Pope Leo calls Africans to stay and 'serve your country' instead of migrating as displacement climbs

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Pope visits Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians Pope denounces the “colonization” of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea ByThe Associated Press April 21, 2026, 9:01 AM MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Pope denounces the “colonization” of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday on the fourth and final leg of his Africa journey, and denounced the “colonization” of Africa's minerals and the “lust for power” in a country whose repressive leader has been in office since 1979. Adoring crowds in the largely Catholic country lined the road from the airport into the capital, Malabo, cheering the first pope to visit since St.