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

Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

Geographical determinism, the theory that physical environments significantly influence social and political development, ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization issued an alert for Algeria, Libya and Tunisia against groups of desert locusts. The outbreak that began in December in the Sahel spread to North Africa during ...

The skies in Greece have taken on an orange tint as a new wave of dust from the African continent has blanketed many regions ...

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

Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was not the dry land we see today. It was once filled with rivers, lakes, and grasslands, supporting wildlife and human settlements. This period, known as the ...