Last Updated: January 17, 2025

'Tango Four'

Aliases

'Tango Fort'; Gabriel Amisi Nkumba; Gabriel Amisi KUMBA

Position

Former Commander of the first defence zone of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC). Deputy Chief of Staff of the FARDC in charge of operations and intelligence from July 2018 to July 2020. Since then Inspector General of the FARDC.

Nationality

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

DoB

1964-05-28

Address

22, avenue Mbenseke, Ma Campagne, Kinshasa/Ngaliema, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Reg. ID

1-64-87-77512-30 (other-Other identification number) (Military ID number)

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302771

Official reason

Former Commander of the first defence zone of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), which took part in the disproportionate use of force and violent repression in September 2016 in Kinshasa. Gabriel Amisi Kumba was Deputy Chief of Staff of the FARDC in charge of operations and intelligence from July 2018 to July 2020. Since then, he has held th...

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2016-12-12)

Date of listing

2023-12-12

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Regime

UN, EU country specific

Target State

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Prohibition to satisfy claims, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - It is prohibited to satisfy claims made by the persons listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affecte...

Official Information

On 7 April 1993 the EU decided to impose an arms embargo on Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC). On 28 July 2003, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1493 (2003) imposing an arms embargo against the DRC. On 18 April 2005, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1596 (2005) imposing also targeted restrictive measures. On...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02010D0788-20230728