Beneath every field, forest and city lies the quiet infrastructure of life. Soil is the foundation for the food we eat, the raw materials that power our industries and the natural cycles that sustain ...

The cyanobacteria-based crust can withstand winds of 22mph, it is slated to reclaim up to 6,667 hectares in Ningxia over the ...

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

Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall." ...

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 ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have become a new epicenter for global terrorism – and China’s Belt and Road projects have become prime targets. In early 2025, Chinese engineers working on Niger’s $4.6 ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mali’s then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita walk at the airport in Bamako, Mali, March 2, 2018 (pool photo by Kayhan Ozer via AP). Traditionally, Turkey’s ...

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 ...

Algerian soldiers take part in a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Algerian Revolution in Algiers, Nov. 1, 2024 (photo by Billel Bensalem for APP/NurPhoto via AP). A series of coups ...