Trump's mining push in DR Congo puts sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler back at the center of a $9 billion deal
Billionaires Africa | 04.05.2026 17:25
Donald Trump has made no secret of his ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. When he celebrated a minerals deal from the White House last December, he said it plainly: "We're going to take out some of the rare earth, take out some of the assets and pay. Everybody is going to make a lot of money." The practical execution is proving more complicated, and at the center of the complication is Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.
