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Joseph Nganzo Olikwa TIPI

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Joseph Nganzo Olikwa TIPI is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Colonel Tipi Ziro Ziro · Joseph Ngadjole · Joseph Nganzo Olikwa TIPI · Joseph Nganzole Olikwa · Tipi Joseph Nganzo Olikwa				[sources]
Other name	Colonel Tipi Ziro Ziro · Joseph Ngadjole · Joseph Nganzole Olikwa				[sources]
Birth date	1977-11-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Bunia Fataki · Bunia Fataki, CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire) · Bunia Fataki, Congo DR · Bunia Fataki: CONGO				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	DR Congo · Congo-Brazzaville				[sources]
Country	DR Congo				[sources]
Country of birth	DR Congo				[sources]
First name	Joseph · Joseph Nganzo Olikwa				[sources]
ID Number	`1-77-96-32692-76`				[sources]
Last name	Tipi				[sources]
Second name	Nganzo · Olikwa				[sources]
Title	Colonel of the FARDC				[sources]
Position	Ancien commandant du 312e bataillon de la 31e brigade de défense principale · Colonel au sein des FARDC · Commandant adjoint de la 12e brigade de réaction rapide à Minembwe · Deputy Commander of the 12th Rapid Reaction Brigade in Minembwe (South Kivu); former Commander of the 312th battalion of the 31st Main Defence Brigade · Deputy Commander of the 12th Rapid Reaction Brigade in Minembwe, former Commander of the 312th battalion of the 31st Main Defence Brigade · 1 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2025-05-30	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Position: Deputy Commander of the 12th Rapid Reaction Brigade in Minembwe, former Commander of the 312th battalion of the 31st Main Defence Brigade

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Rank: Colonel of the FARDC

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi is therefore involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi was Commander of the 312th battalion of the 31st Main Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) until January 2022. Forces of the 312th battalion under his command and responsibility have committed attacks on civilians and serious human rights violations, in particular rapes of women between June and December 2021. Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi remains a high-ranking officer in the FARDC, as Colonel and Deputy Commander of the 12th Rapid Reaction Brigade in Minembwe (South Kivu), in charge of administration and logistics. Owing to his functions, he bears responsibility for recent human rights violations committed by the FARDC.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-01-15

Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi était commandant du 312e bataillon de la 31e brigade de défense principale des Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) jusqu’en janvier 2022. Les forces du 312e bataillon placées sous son commandement et sa responsabilité ont perpétré des attaques contre des civils et commis de graves violations des droits de l’homme, en particulier des viols de femmes entre juin et décembre 2021. Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi continue d’être un officier de haut rang au sein des FARDC, en tant que colonel et commandant adjoint de la 12e brigade de réaction rapide à Minembwe (Sud-Kivu), chargé de l’administration et de la logistique. En raison de ses fonctions, il porte une responsabilité dans les récentes violations des droits de l’homme commises par les FARDC. Joseph Nganzo Olikwa Tipi contribue donc, en les planifiant, dirigeant ou commettant, à des actes constituant de graves violations des droits de l’homme ou de graves atteintes à ces droits en RDC.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-12-11

Numéro de carte d’identité militaire: 1-77-96-32692-76

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
European Union	Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union		2022-12-08	-
European Union	Council of the European Union		-	-
Monaco	La Principauté de Monaco		-	-
Switzerland	State Secretariat for Economic Affairs		2022-12-20	-
France	Direction Générale du Trésor		-	-
Belgium	Federal Public Service Finance		2022-12-08	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`1-77-96-32692-76`	-	Other identification number	-	-
`1-77-96-32692-76`	-	Other identification number	-	-
`1-77-96-32692-76`	DR Congo	other	-	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,490

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,605

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,398

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,875

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

French National Asset Freezing System5,529

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Source data IDs: eu-oj-1c1d89994ed499e241ec3f0fed5ae955175084c7 · fr-ga-5105 · eu-tb-logical-146101 · mc-freezes-f9a0ec0d2cf041422f23fe9f96f6945d5740f8fe · eu-fsf-eu-9135-83 · ch-seco-57656

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