Lawrence Kanyuka KINGSTON

Congo, Democratic Republic of the; United Kingdom

1970-07-19

Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Male

North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; 12 Rue Chevalier, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, 94210, France; 66 Cranberry Lane, London, E16 4PE, United Kingdom; 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom

518058784, Passport

Terrorist

OFAC is also sanctioning Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston (Kanyuka), an M23 and Congo River Alliance senior member and spokesperson, alongside two of Kanyuka’s companies registered in the U.K. and France. Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston (Kanyuka) is M23’s civilian spokesperson and a public relations officer for the Congo River Alliance, a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups that seeks to overthrow the DRC government. Kanyuka is central to M23 and the Congo River Alliance’s messaging strategy and conducts media and diplomatic outreach on their behalf. Kanyuka is the owner of UK-registered company Kingston Fresh and French-registered mining consultancy Kingston Holding. He is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, M23.

US

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0022

2025-02-20

US

Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 547

OFAC country specific / UN

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Blocking Property

• 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 by a U.S. person, of any goods, services, or technology to North Korea. E.O. 13810 (“Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to North Korea”) does not modify any of those prohibitions.

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, the International EmergencyEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (IEEPA) and section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), issued Executive Order 13671 (79 FR 39949, July 10, 2014) (E.O. 13671). In E.O. 13671, the President amended E.O. 13413 to take additional steps to deal with the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in E.O. 13413, in view of multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions, including Resolution 2136 of January 30, 2014, and in light of the continuation of activities that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the surrounding region, including operations by armed groups, widespread violence and atrocities, human rights abuses, recruitment and use of child soldiers, attacks on peacekeepers, obstruction of humanitarian operations, and exploitation of natural resources to finance persons engaged in these activities.

SDN