Last Updated: January 19, 2026
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY
Aliases
Lord's Resistance Movement (LRM); Lord's Resistance Movement/Army (LRM/A); LRA
Address
Basse-Kotto, Central African Republic; Bas-Uolo, Congo (Democratic Republic); Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic; Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic; Haut-Uolo, Congo (Democratic Republic); Kafia Kingi; Vakaga, Central African Republic
Official reason
Emerged in northern Uganda in the 1980s. Has engaged in the abduction, killing and mutilation of thousands of civilians in Central Africa, including hundreds in the Central African Republic. The leader is Joseph Kony (CFi.009). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5932344
Date of listing
2016-03-07
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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