OFAC adds Gasabo Gold network to SDN List and issues Russia-related General License 131G
Sanctions-screening teams must add the new Gasabo Gold SDNs and their OFAC Linked-To relationships to filters before processing transfers or trades
Change
On 25 June 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Jean Malic Kalima, Bosco Kayobotsi and four mining entities (Bugambira Mines, Gasabo Gold Refinery, Rwinkwavu Mining, Wolfram Mining and Processing) to the SDN List under the DRC program, and issued Russia-related General License 131G authorizing certain transactions for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH.
Why it matters
The SDN additions create new named screening targets plus OFAC Linked-To relationships (Gasabo Gold to M23; the three mining companies to Kalima; the two individuals to Gasabo Gold) that expand match scope beyond the primary names, with passport and national-ID numbers supplied as match-resolution inputs. Separately, Russia-related General License 131G authorizes the negotiation of and entry into contingent contracts for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH and related maintenance activities, and FAQs 1224 and 1225 were updated. The release also carried administrative corrections to existing listings that add no new sanctions.
Implications
- — Sanctions-screening teams at financial institutions must add the new DRC-program SDNs — Jean Malic Kalima, Bosco Kayobotsi, Bugambira Mines LTD, Gasabo Gold Refinery LTD, Rwinkwavu Mining Corporation LTD and Wolfram Mining and Processing LTD — to filters before the next funds-transfer cycle, and block and report matching property.
- — Sanctions compliance and trade-procurement teams must apply the OFAC Linked-To mappings when resolving matches (Gasabo Gold → M23; Bugambira, Rwinkwavu and Wolfram → Kalima; the two individuals → Gasabo Gold) and the supplied passport and national-ID numbers as match-resolution inputs.
- — Sanctions-compliance teams at parties to any Lukoil International GmbH transaction must confirm that negotiating or entering contingent sale contracts and related maintenance falls within Russia-related General License 131G — activity outside GL131G is not authorized.
Who is affected
- — Sanctions-screening teams at financial institutions
- — Sanctions compliance and trade-procurement teams for precious-metals traders and refiners
- — Sanctions-compliance teams at parties to a Lukoil International GmbH transaction