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Scientists Discover Thousands of Ancient Tombs In Galaxy-Like Patterns
Researchers applied a cosmological tool to archaeology for the first time, revealing “invisible centers of gravity” across a vast funerary landscape.
A Tunisian MP Was Repeatedly Slapped During a Debate in Parliament
Opposition politician Abir Moussi was assaulted by another MP after she began a Facebook livestream during a parliamentary session.
Pro-Democracy Protests Are Rocking Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy
A student’s unexplained death has triggered rare protests and a deadly police crackdown in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland.
On the Frontline With Rangers Fighting a ‘Just War’ Against Poachers
Rangers in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve are fighting poachers and the impact of climate change – and it is far from a fair fight.
Ethiopia Denies There’s a Famine in Tigray. We Obtained Photos of Starving Children.
Images and video footage obtained by VICE World News show multiple young children suffering from severe malnutrition in an overcrowded hospital.
She Says She Killed Her Attempted Rapist in Self Defence. Now She’s on Trial For Murder
Tariro Matutsa was at home when a stranger burst in, exposed himself and charged towards her. Her murder charge has sparked a bitter debate how sexual assaults victims are further victimised by the legal system.
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.
A Group of Homeless People Are Suing a City Over Its Treatment of Rough Sleepers
Cape Town spends more than £17 million on law enforcement and punitive measures against the homeless, more than double what it spends on social development programmes.
Trump Congratulates Nigeria’s Autocratic Ruler for Banning Twitter
“Perhaps I should have done it while I was president,” Trump wrote.
Nigeria's Most Vulnerable Hit Hardest By Unprecedented Twitter Ban
Social media has been a way for young people, the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented groups to organise for change.
Hospitals in Kenya Have Been Injecting People With Water Instead of the Vaccine
The hospitals also charged patients for the privilege.
One Man’s Journey to Reclaim the Remains of a Tanzanian War Hero
Mnyaka Sururu Mboro has spent most of his life on a mission to return sacred objects to the places they were taken from.