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Pope Francis' plane lands at N'Djili airport in Kinshasa. IMAGES
Images of Pope Francis as he embarks on the papal plane in Rome's Fiumicino airport before it takes off. This is his fifth visit to Africa, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations. His plane is expected to land around 3:00 pm local time at Kinshasa's Ndjili airport. IMAGES
Congolese citizens line the streets to bid farewell to Pope Francis on his way to Kinshasa airport, where he sets off on the next leg of his African tour, to South Sudan. The pontiff's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo was marked with intense fervour, with his repeated calls for peace and an end to violence and conflict. IMAGES
Images show people arriving to Kinshasa's Martyrs Stadium, as Pope Francis continues his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff is to meet youngsters at the 80,000-capacity stadium before meeting Jesuit leaders and priests on the front line of the church's work in the vast country, which has Africa's biggest Catholic contingent. IMAGES
Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba's only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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