Democratic Republic of the Congo-related Designations; Issuance of Associated General License

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03/02/2026

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Treasury Sanctions Rwanda Officials, Condemns Blatant Violations of Washington Peace Accords

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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing DRC-related General License 1 , "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the Rwanda Defence Force." Additionally, OFAC has updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Specially Designated Nationals List Update The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
GASHUGI, Stanislas, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 03 Mar 1973; POB Burundi; nationality Rwanda; Gender Male; National ID No. 1197380088990106 (Rwanda) (individual) [DRCONGO]. KARUSISI, Ruki, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 05 Jun 1974; POB Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; nationality Rwanda; Gender Male (individual) [DRCONGO]. MUGANGA, Mubarakh (a.k.a. "MK MUBARKH"), Rugando, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 26 Jun 1967; POB Kampala, Uganda; nationality Rwanda; Gender Male; Passport PD100862 (Rwanda) expires 19 Aug 2026; National ID No. 1196780016764179 (Rwanda) (individual) [DRCONGO]. NYAKARUNDI, Vincent, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 05 Nov 1969; POB Cikitoke, Burundi; nationality Rwanda; Gender Male (individual) [DRCONGO]. The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List:
RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE (a.k.a. "RDF"), Ministry of Defence, KG 1 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda; Website https://www.mod.gov.rw/rdf/overview ; Organization Established Date Jul 2002; Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type Government Entity [DRCONGO]. Unrelated Administrative List Changes:
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