BAMENDA, CAMEROON – On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV touched down in Bamenda, the northwestern hub of Cameroon, to convene a landmark peace gathering in a region scarred by nearly 10 years of separatist violence that has left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. The summit forms a core part of the pontiff’s four-nation African tour, designed to center grassroots interfaith efforts that have long worked to de-escalate tensions and support conflict survivors navigating deep psychological trauma.