (U) On September 21 Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko met with Ambassador Eastham t [...]
2006-10-03 15:06:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPMIL MI
06LUSAKA1591Proposed Development Riles Conservationists
[...] (SBU) Summary: A controversial, recently-published Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) recommends approval of plans to develop a 550 acre site in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. The project developer, Legacy Holdings Zambia Limited (Legacy Holdings, funded the EIA, which must be approved by the [...]
2006-11-17 07:29:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EINV ZA
06MADRID1966PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...]
2006-08-03 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY
06MADRID2359SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH ALVARO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In your September 22 meeting with Spanish MFA Director General for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo (Asst. Sec'y equivalent),he will highlight the fact that Spain is poised to expand its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ongoing migration crisis in the Canary Islands has cre [...]
2006-09-19 15:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG EAID AF SP
06MADRID41Investment Climate Statement, Spain
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]
2006-01-10 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MAPUTO1260Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial
[...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]
2006-09-29 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO97EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]
2006-01-20 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MASERU15MASERU TERRORISM INFORMATION
[...] (S/NF) On January 6, Post Security Officer was advised by a cleared American employee that a "good acquaintance" had claimed to her that people who work at or own a pizza restaurant "Mediterranean" in downtown Maseru are heavily associated with Middle-East terrorism. The term "Al-Qaida" was u [...]
2006-01-11 10:02:00Embassy MaseruSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER LT
06MASERU260LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY BRIEFS U.S. AMBASSADOR AND DONORS;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP),on Thursday May 18, 2006. He was accompanied by party Secretary General, Ranthomeng Matete. The meeting was held at the request of the BNP leadership, [...]
2006-06-02 13:52:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU265SECURITY PROMISED AFTER MURDER OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister has assured the diplomatic community that suspects in the June 2 murder of an opposition party leader will be fully pursued and said he has met with the Lesotho Defense Force/Security personnel to assure a safe environment. He lamented that this incident (a [...]
2006-06-05 16:00:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC LT
06MASERU352ILEA GABORONE - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2007
[...] Post submits here, contact details for point of contact (POC) responsible for ILEA program as requested in para 8 of reftel: NAME: THABANG TLALAJOE; DESIGNATION: POLITICAL ASSISTANT; TELEPHONE NUMBER: (266) 22-312666; EXTENSION 4101; FAX NUMBER: (266) 22-310116; [...]
2006-07-26 10:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS LT
06MASERU455LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND
[...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...]
2006-09-13 16:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU491LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND
[...] Subject grant agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Law Office (632-DHRF-06-001) for the purchase of law books has been cancelled in its entirety in compliance with DHRF requirements as per refs A and B. Amendment No. 1 to effect this change was signed by COM [...]
2006-09-29 14:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU53FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...]
2006-01-31 06:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LT
06MASERU77KEY OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION: MASERU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 11:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER LT
06NAIROBI2640SOMALIA: ISLAMIST ADVANCES, PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Somali town of Belet Weyne was taken over by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU),apparently by fiat rather than force, the morning of June 15. This now puts the ICU in control of the entire Shebelle valley and offers enhanced connections to supplies from the Gulf. Leaders in the [...]
2006-06-15 15:35:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPINS PGOV PREL SO
06NDJAMENA1032CHAD: DAOUSSA DEBY DENIES CHADIAN SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daoussa Deby, special advisor and half-brother of President Idriss Deby Itno, denied accusations by Sudanese Liberation Movement leader Minni Minawi and others that the Chadians are supporting Sudanese rebels who refused to sign the Darfur Peace Accords. He asserted that while [...]
2006-08-11 14:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1057ANOTHER FIVE YEARS FOR CHAD'S PRESIDENT DEBY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, after nearly sixteen years in power, President Deby rolled out the red carpet for himself and ten visiting African heads of state in a celebration to honor his claim to five more. The ceremony was marked by public displays of Chad's new rapprochement with Sudan and [...]
2006-08-15 10:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD
06NDJAMENA351CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON A COORDINATED APPROACH
[...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot, saying he had been authorized by Paris to brainstorm with the Ambassador, volunteered a scenario March 3 (uncleared by his government),in which the U.S. and France would support and facilitate a graceful exit for President Deby. Under this scenario, [...]
2006-03-06 16:48:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA431CHAD: FRENCH VERSION OF COUP ATTEMPT, DEBY'S
[...] (C) Summary: According to the French Ambassador, the March 14 coup activity involved another member of Deby's extended clan and has made him more paranoid and less amenable to reason. The supposed coup leader, commander of an armored squadron in the presidential protective reserve force, i [...]
2006-03-20 11:41:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
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
06NDJAMENA599CHAD: DAS YAMAMOTO MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: In meeting with French Ambassador Bercot April 25, DAS Yamamoto explained that he had urged President Deby to delay the May 3 election and begin a dialogue with the opposition. Bercot regretted this approach. He put little store in political dialogue. He preferred to ask Deby [...]
2006-04-25 17:43:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD SU FR
06NDJAMENA608CAR: BOZIZE WILL MEET CAR REBELS, ARCHBISHOP SAYS
[...] (U) The following cable was drafted by U.S. Embassy Bangui. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Archbishop of Bangui told Poloff on April 25 that the CAR rebel group Union of Republican Forces (UFR) and President Bozize recently agreed to meet and engage in a dialogue. Some issues remain, but the Archbish [...]
2006-04-28 14:51:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CT
06PARIS1011FRANCE/C.A.R.: MFA ENCOURAGED BUT CONCERNS REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials on February 15 stressed continuing GOF interest in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.),based on its strategic location, role in regional crises, and precarious status as an impoverished state that could become a failed state. The MFA officials claimed P [...]
2006-02-16 18:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CT FR
06PARIS1020AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. CHAD/SUDAN 4. NIGERIA 5. DROC Â [...]
2006-02-17 14:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
06PARIS1304PARIS CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Chirac can call his "Conference on Innovative Financing for Development" a success, at least by the standards the GOF had very likely set at the outset: during the Conference, eleven countries announced their intention to follow the French example and institute a tax [...]
2006-03-02 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EIND FR
06PARIS1776FRENCH AF DAS DISCUSSES SUDAN (AMIS/UN),DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Helen Le Gal, MFA DAS-equivalent for East and Central Africa, on March 20 said that France would take a low-key approach to lobbying Africans on the AMIS/UN issue, to avoid exacerbating anti-Western phobias. She stressed the importance of progress in the Abuja talks. An offici [...]
2006-03-20 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID SU DJ CG 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
06PARIS4963 UNESCO: FIRST INTANGIBLE HERITAGE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] Summary. The United States participated as an Observer State at the first General Assembly (GA) of States Parties to the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Convention from June 27-29. The GA's most important accomplishment was the election, on the final day, of the meeting of 18 Convention S [...]
2006-07-21 09:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO
06PARIS5170 INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO)
[...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...]
2006-07-31 14:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ
06PARIS5182TOGO: MEETING WITH GILCHRIST OLYMPIO: UPBEAT BUT
[...] (U) This is an action message: See para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Togolese opposition leader and UFC chief Gilchrist Olympio told us on July 27 that he agreed to the naming of Burkina Faso President Campaore as facilitator for political dialogue between the GOT and opposition political grou [...]
2006-08-01 09:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TO FR
06PARIS6498FRANCE OPPOSES VENEZUELA UNSC SEAT BUT RELUCTANT
[...] (C) In a September 27 meeting with poloff on other issues (prior to reception of ref A),MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini commented that Venezuela would do great harm to Security Council credibility, if elected. That said, Giacomini thought it significant that Venezuela had come up shor [...]
2006-09-28 13:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL VE UNSC FR MARR MASS
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
06PARIS715EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 07:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR MARR MCAP PREL
06PARIS720EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS7461UNESCO: EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION IS PARTIALLY
[...] Summary. The United States participated as an Observer State at the Special General Assembly of States Parties to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention (the Convention) at its meeting held on November 9. The Special GA elected 6 additional States Parties as members to the Inter-Governme [...]
2006-11-20 14:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO KPAO
06PRETORIA3888EUFOR COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DRC ELECTORAL
[...] SUMMARY. European Union Force Commander in the DRC General Viereck told a Pretoria think tank audience that he was "optimistic" that the second round of the DRC elections would proceed smoothly. Viereck emphasized that EUFOR's mandate is limited to supporting MONUC, and the mission will end on [...]
2006-09-18 16:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CG SF
06PRETORIA4993MINISTER OF SAFETY AND SECURITY INTERESTED IN MORE
[...] (U) Summary. Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula was interested in more U.S. training opportunities for the South African Police Service (SAPS) and was surprised to hear that SAPS had refused previous offers for training by the U.S. Nqakula, who commented that U.S. assistance had [...]
2006-12-11 10:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KJUS PHUM PREL ASEC SF
06PRETORIA640SOUTH AFRICA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI VISIT
[...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on [...]
2006-02-15 07:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON MARR KHIV SF
06RABAT326WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCO SEEKS US INTERVENTION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOM has asked at the highest levels that the U.S. demarche Algeria to help prevent a march of Sahrawi and European civilians across the berm in the Western Sahara, and the heavily land-mined area adjacent to the berm, reportedly planned by the Polisario to occur in conjuncti [...]
2006-02-24 14:53:00Embassy RabatSECRETAG KPKO MO PARM PBTS PINR PREL
06ROME263 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...]
2006-01-30 08:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE2272COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist, John Blandford to travel to the Netherlands for a layover on the way to Gaborone, Botswana to lead the team in initiating field data collection for Botswana sites as part of a Five-Country Antire [...]
2006-10-19 09:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06TOKYO4477 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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
06USUNNEWYORK2169U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]
2006-11-18 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK753GABON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Gabon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]
2006-04-11 12:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GB
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK946HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED
[...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]
2006-05-11 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06YAOUNDE1566CAMEROON: EXXON FEARS EMPLOYEE UNREST IN SALE TO
[...] (U) Summary. ExxonMobil representatives told Charge October 11 that they feared their 85 employees in Cameroon might take "illegal action," possibly to include violence, to pressure Exxon to make cash concessions to its employees as part of the pending share sale of Exxon's Africa operations [...]
2006-10-12 15:10:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEINT ENRG ELAB ETRD EPET LY CM
07ABIDJAN128COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE EFFORTS CONTINUE BUT REAL
[...] (C) Summary. Peace efforts here continue but it is far from clear whether they will bear fruit. Burkina Faso President Compaore, as new Chairman of ECOWAS, has moved quickly to take on a central mediating role in the upcoming direct dialogue between President Gbagbo and rebel New Forces (FN) [...]
2007-02-05 15:13:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
07ABIDJAN227COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...]
2007-03-02 07:35:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDKRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ABIDJAN281PRESIDENT GBAGBO ON THE OUAGA PEACE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 14, President Gbagbo made the following points concerning the Ouaga Peace Agreement (OPA): -- Gbagbo and Soro signed the Ouaga Peace Agreement and therefore all those associated with Gbagbo and Soro are committed to its implementation. -- [...]
2007-03-15 16:16:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV PREL
07ABUJA1007 ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and National Agency on Prohibition of Traffic in Persons respectively are nominated to attend the above referenced ILEA Training. Tanko Nuhu DOB - 09 January 1962 Gender - Male Ra [...]
2007-05-22 14:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1506 ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development
[...] The following 10 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force, State Security Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Chikan Eli [...]
2007-07-13 11:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1576 ILEA GABORONE - Small Arms Trafficking Course, August
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Police Force, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Yunana Ayuba Dickson DOB - 02 December, 1971 Gender - Male Rank - [...]
2007-07-24 15:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA2098 ILEA GABORONE - Document Fraud and Document Examination
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Nongo Samuel DOB - 05 Feb 1963 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Immigration Curr [...]
2007-09-28 11:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA370 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Techniques Course
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Edozie, Hycenth Azuka DOB - 23 May 1966 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police [...]
2007-02-23 12:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA638 ILEA GABORONE - Personnel and Facility Security Course,
[...] The following 5 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Police Force are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Ohiozoba O. Ehiede DOB - 18 September 1965 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police Current Position - Staff Officer II Passport No - A3400336A Ex [...]
2007-04-03 16:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
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
07ACCRA464REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RICARDO ECUA-MBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Ricardo Ecua-Mba to the U.S. Resettlement Program, together with his son, both of whom took refuge in Ghana in 2000. Ecua-Mba is the former Vice Minister of Education and Assistant Director General of the military cabinet of Equatorial Guinea. In 19 [...]
2007-02-27 16:00:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF GH EK
07ACCRA593GHANA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
[...] Summary: On March 6, Ghanaians celebrated 50 years of independence with a colorful parade and other events attended by delegations from all over the world. The GOG appreciated the presence of the U.S. Presidential delegation, headed by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jack [...]
2007-03-14 17:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GH
07ADDISABABA694REVIEW OF OUTCOME OF FRENCH RECAMP V TRAINING
[...] (U) Participants: USAU staff joined African and partner countries (what countries) there was no US participant at this meeting, with the exception of USAU observers. 2. (U) Background: The purpose of the February 21-22 meeting was for the participants to: (1) review outcomes of French R [...]
2007-03-06 06:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU
07ANKARA469TURKEY: RACE FOR UNSC SEAT BRINGS RENEWED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As Turkey gears up its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010, the GOT is taking a renewed interest in Africa, reflected in part by PM Erdogan's recent visit to Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit. Never a key focus of Turkey's foreign pol [...]
2007-03-01 16:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON AORC UN XA TU
07ANTANANARIVO99ANTAQNARIVO: ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ)Q
[...] (U) CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those containing Mission housing. COMMENT: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zone [...]
2007-01-31 13:17:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KRCM MA
07ASMARA397ERITREA ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL FROM IGAD
[...] (U) The Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE) announced on April 21 that it had suspended its membership in the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development(IGAD). In an official statement posted on www.shabait.com, the GSE claimed it was "compelled to take the move due to the fact that a nu [...]
2007-04-25 12:18:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ER
07BAMAKO676PRESIDENT TOURE'S INAUGURATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 07:54:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID PGOV PTER ML
07BERLIN123German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...] (SBU) As of January 14, Germany has 7,486 military personnel in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),require parliamentary approval. A law regul [...]
2007-01-22 11:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL GM
07BRASILIA1918BRAZIL AND THE FOREST 11 STATEMENT: PRIMARILY A POLITICAL
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 24, 2007 leaders from eleven Tropical Rainforest Countries (the Forest 11) issued a joint statement calling for, inter alia, cooperation to slow, stop and reverse deforestation [...]
2007-10-09 11:03:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TNGD TRGY KSCA BR
07BRASILIA918 CVRD EXECUTIVES LAMENT INCREASING CHINESE INFLUENCE OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 18 office call on the Ambassador, CVRD executives expressed their concern about increasing Chinese influence over both natural resources and the distribution/transportation infrastructure needed to export these resources to distant markets. In the future, they war [...]
2007-05-23 10:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND EINV BR CH
07BRAZZAVILLE430BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 26, 2007
[...] (U) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will deliver 'a message on the state of the nation' to Parliament on October 27, 2007. 2. (U) "A Dream Come True Thanks to Sassou" banners flew over the city of Pointe Noire as President Sassou-Nguesso inaugurated the construction of a major roadway to link [...]
2007-10-26 16:31:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON ECIN EAID
07BRAZZAVILLE439BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, 2 NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The Renaissance Man: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaimed in his state of the nation address that the Republic of Congo (RoC) is now in a full renaissance mode. Addressing Parliament on October 27, the President stated "The renaissance of the Congo is a visible, concrete and tangible a [...]
2007-11-02 15:19:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON CF
07BUDAPEST100SPRING TRAINING: POLITICAL SEASON BEGINS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: With Parliament preparing to reconvene and both Prime Minister Gyurcsany and FIDESZ leader Orban planning to give major addresses in the coming weeks, the political season is set to resume. Despite Orban's long absence (or perhaps because of it) FIDESZ has been making the most n [...]
2007-01-23 16:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM
07BUDAPEST1043HUNGARY AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK
[...] (C) Our contacts across the political spectrum are looking forward to a long summer break following the conclusion of Parliament's spring session on June 25. 2007 has brought few breakthroughs thus far, and many foresee a "hot fall" after the slow summer "cucumber season." 2. (C) The gov [...]
2007-06-27 09:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1383YOUTH MOVEMENT: THE PARTIES TARGET YOUNG VOTERS IN
[...] (SBU) With the 2009 European Parliamentary elections fast approaching, Hungary's political parties are working hard to identify and mobilize potential supporters. GENERATION WHY? 2. (C) The parties are principally focusing on the same narrow band of young voters, with officials across t [...]
2007-08-28 12:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1699HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. POSITION ON PROPOSED
[...] (C) Discussing the reftel draft resolution, the MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Deputy Department Head, Gabor Horvath, stated the GOH will review any proposed EU position before establishing an official position. Horvath said that if a consensus EU position is put forward, Hungary would f [...]
2007-10-11 13:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC UNGA HU
07BUDAPEST1722DASD CAGAN'S TALKS WITH THE HUNGARIANS
[...] (C) Summary. DASD Cagan discussed the upcoming Iraqi Coalition Conference and the potential Hungarian Operational, Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) contribution to the Dutch PRT in meetings with senior Hungarian MOD, MFA and Parliamentary Defense Committee representatives. Stressing the imp [...]
2007-10-15 10:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PREL NATO NL HU
07BUDAPEST1723GYURCSANY STAYING PUT AND GOING PUBLIC ON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Anti-corruption efforts remain at center stage as the opposition has tabled an 8-point program in response to PM Gyurcsany's controversial proposal to "bleach the black economy." Coalition insiders report considerable discontent with PM Gyurcsany as the Zuschlag scandal (reftel) [...]
2007-10-15 11:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1794SMALL SACRIFICES: THE PLIGHT OF THE SMALL PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: As the MSzP and FIDESZ remained locked in their long-standing competition, the junior coalition partner SzDSz and independent opposition party MDF are searching for traction as all parties begin the long road to the 2010 elections. The SzDSz continues to lose altitude, and the MD [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST226BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
[...] (C) Never at a loss for a national holiday fraught with historical significance, Hungary approaches the March 15 anniversary of its 1848 Revolution with many in the opposition eager to cast their own confrontational policies as resistance to an unjust government. Although PM Gyurcsany has as [...]
