Pope Leo to visit notorious prison on final day of Africa tour

NewsWorldEuropePope Leo to visit notorious African prison in the spotlight after US deportationsPope Leo XIV is visiting one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons as his tour of Africa continuesNicole Winfield Wednesday 22 April 2026 09:23 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962426To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-leo-xiv-africa-tour-equatorial-guinea-africa-b2962464.html","title":"Pope Leo to visit notorious African prison in the spotlight after US deportations"}}CloseFighters call truce as Pope Leo arrives in war-torn nationOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Pope Leo XIV is set to visit one of Equatorial Guinea’s most notorious prison...