Julia Steers
Self-Confessed ‘Hustler’ Declared Winner of Kenya’s Presidential Election
William Ruto will become Kenya’s fifth president after winning 50.5 percent of the vote, but supporters of challenger Raila Odinga hinted they would contest the result.
‘The Terror Was Palpable’: Inside Russia’s Notorious Mercenary Group
VICE World News gained unprecedented access to leaders of the Wagner group, a notorious private military company that has close ties to Vladimir Putin and his allies.
Dozens of Bodies in Kenyan River Shed Light on Epidemic of Police Murders
A new film by VICE World News investigates accusations of systemic abuses – including the summary execution of suspects – committed by police in Kenya.
Russian Mercenaries Are Raping and Murdering Civilians They’ve Been Hired to Protect
VICE World News uncovers evidence of Kremlin-backed gunmen gang-raping civilians in the Central African Republic and hiring hit squads to take out torture victims so their crimes are not exposed.
Inside the Country That Was Ruled by COVID-Deniers
In Tanzania doctors have been fighting two enemies during the pandemic: coronavirus, and their own government.
Bobi Wine Interview: 'We're Happy to Die for a Dignified Life'
VICE World News speaks to the former Ugandan musician who has faced arrest, torture and assassination attempts in his bid to become Africa's youngest president.
'He's Planning to Exterminate Us All': Ethiopians Speak of Ethnic Massacres
Refugees tell VICE World News stories of government-aligned militias checking IDs to identify ethnic Tigrayans, as border tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia rise.
The War Criminals Trying to Prevent a Genocide
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as Congolese authorities turn to ex-warlords to stop another brutal conflict from breaking out.
Inside the Forgotten War in Darfur, Where the Killing Never Stopped
As the first outside journalists to access the last rebel stronghold in Jebel Marra in five years, we found that millions are still trapped in vast makeshift camps, and the area is awash in guns.
Kenya’s Cops May Be Killing More People Than Coronavirus
“We know you and we will find you,” the president said in an address to the nation and quarantine escapees on Wednesday.
DRC’s first peaceful transfer of power was marred by violence and corruption
“When we demonstrate, bullets are shot. We are really tired. We do not know how to claim our rights.”
U.N.-funded peacekeepers in CAR are accused of murder and rape
“They tied my hands behind my back and shot me.”