Last Updated: July 18, 2025
Willy NGOMA
Position
Military spokesperson for M23 (Mouvement du 23 mars, an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo).\nA military leader of M23.
Address
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202401271
Official reason
Willy Ngoma holds the leading position of spokesperson of the March 23 Movement / Congolese Revolutionary Army (M23/ARC), a non-governmental armed group operating in the Eastern DRC. The M23/ARC contributes to the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC, in particular through violence and serious human rights abuses, including killin...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2022-12-08)\n(Designation details: EU designation: 08/12/2022\nUN designation:20/02/2024)
Date of listing
2024-04-30
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