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OFAC Blocks Former Cote d'Ivoire President, 4 Others Under EO

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated former Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo, his wife, Simone Gbagbo, and three of Gbagbo’s senior advisors, Desire Tagro, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, and Alcide Ilahiri Djedje, pursuant to Executive Order 13396. As a…

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result, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with the designated individuals, and any assets of the designees within U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. OFAC has also updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to include these designations.