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    S E C R E T STATE 037566

    NOFORN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/16/2034
    TAGS: PINR KSPR ECON CD CV GA ML MR NG SG UV
    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.

    CLINTON

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