With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

Its natural beauty includes the Sahara Desert, the Congo Rainforest and thriving ... the country is another popular spot for those looking to visit Africa. Tourists often enjoy Egypt’s rich history ...

A massive circular structure in the Sahara Desert has puzzled scientists for ... or the Eye of the Sahara, and is one of Africa’s most unusual natural formations. The structure is located ...

Deep in Egypt’s Western Desert, myths, mirages ... Founded in 1996, iAfrica stands as one of South Africa's most enduring portals. In 2018, Africa.com acquired iAfrica, consolidating its ...

The Sahara desert in its ... while others left the desert for the Nile where they would play part of the story of the formation of urban states in Egypt and Nubia. In short, this drying period ...

Whenever we think of the Sahara Desert, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of sand and extreme dryness. But do you know that the desert was not always this arid and once had water and ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds ... tomb was thought to have ruled parts of Egypt some 3,600 years ago.Credit ...

Its dry stone and mud mortar homes, mosques and libraries store some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic ... rather than areas deep in the Sahara Desert. Still, in Chinguetti, a changing climate ...

Whether you’re exploring pyramids in Egypt, eating authentic cuisine in Morocco or embracing sandy adventures in the Sahara Desert, North Africa and the Middle East offers an abundance of ...