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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20032026-271090
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1378]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026/PHALGUNA 28, 1947
2012 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
ORDER
New Delhi, the 19th March, 2026
S.O. 1443(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the United Nations (Security Council)
Act, 1947 (43 of 1947), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the
Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Democratic Republic of Congo Order, 2016,
namely:—
1. (1) This order may be called the Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on
Democratic Republic of Congo (Amendment) Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Democratic Republic of Congo
Order, 2016, in the Schedule, in Annexure 2,—
(a) under the heading “A. Individuals", —
(i) for paragraph CDi.007 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"CDi.007 Name: 1: THOMAS 2: LUBANGA 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: na POB: Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo Good
quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo Passport
no: na National identification no: na Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo Listed on: 1 Nov.
2005 (amended on 13 Oct. 2016 and 2 Nov.2020) Other information: Arrested in Kinshasa in March 2005
for UPC/L involvement in human rights abuses violations. Transferred to the ICC on 17 March 2006.
Convicted by the ICC in March 2012 and sentenced to 14 years in prison. On 1 December 2014, ICC
appeals judges upheld Lubanga's conviction and sentence. Transferred to a prison facility in the DRC on
19 December 2015 to serve out his sentence of imprisonment. He was released on 15 March 2020 after
having served his ICC sentence. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.”;
(ii) for paragraph CDi.029 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"CDi.029 Name: 1: ΝΤΑΒΟ NTABERI 2: SHEKA 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: Commander-in-Chief, Nduma Defence of Congo, Mayi Mayi Sheka group DOB: 4
Apr.1976 POB: Walikale, Walikale territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo Good quality
a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo Passport
no: na National identification no: na Address: Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (in
prison) Listed on: 28 Nov. 2011 (amended on 19 August 2020) Other information: He surrendered to
MONUSCO on 26 July 2017 and has been since detained by the Congolese authorities. His trial for war
crimes, crimes against humanity and participation in an insurrectional movement, before the Military Court
in Goma, started in November 2018. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.”;
(iii) for paragraph CDi.030 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
CDi.030 Name: 1: BOSCO 2: TAGANDA 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: Between 1973 and 1974 POB: Bigogwe, Rwanda Good quality
a.k.a.: a) Bosco Ntaganda b) Bosco Ntagenda c) General Taganda Low quality a.k.a.: a) Lydia (When he
was part of APR.) b) Terminator c) Tango Romeo (Call sign) d) Romeo (Call
sign) e) Major Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: Belgium (As of 14 December 2022) Listed on: 1 Nov. 2005 ( amended on 13 Oct. 2016,
19 Aug. 2020, 1 Mar. 2023) Other information: Born in Rwanda, he moved to Nyamitaba, Masisi
territory, North Kivu, when he was a child. Nominated FARDC Brigadier-General by Presidential Decree
on 11 December 2004, following Ituri peace agreements. Formerly Chief of Staff in CNDP and became
CNDP military commander since the arrest of Laurent Nkunda in January 2009. Since January 2009, de
facto Deputy Commander of consecutive anti-FDLR operations ‘Umoja Wetu', 'Kimia II', and 'Amani
Leo' in North and South Kivu. Entered Rwanda in March 2013, and voluntarily surrender to ICC officials
in Kigali on March 22. Transferred to the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands. On 9 June 2014, ICC confirmed
13 charges of war crimes and five charges of crimes against humanity against him; the trial started in
September 2015. On 8 July 2019, the ICC found him guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against
humanity, committed in Ituri in 2002-2003. On 7 November 2019, he was sentenced to a total of 30 years
imprisonment. He has appealed both his conviction and sentence. On 30 March 2021, the ICC Appeals
Chamber confirmed his conviction and sentence. On 14 December 2022, he was transferred to the territory
of Belgium for enforcement of sentence. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.”;
(b) under the heading "B. Entities and other groups", -
(i) for paragraph CDe.001 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
CDe.001 Name: ADF
A.k.a.: Allied Democratic Forces F.k.a.: a) Forces Démocratiques Alliées-Armée Nationale de Libération
de l'Ouganda b) ADF/NALU c) NALU Address: North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Listed
on: 30 Jun. 2014 (amended on 19 Oct. 2016, 19 August 2020) Other information: ADF founder and
leader, Jamil Mukulu (CDi.015), was arrested in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in April 2015. He was
subsequently extradited to Kampala, Uganda in July 2015. As of June 2016, Mukulu is reportedly being
held in a police detention cell awaiting his trial. Seka Baluku (CDi.036) succeeded Jamil Mukulu
(CDi.015) as the overall leader of the ADF. As highlighted in several reports from the Group of Experts on
the DRC
(S/2015/19, S/2015/797, S/2016/1102, S/2017/672, S/2018/531, S/2019/469, S/2019/974, S/2020/482), the
ADF, including under Seka Baluku's leadership, continued to commit the repeated targeting, killing and
maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction of civilians, including children, as well as attacks on
villages and health facilities, in particular in Mamove, Beni territory, on 12 and 24 February 2019, and
Mantumbi, Beni territory, on 5 December 2019 and 30 January 2020, as well as the continuous recruitment
and use of children during attacks and for forced labour in Beni territory in the DRC since at least
2015. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.”;
(ii) for paragraph CDe.007 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"CDe.007 Name: MACHANGA LTD A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: Plot 55A, Upper Kololo Terrace,
Kampala, Uganda Listed on: 29 Mar. 2007 (amended on 19 August 2020) Other information: Gold
export company (Directors: Mr. Rajendra Kumar Vaya and Mr. Hirendra M. Vaya). In 2010, assets
belonging to Machanga, held in the account of Emirates Gold, were frozen by Bank of Nova Scotia
Mocatta (UK). The owners of Machanga have remained involved in purchasing gold from eastern
DRC. Machanga Ltd last filed an annual return in 2004 and was listed as "status inactive" according to the
authorities of the Republic of Uganda. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.”;
(iii) for paragraph CDe.009 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"CDe.009 Name: UGANDA COMMERCIAL IMPEX (UCI) LTD
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: a) Plot 22, Kanjokya Street, Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda (Tel.: +256
41 533 578/9) b) PO BOX 22709, Kampala, Uganda Listed on: 29 Mar. 2007 (amended on 19 August
2020) Other information: Gold export company. (Directors Mr. Jamnadas V. LODHIA – known as
"Chuni"- and his sons Mr. Kunal LODHIA and Jitendra J. LODHIA). In January 2011, Ugandan
authorities notified the Committee that following an exemption on its financial holdings, Emirates Gold
repaid UCI's debt to Crane Bank in Kampala, leading to final closure of its accounts. The directors of UCI
have remained involved in purchasing gold from eastern DRC. Uganda Commercial Impex (UCI) Ltd last
filed a return in 2013 and was listed as "Inactive status inactive" by the authorities of the Republic of
Uganda. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.".
[F. No. U.II/152/34/2015]
NABANITA CHAKRABARTI, Jt. Secy.
Note:—The Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Democratic Republic of
Congo Order, 2016 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) dated the
6th September, 2016 vide notification number S.O. 2874 (E), dated the 5th September, 2016 and last amended vide
notification number S.O. 1894 (E), dated the 3rd May, 2024.
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