The arbitrary partitioning of Africa still has long lasting negative consequences… for the Africans till date. I still don’t understand how the Article is myop

The arbitrary partitioning of Africa still has long lasting negative consequences… for the Africans till date. I still don’t understand how the Article is myopic. It seems to capture contemporary history of the cause and effect of the US “War on Terror”. Incidentally, US is mostly immune from the effects of their actions halfway around the world. On Libya, the whole of the Sahel in Africa is still suffering from the effects of the arms proliferation that arose from the sudden removal of Gaddafi. It seems, either the leaders over there are not thinking through the longer term effects of their actions or it’s by design and working as intended.