Pope’s visit raises hopes for peace in cameroon’s anglophone region

The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon’s conflict-hit anglophone region is raising cautious hopes for peace, as residents and leaders call for an end to years of violence.

In Bamenda, the epicentre of the separatist conflict, locals say the pope’s presence could mark a turning point.

“As he puts his feet on this soil, we should have peace,” said Giovanni Mbuna, a youth centre manager who was previously kidnapped by armed…