Last Updated: October 21, 2026
Last Updated: October 21, 2026
John Imani Nzenze
Nationality
Congo DR; Rwanda
Position
a) Colonel; b) M23 intelligence chief (CDe.006)
Date of birth
1978-08-06
Sex
Male
Address
North Kivu, Congo DR
Reg. ID
Passport, OP0204168, issuer: Congo DR, expires: 2022-07-05; Passport, OB0072391, issuer: Congo DR, expires: 2014-12-28; Id Card, 1 1978 8 0137555 3 27, issuer: Rwanda
Other sanctions regimes
EU, UN
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 2 (Financial sanctions) and 4 (Travel ban), annex 1
Other Information
As a leader of M23 (CDe.006), JOHN IMANI NZENZE is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities.).; Designation: a) Colonel; b) M23 intelligence chief (CDe.006); INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.
Date of listing
2026-07-14
Program information
Authority
CH
Program
Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12)
Regime
UN, Switzerland country specific
Target State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures
Asset freeze, Travel ban
Official Information
Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and follow those of the European Union.
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