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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa has accused neighboring countries of colluding with multinationals to exploit the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The country’s leading cleric, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa, has categorized the elections as a “gigantic, organized mess.”

Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday called for a fresh poll as election chiefs continued to publish results of last week's vote for a new president.

A mass is held at Notre-Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa to honor opposition politician Cherubin Okende, found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A blog post from a senior fellow from the Council on Foreign Relations attacking the pope's diagnosis of the causes of African underdevelopment doesn't tell the whole story says Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese.

(RNS) — The pontiff also blamed the country's leaders for its problems.

Delivering his first speech upon arrival in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pope Francis condemned “the poison of greed” that still drives conflicts in Africa, and appealed to foreign forces to stop exploiting the continent’s natural resources.

Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, the Pope is hoping to work toward stability.

Pope Francis trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan for an "ecumenical peace pilgrimage" is scheduled to be held from January 31 to February 5, 2023.