the capital of the democratic republic of congo with a population of over 14000000 it's the largest french speaking city in the world. the streets are bustling with activity. many people think on multiple jobs to get. by night is our series there for our great among them our courier. street sweepers. maggot sellers. bread sellers and jewelers. each day they count their earnings dreaming of becoming one of combo's super rich. good morning everyone in congo dreams of getting rich there's money if you know where to find it. but large parts of the population live below the poverty line. i bet. the fisherman the earns less than one euro and $0.70 per day. just opposite from his poor neighborhood clip some of congo's richest people so solicitude for c.t. defeat of the rich live their. life. they do business deals we catch fish in. the residential complex is for congo's new upper class including the country's millionaires. uninvited guests aren't allowed in. the. past the kind of life most congolese can only dream of all of them i never imagined i'd have multiple cars i just wanted to sing and make a name for myself in kinshasa and in africa. if you want office. is that the r.c.s. biggest star and he is known internationally he is also a multi-millionaire. want to photo. travel the market follow the law get to. buy you know you'll save the day. he's just invested more than 600000 euros in a new home and must attempt if you live for all of your post off of the doors open to go and open the. gym book with the decision to do more so i really like being here especially on sundays i can relax the ones i always likes coming to the river with my family so i decided to put down a few bricks if it could link you see. those few bricks amount to a california style villa which stands out here in the d r c one of the world's poorest countries in terms of g.d.p. per capita it doesn't have to be that way with its abundance of mineral resources the d.r. c could. one of the richest countries in africa. mining is the country's most important industry many of follies neighbors have made a fortune selling wrong materials to a resource hungry world. such as. bali likes to relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city center. the congo river is one of the longest in the world. for the local fishermen it's also final to their livelihood. they recognize the singer immediately. if they say they my brothers i'll give them something give the 50 bucks i'm going to the colleague gets one of the marina workers to hand out a few notes. say this is a lark we called out to him and he gave us $50.00 to share amongst ourselves the justice. each fisherman just got the equivalent of about 7 euro's the amount they earn in a whole week. that is all can all. these people have different problems than we do . they even work on sundays or should i often give them a little something even if it's just so they can take home a treat for their children. i'm happy to do it. should join the function. is one of about 600 millionaires in the democratic republic of congo. the d r c is the largest country in central africa about 6 times the size of germany. it's home to nearly 100000000 people in its history is one of conflict and exploitation. the ongoing violence has resulted in 6000000 deaths in the past couple decades. in 1965 mobutu sesay seiko came to power nicknamed the leopard of zaire he ruled for nearly 32 years embezzling the 5 limbs of more than 4000000000 euros during his reign in 1996 civil war broke out the militias supported by neighboring countries and listed thousands of child soldiers as they attempted to seize the country's wealth mobutu died a year later in exile. 2001 saw joseph kabila step into the political spotlight. during his 18 years in power he amassed an estimated fortune of more than 13000000000 euros. because of its instability the d r c is today regarded as a failed state. we're traveling across the democratic republic of congo to understand why some are getting richer and richer while others are struggling to survive. in kinshasa the roads are on paper and difficult to navigate. amid this chaos a young woman named canby is trying to build a future. tell me what to do oh. the sun is a hell of a lot more next the offices are supposed to direct traffic but one of them says go to the left the other one says get to the right. what am i supposed to do. go can be is in the middle of a test. in the back seat i'll know is a valuating how well she never gets the traffic she's clearly feeling the pressure . of people that you have to turn soon and that was easy enough going as if you know you can tell you don't know your way around here to negotiate it's called discard of what you. can be has applied to be a driver at a taxi startup. the company was founded by a congolese businesswoman who wants to lift women out of poverty the pink cars are the services trademark. previously know can be worked as a nurse if she passes the test she'll triple her salary earning around $250.00 euros per month. and i can't wait to start the child decides and let's hope that pass the test get this this supposed to. do ok we all back to the