Opportunities and burdens DR Congo brings to EAC table

What you need to know:

  • DR Congo, EAC’s newest member, has a rich portfolio of precious metals and natural resources that its partners can’t wait to avail themselves of. But the road to Kinshasa is treacherous and heavily mined.
  • It has cobalt, gold, diamond, aluminium, copper and other precious minerals; 95 million people, numerous water bodies, vast farmland, rich biodiversity, and the world’s second-largest rain forest.