RSH 126 -- Niger Please (9.5.2023)

Recorded August 26, 2023. In this free episode, Adam and Peter cover BRICS welcoming new nations, which is disrupting the Western-led world order, Donald Trump’s arrest in Georgia, the coup in Niger and West Africa’s dissatisfaction with French neocolonialism, and how the Democratic Party fearing low Black voter turnout, especially low turnout among Black men.  

 

Links: 

 

Mapping Police Violence: https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/ 

 

Trump arrest: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/donald-trump-to-be-arrested-in-georgia-live-updates.html 

 

BRICS welcomes new countries https://www.reuters.com/world/brics-poised-invite-new-members-join-bloc-sources-2023-08-24/ 

 

Niger 

• Burkina Faso and Mali warn against foreign intervention in Niger https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/burkina-faso-and-mali-warn-against-foreign-intervention-after-niger-coup 
• Burkina Faso and Mali say foreign intervention in Niger would be considered a declaration of war https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230801-burkina-faso-and-mali-say-intervention-in-niger-would-be-declaration-of-war 
• How dependent France is on Niger’s uranium https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/how-dependent-is-france-on-niger-s-uranium_6080772_8.html 
• Is France to blame for instability in West Africa? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66406137 
• Niger is among world’s biggest uranium producers https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uranium-mines-niger-worlds-7th-biggest-producer-2023-07-28/ 

• French nuclear giant to explore potential of uranium deposit in Niger https://www.africanews.com/2023/03/19/french-nuclear-giant-to-explore-potential-of-uranium-deposit-in-niger// 

• Former French Intelligence agent exposes dirt on uranium mining operation in Niger https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/economy/1691490311-former-french-intelligence-agent-exposes-dirt-on-uranium-mining-operation-in-niger 

 

Democrats fear low Black voter turnout (and ignoring of Black male voters) 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/31/democrats-black-voters-2024-election-biden/ 

 

Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song” 

Peter MGunn – bass guitar 

Adam Hudson – drums 

 

Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/