Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Notice published July 1, 2026 · 91 FR 40097
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2026-13278
- Type
- Notice
- Published
- July 1, 2026
- Citation
- 91 FR 40097 (pages 40,097–40,098)
- Action
- Notice.
- Dates
- This action was issued on June 25, 2026. See Supplementary Information for relevant dates.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Executive orders cited
- Executive Order 13413 · Other documents citing it
- Executive Order 13671 · Other documents citing it
Text
As the Government Publishing Office publishes it. Pages OFAC printed as images (in recent notices, the lists of names) are in the official PDF.
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40097-40098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-13278]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more
applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and
U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions
with them.
DATES: This action was issued on June 25, 2026. See Supplementary
Information for relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-
2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance, 202-622-2490 or
https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.
Notice of OFAC Actions
On June 25, 2026, OFAC determined that the property and interests
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are
blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below.
Individuals
1. KALIMA KAREKEZI, Jean Malic, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 25 May 1963;
POB Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo; nationality Rwanda; Gender
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Male; Passport PC638680 (Rwanda) expires 06 May 2031; National ID No.
1196380005387371 (Rwanda) (individual) [DRCONGO] (Linked To: GASABO
GOLD REFINERY LTD).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of Executive Order 13413
of October 27, 2006, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,''
as amended by Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014, ``Taking
Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo'' (``E.O. 13413, as
amended''), for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Gasabo
Gold Refinery LTD, a person whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
2. KAYOBOTSI, Bosco, Kigali, Rwanda; DOB 25 Aug 1985; POB Masisi,
Democratic Republic of the Congo; nationality Rwanda; Gender Male;
Passport PC648741 (Rwanda) expires 01 Aug 2031; National ID No.
1198580022378192 (Rwanda) (individual) [DRCONGO] (Linked To: GASABO
GOLD REFINERY LTD).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported
to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Gasabo Gold
Refinery LTD, a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
Entities
1. BUGAMBIRA MINES LTD (a.k.a. MULTISERVE CONSULTS LTD), Kigali,
Rwanda; website www.bugambiramines.rw; Organization Established Date 20
Jun 2006; Organization Type: Mining and Quarrying [DRCONGO] (Linked To:
KALIMA KAREKEZI, Jean Malic).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported
to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jean Malic Kalima
Karekezi, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
2. GASABO GOLD REFINERY LTD, Kigali, Rwanda; website ggr.co.rw;
Organization Established Date 26 May 2022; Organization Type: Mining of
other non-ferrous metal ores; Company Number 120323055 (Rwanda)
[DRCONGO] (Linked To: M23).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(F)(ii) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, logistical, or technological support for, or goods
or services in support of M23, a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C)(7) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged
in, directly or indirectly, any of the following in or relation to the
Democratic Republic of Congo: support to persons, including armed
groups, involved in activities that threaten the peace, security, or
stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo or that undermine
democratic processes or institutions in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, through the illicit trade in natural resources of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
3. RWINKWAVU MINING CORPORATION LTD, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda;
Organization Type: Mining and Quarrying [DRCONGO] (Linked To: KALIMA
KAREKEZI, Jean Malic).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported
to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jean Malic Kalima
Karekezi, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
4. WOLFRAM MINING AND PROCESSING LTD, Kigali, Rwanda; website
www.wmprwanda.rw; Organization Established Date 22 Dec 2006;
Organization Type: Mining and Quarrying [DRCONGO] (Linked To: KALIMA
KAREKEZI, Jean Malic).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported
to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Jean Malic Kalima
Karekezi, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
(Authority: E.O. 13413, as amended.)
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2026-13278 Filed 6-30-26; 8:45 am]
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