last year now locals can enjoy the spectacle once again. you're watching t.v. news coming up next a documentary on millionaires living in congo one of the world's poorest countries i'm max foster thanks for watching. the 1st. can you hear me now oh yes we can hear you and i last chance just i'm sorry it's now with bring you i'm going to back off and see if the tab for surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what one sat and want. to talk to people who follow along the way maurice and critics alike joining us from echols livestocks.

kinshasa the capital of the democratic republic of congo with a population of over 14000000 hits the largest french speaking city in the world. the streets are bustling with activity. many people take on multiple jobs to get by . our food our news. how serious they are 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 combo's super rich. good morning i bet 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. bat is

a fisherman they earn less than one euro and $0.70 per day. just opposite from his poor neighborhood live some of congo's richest people so solicitude for that's less seated to fear of the rich live there. they do business deals we catch fish. 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. my 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 to feel.

is that the r.c.s. biggest star and he's known internationally he is also a multimillionaire so i want to photos. trying to say well you know a lot going to. buy you know you. just invested more than 600000 euros in a new home and last attempt if you live. out the doors open go and open the. gym book with the decision to do more so i really like being here especially on sundays i can relax it was always lights coming to the river with my family so i decided to put down a few bricks make 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.s. . could be 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. 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 recognise the singer immediately. if they say they my brother has i'll give them something to give the 50 bucks i'm going to the. league gets one of the marina workers to hand out a few notes. saying this is a lark we called out to him and he gave us $50.00 to share amongst ourselves they

just expect. each fisherman just got the equivalent of about 7 euro's the amount they burn and a whole week. that is all can all. these people have different problems than we do . they even work on sundays. i often give them a little something even if it's just so they can take on a treat for their children. i'm happy to do it. shifted to joy i think it. 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 its history is one of conflict and exploiting . the ongoing violence has resulted in 6000000 deaths in the past couple decades.

in 1965 mobutu sesay seiko came to power nicknamed the leopardess i hear he ruled for nearly 32 years embezzling the level into more than 4000000000 euros during his reign in 1996 civil war broke out. 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. in 2001 saw joseph kabila step into the political spotlight . during his 18 years in power cam asked 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. it would. tell me what to do oh. this site is a hell of a lot on this the office says i was supposed to direct traffic but one of them says goes to the left the other one says get to the right. what am i supposed to do. can be is in the middle of a 2. just. in the back seat i don't know is

a valuating how well she never gets the traffic she's clearly feeling the pressure . approves that if you don't have to turn soon what you see in the people is if you can tell you don't know your way around here who goes if you call this cart of what you know 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 stop the child decides to let that pass the test to get it this this so. often it do ok 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. 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 a wife by. force and why do you think we're the 1st to author this on. the tracey has only one team up wants to give women 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 would i want to meet you and we're going to have more millionaires from you in congo has more than 80000000 residents recently. we're

going to 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 who create less than 3 see a believes the economy will take off. to call one of the best so if you can't reduce congo to rape and wars it is surely there are young people especially young women who are trying to make real change to be sure so it's wrong to reduce the country to just the things that don't work well this in only shows this new generation will move the country forward to there's an aspect of us that i measured . like patrice sia 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 city to fluker the high end residential complex sitting on a couple 100 hectares 2 new residents are moving in and. 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. it's on this along 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 view of the congo river olivier and now all 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. is making the street. petition. seeking to thank you so much but. this is a safe. city. brand new apartments brand new furnishings if you can move through the next thing we need is a brand new baby boy. 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 we're trying to work it out.

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. here it was good to see this tattoo it means i'm congolese i'm not going to leave my country just because of a few power outages people scare you can feel that it's going to eventually pozza system manong tries using the car's sound system. thank you mantra that we may do with what we have to connect my fame to the car finale edge but if. it works and the video shoot can't 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 wand and border goma the capital of north keep the 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.