Gadhafi's Influence on Africa

6 SUDAN The 20,000-troop peacekeeping mission in Darfur, jointly supported by the African Union and the United Nations, could be hampered if the AU loses funding from Col. Gadhafi. This could weaken the peace effort in Darfur, destabilizing the country. O MALI Col. Gadhafi's money and diplomacy have helped to resolve conflicts in northern Mali between rebels and the government. Those conflicts could flare up again if he exits the stage. LIBYA 7 ETHIOPIA The African Union, based in the capital, could find itself in financial trouble if it loses the massive support that Col. Gadhafi gives it. Under his rule, Libya supplied 15 per cent of the AU's membership dues, and it also paid the dues of many smaller and poorer African nations. MALI NIGER CHAD SUDAN ETHIOPIA CAR. 5) LIBERIA 2 LIBERIA SOMALIAO Libya has provided $65-million in investment projects, helping to strengthen the rule of Presi- dent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in one of Africa's most impoverished nations. 3 NIGER Here, too, Col. Gadhafi has helped to prop up the government, and the authori- ties would become more fragile without his money. 4 CHAD Col. Gadhafi has been a key supporter of the government, which would weaken if it lost his aid revenue. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Libya has helped to prop up the fragile government, sending paratroopers into the capital in 2001 to defeat a rebel assault. The govern- ment could become more fragile if Col. Gadhafi stopped being a player in the region. 8 SOMALIA The African Union peacekeeping mission, whose 8,000 soldiers are crucial to the battle against Islamic radicals in Mogadishu, could be severely weakened if the AU lost the financial support of Col. Gadhafi. 500 Км CARRIE COCKBURN /THE GLOBE AND MAIL