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Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

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Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, who is not on good terms with the US authorities and has lost his protectors in Tel Aviv, remains a player in DRC whom the Tshisekedi administration is reluctant to push out.

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Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

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Spotlight | DRC Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, who is not on good terms with the US authorities and has lost his protectors in Tel Aviv, remains a player in DRC whom the Tshisekedi administration is reluctant to push out.

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