Congo Backs Billionaire Gertler’s Bid to End U.S. Sanctions

  • Settlement with Gertler divides Congolese civil society
  • Accord shows success of sanctions: Congo presidential adviser

An open pit excavation copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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The Democratic Republic of Congo will assist Dan Gertler’s effort to be taken off the U.S. sanctions’ list as part of a settlement ending an international arbitration case brought by the Israeli billionaire over the ownership of two oil blocks.