Pope Leo‘s mini African tour

What in the World

2026-04-17

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The Pope is on an 11 day trip around 4 African countries - Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. This isn’t the only reason why the Pope is in the news though, there’s also been some drama with President Trump, where they clashed over the war in Iran. A major message from the Pope on this tour (and generally) is “peace”. He’s said “the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants.” Some of the countries the Catholic leader is travelling to are dealing with active conflicts. His visit also shows the increasing importance of Africa to Catholicism - more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live on the continent. Makuochi Okafor, takes us through it all, from Nigeria. Plus we hear from two young Catholics in Cameroon about their feelings about the Pope’s visit. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Benita Barden Editor: Julia Ross-Roy
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  • Like most religious leaders, Pope Leo is big on his message for peace.

  • Too many people are suffering in the world today.

  • Too many innocent people are being killed.

  • And I think someone has to stand up and say, there's a better way to do this.

  • He was born in the US.

  • He's one of the most influential figures in the world.

  • And he's currently visiting four countries in Africa to promote that message.

  • But in a world that feels anything but peaceful, this trip has had a bit of a rough start.

  • There's been loads of coverage of the beef between President Trump and Pope Leo over the Iran war.

  • I don't like it.

  • I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo.

  • He's a very liberal person.

  • And he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime.

  • Though they say there's no drama.

  • I do not look at my roles as being a political politician.

  • I don't want to get into a debate with him.

  • I don't think that the message of the gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing.

  • I'm not fighting with him.

  • The Pope made a statement.

  • He says.