NAIROBI, Kenya — When Pope Francis begins his first journey to Africa as pontiff Wednesday, he will face a long laundry list of requests, many of them having nominally little to do with his role as spiritual head of the Catholic Church.
Peace will be among the items that locals in Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic want Francis to address during his six-day visit. Good governance is a second one. Respect for human rights and a condemnation of Islamic violence are others, in addition to staying safe in a time of soaring tensions around the world with violent and spectacular terrorist attacks.
