How this ancient African city is being buried under Sahara sand - The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of ...
The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...
Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.
To safely journey through Chad and the desert, booking an expertly guided ... a travel agency specializing in trips around West and Central Africa. It offers several expeditions through Chad ...
This month's ECOWAS wrestling tournament, however, marked the first time that the annual showdown featured a women's division. Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out ...
I had a wretched journey across the Sahara desert. Only the thought of the famous ... From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part ...
In 2018 she backpacked to West Africa with her good friend Luca Tacchetto. When they got to Benin they were kidnapped by armed militants and taken to the desert in a lawless area of Mali ...
Residents, seemingly resigned to their fate, speak of the desert as an inevitable destiny ... mosques and libraries store some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts, covering ...