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A Chat with Producer Alex Chitty About Tonight's Episode of 'VICE' on HBO
We chatted with producer Alex Chitty about the trail of cocaine running from Caracas to a small, strange town in Niger called Agadez.
Lines In the Sand: Tracing Cocaine’s Path Through Africa to Europe
Since drugs consumed in America come from all over the world, goes the reasoning, clandestine operations staged in hostile corners of the globe can theoretically stop the goods even entering the US.
Alleged Mass Abduction Could Undermine Nigeria's Campaign Against Boko Haram
Reports of Boko Haram fighters kidnapping hundreds of people from the northeastern town of Damasak fit into the insurgency's pattern of mass abductions and slaughters.
At Least 70 Bodies With Slit Throats Found After Boko Haram Retreats From Nigerian Town
The decomposing corpses — including some that were decapitated — were discovered by soldiers from Chad and Niger strewn under a bridge in a town in Nigeria’s northeast.
French Parliament Considers Modeling Weight Restrictions to Battle Anorexia
Today, troops from Chad and Niger retake town from Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, and more.
With a Week to Go Before the Election, Nigeria's President Foresees Boko Haram Defeat Within a Month
The prediction came as further reports of brutality by the militants continued to emerge, including the discovery of a mass grave containing at least 70 bodies, some of them decapitated.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, March 20
Chad and Niger troops retake town from Boko Haram, UN funds Iranian anti-drug efforts despite capital punishment, French parliament could make it illegal to hire models with eating disorders, and Brazilian scientists solve a fungal mystery.
Is This the 'Final Push'? Chad and Niger Enter Nigeria to Tackle Boko Haram
A human rights researcher told VICE News that they're uncertain of the legal basis that the new offensive is operating under.
Suicide Bomber Described As 'Small Girl' Behind Latest Deadly Blast In Nigeria
Witnesses reportedly said a girl who killed herself and at least five others in an attack on a market in northeastern Nigeria could not have been more than eight years old.
Funeral Attendees Bombed in Niger Mistaken for Fleeing Insurgents by 'Nigerian Plane'
At least 36 civilian mourners were killed in the airstrike on the town of Abadam. Now a Nigerian security source has reportedly admitted that one of the country's planes made the deadly error.
Bomb Attacks Rock Nigeria as Neighbors Step Up Fight Against Boko Haram
The multinational response to the group is escalating, with protests, military operations and a $87 million fund.
Boko Haram Calls on Locals to Boycott Nigerian Election After Latest Attack
Hundreds of militants invaded the city of Gombe on Saturday and reportedly threw leaflets that called on locals to boycott Nigeria's upcoming national elections.