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Cable 09STATE37566, S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA

Reference ID: 09STATE37566

Date: 2009-04-16 14:02

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SUBJECT: (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA

SAHEL REGION

REF: A. 08 STATE 124337

¶B. 04 STATE 179667

Classified By: CATHERINE BROWN, DAS IPC. REASON: 1.4(C).

¶1. (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new

National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the West

Africa Sahel region (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request

for continued DOS reporting of biographic information

relating to the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 2).

¶A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref

B and reflects the results of a recent Washington review of

reporting and collection needs focused on the West Africa

Sahel region (Ref A). The review produced a comprehensive

list of strategic priorities (paragraph 3) and reporting and

collection needs (paragraph 4) intended to guide

participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and

update plans to collect information on the West Africa Sahel

region. The priorities should also serve as a useful tool to

help the Embassy manage reporting and collection, including

formulation of Mission Strategic Plans (MSPs).

¶B. (S/NF) This NHCD is compliant with the National

Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF), which was

established in response to NSPD-26 of February 24, 2003. If

needed, GRPO can provide further background on the NIPF and

the use of NIPF abbreviations (shown in parentheses following

each sub-issue below) in NHCDs.

¶C. (S/NF) Important information often is available to

non-State members of the Country Team whose agencies

participated in the review of this National HUMINT Collection

Directive. COMs, DCMs, and State reporting officers can

assist by coordinating with other Country Team members to

encourage relevant reporting through their own or State

Department channels.

¶2. (S/NF) State biographic reporting:

¶A. (S/NF) The intelligence community relies on State

reporting officers for much of the biographical information

collected worldwide. Informal biographic reporting via email

and other means is vital to the community's collection

efforts and can be sent to the INR/B (Biographic) office for

dissemination to the IC.

¶B. (S/NF) Reporting officers should include as much of the

following information as possible when they have information

relating to persons linked to the West Africa Sahel region:

office and organizational titles; names, position titles and

other information on business cards; numbers of telephones,

cell phones, pagers and faxes; compendia of contact

information, such as telephone directories (in compact disc

or electronic format if available) and e-mail listings;

internet and intranet "handles", internet e-mail addresses,

web site identification-URLs; credit card account numbers;

frequent flyer account numbers; work schedules, and other

relevant biographical information.

¶3. (S/NF) Priority issues and issues outline:

This directive covers eight countries of Sahelian West

Africa: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, The Gambia, Mali,

Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The coastal countries to the

south (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote

d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin) are covered separately in

the West Africa Littoral directive.

¶I. Regional Issues

¶A. Security

1) International Terrorism (TERR)

2) Response To Terrorism (TERR)

3) Military (FMCC)

4) Support for U.S. Military Contingency Planning (HREL)

5) Insurgent and Separatist Groups (SRCC)

6) Relations With The United States (FPOL)

7) Drug Trafficking (DRUG)

8) Peacekeeping (SRCC)

9) GRPO can provide text of this issue.

¶B. Governance

1) Leadership (LEAD)

2) Government Stability and Support For Democracy (DEPS)

3) Human Rights (HRWC)

4) Political Opposition (DEPS)

¶C. Socio-Economic Issues

1) Agriculture and Food Security (FOOD)

2) Foreign Aid and Relations (FPOL)

3) Criminal Activities (CRIM)

4) Health and Infectious Diseases (HLTH)

5) Population and Refugee Issues (DEMG)

6) Economic Institutions and Initiatives (ECFS)

7) Environmental Issues (ENVR)

¶D. Information Systems and Telecommunications Infrastructure

(INFR)

II. Country-Specific Issues

¶A. Chad: Sudan/Darfur Issues (SRCC-2)

¶4. (S/NF) Reporting and collection needs:

¶I. Regional Issues

¶A. Security

1) International Terrorism (TERR).

-- Details, presence, and activities related to al-Qa'ida in

the land of the Islamic Maghreb and other terrorist-related

individuals and organizations.

-- Plans and intentions for operations against U.S. or

allied personnel or interests.

-- Links to weapons of mass destruction or related

materials.

