- Programme
- Somalia
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 13 May 2009 on measures against Somalia (SR 946.231.169.4), article 1 paragraph 3 (Arms embargo), article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 4 paragraph 1 (Travel ban)
- Stated grounds
- Fares Mohammed Mana'a has directly or indirectly supplied, sold or transferred to Somalia arms or related materiel in violation of the arms embargo. Mana'a is a known arms trafficker. In Oct 2009, the Yemeni government released a blacklist of 9 arms dealers with Mana'a "on top," as part of an effort to stem the flood of weapons in the country, where weapons reportedly outnumber people. "Faris Manaa is a major weapons trafficker, and that's well known," according to Jun 2009 reporting by a U.S. journalist who is a commentator on Yemeni affairs, authors a semi-annual country report, and has contributed to Jane's Intelligence Group. In a Dec 2007 Yemen Times article, he is referenced as "Sheikh Fares Mohammed Mana'a, an arms dealer." In a Jan 2008 Yemen Times article, he is referred to as "Sheikh Faris Mana'a, an arms tradesman."
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026