17/04/2026
Pope Leo XIV’s speech in Bamenda, Cameroon, struck a powerful chord. In his address, he warned that global peace is being “hijacked by a handful of tyrants, sustained by loyal networks and greedy beneficiaries.”
This statement cuts to the heart of one of the most enduring threats to peace in recent decades. It raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: How do such leaders rise to power in the first place?
Is it simply about money and influence, or have societies, at times, compromised their moral judgment—choosing manipulators over those who genuinely serve the people?