Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Africa's largest natural arch is located deep in the remote Sahara Desert, on the Ennedi Plateau in Chad, and reaching it is ...

New crop problems from a strong Harmattan Wind will now jeopardize the smaller West African cocoa mid-crop which is usually harvested in the spring. The Harmattan is a cool, dry wind that blows from ...

I had a wretched journey across the Sahara desert. Only the thought of the famous ... From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part ...

Desert locusts pose a serious threat to food ... allocated 1.5 million dollars to the FAO's West Africa joint committee to prevent damaged caused by locusts in the region, according to the then ...