THE COUNTRY POWERING EUROPE WHILE SITTING IN DARKNESS

NIGER IS ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, YET FOR DECADES THEY SUPPLIED URANIUM INTO FRANCE’S NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEM. SO WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE IN NIGER STILL STRUGGLE WITH ELECTRICITY, INDUSTRY, AND POVERTY? IN THIS VIDEO WE BREAK DOWN: • NIGER’S URANIUM INDUSTRY • THE ROLE OF FRENCH COMPANY ORANO • THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF FRENCH RULE • ISIS AND AL-QAEDA LINKED INSTABILITY IN THE SAHEL • THE CFA FRANC MONEY SYSTEM • WHY MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES STRUGGLE TO CONTROL THE FULL VALUE CHAIN OF THEIR RESOURCES WE ALSO LOOK AT THE DEBATE HAPPENING ACROSS AFRICA RIGHT NOW: SHOULD COUNTRIES PUSH HARDER FOR NATIONAL CONTROL OVER THEIR RESOURCES? OR DOES DEVELOPMENT REQUIRE MUCH MORE THAN JUST OWNERSHIP OF THE MINE ITSELF? THIS VIDEO EXPLORES HOW POWER, INDUSTRY, MONEY, TRANSPORT, EDUCATION, AND SECURITY ALL CONNECT TO DAILY LIFE ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH. STOCK FOOTAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO COMES FROM PEXELS.COM ALSO:    • Coup in Niger explained