-- Presence and activities of fighters returning from Iraq

and Afghanistan.

-- Information on organizations, leadership, personnel,

tradecraft, intelligence and counterintelligence

capabilities, financing, front companies, recruitment, and

training.

-- Weapons and methodologies, particularly for improvised

explosive devices.

-- Details about local support networks, particularly for

transshipments.

-- Details about couriers operating in, or originating

outside of, the region.

-- Presence and activities of non-North African fighters in

the region.

-- Indications that international terrorist groups are

seeking to take advantage of political, ethnic, tribal, or

religious conflict.

-- Health, biographic, biometric, and assessment information

on leaders.

NIPF Priority for TERR

Chad: 1, Mali: 1, Mauritania: 1, Niger: 1

NIPF Priority for Non-State Actors for TERR

Al-Qa'ida and Sunni Affiliates: 1, Hizballah (Lebanese): 1,

Jama'at Tablighi: 3

HUMINT Priority for TERR

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Senegal: 5H

2) Response To Terrorism (TERR).

-- Capability, willingness and intent of countries to

cooperate with U.S. counterterrorism (CT) efforts and

policies, and to conduct counterterrorist operations.

-- Details about CT legislation, organizations,

capabilities, equipment, operations, tactics, and limitations.

-- Data regarding the impact of U.S. and multilateral

economic sanctions

-- Policies, attitudes, and actions regarding U.S. and other

western CT training.

-- Military and security forces' attitudes towards CT

training and operations.

-- Interaction and interoperability of security and military

forces with foreign CT forces.

-- Public attitudes towards CT policies and activities.

-- Plans to deploy biometric systems to enhance domestic

counterterrorism efforts.

NIPF Priority for TERR

Chad: 1, Mali: 1, Mauritania: 1, Niger: 1

NIPF Priority for Non-State Actors for TERR

Al-Qa'ida and Sunni Affiliates: 1, Hizballah (Lebanese): 1,

Jama'at Tablighi: 3

HUMINT Priority for TERR

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Senegal: 5H

3) Military (FMCC)

-- Plans, intentions, status and details of the national

defense policy and strategy.

-- Military relations with other countries, including

training exercises.

-- Capabilities, disposition, vulnerabilities, and readiness

of forces.

-- Details about military personnel, units, equipment, and

tactics.

-- Plans and efforts regarding military reform, procurement,

and modernization.

-- Government cooperation regarding U.S. POW/MIAs and

detained U.S. citizens.

-- Evidence of coup plotting in military ranks.

-- Evidence of criminal activity in military ranks and

impact.

-- Extent and effects of ethnic, religious, and political

factions within the military.

-- Public attitudes towards the military and other security

forces.

-- Details of covert arms acquisitions and arms sales.

NIPF Priority for FMCC

Chad: 3, Mali: 4, Mauritania: 4, Niger: 4, Senegal: 4

HUMINT Priority for FMCC

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H

4) Support for U.S. Military Contingency Planning

(HREL).

-- Plans, intentions, and capability of host governments to

support evacuation or humanitarian assistance by U.S. forces,

including host nations' ability and willingness to protect

U.S. citizens and/or facilities.

-- Internal developments that could prompt U.S. contingency

planning for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) or

humanitarian assistance.

-- Host government's emergency management capabilities and

points-of-contact.

-- Details about infrastructure, medical facilities, and

communication networks.

-- Geocoordinates and description of third-country

diplomatic, humanitarian aid, and non-governmental

organization (NGO) facilities.

-- Evacuation routes, including official/unofficial

checkpoints, chokepoints, and potential impediments.

NIPF Priority for HREL

Chad: 3, Niger: 5

HUMINT Priority for HREL

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Mauritania: 5H, Senegal: 5H

5) Insurgent and Separatist Groups (SRCC).

-- Plans, intentions, and capabilities of separatist,

insurgent or radical opposition groups or organizations to

influence or destabilize host country government.

-- Clandestine efforts to subvert peace accords and

reconciliation efforts.

-- Plans and intentions relating to U.S. citizens and

military personnel in the region.

