Top 12 Poorest Countries in Africa right now – Guess which is number 1?? (+Photos)

6. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 

GDP Per Capita: $484

If you have been waiting for the number one poorest nation in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo has got all that it takes. DRC is the largest country in the world that has French as an official language with a population of about DRC being more than the population of France. With the second Congo War beginning in 1998 Economic development is far from DRC. The DRC war has involved at least 7 foreign armies in what would be regarded as the deadliest conflict in the world since World War II – by 2008, the Second Congo War and its aftermath had taken about 5.4 million people.