2007-02-15 15:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST282CANDID IN CAMERA: FIDESZ FACTION LEADER NAVRACSICS
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ Parliamentary Faction Leader Tibor Navracsics outlined his ongoing efforts to shift the party's focus from politics to policies in a meeting with Ambassador Foley February 23. Navracsics downplayed the prospects for "fireworks" initiated by FIDESZ on March 15, detailed the [...]
2007-02-27 10:21:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST392GYURCSANY AND THE MSZP: STABLE, NOT SYNONYMOUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 06:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST639CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: FIDESZ APPROACHES ITS PARTY
[...] (C) FIDESZ and party president Viktor Orban appear stable in advance of the party Congress on May 5. All indications are that Orban will remain unchallenged for now, and that the party will make a "political declaration" but will not announce any long-term policy platform at the meeting. Aft [...]
2007-04-26 09:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV KUM HU
07BUDAPEST732CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: STRAIN WITHIN THE COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: Surveying the current state of play within the governing coalition, outgoing SZDSZ party president Gabor Kuncze told Ambassador Foley that there is perceptible distance - and potential conflict - between Prime Minister Gyurcsany and newly-elected SZDSZ leader Janos Koka. Kuncze [...]
2007-05-10 11:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST866DISTORTED REFLECTIONS: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
[...] (C) Hungary's political parties leave the spring convention season with their leadership either reaffirmed (FIDESZ and the MDF) or realigned (MSZP and SZDSZ). Although the parties are intent on minimizing their internal divisions, there is an ironic gap between the current party presidents a [...]
2007-05-30 13:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST910HUNGARY RESPONDS TO DEVELOPING A UNIFIED ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department head Gyorgy Molnar, department deputy Vilmos Hamikus and department NATO expert Gabor Marosfi on June 4. According to Molnar, Hungary agrees with our positions noting that Russia withdrawing from the [...]
2007-06-05 10:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL HU
07BUENOSAIRES1795ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH IRS AND
[...] This is an Action Request for the Department of Treasury/IRS. See paragraphs 2 and 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority, AFIP, wants to negotiate a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the IRS. Responding to earlier U.S. Treasury guidance that [...]
2007-09-10 12:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES980ILEA LAT-AM IPR SESSION II - GOA WILL PARTICIPATE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel questions, there are numerous GoA entities responsible for intellectual property enforcement in Argentina - including federal and provincial (in 23 provinces) police, prosecutors and judges; federal Customs authorities; the Prefectura (roughly Coast Guard equivalent); and the [...]
2007-05-18 09:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC SNAR AR
07COLOMBO1406REQUEST FOR TIFA WITH MALDIVES
[...] (U) This is an action request for USTR. Please see para two. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request: Post recommends, and seeks USTR guidance on, the start of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GoRM). Post supports the neg [...]
2007-10-11 09:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECIN EINV KISL CE
07COLOMBO1581SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] Contact information for Embassy Sections. a. AMB: Robert O. Blake, Jr. Office: 94-11-249-8640 Cell: 94-77-347-6592 b. DCM: James Moore Office: 94-11-249-8640 Cell: 94-77-770-9571 c. POL: Michael DeTar Office: 94-11-249-876 [...]
2007-11-23 05:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AMGT CE
07COLOMBO1687MCC DECISION NOT TO RE-SELECT SRI LANKA FOR COMPACT
[...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's national focal point for Millennium Challenge Account issues, Secretary of Ministry of Plan Implementation Dhara Wijayatilake, contacted Econoff December 20 to seek clarification regarding the MCC board's December 12 decision regarding Sri Lanka. Wijayatilake had seen a local [...]
2007-12-20 10:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KMCA PREL CE
07COLOMBO322SRI LANKA: UK CONSIDERING CANCELING TSUNAMI DEBT RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK is considering canceling $80 million in debt relief provided to Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami because of concerns that Sri Lanka is not meeting pro-peace conditions of the debt relief agreement. The UK's privately-conveyed concerns were leaked to the Sri Lankan pre [...]
2007-02-23 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV CE
07COLOMBO352COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DARIUS NASSIRY, EILEEN BURKE,
[...] Post grants country clearance to Darius Nassiry, Eileen Burke, Carlton Bennett, Doris McMahon, Mary Jo Johnson, Thomas Hohenthaner, Berry Deren and Amanda Beatty of Millennium Challenge Corporation to travel to Sri Lanka from March 11 - 30, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to continue due dilig [...]
2007-03-02 06:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA ECON ORTA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE
07COLOMBO535COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NOAA AND NWS EMPLOYEE KENNETH
[...] Post grants country clearance to Physical Science Technician, Kenneth Clark of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service(NWS)to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18-22, 2007 and to the Maldives April 22-26, 2007. The purpose of the visit is for s [...]
2007-04-06 03:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA SENV EFIS AU CE
07COLOMBO820SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT STAYS ORDER EXPELLING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 8 the Sri Lanka Supreme Court stayed the removal of non-Colombo based Tamils temporarily residing in Colombo lodges and hostels (ref A). The Court ruled in favor of a Fundamental Rights Application filed by the NGO Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Military spokesm [...]
2007-06-08 10:20:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO957SRI LANKA: NO OBJECTION TO PROPOSED TRO DESIGNATION
[...] (C) Embassy Colombo would support an E.O. 13224 designation of the Tamil Relief Organization (TRO) if the USG determines that there is sufficient evidence to establish that the TRO is channeling funds to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for arms purchases or terrorist activities. [...]
2007-07-06 05:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER CE
07COTONOU136BENIN: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, below is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Benin. 2. Investment Climate Statement A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Beninese law guarantees the right to own and transfer private property. The government of Benin officially favors and encourages foreign investment. [...]
2007-02-20 12:59:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV BN
07COTONOU159SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS, COTONOU, BENIN,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes your participation in the March 9, 2007 USG/GOB bilateral consultations. Your visit follows the November Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Conference and the December 2006 official US visit of pro-US President Boni Yayi, second-round victor in widely acclaimed [...]
2007-03-01 14:13:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ETRD PINR BN
07COTONOU915BENIN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] This cable responds to the Department's request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor report (Reftel). -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child traffick [...]
2007-11-30 07:28:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN
07DAKAR1868REMITTANCES TO SENEGAL ARE AN ECONOMIC FORCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Formally recorded remittances to Senegal topped USD 800 million in 2006 and are undoubtedly higher this year. Informal money transfers are not quantified, but are also significant, perhaps equaling the formal flow. These funds are an important source of foreign currency and alle [...]
2007-09-14 11:27:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR2091GOS WILL LIKELY SELL COMPANY SHARES AS PART OF ITS NEEDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal has announced plans to move forward on its much-touted privatization agenda and speed up its divestiture from three key public-private companies by early 2008: Sonatel (Telephone Company),ICS (Fertilizer Company) and Dakar Dem Dikk (public transporta [...]
2007-10-25 07:53:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ELAB BTIO PGOV SG
07DAKAR2376SENEGAL WANTS AUDIT OF ASECNA ACCOUNTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shortly after announcing its withdrawal from the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa (ASECNA) with an eye towards directly collecting civil aviation revenues, Senegal reversed its decision in favor of the status quo. However, Senegal demanded that ASECNA's Board of Dire [...]
2007-12-07 09:13:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV SG
07DAKAR823LABOR SECRETARY CHAO LEADS PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO
[...] SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao led the presidential delegation to the second inauguration of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, as well as the 47th anniversary celebration of Senegal's independence from France and related events. During the April 3-5 festivities, Senegal hosted [...]
2007-04-16 06:59:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP ELAB EAIR PGOV KMCA SG
07DARESSALAAM221HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Post requests clearance for the following individuals to attend the Financial Forensic Techniques training course from March 19 through March 30, 2007, in Gaborone, Botswana: Name: Plasius Fredrick Ngaya DOB: 18 May 1974 Passport number: AB202152 Rank: Inspector Current Assignme [...]
2007-02-15 11:48:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM608WMO CONGRESS; TANZANIA'S VP CANDIDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request. See paragraph 2. The Director General of the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA),Dr. M.S. Mhita, confirmed his candidacy for vice president of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),requested USG support for his candidacy, and discussed WMO [...]
2007-04-25 13:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY WMO TZ
07GABORONE1249BOTSWANA-BASED DELIBERATIONS OVER AFRICOM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In an understated and impeccable Botswana fashion, GOB Minister of Foreign Affairs Merafhe politely received the AFRICOM demarche from the Ambassador on October 10 and promised to get back to us quickly, possibly by October 12, with a firm GOB reply. Merafhe appeared genuinel [...]
2007-10-10 17:07:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR BC
07GABORONE1261BOTSWANA GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO AFRICOM SURVEY
[...] (S/NF) Mompati Merafhe, Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC),convoked the Charge (accompanied by ODC Chief) Monday morning October 15 to his office in order to present the GOB's formal reply to our recent demarche on AFRICOM (Ref A). Minister Merafhe s [...]
2007-10-15 09:19:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR BC
07GABORONE1341DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ARGENTINA
[...] (SBU) After speaking with Argentinian Ambassador R. Carlos Sersale di Cerisano, who is accredited to Botswana but is resident in Pretoria, Poloff delivered on October 30 Reftel demarche to the GOB's Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperarti [...]
2007-11-02 05:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BC
07GABORONE1343DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 07:57:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM EFIN ECON MNUC BC
07GENEVA2541UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...]
2007-11-30 16:28:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
07KINSHASA1037FORESTRY SECTOR REFORM IN THE DRC, PART I OF II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 12:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EAGR SENV KGHG CG
07KINSHASA1085EBOLA OUTBREAK IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ebola virus, one of the hemorrhagic fevers, was confirmed on September 10 in the province of West Kasai, where nearly 400 people have fallen ill and over 160 of those have died since June (ref Kinshasa 1075). DRC Minister of Health, Makwenge Kaput, received the results from a W [...]
2007-09-11 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID SENV TBIO PGOV CG
07KINSHASA1126KABILA TO P-3 PLUS 2: ONLY OPTIONS FOR NKUNDA'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Joseph Kabila met September 13 with ambassadors/charges of the P-3 (France, UK, U.S.) plus 2 (Belgium and South Africa) countries in Kinshasa. SRSG William Swing also participated. Swing had requested the meeting on behalf of the P-3 plus 2 because of growing concern [...]
2007-09-19 16:22:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CG
07KINSHASA1128DRC: DISASTER DECLARATION FOR EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for emergency assistance. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following laboratory confirmation of Ebola virus in Mweka rural health zone in Kasai Occidental Province, the Congolese Minister of Health has requested international assistance to contain [...]
2007-09-20 05:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM CG
07KINSHASA1422 REQUEST TO RECONSIDER DECREASE IN COLA
[...] (U) Summary: The recent decision to lower Kinshasa's COLA from 42 to 30 percent (ref A) has serious implications for post morale and its efforts to recruit Foreign Service staff. The new COLA is inconsistent with findings by the highly reputable Employment Conditions Abroad International" (EC [...]
2007-12-28 07:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT AFIN CG
07KINSHASA176NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HOSTS AMBASSADORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Assembly President Kamerhe and the Assembly executive officers hosted a group of Ambassadors February 12 for what was billed as the first of regular sessions to exchange views. Kamerhe briefed regarding a "moratorium" regarding controversial "double nationality" enforc [...]
2007-02-14 13:35:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA329OPENING OF DRC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ORDINARY SESSION
[...] (U) Summary. The DRC National Assembly's first ordinary session opened March 15. Initial priority items on the three-month agenda include final approval of the Assembly's internal rules, membership and election of officers of its permanent committees, and final confirmation of all deputies' ma [...]
2007-03-19 15:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG AO GB
07KINSHASA350BUNDU DIA KONGO: A DANGEROUS INSURRECTIONIST
[...] (C) Summary: The Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) claims to defend the cultural and economic interests of the indigenous people of DRC's Bas-Congo province. The group is in reality a separatist sect with a long history of often violent confrontation with state security forces. End summary. ------------ [...]
2007-03-22 13:48:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC CG
07LAGOS185NIGERIA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...]
2007-03-13 15:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07LAGOS471 AMERICAN, 1 BRITON TAKEN HOSTAGE IN PORT HARCOURT
[...] (C) Summary: American citizen Billy Ray Graham and Briton Neil Robert Mirrlees were kidnapped going to work at approximately 7:00 AM on January 23 in Port Harcourt. Graham and Mirrlees work for Pivot Engineering Company Ltd., a small oil service firm. A Port Harcourt police contact said a g [...]
2007-01-23 16:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LIBREVILLE1OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS SLIGHTLY REDUCE RULING
[...] Summary: Gabon's ruling party won 81 out of 120 seats in the National assembly; other candidates expected to support the government won an additional 21 seats. Opposition parties have a larger presence than in the past, with 17 seats. Electoral reforms may have contributed to greater transp [...]
2007-01-03 07:11:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE108GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION HEAD TO BE SWORN IN
[...] During a meeting with Ambassador Walkley in Sao Tome and Principe last week, Carlos Gomes said he will be traveling to Libreville March 5 to be "sworn in" as Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) by President Omar Bongo. He plans to arrive in Luanda in early April and hopes [...]
2007-03-02 13:03:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS GB TP AO
07LIBREVILLE126GABON TO RECEIVE A THREE-YEAR IMF PROGRAM
[...] Summary: After over a year of discussions, the IMF and the Government of Gabon (GoG) have reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year standby arrangement. The program will go to the IMF Board in May 2007 and will focus on budget sustainability, improving the management of public finances, [...]
2007-03-13 10:39:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV GB
07LIBREVILLE156CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SURPRISES RULING PARTY WITH
[...] (U) On March 31 the Constitutional Court issued its final rulings on challenges to the results of the December 27, 2006 legislative elections. Sixteen elections were ruled invalid due to violations of election law, and voters in those constituencies will return to the polls at an unspecified [...]
2007-04-03 11:44:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE167GABON REACTS TO EQUATORIAL GUINEAN ACCUSATIONS ON
[...] (U) On April 16 the GoG publicly responded to GREG accusations that the Gabonese have obstructed the UN mediation effort on the Gabon-EG border dispute. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the Gabonese statement. 2. (C) During an April 12 meeting with Ambassador, Vice Prime Minister [...]
2007-04-18 14:18:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET EK GB
07LIBREVILLE172POST CONCERN ABOUT A&T STATUS FOR NON-USG
[...] Embassy Libreville wishes to do everything possible to facilitate NEC construction. Post recently learned that the contract for construction of Libreville's NEC includes a provision stating that the Embassy will "work through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow U.S. citizen contractor pe [...]
2007-04-24 11:15:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP AMGT CVIS PREL
07LIBREVILLE174FRANCE CONDUCS ECCAS TRAINING IN GABON; ECCAS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 14:38:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MCAP GB CF CG BY CT RW
07LIBREVILLE221FRANCE TO INTENSIFY MILITARY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) During a May 8 ceremony commemorating Armistice Day, Colonel Hingray, the commander of the the 6eme BIMA (the French military battalion in Libreville),announced that upon his departure in August he will be replaced by a General, who will also head up a new cooperation cell to work with the [...]
2007-05-11 12:44:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MCAP KPKO GB
07LIBREVILLE223CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER EPIDEMIC IN GABON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-14 13:34:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV TBIO GB
07LIBREVILLE224GABON WILL SEEK EARLY PARIS CLUB REPAYMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10, the Gabonese Finance Minister briefed the cabinet on Gabon's new three-year IMF agreement, and said the GoG will now seek early repayment of Paris Club debt. Gabon's external debt burden is moderate and declining, thanks to high oil prices, although new borrowing is up [...]
2007-05-14 13:45:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV GB
07LIBREVILLE229GABON ECONOMIC MISCELLANY
[...] LIBYAN INVESTMENT. There has recently been a flurry of Libyan investment in Gabon. Libreville's Intercontinental Hotel (the largest hotel in town) has been purchased by a Libyan company for 20 million dollars. Other purchases include the Dialogue Hotel (a vacant hotel on prime beachfront prop [...]
2007-05-15 16:34:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV EPET GB LY
07LIBREVILLE236UPDATE ON CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER EPIDEMIC IN GABON
[...] (U) According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 2051 new cases of chikungunya fever since May 14, bringing the total number of cases in and around Libreville to 7,500. Although 127 of these cases have required hospitalization, health authorities report no deaths from the virus. 2. [...]
2007-05-22 10:51:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV TBIO GB
07LIBREVILLE25OPPOSITION PARTIES DECLINE TO JOIN NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) In December's legislative elections, Gabon's ruling party -- the PDG -- won 83 out of 120 seats in the National Assembly; allied parties expected to support the government picked up 16 seats. In addition, 4 individuals running as independents (without any party affiliation) won seats. Op [...]
2007-01-17 14:39:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB KDEM
07LIBREVILLE252GABON REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES
[...] Embassy Libreville requests 20,000 dollars to promote self-sufficiency in refugee communities through generating food security and steady revenues. The project would provide technical expertise and equipment supporting refugee groups in Moanda, Bakoumba, Lastourville, and Franceville. All acti [...]
2007-05-31 16:47:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREF GA
07LIBREVILLE266PING TO BRIEF UNSG ON BOUNDARY DISPUTE WITH EG
[...] (C) Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Advisor Michel Biang told DCM that he and Foreign Minister Jean Ping are traveling to New York this week to discuss the Gabon - Equatorial Guinea border dispute with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Biang said that both EG President Obiang and t [...]
2007-06-12 15:49:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET GB EG
07LIBREVILLE268PARTIAL LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) On June 10 voters cast their ballots for twenty legislative seats throughout Gabon. Nineteen of these positions were left vacant after the Constitutional Court invalidated various December 17 election results in several districts (reftel). 2. (U) Despite several issues with the voter re [...]
2007-06-12 16:32:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE29GABON BUYS USED MIRAGES FROM SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) Gabon has purchased at least 3 Dassault Mirage F1-AZ fighters from South Africa's Aerosud and Paramount group, which apparently has acquired all of the remaining SAAF F1 airframes. The planes are approximately 30 years old but were upgraded in the 90s and are reported to be in excellent c [...]
2007-01-18 12:00:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMCAP SF GB EK
07LIBREVILLE308GABON MISCELLANY
[...] CHINESE PRESENCE/PRESENTS. On June 26, the Gabonese Minister of Public Construction and the Minister of Telecommunication visited the construction site of the new national radio and television-broadcasting center being built by the PRC in Gabon. Construction began on this project in 2005. The [...]
