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Disappeared in the desert: bodies lie in the sand in Niger while Europe pours millions into blocking migration route

A drive to stop people fleeing northwards has forced migrants to even riskier routes. No one knows the death toll, but one survivor tells how five people died of thirst next to him

The Guardian - UK

African plumes bring heat of the Sahara to UK – but climate change could make them less frequent

It’s not often that the UK feels as hot as the central Sahara, but there were certainly a few days in the summer of 2022 when that was the case. Such heat waves can occur when the Sahara arrives on our doorstep on the back of unusual winds. How do…

The Conversation

Moving Saharan Sunshine to Europe via Undersea Cables

At least a half-dozen projects under consideration would transmit electricity from solar and wind installations in North Africa.

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Moroccan nomads keep alive ancient sport of sand hockey

M'hamid El Ghizlane (Morocco) (AFP) - In a Moroccan oasis town on the edge of the Sahara, nomads in turbans and tunics are thwacking a camel-wool ball across the desert in a traditional pastime: sand hockey.

AFP

‘I saw many bodies’: having escaped one conflict, Tigray refugees face new terrors

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

The Guardian - UK

UK street dubbed 'Sahara' with 'horrendous' dust clouds that make you 'itch all over'

Residents in Oldham say they can't hang their washing out or sit in their gardens because of the thick dust clouds that plague them daily - with some getting mysterious rashes as well

Daily Mirror

'I've not been able to go into my garden for years': Entire Greater Manchester street plagued by 'horrendous nightmare'

Residents of Oak Street, Shaw, say they have been left with mysterious rashes

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Irishman running 'gruelling' race in Sahara desert in honour of friend who passed away from SADS

Kevin Hayes who was an award-winning biochemist in the final year of his PhD thesis, who died tragically in 2017

Irish Mirror

UN Urges Tunisia to End Hate Speech against Migrants

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged Tunisia’s authorities on Tuesday to end the “racist hate speech”, especially against African migrants from the south of the Sahara. In a statement, the Committee said it was alarmed by the remarks made by President Kais Saied in late…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Editorial: GOP should openly debate Biden’s budget proposals

One of the first things you are likely to hear about President Joe Biden’s proposed 2024 budget is how it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in the Sahara of being approved by the Republican-controlled House. That’s undoubtedly true, if you’re talking about Biden’s proposal in its current form.

Chicago Tribune

Algeria is Main Supplier of Energy to Spain Despite Western Sahara Tensions

Algerian gas topped the list of Spain’s energy imports in January, despite a political dispute with Madrid over the Western Sahara issue. The specialized Arab news platform (Attaqa) has affirmed that Algerian gas exports represented more than a quarter of Spain’s imports in January. Algeria regained its place at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ireland weather: ‘Blood rain’ Saharan dust cloud could rain down as showers sweep across country

The strange phenomenon could leave cars covered in dust on Wednesday morning

Irish Mirror

Rare ‘blood rain’ weather could hit Ireland as huge Saharan dust storm to sweep across country

High pressure over central Europe looks set to drag Saharan dust north over Ireland this week. The unusual phenomenon could bring an eerie hue to the sky, as well as leave cars covered in dust.

Irish Mirror

10 of the best group trips for solo travellers

From wild camping in the Sahara and the Lakes to culinary adventures and tours of Europe, these holidays are also a fun way to meet new people

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Says it Supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Sahara

The US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Michele Sison, reiterated on Wednesday Washington’s support to the Moroccan autonomy plan as a serious, credible and realistic solution to the dispute over the Sahara. “The United States continues to consider the autonomy plan presented by Morocco as serious, credible…

Wales Online

BBC The Apprentice's Karren Brady baffled as team continually miss 'clue' in shopping list task

The teams were sent out on the shopping list task during the latest episode of BBC's The Apprentice

The Conversation

Chutes de neige dans le désert du Sahara : un phénomène météorologique inhabituel

Une chute de neige dans un désert chaud peut sembler une contradiction, mais la neige a été enregistrée plusieurs fois dans le désert du Sahara au cours des dernières décennies. La plus récente date de janvier 2022. Ainsi, les chutes de neige peuvent être inhabituelles mais ne sont pas sans…

France 24

Ordeal in the Sahara: Migrants expelled from Algeria to northern Niger

Over the past few years, tens of thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been expelled from Algeria into Niger. They are taken to the border between the two countries, an open desert, and must then cross 15km on foot to reach the village of Assamaka. Their telephones and money…

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Tuareg festival revives dreams of tourism in troubled Niger

IFEROUANE (Niger) (AFP) - Dishes of spit-roasted lamb were served and the sound of electric guitars echoed across the pink Saharan dunes towards the Air Mountains.

The Guardian - UK

£18bn project to link UK to huge wind and solar farm in Sahara delayed by a year

Exclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, tells how political turmoil has delayed undersea cable project

Foreign Policy

The World’s Most Remote Film Festival

Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco's King, UN’s Guterres Discuss Sahara Issue

Morocco's King Mohammed VI discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the Sahara issue on Wednesday. King Mohammed received the UN chief at the royal palace in Rabat, said a statement from the royal court. King Mohammed reiterated Morocco’s unwavering position in support of resolving the dispute through the autonomy plan…

The Conversation

Le coup d'état au Burkina Faso met en évidence les liens entre djihadisme et prises de pouvoir militaires en Afrique de l'Ouest

La sous-région ouest africaine, située à l'extrémité sud du désert du Sahara, a récemment fait l'objet d'une attention particulière. Les principales raisons en sont la montée de l'extrémisme violent et ce qui semble être des manifestations de recul de la démocratie.

Daily Mirror

From Mount Everest to the Sahara Desert - 10 of the most extreme marathons in world

There are some races across the world that are far more challenging that the London Marathon - including one set around the Everest and another across the Sahara Desert

AFP

Voice-operated smartphones target Africa's illiterate

Abidjan (AFP) - Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa -- the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write.

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