W henever we think of the Sahara Desert, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of sand and extreme dryness. But do ...

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 ...

As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, we must reflect on the ongoing struggle for self-determination faced by the ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...

A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological ...

The dispute over Western Sahara is one of Africa’s longest running wars – starting in 1975. It pits Morocco against the Polisario Front- an Algerian backed political movement.

What was I hoping to experience? What did I hope to show them? The Sahara, I said. The desert. Look at any map of Africa and you see the Sahara spread across the entire north of the continent.

Deserts, including the Sahara, are expanding at unprecedented ... Such “green belts” have been proposed on a continent-wide scale as Africa's “Great Green Wall” as well as locally, in ...

The tournament will culminate with a championship showdown in early May, coinciding with the conclusion of the Sahara ...