Last Updated: January 19, 2026

SYLVESTRE MUDACUMURA

Aliases

Mupenzi Bernard; Mudacumura; Mupenzi; Pharaoh; Radja

Position

FDLR-FOCA Commander and FDLR-FOCA Lieutenant General

Nationality

Rwanda

DoB

1954

Address

North Kivu Province ( as of June 2016), Congo (Democratic Republic)

Other Information

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mudacumura on 12 July 2012 for nine counts of war crimes, including attacking civilians, murder, mutilation, cruel treatment, rape, torture, destruction of property, pillaging and outrages against personal dignity, allegedly committed between 2009 and 2010 in the DRC.

Date of listing

2005-11-01

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.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/433