The Largest Hot Desert When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

Africa, often called the cradle of civilisation, is a continent rich in resources, culture, and human capital. Despite its vast wealth, ...

Located in north-west Africa, just 140 kilometers from the Canary Islands, Western Sahara is a desert landscape with an arid climate. Since 1973, the POLISARIO liberation front has been fighting ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s paramilitary, Janjaweed fighters have been accused of killing tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s ...

Libya's oil production struggles due to political conflict, but the country has vast potential for solar and wind energy ...

Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 73 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

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The film Haiyu – Rebel Singer Mariem Hassan and the Struggle for a Free Western Sahara, chronicles Africa's last colony. This resource-rich territory of 266,000 square kilometres, with valuable ...