Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Celestin KANYAMA
Aliases
Celestin KANYAMA TSHISIKU; Celestin Cishiku KANYAMA
Position
Kinshasa Police Chief
Nationality
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
DoB
1960-10-04
Reg. ID
OB0637580, Passport
Official reason
General Céléstin Kanyama is the Congolese National Police (PNC) Provincial police commissioner for Kinshasa. Under his leadership, police forces engaged in the targeting of civilian protestors through acts of violence. Kanyama was the primary commander of Operation Likofi, a police operation between late 2013 and early 2014 that was set up to ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0496
Date of listing
2016-06-23
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 547
Regime
OFAC country specific / UN
Target State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or b...
Official Information
On May 28, 2009, OFAC issued the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 547 (the “Regulations”) (74 FR 25439, May 28, 2009) to implement Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006 (71 FR 64105, October 31, 2006) (E.O. 13413). Executive Order 13671. On July 8, 2014, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, t...
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