Sahara
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
World
December 20, 2018
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world’s first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French…
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
Archaeology
October 24, 2018
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) – Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than…
Egypt offers 1,000 military scholarships to African nations: Sisi
Egypt
March 25, 2016
Egypt offers 1,000 military scholarships to African nations: Sisi
Egypt is to offer one thousand military-training scholarships to African nations, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday during a…
At least 13 missing Niger migrants found dead in Sahara
World
May 9, 2014
At least 13 missing Niger migrants found dead in Sahara
At least 13 of the dozens of migrants from Niger abandoned by smugglers in the Sahara desert last week have…
The ‘good Muslim’ and the ‘bad Muslim’ in the African Sahara
Opinion
March 5, 2013
The ‘good Muslim’ and the ‘bad Muslim’ in the African Sahara
Mungo Park, the famous 18th century Scottish explorer, had few good things to say about the Muslims he encountered on…