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A Cameroonian gendarme walks past a banner depicting Pope Leo XIV (L) and Cameroon’s President Paul Biya (R) at the Bamenda Airport in Bamenda, on April 14, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)

A Cameroonian gendarme walks past a banner depicting Pope Leo XIV (L) and Cameroon’s President Paul Biya (R) at the Bamenda Airport in Bamenda, on April 14, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)