A relentless giant is stirring in North Africa. The Sahara Desert, already the size of the continental United States, grows ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. There is extensive media attention given to migration from North Africa to Europe ...

The Sahara Desert — one of the driest places on the planet, where rain is practically unheard of at this time of year — is about to experience an exceptionally rare deluge. Computer models show the ...

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 ...

When you think about weather and the big storms that batter the North Country, you probably don't think of the Sahara Desert in North Africa. But... Jul 04, 2017 — When you think about weather and the ...

In Stockholm, Democracy Now! sat down with one of the winners of this year’s Right Livelihood Award: Sahrawi human rights leader Aminatou Haidar. For over three decades, Haidar has led a peaceful ...

Former Gold Coast rider Kenn Bannister is riding solo from London to Africa and back over almost 2000km of Sahara Desert to raise money to train African doctors and nurses. Kenn left last week and is ...

Africa is home to some of the most challenging ultra-marathons, making it a paradise for trail running enthusiasts ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will travel to Ethiopia and then Niger later in the week as the Biden administration looks to bolster relations with African partners to counter top ...

“We call this the desert within the desert,” Mohamed El Mamun, a Polisario Front representative, told me on a drive between two camps. The sand is so salty, the water so scarce, that few things can ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that have spurred easing by policymakers, the World Bank said on Tuesday, ...