A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that sand and dust storms are leading ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment ...

Women adorned in traditional garments and jewelry encircle men dancing with swords and elaborate head coverings in the ...

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town ...

Near the edge of the Sahara Desert, in Egypt’s West Minya, Chinese drillers bore deep into the earth, tapping groundwater to irrigate a once 500-hectare stretch of desert – now home to the ...

But the Sahara wasn’t always a desert. Thousands of years ago, it had rivers, lakes, vegetation, and wildlife. The volcanic rock beneath Haruj is a black box for that long-lost version of North Africa ...

Retired Colombian soldiers have been brought to Sudan to bolster the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with promises of a good salary and tricked into thinking they would be providing security to oil ...

DNA From 7,000-Year-Old Mummies Reveals Lost Society From Sahara Two ancient mummies reveal a mysterious, isolated lineage in North Africa.

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth and covers over 3.3 million square miles of North Africa, according to World Atlas.