-- Leadership, organization, recruitment and training,

tactics, sources of financing, and Command, Control,

Communications, Computer, and Intelligence capabilities.

-- Goals and attitudes toward peace accords and

reconciliation efforts.

-- Links to foreign governments and non-state actors in

foreign countries.

-- Public support for groups.

-- Links to international terrorist groups.

-- Health, biographic, biometric, and assessment information

on leaders.

NIPF Priority for SRCC

Chad: 2

HUMINT Priority for SRCC

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 4H,

Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 4H, Senegal: 5H

6) Relations with the United States (FPOL).

-- Plans and intentions of government and government

leaders concerning relations with the United States,

including plans and efforts to support or oppose U.S.

policies and efforts in international fora.

-- Decision-making, policies, plans, negotiating strategies,

and efforts, particularly regarding Burkina Faso.

-- Impact of relations with China on relations with the

United States.

-- Public opinion about U.S. actions in Africa, particularly

regarding the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the

Millennium Challenge Corporation foreign aid program.

-- Response to U.S. policies regarding the Sahel region, the

Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and the global war on

terror.

-- Impact of trade relations with India and Brazil on

relations with the United States.

HUMINT Priority for FPOL

Burkina Faso: 3H, Cape Verde: 5H, Chad: 4H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 3H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 4H

7) Drug Trafficking (DRUG).

-- Government plans and intentions regarding drug production

and trafficking.

-- Use of transportation networks for drug production,

trafficking, or storage.

-- Details about types of drugs trafficked and associated

transportation networks and seizures.

-- Details about front companies, financial institutions,

and money flow.

-- Links to international terrorist groups.

-- Links to drug producers outside of region, particularly

Latin American cocaine cartels.

-- Links to regional or international drug distribution

networks.

-- Law enforcement and judiciary capabilities to combat drug

trafficking and production.

-- Drug traffickers' efforts to corrupt or undermine law

enforcement and government.

-- Presence, use, or transshipment of precursor chemicals

and associated equipment for drug production.

-- Information about terrorist or insurgent groups' income

derived from the drug trade, including drug types and

quantities.

-- Information on impact of drug trafficking and use,

particularly on public health and crime, and supporting

internal statistics.

NIPF Priority for DRUG

Senegal: 5

HUMINT Priority for DRUG

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 4H, Chad: 5H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 3H, Niger: 5H

8) Peacekeeping (SRCC).

-- Governments' plans and intentions to participate in or

support peacekeeping operations and funding allocated/spent.

-- Military and security forces' willingness and capability

to train with other nations and participate in peacekeeping

operations, and details of peacekeeping experience.

-- Military and security forces' capabilities and

willingness to accept international military assistance and

joint training.

-- Perception of troops' performance during peacekeeping

operations.

NIPF Priority for SRCC

Chad: 2

HUMINT Priority for SRCC

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 4H,

Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 5H

9) GRPO can provide text of this issue and related

requirements.

¶B. Governance

1) Leadership (LEAD).

-- Key issues of concern to national and opposition

leadership, particularly dynamics and decision-making

processes of key civilian and military officials and of

ruling political parties, including coup plotting.

-- Attitude toward political opposition.

-- Personal financial resources, financial institutions

used, and personal relationships.

-- Biographic data, including opinions about the United

States.

HUMINT Priority for LEAD

Burkina Faso: 3H, Cape Verde: 5H, Chad: 3H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 3H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 4H

2) Government Stability and Support For Democracy

(DEPS).

-- Internal or external threats to government stability,

democracy, or rule of law, including government efforts to

address these threats.

-- Government control over national territory and borders,

including areas where government authority is weak or absent.

-- Commitment to representative government and democratic

reforms, particularly during election cycle.

-- Laws, policies, and prospects for political succession

and elections.

-- Details on corruption and anti-corruption measures.

-- Drivers of, and responses to, political instability or

economic deterioration.

-- Details on administrative, judicial, and legislative

organs and related decision-making.

-- Signs of ethnic, religious, or generational polarization

and impact on decision-making.

-- Political and social infrastructure development in remote

regions.

