Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Bi Sidi Souleman
Aliases
Sidiki Abbas; Souleymane Bi Sidi; SIDIKI; Sidiki; Bi Sidi Soulemane
Position
President and self-proclaimed “general” of the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R)
Nationality
Central African Republic
DoB
1962-07-20
Address
Koui, Ouham-Pendé prefecture, Central African Republic
Reg. ID
N°235/MISPAT/DIRCAB/DGPC/DGAEI/SI/SP , (laissez-Passer) issued on 15 Mar. 2019 (issued by the Minister of Interior of the Central African Republic )
Other Information
Bi Sidi Souleman leads the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Retour, Réclamation, Réhabilitation (3R) which has killed, tortured, raped, and displaced civilians and engaged in arms trafficking, illegal taxation activities, and warfare with other militias since its creation in 2015. Bi Sidi Souleman himself has also participated in ...
Date of listing
2020-08-05
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
Central African Republic
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Regulations impose financial, trade and immigration sanctions for the purpose of giving effect to the United Kingdom’s obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions including 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014), 2399 (2018), 2536 (2020), 2588 (2021) and 2648 (2022), (‘UNSCR 2127’, ‘UNSCR 2134’, ‘UNSCR 2399’ ‘UNSCR 2536’, ‘UNSCR 2588’, ‘UNS...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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