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Pope adds two Africans to list of 19 new cardinals

Pope Francis

By Martin Mutua                    

Kenya: Burkina Faso’s Ouagadougou Archbishop Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, who turned down seats in the country’s Senate offered by President Blaise Compaoré in the name of the poor, is among 19 new cardinals that have been named by Pope Francis.

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