NIPF Priority for DEPS

Chad: 4, Mauritania: 5, Senegal: 5

HUMINT Priority for DEPS

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Niger: 5H

3) Human Rights (HRWC).

-- Details of human rights abuses by intelligence and

security services, military, paramilitary, police, or other

officials, or by insurgent, separatist, or other groups.

-- Details of government efforts and capability to prevent

or respond to abuses.

-- Government reaction to foreign and domestic criticism of

alleged human rights abuses.

-- Details of alleged disenfranchisement or enslavement of

individuals or groups, including government complicity or

inaction.

-- Government relationship with international peacekeeping

and aid organizations.

NIPF Priority for HRWC

Chad: 2, Mauritania: 5, Niger: 5

HUMINT Priority for HRWC

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 4H, Mali: 5H,

Senegal: 5H

4) Political Opposition (DEPS).

-- Plans, intentions, and role of opposition parties in

political system, including intention to use extra-legal

means to depose government.

-- Activities, plans, intentions, and sources of funding and

support.

-- Leadership, organization, agendas, membership, and level

of influence.

-- Plans and intentions related to the election cycle.

-- Alliances, factions, and evidence of links to foreign

governments or insurgent/separatist groups.

-- Opinions of ethnic, religious, and other population

groups towards the government and political opposition.

NIPF Priority for DEPS

Chad: 4, Mauritania: 5, Senegal: 5

HUMINT Priority for DEPS

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Niger: 5H

¶C. Socio-Economic Issues

1) Agriculture and Food Security (FOOD).

-- Government plans and actions regarding agricultural

output, food security, and food safety.

-- Willingness to cooperate with U.N. and other donor

agencies on food-related issues.

-- Details about food prices and food trade and public

reaction to increasing food prices.

-- Indications of environmental factors affecting

agricultural output.

-- Government policies and initiatives to increase

agricultural producer income.

-- Status of, and prospects for, cash and subsistence crops.

-- Indications of invasive species affecting food security

or development.

-- Details about manipulation of food aid by government or

warlords to enhance power.

NIPF Priority for FOOD

Chad: 5

HUMINT Priority for FOOD

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 5H

2) Foreign Aid and Relations (FPOL).

-- Governments' and leaders' views on foreign nations and

international organizations, particularly China, Iran, and

India.

-- Foreign alliances, aid, and activities, including those

withheld from public view.

-- Details on international trade issues and economic

assistance needs and requests.

-- Governments' actions and intentions regarding existing

U.S. Status of Forces Agreements and the Rome Convention's

International Criminal Court (Article 98).

HUMINT Priority for FPOL

Burkina Faso: 3H, Cape Verde: 5H, Chad: 4H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 4H

3) Criminal Activities (CRIM).

-- Details of corruption and cross-border criminal activity,

including weapons trafficking, human trafficking, alien

smuggling, illicit finance, and cigarette smuggling. --

Government and law enforcement plans and intentions to combat

criminal activity.

-- Organizations, activities, methodologies, alliances, and

vulnerabilities.

-- Cooperation with terrorist or insurgent groups.

-- Key investors, facilitators, beneficiaries, and corrupt

officials.

HUMINT Priority for CRIM

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 4H, Chad: 5H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 4H, Mauritania: 3H, Niger: 4H, Senegal: 5H

4) Health and Infectious Diseases (HLTH).

-- Details of infectious diseases and general health

conditions, including number of cases, percentage of

population affected, fatalities, dates, areas of occurrence,

and impact.

-- Government policies, plans, and efforts for disease

prevention and identification.

-- Nutrition-related health of population, including

refugees.

-- Vaccination practices, capabilities, and response related

to drug-resistant and Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases,

particularly polio and tuberculosis.

-- Effect of HIV/AIDS or other diseases on military,

government, or economic performance.

-- Public attitudes towards disease prevention and treatment

programs.

-- Indications of infectious plant, animal, or zoonotic

diseases (animal to human transmission) with potential

economic or public health consequences.

-- Details about contaminated food, water, air, and soil.

-- Information on medical facilities, including capabilities

and training.

