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Can a 4,000-mile wall of trees stop Sahara Desert's drift?

The pan-African Great Green Wall project aims to build a literal wall of trees to stop the Sahara Desert's southward creep. But is the idea too good to be true?

Chapter & Verse 'The Little Prince' turns 70

Mars sand dunes may hint at water beneath

Abou Zeid killed? Local Malians say it happened, but French not so sure

Can Timbuktu stay pacified after Islamist rebels are run out?

Opinion 5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet

Opinion Attacks in Mali, Libya, Algeria show why Africa still needs US support

French, Malian troops continue advancement, restore government in Timbuktu

Terrorism & Security Algerian hostage crisis heightens as scores are reported dead (+video)

Twenty hostages escape from Islamic militants in Algeria, reports

Islamic militants attack Algerian gas field, kidnap at least nine

Terrorism & Security Mali Islamists threaten to retaliate 'at the heart of France' (+video)

What has the US already tried in Mali?

President of Mauritania appeals for calm after being shot

Change Agent A modern, wired university grows in Nigeria

Keep Calm Good Reads: How South Sudan was born, how journalism must change

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: 10 quotes on his birthday

Got milk? Research finds evidence of dairy farming 7,000 years ago in Sahara.

Keep Calm Coup and counter-coup: Mali's military junta retains control of capital

Rowdy soldiers loot Mali presidential palace after ousting leader

Keep Calm Outgunned against rebels, Mali soldiers overthrow government

Did Qaddafi downfall prompt Mali's Tuareg revolt?

Teaching on the run

Sahel Blog: European police deploy to the Sahel

Rare score for Taiwan as local star wins LPGA tournament – at home