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Earth from space: Giant, pyramid-like 'star dunes' slowly wander across Moroccan desert

This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these massive structures are likely several centuries old.

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Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork

Walvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.

LiveScience

‘Breathing in the fragrances of the Atlas cedar trees’: readers’ favourite places in Morocco

From unexpected city charms in Rabat to the dunes of the Sahara and a festival celebrating nomadic life, our tipsters share their best discoveries

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‘Desertification is our destiny’: How this ancient African city is being buried under Sahara sand

The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of sand – Sam Metz discovers how its residents are dealing with concerns over the future

The Independent UK

Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggests

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.

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West Africa could soon have a jihadist state – here’s why

The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that want to establish jihadist states.

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“Walmart Is The World’s Largest Retailer Of Diamonds”: 50 Facts That Are Useless But Interesting

Did you know that otters have little skin pockets where they can store their favorite rocks? Or that it snows in the Sahara desert? The post “Walmart Is The World’s Largest Retailer Of Diamonds”: 50 Facts That Are Useless But Interesting first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Earth from space: Wandering sand dunes circle gigantic 'eye' sculpted by ancient city-killer meteor in the Sahara

This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by migrating sand dunes, helping researchers track how far these dunes can move over time.

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Sudan’s national treasures have been stolen – we spoke with the director of museums

In September, amid the ongoing war in Sudan, reports began to surface of the looting of the Sudan National Museum in the capital, Khartoum. The museum is internationally celebrated for the breadth of its collection. It illustrates powerful and unique African kingdoms from the ancient and medieval past in a…

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Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert

Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.

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From Siberia To The Sahara: Huskies Conquer Mauritania

As dusk fell on the edge of Nouakchott, Kayo the husky left a trail of paw prints in the warm Sahara sand, an incongruous yet increasingly familiar sight in Mauritania.

International Business Times

Morocco's king praises French support, diplomatic gains over status of Western Sahara

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed that settling sovereignty disputes over the Western Sahara remains the driving force behind Rabat's foreign policy, lauding diplomatic triumphs and framing them as progress toward resolving the decades-long conflict in Morocco's favour.

Radio France Internationale

Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century

More than year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco, filling up lake that had been dry for decades

The Guardian - UK

Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen in decades

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NASA Releases Stunning Photos Of Sahara Desert Turning Green Under Historic Rains

The Sahara Desert was hit by an extratropical cyclone earlier this month, leading some areas to receive more than 200 millimeters of rainfall.

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NASA Releases Stunning Photos of the Sahara Desert Turning Green Under Historic Rains

The Sahara Desert was hit by an extratropical cyclone earlier this month, leading some areas to receive more than 200 millimeters of rainfall.

France 24

Battle of Tinzawaten: The final hours of Wagner mercenaries in the Sahara

The Battle of Tinzawaten, in the Sahara Desert, was the Wagner Group's worst defeat in Africa. Between July 25 and 27, separatist Tuareg rebels along with Islamist fighters killed between 50 and 67 of the Russian group's mercenaries near Tinzawaten in northern Mali. The FRANCE 24 Observers compiled a special…

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Sahara desert hit by extraordinary rainfall event that could mess with this year's hurricane season

The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.

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Country diary: This bird is about to fly non-stop to the Sahara desert

Sandwich, Kent: The warbler migrations have begun, and this one – now carefully ringed before its mammoth journey – is a more uncommon one

Radio France Internationale

Algeria recalls ambassador after France backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara

Algeria announced on Tuesday it is recalling its ambassador from France. This came after President Emmanuel Macron offered support for a plan for autonomy in the Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. He described it as the "only way" to resolve the longstanding territorial dispute.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t look away! Why writers need to shout about Africa’s migration crisis

Many sub-Saharan Africans feel they have no choice but to leave home, myself included. I wanted them to know that their lives – and stories – matter, says novelist Samuel Kọ́láwọlé

The Independent UK

Land routes across Africa are twice as deadly for migrants as Mediterranean voyages, UN estimates

The U.N. and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading north toward the Mediterranean and Europe, crossing dangerous land routes in the Sahara where criminal gangs roam subject them to enslavement, organ removal, rape, kidnapping for ransom and other abuses

LiveScience

Earth from space: Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.

Cycling Weekly

From Marrakesh to the Sahara by bike: ancient cities, untouched routes and jaw-dropping views make Morocco a bucket list destination

Our North American editor biked across Morocco and fell in love, once again reminded of the bicycle’s power to expand horizons, challenge preconceptions and foster connections across cultures

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4,000-year-old rock art of boats and cattle unearthed in Sudan paint a picture of a green Sahara

Thousands of years ago, a large swath of the Sahara may have been a green grassland ideal for raising cattle.

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