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Sanctions Profile: Democratic Republic of the Congo
At a glance
EU sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were first imposed in 1993, when it was known as Zaire, and consisted of an arms embargo against armed groups and travel bans against senior officials of the Mobuto regime.
News
OFAC Syria sanctions listings & delistings
The US Department of State has designated the Syrian Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub, under Executive Order 13894 (asset freeze and travel ban), who is described as being “responsible for the violence and disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria” since December 2019. He is said to have deliberately prevented a ceasefire from being implemented in the region, …
Syria
EU court rejects 15 DRC officials’ cases challenging re-listing
The EU General Court has dismissed 15 applications made by officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo to annul their EU targeted sanctions re-listings. All submitted that the 2017 renewal of their listings were not based on a sufficiently precise and concrete factual basis to justify the allegations of human rights violations. The Court said it was enough that the …
UNSC adds 1 person to DRC sanctions list
The UN Security Council Committee concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo has added Seka Baluku to its sanctions list, on the basis of his long-serving membership and current leadership of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group active in the DRC and Uganda. UN Press Release here. The UK has aligned with this decision, see OFSI Notice. The EU has …
Third countries align with EU Turkey, ISIL (Da’esh) and DRC sanctions
Turkey On 11 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894, which established a sanctions framework to impose targeted sanctions against Turkey in response to unauthorised hydrocarbon exploration and production in the Eastern Mediterranean sea (see post). North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, and Iceland have aligned themselves with this decision. Press release here. ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda The Council adopted …
Turkey
Terrorism
A further round of OFAC Magnitsky sanctions – 68 listed this week
Yesterday (11 November), OFAC designated 18 people (17 officials and 1 businessman) located in Burma, Pakistan, Libya, Slovakia, the DRC and South Sudan under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (E.O. 13818) for their roles in serious human rights abuses. 6 entities owned/controlled by the businessman are subject to the same E.O.. These designations are in addition to the …
Burma / Myanmar 
Libya 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
South Sudan
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005
Amended by:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1824/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 84/2006
Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 201/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 400/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 242/2009
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1250/2010
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1097/2011
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 7/2012
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1251/2012
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 53/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 521/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 271/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1275/2014
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/613
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/614
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1165
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/199
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/396
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/904
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1326
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/566
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1931
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2101
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/189
Consolidated
Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP
Amended by: