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The Latest: Pope leaves Uganda for Central African Republic

Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a baby carried by an aide from the crowd, after leading a Holy Mass for the Martyrs of Uganda at the area of the Catholic Sanctuary in the Namugongo area of Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Pope Francis is in Uganda on his first-ever trip to Africa, a six-day pilgrimage that has already taken him to Kenya and then onwards to the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a baby carried by an aide from the crowd, after leading a Holy Mass for the Martyrs of Uganda at the area of the Catholic Sanctuary in the Namugongo area of Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Pope Francis is in Uganda on his first-ever trip to Africa, a six-day pilgrimage that has already taken him to Kenya and then onwards to the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a baby carried by an aide from the crowd, after leading a Holy Mass for the Martyrs of Uganda at the area of the Catholic Sanctuary in the Namugongo area of Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Pope Francis is in Uganda on his first-ever trip to Africa, a six-day pilgrimage that has already taken him to Kenya and then onwards to the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

By Associated Press 1 min read

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – The latest on Pope Francis’ first trip to Africa. (All times local.)

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10 a.m.

Pope Francis has left Uganda and is on his way to Central African Republic, the third and last leg of his pilgrimage to Africa.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and local Catholic leaders bid him farewell at the international airport in the lakeside town of Entebbe.