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Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

Breaking news, published on 20/02/22, at 19h45 - To put an end to the legal action Kinshasa has been planning to launch against him over the past months, mining magnate Dan Gertler has struck a compromise financial deal covering all claims against him. Through this offer, he also hopes to put an end to US sanctions targeting him. [...]

Published on 18.02.2022 Reading time 2 minutes

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Dan Gertler addresses the Congolese people on 16 November 2020.

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Kinshasa in talks with CNOOC over Dan Gertler's former Lake Albert blocks

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DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, 22 September 2022.

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Rabbi Moyal gives Tshisekedi and his team plenty to feast on at New York dinner

A key player in the agreement between Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler and Kinshasa, Rabbi Moyal invited Félix Tshisekedi and his associates out to dine on 22 September in New York.

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Dan Gertler made a secret trip to meet Félix Tshisekedi before Antony Blinken's arrival

Breaking news published on 11/08/22 at 18:05 - Less than 24 hours before the arrival in the DRC of the head of US diplomacy Antony Blinken, Dan Gertler visited Kinshasa. With great discretion, Washington is preparing files for possible sanctions targeting advisers of President Tshisekedi involved in the agreement with the Israeli billionaire.

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Dan Gertler under FBI investigation

U.S. authorities are investigating possible circumvention of the sanctions they have put in place against mining magnate Dan Gertler in DRC. Dan Gertler claims he knows nothing about these investigations and has complied with the sanctions.

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Fortescue has eyes on Dan Gertler's former iron ore project

Australian Fortescue is developing a hydroelectric project for Kinshasa and has its sights set on an iron ore deposit owned until recently by Dan Gertler.

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Tshisekedi caught between Dan Gertler and Washington

On the one hand, the mining magnate Dan Gertler is plying pressure on Kinshasa to enact the compromise he signed last month as fast as possible, while on the other, the US wants Felix Tshisekedi's government to re-evaluate the terms of the agreement it deems very unfavourable.

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Having negotiated and signed a settlement with the government of the DRC in less than a month, businessman Dan Gertler is being prevented from honouring it by financial, legal and political obstacles.

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Dan Gertler (left) at the signing of the agreement with the Congolese government on 24 February 2022.

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DRC picks star arbitrator for conflict with Dan Gertler's Caprikat and Foxwhelp

The Israeli tycoon has been forced to accept arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, the outcome of which could cost him several hundred million dollars. The name of the tribunal's president has not yet been disclosed, but the arbitrators appointed by each party are now known.

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Tshisekedi launches final attack against Dan Gertler

The Israeli businessman is now entirely surrounded after losing all support in the US, Israel and Kinshasa. The Congolese president is preparing to strike a blow by enquiring about lawyers to take legal action against Gertler's companies operating in the DRC.

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Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

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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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Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

The Congolese president has entrusted his hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu with the highly sensitive mission of elucidating the circumstances in which Dan Gertler's firm Nessergy obtained a permit to explore for oil in waters shared by the DRC and Angola back in 2006.

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Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

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Kinshasa in talks with CNOOC over Dan Gertler's former Lake Albert blocks

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