Sources: CNN
Authorities in Niger confirm that at least 49 people died of dehydration in an isolated part of the Sahara desert near the country's borders with Algeria and Mali, after their truck broke down while returning from Mali and stranded for several days. Only two survive after trekking to Assamakka, Agadez Region. 2026-06-4
Scientists discover a new dinosaur species ("Spinosaurus mirabilis") deep in the Sahara Desert. 2026-02-19
An anomalous weather event caused due to dust from a sandstorm in the Sahara, leads to an orange snow blanketing several Eastern European countries, including Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia. This weather event happens roughly every five years; a similar event occurred in Siberia in 2007. 2018-03-25
Nigerien authorities discover the bodies of 34 migrants, mostly children, left behind in the Sahara desert by people smugglers who were taking them to Algeria and then to Europe. 2016-06-16
A dozen people are reported dead during clashes between Mauritanian troops and al-Qaeda militants in Mali's Sahara. 2010-09-18
11 Algerian paramilitary police are killed by militants in an ambush in the Sahara. 2010-06-30
African leaders meet in Chad to discuss the Great Green Wall tree belt from Senegal to Djibouti in the battle against the Sahara. 2010-06-17
15 people are killed and 15 are injured, five seriously, when a bus and truck collide on a major highway in the Sahara Desert in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. 2010-01-10