By Enyichukwu Enemanna
The head of the Catholic Church will travel to four countries in Africa, beginning from April 13 where he will conduct seven masses and deliver 11 speeches.
The countries in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
The tour with begin with Algiers, where Pope Leo XIV will meet with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and celebrate mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, becoming the first pope to visit the North African nation.
In Cameroon, the Pope will meet longtime leader Paul Biya, then travel to the conflict-hit city of Bamenda, where he is expected to issue a strong appeal for peace amid a decade-long separatist crisis.
The Angola leg will focus on social justice, including corruption, inequality and resource conflicts.
In the capital Luanda, the Pope will meet diplomats before visiting religious and social institutions across the country.
The tour concludes in Equatorial Guinea, where Leo XIV will visit Malabo, Mongomo and Bata, meeting clergy, visiting a technology school and praying at a memorial for victims of a 2021 explosion.
The trip, his third abroad since his election in 2025 underscores the Vatican’s focus on Africa, where issues of interfaith dialogue, peacebuilding and social inequality remain central to the pope’s message.
