Dan Gertler's royalty claims are holding up a $9 billion Western bid for Glencore's copper and cobalt mines in Congo
Billionaires Africa | 25.03.2026 22:32
A proposed $9 billion deal for two of Glencore's most important copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo has hit a significant obstacle, with royalty claims tied to sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler slowing a transaction that Washington and its partners had positioned as a strategic move to secure Western access to critical minerals.
