nigeria

Vanguard News travels to southern Italy to investigate how Europe’s growing appetite for cocaine is funding the growth of West African crime syndicates and fueling a turf war with Italy’s mafia. (21 min)

By next year, more than half the world’s population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current Vanguard’s Mariana van Zeller tours Lagos, Nigeria, the world’s fastest-growing “Megacity.” (14:46 min)

Nigeria’s main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), is threatening to call off its ceasefire with the government if foreign oil companies do not leave their land. (3:58 min)

Sandy Cioffi, director of the the upcoming documentary Sweet Crude, speaks about Oil Politics in the Niger Delta. Segment 1 (18:50 min, 2 segments)