2007-07-17 15:53:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE326GABON REQUESTS REMOVAL OF ABDI ALI NUR MOHAMED
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Ping contacted Ambassador Walkley July 26 regarding the case of Abdi Ali Nur Mohamed, a Somali national deported from the US in 2004 who ended up in Gabon "at the US request" (according to Ping). [...]
2007-07-26 12:15:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL SO GB
07LIBREVILLE36BONGO AND FREEMASONRY IN GABON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 10:53:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
07LIBREVILLE40GUINEA REQUESTS TEAR GAS FROM GABON
[...] (C) Gabon's Foreign Minister, Jean Ping, told Ambassador Walkley that late on the evening of January 23 Guinea's ambassador to Gabon (Ibrahima Sory Soumah) approached Ping with the request that Gabon urgently supply Guinea with tear gas. Soumah said that Guinea's military and security forces [...]
2007-01-24 12:11:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS GV GB
07LIBREVILLE449GABON CONFIRMS WILLINGNESS TO HOST AFRICOM ELEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 16:54:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETMARR PREL GB
07LIBREVILLE46NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 10:39:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDGB KDEM PGOV
07LIBREVILLE463GABON: MORE FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFRICOM
[...] (S/NF) The AFRICOM site survey team is welcome in Gabon and will receive full cooperation from military authorities, influential Minister of Defense Ali Bongo Ondimba told CDA October 12. CDA and DATT met Bongo as instructed (Ref. A),and to follow up on our meeting with Gabonese Foreign Min [...]
2007-10-17 07:21:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL GB
07LIBREVILLE480GABON: ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 13:51:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR GB
07LIBREVILLE49GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION SECGEN READY TO ASSUME
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The treaty establishing the Gulf of Guinea Commission was ratified in 2006 by the requisite number of states and the Gulf of Guinea Commission entered into force. The Commission -- comprising Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, the Republic of Congo, Nigeri [...]
2007-01-29 13:40:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS GB TP AO
07LIBREVILLE492GABON: FOREIGN MINISTER PING RESPONSIVE TO FATF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 15:15:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PARM MNUC GB IR
07LIBREVILLE62GABON AS EL DORADO
[...] On January 29, 2007, 75 West African immigrants attempting to enter Gabon illegally were detained by local authorities as they disembarked from a boat. The group, which included 65 men, 9 women and one child, were nationals of Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In an intervi [...]
2007-02-01 14:01:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB
07LIBREVILLE63GABON AS EL DORADO
[...] On January 29, 2007, 75 West African immigrants attempting to enter Gabon illegally were detained by local authorities as they disembarked from a boat. The group, which included 65 men, 9 women and one child, were nationals of Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In an intervi [...]
2007-02-01 14:11:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB
07LIBREVILLE70MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER MAMBOUNDOU
[...] On February 06, Ambassador Walkley met with Pierre Mamboundou -- leader of the UPG, the largest of Gabon's opposition political parties -- to discuss the opposition agenda and relations with President Omar Bongo. Mamboundou said the UPG and the other opposition parties are united in refusing [...]
2007-02-07 12:20:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB KDEM
07LIBREVILLE81MAROC TELECOM TAKES GABON TELECOM
[...] Summary: On February 9, 2007, the Government of Gabon awarded Maroc Telecom a 51 stake in Gabon Telecom for approximately USD 78 million. (The French company Vivendi owns 51 of Maroc Telecom.) This concludes the privatization process of Gabon Telecom, which originally began in 2003 and which [...]
2007-02-14 10:46:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EINT ECPS ECON EFIN GB
07LIBREVILLE82DHRF-FUNDED RITUAL CRIMES CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS TABOO
[...] Summary: Post used DHRF funds to sponsor a one-day conference on ritual crimes organized by the local NGO "L'Association de Lutte Contre les Crimes Rituels" (ALCR). The objective of the conference was to focus attention on ritual crimes in Gabon and help develop a plan of action to fight the pr [...]
2007-02-14 13:57:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PGOV OPRC EAID KCRM GB
07LIBREVILLE85TFGV01: GUINEA'S REQUEST FOR TEAR GAS--GABON DEMURS
[...] (C) On February 15, Ali Bongo (Gabon's Minister of Defense) told Ambassador Walkley that Ibrahama Sory Soumah (Guinea's Ambassador to Gabon) had requested an urgent meeting earlier in the week to pursue again Guinea's request for tear gas and (according to Bongo) "associated equipment" (reftel [...]
2007-02-16 11:06:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PHUM PINS MOPS GV GB
07LIBREVILLE88LIGHTS OUT IN LIBREVILLE
[...] Summary: Gabon's capital continues to suffer from rolling blackouts, which began two weeks ago. The electric company, Societe d'Energie et d'Eau du Gabon (SEEG),states that due to low rainfall and high temperatures, its hydroelectric dams are unable to meet demand. Gabonese are not used to p [...]
2007-02-21 12:18:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON EIND EINV GB
07LILONGWE877MALAWI SITUATION REPORT NUMBER XX - DISASTER ALERT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The first floods and hail storms of this rainy season are reported to have occurred between November 7-16 in seven districts: Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe, Mwanza, Mangochi and Machinga in southern Malawi, and Mzimba in the north. According to the Department of Poverty and Disaster [...]
2007-11-26 15:08:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
07LILONGWE894MALAWI: UN EVALUATION OF MDF PEACEKEEPERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 23-24, a UN High Ranking Operational Training and Advisory Team (HROTAT) visited Malawi to inspect the Malawi Defense Force's (MDF) readiness to deploy a battalion to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). HROTAT said the MDF passed the initial inspection and would rema [...]
2007-12-03 15:03:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MI MOPS PREL
07LUANDA1238ANGOLA: 2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Below please find Angola's contribution to the drugs and chemical controls portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. ANGOLA ------- I. Summary 2. Although some cannabis is cultivated and consumed locally, Angola neither produces nor consumes signific [...]
2007-12-12 16:08:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AO
07LUANDA311ANGOLA'S NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER PREDICTS SHARPLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 22, 2007, Ambassador Efird and Econoff called on Agriculture Minister Afonso Pedro Canga. According to Canga, this year,s heavy rains will reduce the corn harvest to about 60,000 metric tons, compared with 450,000 tons in 2006. The cassava harvest will be adequate, [...]
2007-03-28 16:46:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID AO
07LUANDA326U.S. AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS EXPLORE BILATERAL
[...] (U) Summary. On April 3, 2007, the Chinese and U.S. Ambassadors met to discuss potential areas for coordinated agricultural assistance to Angola. They reviewed their countries, respective engagement in agricultural assistance in Angola in an effort to find synergies for future cooperation. [...]
2007-04-09 06:14:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD AO
07LUANDA475GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION OPENS ITS OFFICE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Luanda Charge visited the Gulf of Guinea Commission,s new headquarters in Luanda and met with Secretary General Carlos Gomes and staff to welcome Gomes to SIPDIS Luanda and convey USG willingness to cooperate with the Commission. Having only recently taken possession o [...]
2007-05-15 12:47:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHSA AO
07LUANDA476ANGOLA - APRIL POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- Angola Funds the Gulf of Guinea Commission ---- Supreme Court President Calls for More Judges ---- New Angolan Naval and Air Force Chiefs --------------------------------------------- ---- Angola Provides the Budget for the Gulf of Guinea Commission -------- [...]
2007-05-15 15:25:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA56SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...]
2007-01-22 11:45:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO
07LUANDA650ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP),an extremely broad paper calling for [...]
2007-06-27 16:06:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA846ANGOLA: FNLA FOUNDER LAID TO REST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following an official state ceremony in Luanda, FNLA founder Holden Roberto was buried in his native Zaire Province on August 8th, 2007. Despite mutterings that the GRA had deliberately kept him in poverty, the GRA pulled out all the stops for an elaborate funeral for Roberto. [...]
2007-08-15 16:30:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AO
07MADRID336SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...]
2007-02-23 08:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID SP XA
07MAPUTO82COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from Feb 5-8 to for courtesy calls and consultatins with Mission Staff, government officials and NGOs on a range of bilateral and regional environmental issues. Please advise as soon as possible re [...]
2007-01-18 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO933COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for REHO Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 until August 19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct courtesy calls and consultations with Mission staff, government officials and NGOQs on a range of bilateral an [...]
2007-08-08 10:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV ECON EAID BC MZ
07MASERU105PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS
[...] (SBU) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref A),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chair Thoahlane. With this atta [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PTER PT
07MASERU107PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS
[...] (S) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-Health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref B),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission Chair (IEC) Thoahlane. With this attack [...]
2007-03-01 15:30:00Embassy MaseruSECRETASEC PGOV PTER LT
07MASERU159NOMINEES FOR ATA-6125, COMBATING TERRORISM: MAY 14-18, 2007
[...] Post submits the following information on the eight (8) candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) SURNAME TAU OTHER NAMES TLALI ALEXIS RANK [...]
2007-03-16 09:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER LT
07MASERU162MASERU EAC (3/19/07) ASSESSES MASSIVE WORK STOPPAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Maseru's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on March 19 to discuss the first day of a three-day, opposition-led work stoppage ("stay away"),to assess potential threats to USG personnel, and to review the mission's security posture. Day One of the stay-away was widely ob [...]
2007-03-19 15:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU167LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF WORK STOPPAGE AFTER TWO-DAY
[...] (U) Summary: After a two-day strike that crippled the Maseru economy, late on March 20 Lesotho's political opposition leaders called off the mass action in order to hold talks with visiting SADC leaders. We expect that business will return to regular levels of activity on March 21, although th [...]
2007-03-20 15:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU203HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE -
[...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]
2007-04-03 13:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU217HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE -
[...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]
2007-04-10 06:22:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU219LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - WILDLIFE INVESTIGATION
[...] Post submits the following three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in ref B course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Customs Division and from the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gender: Male Da [...]
2007-04-10 13:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU24LESOTHO REQUESTS USG OBSERVER MISSION FOR NATIONAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY. On January 11, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announcing the date of forthcoming national elections as February 17, 2007, and inviting the United States Government to [...]
2007-01-18 15:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU261LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of [...]
2007-05-07 14:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU288LESOTHO CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - TRAIN THE TRAINER ON
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in the "Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents" course (reftel C). The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Imm [...]
2007-05-21 15:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU302LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the three candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Serv [...]
2007-05-24 12:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU329LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER
[...] Post submits the following information the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Refiloe RAMOHOLI Gender: Male [...]
2007-06-06 12:28:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU351LESOTHO: EAC CONSIDERS JULY 4 POSTURE, RECENT ATTACKS ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires convened an EAC meeting on June 15 to assess security policies and potential threats associated with the Embassy's planned official July 4 reception. The EAC also reviewed the mission's general security posture in light of recent attacks on the properties of GOL [...]
2007-06-15 10:14:00Embassy MaseruSECRETASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU355LESOTHO: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS ATTACKS ARE COUP
[...] (C) Summary: Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, in a June 18 briefing for chiefs of diplomatic missions, said that the violent security environment in the capital city of Maseru, which deteriorated further following implementation of a daily curfew on June 15, had taken on "political undertones, [...]
2007-06-18 17:28:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU356LESOTHO: EAC ASSESSES GOL CURFEW, SECURITY DETERIORATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge convened the EAC twice on June 18 to assess mission security policies and potential threats following the GOL's after hours announcement on June 15 of a daily curfew, several violent security incidents over the weekend of June 16-17 (including the carjacking of a U.S. missio [...]
2007-06-18 18:33:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU358LESOTHO JUNE 19 SITREP: GOL REVISES CURFEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of public criticism, mounting pressure from Lesotho's political opposition, and a threatened taxi strike, the nation's Police Commissioner announced on June 19 a loosening of Maseru's current 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily curfew to the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Embassy Mase [...]
2007-06-19 17:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU359LESOTHO JUNE 20 SITREP: CONTINUED QUIET IN MASERU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second consecutive night of calm on June 19-20 during newly shorted curfew hours has eased Maseru's immediate tensions. On June 20, Lesotho's powerful taxi associations agreed with a GOL appeal to postpone consideration of a strike until June 25, the GOL's Ombudsman publicly [...]
2007-06-20 16:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU365LESOTHO JUNE 22 SITREP: A CALM BUT UNCERTAIN CURFEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, Maseru remained perfectly calm one week after implementation of a curfew implemented to end attacks on senior political and government figures. The security situation, however, remains unpredictable. There are no signs the Lesotho police have made progress in identi [...]
2007-06-22 13:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU368MASERU APPEALS FOR ADDITIONAL SSH AND DHRF FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: As AF/EPS and AF/RSA consider the best ways to distribute end of year Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights (DHRF) funding, Embassy Maseru's Special Projects office respectfully requests that these offices consider U.S. Mission Maseru as a highly productive and engag [...]
2007-06-26 13:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM KDEM LT
07MASERU378LESOTHO ARMY COMMANDER: "WE HAVE FRUSTRATED THE COUP
[...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) told diplomats on June 26 that security forces thwarted a coup attempt in mid-June which had been in the works since December 2006. He alleged the coup effort, which had the support of some active and former military personnel, was [...]
2007-06-29 12:26:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC LT
07MASERU383LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: [...]
2007-07-02 19:25:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU386MASERU EAC CONVENES PRIOR TO POSSIBLE JULY 5 PROTEST MARCH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened post EAC on July 3 to assess the mission's security posture and potential threats following the July 1 announcement of an unsanctioned July 5 political opposition protest march and sit-in scheduled to end at the Prime Minister's office (reftel and [...]
2007-07-03 16:14:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU387LESOTHO: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION DIVIDE GROWS
[...] (C) Summary: During a July 2 briefing for the diplomatic corps, three senior GOL ministers described recent SADC-mediated dialogue between the GOL and the political opposition as successful, but proceeded to lambaste the ABC opposition party for a July 1 rally announcing a protest march and si [...]
2007-07-03 17:16:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU398MOB CONFRONTS MILITARY OVER RE-ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Lesotho army's seizure of three soldiers, which Lesotho's High Court had ordered released from GOL custody for a second time, led to an angry mob hurling rocks at military vehicles and burning tires in the vicinity of a Maseru police station. The GOL accuses the [...]
2007-07-09 14:58:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU409LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING:
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: January 14, 1969 Passport no.: RA644651 [...]
2007-07-12 09:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM LT
07MASERU428LESOTHO: LAWSUITS AND PRESS STATEMENTS AMID RELATIVE QUIET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The past week and a half in Maseru passed quietly without jarring developments relating to Lesotho's ongoing political impasse. Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla addressed the nation on Lesotho Television on July 10, reinforcing the government line that attacks on ministerial reside [...]
2007-07-20 09:30:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT
07MASERU436LESOTHO: ARMY AND POLICE RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS AMID NEW
[...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) launched a joint operation to recover weapons stolen from army guards outside of ministerial residences (ref B). In their first major success in locating these weapons, the LDF and LMPS recover [...]
2007-07-23 14:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU439LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...]
2007-07-25 15:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU452LESOTHO: RSA REPORTEDLY GRANTS ASYLUM TO ACCUSED COUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of South Africa has reportedly granted temporary asylum to six Basotho men accused by the GOL of involvement in alleged coup plotting. Two of the men claim torture, and in a recent press interview all denied any involvement in attacks on ministerial residences. Th [...]
2007-07-31 15:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS LT
07MASERU460LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FACE HARASSMENT IN LESOTHO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) redetained two soldiers charged with high treason immediately upon their release on bail from Maseru's "Maximum Central Prison." Meanwhile, local media and opposition political leaders claim that South African National Defense Force [...]
2007-08-01 15:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS KMCA LT
07MASERU487THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]
2007-08-14 23:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU488THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]
2007-08-14 23:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU495EMBASSY MASERU POINTS OF CONTACT FOR ILEA PROGRAM
[...] Per reftel, the point of contact for the ILEA Program at Embassy Maseru is: Christopher Smith Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer Tel: +(266) 22312666 Fax: +(266) 22310116 Cell: +(266) 58883282 e-mail: SmithCM3@state.gov 2. Additional point of c [...]
2007-08-16 17:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM LT
07MASERU500LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FREE IN SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, three of the six Lesotho nationals accused of coup plotting in Lesotho, and reportedly granted political asylum in South Africa, walked free from a magistrate court in Gauteng Province after posting bail. Crowds of their supporters, bused in from Maseru, packed th [...]
2007-08-17 14:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS SF LT
07MASERU530LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - LEED 25;
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course (October 8-November 16, 2007). All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST [...]
2007-09-20 14:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU533LESOTHO: ILEA COURSE ATA-6503: POLICE EXECUTIVE'S ROLE IN
[...] Embassy Maseru confirms that the GOL has agreed to identify five (5) police executives from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) to participate in reftel course. 2. As requested, post will provide ILEA Gaborone and DS/ATA/RSS the complete participants list, flight itineraries, and cos [...]
2007-09-24 14:16:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER LT
07MASERU550LESOTHO: ILEA NOMINEES - LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE
[...] Post submits the following information on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST NAME: MOKHELE OTHER NAMES: MASECHABA MOSELANTJA RANK: [...]
2007-10-01 12:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU597LESOTHO: FRUSTRATED OPPOSITION RALLIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Lesotho's largest opposition political party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),led an opposition rally in Maseru at which ABC leader (and former GOL minister) Thomas Thabane highlighted growing frustration with a SADC-led mediation process aimed at resolving a po [...]
2007-11-05 22:03:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT
07MASERU598LESOTHO: COURT REINSTATES CITIZENSHIP OF GOL CRITIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's High Court, in a high-profile case which had become a cause celebre within opposition circles, has reversed a GOL decision to strip the citizenship of the Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial local radio presenter and harsh critic of the government. In addition to [...]
2007-11-06 07:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT
07MASERU616ATA-6503: LESOTHO NOMINEES - POLICE EXECUTIVE'S ROLE IN
[...] Post submits the names of five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). Their flight itinerary and cost of their airfare are also indicated below. 2. The names and ranks of the cand [...]
2007-12-03 10:44:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER LT
07MASERU73WINNER TAKE ALL: UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S ELECTION EVE
[...] (S) Over the past few weeks, the Ambassador met once or twice weekly with other Chiefs of Mission (COM) as well as political party leaders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (FOMIN),Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson, international observers and civil society representatives. O [...]
2007-02-16 11:04:00Embassy MaseruSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PREL PINR LT
07MASERU91NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tlala PHATELA Gender: Male Date of birth: 15 November, 1964 Passport no. [...]
