Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. Aa Aa ...
The Sahara Desert hides its secrets well. Under the scorching sun in a remote region of Niger, paleontologist Daniel Vidal ...
There is extensive media attention given to migration from North Africa to Europe across the Mediterranean. These stories are accompanied by regular reports on the rescue of migrants from sinking ...
Researchers have analyzed dust deposited off the coast of west Africa over the last 240,000 years, and found that the Sahara, and North Africa in general, has swung between wet and dry climates every ...
It marks a significant diplomatic realignment on the African stage. Speaking in Rabat, Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, formally announced the change in Accra’s position on the ...
Francesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. Failures ...
Traditionally, South Africa‘s ruling party African National Congress (ANC) has given unwavering support to the Polisario Front, the government of the Western Sahara, the world’s largest disputed ...