Opportunities and burdens DR Congo brings to EAC table

People and vehicles along a Kinshasa street. FILE PHOTO | AFP

The resource portfolio of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the newest member of the East African Community, is impressive and unmatched in the region.

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.