2007-02-26 15:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MOSCOW486REACTION TO FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT: IT'S NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The release of Freedom House's annual report on worldwide freedoms has created a small furor in light of erroneous local press reports that respect for freedom in Russia had declined to being on the same level as North Korea, Cuba, and Libya. The MFA reacted angrily, as expecte [...]
2007-02-05 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR RS
07NAIROBI2209 Somalia--Security a Long Way Off
[...] (C) Summary. The level of violence has risen in Mogadishu and the provinces since the Ethiopian/TFG action against the Ayr sub-clan and Courts' radicals in late April 2007. Attacks tend to be more focused than earlier in the year. While this violence could be laid at the feet of Islamic ex [...]
2007-05-23 14:58:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC EWWT EAID SO ET UG KS
07NAIROBI3373Somaliland -- Foreign Minister on the Way Forward
[...] (C) Summary. On August 20, the Ambassador held consultations with Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (at his request) to discuss the full range of issues in the U.S.-Somaliland relationship. Topics included the arrest of opposition political leaders, elections and recognition [...]
2007-08-22 09:11:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NASSAU169BRAZIL TO OPEN EMBASSY IN THE BAHAMAS
[...] On February 1, Poloff had a chance meeting with the new Brazilian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Tomas Mauricio Guggenheim, on the street outside their homes. Guggenheim, former ambassador to Gabon, said Brazil was in the process of opening an Embassy in The Bahamas. He is currently searching f [...]
2007-02-07 19:40:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG BR BF
07NDJAMENA649CHAD SHOWS RENEWED INTEREST IN EXTRACTIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chadian officials, including the Minister of Oil, briefed donors on plans to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in two World Bank-hosted meetings July 26 and July 31, 2007. Chad had already expressed interest in joining EITI in 2004, but there [...]
2007-08-08 05:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EPET PREL
07NDJAMENA792PEACE ACCORDS MULTIPLY WITH FRINGE CHAD REBEL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Five minor Chadian rebel/exile groups have signed generic peace agreements with the Government of Chad (GOC) in the last two weeks. The agreements include amnesty for rebels and a commitment to integrate rebel forces into the Chadian army and civil service. Negotiations in Trip [...]
2007-10-12 10:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LY GB BN CD
07PARIS1011 UNESCO DG REACTS TO HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT "DELIVERING AS
[...] This is a guidance request, see para 4. 2. Summary: After some initial hesitation, UNESCO's Director General Matsuura continues to engage member states on the results of the UN high level panel report "Delivering as One." At a March 9 question and answer session with member states, the D [...]
2007-03-15 13:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID
07PARIS1066 (SBU) UNESCO -- INFORMATION MEETING ON TECHNICAL MISSION
[...] (U) Summary and background: Six Arab state members of UNESCO have requested an extraordinary and unprecedented special meeting of the UNESCO Executive Board to discuss Israeli archaeological work on the ramp leading to the al-Mughrabi Gate on the Temple Mount. At the invitation of the Israeli [...]
2007-03-19 16:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL IS
07PARIS1119PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) The March 14 meeting of the Paris Club reviewed the debt status of 24 countries, taking steps to prepare for debt treatments in the coming months for the Central African Republic (likely in April),the Gambia (in May),Sao Tome and Principe (in May),and Liberia. Creditors confirmed the [...]
2007-03-22 13:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS1742PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND CAR NEGOTIATION
[...] (SBU) At the April 19-20, 2007 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided debt relief to the Central African Republic in recognition of its eligibility for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and to facilitate the newly signed Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) wit [...]
2007-05-02 16:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS2899PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed in principle to accept Gabon's offer to buy back its previously rescheduled debt at a discount. Terms will be negotiated at the July meeting. This would be the first time the Paris Club has conducted a standalone mark [...]
2007-07-05 08:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS3179U/S REUBEN JEFFERY MEETS WITH FRENCH ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, in his first official visit to France July 18-21, underscored the breadth of U.S. economic ties with France and reaffirmed U.S. support for OECD and IEA (septel). In Jeffery's bilateral meeti [...]
2007-07-25 14:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ELAB EUN PREL SENV UNO FR
07PARIS3209 PARIS CLUB - JULY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND GABON DEBT
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 17-18 meetings of the Paris Club, creditors accepted a stand-alone discounted debt buyback offer from Gabon, the first such operation by the Club. While welcoming Gabon's efforts to use USD 500 million in oil revenues toward debt management, the USG lacked legal aut [...]
2007-07-27 15:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS321UNESCO: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] Summary: Ref A calls for posts to supply the names of influential women to be included in a roster of women leaders worldwide. We at the U.S. Mission believe that UNESCO can act as an effective multiplier on global issues, including those involving women's empowerment. End Summary. 2. [...]
2007-01-26 16:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KWMN PHUM PREL
07PARIS3994PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 12 Tour d'Horizon, creditors welcomed in principle Jordan's proposal to buy back debt and generally supported the Secretariat's assessment of a 6-8 percent market discount. In a significant move, the Secretariat and creditors agreed with the U.S. [...]
2007-09-24 14:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4309FRANCE PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE NEW AFRICA POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France is planning to announce a major shift in its Africa policy, to be unveiled by President Sarkozy during his scheduled visit to South Africa in February 2008, according to Romain Serman, an AF-advisor at the French Presidency. The change in policy is intended to minimize, [...]
2007-10-18 13:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL XA FR
07PARIS4399PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2007 REPORTING CABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Paris Club agreed to accept a buyback of previously rescheduled Jordanian debt at an average discount of 11 percent off face value. This figure is significantly above the 5-7% figure that the Paris Club Secretariat initially estimated to be a fair market disco [...]
2007-10-31 14:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4622PARIS CLUB - November 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) At the November 14, 2007 Paris Club tour d'horizon, Chairman Musca urged countries to stay on message in their contacts with the government of Argentina - Argentina should clear its arrears. Iraq's recent agreement with Bulgaria was deemed roughly comparable to Iraq's Paris Club agreement, [...]
2007-12-03 15:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS847PART I: AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT - CEREMONY OVER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The XXIV Africa-France Summit in Cannes was an anodyne event that took place without pyrotechnics under the banner of "Africa and World Equilibrium." Turn-out, with 34 African heads of state in attendance, was below the peak of the 2003 Paris Summit and failed to matc [...]
2007-03-06 08:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KSUM XA FR
07PARIS848PART II: AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT -- THE DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: President Chirac, on the margins of the XXIV Africa-France Summit in Cannes, facilitated a February 15 Mini-Summit on the regional spillover of the Darfur crisis. Ghana President Kufuor, in his capacity as Chairman of the African Union, presided over the event, which took place in [...]
2007-03-06 08:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KSUM XA SU CD CT FR
07PRETORIA1495(C) ZIMBABWE: SENIOR SAG OFFICIALS OUTLINE VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meeting with IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu on April 24-25, senior South African officials questioned Masamvu in detail about the situation in Zimbabwe. DepForMin Pahad made clear he held MDC leader Tsvangirai in low regard, but had a much higher opinion of MDC Secr [...]
2007-04-30 14:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2619JMPD ACADEMY OPENING: A PARTNERSHIP PRODUCT
[...] (U) Summary: In his speech for the official opening of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department's (JMPD) academy, the Chief of Police described it as a "product of our partnership" - a reference to the four-year partnership between the Johannesburg Municipality and the United States. The [...]
2007-07-26 14:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ELAB PREL PHUM SF
07PRETORIA2818MBEKI TO PUT POSITIVE SPIN ON ZIMBABWE MEDIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite limited progress on the core political issues, President Mbeki will likely paint an upbeat picture for SADC Heads of State on his Zimbabwe political facilitation at the upcoming summit in Lusaka. Mbeki believes the positive spin will help keep the GOZ negotiators at the [...]
2007-08-13 05:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3902SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE CORPORATE
[...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...]
2007-11-07 16:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA606AFRICA PEER REVIEW MECHANISM PRIMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is perhaps the most developed and imaginative component of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),but has been slow to get off the ground. Only three countries (Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya) have completed their review, altho [...]
2007-02-21 07:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID AU SF
07PRETORIA920SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES U.S. REENGAGEMENT WITH SADC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South African officials welcomed U.S. reengagement in SADC and urged support for Executive Secretary Salomao's five priority areas: economic SIPDIS integration, infrastructure development, disaster management, cross-cutting social sectors, and peace and security. They cauti [...]
2007-03-14 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SF
07ROME149INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II
[...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]
2007-01-23 16:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07STATE108741SOMALILAND - ARREST OF OPPOSITION POLITICIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is asked to approach the authorities of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland to pursue the following objectives: -- Convey USG concerns regarding the recent arrest of three leaders of the Qa [...]
2007-08-03 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO
07STATE142244PARTICIPANTS FOR ILEA GABORONE TRAFFICKING IN
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 10, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. 2. PARTICIPANT LIST NAME: Teshale Teshome Woimo RANK: Chief Inspector DPOB: April 11, 1981; So [...]
2007-10-10 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET
07STATE144739SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR
[...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]
2007-10-16 18:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBC BN ET GH IV NI SENV TBIO UG UV ZA
07STATE151024DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-18. The CD Ministerial in Bamako, November 14-17, will have five thematic and five regional roundtables. We ask that Posts inquire as to the priorities of host government for the ministerial and each roundtable, and share the U.S. prio [...]
2007-10-31 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07STATE151188(S/NF) SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR
[...] (S/NF) Over the next few weeks, DOD and State will jointly visit Botswana, Gabon, and Liberia to discuss security cooperation with host countries in the context of AFRICOM. Visiting teams will also collect data on security and infrastructure parameters relevant to siting an AFRICOM element. P [...]
2007-10-31 21:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL BC GB LI
07USUNNEWYORK1102UNGA/G-5: SYG BAN INTRODUCES 2008-2009 UN BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced the proposed program budget for the biennium 2008-2009 before the Committee on Administration and Budget on October 25. SYG Ban stated the proposed budget of $4.2 billion represents real growth of $23 million, or 0.5%, over the previous [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK157UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF
[...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]
2007-02-28 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK7521540: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WEBSITE, OUTREACH
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At an informal meeting September 12 of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee"),Slovak PermRep and Chairman Peter Burian announced that interested delegations were discussing proposals for reaching agreement on the langu [...]
2007-09-14 13:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PTER UNSC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK786UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]
2007-09-22 01:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA CH TW
07YAOUNDE1269CAMEROON VISA FRAUD: NOT ENOUGH HANDCUFFS
[...] (U) Summary: Three recently uncovered visa scams highlight the ongoing efforts of malafide Cameroonian travelers to emigrate illegally to the United States. Excellent support from the Regional Security Office, collaboration with local law enforcement and vigilance by consular employees are key [...]
2007-10-24 10:33:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC KFRD CMGT ECON PHUM KPAO CM
07YAOUNDE445CAMEROON: BIYA ON ELECTIONS AND WAR AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: President Biya claims he is still hard at work against corruption, and that he will fire and arrest some of his most corrupt ministers (and his incompetent transport minister) before election day. Finding lieutenants who are both clean and competent seems to be a huge challeng [...]
2007-04-09 16:25:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PREL PGOV KCOR PINR
07YAOUNDE741WHILE NOT PRETTY, CAMEROON'S ELECTION PREP IS
[...] (C) With less than fifty days before voters go to the polls on July 22, the Government of Cameroon's handling of critical elements of the pre-election period has been marred with procedural irregularities. Some observers are questioning the government's commitment to democratic reform, poin [...]
2007-06-08 10:39:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR PHUM CM
08ABIDJAN138COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]
2008-03-03 16:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABUJA1185ILEA GABORONE Law Enforcement Executive Development Course,
[...] The following 14 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name OTAESIRI, Robinson Akporhuarho DOB April 3, [...]
2008-06-20 06:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1339ILEA GABORONE Law Enforcement Executive Development Course,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 08:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1353ILEA GABORONE Precursor Chemical PRECURSOR CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 13:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA2312NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff attended the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) 13th National Stakeholder's Consultative Forum in Abuja on October 30. Representatives from various civil society organizations; the Nigeria Police Force; Nigerian Customs; Nigeria Immigratio [...]
2008-11-26 07:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP NI
08ABUJA2523 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Course, February 9-20,
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name Reginald. Chukwudi Karawusa DOB July 27 1966 Gender - Male Rank - Assistant Director Current Position - Ag. Head of En [...]
2008-12-24 10:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA341 ILEA GABORONE - Criminal Investigations Course, March
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Independent Commission for Corrupt Practices and other related offences, the Nigeria Police Force and National Drug law Enforcement Agency are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Sharon Ogiri-Okpe DOB - 15 September, 19 [...]
2008-02-22 12:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA484 THE INTERNATIONAL ANTICORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ACT
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following in response to reftel. 2. (U) Host country efforts to combat corruption and improve transparency/acountability in 2006/2007: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated a broad agenda to tackle corruption, including enforcement of existing anti [...]
2008-03-12 13:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM SNAR NI IZ
08ABUJA60 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Course, February
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit and the Special Crime Unit against Money Laundering are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Musa Bah Mohammed DOB - 22 August, 1958 Gender - Male Rank - Chief Superintenden [...]
2008-01-10 13:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA899 ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents
[...] The following 7 Nigerian personnel, from the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name Ilesanmi Kehinde (ALTERNATE) DOB Feb 19, 1964 Gender Male Rank Superintendent of Customs [...]
2008-05-19 06:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ACCRA381Response to ILEA Gaborone - Training Needs Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: Post has selected three senior level law enforcement officials to attend the ILEA - Gaborone Training Needs Assessment Conference, which will be held from April 14-16, 2008, in Gaborone, Botswana. As a delegation, the selected officials are senior level law enforcement personnel w [...]
2008-03-19 16:42:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS GH
08ACCRA388Response to ILEA Gaborone - Training Needs Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: Post has selected three senior level law enforcement officials to attend the ILEA - Gaborone Training Needs Assessment Conference, which will be held from April 14-16, 2008, in Gaborone, Botswana. As a delegation, the selected officials are senior level law enforcement personnel w [...]
2008-03-20 16:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS GH
08ADDISABABA213USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM FIELD VISIT #3: HEALTH AND
[...] Between January 15 and 21, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Gode and Korahe zones in Somali Region as part of a third field visit to assess the current humanitarian situation, including health and nutrition conditions. USG HAT staff repor [...]
2008-01-29 04:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA3376USAU: AU PSC MINISTERIAL TO ADDRESS DRC, SOMALIA,
[...] (U) Summary: The African Union,s Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold a ministerial meeting on December 22 to address the situations in Eastern Congo, Somalia, and Mauritania. At this point, ministers from Zambia, Ethiopia, Algeria, Nigeria, and Gabon are expected to attend. The cu [...]
2008-12-17 14:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM AU
08ANKARA953AFRICA: TURKEY'S NEXT FRONTIER?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Like China and India, Turkey has joined the rush to forge relations with sub-Saharan Africa. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has raised Turkey's political profile since coming to power in 2002 -- declaring 2005 the "Year of Africa" and announcing plans to open 1 [...]
2008-05-16 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TU AF
08ANTANANARIVO1ANTANANARIVO: 2007 ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION
[...] CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those of Mission housing. Comment: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zones. However, [...]
2008-01-02 11:24:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MA
08ASMARA227DJIBOUTI AMBASSADOR ON BORDER TENSION
[...] (C) Somalia and the Eritrea)Djibouti Border: --------------------------------------------- --- "The Somali problem is not foreign to the border issue," claims Djibouti's ambassador to Eritrea. Ambassador Ahmed Issa Gabobeh, the dean of Asmara's diplomatic corps, warned against applying rat [...]
2008-04-23 13:08:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ER DJ
08ASMARA311BORDER CLASH - MUM'S THE WORD IN ASMARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrean government, party, media, and military officials are maintaining complete silence on the June 10-11 border clashes with Djibouti. No Eritrean media outlets have reported the incidents and the citizenry of Asmara are going about their daily routines in grim normalcy. Th [...]
2008-06-11 13:28:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS ER DJ
08ASMARA457FIFTH SUDAN-CHAD CONTACT GROUP MEETING: EDGING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the September 12 ministerial-level portion of the fifth Sudan-Chad Contact Group (CG) meeting, the foreign ministers of Sudan and Chad had agreed to re-open their respective embassies and exchange ambassadors. However, Chad's commitment to this course of action seemed weak. Th [...]
2008-09-16 13:57:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CD SU ER
08BANGUI141BOZIZE CALLS EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO
[...] By decree signed on July 24, 2008, President Francois Bozize called an extraordinary session of the National Assembly scheduled to start on August 1, 2008. On the agenda: Adoption of an amnesty law Review of the 2008 financial law Adoption of a new forestry code Adoption of a law organizing [...]
2008-07-25 11:15:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON CT
08BANGUI236CAR NATIONAL DIALOGUE - OPENING DAY OBSERVATIONS, ANALYSIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic's 'Inclusive Political Dialogue' began under the gavel of President Francois Bozize and in the presence of Gabonese President Bongo, UN Special Representative Francois Fall, and former Burundian President and chosen Dialogue Mediator Pierre Buyoya. T [...]
2008-12-09 23:49:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BEIJING3614SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAINTED MILK SCANDAL,
[...] Key points at the September 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China "will be responsible and will seriously handle the issue" of contaminated milk. -- China "firmly opposes" food smuggling to the DPRK and will continue to provide food assistance to the DPRK. -- China "supports t [...]
2008-09-18 10:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR VE CH GG KN
08BEIRUT1181LEBANON: ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN...AND WOMAN
[...] (SBU) Though President Sleiman is still in the process of forming his staff, following is a list of individuals we believe will be key advisors and members of his staff as well as persons close to him who have no official role. OFFICIAL ADVISORS ----------------- 2. (SBU) Nazem Khoury, [...]
2008-08-12 16:06:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LE
08BRATISLAVA528SERIES OF SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN FLARE-UPS FORCE PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the soccer match in Dunajska Streda on November 1 when Hungarian hooligans were expelled from the arena with surprising (some say excessive) force by Slovak police (reftel),several subsequent events involving ethnically fueled extremism have forced the rhetoric-slinging of [...]
2008-11-14 14:05:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU LO
08BUDAPEST1075CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL
[...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Gabor Fodor, Chairman, Alliance of Free Democrats, the Hungarian Liberal Party, received November 6, 2008. 2. Begin Text Dear Senator Obama, Allow me to congratulate you for your own great victory, and f [...]
