Last Updated: January 19, 2026
PROTOGENE RUVUGAYIMIKORE
Aliases
GATOKARAKURA; ZORRO MIDENDE; RUHINDA; GABY RUHINDA
Position
Commander of the FDLR special unit “Commando de recherche et d'action en profondeur” (CRAP) (now called Maccabe)
Nationality
Rwanda
DoB
1968; 1970; 1969
Address
Nyiragongo, North Kivu, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Official reason
Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups”; “committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations ...
Date of listing
2023-10-25
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (‘the DRC’) continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Re...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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