The life of the super-rich in Central Africa | DW Documentary
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Many millionaires live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world's poorest countries. This film depicts some of those who have made fortunes amid the chaos, including musicians, mining bosses, entrepreneurs and preachers.
The DRC is rich in raw materials, but only a few profit from its natural resources. While 60% of Congo's inhabitants live on less than $1.25 per day, businessmen, artists, former rebel leaders and evangelists are reaping the rewards of economic growth. In the capital, Kinshasa, these new rich live in safe and luxurious enclaves, while children toil in coltan mines in the eastern part of the country.
Fally Ipupa has made his money with music. Others rely on their business acumen, like Patricia Nzolantima, who founded a taxi company and aims to give more opportunities to women.
With 3,000 mine workers, Cooperamma is the largest employer in North Kivu, in the east of the DRC. Managing director Robert Seninga says his coltan mines are extremely well-run, yet safety standards are poor. Coltan, a globally coveted mineral, is used in cell phones and other devices. It’s both a blessing and a curse for the Congo. It makes some rich, but for others it means death. The region still suffers from ethnic and factional conflicts, with money from illegal coltan smuggling financing new violence. It’s a vicious cycle.
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The DRC is rich in raw materials, but only a few profit from its natural resources. While 60% of Congo's inhabitants live on less than $1.25 per day, businessmen, artists, former rebel leaders and evangelists are reaping the rewards of economic growth. In the capital, Kinshasa, these new rich live in safe and luxurious enclaves, while children toil in coltan mines in the eastern part of the country.
Fally Ipupa has made his money with music. Others rely on their business acumen, like Patricia Nzolantima, who founded a taxi company and aims to give more opportunities to women.
With 3,000 mine workers, Cooperamma is the largest employer in North Kivu, in the east of the DRC. Managing director Robert Seninga says his coltan mines are extremely well-run, yet safety standards are poor. Coltan, a globally coveted mineral, is used in cell phones and other devices. It’s both a blessing and a curse for the Congo. It makes some rich, but for others it means death. The region still suffers from ethnic and factional conflicts, with money from illegal coltan smuggling financing new violence. It’s a vicious cycle.
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Who’s paying these armed rebel groups to go after these natural resources??
One of the best documentaries I have ever watched.....
I'm from Congo and this documentary was definitely made by a white man the undertones of racism is insane ...why did you fail to mention that the whole world would literally be nothing without Congo ..literally the material to make all our phones is only found there or that we have the most gold, diamonds , copper, silver than anywhere else in the whole WORLD or that more people have been killed here by Europeans than any other place in history ...!?
Why doesn t unicef protect these children as they know what is going on????
Unfair report. You don't say in kinshasa the roads are unpaved.
Wow the prophet become billionaire.this is sick😷
why does a rich African looks poor still for me lol
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If I have Aids I'll drink the Jus👍🙌🙏👌
The last two leaders took the countries wealth. No wonder it’s a failed state. It’s like the people of that country cant count to see him taking hundreds of millions a year
Did they really say that the juice contains gasoline? 😖 I’m no expert but would never drink anything with gasoline in it
I love whole story of congoh and especially the way they they speak french
Human stories are the same everywhere. Everyone is out to get the most they can for as little as they can, whenever they can. Even in the US there are crooked profiteers in abundance. Watch a documentary on the drug trade and you will realize our greed is universal, and it is limitless. Sad.
O. M. G. I cannot believe how ignorant I am. I never dreamed this could be happening on our planet, in these days. The unsafe mines, the miracle juice, those men should be in prison. Ide pay dude mine owner 18 euros to go in one of the graves/mines he allows poor desperate destitute people/children to go in. Maybe prophet dude should drink some of his own juice. I wonder if it cures GREED, the most insidious disease on the planet.
