US embassy cable - 05NDJAMENA1748

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CHAD: AU TO ESTABLISH OFFICE

Identifier: 05NDJAMENA1748
Wikileaks: View 05NDJAMENA1748 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ndjamena
Created: 2005-12-09 10:26:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL CD Government and Biographic Reports Darfur Policy and Rebels
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.



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INFO DARFUR COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS NDJAMENA 001748 
 
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E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL, CD, Government and Biographic Reports, Darfur Policy and Rebels 
SUBJECT: CHAD: AU TO ESTABLISH OFFICE 
 
1.  Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, the new head of the AU 
Liaison Office in N'djamena, paid a call on the 
Ambassador December 7, 2005 to introduce himself and 
explain his mission in Chad.  His mandate will be to 
coordinate between the AU and the Government of Chad 
(GOC) and with "all partners."  He was in N'djamena to 
meet with GOC and to set up arrangements for his new 
office.  He is traveling to Sudan next week "to be 
briefed on Darfur" and will return in a week or so to 
Chad to officially open up the office. 
 
2.  Ambassador Kane informed the Ambassador that he 
will have a small staff -- himself, a military liaison 
and some local staff.  He will be coordinating closely 
with AMIS and will oversee the AU office in Abeche.  He 
will also be monitoring the situation of the refugees 
on Chadian territory and following the negotiations. 
He reported that the hope is that having direct 
contacts will make a difference in the peace process. 
Following a meeting the previous day with the Chadian 
Minister for Territorial Administration, he did not 
feel that there was that difference between the Chadian 
and the AU position.  The Ambassador warmly welcomed 
the establishment of the office and looked forward to 
working with Ambassador Kane. 
 
3.  Bio note:  Ambassador Kane is a Mauritanian who 
worked for some 17 years for the OAU before moving to 
the UN to work at MONUC in DROC(1999-2005).  Now he is 
back at the AU. 
 
4.  Comment:  The opening of an AU office to handle the 
press of Darfur business and other issues here is long 
overdue.  End comment. 
 
Wall 
 
 
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