The Sahel region of Africa is a 3,860-kilometre arc-like land mass lying to the immediate south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the breadth of the African continent. A largely semi-arid…
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Some areas expecting big environmental changes already have large, vulnerable populations.
The final weeks of 2016 would need to be the coldest of the 21st century to avoid it becoming the hottest year.
The US and France have bolstered military strength across vast areas of Africa in response to Islamist threat. But the interest is also driven by Western strategic calculations
Burkina Faso is on its way to becoming a healthy and stable democracy – and that’s got West Africa’s jihadists riled.
There are several relatively unknown eco-friendly locations in Africa that adventure-seeking tourists would find delightful.
Field trials in Senegal show native shrubs can access deep-soil water and make it available to adjacent crops – a technique that could alleviate drought conditions in marginal lands around the world.
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