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2026/2172

29.9.2026

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2026/2172

of 28 September 2026

implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and in particular Article 6 and Article 7(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/788/CFSP.

(2)

On 14 July 2026, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1533 (2004) added six persons and two entities to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures. Four of those persons and one of those entities are already listed in Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP. They should therefore be removed from Annex II and included in Annex I to that Decision.

(3)

Decision 2010/788/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2010/788/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1)

Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision;

(2)

Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2026.

For the Council

The President

K. KALLAS

(1)   OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/788/oj.

ANNEX I

Annex I to Decision 2010/788/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1)

the following entries are added under the heading ‘a) List of persons referred to in Article 3(1)’:

‘47.

Charles SEMATAMA

(alias: Sebanyana)

Designation: a) Colonel; b) Commander and military leader of Twirwaneho.

DOB: 1975.

POB: Kalunyo Village, Kamombo Localities, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Address: Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gender: Male.

Date of UN designation: 14 July 2026.

Other information: Charles Sematama is commander and military leader of Twirwaneho, a Congolese armed group involved in atrocities in the South Kivu province of the DRC, including the killing of civilians, the recruitment of children and activities that threaten the peace and security of the people of the DRC. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

48.

Gustave KUBWAYO

(alias: a) Sirkoof; b) Surcouf; c) Surkof)

Designation: a) Colonel; b) Commander of FDLR-FOCA.

DOB: 1969.

POB: a) Karago municipality, Gisenyi prefecture, Rwanda; b) Nyabihu District, Western province, Rwanda.

Nationality: Rwanda.

Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gender: Male.

Date of UN designation: 14 July 2026.

Other information: As one of the main Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Forces Combattantes Abacunguzi (FDLR-FOCA) commanders and the new commander of the Commando de Recherche et d’Action en Profondeur (CRAP), Gustave Kubwayo alias Sirkoof is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities, such as targeting civilians, kidnapping for ransom and illegally exploiting natural resources. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

49.

Corneille NANGAA YOBELUO

(alias: a) Corneille Nangaa; b) Corneille Yobeluo)

Designation: Leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC).

DOB: 9 July 1970.

POB: Bagboya, Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Passport Number: a) Democratic Republic of the Congo number OP1097934; b) Democratic Republic of the Congo number DP0000149; c) Democratic Republic of the Congo number DP0003850.

Address: a) Boulevard Biangala, No 36 Q, Salongo Sud C, Lemba, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; b) North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gender: Male.

Date of UN designation: 14 July 2026.

Other information: Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo is the leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), a politico-military movement allied with the United Nations-sanctioned March 23 Movement/Congolese Revolutionary Army (M23/ARC) (CDe.006). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

50.

John Imani NZENZE

Designation: a) Colonel; b) M23 intelligence chief.

DOB: 6 August 1978.

Nationality: a) Democratic Republic of the Congo; b) Rwanda.

Passport Number: a) Democratic Republic of the Congo number OP0204168, expires 5 July 2022; b) Democratic Republic of the Congo number OB0072391, expires 28 December 2014.

National Identification Number: Rwanda number 1 1978 8 0137555 3 27.

Address: North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gender: Male.

Date of UN designation: 14 July 2026.

Other information: As a leader of M23, John Imani Nzenze is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.’;

(2)

the following entry is added under the heading ‘b) List of entities referred to in Article 3(1)’:

‘11.

ALLIANCE FLEUVE CONGO (AFC)

Address: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Date of UN designation: 14 July 2026.

Other information: Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) is a politico-military movement operating in the eastern DRC and allied with the United Nations-sanctioned March 23 Movement/Congolese Revolutionary Army (M23/ARC). Established in 2023. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.’.

ANNEX II

Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1)

in the section ‘A. Persons’, the entries for the following persons are deleted:

‘20.

Charles SEMATAMA;

30.

Gustave KUBWAYO;

35.

Corneille NANGAA YOBELUO;

39.

John Imani NZENZE’;

(2)

in the section ‘B. Entities’, the entry for the following entity is deleted:

‘1.

Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)’.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/2172/oj

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