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Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century

More than year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco, filling up lake that had been dry for decades

The Guardian - UK

Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen in decades

The Independent UK

NASA Releases Stunning Photos Of Sahara Desert Turning Green Under Historic Rains

The Sahara Desert was hit by an extratropical cyclone earlier this month, leading some areas to receive more than 200 millimeters of rainfall.

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NASA Releases Stunning Photos of the Sahara Desert Turning Green Under Historic Rains

The Sahara Desert was hit by an extratropical cyclone earlier this month, leading some areas to receive more than 200 millimeters of rainfall.

Latin Times

Battle of Tinzawaten: The final hours of Wagner mercenaries in the Sahara

The Battle of Tinzawaten, in the Sahara Desert, was the Wagner Group's worst defeat in Africa. Between July 25 and 27, separatist Tuareg rebels along with Islamist fighters killed between 50 and 67 of the Russian group's mercenaries near Tinzawaten in northern Mali. The FRANCE 24 Observers compiled a special…

France 24

Sahara desert hit by extraordinary rainfall event that could mess with this year's hurricane season

The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.

LiveScience

Country diary: This bird is about to fly non-stop to the Sahara desert

Sandwich, Kent: The warbler migrations have begun, and this one – now carefully ringed before its mammoth journey – is a more uncommon one

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Algeria recalls ambassador after France backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara

Algeria announced on Tuesday it is recalling its ambassador from France. This came after President Emmanuel Macron offered support for a plan for autonomy in the Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. He described it as the "only way" to resolve the longstanding territorial dispute.

Radio France Internationale

Don’t look away! Why writers need to shout about Africa’s migration crisis

Many sub-Saharan Africans feel they have no choice but to leave home, myself included. I wanted them to know that their lives – and stories – matter, says novelist Samuel Kọ́láwọlé

The Guardian - UK

Land routes across Africa are twice as deadly for migrants as Mediterranean voyages, UN estimates

The U.N. and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading north toward the Mediterranean and Europe, crossing dangerous land routes in the Sahara where criminal gangs roam subject them to enslavement, organ removal, rape, kidnapping for ransom and other abuses

The Independent UK

Earth from space: Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.

LiveScience

From Marrakesh to the Sahara by bike: ancient cities, untouched routes and jaw-dropping views make Morocco a bucket list destination

Our North American editor biked across Morocco and fell in love, once again reminded of the bicycle’s power to expand horizons, challenge preconceptions and foster connections across cultures

Cycling Weekly

4,000-year-old rock art of boats and cattle unearthed in Sudan paint a picture of a green Sahara

Thousands of years ago, a large swath of the Sahara may have been a green grassland ideal for raising cattle.

LiveScience

Vieux Farka Touré review – Hendrix of the Sahara goes his own way

A surging, festival-ready set from the Malian guitarist straddles desert blues, exotica-rock, tradition – and his superstar father’s legacy

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Demise Of Rangelands 'Severely Underestimated': Report

From camel drivers in the Sahara to nomads on the Mongolian steppe, traditional herders the world over rely on earth's wildest open spaces to support an ancient way of life.

The Guardian - UK

‘The heat is burning’: Harry Hunter, 76, becomes oldest Briton to complete Marathon des Sables

Former Household Cavalry officer ran epic 250-km, seven-day race across the Sahara

LiveScience

Eerie, orange skies loom over Athens as dust storm engulfs southern Greece

A Saharan dust storm that reached southern Greece on Tuesday (April 23) has turned the sky over Athens and other Greek cities an apocalyptic reddish-orange hue.

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Russ Cook Set to Return to Africa to Promote the Marathon des Sables

Russ Cook, otherwise known as the Hardest Geezer, has been all over the news recently after he completed his epic run across the length of Africa.

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What links Tutti Frutti with Shout Out to My Ex? The Saturday quiz

From the Sahara to Violette Szabo, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

Radio France Internationale

‘Exceptional’ Sahara dust cloud heading across Europe

A massive dust plume is crossing Europe, deteriorating air quality in many areas, warns the European climate monitor. The phenomenon has been increasing in recent years, and this is the third dust episode in two weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Sand storms ahead with Saharan dust cloud set to smother France

A cloud of sand from the Sahara Desert will cover the whole of France this weekend – an orange spectacle visible to the naked eye that may cause some health problems.

The Guardian - UK

‘This music survived in a network of phones’: El Wali, the shapeshifting voice of Saharan struggle

Since the 1970s this band in Western Sahara, made up of Sahrawis who oppose Moroccan rule, have made spellbinding music – and a long-awaited new collection of music is being prepared

Guitar World

“Nothing is held back or toned down”: Mdou Moctar has announced a new album that will be “louder, faster, and more wild” than anything before it – hear the electrifying title track, Funeral For Justice

'The Hendrix of the Sahara' is using his music to shine a light on the political turmoil of his homeland, with the band set to tour the US in June

Evening Standard

Saharan dust storm brings 'eerie' orange skies to London

The skies took on an orange hue after the dust cloud blew in

Evening Standard

Saharan dust cloud expected to sweep over UK, Met Office says

A Saharan sand storm turned skies orange across the capital in 2022

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