Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon on second leg of African tour

Thousands of people, singing and dancing, welcomed Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon on Wednesday for a three-day trip that includes a visit to the epicentre of a nearly decade-long separatist conflict, where he is expected to bring a message of peace.

After two days in Algeria marred by two suicide attacks and a spat with US President Donald Trump, the pontiff’s plane landed in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde shortly before 3:00 pm local time…