2008-11-10 10:06:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP HU
08BUDAPEST1119HUNGARY CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 07:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST115MINISTER KAKOSY COMMITTED TO REFORM, CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: In a first official meeting with Ambassador Foley, recently appointed Minister of Economy and Transport Csaba Kakosy outlined minority coalition party SzDSz plans for tax reform, highlighted potential problems with health reform, and underscored Hungary's complex energy challenge [...]
2008-02-04 14:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1151HUNGARY TO SIGN CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 11:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1157HUNGARIAN FOCUS AT THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, Zoltan Pecze, discussed reftel with PolOff on December 2. Pecze stated that Foreign Minister Goncz will directly address the Medvedev Security Treaty proposal during her speech at the December 4-5 Ministe [...]
2008-12-03 13:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE RU HU
08BUDAPEST1158INDIAN SUMMER: HUNGARY MOVES FROM A HURRY TO
[...] (C) Summary: With the winter recess in sight, the Gyurcsany government is congratulating itself on the passage of the 2009 budget and the adoption of minor changes in Hungary's tax structure. But the international stabilization package has provided only a tenuous degree of stability, and eco [...]
2008-12-04 10:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST1209MAGYAR GARDA - THE LONG-AWAITED COURT RULING
[...] Summary. The Budapest Municipal Court ruled December 16 to disband the Magyar Garda Association. The Association will appeal the ruling. However, the Magyar Garda Movement, not a legal entity under the law, remains in place with potential anti-Roma demonstrations likely down the road. End [...]
2008-12-18 13:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST1213PRESIDENT SOLYOM'S INJUDICIOUS ACTIVISM
[...] (C) Summary: The chorus of complaints regarding Prime Minister Gyurcsany has largely but not completely obscured the mixed reviews received by President Laszlo Solyom. Seen as principled by his supporters and pedantic by his critics, Solyom has tested the boundaries of his largely ceremonial [...]
2008-12-19 06:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KBIO HU
08BUDAPEST1214BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS: GOV'T AND BANKS ADAPT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The banking industry is undergoing a rapid transformation as the financial crisis and global credit crunch impose new realities on the financial sector in Hungary. Banks find themselves altering their business models to reduce loan deposit ratios and improve the quality of the [...]
2008-12-19 06:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
08BUDAPEST165HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS TO
[...] (C) Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Gabor Horvath, discussed reftel with PolOff on February 15. Horvath stated that the Hungarians, based on presentations they received at NATO, have already "mandated" their Ambassador in New Zealand, representing Hungary at the Febru [...]
2008-02-15 16:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALAF MOPS PARM PREL NATO HU
08BUDAPEST183HUNGARY ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS AND NAME
[...] (C) Marianne Berecz, SE Europe, Western Balkans and CIS Department Head and Gabor Horvath, Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, discussed reftel with PolOff on January 15. Ambassador Berecz underlined Hungary's support for the Nimetz process, commenting that Greece's approa [...]
2008-02-21 06:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GR MK HU MARR
08BUDAPEST28HUNGARIAN REQUEST: HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Deputy Head of Department, Gabor Horvath, requested a meeting with PolOff on 7 January to discuss a UNGA First Committee issue related to the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). Hor [...]
2008-01-10 10:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM PREL UNGA RU HU
08BUDAPEST317CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: QUESTIONING THE COALITION
[...] (C) Strains within ) and between - the MSzP and the junior coalition partner SzDSz are becoming visible as they approach their respective spring meetings. 2. (C) Ironically, Prime Minister Gyurcsany may be the less lame duck despite the results of the March 9 referendum (reftel). Despite [...]
2008-03-26 10:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST341DANCING ON THE JETTY: HEALTH MINISTER OUT;
[...] (C) Summary: Toil and trouble continues within the coalition as the MSzP and the SzDSZ continue to head toward a divorce they may not want but may not be able to avoid. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's decision to dismiss unpopular Health Minister Agnes Horvath of the SzDSz has sparked a confrontat [...]
2008-04-01 14:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST373THE SICK MAN ... AND THE SICK COUNTRY
[...] (C) Hungary's political institutions risk grinding to a halt just as leading economic indicators reflect the realities of a stagnant economy. This correlation of public opposition to reform, continued gridlock in Parliament, growing concerns on the economic front, and the prospect of deepr s [...]
2008-04-10 11:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST391TWENTY QUESTIONS: FIDESZ TURNS 20
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ celebrates its twentieth anniversary in a position of unprecedented popularity, having channeled broad public discontent with the Gyurcsany government's policies to build an imposing lead in opinion polls. A movement long before it became a political party, FIDESZ's iden [...]
2008-04-17 07:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREV KDEM PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST392BELABORING THE POINT: COALITION CRISIS IN SLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Although the governing coalition continues to move through what one observer has termed "the slowest-moving crisis in history," both insiders and outside observers believe that several possible scenarios are gradually emerging. They include a protracted period of minority gover [...]
2008-04-17 08:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST401THAT WHICH GOVERNS LEAST: HOW WOULD A MINORITY
[...] (SBU) The atmosphere remains one of uncertainty regarding "the day after" the break-up of the coalition even as the SzDSz's April 27 departure date approaches. WHIPPING A MINORITY GOVERNMENT INTO SHAPE 2. (C) Barring a dramatic outcome to what has been a very ponderous crisis, Hungary w [...]
2008-04-17 13:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST442GRAY AREA; DARK HORSES: GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING
[...] (SBU) With the overwhelming vote of the SzDSz's national committee on April 27 confirming the party leadership's decision to leave the governing coalition, Hungary has entered the uncharted waters of minority government. SzDSz: GOING, GOING, GONE 2. (SBU) With some discussion but report [...]
2008-04-29 15:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR HU
08BUDAPEST480HUNGARY AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS -- FOCUS ON
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Gabor Horvath, discussed ref A with PolOff on May 7. Acknowledging the potential impact on interoperability and joint military actions, Horvath reiterated the Hungarian position outlined previously (ref B) - "Hungary can only suppo [...]
2008-05-09 15:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO HU
08BUDAPEST588THE WILD CARD: THE SZDSZ ELECTIONS AS THE LATEST
[...] (C) Former Environment Minister Gabor Fodor's defeat of incumbent Janos Koka as SzDSz Party President is the latest variable in the Hungarian political equation. Contacts in both the MSzP and FIDESZ tell us that the coming months will largely depend on which of Fodor's many public statements [...]
2008-06-13 10:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST673MAGYAR GARDA - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS?
[...] Summary: The Budapest Municipal Court held the third round of hearings concerning the Budapest Prosecutor's civil suit against the far-right Jobbik Party's Magyar Garda on June 30. The hearing attracted numerous onlookers, both for and against declaring the organization unlawful. Conducted [...]
2008-07-07 10:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST680COUNTER-DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE AT GAY
[...] Anti-gay protesters violently disrupted Budapest's annual Gay Pride Day Parade on Saturday, July 5, resulting in thirteen damaged police vehicles, the hospitalization of fourteen unidentified persons and the detention of 58 protesters. The clashes were a disappointment but not a surprise give [...]
2008-07-08 07:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HU ASEC
08BUDAPEST696HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff on July 10. Horvath noted that, while Hungary intends to sign the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions, the final text provides flexibility to continue operations and training with thos [...]
2008-07-11 14:40:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS NATO HU
08BUDAPEST737HUNGARY RECEIVES NON-PAPER ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 14:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR HU
08BUDAPEST778CRUEL SUMMER: POLITICS IN SLOW MOTION
[...] (C) There are few signs of life during Hungary's long summer break. Government and party officials have departed en masse for vacation ) leaving one staffer in the Prime Ministry to question exactly who is acting in Prime Minister Gyurcsany's absence ) and one contact notes that political de [...]
2008-08-05 09:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST848HUNGARY - DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 12:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08BUDAPEST872UPDATE TO HUNGARY'S ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following updates to information provided earlier in ref B: A. The Head of State, President Solyom, will not attend B. The Head of Government, Prime Minister Gyurcsany, will not attend C. The Foreign Minister, Kinga Goncz, will attend the General Debate. - [...]
2008-09-03 16:30:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST874THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW TAX PLAN - TAX CUTS WITHOUT
[...] (U) Summary. The GOH unveiled its multi-year USD 7 billion tax cut plan last week. Under the plan the government proposes to remove the unpopular 4 percent "solidarity tax" on businesses and to reduce employer social security contributions for lower wage employees, but it also intends to incre [...]
2008-09-04 13:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV HU EFIN
08BUDAPEST876OFF AND RUNNING ... IN CIRCLES: TAX REFORM DEBATE
[...] (C) Although Parliament is not set to reconvene until September 15, Prime Minister Gyurcsany's tax reform proposal (SEPTEL) has already been criticized by the public, questioned by economic analysts, and rejected by his most important political constituency: his former coalition partners in t [...]
2008-09-04 16:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST891DAS MERKEL SCENESETTER FOR BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia, energy security and the way forward on relations with Russia. While Hungary remains a committed [...]
2008-09-08 16:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGR HU
08BUDAPEST899EXPERTS' PARADISE: THE ARGUMENTS AND THE ODDS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: A government of experts remains a persistent topic of conversation as prolonged gridlock continues to erode public confidence in Hungary's political class. Currently championed by the SzDSz, a government of experts is constitutionally possible but would likely not be politically [...]
2008-09-12 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST913RETURN TO NOWHERE: PARLIAMENT BEGINS ITS FALL
[...] (U) Parliament reconvened on September 15, beginning its fall session with a dry session on a very rainy day in Budapest. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany's opening remarks ) preceded by the usual walk-out by FIDESZ MPs - focused on his government's commitment to improving education and [...]
2008-09-17 16:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST933BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS - LESS VIOLENCE, BUT
[...] Summary. In a day of Budapest demonstrations September 20, approximately 4,000 supporters of the government's newly-organized Magyar Charta (Hungarian Charter) and 1,000 Roma peacefully carried their message of tolerance and inclusion through the streets of the Capital, culminating in a ral [...]
2008-09-23 16:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST940DAS MERKEL'S CONSULTATIONS IN BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his September 9-11 visit to Budapest, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Russia David Merkel focused on energy and the Russia/Georgia conflict with a broad range of senior Hungarian officials. Encouraging greater visible support for Nabucco and a slow down/suspension of Sou [...]
2008-09-24 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET RS GG UP HU
08BUDAPEST950COALITION OF THE UNWILLING: THE MSZP AND THE SZDSZ
[...] (SBU) Following a succession of publicized meetings and a series of private contacts, the MSzP and the SzDSz appear to have moved from open conflict to ambiguous accord. 2. (U) In public comments following a meeting with SzDSz Party President Gabor Fodor September 23, Prime Minister Gyurc [...]
2008-09-29 14:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST954CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM IN HUNGARY: ROAD TO
[...] (C) It is an open secret among Hungarians that their politicians spend ten times more than the legal limit allowed for a campaign, often circumventing the law by conducting transactions with "bags full of cash" before every election. But this political imperative levies a high price on busines [...]
2008-09-29 14:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST965CAN THE CENTER HOLD?: HUNGARY'S SMALL PARTIES
[...] (SBU) Hungary's "independent opposition parties" find themselves locked in conflict for centrist voters, fighting for what little oxygen is left from the raging conflict between the MSzP and FIDESZ. THE SZDSZ: INTERNAL BLEEDING 2. (SBU) In the past weeks, the SzDSz has lost both public [...]
2008-10-01 12:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUENOSAIRES793OAS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540,
[...] A regional workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which concerns non-proliferation and export control obligations, was co-hosted by the U.S. and Argentina and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 13-14, 2008. All members of the Organization of American Sta [...]
2008-06-10 17:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR
08CAIRO1794AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE EGYPTIAN FUND FOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on Ambassador Neveen Ashmawy, Secretary General of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa (EFTCA) on August 10. EFTCA provides technical experts, training courses and aid donations to assist in the development of sub-Saharan African countries. EFTCA [...]
2008-08-18 05:18:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EG
08COLOMBO335SRI LANKAN AIRLINES APPLICATION TO OFAC TO RELEASE
[...] (C) Summary and recommendation: Sri Lankan Airlines has submitted a license application to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requesting release of a Pounds Sterling 125,124.70 payment that Citibank's Sri Lanka branch blocked in accordance with Executive Order 13382 because the r [...]
2008-04-01 12:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP KTFN IR CE
08CONAKRY162PRESIDENCY STIRS UP CONTROVERSY AGAIN - APPOINTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate was off strengthening bilateral ties with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea last week, the presidency took advantage of the PM,s absence to stir up controversy once again. On March 1, Conte issued two presidential decrees, one naming a new prefec [...]
2008-03-04 15:16:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY628NEW MINISTER OF SECURITY PROMISES ANTI-NARCOTICS
[...] (C) Summary: Guinea's newly-appointed Minister of Security promised full cooperation and 'total transparency' with the US in fighting narco-trafficking in Guinea. He stated that narco-corruption had spread throughout the presidency and government, but that he had a mandate from President Conte [...]
2008-10-23 14:25:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV SNAR GV
08DAKAR496SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH OIC CHAIR, PRESIDENT WADE
[...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in his new capacity as the chairman of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s hosting of the OIC s [...]
2008-04-29 13:45:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALOIC KISL PGOV PREL AORC KV SR SG
08DAKAR500OIC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH SENEGALESE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidane Gadio to discuss his country,s new role as chair of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s h [...]
2008-04-30 10:02:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL OIC IS SY KV SG
08DAKAR601ASECNA EVICTED FROM SENEGAL'S AIRPORTS - NEW POLICY FOR
[...] This is an action request for PM/ISO and AF/W; see paras 10-11. 2. Summary: On May 10, following the previous day's announcement by Minister of Civil Aviation, Farba Senghor, the government of Senegal (GOS) took over operations of Senegal's airports, essentially kicking out the regional a [...]
2008-05-23 12:26:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN SG
08DAKAR830IMPLEMENTATION OF CHAD/SUDAN PEACE ACCORD
[...] (C) Summary: The fourth meeting of the Contact group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan is scheduled to take place on June 17. The meeting follows the June 23-27 meeting military experts group, detailed below. The military experts adopted a basic draft operatio [...]
2008-07-16 19:29:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY
08DAKAR837CONTACT GROUP ADOPTS MILITARY PLAN FOR SUDAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: On July 17 at the fourth meeting of the Contact Group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan, Foreign Ministers and representatives endorsed a draft military plan for the Peace and Security Force to monitor the border between Chad and Sudan. In additio [...]
2008-07-18 14:07:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY
08DARESSALAAM91C-NC8-00135: UPDATE ON TANZANIA COUNTERTERRORIST
[...] (SBU) In support of the upcoming POTUS visit to Tanzania, post is providing the following update on the Government of Tanzania (GOT)'s counterterrorism (CT) capabilities and cooperation (reftel). 2. (S/NF) How seriously does the Government of Tanzania (GOT) take the threat of terrorism incl [...]
2008-02-04 15:12:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER PHUM PREL TZ
08DJIBOUTI613SOMALIA: ARS CHAIRMAN OPENS DISCUSSIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ARS moderates led by Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed are meeting in Djibouti from July 19-24 to follow up on talks held under the auspices of the UN SRSG for Somalia in May, and expect to issue a communique tomorrow. On the eve of the conclusion of this ARS General Assembly, [...]
2008-07-23 16:58:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ ER ET
08DJIBOUTI638DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: SEPARATE UN AND ACP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Djibouti's appeal to the international community, the United Nations Secretariat and the Brussels-based African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) have dispatched separate fact-finding missions to examine ways to reduce tensions with Eritrea, follow [...]
2008-08-03 17:53:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF MOPS KPKO ER DJ ET
08DJIBOUTI753VISIT TO DJIBOUTI'S PRISON SHOWS IMPROVING CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 10 visit to Djibouti's prison, EmbOffs noted substantial improvements in conditions. While there were some persistent shortcomings--such as unsatisfactory sanitary conditions in the prison kitchen--EmbOffs noted that minors, women, and pre-trial detainees were [...]
2008-09-15 13:56:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC SOCI DJ
08DJIBOUTI864ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS AND ITS WORK IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With regional support from Nairobi, Djibouti's very small International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office continues to play an active role in monitoring prison conditions, transmitting messages between refugees and their families, and helping to train Djiboutian security f [...]
2008-11-04 15:26:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PREF DJ ER
08DOHA132CHAD: DOHA EMBASSY OFFICER MEETING WITH CHADIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff met at the Embassy February 11 with Jebren Issa, the Chadian rebel group "Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD)'s" self-described international spokesman. Issa, a naturalized British citizen, asked for USG assistance in his group's cause against the cur [...]
2008-02-13 08:13:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU QA
08GABORONE1017AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Labor and Home Affairs Peter Letlhogonolo Siele on November 7. The Minister and Ambassador discussed the current situation in Botswana's prisons, a plan by President Khama to assist released prisoners in starting [...]
2008-11-18 09:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ZI BC
08GABORONE1029BOTSWANA DEFLECTS ZIMBABWE, SEEKS SOUTH AFRICA AND
[...] (C) Botswana's frustration over the political impasse in Zimbabwe is growing, and GOB MFA Permanent Secretary Outlule called in Ambassador Nolan and representatives of the UK, French, and EU Missions here late Friday afternoon November 21 for an update and to elicit our latest thinking on the w [...]
2008-11-24 04:53:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1036AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH BDF COMMANDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Botswana Defence Force ("BDF"),LTG Tebogo Masire on November 18. The Commander and Ambassador discussed the Commander's desire for more joint exercises and exchange programs, the military assistance package requested [...]
2008-11-26 13:19:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETMASS MOPS PREL BC
08GABORONE1078Ambassador's Courtesy Call on Trade Minister
[...] Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Trade and Industry Neo Moroka November 28 at the Minister's Office. Moroka thanked the U.S. for providing development assistance to Botswana since independence, and noted that both he and many of his staff had benefitted from scho [...]
2008-12-09 11:59:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAID SCUL BC
08GABORONE1082BOTSWANA-ZIMBABWE TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of meetings on December 9, contacts in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to A/DCM that a ministerial level meeting of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security troika will be held in Gaborone December 11. The purpose of this meeting is for t [...]
2008-12-11 11:02:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI BC
08GABORONE1083BOTSWANA: 5 CHOLERA CASES REPORTED SO FAR
[...] SUMMARY: The number of people infected with cholera in Botswana has risen to five - all of whom are Zimbabwean. There have been no reports that any citizens of Botswana have contracted cholera from contact with these patients. The GOB is carefully monitoring the situation and has been working [...]
