President Obama Issues Executive Order Imposing Sanctions Targeting Burundi By Steptoe International on November 25, 2015 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn On November 23, 2015, President Obama issued Executive Order 13712 imposing economic sanctions related to the situation in Burundi, and designating thereunder two current Burundian officials and two former Burundian officials. Read more.