Obama Prohibits Imports of Charcoal from Somalia, Effective July 20
President Obama issued Executive Order 13620, which prohibits imports of charcoal from Somalia, effective July 20. According to the Order, exports of charcoal from Somalia generate significant revenue for the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab. The Executive Order also builds on…
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the earlier Executive Order 13536 (“Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia”, issued on April 12, 2010) by, among other things, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to block the property of persons who have: (1) committed acts to misappropriate Somali public assets; (2) committed acts of violence against civilians in Somalia; (3) recruited or used children in armed conflict in Somalia; or (4) engaged, directly or indirectly, in the import or export of charcoal from Somalia on or after February 22, 2012.