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Viewing cable 07KINSHASA1427, Goma situation report for December 28-29, 2007

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07KINSHASA1427 2007-12-31 10:23 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO2243
RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #1427/01 3651023
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 311023Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7319
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001427 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
SUBJECT:    Goma situation report for December 28-29, 2007 
 
REF:     (A) Kinshasa 1423 
 
Note:  The following report was provided by Embassy Kinshasa's 
political officer in Goma.  End note. 
 
 
1.  (U) The subject line in ref (A), the most recent report in this 
series, is incorrect.  Subject line should read: "Goma situation 
report for December 27 (not December 22), 2007."  This is the last 
report for 2007; reports will resume January 2, 2008. 
 
Conference Update 
----------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) Father Apollinaire Muholongu Malumalu, one of the four 
speakers at yesterday's convocation ceremony, had breakfast with the 
EU representative and embassy's officer in Goma January 28.  At the 
breakfast Malumalu stated that Nkunda will not be present at the 
Conference but will send eight representatives.  Malumalu also 
requested Tim Shortley's presence as an outside participant to 
augment that of the other two special envoys who will reportedly 
attend, Joseph Smets (Belgium) and Roland Van der Geer (European 
Union).  Malumalu would also like to see groups such as the 
International Crisis Group (ICG) and the Carter Center participate 
as conferees as well.  Malumalu requested that the U.S. contact FDLR 
and NALU contacts in the Grand North to inform they are not invited 
to the Conference although they are welcome to pass messages to the 
Conference through interlocutors.  Embassy officer in Goma conveyed 
this message to Embassy Kinshasa. 
 
3.  (SBU) Latest reports indicate that 'civil-society' is posing a 
problem for conference organizers.  NGO's continue to press for more 
delegates than they are allotted.  Besides having a greater voice in 
the conference, each delegate will reportedly receive a $200 daily 
stipend for lodging and food, undoubtedly a factor in the high 
demand for Conference participation. 
 
Prepcom is in full swing 
------------------------ 
 
4.  (SBU) December 27 opening ceremony included speeches from the 
interim governor of South Kivu (FNU LNU) which was reportedly 
ill-prepared and poorly received.  Things picked up with the speech 
by Governor Paluku of North Kivu, followed by the Fr. Malumalu and 
the President of the National Assembly, Vital Kamerhe.  Also seen 
(and greeted by Embassy officer in Goma) was General Mayala, 
commander of the 8th Military Region, as well as the DRC Ambassador 
to the United States, Faida Mitifu.  Ambassador Mitifu apologized 
for not visiting the U.S. embassy in Kinshasa, as she not have time 
to do so due to the quick pace of recent events.  She plans to visit 
the embassy when she passes back through Kinshasa. 
 
Security Situation 
------------------ 
 
5.  (SBU) The situation on the ground between the FARDC and Nkunda 
has been fairly quiet in the past three days with minor skirmishes 
initiated by the FARDC in Rutshuru territory last reported two days 
ago.  MONUC now officially considers the roads from Goma to Sake as 
safe to traverse.  Nkunda already controls the roads to Rutshuru and 
Kirolirwe.  According to some reports, this explains why Goma 
residents have seen a 50 percent rise in the cost of nearly all 
staple products, such as beans, bananas, etc.).  Were Nkunda able to 
cut the road at Masisi, he would control all three points of access 
to Goma, leaving the city in a stranglehold.  FARDC and MONUC 
apparently realize this and are moving to reinforce Masisi to 
counter the threat.  The FARDC is sending an estimated 600 troops to 
reinforce Masisi.  MONUC is providing air transport for at least 240 
of them.  Those awaiting transport can be seen on the southeast side 
of the Goma airfield. 
 
6.  (SBU) A MONUC transport helicopter crash landed recently west of 
Sake in disputed territory.  All crew and passengers safely returned 
home, though the aircraft was reportedly looted.  One eyewitness 
reports observing the damaged aircraft carried back to Goma by a 
larger transport helicopter yesterday.  One MONUC source states that 
Nkunda's forces were the first on the scene and made every effort to 
speed the injured to safety.  Shortly afterward, FDLR and PARECO 
soldiers arrived at the scene and the source believes that these 
forces would have harmed, rather than helped the crew and 
passengers. 
 
Civilian life in Goma 
--------------------- 
 
 
KINSHASA 00001427  002 OF 002 
 
 
7.  (SBU) Within the city of Goma, life goes on.  As mentioned 
earlier, prices have increased markedly due to the informal "taxes" 
and roadblocks along the three major routes into and out of Goma. 
There continue to be reports of theft, rape, and murder, but 
residents have come to live with this.   Some believe that such 
crimes have become so commonplace that they are attributable to 
simple "jealousy."  As one story goes, if a miscreant feels his 
rival has something he would like (money, a woman, or a valuable 
such as a television), he will attempt to kill or rob the rival. 
The weapon of choice is the AK-47 assault rifle.  Streets are 
crowded with people all day and into the early evening (8:00 - 9:00 
pm).  Select shops remain open later into the night. 
 
More on the Conference 
---------------------- 
 
8.  At least one major hotelier claims he was not informed of 
conference details, to include the new dates and estimated number of 
attendees.  Even with the possibility of an influx of 2000 plus 
people in Goma, this hotel manager believes that there will be 
enough hotel rooms to accommodate the conferees.  He believes that 
many will find rooms in town at friend's and acquaintance's homes, 
or rent one of the many newly constructed homes.  Furthermore, he is 
concerned that many of the conferees will stay one or two nights and 
then check out after they find other, less expensive accommodations, 
so that they can save as much of their per diem as possible. 
 
Garvelink