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DR Congo

High risk12.0% annual probabilitystable trend
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DR Congo facts

Population

112.83M

GDP

$91.03B

Currency

CDF

Capital

Kinshasa

Land area

2.34M km²

Official languages

French, Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba

Population and GDP: World Bank. Country facts: bundled reference data.

Risk assessment

Silfio assessment of DR Congo

NEWS

Conflict probability

12%

Model base probability

8.6%

Risk category

High

Strategic reasoning

  • No prediction market data is available, so adjustment relies solely on recent news signals.
  • Eastern DR Congo remains in active conflict, with ongoing violence and rebel activity, indicating a fragile security environment conducive to new conflict onsets.
  • President Tshisekedi’s controversial push for a third term and constitutional changes amid national crisis risks political destabilization and potential new internal conflict triggers.
  • UN sanctions on rebel leaders and armed groups highlight persistent armed opposition, increasing the risk of new conflict fronts or escalations.

Critical indicators

  • President Tshisekedi’s push for constitutional change amid ongoing eastern conflict.
  • UN sanctions on six rebel leaders and two armed groups in eastern DR Congo.
  • Multiple attacks on health facilities and workers during the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province.

Related coverage

Latest articles about DR Congo

Updated July 20, 2026

panafricanvisions.com · 2 days ago

DR Congo: Tshisekedi’s Third-Term Storm - PAN AFRICAN VISIONS

With Eastern Congo still at war, President Félix Tshisekedi’s push for constitutional change is opening another front at home, as opposition leaders, civil society groups and legal experts warn against altering the country’s political rules in the middle of a national crisis. By Jean-Pierre A *

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bloomberg.com · 2 days ago

UN Sanctions Congo Rebels as Trump-Backed Peace Deal Languishes - Bloomberg

The United Nations sanctioned six rebel leaders and two armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, piling pressure on actors in a 30-year conflict that shows little sign of ending.

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dw.com · 2 days ago

How conflict in Congo, Sudan and Yemen is fueling disease

Whether fast-spreading cholera in Sudan and Yemen or the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outbreaks of disease tend to be especially deadly when they take hold amid armed conflict.

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