Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope’s visit might legitimize longtime ruler

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gutïn Bae Tongala, a 59-year-old cook from the tiny island of Annobon in Equatorial Guinea, is not happy about Pope Leo XIV’s visit to his homeland. He left Equatorial Guinea in 2002 to take refuge in Spain, blaming what he said was the government’s abuse of minority groups an...

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