18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 80 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at the DR Congo on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 2 October 2026: 23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
DR Congo: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
DR CongoThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
26 Sep
Kengeaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 18 outlets
October 2026
2 Oct
Ebolaprotests & strikes
9 stories, 79 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the DR Congo most15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%.
23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 5 of Ebola's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 17 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%.
15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 102 million people live in the DR Congo. Over these days its news carried 2.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health79%196 stories
Disasters & accidents8%19 stories
Conflict & violence6%15 stories
Rights & justice4%11 stories
Displacement2%4 stories
Shelter & services1%2 stories
Where it happened
DR Congo (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed167 Stories reporting people affected79 Stories reporting people displaced13 Stories reporting people injured6 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting arrests1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: DR Congo. Ring: the world. Measured over 241 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: DR Congo in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: DR Congo's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo80 in 100
of its 310 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Congo65 in 100
of its 614 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Central African Republic64 in 100
of its 96 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
South Sudan39 in 100
of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Burundi44 in 100
of its 75 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Rwanda31 in 100
of its 724 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Uganda28 in 100
of its 3,190 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Zambia22 in 100
of its 635 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 1,032 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Angola17 in 100
of its 300 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.