‘An army rife with indiscipline’

THE Congolese army is riddled with corruption, falling apart because of indiscipline with underpaid soldiers looting homes and marauding through villages.

The recent heavy assault by rebels on government positions has seen army forces fleeing from bases and abandoning frontlines.

The army’s morale is broken. Instead of concentrating on defending its presence in North Kivu, leaders in Kinshasa have turned to UN peacekeeping forces in a desperate plea to hold onto the country’s eastern territory.