Glencore Goes From Crisis to Crisis With Possible Bribery Probe

  • U.K. is said to be considering opening a bribery investigation
  • The mining giant is facing several legal challenges in Congo
A mining truck drives past an open pit excavation in Mutanda, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The world’s biggest commodity trader is facing the possibility of a bribery investigation by British prosecutors over its work with Dan Gertler, an Israeli billionaire and close friend of Congo President Joseph Kabila.