2008-12-12 10:45:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI TBIO BC
08GABORONE1103WHY IS SADC SO SAD?
[...] (C) Summary: It is now "Festive Season" holiday time in Botswana and across Southern Africa, but it is also silly season when it comes to SADC. The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security's insistence on a full-scale investigation of and report on GOZ allegations that Botswana is helpi [...]
2008-12-17 15:34:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE1111MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ADDRESSES MEDIA IN BOTSWANA
[...] Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change Leader Morgan Tsvangirai spoke to and took questions from some 50 local and international media December 19 at a hotel in Gaborone. Tsvangirai addressed issues including the abductions of MDC party members in Zimbabwe, the Global Political Agreement, Ro [...]
2008-12-19 15:15:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1124DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMISOM FORCE GENERATION
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Tinar Lekuni, Deputy Director for African Affairs at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 9. Mr. Lekuni confirmed that the African Union Force Generation team had visited Botswana in late November. He however could not shar [...]
2008-12-23 11:50:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO SO BC
08GABORONE1125DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HARMONIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 13:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA APER AMGT BC
08GABORONE1127DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN UN VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BC
08GABORONE1128DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 14:54:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNESCO BC
08GABORONE1130KHAMA RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S THANK YOU ON ZIMBABWE
[...] SUMMARY: President Khama has sent a response to Secretary Rice's letter of thanks regarding the GOB's leadership concerning the Zimbabwe crisis. 2. On December 24, Embassy Gaborone received a letter under cover of GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Diplomatic [...]
2008-12-24 09:57:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC AF BC
08GABORONE1136DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 15:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA SO BC
08GABORONE1138PAS GABORONE SUPPORTS GENDER AND HIV/AIDS WORKSHOP USING
[...] SUMMARY: PAS Gaborone supported a two-day workshop on gender, violence and HIV/AIDS with government social service representatives, the police and NGOs. Hosted in a northeastern Botswana mining town, the workshop had an impact on the 50 community leaders who attended and the citizens they re [...]
2008-12-30 04:58:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KHIV KWMN PGOV PHUM BC
08GABORONE1140GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]
2008-12-30 07:02:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE248PRESIDENT KHAMA'S NEW CABINET -- CHANGE WITH ORDER
[...] (C) Summary: Newly installed President Khama stayed well within his comfort zone by selecting Foreign Minister Lt. General Merafhe to serve as his vice president, and the choice also underscores Khama's inaugural remarks pledging continuity of government policy and vision. Similarly, his new [...]
2008-04-03 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALBC PGOV PINR PINS PREL
08GABORONE406DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SADC OBSERVERS FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Canavan delivered demarche regarding election observers for Zimbabwe to the SADC Executive Secretary, who agreed on the need and outlined SADC's current activities and plans. He said he has lined up pledges for between 400 and 500 SADC observers and hopes to arrange m [...]
2008-05-27 14:14:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI BC AU
08GABORONE495PRESIDENT KHAMA OPEN TO NEW APPROACHES ON CKGR AND
[...] (C) Summary: President Khama says he is ready to move ahead on the problems of the San who were relocated from the CKGR, and will use a widely-praised former community management plan as a guideline. He also is breaking with past policy by saying he is willing to allow HIV-positive refugees [...]
2008-06-23 11:44:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALBC PGOV PHUM PREL SADC ZI
08GABORONE511BOTSWANA PREPARES FOR HORDES OF ZIMBABWEAN ASYLUM
[...] The Office of the President organized a fact-finding trip to Francistown and environs June 15-17 to familiarize members of the diplomatic community with their plans to process and care for potentially thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing the violence in their country. Those participating were myse [...]
2008-06-24 15:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDBC PGOV PREF ZI
08GABORONE514DIAMONDS ARE BOTSWANA'S BEST FRIEND
[...] Summary. With the opening of the Diamond Trading Center (DTC),Botswana has successfully moved up the value chain in the diamond industry. No longer just a raw producer of diamonds, Botswana is now host to all steps in the diamond industry - from mining and producing to sorting, cutting, and [...]
2008-06-26 05:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN BC
08GABORONE547BOTSWANA'S AU STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION
[...] (U) The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Gaborone has shared with the Embassy the official text of Botswana's July 1 intervention/statement on the situation in Zimbabwe at the recent African Union Summit in Sharm el-Sheik. Post has already e-mailed a PDF of this [...]
2008-07-03 21:32:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE552BOTSWANA'S STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE JULY 04, 2008
[...] The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation shared with the Embassy the official statement regarding the GOB's position on the outcome of the June 27, 2008 Presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. Begin Verbatim Official GOB Text: Â [...]
2008-07-07 15:50:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE553ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS REPORT
[...] The Botswana Observer Team in cooperation with the SADC Election Observer Mission (SEOM)has shared with the Embassy the official text of the statement of the Botswana Observer Team regarding the June 27, 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential run-off elections. Begin Verbatim Botswana Observer Team Text: [...]
2008-07-07 16:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE566HELPING BOTSWANA WITHOUT HARMING OURSELVES
[...] (S/NF) Given our recent reporting on the forward-leaning and principled position the GOB has recently adopted vis-a-vis Zimbabwe (Refs C, D, and E),and the resultant GOB-GOZ polarization that has prompted a formal GOB request for deeper USG support with more extensive security assistance (Ref [...]
2008-07-11 21:31:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP AEC BC ZI
08GABORONE577BOTSWANA PRESENTS ITS REQUEST LIST FOR MILITARY
[...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S) Summary: The GOB, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has provided July 14 to this Mission a list of the specific request for security assistance in the form of military hardware and equipment, as first elicited by the GOB [...]
2008-07-15 15:51:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PREF MARR MASS MCAP ASEC BC ZI
08GABORONE647BOTSWANA FIRM BUT ISOLATED IN SADC OVER ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Acting P/E Chief Woods delivered demarche per reftel on July 29 to MFA Assistant Director of the Americas Desk Shimane Kelaotswe. He expressed deep appreciation for USG support of Botswana's approach on Zimbabwe following the flawed June 27 election. Kelaotswe intimated that both the MFA [...]
2008-07-31 20:32:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SADC SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE657LETTER TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES FROM BOTSWANA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 12:51:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MARR BC
08GABORONE677REHO DISCUSSES ENERGY WITH CEEEZ DIRECTOR
[...] Summary: Regional Environment and Health Officer for Southern Africa (REHO) and Embassy Lusaka Econ/Commercial Assistant met June 4 with Professor Yamba, Chairman of the Centre for Energy, Environment and Engineering Zambia (CEEEZ),to discuss energy issues in Zambia. He described CEEEZ's miss [...]
2008-08-08 13:21:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID ZA BC
08GABORONE714TSVANGIRAI VISITS GABORONE AS FIRST STOP AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited Gaborone immediately after the SADC Summit, reportedly meeting with President Khama who had boycotted the weekend's Johannesburg Summit in protest over the Zimbabwe political impasse. The GOB has been cagey about the visit [...]
2008-08-19 14:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SADC SOCI ETRD ZI BC SF
08GABORONE719USAID CLOSES OUT CBNRM PROGRAM IN NAMIBIA
[...] Summary: On June 12 in Windhoek, Regional Environment and Health Officer for Southern Africa (REHO) attended USAID's close-out ceremony of its 15-year support of Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. Among the attendees were Ambassador Mathieu, USAID Director Gary Ne [...]
2008-08-20 10:04:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID WA BC
08GABORONE720KAZA UPDATE
[...] Summary. The U.S. State Department and USAID provide technical and financial support to the development of a consultation framework of the 5-nation Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) Initiative. The conceptualization and planning for this began in 2006 with Botswana, [...]
2008-08-20 10:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID WA ZA BC
08GABORONE728BOTSWANA'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENDA
[...] Summary. The Government of Botswana (GOB) through the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST),is determined to develop a credible national science and technology (S&T) capability that will yield globally competitive outputs. The most daunting challenge for Botswana is to uti [...]
2008-08-21 10:26:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE749SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA, SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) Country Overview: Independent since 1966, Botswana is frequently hailed as an African success story: a multiparty democracy with a record of political and social stability and respect for human rights. Botswana shares a vast, desolate, and porous border with its neighbors: South Africa, Z [...]
2008-08-27 15:10:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OTRA BC
08GABORONE795THREE ASSISTANT MINISTERS AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE
[...] On August 30, Assistant Ministers Oliphant Mfa and Ambrose Masalila in the Ministry of Local Government and Duke Lefhoko in the Ministry of Trade lost their seats in the last batch of the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) primary elections held in the northern constituencies of the country. T [...]
2008-09-04 13:27:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR BC
08GABORONE821TRANSMISSION OF LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM
[...] Embassy Gaborone received a diplomatic note (Note NO/2008 EA 6/16 (s) XXVIII (77) C1) from the Government of Botswana conveying a letter to President Bush from President Khama. The transcription of the diplomatic note follows: 2. "Republic of Botswana NOTE NO: 40/2008 EA 6/16 (s) xxviii ( [...]
2008-09-12 15:27:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV BC
08GABORONE875USG PROPOSES ENHANCED SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH
[...] (S) DCM Philip Drouin called on Ambassador Mustaq Moorad, Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS) in the GOB Office of the President (OP) on October 2 to follow-up and deliver the points and the USG proposal for a strengthened and deepened U.S.-Botswana security partnership, as outlined in Ref A. AF [...]
2008-10-04 15:30:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL MARR MASS MCAP BC
08GABORONE883BOTSWANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL S&T CONFERENCE
[...] Summary. The University of Botswana (UB) hosted September 8-10 in Gaborone the second International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Conference (IASTED TWO). The UB is placing increasing emphasis on Science and Technology (S&T) and its participation in IASTED Two [...]
2008-10-07 07:46:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY ENRG SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE884HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS
[...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...]
2008-10-07 08:01:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE909BOTSWANA REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO RIVER BASIN ACCORDS
[...] Summary: Botswana hosted September 15 a USAID-sponsored regional meeting under the aegis of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on river basin organizations (RBOs) for relevant GOB ministries and departments, and representatives from the four RBOs of which Botswana is a member. At [...]
2008-10-15 12:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE911BOTSWANA: AFRICOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief met October 8 with Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director for the Americas in the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She delivered reftel points regarding AFRICOM and left several copies of the new command's informational brochure (distributed via email from AF/PDPA). [...]
2008-10-16 11:45:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BC
08GABORONE932AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP
[...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...]
2008-10-23 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE946BOTSWANA: SADC MUST TAKE A TOUGHER LINE ON ZIM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan and Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani discussed Zimbabwe at length during their initial meeting at the Minister's office on October 27. The GOB is doubtful that any real progress will be made during the October 27 SADC troika meeting in Harare. The ne [...]
2008-10-28 07:39:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ZI BC
08GABORONE948AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER SKELEMANI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan paid his initial courtesy call on Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani on October 27. The Ambassador stressed his intention to strengthen the already warm bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Botswana. Minister Skelemani thanked the USG for our [...]
2008-10-28 13:05:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV BC
08GABORONE957AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER PLEDGE HEALTHY BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) During Ambassador Nolan's initial October 30 meeting with GOB Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi, the Minister said that Botswana truly appreciates the "phenomenal" support it receives from the United States in the health sector. She pledged her ongoing cooperation, and that from her Mini [...]
2008-11-03 10:15:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KHIV TBIO EAID BC
08GABORONE958BOTSWANA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe on October 28. The Finance Minister thanked the Ambassador for U.S. development assistance programs and noted that although Botswana has reached middle income status [...]
2008-11-03 10:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID ENRG PREL KHIV BC
08GABORONE961SADC COUNSELS "PATIENCE" ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomao briefed diplomats October 31 on regional economic integration, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Zimbabwe power-sharing negotiations. He advised that all three parties in Zimbabwe are happy with mediator Thabo Mbeki and [...]
2008-11-04 12:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ZI CO BC
08GABORONE975BOTSWANA: VP MERAFHE UNLOADS REGARDING ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Acting President Mompati Merafhe invited representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France as well as the European Union to a meeting November 6. The Acting President briefed them on Botswana's plans for the November 9 SADC Extraordinary Summi [...]
2008-11-07 11:56:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL MOPS PINR ZI BC
08GABORONE979FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES - BOTSWANA PUBLIC OPINION
[...] (U) United Nations Day was celebrated in Botswana on October 24 in Kang, a small, remote way station on the Trans-Kalahari Highway in the Central Kalahari District. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani, many other GOB officials, and representatives f [...]
2008-11-10 07:51:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI BC
08GABORONE989GOB WILL OPPOSE NO ACTION VOTES IN THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (C) In a meeting November 12 with PolOff, Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe stated that Botswana will oppose all no-action motions concerning Iran, Burma and the DPRK expect [...]
2008-11-13 10:52:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU BC
08GABORONE990BOTSWANA TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN
[...] In a meeting November 12, concerning the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and its affiliates under E.O. 13382, the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe [...]
2008-11-13 10:52:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL EFIN IR BC
08GABORONE992GOB TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe November 12. PolOff discussed the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee approval to add three Gulf- [...]
2008-11-13 13:32:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QT BC
08GABORONE994SKELEMANI: ZIM POWERSHARING DEAL IS DEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an office call with Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani November 17, Ambassador Nolan asked for Botswana's view on the status of the powersharing agreement in Zimbabwe and next steps that SADC and the wider international community should take. Skelemani declared that "the de [...]
2008-11-17 13:09:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL ZI BC
08GENEVA311UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...]
2008-04-25 15:44:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UNHRC
08GENEVA982International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Working Group
[...] SUMMARY: USG maintained its positions at the Working Groups of ITU Council, which consisted of two meetings on terminology use at the ITU, two meetings on the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005) (WSIS),and a meeting on financial issues. The working groups wi [...]
2008-11-18 15:51:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDITU AORC KUNR AMGT
08HARARE1117MDC MAPS STRATEGY
[...] (C) Polecon chief met separately with MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Elton Mangoma and talked by phone with Tsvangirai advisor Strive Masiyiwa on December 12 about MDC strategy. The MDC, which held a strategy meeting in Gaborone this week, will continue to engage in negotiations with ZANU-P [...]
2008-12-12 10:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1119 DISASTER DECLARATION IN ZIMBABWE FOR CHOLERA
[...] This is an action cable (see paragraph 15). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Beginning in August 2008, cholera outbreaks have spread to affect 9 of the 10 provinces in Zimbabwe. A breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure has exacerbated Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, and the nation's c [...]
2008-12-15 12:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
08HARARE1122ZIM NOTES 12-12-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - PF-ZAPU Revitalizing Party... - MDC Holds Strategy Meeting... - Manyika's Death an Accident?... - ZANU-PF Conference Delayed... - Mugabe Says Cholera Stopped... - Zimbabwe to be Discussed at UNSC... - EU Adds 11 Names to Sanctions List. [...]
2008-12-16 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE307SITUATION REPORT: STILL WAITING IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) A hearing on the MDC's application in the High Court to compel the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to release presidential poll results continued today as the judge considered the merits of the case. The attorney for the MDC, Alec Muchadehama, told us he was confident the results ha [...]
2008-04-09 13:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC ZI
08HARARE313SITUATION REPORT: MDC REJECTS RECOUNT, LOOKS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten days after Zimbabwe's national elections, with results of the presidential contest still outstanding, the Ambassador confirmed the intention of MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, currently in Botswana, to travel with President Khama to Lusaka for the April 12-13 em [...]
2008-04-10 11:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE323ZIM NOTES April 11, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Election Results Still Pending - Regional Engagement On Zimbabwe - Electoral Commission Under Fire - Post-Election Surge In Violence And Intimidation - *Zimbabwe Dollar Dives - Punitive New Income Tax Bands, Higher Rates, And Steep Increase In S [...]
2008-04-11 11:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE361 SPOTTING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ZIMBABWE'S RUINS
[...] (U) In the midst of Zimbabwe's distressed economy, some investors see opportunity that the risk averse abandoned long ago. Banking on economic recovery and attracted to Zimbabwe's cheap price tags, investors are looking at sectors with international links or those that will benefit from an inc [...]
2008-04-23 12:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE519UN ENVOY BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON ZIMBABWE VISIT
[...] (C) Haile Menkerios, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefed western diplomats, including the Ambassador, June 17 on his mission to Zimbabwe, and specifically on a meeting earlier in the day with President Robert Mugabe. Menkerios said he came away from the [...]
2008-06-19 13:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE699ZIM NOTES 8-15-2008
[...] Topics of the Week: - Talks Break Off... - Tsvangirai's Travel to SADC Summit Interrupted... - French and Swedish Charges Threatened... - Botswana Deports Zimbabwean Journalist... - Soaring Inflation... - Tobacco Deliveries Lagging... - "Zimbabwe - Beyond Tomorrow"... ---- [...]
2008-08-18 13:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE838BFIF-FUNDED FORUM STIMULATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On August 21, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local companies, held an economic forum on tackling h [...]
2008-09-17 10:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
08ISLAMABAD3903 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 22, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 10:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08JEDDAH149ISLAMIC SUMMIT: TOP PRIORITIES INCLUDE SUDAN-CHAD
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In post-Summit meetings with OIC Assistant Secretary General for Jerusalem Affairs Ambassador Samir Bakr and OIC Directors for Political Affairs Yahaya Lawal and Tariq Ali Bakheet, they cited the new Charter revision (to enter into force within six months),the Dakar Agreeme [...]
2008-03-23 11:59:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL OIC SA
08KHARTOUM386DESPITE DAKAR ACCORD, SPLM AND SLM BRACE FOR
[...] (C) Recounting his efforts to press a diffident President Bashir to support the recent Dakar accord with Chad--including a mechanism to monitor violations--Foreign Minister Deng Alor remains concerned that Khartoum will continue to pursue regime change in N'djamena, he told Senior Assistant to [...]
2008-03-16 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN AU SU CD UG
08KHARTOUM640CHAD: UFDD, UFDD/F REITERATE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE
[...] (C) In an April 24 conversation with Poloff, representatives of Mahamet Nouri's Union des Forces du Developpement et de la Democratie (UFDD) and Abdelwahid Aboud Makaye's UFDD/Fondamentale welcomed the increased international engagement on the Chadian conflict evident during the April 10 Conta [...]
