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A Murder in Ethiopia Shows the Rastafarian Promised Land Is Far From Heavenly
We traveled to Shashamane, Ethiopia, to meet the Rastafarians that have settled in their spiritual home — and found that a murder inquiry is underway.
Your Smartphone Is Probably Powered by Child Labor at Mines in Africa
Amnesty International says batteries in products made by Apple, Samsung, and others contain cobalt mined by kids in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Exclusive: Leaked UN Memo Shows There's No Plan to Prevent Genocide in Burundi
VICE News obtained a confidential memo written by the UN’s peacekeeping office that shows the organization is woefully unprepared to prevent worsening bloodshed in Burundi.
The Year Africa's Strongmen Embraced the 'Constitutional Coup'
In 2015, keeping power by force went out of fashion for some East and Central African leaders, who instead found ways to stay at the top legally -- but not without a fierce opposition.
Police Fired Tear Gas at Shovel-Wielding Protesters in the DR Congo
The clash follows months of unrest precipitated by speculation that President Joseph Kabila may attempt extend his tenure of an election scheduled for next year.
'We Have to Break the Culture': Meet the Women Fighting Congo's Rape Epidemic
For years now the international community has made a lot of noise about mass rape in DRC's conflict — but nothing has changed. VICE News spoke to Congolese women taking matters into their own hands.
From Slaughterers to Entrepreneurs: Rwandan Rebels Rebuild Their Lives
VICE News visited the Mutobo Demobilization Center, which offers former foot soldiers of the Rwandan genocide the chance to return home and start a new life, after a three month deradicalization program.
Oil Company SOCO Allegedly Paid Large Sums to Congolese Officer Accused of Intimidating Opponents of Drilling
According to NGO Global Witness, the Congolese army received tens of thousands of dollars from British oil company SOCO as it searched for oil in Africa’s oldest national park.
'Everybody Thought it Was Witchcraft, so He Died': Doctors Fight to Change Beliefs and Save Lives on Remote DRC Island
On the remote island of Idjwi in Africa's Great Lakes, locals believe rampaging tropical diseases are the manifestation of curses inflicted upon people who deserve to suffer.
PREMIERE: Stream Mbongwana Star's Eclectically Awesome Album 'From Kinshasa'
From the ashes of Staff Benda Bilili comes this Congolese septet with a banging sense of rhythm and a willful disregard for genre.
A Mother’s Race to Save Her Sons on a Remote Island in Africa
VICE News followed a mother on a trek to the only hospital in northern Idjwi, an island in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.