NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The bodies of 18 migrants who likely died of dehydration have been found in the Sahara desert in northern Niger, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. The ...

Niger: Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe are feared to have died of thirst in Niger, officials say. Five bodies have been found, while a further 35 are missing after ...

Sabah, Libya, is an oasis town at the northern edge of the Sahara Desert. To stand at the edge of the town and look southward into the desert toward Niger is forbidding. The sand stretches past ...

A relentless giant is stirring in North Africa. The Sahara Desert, already the size of the continental United States, grows ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked to hear about the reported deaths of 44 desperate migrants and refugees in the Sahara Desert this week - including women and children. Survivor accounts ...

The earthen mud mosque in Agadez in Niger dates from the 16th century - Copyright AFP ISAAC LAWRENCE The earthen mud mosque in Agadez in Niger dates from the 16th ...

IFEROUANE, Niger (AP) — Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display. Despite concerns about ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - A total of 33 migrants have died in the Sahara desert in Niger while en route to Europe this year, including 18 found dehydrated last week near a road to the border with Algeria, ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month, setting a world record. But ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - About 30 migrants from Niger are missing in the Sahara desert without food or water after their driver abandoned them once they crossed into neighbouring Algeria, military sources ...

Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding. Overflowing rivers are no ...