{"id":192248,"date":"2024-10-26T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-isnt-the-dr-congo-the-worlds-richest-country-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T18:01:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:01:02","slug":"why-isnt-the-dr-congo-the-worlds-richest-country-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-isnt-the-dr-congo-the-worlds-richest-country-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn\u2019t the DR Congo the world\u2019s richest country? | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tny2usCxhc4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why isn\u2019t the DR Congo the world\u2019s richest country? | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tny2usCxhc4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo is rich in mineral resources such as cobalt, coltan and gold. Those minerals are essential for making smartphones and electronic vehicles. And local and global players are desperate to get their hands on them. In theory, those resources could make the DRC one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In reality, they brought misery and conflict. We\u2019re looking at how Africa\u2019s second-largest country became a looting ground for the power-hungry, the corporate and even neighboring countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n0.00 CH1 Intro<br \/>\n1.01 CH2 The Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC<br \/>\n2.05 CH3 Mining and exploitation<br \/>\n5.50 CH4 Poor governance<br \/>\n9.11 CH5 Conflict<br \/>\n14.16 CH6 Outro <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTwitch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dwnews_hangout<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\n#mappedout #drc #mining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo is rich in mineral resources such as cobalt, coltan and gold. 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