INingizimu Afrika ihlonzwe njengesizinda sokuxhaswa ngezimali kweqembu i-ISIS

Imibiko yakamuva isikhanyisele ngezinsolo eziphakamisa ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika isebenza njengesizinda esibucayi sokuxhasa ngezimali izisebenzi ze-ISIS e-Afrika Emaphakathi, okuveza ukukhathazeka okukhulu phakathi kwezinhlangano zezokuphepha zomhlaba wonke. Ngokusho kwe-Counter ISIS Finance Group, abaholi be-ISIS eSomalia basebenzisa ama-broker aseNingizimu Afrika ukuhambisa izimali ezikhungweni zamaphekula esifundeni sonke.

Imisebenzi yezezimali okuhloswe ukuthi ibandakanya ukusetshenziswa kwe-hawala, okungamanethiwekhi okudlulisa imali angahlelekile, eNingizimu Afrika nasezindaweni ezingomakhelwane. Ngokukhethekile, iHhovisi le-ISIS e-al-Karrar eSomalia likhonjwe njengabambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuhleleni ukuhanjiswa kwezimali ngale migudu, kanti iNingizimu Afrika isebenza njengendawo ebaluleke kakhulu kulolu hlelo.

Ochwepheshe bokulwa nobushokobezi bakhale izinsimbi, begqamisa ukuvela kweNingizimu Afrika njengendawo yokuxhasa ngezimali amaJihadist e-Afrika. U-Jasmine Opperman, umhlaziyi ovelele wokulwa nobushokobezi ozinze ePitoli, ugcizelele ukuqashelwa komhlaba wonke kweqhaza leNingizimu Afrika njengendlela yokuxhasa ngezimali ubushokobezi, naphezu kwephrofayili yezwe ephansi uma kuqhathaniswa nezwe elishisekayo emhlabeni.

Ukufaka kukahulumeni wase-United States unswinyo kubantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika abasolwa ngokubandakanyeka esitokisini se-ISIS kugcizelela ubucayi bodaba. Laba bantu kusolwa ukuthi yibona abasiza ukudluliselwa kwezimali emagatsheni e-ISIS e-Afrika yonkana, nokwenze ukuthi iWashington ibathathele izinyathelo ezinqala.

Abahlaziyi bathi ukwanda kwamanethiwekhi okuxhasa ngezimali amajihadist eNingizimu Afrika ngenxa yenhlanganisela yezinto, okuhlanganisa izindlela zokuqapha ezixegayo, imingcele engenazihibe, kanye nenkohlakalo ekhona. Amaqembu obugebengu obuhleliwe asebenza ezweni kuthiwa enza imisebenzi ehlukene engekho emthethweni, njengokushushumbiswa kwezidakamizwa, ukuxhashazwa kwezimbiwa phansi, nokuthumba ukuze bathole isihlengo, okunomthelela ekuthuthelekeni kwezimali esikhwameni sontamolukhuni.

Ukwambulwa kwakamuva kukhombisa isamba esikhulu semali egeleza isuka eNingizimu Afrika iye ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo ezihlanganisa iKenya, iSomalia, iNigeria, ne-Bangladesh, eqhutshwa ngokudluliswa kwemali ephathwayo nangeminye imigudu engekho emthethweni. Naphezu kwemizamo yokulwa nokugeleza kwezimali okungekho emthethweni okunjalo, ochwepheshe baphakamisa ukuthi amaqembu e-jihadist anekhono lokuxhaphaza izintuba ezinhlelweni ezikhona zokulawula.

Ukubandakanyeka kwezibalo ezishibhile ezaziwayo endaweni yamaJihadist eNingizimu Afrika sekwenze imizamo yaba nzima ukunqanda igagasi lokuxhaswa kwamaphekula ngezimali. U-Tore Hamming, uzakwabo e-International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, ugcizelela indima ebalulekile edlalwa izinhlaka zezezimali ezivulekile ekuqhubekiseni imisebenzi enjalo.

Ukubhekana nengcindezi ekhulayo, iNingizimu Afrika iqinise imizamo yokubhekana nokushoda emibusweni yayo yokulwa nokushushumbiswa kwemali kanye nokuxhasa ngezimali amaphekula. Izinyathelo zomthetho okuhloswe ngazo ukuqinisa ukwenganyelwa kokulawula kanye nokuthuthukisa ukusebenzelana kwezinhlaka ziphuthunyiswe ephalamende ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula.

Izikhulu zezokuphepha ziphinde zaqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwazo ekuvikeleni indawo yaseNingizimu Afrika ekuxhashazweni amaphekula, zigcizelela ukubaluleka kokuvimbela izenzo zobuphekula kanye nokuphazamisa ukugeleza kwezimali ezinkundleni zokuxhumana eziyingozi. Ukufakwa kwezwe “ohlwini olumpunga” lwe-Financial Action Task Force lusebenza njengesikhumbuzo esiqinile sezinselele ezizayo, okudala umfutho ohlangene wezinguquko kanye nokuqapha okukhulu ekulweni nemisebenzi yokuxhasa ngezimali amaphekula.

Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ibhekene nesimo sayo esisha njengendawo engase ibe yisizinda soxhaso lwezimali lwama-jihadist e-Afrika, umphakathi womhlaba usalokhu uqaphile, uqaphela imiphumela ebanzi yokusimama nokuvikeleka kwesifunda.

Njengoba umcabango wokuvela kabusha kwe-ISIS usondela kakhulu ezwenikazi lonke, isenzo esibumbene kanye nokubambisana okuthuthukisiwe kuzobaluleka ekubhekaneni nesimo esishintshayo esisongelayo kanye nokuvikela ekubhebhethekeni kokweqisa.