One of the richest lands on Earth. One of the world’s hardest histories.
Explore 141 years of power, conflict, resources, people and survival in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Every claim carries its evidence, and every person, place and event links to the records around it.
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The country in four figures
- peopleUN WPP 2024 · 3 sources
- ~113M
- of global mined cobaltUSGS 2024 · 3 sources
- ~75%
- GDP per personIMF 2024–25 · 2 sources
- $650–900
- internally displacedOCHA / IOM / WFP 2025–26 · 5 sources
- 5–7.8M
Walk through 141 years
Six eras, from the Congo Free State to today. Drag along the river: its width follows how many recorded events each year has.
Use the arrow keys to move through the years, Enter to open the story there.
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Eight topics on one map. Every person, place and event links to its sources.
What if?
Each branch is an opportunity, running from today to the window in which it could take effect; its width follows the estimated annual gain. Modelled scenarios, not forecasts.
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