USAID improves good governance, expands the rule of law, and supports decentralization by strengthening the national and provincial judiciary and legislature.

USAID’s 20-year vision is of a country where the Congolese take charge of their future to manage and sustain growth with their own human, natural, and financial resources. There are currently key opportunities to accelerate achieving this

On this website you can access USAID's flagship analytical tool for assessing country development progress, the Country Roadmaps, and view and download a wide-range of supporting resources.

Today, the United States, through USAID, announced nearly $424 million in humanitarian and health assistance to address the ongoing catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This includes $414 million in humanitarian assistance to support people experiencing persistent humanitarian needs resulting from conflict and displacement.

USAID is the largest bilateral donor in the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Our health program represents the Agency’s largest investment in the country. The country is one of the world’s top five contributors to maternal and child mortality.

On this website you can access USAID's flagship analytical tool for assessing country development progress, the Country Roadmaps, and view and download a wide-range of supporting resources.

USAID helps rangers use GPS to combat animal poaching at the national park. Clinics treat the physical and mental wounds of rape survivors, and teach crafts to boost their incomes. USAID provides humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict in eastern Congo.

The Republic of the Congo is relatively rich in natural resources, including forests, oil and other mineral resources, and it has the deepest port in Africa. A civil war in 1997 led to years of unrest, but stability has now returned.

USAID invests in key aspects of the Congolese economy—agriculture, minerals, and energy—to promote broad-based economic growth to reduce poverty and enhance food security. The DRC is also a Feed the Future aligned country.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the largest country in Francophone Africa, has vast natural resources. It has the potential to become one of the richest countries on the African continent and a driver of African growth if it can overcome its political instability.