Riches buried in the Sahara fuel a perilous gold rush
A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...
Sahara Desert in Africa was once full of trees, had rivers, but became desert due to…
W henever we think of the Sahara Desert, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of sand and extreme dryness. But do ...
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Africa's incredible new £35bn 'wall' stretching 4722 miles across 11 countries
Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification, and land degradation has seen positive strides. The project will see a 4,722-mile green wall that will aim to restore 100 ...
The Resource Curse and the Struggle for Self-Determination in Western Sahara
As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, we must reflect on the ongoing struggle for self-determination faced by the ...
Stormy rains in the Sahara offer clues to past and future climate changes
A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological ...
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10 least populated countries in Africa
With more than a billion inhabitants on the continent, here are ten countries in Africa that are least populated ...
Western Sahara: what is life like for the Sahrawi refugees?
The ownership of Western Sahara has been contested since 1975. The indigenous Sahrawi people have lived in camps ever since. The dispute over Western Sahara is one of Africa’s longest running wars – ...