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.