Niger capital's 'green lung' faces suffocation
The "green belt" of trees surrounding Niger's capital, which was created to stop the advance of the Sahara desert, is dying a slow death.
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Bandits kidnap tourists in Sahara
Masked bandits have kidnapped a group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians who were on an expedition in a remote corner of the Sahara Desert.
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Largest known Stone Age burial ground found in Niger
United States archaeologists have discovered the largest known burial ground of the Stone Age in the Sahara Desert, in Niger.
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Europe eyes the desert sun
Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy back plan for solar panels in the North African desert, writes Alok Jha.
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Africa's wall of trees
Tentative preparations for an African "wall of trees" to slow down the southern spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting under way.
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How the Sahara's sun could power Europe
A tiny rectangle in the Sahara captures the seductive appeal of the audacious plan to cut Europe's carbon emissions by harnessing the sun's power.
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