Overview
- The stadium Mass in Malabo on Thursday closed his 11‑day, four‑country visit, with about 30,000 in attendance.
- At Bata prison on Wednesday he met inmates in a facility long criticized for overcrowding, poor sanitation and abuse, and inmates later chanted “Libertad” as activists warned recent fixes looked cosmetic.
- Ahead of the prison stop, 70 rights groups urged him to denounce U.S. deals that sent at least 29 non‑Equatoguinean migrants to Equatorial Guinea, with some still detained in Malabo.
- He met President Teodoro Obiang and national leaders, then condemned corruption and the exploitation of oil and minerals while urging action to narrow the gap between elites and the poor.
- Huge crowds marked the visit, including roughly 100,000 at Mongomo on Wednesday, focusing attention on an oil‑rich nation where many still lack basic services under a decades‑long ruler.