Tag: Sahara desert
IOM Rescues 1,000 Migrants in Sahara Desert
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has rescued no fewer than 1,000 migrants in northern Niger through search and rescue…
Over 40 Nigerians, Ghanaians ‘Die Of Thirst’ in Sahara Desert
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger,…
2 Nigerian migrants going to Europe perish in Sahara Desert
Two Nigerian migrants seeking greener pastures in Europe, via Libya, have died in the Sahara Desert, within the borders of…
17 West African, 1 Algerian migrants die in Sahara desert
The Nigerien authorities and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday in Niamey, announced the discovery of the bodies…
Nigerian poet seeks to reclaim Sahara Desert
Headlines portray the Sahara as a barren desert that claims the lives of many African migrants but Nigerian poet Tade…
80 migrants consumed by Sahara Desert
The corpses of more than 80 migrants, most of them women and children who died of thirst, have been found…
Nigerian government unveils Green Wall project to fight Sahara
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the take-off of the Great Green Wall (GGW) Environmental Pragramme to check the…