NIPF Priority for HLTH

Chad: 4

HUMINT Priority for HLTH

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 5H

5) Population and Refugee Issues (DEMG).

-- Population movements in the region, and governments'

involvement and response.

-- Indications of actual or potential refugee movements

within or into the region.

-- Locations and conditions of refugee camps and informal

refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) gathering

sites and transit routes.

-- Government capability and willingness to assist refugees

and IDPs.

-- Health and demographic statistics of refugees and IDPs.

-- Dynamics and impact of migration and demographic shifts.

-- Efforts to repatriate refugees.

NIPF Priority for DEMG

Chad: 3, Mali: 4, Mauritania: 4, Niger: 4

HUMINT Priority for DEMG

Burkina Faso: 4H, Cape Verde: 4H, The Gambia: 4H, Senegal: 4H

6) Economic Institutions and Initiatives (ECFS).

-- Policies, strategies, and efforts to improve economic

growth.

-- Leadership views on economic, trade, and fiscal policies

and regulatory enforcement.

-- Identities and roles of governments' economic

policy-making and regulatory bodies/officials.

-- Macroeconomic statistics regarding trade, budget, balance

of payments, and national economies, including reliability or

manipulation of data.

-- Public perception of economic conditions, including youth

employment prospects.

-- Nature and extent of underground banking systems.

-- Details on economic assistance needs and partnerships,

and effectiveness of aid.

-- Financial data transmission systems and accounting

methods.

-- Details of natural resource development activities,

including financing.

HUMINT Priority for ECFS

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, Chad: 5H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 4H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 5H

7) Environmental Issues (ENVR).

-- Details of plans and efforts by governments, NGOs, and

others to combat deforestation and desertification, including

the Great Green Wall project.

-- Governments' willingness and ability to manage

exploitation of natural resources and respond to natural and

man-made environmental disasters.

-- Capability and willingness to protect nearby sea lanes,

and fishing grounds and other Exclusive Economic Zone claims.

-- Negotiating positions at international environmental

meetings.

-- Government and public perceptions regarding environmental

issues.

NIPF Priority for ENVR

Niger: 5

HUMINT Priority for ENVR

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, Chad: 4H, The Gambia: 5H,

Mali: 5H, Mauritania: 5H, Senegal: 5H

¶D. Information Systems and Telecommunications Infrastructure

(INFR).

-- Current specifications, vulnerabilities, capabilities,

and planned upgrades to, national telecommunications

infrastructure and information systems, command and control

systems, networks, and technologies used by government,

military, and private sector.

-- National leadership use of, and dependencies on,

dedicated telecommunications infrastructures and information

systems.

-- Details about national and regional telecommunications

policies, programs, regulations, service providers, vendors,

and training.

-- Details about internet and intranet use, infrastructure,

and government oversight.

-- Plans and efforts to acquire U.S. export-controlled

telecommunications technology.

-- Details about information repositories for Radio

Frequency Identification-enabled systems used for passports,

government badges, and transportation systems.

-- Official and personal phone numbers, fax numbers, and

e-mail addresses of principal civilian and military leaders.

NIPF Priority for INFR

Chad: 4

HUMINT Priority for INFR

Burkina Faso: 5H, Cape Verde: 5H, The Gambia: 5H, Mali: 5H,

Mauritania: 5H, Niger: 5H, Senegal: 5H

II. Country-Specific Issues

¶A. Chad: Sudan/Darfur Issues (SRCC-2).

-- Details about Sudanese-backed insurgency in Chad and

Chadian-backed insurgency in Sudan and related population

movements.

-- Indications of actual or potential refugee or IDP

movements, especially Sudanese and Central African Republic

refugees.

-- Human rights abuses against refugees currently located in

Chad.

-- Government's political will and intention to engage

Sudanese-backed separatists.

-- Military capability to combat Sudanese-backed separatists.

-- Role of international institutions in stabilizing

domestic uprising.

-- Details about Chadian insurgents' relationship with the

Government of Sudan.

-- Details about the government's relationship with Sudanese

insurgents in Darfur.

-- Presence or activities of international terrorist groups

in insurgencies.

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