An interesting piece from Der Spiegel - Congo Project Shows Pitfalls of Development
Aid
The article notes:
“The Democratic
Republic of Congo is rated number four on the list of "Fragile
States" published by Foreign Policy magazine. It is second to last on the
United Nations' Human Development Index of 187 countries. Indeed, if there's
any country in the world that needs help, it's Congo.
It's also a country
well worth visiting for those wanting to understand the impact global
development aid, a business worth $135 billion a year, can have on a country --
and where the limits of such aid are.”