"The path they chose", i.e. they deserved it? Also the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in comparison to "Republic of the Congo") was fiercely anti-communist [

"The path they chose", i.e. they deserved it? Also the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in comparison to "Republic of the Congo") was fiercely anti-communist [0] and backed by the US, so I guess that didn't help them with their prosperity either. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Mobutu_dictatorship_and_Zaire_(1965%E2%80%931997) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con...