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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