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Artificial Intelligence Is Predicting Human Poverty From Space
Because people on Earth don’t seem to have the time and money.
Why I'm Willing to Risk My Life to Make Sure You're Drinking Good Coffee
I was recently a judge for a coffee competition in Rwanda when the country was falling into a civil war. A military coup was happening and there were tanks on the street. We heard an automatic rifle and one of the president's cousins was killed in...
Billeder af Congos vidt forgrenede folkemilits
Den Demokratiske Republik Congo har været udsat for kyniske koloniherrer og blodtørstige guerillaer, men nu har en gruppe af vrede borgere bevæbnet sig.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, a man was shot and killed by police during a routine traffic stop in Minnesota, Attorney General Loretta Lynch closed the case on Hillary Clinton's private email server, and more.
Burundi on the Brink: A Year of Violence, and the World Isn't Sure What to Do
While Burundi wallows in political upheaval, the United Nations has watched its government repress protests as dissidents and members of the opposition are tortured, killed, or disappeared.
How Artists Are Addressing the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Artists from Banksy to Ai Weiwei are creating works that address the refugee crisis, but where do we draw the line between raising awareness and exploitation?
Burundi Just Arrested a Comedian For Making Fun of the President
Alfred Aubin Mugenzi, who goes by the stage name Kigingi, was picked up by the National Intelligence Service 10 months after he performed a skit that mocked Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza.
These Stunning Images Aren't Drawings—They're Photos
Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer photographs historical dioramas to create surreal artwork.
Rwanda Wants Burundian Refugees Out
Rwanda said it is planning to send the thousands of Burundian refugees to other countries following recent accusations from the US and UN saying Rwanda is aiding in the recruitment of people from camps to fight on behalf of the Burundian opposition.
UN Panel Says Rwanda Is Training Rebels to Depose Burundi's President
The report is the strongest evidence yet of the long-suspected hand of Rwanda in its neighbor's crisis — a development which threatens to morph domestic strife into a regional war.
Burundian Security Forces Gang-Raped Women and Slaughtered Tutsis, Says the UN
In a distressing brief, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said that witnesses reported the existence of at least nine mass graves in and around Bujumbura believed to contain some 100 bodies.
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.