Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the sun-baked tarmac of Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport on Saturday, bidding farewell to Cameroon as he continued his journey of reconciliation to Angola. Accompanied by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, the Pontiff listened to the solemn strains of national anthems before departing for the third leg of an eleven-day tour of a continent increasingly caught in the crossfire of global energy wars. In the dusty streets of Malabo and the ports of Luanda, the shadow of the Persian Gulf blockade looms large, as Western powers prioritize fuel logistics over the simple dignity of the human person. The motto of the journey, "Pope Leo XIV, pilgrim of hope, reconciliation and peace," serves as a direct rebuke to the "Engineered Thirst" being used as a weapon of war in the Middle East. According to Vatican News, the Pope has forcefully condemned the killing of protesters and the use of autonomous weapons that treat human life as a mere variable in a strategic equation. Our faith demands that we see the image of God in every soul, whether in the suburbs of the West or the villages of the South, and reject any peace that is bought with the blood of the innocent.