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Ali DARASSA

high risk OFSI · Central African Republic Person
List-based indicator — from authority, programme severity & linked parties.

Ali DARASSA is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Central African Republic programme, listed on 22/12/2021. Founder and leader of the Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC). This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Central African Republic nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.

Reason for listing

(UK Sanctions List Ref):CAF0016. (UN Ref):CFi.015. Ali Darassa founded and still leads the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC), which has killed, tortured, raped, and displaced civilians, committed a large number of abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and engaged in arms trafficking, illegal taxation activities, and warfare against CAR defence and security forces, as well as other militias, since its creation in 2014. In December 2020, he played a leading role in the creation of the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement (CPC) that took up arms to oppose the elections and attempted to enter the capital Bangui, in violation of the commitments made by the UPC under the Accord politique pour la paix et la reconciliation (APPR) signed on 6 February 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals (Gender):Male

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Designation record

List / authorityUK OFSI (OFSI) — Central African Republic
Entity typePerson
Programmes / regimeCentral African Republic
Date listed22/12/2021
Source record IDofsi:14168
Last updated (our copy)2026-06-04

Identity & particulars

Position / roleFounder and leader of the Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC)
Date of birth22/09/1978
Place of birthKabo, Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic
Nationality / countryCentral African Republic
National ID(s)10978000004482
Address(es)Central African Republic

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Source & provenance

Issuing authorityHM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Source identifierofsi:14168
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