The Democratic Republic of Congo has adopted decrees that grant ministers lifetime salaries and other benefits.
The two decrees, which grant former ministers benefits worth at least $2,000 (around AED 7,346), is not "to enrich the officials" the government explained in a statement.
The payments "are to stop them [ministers] from falling into destitution", it added.
The decision has been widely criticised, especially since the majority of the population in DR Congo lives in poverty.
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Trump says war could be over soon, as Iran rallies behind new leader
US President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as many Iranians staged a show of loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any time soon.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader
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Indonesia says 7 killed in landfill collapse as rescue operation ends
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Trump says he is 'nowhere near' deciding to send troops to Iran
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Lebanon parliament extends its own mandate for two years as war intensifies
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France to deploy almost dozen warships, mulls Hormuz mission, Macron says
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32 civilians injured in Iranian drone attack in Bahrain's Sitra
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