West Africa
Videos
Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia / S3 EP4

44:06
Synthetic Ibogaine — Natural Tramadol
Iboga and a mystery surrounding tramadol-addicted cattle are explored.
VICE News Tonight on HBO

3:50
The majority of migrants entering Italy aren’t refugees
The refugee crisis is escalating in Italy, where the majority of migrants are now coming from West Africa.
Black Market / S1 EP1

24:07
New Jersey Drive
In Newark NJ, unemployment and lack of hope turns a tradition of joyriding stolen cars into an international criminal operation.
Black Market / Clip

2:25
Justifying the Crime: New Jersey’s Carjacking Crews
Mike meets with a young carjacking crew, who show him a car they just stole and talk about how they justify their crimes.
Black Market / Clip

0:52
Whatever It Takes: New Jersey’s Carjacking Crews
Mike meets with a carjacking crew, who admit they have no problem shooting you for your car.
Black Market / Clip

1:17
The Man Who Saved Michael K. Williams
Mike meets with the man he credits with turning his life around, Reverend Ronald B. Christian. Reverend Christian passed away in Dec. 2015.
Politics of Food

21:15
The Underground World of Illegal Smokies
Ben Ferguson investigates the UK’s growing illegal trade in "smokies," West African delicacies that have been outlawed in Europe since 1987.
VICE on HBO

29:26
Evolution of a Plague & Campus Coverup
Danny Gold goes to West Africa to see how people there have stepped up to gain control of the Ebola outbreak & Gianna Toboni visits American campuses to see what's really going on, and why so few students feel that their safety is schools' real priority.
On The Line

28:21
Kayla Ruble Discusses the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
Kayla Ruble joined On the Line to discuss the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the global response to the spread of the virus.
VICE on HBO

29:34
Lines in the Sand & Outsourcing Embryos
VICE explores the trafficking hotspots of South America and Africa. Then, we look at the boom in one of the world's newest billion-dollar industries: gestational surrogacy.
VICE News Specials

29:19
The Fight Against Ebola
VICE News traveled to Monrovia to spend time with those on the front lines of the ebola outbreak.
VICE News Specials / Clip

8:41
The Fight Against Ebola (Part 1)
VICE News went to Liberia, the center of the Ebola epidemic, to spend time on the front lines of the fight against the disease.
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