With a key UN meeting on Sahara set for April, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has returned to Morocco in an effort to revive ...

China has helped remake Niger's energy sector, but pay disparities and unequal employment roles have caused friction.

New research has uncovered how powerful storms occasionally drench parts of theSahara Desert, forming short-lived lakes and ...

New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...

We traveled to Africa to visit Algeria, where we saw the Sahara Desert, drank foamy tea, ate bread and experienced the change ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying on perilous routes and one in 10 of those ...

The U.N. migration agency reports that 2024 was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 confirmed deaths on ...

Cloud laden with dust particles from the Sahara desert are set to colour the sky over Luxemboug on Friday, 21 March - the ...