Africa has nine deserts in total but none are arguably as famous as the Sahara. The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth, covering 3.5 million square miles - an area roughly the size of the ...

Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

The Sahara Desert is growing, causing big problems for people living nearby. In the Sahel and West Africa, farming is key for survival. But, as the desert spreads, land for farming gets less ...

A massive circular structure in the Sahara Desert has puzzled scientists for ... or the Eye of the Sahara, and is one of Africa’s most unusual natural formations. The structure is located ...

North Africa is home to the greatest desert on Earth, the Sahara. This vast wilderness, the size of the United States, is the toughest part of the African continent – the sun rules mercilessly here.

By the Swedish Council Communist group Folkmakt, this text talks about the struggle of the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. Originally published in "Folkmakt, No. 2" ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Africa is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South Atlantic Ocean in the south-west and the North Atlantic ... Sand dunes in the Sahara desert in Africa. The Sahara Desert is the ...

To combat the brewing drought and desertification, the African Union developed the Great Green Wall Initiative in 2007. The ...

New crop problems from a strong Harmattan Wind will now jeopardize the smaller West African cocoa mid-crop which is usually harvested in the spring. The Harmattan is a cool, dry wind that blows from ...

It was the latest in a worsening security situation, not just in Chad but in many countries across West Africa and the Sahel – a semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert. China has extensive ...