2008-04-25 10:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU CD
08KHARTOUM713CHAD: AWAITING CONTACT FROM DEBY, NOURI sEEKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 15:18:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SU CD LY SA
08KIGALI497HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA POLICE TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend a Criminal Investigation Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana. Last Name Fi [...]
2008-07-24 11:48:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL RW
08KINGSTON1039 JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]
2008-12-10 13:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON867JAMAICA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The GOJ's USD 4.5 million deal with American Airlines to guarantee airlift to the island has faced criticism in the press; others see it as an important hedge against the failing national carrier Air Jamaica. -- Air Jamaica appears to have found a new CEO after the one s [...]
2008-10-03 14:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINSHASA25VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND POLITICAL- RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) Summary: Clashes between police and members of the political-religious sect Bundia dia Kongo (BDK) on January 5 in Bas-Congo Province left at least six people dead and dozens more injured. The violence is the latest manifestation of tension between the BDK and the Congolese government. T [...]
2008-01-11 11:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PTER PREL CG
08KINSHASA254CEEAC summit condemns attempts to overthrow Chadian
[...] A special two-day summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in Kinshasa March 10-11 condemned armed attempts to destabilize the Chadian government and reiterated its support for the government and people of Chad. The summit, organized by the DRC as holder of the CEEAC' [...]
2008-03-14 06:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AO AU BY CD CG CM CT GB EK TP SU
08KINSHASA326DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-04 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-07 06:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]
2008-04-08 06:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA426PRC Engagement in the DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The story of Chinese (PRC) involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),dating to the 1970's when the DRC was barely into its second decade as an independent nation, is long and complex. Since the early 2000's, China has ramped up its presence and exchanges with the D [...]
2008-05-13 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ECPS MARR PREL PGOV SENV
08KINSHASA891 Kabila visits Quebec City to promote Kinshasa's
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila has broken with his preference for staying at home to instead attend this week's Francophonie Summit in Quebec City. Just days ago, the Democratic Republic of the Congo submitted its letter of candidacy for Kinshasa to host the 2010 summit; the only oth [...]
2008-10-16 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SCUL CG
08LIBREVILLE146GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]
2008-03-25 11:42:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LIBREVILLE152GABON: RITUAL CRIME ON THE RISE
[...] (U) The number of suspected ritual killings in Gabon is on the rise ahead of scheduled April 27 local elections. Members of civil society and some religious leaders have denounced this practice. Government has had little to say on the subject, however. There has been extensive coverage of th [...]
2008-04-01 10:06:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KPAO KCRM GB
08LIBREVILLE179 GABON: FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS ON 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Post has consulted closely with Ambassador Reddick, currently presenting credentials in Sao Tome, and provides these additional comments concerning trafficking in persons in Gabon and the proposed placement of Gabon on the Tier 2 Watch List. This cable reflects her views. Credible inde [...]
2008-04-15 12:59:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM GB
08LIBREVILLE189 AMBASSADOR'S COMMENT ON GABON'S 2008 TIP RANKING
[...] (SBU) Allow me to weigh in personally on the question of Gabon's TIP ranking. I am sorry that I was away presenting credentials in Sao Tome last week when much of the dialogue on this issue occurred. 2. (SBU) Gabon's TIP record is not perfect, but a fair reading of its record in 2007 shows [...]
2008-04-21 16:35:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM GB
08LIBREVILLE19GABON: AFRICOM COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT
[...] (C) AFRICOM General William Ward's December 4-6 visit to Libreville found officials from both the Government of Gabon and the Economic Community of Central African States pressing for information on when and where AFRICOM will establish a headquarters or other facilities on the continent. Ga [...]
2008-01-11 15:33:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS KPAO GB
08LIBREVILLE248GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 15:29:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU
08LIBREVILLE389LIBREVILLE - POST ENDORSES FY2009 SECTION 1206
[...] (SBU) Post fully endorses the FY2009 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Gabon and Sao Tome (STP) that was submitted by EUCOM. The funding is for Peace Support Operations training that are in keeping with Post's mission objectives. This training force will deploy to the Gulf of Guinea as part [...]
2008-07-30 14:20:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PREL GB
08LIBREVILLE410GABON/SAO TOME: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 14:50:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PREL GB
08LIBREVILLE420CEEAC, AN EVOLVING REGIONAL ORGANIZATION, ASSUMES
[...] (C) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) took over responsibility for a small EU-funded peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) on July 12. The handover was a milestone in CEEAC's gradual emergence as a focus for security initiatives in central [...]
2008-08-20 15:12:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KPKO GB
08LIBREVILLE436GABON: RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 12:51:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN GB
08LIBREVILLE530CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO
[...] THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS A SECOND LETTER THAT WAS PROMINENTLY PLACED ON FRONT PAGE OF THE GABONESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER - L'UNION PLUS (NO. 9866 EDITION) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008: THE HONORABLE BARACK OBAMA THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WASHINGTON DEAR SENATOR, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAS PLAC [...]
2008-11-06 13:56:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP GB
08LIBREVILLE564GABON: FRENCH GENERAL DESCRIBES STRENGTHS,
[...] (C) The senior French military officer in Central Africa provided visiting AF/C Deputy Director Siria Lopez with a tour d'horizon of French military perspectives on activities of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS/CEEAC),including ECCAS's 700-person peacekeeping operation [...]
2008-12-01 15:41:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AO BY CM CT CD CG CF EK GB
08LIBREVILLE567GABON/CAR: FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON CAR DDR PROCESS
[...] The following is a rough English translation of a framework document outlining the launch of the DDR process in the Central African Republic. The original French text has already been provided to AF/C. (Begin Text) FRAMEWORK PAPER ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE DDR PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICA [...]
2008-12-03 15:38:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CT GB
08LIBREVILLE569GABON: STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-06 09:11:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV GB
08LIBREVILLE571GABON/CAR: PRESIDENT BOZIZE IN LIBREVILLE FOR TALKS
[...] (SBU) Central African Republic President Francois Bozize flew to Libreville December 2 for talks with his Gabonese counterpart El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba on the eve of a long-awaited "inclusive national dialogue" among CAR political and military factions. The dialogue is scheduled to begin De [...]
2008-12-06 09:54:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPKO CT GB
08LIBREVILLE572GABON/CAR: GABON PUSHES HARD FOR CAR DIALOGUE
[...] (C) All major obstacles to the scheduled December 8 launch of an "inclusive political dialogue" in the Central African Republic appear to have been resolved, according to Gabonese mediators. Gabonese President Bongo will travel to Bangui for the December 8 opening of the dialogue, and Gabon [...]
2008-12-06 10:03:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO CT TO GB
08LIBREVILLE574GABON: RESHUFFLE OF SECURITY POSTS MAY STACK THE
[...] (C) In a move that caught some senior military officers by surprise, Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba has carried out a wide-ranging reshuffle of senior military and security posts. Though many of the changes were routine, the breadth of the shakeup appears unprecedented, at least [...]
2008-12-06 11:18:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR GB
08LIBREVILLE579GABON: STUDENTS PROTEST, TEACHERS' STRIKE RESUMES
[...] (U) Hundreds of secondary school students organized impromptu protests throughout the city of Libreville December 15 upon learning that their teachers had walked out on strike. The protests disrupted traffic on major Libreville thoroughfares. There were reports of some students throwing sto [...]
2008-12-15 15:18:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB CASC GB
08LIBREVILLE580GABON SEEKS ALIGNMENT WITH AU ON POSSIBLE UNPKO TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 15:20:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SO GB
08LIMA395Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]
2008-03-05 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LOME388TOGO'S OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL: INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Togolese officer candidate program is progressing towards regionalization by accepting students from the sub-region, and strives to prepare cadets for PKO missions. The curriculum now includes modules on human right principles. The teaching staff tailors instruction to prepare [...]
2008-07-29 11:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MCAP PGOV KPKO TO
08LUANDA1006CRIME IN LUANDA: FROM BAD TO WORSE
[...] Summary: Brazen and violent crimes targeting Westerners have shaken Luanda's international community. Perpetually gridlocked streets make the targets easy pickings for gangs of robbers who have ratcheted up their aggressiveness in attacking vulnerable individuals stuck in traffic. Angolan pol [...]
2008-12-24 06:47:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM AO
08LUANDA172SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S MARCH 4-5
[...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome your visit to Luanda March 4-6. This visit provides an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the positive momentum established during the February 21-23 visit of the HSV Swift and follow up on some of the issues addressed by General Ward during his December [...]
2008-02-29 06:13:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA MAAR PREL AO
08LUANDA191CHIQUITA BECOMES LARGEST U.S. NON-OIL PARTNER IN
[...] Summary: U.S.-based banana giant, Chiquita Brands International, signed March 4 a 15-year agreement with Angolan partners to purchase an estimated 7.7 million boxes of bananas per year from a soon-to-be established 3000 hectare industrial banana plantation in Benguela province. The well-respec [...]
2008-03-07 06:15:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL AO
08LUANDA219SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL PHALEN'S MARCH 18-22
[...] (U) Embassy Luanda warmly welcomes the visit of Professional Staff Members from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Michael Phalen and Neil Brown on March 18-22. This is the first visit by Congressional Professional Staff to Angola and provides an opportunity to discuss key bilateral is [...]
2008-03-13 17:51:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP ECON EPET EFIN AO
08LUANDA537SCENESETTER FOR U/S REUBEN JEFFERY'S VISIT TO ANGOLA
[...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome your July 21-22 visit to Angola. Your visit, the highest level USG visit to Angola since Secretary Powell's four-hour stop in September 2002, manifests what the Angolan government most wants from America: respect. I hope your visit presages more high level [...]
2008-07-14 11:59:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP JEFFERY REUBEN ECON PGOV EAID AO
08LUSAKA617NO NEW SADC SUMMIT; MWANAWASA FRUSTRATED BY SADC
[...] (C) Summary. According to Zambia MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador Tens Kapoma, President Mwanawasa is frustrated by the failure of the consultative meeting on Zimbabwe that he called on the margins of TICAD IV (reftels) and has no plans to convoke another extraordinary SADC summit prior to t [...]
2008-06-10 06:04:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI ZA
08MAPUTO1018CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM ENERGIZES SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]
2008-10-31 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1286MOZAMBIQUE POLICE TARGETED BY ORGANIZED CRIME,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several high profile shootings of members of the Mozambican police (PRM) and a spree of violent crime suggest that criminal elements have infiltrated Mozambican law enforcement. Armed attacks within Maputo appear more brazen by the day. Mozambique,s most notorious criminal, A [...]
2008-12-24 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SNAR MZ
08MAPUTO233DAS THOMPSON SEES MOZAMBIQUE'S CHALLENGES AND USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 2-3 visit to Maputo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Carol Thompson met with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency to urge the GRM to strengthen the business environment, participate in peacekeeping operations, and recognize Kosovo's independ [...]
2008-03-18 11:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID MZ
08MAPUTO498FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE AND VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi told the Charge that the Mozambican Government (GRM) continues to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe closely through its Embassy and various Mozambican envoys sent to Zimbabwe. When pressed about the GRM's "silent diplomacy" and the nee [...]
2008-05-29 13:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MASERU119LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - DEA
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),respectively [...]
2008-05-02 08:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU120LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS SENIOR LEADERS
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Ministry of Defense and National Security respectively. [...]
2008-05-02 10:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC LT
08MASERU123LESOTHO: ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES, DEA EXECUTIVE PRECURSOR
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the personal information on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) respectively. 2. Data on the two nominated individua [...]
2008-05-06 14:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU144MASERU EAC CONVENES IN RESPONSE TO RECENT ATTACKS ON
[...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission convened the EAC on May 16 to consider Embassy Maseru's security posture and threat levels in light of recent attacks on Lesotho military and police units (reftel) . Representatives of all Embassy sections and agencies - including the Assistant Regional Securit [...]
2008-05-16 10:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER CASC LT
08MASERU159MASERU EAC CONVENES IN RESPONSE TO TRANSPORT CLASHES
[...] (SBU) Charge convened the EAC on May 30 to consider Embassy Maseru's security posture and threat levels in light of recent violent clashes among police and individuals protesting the GOL's use of buses for public transportation (refs A and B). Representatives of all mission sections and agencie [...]
2008-05-30 11:44:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV CASC LT
08MASERU165MASERU EAC DISCUSSES 4TH OF JULY SECURITY POSTURE
[...] (SBU) Charge convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 3 to review post's security posture with respect to the upcoming July 4th holiday (reftel). Participants included MCC, PEPFAR (representing CDC, USAID),CONS, Peace Corps, IMO, and A/MO. 2. (SBU) Currently, U.S. Mission Mase [...]
2008-06-04 14:27:00Embassy MaseruSECRETASEC PGOV CASC LT
08MASERU190EAC CONVENES IN ANTICIPATION OF NATIONWIDE STRIKE
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened the EAC on June 27 to review U.S. Mission Maseru's security posture and contingency planning in anticipation of a nationwide, four-day transportation strike that organizers plan to commence on Monday June 30 (reftels). Representatives of all agencies and E [...]
2008-06-27 11:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV CASC LT
08MASERU242LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA). a) Name: Teboho Vitalis MASAILE Gender: Male Date of bir [...]
2008-08-14 12:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS LT
08MASERU243LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses. a) Name: Seabata NTHABI Gender: Male Da [...]
2008-08-14 15:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU252LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the four (4) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Servic [...]
2008-08-22 08:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR LT
08MASERU253LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the four (4) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and Customs Officers from the Lesotho Revenue Aut [...]
2008-08-22 08:48:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR LT
08MASERU92LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOEKETSI OTHER NAMES: MOEKETSI SAMUEL RANK: INSPECTOR S [...]
2008-03-28 06:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR
08MOSCOW281DFM SALTANOV ON UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON CHAD
[...] (C) In a February 4 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Saltanov (other issues covered septel),the Ambassador underscored the urgency of the situation in Chad and urged Russia to remove its objections to the draft UNSC Presidential Statement on Chad. The Ambassador reminded Saltanov that F [...]
2008-02-04 16:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS
08NAIROBI2140PRIME MINISTER, DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEF CODEL PAYNE
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on August 7-8, CODEL Payne discussed a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Mohammed Yusuf Haji, Trade Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Minister of Higher Education Sally Kosgei, former President Daniel arap Moi, Nobel laureate Wanga [...]
2008-09-10 16:49:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC ETRD PREF KE
08NAIROBI2158Somalia - US Mission Officers Visit Hargeisa
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 9, US Mission officers visited Hargeisa, Somaliland and met with government officials, political party representatives, and organizations implementing U.S. Government-funded activities. The visit provided an opportunity to reinforce key messages made by Assistant [...]
2008-09-12 08:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI SO
08NDJAMENA163SRSG ANGELO MULLS MINURCAT ROLE IN MILITARY BORDER
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN SRSG VICTOR ANGELO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR 4/16 THAT A UN FORCE OF 100-150 MILITARY OBSERVERS COULD BE PLACED RELATIVELY QUICKLY ALONG THE CHAD-SUDAN BORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE DAKAR PEACE ACCORD IF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) W [...]
2008-04-17 16:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CD UN EU SU MARR MASS SE LY
08NDJAMENA396 THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON
[...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...]
2008-09-05 11:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC
08NDJAMENA413ASMARA CONTACT GROUP MTG ON CHAD/SUDAN: READ OUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-15 14:58:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD LY KPKO ER SG UN
08NDJAMENA524EU READOUT OF FIRST DAY OF DAKAR ACCORD TECHNICAL TALKS IN
[...] (SBU) The EU Special Envoy for Sudan and Eastern Chad, AMB Torben Brylle, gave us NOV 13 a readout on the first day of the technical military experts talks that took place on NOV 12. We inform addressees of its content in paras 2-5, below. 2. (SBU) The NOV 12 meeting was cut short and s [...]
2008-11-13 10:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL LY SU KPKO UN AU EU CD
08NDJAMENA532CONTACT GROUP MTG IN NDJAMENA MAINTAINS DAKAR
[...] (C) The November 15 Meeting of the Contact Group for implementation of the Dakar Accord achieved its core objectives of furthering confidence-building between Chad and Sudan, and maintaining the CG's deliberate progress toward a border monitoring and observation mission. On the ground there wa [...]
2008-11-17 14:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PKO UNAUS AU SU LY CD
08NDJAMENA66SITREP 2: EVENING IN CHAD IS QUIET BUT ANXIETY
[...] (SBU) As of 2200 local, January 31, the Mission moved to consolidate all official Americans due to continued concern of imminent rebel attacks on N'djamena. Embassy officials and eligible family members are consolidated in three locations: at the Embassy compound; the American school compound [...]
2008-01-31 20:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC
08PARIS1073WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS
[...] (U) Summary: The second session of the Working Group meeting to examine issues concerning the election of members of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) made little progress, as expected, but advanced on defining the key points to consider. End summary. 2. (U) The open-ended Working Group [...]
2008-06-04 15:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCUL
08PARIS1172THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. agencies, including those involved in international trade agreements, need to keep a careful eye on the efforts of the government of Belgium's French-speaking community to enlist UNESCO -- in an unhelpful way -- in the fight against fly-by-night diploma mills in Africa and [...]
2008-06-23 06:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL ETRD ECA BE XA
08PARIS1568FRANCE’S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART II (FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy has received mixed reviews from Africans uncertain as France moves away from the "France-Afrique" model. Some Africans seem to accept the outlines of the new policy, some have expressed misgivings about replacing the familiar with the unknown, and some have p [...]
2008-08-13 17:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1698FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART III
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy may have its most immediate impact on France's military presence in Africa. The French are planning to consolidate their military presence and want to orient it towards cooperation with Africa's sub-regional groupings (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, et al.) and awa [...]
2008-09-09 16:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1979DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles met with French MFA Human Rights Director Jacques Pellet (Please Protect Throughout) in Paris on October 23 to discuss United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolutions and other UN issues. The French agree on the need for a strong Iran resolution, [...]
2008-10-28 18:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS2151TOGO: PRESIDENT FAURE GNASSINGBE'S VISIT TO PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo President Faure Gnassingbe's visit to Paris the week of November 17 was largely uneventful but allowed the two sides to touch base, and provided France the opportunity to remind Faure of the importance of carrying out democratic reform and holding meaningful dialogue with th [...]
2008-11-25 10:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV SNAR TO BN FR
08PARIS265 PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's January 22-24 session, the U.S. and other creditors signed an accord with Guinea to resume interim debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The Paris Club (PC) also granted The Gambia 100 percent cancellation of its [...]
