The French held massive protests over raising retirement age but kept silent on their country exploitation and sufferings of people in Niger.

It’s incredible how the mainstream media here in Europe totally ignores this, it’s absolute crickets.

Wow! Atleast someone explained our concerns as Africans so precisely. Some news platforms are trying to downplay the French exploitation problem as the contributor to these millitary coups in West Africa. It is what it is.

Now this is news reporting. Bravo 👏

This is the most sincere news I've ever listened to on this channel 👏. Tusan takk.

This lady is perfect in her anaysis❤

Really sad such a mindbuggling reality in Niger.

You won't hear this on US mainstream news, so I tune in to WION.

This is the truth.

If African countries can find the means to extract and sell their precious natural resources to anyone they want, then prosperity will begin to thrive in those countries.

Years ago, I read a book called " the bottom Billion" by British economist Paul collier. The book was published 2007, and it was a big eye opening about African countries complicated economic and other problems. Interesting book to read.

This is at least the RIGHT narrative of what is really happening in Niger and Africa. Thank you for doing your research and using your common sense to find the reality instead of repeating the same Western wrong narrative!!!

Attaching only diamond to the Congo is like crediting Lionel Messi only for his speed. Apologize to them 😂

Thank you wion....this level of truth/detailing is what most western median will never do👍👍👍

Beautiful reporting! Welldone

Let me print in black capital, THIS IS THE MOST HONEST NEWS I EVER WATCHED FROM NION PODCAST. News that the entire world should see and listen . In fact sending to every living being i know for them to send to others . You have done your homework, The entire news is FACTS.. Thank you for this one . No biasness. Just FACTS .

Basta basta basta con questi sfruttamento , è di una vergogna approfittare di queste persone così povere , una povertà indotta per continuare lo sfruttamento. Non se ne può più .

Kudos to you and your program for seeking solutions and answers to the problems and consequences suffered by these countries.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS

Good journalism!! You"ve made your research and gave a professional analysis.. Congrat!

Thanks for your contribution to African liberation

Wow this is why.. This is my number 1 news station 🎉🎉

Their government is to blame. They sell out get rich and forget their constituents.

France also exports electricity and make money on that!

In my country Tanzania we have almost everything from uranium,Gold,diamond,natural gas you name it and all are mined by foreigners

They need to leave Africa alone! There’s no other country I would like to see doing better than France and US put together! Hope all African nations will unite now and build wealth and education for their people! ❤

Rise Africa ✊🏾

You said it very well and every western media is ignoring it. But Africa is up right now!

I love WION. This is one of the few news channels I've found that tells the hard, bold truth. I wish other sources would be just as honest. Thanks Molly for your transparent reporting.

Thank you for this info and btw we are seeking complete decolonization & complete control of our own resources, period.

Molly Ma'am Has Taken Gravitas Plus to Another Level... Keep it Up......❤

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLEARLY EXPLAINING TO WESTERN CITIZENS THE REALITY BEHIND THE EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES. BY DOING SO, WESTERN COUNTRIES TREAD UNDERFOOT HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF THE EXPLOITED COUNTRIES WITH THE COMPLICITY OF IRRESPONSIBLE PRESIDENTS WHO CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Poor People😢

One must stand your ground when you realize the value you have in your hands

U said it all good news

this is unfair.

Finally you understand the reason of military coups 😂😂😂. Good job!

Please mention Ghana we have everything but poor

Why didn't African countries mine their own resources the last couple of centuries? Who in their countries profited from deals with foreign countries?

GOD will bless this woman for saying the truth ❤️🇳🇬✌🏾

Greed is all

Well said .

God bless you. Keep being truthful❤

This was an awesome report.

Yes it has been!

Also France is fourth place in gold reserves , but they dont have a gold mine in their territory , however, Mali has 800 gold mines, and not a kilo of gold in its reserves , and guess what, French companies are the ones with the main extraction contracts.

"Finally you're, speaking truth to power "

Thank god, the juntas will now bring wealth and prosperity to its ppl. We'll see it soon, I'm sure. 😂

5% of the world Uranium... and they think they're going to have any impact on the market?

Sincerely speaking WION has been the best news broadcast station keep the good work up 🆙

Thanks for provide the right information ❤

Colonial era didnt end . It just changed its form.

Congo has more then diamonds it is the richest country with it's mineral wealth in the world!

Gravitas the best news reporters thank you for such good journalism

Angola is not a poor country.its one of the most expensive country and well built .

You have studiiusly avoided any mention of the corruption and incompetence if the ruling african governments

I lv this média they are simply unbaise keep up the good job kodos!

Best news ever!!!

Excellent news analysis from the WION team of journalists. Your hard work behind the scenes are very much appreciated. Deep news analysis and balanced reporting have become the hallmark of WION journalism standards. I also like the credit you have given to the team at the end of the footage but it is too short. I suggest you let the names run on the screen for at least the last minute or two in order for viewers to achieve acquaintance with the team. Here are the names of the team who deserve special appreciation (and probably many others not mentioned here but working behind the scenes on other reports): Presenter: Molly Gambhir; Editorial: Jibran Khan; Producer: Nancy Kapoor; Camera Ajit Thakur. Thank you and greetings from Windhoek, Namibia. Keep up the good work.

The heading 😂😂😂 is that even a question?

Why is it even a question?

The gold dinar was a gold currency that Gadaffi believed would free Africa from the shackles of the global economic system and bring about greater prosperity for all. He wanted to create independent African currency. Gaddafi's plan would indeed have changed the current status quo and shifted power to the countries with the most resources, and which continent is being exploited the most for resources? You guessed it, Africa. The goal of this new currency was to stop using the dollar for oil transactions. Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Angola were all prepared to change their currencies. Under Gadaffi, Libyans had access to free water, nearly free gasoline, a free healthcare system and free education. The attack on Libya like the attack on Iraq is about power and control of resources, including not only oil but also gold. Nato went to Libya to loot 144 tons of gold. Gaddafi had advocated for Africa to use the abundant gold in Libya and South Africa to create an African currency based on a gold dinar for all foreign exchange..in other words, if countries wanted to buy resources from Africa they would have to do so in gold dinars not dollars. The dinar has a much higher value than the dollar, hence making Africa richer by default. This gold was accumulated and was intended to be used to establish a Pan African currency based on the Libyan gold dinar. This provided an alternative to the French franc for francophone African countries. France discovered this plan.

Well done WION…. you are beginning to tell the truth on this matter.

Molly your tone is getting better by the day. Good on you! Wion news is excellent but the news readers tone, pitch matters too. And each day I watch how your tone is getting more soothing than screechy

One thing, the US military base would not bring Niger any prosperity because its a military base! What do you expect it to do other then serve US geopolitcal interests? Other then that it was a good report, but come on! If you're gonna hurl blame, at least throw it at France who maintains the CFA franc to enforce its neocolonialism on its former colony.

She said their actions cannot be justified by any means. 😂

Thanks for the eyeopening analysis 🙏

Venezuela did poverty to themselves.

This was beautifully explained

I listened for the word corruption but never heard it.

Wonderful explanation Everything she said is correct i can because i am from Niger

Up next- Gravitas Plus: Does a bear crap in the woods?

Because raw resources don’t = shit if you have nobody that can do anything useful with it

😭😭✊🏾🔥🔥 freedom

Excellent report. Simply the truth. Pure wickedness

I agree with you 👍☺️🌹 so needless to hear 🙏🌹

Correction their actions are completely justified. That's western thinking. If an oppressor using the parents to continue to offer up their sons and daughters to be used and abused by the oppressor, who said those Son and Daughters don't have the right and aren't justified in cutting the oppressors throats if they choose to and to disobey their parents aswell in any way they see fit inorder to attain their freedom and control their own destiny. Children aren't expected to honor thy mother and father, if thy mother and father have sided with the enemy of their children's potential. Besides that great report.

