Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ruvugayimikore PROTOGENE
Aliases
Gaby RUHINDA; Zorro MIDENDE
Nationality
Rwanda
DoB
1970; 1968 to 1969
Address
Nyiragongo, North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Official reason
Ruvugayimikore Protogene (Protogene), a Rwandan national, leads the FDLR-affiliated Maccabe group, formerly known as the Commando de Recherche et D’Action en Profondeur (CRAP). Protogene has been accused by the European Union of planning, directing, or committing acts that constitute serious human rights abuses in the DRC, and being responsible for...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1703
Date of listing
2023-08-24
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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