UK adds Hamidah Nabagala to ISIL, al-Qaida sanctions list

LONDON, March 31, 2026 — The United Kingdom said Tuesday it had added Ugandan national Hamidah Nabagala to the UK Sanctions List under the Isil (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda regime, in a move that subjects her to an asset freeze, arms embargo and travel ban. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the update added one new entry.

The sanctions notice identifies Nabagala, unique ID AQD0391, as a woman born on March 9, 1996, with Ugandan nationality and country of birth listed as Uganda. It says she works as a mediator in financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa, has been charged with financing a 2021 bombing in Kampala, and attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to go to ISIL camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UK entry lists the designation source as the United Nations and gives the designation date and last update as March 31, 2026.

The move follows action by the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions committee, which said on March 30 that it had approved Nabagala’s addition to the U.N. sanctions list. The U.N. said the measures are an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo, and linked the case to activity associated with Islamic State in Central Africa.

The UK notice also reflects a broader shift in how British sanctions are published. GOV.UK says the UK Sanctions List is now the only current source for UK designations after the OFSI consolidated list stopped updating in January 2026.