Geopolitical Conflict
Christian Persecution: Massacres in Congo and Nigeria, Kidnappings in Pakistan
Christians face deadly persecution in Congo, Nigeria, and Pakistan, with massacres and kidnappings reported.
PJ MediaCongo · Nigeria · Pakistan
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Congo.
Republic of the Congo · Brazzaville · 6.1M people · africa
Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesFrench (official), French Lingala and Monokutuba (trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)Area342.0K km²Sanctioned entities22Active conflicts1Mentions 7d6 ▼ 25%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
88.0
Moderate risk
27-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Congo becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Congo · 90-day event volume
86
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 6 milestones · hover for context
MAY 13
2026
Congo Cobalt Supply
trade_deal · severity 4
Moderate
MAY 12
2026
Fuel energy crisis in Africa
economic_indicator · severity 6
Elevated
MAY 11
2026
Congo Progress Stalls
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
MAY 11
2026
War Drums in Congo
conflict_escalation · severity 6
Elevated
MAY 9
2026
US Sanctions on Kabila
diplomatic_tension · severity 5
Moderate
MAY 9
2026
US-Rwanda-Congo Tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 200
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
64/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.58%inflation pct: 3.09%unemployment pct: 19.89%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 4negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
96/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 22is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
58/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 66literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political42Moderate
Security0Stable
Economic22Stable
Regulatory4Stable
Operational1Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 33 of 56
0138.8
0242.6
0348.7
0448.8
0549.0
0658.8
0759.6
0860.7
3388.0
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$15.7B
▲ $398.9M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$2.5K
▲ $4 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20243.1%
▼ 1.2% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 202419.9%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 20246.3M
▲ 150.1K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20241.19%
▼ 0.79% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202466.0 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202447.3%
▲ 4.1% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
86
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
48
High-severity events
2026-05-13
Congo Cobalt Supply
Trade Deal
2026-05-12
Fuel energy crisis in Africa
Economic Indicator
2026-05-11
Congo Progress Stalls
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-11
War Drums in Congo
Conflict Escalation
2026-05-09
US Sanctions on Kabila
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-09
US-Rwanda-Congo Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-08
Islamic Militants Attack
Terrorist Attack40 killed
2026-05-06
Congo Refugee Crisis
Refugee Flow
Active conflicts involving Congo
Cango conflict
Civil War · 48 dispatches
Elevated · 43.6
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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EVelution secures Congo cobalt pathway
Arabian Post
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Gulf News
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Congo-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Congo will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.