Pope to visit Kenya, Uganda and Central African Republic

September 10, 2015 22:41

Pope Francis will make his first trip to Africa in November, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic in a pilgrimage that will bring him face to face with Islamic extremism and Christian-Muslim

violence on the continent.

The Vatican today confirmed the November 25-30 trip, saying Francis had been invited by each of the three heads of states and local bishops.

The trip will pose security risks that have largely been absent on Francis' foreign trips to date.

Kenya has been facing the threat of attacks from al-Shabab Islamic militants ever since it sent troops to fight Somali rebels in 2011.

Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaida, has conducted major attacks in Kenya, including the 2013 attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall and an April attack on a university in Garissa that killed nearly 150 people.

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