africa
We Asked An Expert What Would Happen if the EU Opened Its Borders to Everyone
Economist Michael Clemens is pretty sure that the continent won't collapse.
Europe or Die: Our Documentary About the Migrant Crisis
An in-depth look at the situation playing out in the Mediterranean.
Kofi Annan: The War on Drugs Has Failed in West Africa and Around the World
The former Secretary-General of the United Nations says that force alone is not enough to stop the problems of violence and addiction that come with drug trafficking.
A Group of Ugandans Are Shattering Stigma with the Country’s First LGBTI Zine
"This is a battlefield. Some fight on, some flee, some die. We are fighting for a free country. For the future."
What Burkina Faso's Film Festival Means for African Cinema
We talked to some of competing filmmakers about why Africa needs FESPACO film fest, and picked out the best stuff that showed.
A Guide to March's Upcoming Videos on VICE
The melting Antarctic ice sheet, China's 18-year-old basketball phenomenon, a drug that could stop the AIDS epidemic, and more.
Stefano De Luigi's Shocking Photographs of Drought in Kenya
"A strong animal like an elephant could be reduced to the status of a dry fruit, completely emptied, which is an image that I carry inside forever."
Internet Neo-Nazis Are Trying to Build a White Supremacist Utopia in Namibia
They're sick of living with non-white people in the West, so they're trying to colonise Africa.
Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die
In part one of the four-part series, VICE News travel to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
The 'Dangerous Delusions' About How to Help the World's Poor
I spoke to one of the people behind a report called "The Poor Are Getting Richer and Other Dangerous Delusions" about how this week's World Economic Forum in Davos will get things wrong.
'FGM Should Be Everybody's Business' – We Spoke to a FGM Activist About the Lifelong Impact of Cutting
Due to the secrecy that surrounds FGM, the true extent of the practise in Western countries isn't known. We spoke to the director of No FGM Australia, the Human Rights Award-winning charity that works to abolish FGM and supports those at risk.
What We Learned About Geopolitics in 2014
Whenever the world goes to hell in a family-size hand basket, people act surprised that they keep getting surprised.