Dakar, Senegal
The Great Green Wall of Africa
Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.
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Dakar, Senegal
Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.
Zaria, Nigeria
This collection of Christian churches are nestled in the cracks of a rocky hill in Northern Nigeria.
Tripoli, Libya
70 years of foreign military influence on the shores of Tripoli, Libya.
Libya
A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.
Mlolongo, Kenya
This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.
Albadarr, Gambia
A unique, eye-catching statue that carries an important message of hope.
Epena, Republic of the Congo
This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.
La Palma, Spain
A former 16th-century monastery houses a museum dedicated to the island and its culture.
La Palma, Spain
A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.
Abades, Spain
An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Bohicon, Benin
This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.
In Amguel, Algeria
One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
Tamanrasset, Algeria
A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.
Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.
Shinile, Ethiopia
The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.
Afar Zone 1, Ethiopia
An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.
East Tigray, Ethiopia
Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.