Africa needs to be buffed

Hello there, have you ever felt that the congo (historical borders of belgian congo and later DRC) feels like super useless? In the berlin conference the GPs were having huge discussions about who should have it which is why belgium became it, so no other GP got it. And what confuses me the most about it, is its population. At the beginning of the congo free state in 1885 it was estimated to have had around 20-30 million (20 years later it was 50% less...) population. In vic3 it only has like 2-3 million. I dont know about the other african states, but it feels like africa needs a buff. Especially the congo. The whip shall crack and the colony provide