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DRC, Uganda
Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz

The Belgian businessman Alain Goetz is to remain on the sanctions list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The US treasury believes he still controls the various firms that have been used in illegal gold trading in Africa. [...]

Published on 14/07/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Gold trader Alain Goetz sets legal guns on Rwanda and Western sanctions

The Belgian businessman, who specialises in refining and exporting gold from the Great Lakes region, claims Rwanda owes him tens of millions of dollars in compensation. At the same time, he is battling to persuade the US and EU to lift their sanctions on him.

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Belgian businessman Alain Goetz in Entebbe, Uganda, on 4 October 2018.

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Gold refiner Alain Goetz fights back against US and EU sanctions

The Belgian businessman is currently orchestrating his legal riposte to the Americans and Europeans from Dubai, his goal being to get the sanctions lifted both on himself and his businesses.

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How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

Just days before being placed under US sanctions, Belgian businessman Alain Goetz managed to avoid UN sanctions. UN investigators suspect him of playing an active role in the illicit trade in gold mined in conflict zones of eastern DR Congo.

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The Ugandan president was counting on DR Congo's entry into the East African Community to boost Congolese gold exports to his country. But US sanctions on Kampala's biggest gold refinery may dash those hopes.

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US Treasury unlikely to let Alain Goetz's Aldabra off hook over gold trafficking allegations

Although it has not been put on the sanctions list drawn up by the US Treasury, Alain Goetz's UAE company Aldabra is unlikely to escape punitive action by the US. The US sanctions have also put Uganda, where his African Gold Refinery is based, in a difficult position.

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DRC, Uganda
Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz

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Gold trader Alain Goetz sets legal guns on Rwanda and Western sanctions

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