Measures were first imposed on a small number of Burundi nationals in 2015 following a failed coup d’état by the country’s military.
On 23rd October 2023, the EU renewed its Burundi sanctions regime for one year until 31st October 2024. Currently, the Burundi regime only applies to Mathias-Joseph Niyonzima, an officer of the National Intelligence Service, who is subject to an asset freeze and travel ban.
Sanction Name
Council Decisions Concerning Restrictive Measures In Burundi
First Imposed
Last updated
Targets
Asset Freeze and Travel Ban:
• Individuals involved in the abuse of human rights, those contributing to internal instability and threatening democratic rule.
Exemptions
1. Exemptions can be granted on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian grounds or to support the attendance of inter-governmental meetings.
Sanction Name
Regulation on Measures Against Burundi
SANCTIONS
First Imposed
Last updated
Targets
Asset Freeze:
• Individuals involved in abuse of human rights, contributing to turmoil and threatening democratic rule.
Exemptions
1. Asset freeze exemptions may be granted to protect Swiss interests, to prevent cases of rigor, to respect existing contracts or to respect credits due under existing judicial, administrative or arbitral judgments.
Sanction Name
Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SANCTIONS
First Imposed
Last updated
Targets
Asset Freeze and Travel Ban:
• Individuals involved in the abuse of human rights, those contributing to internal instability and threatening democratic rule.
Exemptions
1. Exemptions can be granted on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian grounds or to support the attendance of inter-governmental meetings.
