On February 14, 2015 Pope Francis elevated 20 senior clergymen to the level of cardinals.
Three of the new cardinals were from Africa (Ethiopia, Cape Verde and Mozambique), bringing the continent's total number to 21. Of these, 15 are below 80 and thus eligible to vote if the papacy were to fall vacant today.
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