The Niger Desert reflects on Gaddafi's years in power and their lasting effects on the region. ... Google Maps ... Niger is in a visa union with a number of other West African states.

There's something that looks like an image of a plane on a flat open African desert on Google Maps. It's not a digital piece of work — it's a real memorial that can be seen perfectly in the ...

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The Tree of Ténéré was once the world's most isolated tree—but it no longer stands in the Niger desert. Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings explains what happened.

AGADEZ, Niger — It’s Monday and that means it’s moving day in Agadez, the northern Niger desert crossroad that is the main launching pad for migrants out of West Africa. Fleeing devastated ...

For this ancient town on the southern edge of the Sahara, the flow of desperate migrants trying to reach Europe used to be a boon, not a burden. Abdoul Ahmed, a 31-year-old mechanic in Agadez ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- It’s a long, arduous and well-worn route. Hopeful Africans travel north through Niger, Mali and Algeria, crossing the Sahara desert to reach Europe, find work and ...