African countries — not high on the US diplomatic agenda and vulnerable to sudden policy swings — have spent millions on Republican-linked firms perceived to have the president’s ear. https://t.co/pXqcSUO1UT
Trump: "Rwanda and the Congo. I'm a little out of my league with that one, because I didn't know too much about it. I knew one thing -- they were going at it for many years with machetes ... we're getting for the United States a lot of the mineral rights."
Pope Francis has been slowed by age. But his enthusiastic welcome in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proved a shot in the arm and provided a reminder of the papacy’s global reach. https://t.co/R3eL3MILrX