Shola Lawal
‘We Need to Wake Up’: How ISIS Made Africa Its Second Home
An eerily specific terror alert issued by Western governments for one of Johannesburg’s wealthiest areas points to a seemingly unlikely suspect: ISIS.
49 People Sentenced to Death for Killing Man Wrongly Blamed for Forest Fires
Djamel Ben Ismail had travelled to an area hit by forest fires in Algeria to try to help, but the artist was murdered by a mob who wrongly accused him of starting the blaze.
Uganda Held a Marathon for 25,000 People During an Ebola Outbreak
The government has denied that the race in Kampala was a super-spreader event, after some expressed anger that it was held in the middle of an epidemic.
‘Brother, Help Me’: People Are Losing Limbs in Europe’s Forgotten Migrant Crisis
VICE World News spoke to the family of a Sri Lankan migrant who had his leg amputated and lost his five other toes to frostbite after being trapped in no-man’s land between Belarus and Lithuania.
Families Whose Kids Died in Cough Syrup Scandal Offered $280 in Compensation
“We don’t want any money,” one parent in The Gambia told VICE World News. “We just want justice for our children.”
Climate-Induced Fires Are Killing One of the World’s Rarest Ecosystems
Drier temperatures are making wildfires on Mount Kilimanjaro more frequent, destroying a sacred ecosystem home to some of the planet's rarest plants and animals.
‘We’re Hostages’: African Students Trapped in Russian-Held City in Ukraine
Kherson was the first major city to fall to Russian forces after the invasion of Ukraine. Foreign students tell VICE World News they're being prevented from escaping.
Boko Haram Fighters Tortured These Women. Now They’re Neighbours.
Nigerian women who were abducted are being forced to live side by side with the Boko Haram militants who enslaved them, under a controversial government rehabilitation programme.
In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty
Women in Niger Delta say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods while international gas companies like Eni and Shell make millions of dollars.