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  • Essay / Why the Democratic Republic of Congo is the poorest...

    African, the black continent where has a large number of natural resources and labor is still the greatest concern in the world because of its poverty in the long term. According to the Borgen Project, a non-profit organization whose aim is to fight hunger and poverty, the first place in terms of gross national income (GNI) was taken by Qatar, with a GDP per capita of approximately $100,000 (2012). Conversely, it is not surprising to learn that the Democratic Republic of Congo is the poorest country in the world and is at the bottom of the scale in terms of GNI with only $370 GDP per capita ( 2012). The difference is $99,630 in GDP per capita, a huge number. Africa in general and the Democratic Republic of Congo in particular occupy a fantastic place with rich land, work and sunshine; However, the population of the DRC still faces shortages of food, water and electricity. This largest country in Africa, with its population of more than 75 million, is also “confronted with the problem of human rights,” particularly women's rights, “and countless crimes against humanity » – the “Borgen project”. Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows that the DRC has faced civil wars and a series of wars with its neighboring countries over the past two decades. Therefore, wars and corruption are the main reasons that make the Democratic Republic of Congo the poorest country in the world, which heavily affects and changes the country in the direction of negative sides. First, it might be very easy to label the Democratic Republic of Congo. as a “country of war”. Since the Democratic Republic of the Congo became the most industrialized country in Africa after its full independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has languished due to the brutal impact of civil war and lack of infrastructure. . The problems of the Congo are very complex. According to ...... middle of paper ...... or rebuild economic relations between communities. The most important thing is to improve people's awareness to create a better country. Works Cited Kaswala, Janki. "Poorest country in the world: Democratic Republic of Congo - BORGEN." The Borgen RSS2 project. The Borgen Project, nd Web. May 2, 2014. Stearns, Jason. “Help the Congo help itself.” . Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2013. Web. May 2, 2014. “Democratic Republic of Congo.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 29, 2014. Web. May 2, 2014. “Democratic Republic of Congo.” Preview. The World Bank, nd Web. May 2, 2014. “Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Country of concern. » Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). gov.uk, April 10, 2014. Web. May 2, 2014. “CIA: The World Factbook: Congo, Democratic Republic of.” CIA Global Briefing Book (2011): 155-158. Military and government collection. Internet. May 2 2014.