Hundreds of thousands of people attended mass with the head of the Catholic church in the Cameroonian city of Douala Ben Farmer Africa Correspondent Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent for The Telegraph and its Global Health Security team and is based in South Africa. He has worked at The Telegraph for nearly 20 years, including five years in Kabul covering the Afghanistan war, five as Defence Correspondent in London, and four years in Islamabad. See more Published 17 April 2026 5:23pm BST The start of the Pope’s 11-day visit to Africa may have been overshadowed by his spat with Donald Trump , but among his hosts, excitement at his arrival is undiminished. Hundreds of thousands of people attended mass with the head of the Catholic church in the Cameroonian city of Douala on Friday, while his visit also prompted a three-day ceasefire by separatist fighters. The Pope told crowds to resist the temptation of corruption and instead work to serve the common good.…