| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Alain Francois Viviane Goetz · Alain François Viviane GOETZ · Alain Goetz · Alen Goz · GOETZ, Alain Francois Viviane · | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Alain François Viviane GOETZ · Alain Goetz · Alen Goz | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | · | [sources] | |||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium · Deurne, Antwerp, BELGIUM · Deurne, Anvers · Deurne, Anvers: BELGIQUE · Deurne, Belgium | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Belgium · Türkiye | [sources] | |||
| Country | United Arab Emirates · Belgium · Türkiye | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | Belgium | [sources] | |||
| alain@goetz.be | [sources] | ||||
| First name | ALAIN FRANCOIS VIVIANE · Alain · Alain François Viviane · Alen · François · | [sources] | |||
| ID Number | 784196536027277 | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Goetz · Goz | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Francois Viviane · François Viviane · Viviane | [sources] | |||
| Passport number | 50641895930 · EP985086 | [sources] | |||
| Second name | Francois | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | LH41D75F1CH4 · P35PZX4C3LM4 · P369DRHEJM48 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Homme d'affaires · businessman; former beneficial owner and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd., registered in Uganda, linked to African Gold Refinery Ltd as advisor and promotor | [sources] | |||
| Address | DUBAI, ARE · The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, 65919, Dubai · The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, Villa 39, Frond N, The Palm Jumeirah, 65919 · The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, Villa 39, Frond N, The Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates · The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, Villa 39, Frond N, The Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates, 65919 · | [sources] | |||
| Source link | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
controls the company Aldabra (gold business)
For all these reasons, Alain Goetz is exploiting the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC through the illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources. Alain Goetz is a businessman, who is the former beneficial owner and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd, registered in Uganda. He was linked to African Gold Refinery Ltd as an advisor and promoter. Since 2016, African Gold Refinery Ltd has received, purchased, refined and traded illicit gold originating from mines in the DRC that are controlled by non-governmental armed groups, including the Mai-Mai Yakutumba and Raia Mutomboki, which are involved in destabilising activities in South Kivu province. Alain Goetz also retains gold-related interests in the region, in particular through Aldabra, a company he formerly controlled which, together with the Rwandan state-owned company Ngali Mining, invested in the Aldango gold refinery. Alain Goetz retains a financial interest in Aldabra insofar as the claim for damages he filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Trade Disputes is still pending.
Alain Goetz est un homme d’affaires qui est l’ancien bénéficiaire effectif et l’ancien directeur de la société African Gold Refinery Ltd, enregistrée en Ouganda. Il était lié à la société African Gold Refinery Ltd en tant que conseiller et promoteur. Depuis 2016, African Gold Refinery Ltd a reçu, acheté, raffiné et commercialisé de l’or illicite provenant de mines en RDC contrôlées par des groupes armés non gouvernementaux, dont les Maï-Maï Yakutumba et les Raïa Mutomboki, qui sont impliqués dans des activités de déstabilisation dans la province du Sud-Kivu. Alain Goetz conserve également des intérêts liés à l’or dans la région, notamment par l’intermédiaire d’Aldabra, une société qu’il contrôlait auparavant et qui, avec l’entreprise publique rwandaise Ngali Mining, a investi dans la raffinerie d’or d’Aldango. Alain Goetz conserve un intérêt financier dans Aldabra dans la mesure où la demande de dommages et intérêts qu’il a introduite auprès du Centre international pour le règlement des différends commerciaux est toujours pendante. Pour toutes ces raisons, Alain Goetz tire profit du conflit armé, de l’instabilité et de l’insécurité en RDC en se livrant à l’exploitation et au commerce illicites de ressources naturelles.
Disqualified
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
(also ALAIN FRANCOIS VIVIANE GOETZ)
(also ALAIN GOETZ, ALEN GOZ)
(also ALAIN FRANCOIS VIVIANE GOETZ)
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | |||
| Address | ||
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| Full address | Country | |
| The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, Villa 39, Frond N, The Palm Jumeirah, 65919 | United Arab Emirates | |
| Assets and shares | ||||
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| Asset | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| WWG Diamonds Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Clients | ||||
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| Client | Role | Start date | End date | |
| AFRICAN GOLD REFINERY UGANDA Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - | |
| Directorships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Role | Start date | End date | |
| AFRICAN GOLD REFINERY UGANDA Sanctioned entity | Leader or official of | - | - | |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | 
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - | 
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Democratic Republic Of The Congo-Related Sanctions | - | - | 
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo | - | 
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - | 
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo | - | 
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against The Democratic Republic Of Congo | - | 
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - | 
| United Arab Emirates | 
| The Palm Jumeirah 0-35, 65919, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 
| Premier Gold Refinery LLC Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| Agor DMCC Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| AGR International Limited Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| Goetz Gold LLC Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| OROFINO NV Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| Cg - Vastgoed Invest Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| Alaxy Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | 
| Treasury Sanctions Alain Goetz and a Network of Companies Involved in the Illicit Gold Trade | 
784196536027277 | United Arab Emirates | Identification Number | - | - |