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

An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up ...

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

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back the Sahara Desert ... behind-the-scenes role in Africa’s fight against ...

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

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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 ...

It is known as the Richat Structure, or the Eye of the Sahara, and is one of Africa’s most unusual natural formations. The structure is located in Mauritania’s Adrar Plateau and consists of a ...

LUANDA, Angola—President Joe Biden arrived for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa on Monday to the cheers of thousands in Angola, where he will highlight an ambitious ...

Opinion - The African Union (AU) has consistently stood for self-determination, decolonization, and the inviolability of colonial borders. Yet it is inconsistent in extending these principles to ...