APOLLINAIRE HAKIZIMANAPerson

Also known as

• AMIKWE LEPIC
• LE POÈTE
• ADONIA

Designations

• Designated by AU DFAT under program 1533 (Democratic People’s Republic of the Congo) since 2025-12-11. Other entities under 1533 (Democratic People’s Republic of the Congo)

Key properties

Date of birth

1964

Nationality

RWANDA

Notes

CDi.039 Designation: a) Lieutenant General b) Commissioner for Defense for the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda - Forces Combattantes Abacunguzi (FDLR-FOCA) Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 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”; “planning, directing, or 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 extended by resolution 2688 (2023). As a military leader of FDLR, APOLLINAIRE HAKIZIMANA is involved in promulgating and supporting the group’s activities.

Source list & list version

First observed 2025-12-11; last confirmed present in Australian Sanctions Consolidated List list version au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-04, observed 2026-09-04.

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