A photographer ventures into remote northern Africa for an unprecedented view of one of the world’s most troubled, and least understood, regions Photographs by Philippe Dudouit / Contact Press Images; ...
Despite a series of droughts and consistently low rainfall over the past few decades, the Sahel is home to rich bodies of water — hidden underground. Increasing water demand resulting from population ...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners are implementing the $20 billion desert-to-power initiative to develop 10 GW of solar power across Nigeria and 10 other countries in the Sahel zone ...
The battle for control of the Sahel is the second in our series analysing Africa’s 2011 political flashpoints in 2011. Osama Bin Laden’s acceptance in his 27 October audio message of kidnapping as a ...
The G5 Sahel heads of State, at a Summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last week, gave strong support to Desert to Power, an African Development Bank- (AfDB-) led initiative. The summit, 'Harnessing ...
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The areas surrounding the Sahara desert which decades ago were covered with forests, crops and grasslands, can be restored - a significant chunk of them by 2030 - ...
BAMAKO, May 20 (Reuters) - Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Algeria will set up, within 18 months, a joint force of up to 75,000 soldiers to secure their shared Sahara-Sahel desert zone, Mali's foreign ...
1. Ecological Change and the Emergence of the Desert Frontier, 1600-1850 -- 2. The Southwestern Frontier -- 3. The Southeastern Frontier -- 4. The Horse and Slave ...
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has arrived in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, ahead of the G5 Sahel Summit, and was received by Burkina Faso’s president, Mark ...