Secret document shows South Africa on NSA spying list

A new US National Security Agency document published by the Washington Post shows that South Africa was one of the countries authorised for surveillance.

“This exhibit lists the 193 foreign governments as well as foreign factions, political organisations, and other entities that were part of a 2010 certification approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court,” the Washington Post explains.

“These are the entities about which the NSA may conduct surveillance, for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence.”

The certification also let the agency gather intelligence about entities such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, European Union, and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the report said.

The report stresses the NSA did not necessarily target nearly all countries, but had authorisation to do so.

Countries on the NSA spy list

Many Southern African countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Mozambique are included in this list.

1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Andorra
5. Angola
6. Antigua and Barbuda
7. Argentina
8. Armenia
9. Austria
10. Azerbaijan
11. Bahamas
12. Baba’ain
13. Bangladesh
14. Barbados
15. Belarus
16. Belgian
17. Belize
18. Benin
19. Bhutan
20. Bolivia
21. Bosnia and Herzegovina
22. Botswana
23. Brazil
24. Brunei
25. Bulgaria
26. Burkina Faso
27. Burma (Myamnar)
28. Burundi
29. Cambodia
30. Cameroon
31. Cape Verde
32. Central African Republic
33. Chad
34. Chile
35. China
36. Colombia
37. Comoros
38. Congo, Democratic Republic
39. Congo, Republic
40. Costa Rica
41. Cote d’Ivoire
42. Croatia
43. Cuba
44. Cyprus
45. Czech Republic
46. Demnark
47. Djibouti
48. Dominica
49. Dominican Republic
50. East Timor (Timor-Leste)
51. Ecuador
52. Egypt
53. El Salvador
54. Equatorial Guinea
55. Efitrea
56. Estonia
57. Ethiopia
58. Fiji
59. Finland
60. France
61. Gabon
62. Gambia
63. Georgia
64. Germany
65. Ghana
66. Greece
67. Grenada
68. Guatemala
69. Guinea
70. Guinea-Bissau
71. Guyana
72. Haiti
73. Honduras
74. Hungary
75. Iceland
76. India
77. Indonesia
78. Iran
79. Iraq
80. Ireland
81. Israel
82. Italy
83. Jamaica
84. Japan
85. Jordan
86. Kazakhstan
87. Kenya
88. Kiribati
89. Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of (DPRK)
90. Korea, Republic of (ROK)
91. Kosovo
92. Kuwait
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. Laos
95. Latvia
96. Lebanon
97. Lesotho
98. Liberia
99. Libya
100. Liechtenstein
101. Lithuania
102. Luxembourg
103. Macedonia
104. Madagascar
105. Malawi
106. Malaysia
107. Maldives
108. Mall
109. Malta
110. Marshall Islands
111. Mauritania
112. Mauritius
113. Mexico
114. Micronesia
115. Motdova
116. Monaco
117. Mongolia
118. Montenegro
119. Morocco
120. Mozambique
121. Namibia
122. Nam-u
123. Nepal
124. Netherlands
125. Nicaragua
126. Niger
127. Nigeria
128. Norway
129. Oman
130. Pakistan
131. Palau
132. Panama
133. Papua New Guinea
134. Paraguay
135. Peru
136. Philippines
137. Poland
138. Portugal
139. Qatar
140. Romania
141. Russia
142. Rwanda
143. Saint Kitts and Nevis
144. Saint Lucia
145. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
146. Samoa
147. San Marino
148. Sao Tome and Principe
149. Saudi Arabia
150. Senegal
151. Serbia
152. Seychelles
153. Siena Leone
154. Singapore
155. Slovakia
156. Slovenia
157. Solomon Islands
158. Somalia
159. South Africa
160. Spain
161. Sri Lanka
162. Sudan
163. Suriname
164. Swaziland
165. Sweden
166. Switzerland
167. Syria
168. Taiwan
169. Tajikistan
170. Tanzania
171. Thailand
172. Togo
173. Tonga
174. Trinidad and Tobago
175. Tunisia
176. Turkey
177. Turkmenistan
178. Tuvalu
179. Uganda
180. Ukraine
181. United Arab Emirates
182. Uruguay
183. Uzbekistan
184. Vanuatu
185. Vatican City (Holy See)
186. Venezuela
187. Vietnam
188. Western Sahara
189. Yemen
190. Zambia
191. Zimbabwe

See the Washington Post article here

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