Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

emained an active security threat to the population of North Kivu, in part due to the increased
instability caused by the M23 rebellion. (M23 leadership had been sanctioned by the U.S.
Department of Treasury for its abuses in the eastern DRC and its leader was wanted by the
International Criminal Court.)
2012 Terrorist Incidents: The year witnessed 162 attacks by the LRA, FDLR, and ADF; 22
people were killed and 131 were abducted.
Legislation and Law Enforcement: The DRC has no comprehensive counterterrorism
legislation, but a 2001 presidential decree established a National Committee for the Coordination
of Anti-International Terrorism within a counterterrorism office in its Ministry of Interior. Yet,
the DRC government has made statements indicating that denying safe haven to the LRA
remains a matter of great importance. The DRC government has supported international efforts
to eradicate the LRA in the DRC, and made some progress on its border security management
program. In collaboration with the Organization for International Migration (IOM), the
Government of the DRC established national and provincial oversight committees to further
develop the program’s implementation. The Congolese National Police was equipped with
biometrics, and the Director General of Migration established a personal identification and
recognition system, developed by IOM, that was used at eight strategic border posts.
Additionally, the United States has worked with the FARDC and the Ugandan People’s Defense
Forces to bolster regional capacity for anti-LRA operations.
Countering Terrorist Finance: The DRC has anti-money laundering/combating the financing
of terrorism legislation and a Financial Intelligence Unit (CENAREF). The DRC is not a
member of any Financial Action Task Force-style regional bodies. There were no legal
restrictions in the DRC prohibiting the sharing of financial account information with foreign
entities. CENAREF occasionally shared information with the United States on money laundering
and terrorist financing cases, and in 2012 expressed interest in signing a memo of understanding
with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FINCEN, to increase bilateral cooperation. In
2011, the DRC signed a mutual assistance agreement with Belgium’s CTIF (Cellule des
Traitements des Informations Financières). At year’s end, CENAREF had received 157
suspicious transaction reports, including 29 reports from banks and other financial institutions
and eight from several DRC government agencies, including the National Intelligence Agency
(ANR). In 2012, the Government of the DRC had one money laundering prosecution underway,
but no convictions. For further information on money laundering and financial crimes, we refer
you to the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money
Laundering and Financial Crimes: http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: The FDLR and LRA threats have a regional impact
on security. Affected countries have cooperated in the past to counter the threat and ensure
regional stability. The Government of the DRC continued to cooperate with neighboring states,
especially the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Uganda under the African Union
Regional Task Force framework. The DRC government provided some limited support to UN
efforts against the LRA.
The DRC is a member of numerous regional organizations and has diverse cooperation
agreements – with the South African Development Community, the Economic Community of the
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