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DRC0081John Imani Nzenze#

Individual · designated 2026-07-17 under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UN listing · entry last updated 2026-07-24

AddressesNorth Kivu, Congo (Democratic Republic)

DetailsBorn: 1978-08-06. Place of birth: North Kivu, Congo (Democratic Republic). Nationality: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda. Gender: Male. Positions: Commander of M23

IdentifiersUKSL DRC0081. Passports: OP0204168; OB0072391. National IDs: 1 1978 8 0137555 3 27

NamesPrimary name: John Imani Nzenze. Titles: Major. Aliases: Imani Nzene

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban). Regime: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Source: UN. Designated 2026-07-17.

Other informationListed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (e) and 7(h) of resolution 2293 (2016), as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023) and paragraph 3 of resolution 2738 (2024) and resolution 2783 (2025): JOHN IMANI NZENZE has and continues to engage in acts that undermine the peace, stability and security of the DRC. He is a military leader of the M23, a Congolese militia which received support from outside the DRC and which impedes the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes. As a leader of the M23, JOHN IMANI NZENZE acts on behalf of a designated entity and shares responsibility for crimes committed by M23 in the DRC (including killings, recruitment of child soldiers, and sexual abuse), which constitute human rights abuses against civilians.

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