The recent coup in Niger has sent shockwaves throughout West Africa, not to mention Europe and the United States. France was once the colonial power controlling Niger, and still wields tremendous influence over the nation’s economy. But this latest coup threatens all that, especially France’s access to cheap yellowcake to run France’s nuclear power plants.
Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the global shift underway as developing countries throw off the remaining shackles of colonialism to take back control of their own natural resources.
