Kaj Larsen
Will Protests and Donations Save the Chimps of 'Monkey Island'?
More than 60 chimpanzees now living on an isolated island in Liberia were able to survive scientific testing and two bloody civil wars. But will they be able to survive budget cuts?
Amid Daily Bloody Attacks, Nigeria’s New President Vows to Defeat Boko Haram
In a one-on-one interview with VICE News, the newly elected president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari railed against the militant group’s actions and ideology.
‘Boko Haram Is a Devil’: Embedded with Troops in Nigeria's Ongoing Offensive
At an abandoned Maiduguri airport in northeast Nigeria, a platoon prepares and what has become a de facto staging base for a series of military counter offensives against Boko Haram.
A Battle of Two Schoolhouses in Nigeria's War Against Boko Haram
The Nigerian army set up an outpost in a former girls' secondary school, while Boko Haram used a second school across the road as a staging ground for attacks.
'We Do Not Have Enough Teams to Bury the Bodies': Talking to a Virologist in Sierra Leone About the Ebola Crisis
VICE News spoke with American virologist Joseph Fair, who has been working in Sierra Leone for the past decade.
The Lab Apes of Liberia
Monkey Island is an area inhabited solely by former lab-tested chimpanzees who survived disease and two civil wars.
Providing Aid in Conflict Zones Keeps Getting More and More Dangerous
As the nature of warfare changes, aid workers are facing greater threats to their safety — which ultimately hurts those most in need of aid.
There's Nowhere Good to Party in Kabul Anymore
Taliban attacks have all but eliminated nightlife in Afghanistan's capital, increasing the sense of isolation and despair in the city.