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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ope Adetayo

Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope’s visit might legitimize longtime ruler

Equatorial Guinea Africa Pope - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Gutïn Bae Tongala, a 59-year-old cook from the tiny island of Annobon in Equatorial Guinea, is not happy about Pope Leo XIV's visit to his homeland.

He left Equatorial Guinea in 2002 to take refuge in Spain, blaming what he said was the government's abuse of minority groups and decades of systemic oppression from the ruling family.

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