Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cameroon on Tuesday on his first trip to Africa since taking office.The pope, who will also visit Angola during his week-long trip, was to deliver a speech at the Yaounde airport.
The stop in Yaounde, where Benedict will stay until Friday, will include a meeting with the representatives of 52 African states preparing the October synod.
Benedict, who is due to celebrate an open-air mass in the capital on Thursday, will also meet with representatives of the Muslim community and associations serving the handicapped.
The German pontiff will celebrate an open-air mass in the Angolan capital Luanda on Sunday.
In Angola, which is still recovering from 27 years of civil war, Benedict will meet with diplomats posted in Luanda and urge the international community not to abandon Africa.
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(Source: AFP)