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The vast desert could potentially produce more than seven times the electricity requirements of Europe, with almost no carbon emissions.
The solidarity conference by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) can be seen as a reaction to the gradual shift of power towards Morocco.
Scientists have modelled the effects of huge hypothetical energy projects in the desert.
As in the Mediterranean, travel through the Sahara is difficult and unnecessarily dangerous by increased checks and control.
A big rise in armed attacks in the Sahel - and the intensity of the attacks in recent years - is now seen as a major source of concern.
When we think of migrants, we think of them crossing the Mediterranean to come to Europe. Yet 200 years ago, many did it the other way.
If the US, simply focuses on trying to hunt down jihadist leaders in Niger it will be missing an opportunity to address the underlying causes of violence in the region.
Africa’s great green wall suffers from a major mismatch between ambition and effort. But that’s not to say it should be ditched altogether.
Poverty and conflict mean the nation is struggling to deal with rising temperatures.
By admitting South Sudan and Morocco to the African Union, the continental organisation has proven yet again that its commitment to upholding its own democratic ideals is lacking.
The world’s biggest desert used to be green, lush and full of hippos. A new theory suggests humans could have tipped the environment over the edge.
The African Union sees Africa as a sealed off geographic entity. Yet it remains remarkably quiet about the many bits of Africa that are geographically part of it but do not consider it their home.
The proof is in the pottery.
How the dustiest place on Earth fuels the biodiversity of the Amazon and causes mud rain in Europe.
More evidence that planet Earth has gone through various frozen phases.
Being perched off the northwest edge of Europe means that people in the UK are not often reminded of the vast Sahara desert situated only a few thousand miles to the south. This great desert is located…
A comet entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded above Egypt causing a rain of fire onto the sand dunes below approximately…
Snow falling in California can start off as dust in the Sahara desert, research has shown. Due to heavy winds early in the…
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