In accordance with paragraph 2 (g) of the Guidelines for the conduct of its work, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo makes accessible a narrative summary of reasons for the listing for individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included in its sanctions list.
Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016), as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023): WILLY NGOMA has and continues to engage in acts that undermine the peace and security of the DRC. He is a military leader and spokesperson of M23, a Congolese militia which received support from outside the DRC and which impedes the disarmament and reintegration processes. WILLY NGOMA has a major role in a designated entity. As the M23 military spokesperson, he shares responsibility for crimes committed by M23 (killings, abduction, lootings, recruitment of child soldiers, sexual abuse, illegal trade mining, taxation, and arms proliferation) and is directly responsible for having justified and communicated on the repeated M23 attacks in eastern DRC.
WILLY NGOMA has consistently and repeatedly abused his power in roles of military leadership within the sanctioned entity M23 to undermine the peace and security of the DRC.
WILLY NGOMA has been the military spokesperson of sanctioned entity M23. As the M23 military spokesperson, he shares responsibility for crimes committed by M23 (killings, abduction, lootings, recruitment of child soldiers, sexual abuse, illegal trade mining, taxation, and arms proliferation) and is directly responsible for having justified and communicated on the repeated M23 attacks in the East of DRC.
His name appears in the 2023 final report of the Group of Experts on the DRC (see, inter alia, Annex 25: M23 Leadership and structure; Annex 26: Additional information on M23 weaponry and military equipment).