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Sanctions Status

James Kabarebe

Rwandan retired general who is Senior Defence and Security Advisor in the Office of the President of Rwanda and a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Is James Kabarebe sanctioned?
Listing statusListed
StatusListed by 1 jurisdiction: United States.
CountryRwanda
Verified26 Oct 2026
Latest notice2 Dec 2025

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

USUnited States

Listed
Authority
US Department of the Treasury, OFAC
Instrument
Executive Order 13413, as amended (DRC); SDN List
Listed
20 Feb 2025
Scope
Blocking of property and interests in property within US jurisdiction; US persons generally prohibited from dealing with him
Notes
OFAC stated he is a 'Rwandan government liaison to M23 and orchestrates RDF support for the armed group', and that he 'manages much of Rwanda and M23's generation of revenue from the DRC's mineral resources'. The Government of Rwanda called the sanctions 'unjustified and unfounded', as reported by AP/Africanews. No formal legal challenge or delisting found.

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Instruments and notices

  1. PrimaryTreasury Sanctions Rwandan Minister and Senior Militant for Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the CongoUS Department of the Treasury · 20 Feb 2025
  2. SecondaryRwanda rejects U.S. sanctions, calls for political solution to DRC crisisKT Press · 20 Feb 2025
  3. SecondaryDR Congo: Rwanda protests U.S. sanctions against top officialAfricanews (AP) · 22 Feb 2025

Entry history

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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