This incredible train pulls some 200 carriages, each weighing up to 84 tons, through extreme desert conditions in Africa and ...

Africa is the second-driest inhabited continent after Australia and as such, provides some varied deserts. Believed by many geologists to be the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in Southern ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

Before petroleum was discovered in the late 1950s, the country was considered one of the poorest nations in the world.

Deserts, including the Sahara ... Such “green belts” have been proposed on a continent-wide scale as Africa's “Great Green Wall” as well as locally, in towns like Chinguetti.

Deep within the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert lies an enormous, circular formation spanning nearly 50 kilometers—an ...

The Sahel is a narrow belt of land which lies immediately to the south of the Sahara Desert and which extends across most of Africa. The main causes of desertification include: ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa’s most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert ...

The diverse landscapes of Africa offer a wide range of habitats, from deserts to jungles, enabling a fantastic array of wildlife to flourish. Over 1,200 mammal species, 2,600 bird species, and 15 – 20 ...