VICE — Season 1, Episode 8: Terror in the Sahel & Corona Crash

Episode synopsis

Correspondent Ben Anderson goes to Burkina Faso, where one of Africa’s fastest growing humanitarian crises spins out of control as the Sahel becomes the new epicenter of terrorism and violence; Correspondent Michael Moynihan surveys the long-term economic devastation wrought by COVID-19 and asks if our cure is causing another disease.

About VICE

The Emmy®-winning documentary series is now on SHOWTIME, delivering immersive reporting from the frontlines of global conflicts, civil uprisings and beyond, and tackling untold and complex geopolitical stories from all corners of the globe.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Keepers of the Caliphate & SIM Kids
• E2India Burning & Russia's Fight Factory
• E3Battle for Idlib & Seeking Solitude
• E4Warning from Wuhan & Cuban Hostage Crisis
• E5Quitting WeWork & Losing Ground & Italy's Darkest Hour
• E6Three Borders, One War & Generation TikTok
• E7Fighting COVID & Atomic Atolls
• E9Maximum Pressure & The Unreachables
• E10Death at Parchman & Undocumented
• E11Viral Racism & Spring Break Forever
• E12Citizen’s Unrest & Brazil’s “Little Flu” & Know Your Enemy
• E13Crackdown in Cambodia & The Last Responders