Truly disgusting
Blur intensity is not good. 🤔
awesome
False prophets
Africans are blinded with so called self proclaimed prophets.they are enriching themselves and living more people in poverty.This is brainwash and it's so shameful
The Coltan business man probably participated in some war crimes as a rebel leader and used child workers. Those miners were not 20, more like 14.
Ask France
"God doesn't give everything"
Its like India. I mean similar. I'm surprised.
Our generation believes in strong Africa. this is just the beginning God bless Africa, these pastors have no places in Africa. we are for you
This made me remember of Outer Banks.
This was awesome to watch, thanks for your work! They said they wear helmets, masks, and boots in the mines; yet I saw no helmets or masks, not even gloves....?
I don't think you should drink the miracle juice..you don't even know what the "actual" ingredients in it. That's really sad that someone would "exploit" people trust and faith...
I don't know why so many people are surprised about the Prophet this hustle is as old as religion itself ,,, from the prophets juice to holy water to prayer cloths ordered off tv ...FACTS
Who's racist now
I uki
Honestly, this is sad because many of these men cannot get to this wealth. There are not enough fair and legal opportunities there because it is a dirty run country. The only way is through education there which I bet is not very possible because it costs money. Such an unstable country. Wealth does NOT equal happiness but the depth of poverty some of them live in is ridiculous. I LOVE THE PINK CARS IDEA. The wealthy here are dirty unless they do what this singer does. He became popular off his music and honestly, I feel he holds dirty money as well. There needs to be a change in their government.
Honestly these people dont have any heart. How can they have a view of their own brothers and sisters suffer while they relax. I would rather die than live like that!!
any good deal on diamonds....
Fally should teach poor how to sing so they can become rich too. That being said those people at 11:50 who have a view of poverty on the other side of the river bank-__-
Meanwhile Mia Khalifa on her anual trip the DRC 👀 09:14
Apparently the miracle juice can cure everything. Except stupidity.
Can't the Prophet vanish Corona Virus from the world!? Did any person from Congo ask him about it?
What does he make a bottle of juice from? Mayaans civilization ,eternal recipe? It cures liver cirrhosis? Holy scam.... He havent tried on AIDS. Quarter of congolese suffer from it and this scam barely works..
None of them (so called successful ones) spoke about how their business plan would help solve the community's economic & social problems and provide more opportunities for the less fortunate ones. All they talk about is how to make money and become millionaires. That prophet is a con artist deceiving those uneducated.
That juice looks like spicy 😂😂😂
"The juice that can bring the kids back from death... "
it's the gasoline that fires up the engine hell yeah baby
I am still thankful that I live in the Philippines. I hope these people will not be greedy of money and power, they must help those who are living in poverty.
Watching this on my phone feeling guilty people died
Maggot sellers, ewe!!!!! Whats the use of selling maggots?
smh ,you think usa is terrible 🥱🤔 gasoline wit lemon juice cures aids n cancer smfh
I've been watching DW for over 15 years. Still fascinates me.
I will be 79 in October 2021, and happy I travelled on my own dime, from age 20-73. I was born, educated, and earned all my income from working.. I share most generously with non beggars. Acapulco and Singapore were the only places I wanted to retire, but the earthquakes and the expensive cost of living were the deal breakers. There is no reason for people living and dying on the streets. Replace the incomes, when you shut down incomes. My choice was to work, travel, and help where I could with both hands.
Are you kidding me? Juice?! Wtf! These people need another “prophet”, someone tells them the truth!
Got juice?
I WATCH THIS SO I CAN STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT MY LIFE
The science behind the juice is the Placebo effect. The pain subsides but the disease does not. Those patients are done for.
AS it relates to the prophet and the juice, “one fool makes many”
Why y’all lying
Damn! At 23:28 (the mining scene) is so Scary
Everyone belives prophet cured.. not god
All this for cell 🍜 phones no thanks
The rich is getting richer and the poor is getting you no the rest facts or fiction
quack doctor, rebel leader , singer become rich on one of the poorest country. I am at lost.
This is so humbling 😇
This is the consequences of a nation, if the nation's leader is corrupted.