office. can be plays the part of a professional chauffeur until the very end but it will be a few days before she finds out if she's landed the job. taking. the cab companies customers are middle and upper class. to make the time spent in kinshasa as traffic jams more enjoyable passengers are offered drinks snacks and even why 5. car is the most and why do you think we're the 1st to offer this up. but tracey has only one team wants to give women a better employment opportunities after completing her studies she returned to congo and started this cab service with the help of investors today she pays it forward and supports other female entrepreneurs who were no i want to meet you and we want to have more millionaires congo has more than 80000000 residents soon and we're going to. the natural resources it's time for congolese women to get a piece of that wealth. despite the instability in the country give me 2 of those create wealth but 3 see a believes the economy will take off. one of the best so if you can't reduce congo to rape and wars it is sure and it is there are young people especially young women who are trying to make real change city szell's so it's wrong to reduce the country to just the things that don't work well this initial this new generation will move the country forward to those in the house like us that i mentioned a look. like but tracy and her friends more and more congolese people are returning from a broad to work and invest in their homeland. these so-called repat live in secure areas that offer a western standard of living. back at less suited to flew the high end residential complex sitting on a couple 100 hectares to new residents are moving in. olivier and now only have just relocated from johannesburg south africa. most important for us was the washing machine it was the 1st physical and the bed. the couple works in finance new job prospects convinced them to return to their home country. with father said oh this will be the living room to pick up it can go here and there that table the t.v. . this will be the bedroom. the apartment also offers a great deal of the congo river olivier and no me are newlyweds and want to start a family here. the couple earns about $3500.00 euros per month that's more than $100.00 times the average salary. 3rd of it will go towards rent the steep price so security. to make it the street. is. thinking to make it so. but. this is a safe. city. to brand new apartments brand new furnishings if you can move through the next thing we need is a brand new baby. because. the couple has found their safe haven. there is growing demand to live in this new residential complex eventually city diflucan will have more than 2000 homes including singer the people. we meet him at in the state he rented to film his new music video. the dancers are dressed as congolese warriors. the shoot is going well until suddenly the music stops. there's been a power outage in the area. there's no electricity or trying to work it out. was falling and his team are stuck. finally a technician tracks down an emergency generator. but that quickly breaks to. is frustrated even though he's used to these sorts of challenges. we got here you know we're going to see this tattoo it means i'm congolese i'm not going to leave my country just because of a few power outages so people are you know you can feel that it's going to eventually fall pozza system manong tries using the cars sound system. thank you mantra but we make do with what we have to connect my fame to the cuff and now i just love it if. it works and the video shoot can continue. in his 20 year music career thus far folly has joined the club of multimillionaires and the number of members is increasing. because. the country is rich in minerals including coal 10 from which tantalum is extracted the metal is used in the manufacture of mobile phones. the mines are in the great lakes region in the eastern part of the country near the wanton border goma the capital of north kivu province has been shaken by bloody conflicts for more than 2 decades armed groups fight each other for control of the mineral resources. the un has stationed 16000 peacekeepers here to shore up a fragile peace. the residents in this region are poor and traumatized by violence . those who have made their fortune live along the shore of lake kivu including one of the region's most influential businessmen. his villa is guarded around the clock by police it's like a fortress. is a multimillionaire. your private car our you. friends of yours are also his wealth comes from coal 10 mining he was once a rebel leader in 2006 he was elected to parliament in the most c.c. district. the politics even when you're a politician so you can still do business. to business. freely admits that political clout has helped him. he runs the mining co-operative co-op aroma which extracts coal tan his bodyguards never leave his side. i ask him where we are you see on a or services caulker almost headquarters says so see on the heart of the mineral trade. off the notice if. the simple building belies the millions that co-op aroma turns over each year. for a job as that in god looks