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Mohamed Ali Nkalubo

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Mohamed Ali Nkalubo is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.
TypePerson[sources]
NameAbul Jihad · MOHAMED ALI NKALUBO · Meddie NKALUBO · Mohamed Ali NKALUBO · Mohamed Ali Nkalubo · 3 more...[sources]
Other nameABOU SHAUKAN · ABU SHAUKAN · ABUL JIHAD · Abou SHAUKAN · Abu SHAUKAN · 12 more...[sources]
Weak aliasABOU SHAUKAN · ABU SHAUKAN · ABUL JIHAD · DEFENDER · KASIBANTE · 3 more...[sources]
Birth date · · · · [sources]
Place of birthKampala · Kampala, Uganda[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityUganda[sources]
CountryCongo - Kinshasa · Uganda[sources]
First nameMEDDIE LEE · MEDDIE NKALUBO · MOHAMED · Meddie · Mohamed · 2 more...[sources]
Last nameNKALUBO · Nkalubo[sources]
Middle nameNKALUBO[sources]
Second nameALI[sources]
TitleAllied Democratic Forces (ADF) senior leader for operations/organization/support, and also communication and propaganda[sources]
PositionAllied Democratic Forces (ADF) senior leader for operations/organization/support, and also communication and propaganda · Haut dirigeant des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) pour les opérations/l'organisation/le soutien, ainsi que pour la communication et la propagande · senior leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a non-governmental armed group operating in Uganda, Rwanda and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo[sources]
AddressDemocratic Republic of the Congo[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (d), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups; “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law; “planning, directing, committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of ADF (CDe.001), MOHAMED ALI NKALUBO is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. He has effective command and control over the group’s combatants.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Function or profession: senior Allied Democratic Forces leader

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Meddie Nkalubo is a senior leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a non-governmental armed group operating in Uganda, Rwanda and the Eastern DRC. He has been identified as holding various responsibilities in the ADF, including communication and propaganda, recruitment, fabrication of arms, and rapprochement with ISIL (Da’esh). Meddie Nkalubo has also been identified as the leading figure in charge of the ADF’s external operations, tasked with organising and overseeing its external financing and coordinating the flow of ISIL (Da’esh) funds towards the ADF.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

The ADF contributes to the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC (particularly in the Ituri and North Kivu provinces), in particular through violence and serious human rights abuses, including attacks against civilians, killings and abduction.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Owing to his senior leading position and various responsibilities in the ADF, Meddie Nkalubo is therefore involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. He is also responsible for sustaining the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Inscrit sur la liste en application des dispositions énoncées aux alinéas b), d), e) et h) du paragraphe 7 de la résolution 2293 (2016), telles que réaffirmées par le paragraphe 2 de la résolution 2688 (2023), Mohamed Ali NKALUBO s'est livré et continue de se livrer en RDC à des actes qui constituent des violations graves des droits humains ou des atteintes à ces droits et compromettent la paix et la sécurité du pays. Mohamed Ali NKALUBO joue un rôle majeur dans le groupe armé des ADF, une entité désignée. En tant que haut dirigeant des ADF, il partage la responsabilité des crimes commis par le groupe (meurtres, enlèvements, pillages, recrutement d'enfants soldats, atteintes sexuelles, et commerce, exploitation minière, prélèvements de taxes illicites et prolifération d'armes) et est responsable de la justification des nombreuses attaques délibérées commises par le groupe contre des civils en Ituri et au Nord-Kivu. Il a également été identifié comme étant la personne responsable de la fabrication des armes pour les ADF et du rapprochement des ADF avec l'EIIL/État islamique dès 2017. Abusant régulièrement de son pouvoir en tant que dirigeant militaire des ADF, une entité désignée, Mohamed Ali NKALUBO compromet la paix et la sécurité de la RDC et commet des violations des droits humains dans le pays. Il a planifié ou participé à la planification de plusieurs attaques sur le territoire de la RDC. Le 15 janvier 2023, un engin explosif appartenant aux ADF a explosé dans l'église pentecôtiste de Kasindi, à 56 km au sud-est de la ville de Beni (province du Nord-Kivu). L'explosion, qui s'est produite pendant un office religieux, a tué au moins 13 civils et en a blessé plus de 76. Les 2 et 3 avril 2023, les ADF ont mené une série d'attaques près de la frontière entre les territoires de Mambasa et d'Irumu (province de l'Ituri), qui ont fait au moins 31 morts parmi les civils. Le 7 avril 2023, au cours d'une embuscade, des éléments des ADF ont tué au moins 24 civils (14 hommes et 10 femmes) dans le village de Musamdaba près d'Enebuela, à 25 km au nord-ouest de la ville de Beni. Le 11 avril 2023, une patrouille de la MONUSCO est tombée dans une embuscade des ADF alors qu'elle se rendait sur les lieux d'une attaque signalée à Mabelenga (province de l'Ituri). En tant que coordonnateur des opérations extérieures des ADF, Mohamed Ali NKALUBO encadre les réseaux de logistique et de facilitation de ce groupe. Depuis 2021, Mohamed Ali NKALUBO transfère à des agents des ADF des fonds destinés à appuyer des opérations dans la région des Grands Lacs. Principal responsable de la fabrication d'engins explosifs pour le groupe, il a formé le kamikaze qui a commis l'attentat de Katindo le 7 avril 2022. Mohamed Ali NKALUBO a également ordonné l'attaque menée le 23 octobre 2021 contre un restaurant de Kampala (Ouganda) connu pour être fréquenté par des fonctionnaires ougandais. Il a également été directement impliqué dans des tentatives d'attentat au Rwanda en août et en septembre 2021. Il collabore également étroitement avec Ahmed Mahmoud HASSAN (également connu sous les noms d'ABU WAKAS et d'ABWAKASI), un national tanzanien et l'un des principaux commanditaires des attentats perpétrés sur le sol ougandais, à savoir l'attentat de Mpondwe, le 16 juin 2023, et l'attentat du parc Queen Elizabeth Park, le 17 octobre 2023. Son nom figure dans le rapport final de 2023 du Groupe d'experts des Nations unies sur la RDC

French Freezing of Assets,

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (d), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups; “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law; “planning, directing, committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of ADF (CDe.001), MOHAMED ALI NKALUBO is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. He has effective command and control over the group’s combatants.

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions,

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (d), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups; “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law; “planning, directing, committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of ADF (CDe.001), MOHAMED ALI NKALUBO is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. He has effective command and control over the group’s combatants.

South African Targeted Financial Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,233

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

United Nations Security Council (UN SC)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,069

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List29,114

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

South African Targeted Financial Sanctions887

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist868

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · Державна служба фінансового моніторингу України (Держфінмоніторинг)

French Freezing of Assets6,266

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,321

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance


Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-9133-85 · ua-sfms-1668 · eu-tb-logical-146090 · ch-seco-57629 · unsc-6908996 · fr-ga-5099 · ofac-44602 · au-dfat-7949-mohamed-ali-nkalubo · zafic-716-mohamed-ali-nkalubo

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