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‘May the world acknowledge the catastrophic things that were done over the centuries to the detriment of the local peoples, and not forget this country and this continent.’
In his first speech in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a blind eye to exploitation and violence.
“This country and this continent deserve to be respected and listened to; they deserve to find space and receive attention,” the Pope said Jan. 31 in the garden of the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa.
“Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo!” he continued, as spectators cheered and applauded. “Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: Africa is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered.”
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In his first speech in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a blind eye to exploitation and violence.
“This country and this continent deserve to be respected and listened to; they deserve to find space and receive attention,” the Pope said Jan. 31 in the garden of the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa.
“Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo!” he continued, as spectators cheered and applauded. “Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: Africa is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered.”
Continued below.
‘Hands Off Africa!’ Pope Francis Says in Democratic Republic of Congo
‘May the world acknowledge the catastrophic things that were done over the centuries to the detriment of the local peoples, and not forget this country and this continent.’
