CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP) — For centuries ... sandstorms are more frequently depositing inches and feet of dunes onto Chinguetti's streets and in people’s homes, submerging some entirely.

Congo DR forward is desperate to cap his seismic rise by taking the nation back to a first FIFA World Cup since 1974.

A division that was enforced by those whose success and survival depended on our separation, rather than on our ability to act as one common people ... our shared culture, food, music, and ...

An NPR investigation finds problems with the federal court system and a deep culture of fear about reporting ... 5 years ago this week. We ask 3 people who shared their experiences in our series ...

DAKAR/NOUAKCHOTT, March 5 (Reuters) - A gas leak has been detected at a well of the BP-operated (BP.L), opens new tab Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania ...

From Mauritania, they risk hundreds of miles of sea and howling winds to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. The route puts new strain on this port city of 177,000 people at the edge of the Sahara.

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic ...

NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania (AP ... The route puts new strain on this port city of 177,000 people at the edge of the Sahara. Outdated infrastructure and unpaved roads have not kept pace as European ...

“We have a plan to stop the bubbles.” Mauritania’s environment ministry said in a statement it was “conducting in-depth investigations to effectively manage the situation and prevent any ...