This battle can be won': desert expert reveals how China's technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...

The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of sand – Sam Metz discovers how its residents are dealing with ...

For those drawn to adventure travel, the legends of the Iron Ore Train may call out. Yet, beyond the hype and excitement, ...

The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study ...

North Africa is home to the greatest desert on Earth, the Sahara. This vast wilderness, the size of the United States, is the toughest part of the African continent – the sun rules mercilessly here.

A massive circular structure in the Sahara Desert has puzzled scientists for ... or the Eye of the Sahara, and is one of Africa’s most unusual natural formations. The structure is located ...

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 Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

The Sahara is very likely the world's largest ... images document a dramatic climate change across North Africa from the hyperarid desert it is today to a nearly completely vegetated landscape ...

Moroccan authorities this month arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel, a region south of the Sahara Desert, officials said Monday.

An international team of researchers led by the Chengdu University of Technology in China has proposed to build a giant grid across 12 countries of Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) as one of the fastest ...