Sahara in EL PAÍS English

The government in Rabat says it thwarted 75,184 irregular immigration attempts last year. These numbers don’t specify how many people were transferred to remote areas against their will.

An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe

The pyramids of Giza are recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Ancient Egypt

An extinct branch of the Nile explains the enigmatic location of the Egyptian pyramids

Marc Español|Cairo|May 26, 2024 - 06:05 CEST

A new study locates and maps an ancient arm of the river that flowed through the desert area where the famous monuments stand today

Dakhla Lighthouse, the former Villa Cisneros, in Western Sahara, in a 2022 image.

morocco

Morocco underpins diplomatic recognition of Western Sahara with Israel

Juan Carlos Sanz|Rabat|Jul 19, 2023 - 16:59 CEST

A total of 28 countries have opened consulates in the former Spanish colony and a dozen European states are looking favorably on Morocco’s autonomy proposal

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Sahara

Mass arrests and forced transfers: How migrants are exiled in North Africa with European money

An extinct branch of the Nile explains the enigmatic location of the Egyptian pyramids

Morocco underpins diplomatic recognition of Western Sahara with Israel

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