In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's advisers split over response to $617m arbitration award

The arbitration ruling won by Dig Oil against the DRC has put the head of state's advisers at loggerheads. Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle are pressing him to seek a settlement with the South African oil company, while one of the country's legal advisers is pleading for an energetic legal counter-attack. The sum at stake is close to $617m. [...]
Published on 15.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes
Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. © Carsten Koall/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP
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