Blunt-speaking Pope tells Cameroon to root out corruption to find peace

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Pope Leo XIV has told Cameroon's government to root out corruption during a forthright address on the second leg of his African tour. "In order for peace and justice to prevail, the chains of corruption - which disfigure authority and strip it of its credibility - must be broken," he told those gathered at the presidential palace in the capital, Yaoundé, including President Paul Biya. The 93-year-old president won an eighth term last year in a disputed poll and his administration faces