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COD · Africa · pop. 112.8M · generated 11 Jul 2026, 06:01 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
Severe risk driven by Governance (severe — very low governance score (18.5/100, WB WGI 2024)), Labour & Human Rights (severe — very high child labour rate (27% of children aged 5-17, ILO ILOSTAT 2021)), Environmental (severe — extreme climate vulnerability and very low adaptive readiness (ND-GAIN 24/100 2023)), Corruption & Financial Crime (high — high corruption perception (20/100, TI CPI 2025)), Conflict (high — high violent event intensity (26/100, 180-day GDELT CAMEO)), and Economic Fragility (high — OECD country risk category 6/7 — high risk (OECD CRC 2026)).
FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
7 GOODShigh
Cobalt Ore (heterogenite), Copper Ore, Diamonds, Gold, Tantalum Ore (coltan) +2 more
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · 2023 · link ↗
SANCTIONS · EU/OFAC/UN/UK/SECO
97 DESIGNATIONS
EU 54 · OFAC 0 · UN 33 · UK 0 · SECO 0
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
26/100 INTENSITYhigh
90-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 11/07/2026 · link ↗
FATF STATUS
GREY LISTEDhigh
Financial Action Task Force — jurisdiction under increased monitoring
SOURCE: FATF · 2026 · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
102.8/120severe
Fund for Peace — higher = more fragile
SOURCE: Fragile States Index · 2024 · link ↗
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
18.5/100severe
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2024 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
39.5/100high
Yale Environmental Performance Index — higher = better
SOURCE: Yale EPI · 2024 · link ↗
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
24/100severe
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 71%, ready 23%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2023 · link ↗
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO NORMLEX
8/8
ILO fundamental conventions ratified — higher = stronger labour protections
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026 · link ↗
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
27%severe
Children aged 5–17 in child labour — ILO survey estimate
SOURCE: ILO ILOSTAT · 2021 · link ↗
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
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Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
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