over the production figures of the last few days. this is on the 6th it was full of ten's and 668 keyless the numbers are looking pretty good this i guess is the case if you don't know it's. 40 tons in total is a quick ask how much that's worth but if you know it's a kilo is about $42.00 to $45.00. if it was over it was over there you can do the math for the ship that deserted rather foolish. in the last few days the mines have brought in close to 2000000 euros. with 3000 mine workers co-op urashima is the region's biggest employer here where i ask if any children work in his minds they want to force you to for no that's illegal is that our officers who make sure they don't is our children should be in school not the minds of the 2 that i like could you know that i've. helmets boots and masks are mandatory in the mines to ensure the workers' safety. according to sending up the mines are seen as a model for the region. they're situated about 60 kilometers from goma in one of the most beautiful landscapes in africa. but it is also among the most dangerous regions. conflict has raged on here for more than 20 years. in 19941 of the worst atrocities of the 20th century took place in neighboring rwanda genocide that killed almost 1000000 people. hundreds of thousands of people who fled to the democratic republic of congo including many of the perpetrators. since then survived. and perpetrators have lived side by side in this volatile region meanwhile on to rebel groups clash over congo's valuable resources. we head to the mines with long. chief engineer with us to move this bit up when we were descending to has saved them a safety community thanks to him life can go one is normal love is there. but little seems to have changed in the region in recent years the roads are disastrous every day people risk their lives getting to work. several times on our journey our vehicle nearly beares off the road into the ravine . because look at this one that was close a bit further and we have ended up in the river. and i was at a foot to the. elite day. after 5 hours on the road we reach we buy a home to the biggest coal 10 mine in the country about 100000 people live here. among them is his wife and their 3 children the family lives in this 15 square metre home. everything has its designated spot. the house is very small we hang the shoes on the walls. or children's things are here. the adjacent room has the kitchen and the family's bed. the bed is very narrow now we sleep there. and my wife cooks here for. the couple moved here 5 years ago hoping to get wealthy from the mines. no not that i hope god will help me so one day i can buy a car like this one. for now earns the equivalent of 5 euros per day. his work is many kilometers away from the center of. it takes him an hour and a half to get there. there are hundreds of coal 10 mines in the area. the ones who works in what is called. the go. to. the or is extracted from the sludge by. up on one of the officials it's easier by hand a fast way we can separate the coal tan from the sand on the enough come up once processed it's an important part of manufacturing micro electronic components. this is called hand it's mainly used for mobile phones. geale has to climb into the mine to dig. the way down is slippery. the whole way. stops you know. if you know how to do it it's pretty easy to see. there's nothing to hold on to for the 15 meter descent. at the bottom it's difficult to breathe. the shops and tunnels are not adequately supported there it risk of collapsing. she'll get to work with a pickax. there's a lot of sand here it's endless. extraction is the priority not safety. serious accidents often occur in these mines. i ask if it's dangerous sometimes rocks for. the seas no problems with the safety standards. it's no more for there to be deaths in mines because there's landslides for example not just in room but everywhere. if this shock to collapse now we'd probably all suffocate. there are no official figures but fatal accidents while cold and mining are commonplace not the exception. we noticed that some of the miners looked very young. seems uncomfortable with our questions. were told to you. 20 in love until he's 20 years old. boy of the. he may seem younger because he's so small but he manages well. may you know just a lot of shields 30 or so colleagues who can look younger than 18 years old. in this region and others we regularly encounter children who hide when they see our cameras. according to unicef more than 40000 children working in the d.r. sees mines. while this mineral makes some people rich it robs others of their childhood and sometimes even their life. everyone tries to profit from colds and mining which is why the black market is flourishing. a considerable portion of this valuable commodity is sold under the table to avoid paying taxes to the congolese government. this illegal trade takes place with the help of congolese soldiers who let the convoys pass through. is always too small to kowtow. so people should work for the. former or purnima. the soldier makes good money through the black market trade. war or broken up or force the modern army. to