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Pope arrives in Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting
The truce is meant to let civilians, pilgrims and dignitaries travel safely as the pope prepares peace-focused events in Bamenda and Yaounde.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon for a four-day visit aimed at urging peace in the Anglophone Crisis, where English-speaking separatists have fought the government for nearly a decade.
- Separatists agreed to a three-day pause in fighting to allow safe travel for the pontiff and civilians, providing rare relief from an insurgency that has caused more than 6,000 deaths by 2024.
- More than 3.3 million people face food insecurity due to the violence, with residents like 52-year-old mother Caro Bih struggling to survive as families lose homes and livelihoods to the unrest.
- A planned private meeting with 93-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya has split Catholics, with clergy members fearing the encounter could burnish his image following his disputed re-election six months prior.
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On a visit to Cameroon until April 18, Pope Leo XIV is staying this Thursday, April 16, in the English-speaking city of Bamenda. A highly symbolic and hopeful move for the imprisoned separatist leaders.
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Northwest CatholicCameroon separatists declare temporary ceasefire ahead of pope’s visit to conflict-hit regions
BAMENDA, Cameroon (OSV News) — Separatist factions operating in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions announced a temporary cessation of hostilities ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s stop in Cameroon on the second leg of his papal visit to the African continent. After a historical first papal visit to Algeria April 13-15, Pope Leo arrived in Cameroon‘s capital, Yaoundé, on April 15, landing shortly after 3 p.m. local time. It’s the country’s western separatist r…
Pope Leo lands in Cameroon with message of peace as separatists announce 3-day truce
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon Wednesday for the next stop on his 11-day apostolic journey across Africa. Separatist groups in the English-speaking west declared a three-day ceasefire to allow the…
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Pope arrives in Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV arrived Wednesday in the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya, the 93-year-old leader whose grip on power was extended for an eighth term in a widely disputed election last year. Read more...
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