One of the most obvious causes of poverty is “instability”, usually in the form of armed aggression by people who seek political power or wealth. A significant proportion of the poverty in Africa today is caused by “instability”, and a remarkable proportion of the instability is or has been perpetrated by persons trained at “World Revolutionary Headquarters” in Libya.
Charles Taylor, the Liberian warlord who became president of Liberia and is now on trial for war crimes, was trained and sponsored by Libya. Kukoi Samba Sanyang, who briefly became president of The Gambia after a coup in 1981, was another trainee. So was Laurent-Desire Kabila, who became president of Congo. Libyan-trained fighters were sent to fight for Yoweri Museveni in Uganda and John Garang in southern Sudan. Foday Sankoh, the rebel leader in the bloody Sierra Leone civil war, was another Libyan protege.
It is astounding to see how much of the misery and poverty which devastates Africa today is attributable to violence and terrorism perpetrated by people trained in Libya. It seems that a small amount of sponsorship in the wrong hands can have a bitter effect which lasts for many years.