Exclusive - Stop exploiting Africa, share resources, Pope tells Europe

Pope Francis talks during an exclusive interview with Reuters at the Vatican June 17, 2018. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Europe should stop exploiting Africa and invest in ways that benefit the continent more, including by sharing mineral wealth more equitably, Pope Francis said.

"We must invest in Africa, but invest in an orderly way and create employment, not go there to exploit it," he told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview, while discussing the migration of Africans to Europe.