Eritrea: President Fears U.S. Plans to Kill Him - Cable

Addis Ababa — Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki suspects the United States has plans to assassinate him by bombing his residence, according to leaked secret American diplomatic cables.
The Cable from the US embassy in Eritrea released on December 15 on WikiLeaks, quoted US ambassador to Eritrea, Ronald McMullen also as saying that Isaias also believed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has attempted to have him killed over a decade ago.

Kenya: Americans Want to Overthrow Government

 
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Charles Kerich
1 December 2010

Nairobi — KENYA yesterday implied there was an attempt by the United States to overthrow the government.

In a statement reacting to the imminent release of 1800 diplomatic cables from the US embassy in Nairobi, Government spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua declared, "The government is aware that a lot of money has been allocated to fund the youth to cause an uprising against our country and lead us into turmoil in an attempt to install a new leadership structure." Mutua released the statement as US Under Secretary of State Maria Otero and ambassador Michael Ranneberger met representatives of the National Youth Forum, which consists of over 60 national youth organisations, at the ambassador's residence in Muthaiga, Nairobi.

"The Kenyan government is concerned with foreign attempts to create despondency against the government and the country in the guise of youth empowerment," Mutua's statement declared.

"The Government is monitoring these events keenly and will not allow outsiders to ruin the peace and stability we are enjoying," he stated.

Africa: Obama expands military involvement in Africa

When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, it was widely expected that he would dramatically change, or even reverse, the militarised and unilateral security policy that had been pursued by the George W. Bush administration toward Africa, as well as toward other parts of the world.