- Programme
- Congo
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), article 2 (Financial sanctions) and 4 (Travel ban), annex 1
- Stated grounds
- Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, Commander-in-Chief of the political branch of the Mayi Mayi Sheka, is the political leader of a Congolese armed group that impedes the disarmament, demobilization, or reintegration of combatants. The Mayi Mayi Sheka is a Congo-based militia group that operates from bases in Walikale territory in eastern DRC. The Mayi Mayi Sheka group has carried out attacks on mines in eastern DRC, including taking over the Bisiye mines and extorting from locals. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka has also committed serious violations of international law involving the targeting of children. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka planned and ordered a series of attacks in Walikale territory from 30 Jul to 2 Aug, 2010, to punish local populations accused of collaborating with Congolese Government forces. In the course of the attacks, children were raped and were abducted, subjected to forced labor and subjected to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment. The Mayi Mayi Sheka militia group also forcibly recruits boys and holds children in their ranks from recruitment drives.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026