Who was the first Pope to visit Africa?
Pope John Paul II was the first Pope to visit Africa. May 2, 1980 Fifth pastoral visit outside Italy: Zaire, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast (May 2–12) February 12, 1982 10th foreign pastoral visit: Nigeria, Benin, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea (February 12–19). August 8, 1985 27th foreign pastoral visit: Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Republic of Central Africa, Zaire, Kenya, Morocco (August 8–19). April 28, 1989 41st pastoral visit outside Italy: Madagascar, Reunion, Zambia and Malawi (April 28–May 6). January 25, 1990 45th pastoral visit outside Italy: to Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad (January 25–February 1). September 1, 1990 49th pastoral visit outside Italy: to Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Ivory Coast (September 1–10). February 19, 1992 54th pastoral visit outside Italy: to Senegal, Gambia and Guinea (February 19–26). February 3, 1993 57th pastoral visit outside Italy: to Benin, Uganda and Khartoum, Sudan (February 3–10). John
