Pope Francis Will Visit Three African Countries In November
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis will make his first outing to Africa in November, going by Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic in a journey that will convey him eye to eye with Islamic fanaticism and Christian-Muslim brutality on the landmass.
The Vatican on Thursday affirmed the Nov. 25-30 outing, saying Francis had been welcomed by each of the three heads of states and neighborhood priests.
The excursion will posture security hazards that have to a great extent been truant on Francis' remote outings to date.
Kenya has been confronting the danger of assaults from al-Shabab Islamic activists since the time that it sent troops to battle Somali rebels in 2011. Al-Shabab, which is connected to al-Qaida, has directed significant assaults in Kenya, including the 2013 assault on Nairobi's Westgate shopping center and an April assault on a college in Garissa that slaughtered almost 150 individuals.
Survivors of the Garissa attack said gunmen targeted Christians and non-Muslims.
In Uganda, Francis will certainly refer to the Martyrs of Uganda, 45 Anglicans and Catholics killed during the persecution of Christians from 1885-87. Pope Paul VI canonized the 22 African Catholics in 1964.
The Central African Republic, in the mean time, has been shaken by viciousness since the mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition toppled the president in 2013. Across the board human rights misuse submitted by Seleka prompted the arrangement of a Christian state army known as the counter Balaka, who have focused on Muslims and sent several thousands escaping to neighboring nations.
The Seleka pioneer, Michel Djotodia, surrendered under extreme provincial weight in 2014, and a transitional government is guiding the nation until a national vote on Oct. 18 - a month prior Francis arrives.
Francis is heading to Cuba and the United States next week. With the Africa trip, he will have visited all continents except Oceania in his first three years as pope.
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