Very interesting
Lemon juice and GASOLINE LMAO🤯
Where the F... BLM?
Same sad fact all over Africa.Not just DRC. Bad governance.
Are you taking the juice? Yes; good keep taking it. Are you serious? The guy is full of shit, and people are desperate; that's a deadly combination smh
At least Fally Ipupa gives money to the people,I'm from Los Angeles,seen Black singers and movie stars out here for decades,not one ever handed out anything to Blacks just because
They all want to be millionaires and billionaires. Maggot sellers to lambo owners. LoL
This would be America if BLM is in charged!!
What about Liberia, the OG BLM country?
"The gasoline it's the main ingredient" THAT SELF PROCLAIMED PROPHET IS A SCAMMER!
If you've got money like that why tf would you stay in a place like that when you dont have to!?! You were blessed enough to survive that long and miraculously acquire that much wealth you could go live just as comfortably anywhere else (moreso because you won't get killed , kidnapped or stick out like a sore thumb) i get the people who need to stay there because that's where they make thier money but someone like that singer could move anywhere and still continue to prosper . Its not like he'd loose his following there, go back and visit /play shows there sometimes but I dont get risking ur life to live there
I am hoping that the Prophet may have his own visit with Cancer, and his juice will cure him.
Drink the Juice and pray. It is sometimes hard to believe that God gave these people brains and commonsense, but then again maybe he didn't. Like lambs to the slaughter.
People need to stop giving religion all their damn money... the magic juice thing blows my mind.. sickening
I wish people had the thought that there is enough for everyone. Corruption wouldn't be the issue
But many will squander it and then plot on the few who were wise enough to save and invest.
hold up, maggot sellers -_-
To think, my U.S. salary would have me living on millionaires row over there but I'm lower middle class here.
9:42 eating a chicken wing with a knife and fork???
He should be ashamed of himself $50.00?
What can we do to help bring Civilization 😉❤️
im sad that the rich dont want to help the poor, though. No one really needs that much money really. He should actually buy land and build a neighborhood for the disadvantaged. $50...7 euros??? Wow...he has so much more money though...
Believe me there's no prophet alive in this era but a business man or a magician as this guy. I rather believe the pink taxi woman 🚖🚖🚖
crap water scammer loser god will make him pay in end
Love cost $0.
Thank you DW for making this documentary. It was very eye opening. Please continue making these types of films
A company that just employs women or favors women over men is very sexiest imagine it the other way around ffs
A multimillionaire? And driving a toyota??
That prophet is poisoning them! Damn.
It would be hard to find something more evil than that Prophet's "holy juice" business.
The maggots made me gag
Du Canada,,, Un système démocratique à valeurs sociales rajoutées pour le petit peuple leur est inconnue . Ce pays souffre du cancer de la corruption qui pue. Pourtant, les gens de couleur sont créatifs,,, mais qu’en est-il de leur dirigeants ?
The best way of unity is by...spreading the wealth...open doors...invest in the communities needs...Unify&prosper...ur people...urselfs....Africa...
Why do poor people who have nothing, Have so many children,Perhaps they need to develop a hobby,
Man it’s unfortunate how corruption can destroy a place. Should be a self sustaining region. 🤦🏾♂️ OsHa has left the building. Wow extremely dangerous. No safety standards. And should they be handling that coltan barehanded. And there are definitely child workers there. SmH 🤦🏾♂️
we are burning our natural resources fast ... this wont end well .. greed has never been more dangerous in the history of the world ..
Juice? It's more like kool-aid
Big pharma and the prophet have a lot in common.
the pink cab lady,, well done
Only a white documentary team would talk about corruption and theft in Africa and forget to mention the colonizer's role in the destabilization of the country. What a predictable shame.
Juice lol what a travesty of dishonesty one thing is for sure he will be going downstairs to meet his maker!
"Largest french speaking city" Literally larger than all the ones in France.