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Once seen as a barren wasteland, the Sahara Desert is being reshaped into fertile farmland. This video explores the groundbreaking projects turning sand into soil and desert into opportunity.
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The Mountains That Guard the Sahara

In southern Morocco, the Atlas Mountains rise above desert plains — snow-capped peaks meeting the golden edge of the Sahara.
As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...