31K views · 384 reactions | Parts of the Sahara desert have flooded for the first time in decades. Severe rainfall in September over the Moroccan Sahara has left the desert sand dunes inundated. Some areas of southeastern Morocco saw more than a year’s worth of rainfall in just two days. According to experts the area is not usually affected by rainfall from the Inter Tropical Front, which usually affects the Malian and Mauritanian Sahara. | BBC News Africa | Facebook

7.4K views · 98 reactions | Annexed by Morocco more than 40 years ago, Western Sahara is known as the last colony in Africa. Iman Amrani visits the Dakhla refugee camp in Algeria, where the remote Fisahara Film Festival is held. Women explain how they are using film activism to empower their community. | Guardian culture | Facebook