Congo faces rising military costs, tax shortfall in revised 'combat budget'

(Reuters) – Congo is grappling with soaring military costs and declining tax revenues due to an offensive by Rwandan-backed rebels, who now occupy much of the country’s eastern borderlands, a revised wartime budget under consideration by lawmakers showed. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/05/27/congo-faces-rising-military-costs-tax-shortfall-in-revised-039combat-budget039