Pope Francis Visits DR Congo on Historic Trip to Africa

In his speech he [The Pope] condemned western nations’ economic involvement in the region, calling for them to stop carving up the nation and acknowledge the role they are playing in the economic enslavement of the Congolese people, exclaiming “Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa!” 

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Nearly 100 Killed in Equatorial Guinea Explosion 

Early in the day on March 7, a large explosion ripped through blocks of  Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. The death toll continues to rise, with official reports hovering around a death toll of nearly 100 and an injured count close to 1,000, according to Reuters.

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