move the for. profit motive. was a search on the law do we do a lot last year pleasurable for the issues you want to do in europe or. was closer to the new law paul almost a civil suit. the democratic republic of congo is one of the 20 most corrupt countries. in the world illegal trade means the congolese state misses out on several 1000000000 euros in revenue every year nevertheless the mining sector drove congo's economy to almost 6 percent growth and $28.00 team that economic success is especially showcased on the boulevard of june 30th and d r c s capital kinshasa. the street is named after the d r c s independence day. being an entrepreneur is something many young congolese dream of the job is demanding but the financial independence more than makes up for it. one such entrepreneur is celebrating a lucrative new contract eric mungo not only runs a business he's also the head of a trade association although he is to the future of the business read a book with good luck with your project i think that i thought. they toast with expensive champagne because eric has good news he just returned from florida in the united states where he met with investors he has convinced them to fund his ambitious project which will cost more than 400000000 euros we. need to see on the contract was signed a beauty goes into but if well if that's all i can tell you some will up and go broke i'm a bit were drinking to celebrate how our friend negotiated to. negotiate. eric wants to construct a hydroelectric power plant. fewer than one in 5 people in congo have access to electricity and he wants to change that. some give all in every problem there's also a business of that unity but people need food they need clothes to do it and now we want to make sure they have electricity because in luther's it did it was good. he plans to improve. living conditions for at least some of the nearly 100000000 people in the d.r. see. erich mancow is from la bomba she is in the southern part of the country he made his fortune with a company specializing in the chemical analysis of minerals. he's about to show us the location of his future dam. the area is remote and sparsely populated. the project will mean bringing workers in from far away but the challenge is worth it. to flip the power plant will bring in almost $1000000.00 per month ago a lot of money. is lopes welcome to the bush. eric has set up a small camp in the middle of the wilderness it hosts a team of engineers. if it is going to be a see below how's it going for the. about a dozen employees have been living here for a year. they have a water tank a generator and some small sheds. some of right now we're standing at about $735.00 mage's called the top of the dam will be $830.00 needed as we need the water will go up to that level of it where the sun is this will be an enormous lake. this up. at a height of 90 meters the dam will be one of the largest in the d r c. it will have a capacity of 150 megawatts providing half a 1000000 residents with power. and to building it will create about 3000 jobs. those who could push when making something that will really benefit the region in community it's especially important for fondness they need electricity to modernize our culture at the accident as you can see there will be. several investors especially americans have shown interest in the project eric hopes to wrap up construction within 3 years let's see. he believes people can be successful when they have the courage to leap into the unknown. because of all the book with his own been able to move. lows if you see knowing that many people have found success here why not me. but if you work hard you can make a lot of money here in a short time you in the months you did to get his post because. eric is not alone in this belief more and more congolese are becoming entrepreneurs throwing themselves into the business world in the hope of escaping poverty. back to kinshasa. in the early morning bread sellers come from all parts of the city to stock up from this wholesaler. many women make a living this way. he comes here every day at 6 am. to books and. he was widowed 6 months ago now she must provide for her family alone. told this to me case i know it's something heavy i'm used to it it's a possibility. he is balancing more than 15 kilos. every day she sets up her stand on a busy street corner. with how much is a cake $300.00 francs. i'll take one. minute of each day you've got to say said to those banks. there was some of the film i often come here and buy bread for marie. like her standing it's clean but i have to say. he gets lots of customers with her friendly disposition. 