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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
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
EU Council renews DRC sanctions & de-lists 2 people
The EU Council has renewed targeted sanctions relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 1 year, imposed in 2010 in response to obstruction of the electoral process and human rights violations. The EU has acknowledged the peaceful recent election in the DRC, and says it is prepared to adjust sanctions accordingly if further democratic reforms are made. 2 …
US continues sanctions against DRC for 1 year
The US has extended the national emergency as declared in Executive Order (E.O.) 13413, as amended by E.O. 13671, to continue sanctions (asset freezing measures) with respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 1 year. The Press Release says that the situation in the DRC is still “marked by widespread violence and atrocities that continue to threaten regional …
UNSC renews DRC sanctions regime
The United Nations Security Council have renewed its sanctions regime relating to the Democratic Republic of Congo until 1 July 2020, and have extended the mandate of the Group of Experts until 1 August 2020, having unanimously adopted Resolution 2478 (2019). The resolution reaffirms measures set out in Resolution 2293 (2016), which imposed an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel...
Congolese elections officials to challenge US listings
In March 2019, three officials in the DRC’s Electoral Commission (CENI) were added to US sanctions lists for “persistent corruption” and obstructing democratic elections in the DRC’s 2018 Presidential Election, see post. In a statement, the officials are challenging their designations on the basis that they are “unverifiable”, that military conflict caused the delay in the elections, and that measures...
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
Consolidated
Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP
Amended by: