Yo, listen up! I got some news for y’all about Niger, this African nation that’s all about that sticky icky. They be rankin’ high when it comes to puffin’ that cannabis, like they number one in the world and sh*t. But check this, they just had a coup d’etat, and it might actually be good news for their president, their people, Africa, or even the whole damn world. Soldiers straight up stormed the capital and grabbed President Mohamed Bazoum, holdin’ his ass up in his palace in the city of Niamey.
Now let me break it down for ya. Niger, officially known as the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. They surrounded by Algeria to the northwest, Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, and Burkina Faso and Mali to the west. Back in 1960, Niger said peace out to the French Community, ’cause they wanted their independence and sh*t. But here’s the thing, fam, Niger be strugglin’ hard when it comes to money. They one of the poorest countries in the whole damn world.
So peep this, cannabis made its way into Niger during the 20th century. In the early 1970s, them soldiers started smokin’ it to get rid of their fear and sh*t. After that, all the youngins in the ’80s and ’90s started jumpin’ on that train too. But hold up! Let me tell ya somethin’. That sh*t be illegal over there. If them cops catch you with weed, you lookin’ at least 12 years locked up in prison. That ain’t no joke, man.
Now check this out. Niger is important not just for them smokin’ that herb, but also ’cause they play a big role in fightin’ off them Islamist terrorists. Paris and Washington be seein’ Niger as a strategic ally in the battle against al Qaeda, Islamic State, and Boko Haram. They be holdin’ it down against those motherf*ckers. Plus, they one of the last countries in the Sahel region that ain’t cozyin’ up to Russia like everyone else. The EU, US, and UK be sayin’ they got Bazoum’s back and they tryna find a solution to this mess.
But here’s some wild sh*t. The Wagner Group, which is like this group of Russian mercenaries led by some dude named Yevgeny Prigozhin, they claimin’ responsibility for the coup. You remember them? They was almost startin’ a coup in Russia a few weeks ago. Now they got their eyes on Africa. Prigozhin said in a voice message posted on their Telegram channel, “Yo, this right here is the people of Niger fightin’ against them colonialists. It’s ’bout independence and kickin’ out them f*ckers.” Damn, that’s some real talk right there.
And get this, my peeps! In Niger, they got all these different names for weed. They be callin’ it kaya, wee-wee, igbo, oja, gbana, blau, kpoli, and abana. That sh*t be part of their culture and sh*t. So in this video message from the rebels, this dude named Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane be standin’ there with his homies behind him sayin’, “We done decided to end this damn regime.” But yo, I hope that don’t mean the people gonna lose access to that oja, especially if they usin’ it for medicine and sh*t.
So there you have it, fam. Niger, the weed lovin’ nation, goin’ through some real sh*t with this coup d’etat. We gotta wait and see how it all plays out. Maybe it’s gonna be a good thing for ’em, or maybe it’s gonna be a mess. Only time will tell. Until then, stay smokin’ that good good and keep it real, ya heard? Peace out!