The Sun Chronicle1mon
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP) — For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a dozen libraries containing thousands of ...
The Independent25d
‘Desertification is our destiny’: How this ancient African city is being buried under Sahara sand
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Times Union1mon
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP) — For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a dozen libraries containing thousands of ...
News-Press NOW28d
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania's homes and history
CHINGUETTI, Mauritania | For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a dozen libraries containing thousands of ...
KLFY News 101mon
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
Chinguetti is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mauritania, a West African nation where only 0.5% of land is considered farmable. In Africa — the continent that contributes the least to ...