Relationship dossier
Liberia
Libya
Relationship assessment
Libya’s support for Charles Taylor was a significant source of historical strain; the wider bilateral relationship is unclear.
Liberia toward Libya
Not assessedLibya toward Liberia
-35Under Muammar Gaddafi, Libya provided Charles Taylor with training and support before his 1989 rebellion against the Liberian government, contributing to a major conflict in Liberia.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Libya under Muammar Gaddafi supported Charles Taylor, including training him in Libya before Taylor launched the 1989 rebellion in Liberia. This was a consequential adverse Libyan government action toward Liberia. Information about Liberia’s own government conduct toward Libya and the breadth of later bilateral cooperation is insufficient to characterize the relationship fully.
Areas of tension
- Libyan support for Charles Taylor and the rebellion that began in Liberia in 1989.
Key developments
Libya under Muammar Gaddafi provided Charles Taylor with training and support before the launch of his rebellion in Liberia.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Liberia’s government engagement with Libya after the 2011 change of government is unclear.
- The scope and implementation of later bilateral cooperation are unclear.