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Sanctions · Thursday, September 24, 2026

Treasury’s OFAC takes Congolese general François Olenga and Safari Club off the sanctions list

The File desk · Sep. 24, 2026, 6:20 a.m. ET

Confirmed2 primary sources

Status

Confirmed (OFAC recent actions, Sept. 23, 2026)
On Sept. 23, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control deleted from its Specially Designated Nationals list several aliases for François Olenga, listed as head of the Military House of the President in Kinshasa, and the related Safari Club leisure center. The notice is an . It is not a new freeze. The page does not say why the names were removed.
On Sept. 23, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control posted Democratic Republic of the Congo-related designations removals.
The deletions include several aliases for François Olenga, listed as head of the Military House of the President in Kinshasa, tagged DRCONGO.
They also include the Safari Club, also called Safari Beach and Centre de Loisir Safari Club, linked to Olenga in Kinshasa.
This is an . It is not a new freeze.
The notice does not give a narrative reason for the removals.
How we know

What is still unknown or disputed

  • No narrative rationale for the removals on the OFAC page.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Democratic Republic of the Congo-related Designations Removals

    OFAC / U.S. Treasury · September 23, 2026

    The following deletions have been made to OFAC's SDN List: OLENGA, Francois … Head of the Military House of the President (individual) [DRCONGO].

    https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260923

  2. Source 2

    OFAC Recent Actions

    OFAC · September 23, 2026

    Lists Democratic Republic of the Congo-related Designations Removals, September 23, 2026.

    https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions