OFSI sanctions listing
Frank Kakolele BWAMBALE
Frank Kakolele BWAMBALE is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Democratic Republic of the Congo programme, listed on 02/11/2005. FARDC General. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Congo (Democratic 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):DRC0031. (UN Ref):CDi.002. Left the CNDP in January 2008. As of June 2011, resides in Kinshasa. Since 2010, Kakolele has been involved in activities apparently on behalf of the DRC government’s Programme de Stabilisation et Reconstruction des Zones Sortant des Conflits Armés (STAREC), including participation in a STAREC mission to Goma and Beni in March 2011. DRC authorities arrested him in December 2013 in Beni, North Kivu Province, for allegedly blocking the DDR process. He left the DRC and lived in Kenya for some time, before being called back by the DRC Government to assist them with the situation in the Territory of Beni. He was arrested in October 2015 in the area of Mambasa for allegedly supporting a Mai Mai group, but no charges were brought and as of June 2016, he lived in Kinshasa. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5776078 (Gender):Male
Statement of reasons as published by UK OFSI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | UK OFSI (OFSI) — Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Date listed | 02/11/2005 |
| Source record ID | ofsi:8732 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | FARDC General |
|---|---|
| Nationality / country | Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Address(es) | Kinshasa · Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Deep-research dossier
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ofsi:8732 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |