Nigeria’s president mourns a pope who ‘challenged the powerful’

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and is home to around 30 million Catholics, roughly 14% of the country’s population.

President Bola Tinubu, who is Muslim, said Pope Francis was “a steadfast advocate for the developing world.”

“He challenged the powerful to act with justice, called nations to welcome the stranger, and reminded us that our common home—this Earth—is a gift we must protect for future generations,” Tinubu said in a post on X.