Pope's Cameroon visit sparks hopes amid deadly separatist conflict

Pope Leo XIV is set to visit Cameroon’s volatile anglophone region, raising cautious optimism that his presence might help ease the deep-rooted conflict that has ravaged the area since 2016. Bamenda, the epicenter of the separatist struggle, is abuzz with speculation that the pope’s message of peace could turn a tide of violence that has cost thousands of lives. Amid the anticipation, locals speak of their yearning for an end to the bloodshed. Giovanni Mbuna, a youth worker who survived kidnappi