An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

Max Planck Institute evolutionary anthropologist Nada Salem and colleagues sequenced the ancient DNA of two female ...

Dakhla Atlantic Port sits in the disputed territory of Western Sahara and is set to be completed in 2028. Once open, it is ...

Local farmers harvest rice at a high-yield hybrid rice demonstration field in Mahitsy, Madagascar, on May 8, 2024. To help ...

Rusting pipes in a barren field and unpaid workers are what remain after a U.S. company promised to turn a huge piece of land ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

Tunisia is a very popular destination in Africa for tourists, welcoming 10.25 million in 2024. The country boasts beautiful ...

West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a ...

Exploring nature's wonders across continents gives you a rare glimpse of the planet's diverse landscapes and ecosystems ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...