They are poor because they do not have a stable government that allow investments into such countries. No big company would invest into a country that has militant groups running around with weapons and replacing governments forcefully every few years to enrich themselves. And since none of the big international companieis would invest in such countries and these countries do not have any significant infrastructure or the technologies to build up an industry on their own all they can do is to dig up resources (because that is the easy job which does not require deep knowledge and high-tech) and sell these resources to foreign nations. If such countries would have stable political systems they also could attract investments and companies would establish factories and pump money into these countries. These countries have what the industrial countries need, they are just to stupid to provide the conditions for better business relations. That is why no investment will go further than "give us your resources, we will do the rest". And as a matter of fact, there are countries which did it better and established non-exploitive business relations with international companies because they created a foundation of a stable political system. You could also see it from a different perspective. IF they think the business relations are unfair they could simply stop them and instead of selling resources they could out of nowhere use the resources to build up their own industry. Ridiculous, yes I know. But that is the situation... these countries have no other options and never will have such because they over and over are cutting the branch they are sitting on. To expect different results is ridiculous. Oh and btw. if you think that India is not exploiting other nations you must be very naive.

Thank you for telling the truth❤

Brava, straight to the point...Bull's Eye...

The reason why primary resources exporting countries are poorer than the others, is because most added value comes from industry and services. Now, foreign countries might have had untold deals here, but trading elected leaders for military dictators will not help develop an industry and services. It'll only change in whose pockets the money goes.🙄

Hats off to you for offering a true perspective on the realities and motives behind the poverty and insurrection which when the military joins the game becomes volatile or explosive. It would be interesting if you would further investigate as to who are the terrorists or the jihadists or the rebels or the mercenaries, the third stakeholders in this conflict. What are their claims and demands? Where do they get their arms and weapons? That is the one missing piece in the puzzle.

Noo! Of course they are not victim of foreign thiefs, From where you had this crazy idea ?!!!🤔

Before colonization, these countries never even invented a simple wheel.

Westners talks about humanitarian acts n humanity, equality, peace and all that bookish words to world in a presentable way........do these people have a bit of conscience!

Thanks for covering this. The focus should be on "secretive" (exploitative) deals of the French in that region. France is the worst paraia state in the world and must be forced to change its business practices.

Very detailed news. Thank you.

"By the year AD 802,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi live a banal life of ease on the surface of the Earth while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing, and inventory for the Eloi." This was from H.G. Well's book, _The Time Machine_ and it definitely defines our societies today. The wealthy are the Eloi and we the working class are the Morlocks. We are the workers, living in squalor while they, the privileged, live in luxury.

The USA, France and UK are the three major countries who are directly responsible for poverty in Africa, Venezuela ... etc. But it is a shame that big country like India is remaining silent to the issue and watching the injustice silently.

These issues could have been dealt with legislatively by these countries. 1) You raise the taxes on the companies who operate the mines, or 2) take control of the natural resources and distribute the profit to the people through direct payments or social welfare programs. In either case there is no need to do away with a democratic government. It's a shame the democratic government is not given a chance to develop.

Excellent! Not at all afraid to dig into the heart of the matter.

When the rim of a bucket overflows, it must be axe - stopped.

While they have rich mineral resources, they don't have technology requires to mine those resources. They have no choice but to sell the right to mine those resources to foreign entity. And since they can't do it themselves, they have to sell those right at petty price offer by foreign enterprise and sign contract for sole right to mine. Now you see the problem. It doesn't matter at all how rich resources one country are, if they can't mine it themselves and rely on others, they're ought to be exploited. If they jack up the concession price, foreign entity won't come and those resources become useless. low the price and they remain poor. Vicious cycle continues...

Sick and tired of the corrupt collective west. Stand strong, Afrika. Respect and support from a miserable western EU citizen

Thank you for exposing them!

You Perfectly broke it down.💯

Russia 🇷🇺 will help 👏🏾👏🏾

Russian wagner group is responsible

Thank You for the perspective!

How is that possible?