Ostriches are also known as camel birds, because they are said to resemble the humped mammal from a distance, and are equally ...

Mongolia’s Bogd Khan Uul was originally protected by an ally of Genghis Khan and is home to Bronze Age petroglyphs, ...

The Ennedi rock art of Chad should not be read as decoration alone, but as a visual narrative of environmental change.

On October 31, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a landmark resolution recognizing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the sole and legitimate basis for a lasting resolution of the ...

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

The opinions and characterizations in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. government. Olivier Walther receives funding from the OECD Sahel and West ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - In a desert called the driest place in North America, who would guess a rainbow colors the sky. After a light rain, however, the brilliant rainbow appears before ...

In early 2025, Chinese engineers working on Niger’s $4.6 billion oil pipeline to Benin were forced to flee their worksites under armed escort. For days, convoys burned on the desert highway linking ...

The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun. People enjoying the beach in Sahel el-Tayeb, a village ...

Analysts claim the withdrawal of U.S. and European troops from countries in Africa’s Sahel, and their replacement by Russian mercenaries, has led to a spike in jihadist-driven terrorism. The Sahel is ...