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Reports·Central Africa

🇨🇩DR Congo

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First comprehensive diagnostic of Kinshasa’s entrepreneurial support landscape. 5 priority interventions identified.

Live data · DR Congo
299
OSE actors mapped
Top 3 hub cities
  1. 1.Kinshasa152
  2. 2.Mont Ngafula118
  3. 3.Goma9
262.1
OSE global score
#13 in Africa
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AEEI · Africa Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Index

The 10 elements of Stam, measured

Congo, the Democratic Republic of the scored on the ten entrepreneurial-ecosystem elements (Stam & van de Ven, 2021), grouped into 7 pillars and re-read through the COTEE framework on Expert.

AEEI profile
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Rank / 54 Africa
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Composite score / 7
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Tier
SoilFormal institutions
0.44 (-11)
SoilEntrepreneurship culture
0.00 (-28)
SeedFinance
0.04 (-8)
SeedTalent & knowledge
0.36 (+4)
GardenerNetworks & services
0.01 (-13)
EnvironmentPhysical infrastructure
0.16 (-20)
EnvironmentDemand
0.24 (+10)
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Source: AEEI — Africa Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Index (africa.ecosystem.build), 2026. Framework: the ten elements of Stam & van de Ven (2021). Delta = points vs Africa average.

89
Total actors
47
Active 2020-2024
412.6
OSE Quality Score
8 years
Data depth
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What’s inside the DR Congo report

Executive summary
Key findings + 5 strategic recommendations
Ecosystem map
All actors plotted with sub-roles + connections
Network analysis
Centrality, communities, robustness
OSE Quality Score
Decomposed across 5 layers + 14 indicators
Comparative benchmark
vs continent + vs income tier
Longitudinal trends
Multi-year evolution by capability
Gap analysis
Critical gaps with priority levels
Methodology annex
Peer-reviewed framework + sources

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