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STORY: Pope Leo arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday (April 21), disembarking at Malabo International Airport to a formal honour guard and red-carpet alongside President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Addressing officials from the podium, Leo warned that humanity’s future risks being “tragically compromised” by ongoing wars and the erosion of international law. He condemned the exploitation of oil and mineral resources, saying such “colonization” fuels conflict and suffering.

The pontiff later met with the long-serving leader before heading to the National University, where students and traditional dancers gathered in anticipation.

The first U.S.-born pope also criticized global leadership failures, echoing earlier remarks on his Africa tour. His stance has drawn criticism from figures including Donald Trump. Leo’s visit, part of a wider African tour, will continue on Wednesday (April 22) with planned stops at a prison and a blast site, highlighting human rights and reconciliation.

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Pope Leo arrives in Equatorial Guinea to jubilant crowds

VIDEO SHOWS: POPE LEO XIV DISEMBARKING FROM PLANE AT MALABO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / POPE LEO AND PRESIDENT OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO DURING MEETING / STUDENTS AT THE LEON XIV CAMPUS OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA WAITING FOR POPE LEO / POPE LEO ON PODIUM

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SHOWS: MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA (APRIL 21, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO XIV DISEMBARKING FROM PLANE AT MALABO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

2. HONOUR GUARD

3. VARIOUS OF LEO AND PRESIDENT OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO WALKING ON RED CARPET

4. VARIOUS OF LEO AND MBASOGO HOLDING MEETING

5. VARIOUS OF IMAGES OF POPE LEO REFLECTED ON THE CEILING

6. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS AT THE LEON XIV CAMPUS OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA WAITING FOR POPE LEO

7. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO ARRIVING

8. VARIOUS OF DANCERS WAITING

9. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO ON PODIUM

10. DANCERS LOOKING ON