Entity record
IDI, Imani NzenzePerson
IDI, Imani Nzenze appears on the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List and 3 other official sanctions lists, designated by US OFAC, UN Security Council, European Union, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs DRCONGO, DRC, COD, The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; reflected as observed on 2026-08-04.
Also known as
- IDI, Imani Nzenze
- Mike Bravo
- Imani Nzene
Designations
- Designated by US OFAC under program DRCONGO. Other entities under DRCONGO
- Designated by UN Security Council under program DRC since . Other entities under DRC
- Designated by European Union under program COD since . Other entities under COD
- Designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 since . Other entities under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Reason for listing
Per UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (listed ):
UKSL DRC0081 — Measures: Asset freeze, Travel Ban (official source)
Per UN Security Council (listed ):
CDi.049 — Gender: Male. As a leader of M23 (CDe.006), JOHN IMANI NZENZE is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals (official source)
Deep-research findings
Factual findings gathered from public and official sources about this entity, each attributed to a verifiable source. These are composed facts, each traceable to the linked source — not a narrative we have written, and not a risk judgement or allegation by us. Read each source directly.
Names & aliases
Designated under JOHN IMANI NZENZE; the US OFAC SDN cross-listing records the weak-quality alias 'IDI, Imani Nzenze'.
Also listed under the alias 'Imani Nzene' on the UK Sanctions List (M23/DRC designation, UniqueID DRC0081).
Date of birth
Born 6 August 1978 in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, per the UK Sanctions List entry (DRC0081); passport numbers OP0204168 and OB0072391 are also recorded on the listing.
Nationality
Listed with dual Congolese (DRC) and Rwandan nationality on the UK Sanctions List entry (DRC0081).
Roles & positions
Designated as a Major and 'Commander of M23' on the UK Sanctions List entry (DRC0081, UN-sourced designation).
Listed function: Colonel; M23 intelligence chief (CDe.006). The UK Sanctions List separately records the rank Major and the position 'Commander of M23' for the same designee.
Associates
M23, the militia the UK listing names him a commander of, is separately designated by the UN Security Council DRC Sanctions Committee in our own corpus.
Status changes
Independently designated under the same identity by the US OFAC SDN List (uid 50605): the UN SC record's Rwandan national identification number '1 1978 8 0137555 3 27' matches the OFAC record's National ID No. '1197880137555327' exactly (same digits, different formatting), and the DOB (6 Aug 1978) matches exactly. This entity is already merged in our corpus across eu_fsf, gb_fcdo_uksl, un_sc_sanctions, and us_ofac_sdn.
Key properties
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire)
- Nationality
- DR Congo, CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC), RWANDA
- Position
- Colonel; Commander of M23; “Colonel” and “G2” intelligence chief of the M23 armed group (M23)
- Gender
- male
Identifiers
- National ID No.
- 1197880137555327
- Gender
- Male
- Passport
- OP0204168 · DR Congo
- Passport
- OB0072391 · DR Congo
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- DRC0081
Addresses
North KivuNorth Kivu, DR CongoNorth Kivu, CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListSanctions list European Union (Council / DG FISMA) | 20260612-001 | 33df7d2e49ec829f… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
| UK Sanctions List (UKSL)Sanctions list UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04 | 6f5e8b8ed92cccf0… | List version (signing pending) | — |
| UN Security Council Consolidated ListSanctions list United Nations Security Council | un_sc_sanctions@2026-08-04 | 6a9d1dcc70ab7731… | List version (signing pending) | — |
| OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListSanctions list US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | 20260613-001 | dbfaf0c020d646a9… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
About these sources
The EU's Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) — the European Commission's consolidated feed of every person, group and entity subject to an EU asset freeze under Council CFSP decisions and their implementing Regulations (Russia/Ukraine, terrorism, WMD proliferation, and more).
What a match means: A match is an EU sanctions designation — funds and economic resources generally cannot be made available to this party under EU law; treat as a direct compliance hit.
The UK Sanctions List (UKSL), published by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — since 28 January 2026 the single, current source for all UK sanctions designations (financial, immigration, trade and transport measures), superseding the older OFSI Consolidated List.
What a match means: A match is a current, binding UK sanctions designation — treat as a direct compliance hit and escalate immediately.
The UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List, maintained by the UN Secretariat on behalf of the Council's active sanctions regimes (Al-Qaida/ISIL, Taliban, DPRK, Iran non-proliferation, and multiple country regimes). UN member states are treaty-bound to implement these designations, and most national sanctions lists mirror them.
What a match means: A match is a binding multilateral UN Security Council designation — one of the most authoritative sanctions signals available; escalate immediately.
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List — the United States' primary sanctions list, naming persons, companies, vessels and aircraft whose property is blocked under US sanctions authorities (IEEPA, TWEA, the Kingpin Act, Global Magnitsky, and program-specific executive orders).
What a match means: A match is a direct US sanctions hit — the named party is designated and, absent a license, US persons are generally barred from dealing with them; escalate immediately rather than clearing the alert yourself.
First observed ; last confirmed present in EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List list version 20260612-001, observed .
Source: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List (scsanctions.un.org), used under CC BY 3.0 IGO.
This page reflects the official EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, version 20260612-001, as observed on 2026-08-04. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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How to cite this page
IDI, Imani Nzenze. ProofAML. This page reflects the official EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, version 20260612-001, as observed on 2026-08-04. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/idi-imani-nzenze-nk7fbb745b/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/7f.json (record key nk7fbb745b)