The Latest Breaking News from Sahara

Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the Nigerian Sahara and carved spectacularly intricate, larger-than-life renditions of giraffes into the exposed sandstone. The remarkably detailed Dabous giraffe rock art petroglyphs are among many ancient petroglyphs featuring giraffes across Africa – a testament to…

How to best explore this impressive part of nothern Africa, whether you want to visit ancient Roman ruins, explore stretches of the Sahara or simply relax on the beach

In 1994, Mauro Prosperi was running an ultramarathon through the Sahara when he was blown off course by a sandstorm. Alone and dangerously dehydrated, he found nourishment in unexpected places

A drive to stop people fleeing northwards has forced migrants to even riskier routes. No one knows the death toll, but one survivor tells how five people died of thirst next to him

It’s not often that the UK feels as hot as the central Sahara, but there were certainly a few days in the summer of 2022 when that was the case. Such heat waves can occur when the Sahara arrives on our doorstep on the back of unusual winds. How do…

At least a half-dozen projects under consideration would transmit electricity from solar and wind installations in North Africa.

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

Residents in Oldham say they can't hang their washing out or sit in their gardens because of the thick dust clouds that plague them daily - with some getting mysterious rashes as well

Residents of Oak Street, Shaw, say they have been left with mysterious rashes