Penspen, an international energy consultancy, has been awarded a contract to provide a feasibility study update for the Trans ...

When the script calls for dunes, camels, or anything else with a whiff of spice, sand and sandals, chances are cast and crew ...

As long as terrorist groups exploit illicit trade networks, the risk of their expansion into North Africa and Europe remains ...

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade ... southern terminus of the Saharan trade routes. Kumbi Saleh became the focus ...

Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam.