UNSC's 1533 Sanctions Committee adds 8 individuals/entities to its DRC Sanctions List

The UN Security Council's 1533 Sanctions Committee expanded its DRC sanctions list on 14 July 2026, adding six individuals and two entities linked to the armed groups driving instability in eastern DRC. The designations target senior leadership and commanders across four groups: the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and its ally M23/ARC, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), and Twirwaneho, a South Kivu militia active since 2008–2010. Those listed include group leaders, military commanders, and an intelligence chief, reflecting the Committee's continued focus on the command structures sustaining armed group activity in North and South Kivu.