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The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

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Consultant Aron Shaviv, in 2015.
Consultant Aron Shaviv, in 2015. © Shaviv Strategy and Campaigns/YouTube

To secure the licence, in the last days of the Trump administration, that allows him to conduct business for one year despite being subject to sanctions, the mining tycoon Dan Gerlter called on a new team of consultants.

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Dan Gertler tries to restore his reputation at Eurasian Resources Group's expense

Kazakhstan's Eurasian Resources Group, which runs the Metalkol metal reprocessing venture, has been working hard to build itself a reputation for responsible management in the DRC. Israeli businessman Dan Gertler has jeopardised its efforts, however, with a headline-grabbing proposition to use some of the proceeds from the venture to set up an investment scheme for the benefit of the DRC public.

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Dan Gertler during his 16 November video statement to the media.
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Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, in Tan-Tan, Morocco, in May 2024.
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Anita Among, speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, in Kampala on 2 May 2023.
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