OFAC Allows Wind-Down of Rwanda Defence Force Sanctioned Transactions
Published Date: 5/7/2026
Rule
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a special license letting people wrap up business with the Rwanda Defence Force by April 1, 2026. This means certain blocked transactions can be finished legally, but only if payments go into blocked accounts. If you’re involved with the Rwanda Defence Force or its companies, this gives you a clear deadline to close out deals without breaking the rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Temporary Wind-Down Authorization for RDF
If you are involved in a transaction with the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) or an entity the RDF owns 50% or more of, you are allowed to complete wind-down transactions that would otherwise be prohibited. This authorization is valid through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2026 and was issued on March 2, 2026.
Blocked-Account Payment Requirement
If you make payments to a blocked person while winding down transactions involving the RDF, those payments must be made into a blocked account in accordance with the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 547). This condition applies to the wind-down transactions authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2026.
Limitations: Other Blocked Persons Excluded
This general license does not authorize transactions involving any blocked person other than those described for the RDF and its 50%+ owned entities. Transactions with other blocked persons remain prohibited unless they are separately authorized.
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