UK updates ISIL sanctions entry for Hamidah Nabagala

LONDON, July 10, 2026 — The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it updated the UK Sanctions List on Friday with a variation to the entry for Hamidah Nabagala under the Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda regime. The notice said Nabagala remains subject to an asset freeze, arms embargo and travel ban.

The updated entry identifies Nabagala under unique ID AQD0391 and says she works as a mediator in financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa. It also states that she has been charged with financing a bombing in Kampala in 2021 and that she attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to send them to ISIL camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The UK notice indicates the variation revised identifying details rather than lifting or adding sanctions. The PDF shows changes to date-of-birth and passport-related fields, while the entry remains active and lists the latest update as July 10, 2026.

Nabagala was originally designated by the United Nations in late March 2026. A UN narrative summary says she was listed for alleged involvement in financing, arms-related support, recruitment and other support activities tied to ISIL or Al-Qaida affiliates. The UN summary also says Ugandan authorities arrested an ISIL operative who had received funding from her.

The case underscores continued scrutiny of Islamic State financing networks in East and Central Africa, particularly links spanning Uganda and eastern Congo. The UK Sanctions List page updated Friday shows the designation source remains the United Nations.