DRC government doubles soldiers' pay to fight to death as M23 rebels ravage Eastern Congo

In Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), food prices have been exploding for a few days. The fault of the fighting between Ugandan forces and the armed movement of the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo (Codeco).

Since mid-February, the capital of the province of South Kivu has been under the influence of the armed group supported by Rwanda, where the population is subjected to widespread and daily violence.

Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army   – Asian News from UK

M23 has seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in a swift offensive that has left thousands dead, forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, and piled pressure on President Felix Tshisekedi  Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the Finance Ministry said, in an apparent bid to boost morale as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance in the east.  M23 has seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in a …

DRC: more than 8,000 prisoners have escaped since the beginning of the year Image media Patient Sat 29/03/2025 - 13:40 Corps More than 8,000 prisoners have escaped from several prisons in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the beginning of the year, in connection with the intensification of fighting in the region, according to a report by the UN Secretary-General published in March.

Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been paid their salaries and have found that they have doubled, long after President Antoine Felix Tshisekedi promised to do so. Radio Okapi reports that on Friday, when soldiers went to collect their March salaries, they found something different, and they left the bank smiling. The soldiers found that their salaries of $100 had doubled, and the same was true for police officers. With this amoun…

UN Warns of ‘Critical’ Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC

The United Nations warned of a “critical” humanitarian situation on Thursday in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During a Security Council meeting, DRC’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita said that clashes with the M23 rebel group have forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee, while humanitarian access remains hindered in many areas due to insecurity and the presence of arme…