WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBAPerson

Also known as

• YAKUTUMBA

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

19701972

Place of birth

Lunbondja, Fizi Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nationality

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

Notes

CDi.043 Designation: a) Secretary General and leader for the Coalition nationale du people pour la souveraineté du Congo (CNPSC) (until February 2023) b) founder and leader for MAI-MAI YAKUTUMBA. Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.

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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