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Guinea
Internationally isolated putschists bank on Cardinal Sarah

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Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah.
Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah. © Raul Sanchidrian/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Deprived of an official role and sidelined by Pope Francis, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, the former prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship, is engaging with the CNRD, which forcibly took over Conakry on 5 September.

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South Sudan, Vatican
Pope Francis's Juba trip planners navigate precarious landscape

In 2019, Pope Francis spectacularly involved himself in the South Sudanese peace process when he kissed the feet of the country's leaders. The visit he is currently planning to make to Juba with the UK's Archbishop of Canterbury will be less political, but it might indirectly help speed up discussions between the government and rebel groups who have still not signed up to the 2018 peace deal.

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Pope Francis receives the President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir at the Vatican on March 16, 2019.

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A Perenco oil rig off the coast of Muanda, DRC, 2015.
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