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Sahara Desert

Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert
Africa
/ 16 July 2018

Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert

A UN migration official has accused Algeria of leaving hundreds of African migrants stranded in the desert

By Deutsche Welle 1
Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara
Africa
/ 25 June 2018

Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara

An Associated Press report details witness accounts of migrants and refugees from Africa left to die in the Sahara Desert

By Agency
Attacks target French embassy, military HQ in Burkina capital
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Attacks target French embassy, military HQ in Burkina capital

The capital came under multiple attacks on Friday when five armed men opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy

By Agency
For displaced Malians the Mauritanian desert is a haven
Africa
/ 5 October 2017

For displaced Malians the Mauritanian desert is a haven

Despite the refugee camp’s depleting funds, refugees would rather be hungry than live in terror

By Agence France Presse
Mauritania: A green oasis in a sea of apricot and cream dunes
Article
/ 7 October 2015

Mauritania: A green oasis in a sea of apricot and cream dunes

Few places in the world seem as otherworldly & inhospitable as the vast expanses of the
Mauritanian Sahara, yet a holiday there is ideal for a family.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 November 2011

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.

By Boureima Hama
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Article
/ 22 September 2008

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.

By Charles Onians
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Article
/ 15 August 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 July 2008

Europe eyes the desert sun

Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy back plan for solar panels in the North African desert, writes Alok Jha.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 July 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 July 2008

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.

By Alok Jha

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