1000 it's going well today he got here. she typically earns about 60 euros a day selling bread. she dreams of opening more stalls and even getting rich. if i was it i was a if you know how to manage a business you can become a millionaire he just have to be smart. and run your business well that's i don't know but i'll tell you that. she still has a long way to go for net profit at the end of the day is only 18 europe's. money goes to church 3 times per week to pray and thank god. there. are some of them both in the us for god is very important so i make everything to him a look in my face. evangelical churches thrive in congo. and some make their money from capitalizing on other people's faith. on this sunday morning in kinshasa the city's usually bustling streets are nearly deserted. since dawn tens of thousands of people have been streaming into the country's national stadium with. the book i ask a. good they're not here for a soccer match or a concert. the $80000.00 attendees have come to see a man they believe performs miracles. i. believe in the prophet condors miracles there was a lot of good supriya said i was dying but then i drank a glass of his miracle juice and my skin disappeared immediately i'm living proof that he's a prophet the prophet the 1st. there are camera crews photographers cheerleaders and lots of police. it's one of the biggest events of the year. it's even being broadcast live on television. so many conda is the man everyone is waiting for. the self-proclaimed prophet has several 1000000. 20 enters the stadium the crowd erupts. before he goes on stage he greets former prime minister. the wife of former president joseph kabila is also in the audience. after a few prayers and songs he begins to preach simply don't want you to succeed or live in abundance prosperity and wealth was the. but even in focusing on t.v. when you were hungry or you know you have been everything as long as you realize the truth you came in i feel you know it's a man. dominic qantas business model involves a supposed miracle cure that he pedals across the country but not here out in the open instead he sells it discreetly in small communities the business has already contests several 1000000 euro. a few days later we a company conned 2 might take a can shot a suburb. outside the church more than 100 of his followers are waiting for. them coming across a tell me to stop spending money on doctors who told me to drink the juice and pray . at 11 o'clock dominic conda arrives in his luxury car. i. assume his followers have all come for some of his suppose it miracle cure but 1st the prophet wants a donation. condom receives the sick as though they were on a conveyor belt. but if this woman had a brain hemorrhage one year ago. i came to the profit because i'm very ill but when i heard about the profits miracle cure i asked to be brought to him i can't walk anymore. this is reform because. she's been messing with the juice size and i think that will help to put this up in the put them so that. i have faith that he will heal me. the consultations usually only last seconds you need to take the juice and let the prescription is always the same i would say you're taking the juice yes for once good keep taking it to help. after speaking to the profit the sick people are sent next door to the pharmacy. this is where they get the famous juice the folks who think they are selfish this is a good thing no one here doubts it's healing powers. said it sure is aids stomach pain liver cancer cirrhosis all kinds of diseases but you find that you can't do the legislation busy i had aids and lost a lot of weight. i'm a bit lazy basis now i weigh 52 key legs thanks to the juice from the profit domini content. that's going to be healed me they. are the truth. there's no science behind the juice but many people blindly trust it. happen leader costs the equivalent of $14.00 euro about a 3rd of the average monthly salary it was to me they did go 3 of us pooled our money and we're going to share a bottle. right there so i. thought but i do think. there's a strong smell of gasoline on the road this year there's lemon juice in it gasoline and some other ingredients that is. safe but. right now all of the juice is bottled onsite. but demand is so high that soon kondo will begin producing it in a factory. the way is the new. packaging. according to the packaging the juice cures epilepsy cancer and even caves the active ingredient divine enlightenment. for this product treats illnesses with different causes such as epilepsy cancer and so on. it says it cures aids but he didn't read that this is a no no we haven't tried it with aids much my system a lot. more than half a 1000000 congolese are hiv positive. another suppose a benefit of the miracle cure it can bring children back from the dead some people have applied to jews to this stillborn baby and they've woken up again. really more . juice that can cure aids and bring the dead back to life congolese authorities don't stop him from selling tens of thousands of products such as gasoline lemon mixture every year while his assistants count the day's earnings most congolese people continue their daily struggle against poverty. the road to becoming a millionaire legitimately as long and hard that's why some take shortcuts. we're all in this together it was the slogan on social media back when the corona pandemic started. around the world it is since then become clear that the fools are suffering the. economic in a. the to reinforce. 90 minutes on d w. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity from established itself. both religious 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