Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2369 of 20 November 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan
Date: 2025-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Sudan, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








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2025/2369


20.11.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2369
         
of 20 November 2025
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 9 October 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 (1).












(2)


On 27 November 2023, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy issued a statement on behalf of the Union, in which the Union and its Member States reiterated their strong condemnation of the continuous fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias. The statement also deplored the dramatic escalation of violence and the irreparable cost to human life in Darfur and throughout the country, as well as violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.












(3)


In view of the gravity of the situation, one individual should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 20 November 2025.


For the Council


The President

K. KALLAS
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 of 9 October 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan (OJ L, 2023/2135, 11.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2135/oj).




ANNEX
In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135, under heading ‘A. List of natural persons referred to in Article 1(1) and in Article 2(1)’, the following entry is added:










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘13.


Abdelrahim Hamdan DAGALO
a.k.a. Abdul Rahim DAGALO


DOB: 1.1.1972
Nationality: Sudanese
Gender: male
Function: Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces
Associated entities: Rapid Support Forces; Al Junaid Multi Activities Co Ltd
Associated individuals: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo


Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo is Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the brother of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), Commander of the RSF.
On 15 January 2024, Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo was identified by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan as having “played a pivotal role in the RSF campaign in Darfur, personally supervising the military operations in the five States [of Darfur], since October [2023]”. In October 2025, he ordered the killing and execution of civilians and led RSF actions against civilians in El Fasher.
Together with his two sons, Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo owns the holding company Al Junaid Multi Activities Co Ltd (Al Junaid), an entity subject to restrictive measures by the Union for procuring military equipment for the RSF. Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo played a pivotal role in the RSF campaign in Darfur, by personally supervising the military operations and by financing RSF operations through Al Junaid. He is therefore associated with an entity that provides support for RSF actions that threaten the peace, stability or security of Sudan.
Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo is therefore responsible for directing acts in Sudan that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law. He is also responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability or security of Sudan.


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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2369/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)