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In Focus | DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Africa Intelligence has seen a series of confidential documents revealing a dispute between Dan Gertler and his former Congolese lawyer. This complex file reveals the financial arrangements put in place by the Israeli billionaire to deal with US sanctions. [...]

Published on 20.03.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 10 minutes Olivier Liffran

Dan Gertler addresses the Congolese people on 16 November 2020. © All Rights Reserved

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

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The covert operation that targeted Dan Gertler's enemies around Tshisekedi

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