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Viewing cable 09ABUJA1947, AU AND ECOWAS TO MEET IN ABUJA TO DISCUSS SUDAN,

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ABUJA1947 2009-10-23 16:37 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja 
VZCZCXRO8512
PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMA RUEHMR RUEHPA RUEHRN RUEHTRO
DE RUEHUJA #1947 2961637
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231637Z OCT 09
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7305
INFO RUEHZO/AFRICAN UNION COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0581
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0468
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 0441
RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS PRIORITY 2151
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS ABUJA 001947 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
AF/FO, AF/W, AF/RSA, DRL, INR/AA, INL/AAE; 
ADDIS ABABA FOR MISSION TO AU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM NI GV NG SU
SUBJECT: AU AND ECOWAS TO MEET IN ABUJA TO DISCUSS SUDAN, 
GUINEA, AND NIGER 
 
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UPCOMING AU AND ECOWAS MEETINGS IN ABUJA 
---------------------------------------- 
 
1. (SBU) The Economic Community of West African States 
(ECOWAS) will convene a "consultative meeting of major 
Nigerien actors" in Abuja October 30 under the chairmanship 
of ECOWAS Mediator for Niger General Abdulsalami Abubakar. 
An ECOWAS representative informed PolMilOff October 22 that 
ECOWAS would invite members of Tandja's government, Niger 
opposition parties, and key Niger stakeholders to the meeting 
but did not yet release an agenda or a list of planned 
participants.  This meeting will fall on the heels of the 
October 29 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council 
(PSC) meeting, which will focus on Darfur and likely also 
address Guinea and Niger. 
 
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SUSPENSION OF NIGER 
------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) ECOWAS suspended Niger membership October 22, under 
its Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, after Niger 
ignored an October 17 request by Heads of State to postpone 
its October 20 legislative elections.  In a statement, ECOWAS 
President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemned Niger's "serious 
breaches of the ECOWAS Protocol," noting that "the 
authorities of Niger have clearly moved to further entrench 
the constitutional illegality currently prevailing in the 
country." 
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