2008-02-14 09:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON OECD EAID FR XA XB XF XM
08PARIS633 PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND
[...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]
2008-04-07 10:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
08PARIS662JAPAN'S GROWING DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's diplomatic presence in Africa is growing, with new embassies in Mali, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso in 2008-2009. Hiroki Nakamura, the new Africa-watcher at Japan's embassy in Paris, told us on April 8 that this was an effort to raise Japan's profile i [...]
2008-04-10 08:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC EAID XA JA FR
08PORTAUPRINCE1191LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING AS PART OF HAITI
[...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who have been nominated to participate in ongoing training wi [...]
2008-08-22 14:29:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNINRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA
08PORTLOUIS205NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...]
2008-06-12 12:11:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP
08PORTOFSPAIN128T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...]
2008-03-12 19:23:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD
08PRETORIA1226 ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Johnson & Johnson,
[...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria is pleased to nominate the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies South Africa (J&J/SA) for the Secretary's ACE Award for Corporate Excellence in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. J&J/SA's groundbreaking work to establish the Johnson & Johnson Burn Center (B [...]
2008-06-09 05:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1584SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - OECD Thinks SAG Is too Dominant in Economy - ANC Will Keep Inflation Targeting - Crime Crippling Small Business - SADC to Launch Free Tra [...]
2008-07-21 06:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2390SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...]
2008-10-31 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2403Eskom Faces Challenges - Thin Margin and More
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with new Eskom Chairman Bobby Godsell was a good opportunity to assess the state-of-play in South Africa's power crisis. Godsell's new position is emblematic of Eskom's serious attempts to address a confluence of management gaps that led to last year's load-shedding. [...]
2008-11-03 12:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2718MAURITANIAN DELEGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2008 Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime met with the National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) delegation from Mauritania led by National Assembly Speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. Boulkheir explained the urgent need for action against the military junta [...]
2008-12-17 10:04:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MR AU SF
08PRETORIA2730South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-12-18 09:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2738SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 19,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Lower - Residential Building Continues to Slow - Bill Simplifies Registration Process for New Drugs - Intelsat to Launch $250 [...]
2008-12-19 08:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2754SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...]
2008-12-24 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND EINV SF
08PRETORIA425SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]
2008-02-29 12:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA724South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-04-07 15:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08RABAT651MOROCCO IN AFRICA: FM REACHES OUT ON SAHARA
[...] (C) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taib Fassi-Fihri's spent early summer lobbying Sub-Saharan African countries, mostly on Western Sahara. From 19 to 23 June, the minister visited four Sub Saharan countries and he worked the corridors of the African Union,s (AU) summit meeting in Sharm [...]
2008-07-14 17:48:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XA AG CD CM KE MP MR ML NI SF MO
08ROME126INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]
2008-01-29 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08STATE101603HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-23 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101606HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-23 17:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101608HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-23 17:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101610HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-23 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101873VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINURCAT RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the Security Council Resolution contained in paragraph 2 below authorizing the extension of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT). USUN should seek additional guidance if [...]
2008-09-24 01:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREF PREL UNSC CD CT SU
08STATE103751HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-29 14:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE103757HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]
2008-09-29 14:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE104183DAS SWAN,S MEETING WITH CAR PRESIDENT BOZIZE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Highlighting the progress made during recent peace talks in Libreville, CAR President Bozize informed AF DAS Swan that a revised and more expansive amnesty bill was with the national assembly, and the CARG hoped to establish a tentative date for the national dialogue. Bozize a [...]
2008-09-30 14:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM CT CD GB
08STATE105409LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of date, it possesses no credible information of gross violationsof human rights by the security officers below: a) Name: Seabata NTHABI Gender: Male Date of birth: 17 April, 1968 Passport no.: SA 000205 Date of issue: 01 [...]
2008-10-02 15:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08STATE10921TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena confirms fighting between rebel and Chadian forces resumed at 0015 EST. The French Embassy told Post they have suspended movements from N'Djamena assembly points to the airport. Post sustained indirect fire; staff at the Chancery moved to the safe haven. There are [...]
2008-02-03 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE10945TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
[...] (SBU)Forty-one Embassy staff and 1 private Amcit were relocated by theFrench military and are safe at the French-controlled N'Djamena Airport. Approximately 35 additional private Amcits have reached the Airport and areawaiting evacuation. Embassy operations have been relocated to the airport a [...]
2008-02-03 23:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL CD AMGT PINR
08STATE11131TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 07
[...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena confirms rebels withdrew voluntarily from the city center at night February 3, but are expected to resume attacks in NDjamena February 4. Media report the rebel spokesman claimed they withdrew in order to give the population a chance to flee the capital. EMBASSY EMER [...]
2008-02-04 15:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE113172HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 23, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Alain Jerome Mounguet Ingoule Rank: Commander Unit/Org [...]
2008-10-23 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV PHUM TP GB
08STATE11870SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]
2008-02-06 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AE
08STATE123081OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]
2008-11-20 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE126443INSTRUCTIONS ON DECEMBER 3 CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from talking points in para 2 below during December 2 consultations on the UN Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA). End action request. 2. Begin points: The United States strongly supports Special Envoy Francois Lonseny [...]
2008-12-01 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM PBTS CT
08STATE126725HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED HIV/AIDS
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Magloire Ondounda Rank: Captain Major Unit/Organization: Military HIV/AIDS Program DOB: [...]
2008-12-02 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE126729HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 16:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE126733HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Honor Enzema Nguema Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit/Organization: Navy Operational Bas [...]
2008-12-02 16:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM ASEC GB
08STATE131616HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of grosss violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Nokl Akebayeri Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class United/Organization: Navy Radar System Su [...]
2008-12-16 15:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE15551SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE18013BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 050087594, 050087851, and 050087858 for the export of night vision goggles (NVGs) to Sri Lan [...]
2008-02-22 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CE
08STATE19187LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Last Name: Ngo'o Akoulou, Alphonse First Name: Alphonse Rank: Colonel Posotion: Chief of Investi [...]
2008-02-26 17:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE19189DRC CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORNE - CRIMINAL
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Bankeke, Toussaint Rank: Lieutenant Position: Quick React Police Gender: Male DOB: [...]
2008-02-26 17:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CG
08STATE24214VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Germin Nestor OKOULA Rank: Liteutenant Position: Chief of Criminal Section, Lambarene DOB [...]
2008-03-07 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE25483LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Handy Dimoni KABANGU Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: August 4, 1964 Na [...]
2008-03-11 19:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CG
08STATE25866LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 10, 2008, it pssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Galega, Roland Njinouwo Title: Fonctionnaire Gender: Male DOB: November 26, 1967 2. [...]
2008-03-12 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE53984VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request. This cable contains voting instructions for the May 21 election of Member States to the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (U) There are nineteen announced candidates for fifteen seats divided among five regions. The voting is by secret ballot. Votes will be cast b [...]
2008-05-20 23:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM UNGA
08STATE66307GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 19, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Information of proposed candidates is as follows: Name: Vanziller Menezes Rank: Aspir [...]
2008-06-19 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08TEGUCIGALPA1040CONGRESS REFUSES TO CONSIDER VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Congress refused to accept Vice President Elvin Santos' resignation on November 18 reportedly because Santos had not submitted a valid reason for resigning. These events were orchestrated to put an end to Santos' presidential aspirations, but may backfire and strengthen his prim [...]
2008-11-19 19:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TOKYO100AFRICANS WELCOME JAPAN'S RESPONSIVENESS IN TICAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) taking place May 28 - 30 in Yokohama will focus on four main topics: economic growth and investment; human security; environment and climate and; consolidation of peace. The GOJ has invited all African [...]
2008-01-11 07:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON JA PREL AF
08TOKYO1434 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3104U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The eighth round of talks under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Investment Working Group (IWG) took place October 29 in Tokyo co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to APEC Patricia Haslach and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Deputy Director General Makoto Shiota. The two sides [...]
2008-11-09 22:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO3543Japan Economic Scope for December 29, 2008
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 17 to 29, 2008 Foreign Relations ----------------- 2. (U) Nippon Oil/Nippon Mining Merger Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining Holdings, Japan's largest and 5th largest oil companies, announced they have reached a basic agreement to [...]
2008-12-31 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO765JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08USNATO48NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]
2008-02-07 18:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK102263RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. This cable covers the final day of thematic debate on conventional weapons, October 22. The following states spoke on October 22: Gabon, Chi [...]
2008-11-05 14:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK404SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...]
2008-05-05 21:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZM
08USUNNEWYORK864AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...]
2008-09-25 22:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA
08WINDHOEK314NAMIBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE: USITC RESPONSE
[...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel request from the U.S. International Trade Commission for information on infrastructure conditions that effect export competitiveness. 2. (SBU) Compared to other Sub-Saharan African countries, Namibia has fairly well developed and maintained infras [...]
2008-10-03 08:50:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD OTRA ASEC WA
08WINDHOEK340NAMIBIA: INCSR PART I, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL
[...] (SBU) While occasionally used as a drug transit point, Namibia is not a major drug producer or exporter. Nevertheless, statistics compiled in 2008 showed a marked increase in illegal drug seizures compared to previous years, with approximately $570,000 worth of drugs (1383 kilograms of marijuan [...]
2008-11-03 12:44:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR WA
08YAOUNDE428RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroon's civil unrest in February highlighted the risk of political volatility caused by rising food prices. Cameroon's high food prices are mostly caused by poor economic planning and management over the long-term. Blessed with enormous agricultural potential, Cameroon cou [...]
2008-05-02 11:51:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EINV EFIN CM
08YAOUNDE713CAMEROON: CEMAC CONFERENCE - LOTS OF PROTOCOL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: From June 19-24, Cameroon hosted the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) in Yaounde. The Conference focused on the free movement of people within CEMAC, the creation of a CEMAC passport and airline and a proposal to rotate the [...]
2008-07-11 12:43:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AORC ECON ECIN CM
08YAOUNDE73TALKING FINANCE IN CAMEROON'S COMMERCIAL CAPITAL
[...] (U) Summary. Despite billions of dollars in excess liquidity in central African banks, much-needed investment in Cameroon is hindered by a lack of long-term capital, underdeveloped capital markets, and a challenging business climate, according to Douala-based bankers and businesspeople. Pri [...]
2008-01-28 13:40:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ECON EINV EMIN CM
08YAOUNDE877CAMEROON ILL-PREPARED FOR AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Public health threats in Cameroon include the possibility of meningitis, cholera, or polio outbreaks, and cases of these diseases are recorded every year. While not currently present in Cameroon, ebola and Avian Influenza (AI) are also considered threats. The Government of C [...]
2008-09-12 09:03:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU
08YAOUNDE909IMF TEAM HEARS LITTLE FROM GRC BUT AN EARFUL FROM
[...] (C) Summary: A joint IMF/World Bank/African Development Bank (ADB) team visited Cameroon from September 1-12 for the final assessment of its three-year program, which is scheduled to end in January 2009. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) did not indicate to the team whether it wants a follo [...]
2008-09-19 11:20:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL
09ABIDJAN411IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS, BUT MUCH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The identification/voter registration process, which began almost one year ago, ended formally on June 30. The fact that it was carried out without violence is a major step forward in the peace process. The accuracy of the results could, however, be questioned. Accusations of [...]
2009-07-06 14:48:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM IV
09ABUJA1NIGERIA: A GLANCE AT THE STATE OF WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY IN
[...] (U) Summary: ESTHOff and visiting REO met with key Nigerian federal officials responsible for wildlife and forest conservation and management November 26-29. Ownership of the major Nigerian wildlife and forestry reserves transferred from the federal government to the states starting in 2000 w [...]
2009-01-02 06:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON TRGY KRVC TPHY NI
09ABUJA1009NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WILL FACE CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: As presaged in ref A, President Yar'Adua nominated Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to head the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Sanusi has been confirmed by the Senate and has taken charge at the Central Bank. Sanusi has a reputation for risk assessment and supervision, and his talents will b [...]
2009-06-09 14:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NI
09ABUJA1134 ILEA GABORONE - Drug Unit Commander Course, August 10-14,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 08:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
09ABUJA1496 ILEA GABORONE - BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT COURSE, AUGUST
[...] The following four Nigerians from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are nominated for attendance for the referenced ILEA Training. Name: HAMZAT, Mohammed DOB: 20 December 1972 Gender: Male Rank: Chief Narcotic Agent, Investigation Passport No: A3473392A [...]
2009-08-18 14:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
09ABUJA16 ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 06:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ABUJA1852 Nigerian Nominees for ILEA GABORONE - Vetting for
[...] (SBU) The following six Nigerian personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name ELISHA, Taibat Oyedoyin DOB 01 April 1967 Gender [...]
2009-10-09 10:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PHUM KCRM ASEC EAID NI
09ABUJA1993DEMARCHE TO AFRICA UNION PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered demarche on Niger to Africa Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) Chairperson Dr. Jean Ping October 29 on the margins of the PSC Summit in Abuja, encouraging the AU to follow up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in suspending Niger. Ping s [...]
2009-10-30 14:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GB NG NI
09ABUJA20192009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...]
2009-11-05 06:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA238 ILEA GABORONE - Airport Interdiction Course, March 16-20,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 15:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ABUJA290NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...]
2009-02-17 15:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUJA696 NIGERIA TO HEAD THE FORUM OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY BODIES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 10, ESTHOff met with the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),Professor Shemsiden Elegba, who reported that he has been elected to chair the newly-formed Forum of Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FORBIA). The forum aims to harmonize and str [...]
2009-04-23 08:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG ECON PARM TRGY PTER PGOV KRAD NI
09ADDISABABA2017CHARGE CALLS ON AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIR PING
[...] (SBU) In his first visit to the African Union as CDA for the bilateral mission and USAU, Ambassador Meece met with AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping and reaffirmed USG interest in deepening ties with the continental organization. U.S. interest in Africa is growing, the CDA told Ping, citing [...]
2009-08-19 13:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU
09ANTANANARIVO477MADAGASCAR: A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE SADC
[...] (C) I met on June 23 in Jo'Burg with South African Ambassador to Madagascar Sam Monaisa to hear his views on the weekend SADC Summit, which he had attended. Monaisa said he also had attended UN mediator Tiebile Drame's Friday briefing of the South African foreign minister, and he later helpe [...]
2009-06-25 13:00:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MA
09ANTANANARIVO870MADAGASCAR: HOLDING AN ICG IN JANUARY -- BEFORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18, Ambassador Marquardt hosted the COMs of France, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa, the European Union, and the United Nations to discuss Rajoelina's recent public address, plans for a future meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Madagascar, and the a [...]
2009-12-18 09:19:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO88Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...]
2009-02-09 06:04:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON CN
09BAMAKO277LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS SET STAGE FOR 2012
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 11:42:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM ML
09BANGUI120FRENCH-CAR RELATIONS SERIOUSLY STRAINED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 08:29:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI22LEADER OF A FAILED STATE: HOW BOZIZE MAINTAINS POWER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Francois Bozize took power in the Central African Republic on March 15, 2003 overthrowing Felix-Ange Patasse. It was his second attempt at that coup, but may have been only the last in a long series of extra-legal attempts to gain power. This message describes how Bozize, ofte [...]
2009-02-14 03:54:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
09BANGUI275DDR PROCESS INCREASINGLY LINKED TO ELECTIONS - A DANGEROUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two critical and linked realities threaten to derail the progress of the scheduled preparations for the 2010 Central African (CAR) elections: setbacks in implementing the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration program (DDR) and the existence of armed groups outside of the [...]
2009-12-30 16:01:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI45REBELS ATTACK KABO AND BATANGAFO IN NORTHWESTERN CAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the early morning of Saturday, 21 February, elements from the FDPC (Democratic Front of the Central African People),a group that had signed a peace treaty with the Central African Government in 2008 attacked the towns of Batangafo and Kabo in Northwestern CAR and then departe [...]
2009-02-23 16:35:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI62RECENT LIBYAN ACTIVITY IN THE CAR: A NEW CHAPTER IN AN OLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The apparent dissolution of the December 2008 Inclusive Political Dialogue in the Central African Republic has been precipitated by, among other events, the recent rebel activity of the FDPC, a group with strongly suspected ties to Libya (REFTEL 09 BANGUI 56). Libya's influence [...]
2009-03-09 10:33:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR CT
09BANGUI68CAR ELECTIONS OF 2010: A SNEAK PEAK AT THE CANDIDATES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The next elections in the CAR are scheduled for May 2010. This report seeks to identify the potential candidates. President Francois Bozize is the frontrunner and is likely to win the election, fairly or not, but there are other credible candidates and popular discontent is suc [...]
2009-03-20 13:13:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI80A STATE OF DECAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From all corners of Central African society and the international community, there is a creeping sense that the Bozize government is increasingly feeble and may not last out the year. Post stresses that it has no/no solid evidence of any credible external or internal threat and [...]
2009-04-14 16:54:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BEIJING1549JUNE 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CENSORSHIP SOFTWARE, NEW
[...] Key points at the June 9 MFA press briefing: -- China hoped all parties would "proceed from the interests of denuclearization and strengthening peace and stability" on the Korean Peninsula to avoid a deterioration of the situation. -- Asked directly whether the Treaty of Friendship, Coopera [...]
2009-06-09 23:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS BR GB RS LO
09BERLIN1409MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process  [...]
2009-11-06 13:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US
09BERLIN1530MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SWITZERLAND;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction to Obama Speech 3. (Switzerland) Ban on Minarets  [...]
2009-12-03 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF SZ
09BERLIN1574MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses  [...]
2009-12-11 19:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BRATISLAVA476WILL SMER SWEEP THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS?
[...] Summary. On November 14, Slovak voters will elect regional parliaments in each of the eight Higher Territorial Units (VUC) and a chairman or `zupan' of each VUC. These will be the third regional elections in Slovakia's sixteen-year history. If no zupan candidate wins in the first round, a s [...]
2009-11-10 15:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL LO
09BRAZZAVILLE101BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - APRIL 2, 2009
[...] French President's visit 2. Pointe-Noire port improvements to begin in October 3. Bilateral US-Congo trade 4. Venezuela Opens Embassy 5. First Conviction for Chimp Trafficking 6. Tibet, Anyone? 7. Who's in Charge? SARKOZY'S VISIT --------------- Â [...]
2009-04-02 16:36:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PGOV PHUM BEXP SENV CF CH FR VE
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