Mindblown: a blog about countries of North Africa
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The Walls of Tassili n’Ajjer
We tend to picture the Sahara as an eternal desert, but sediment cores and cave paintings show that as recently as 6,000 years ago it was a green savanna . . .
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Embedding a sustainability culture as institutional vocation
The University of Manouba (UMA) in Tunisia, with its 16 higher education and research institutions, stands as a unique model of an integrated multidisciplinary campus in Tunisia.
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The Ksour, Qusur & Fortresses of Amazigh Architecture
Long before “sustainable design” became a line on conference lanyards, the Amazigh had already solved for climate, defence, storage and community, using nothing but mud, salt, palm wood and patience.
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Algeria’s Tamazight Policy and the challenge of home-language instruction in Africa
Today, on International Mother Language Day, a moment dedicated to recognising linguistic diversity as a foundation for sustainable development, it is worth reflecting on the profound difference that learning in one’s mother tongue can make.
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Tunisia’s famed blue-and-white village threatened after record rains
Mud and debris cover an alley outside a house in the hills of Sidi Bou Said on January 27, 2026, after the region was hit by Storm Harry. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of several homes at risk of collapsing in the tourist village.
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North Africa: Clean energy surge in MENA pipeline
New data from Dii Desert Energy – a MENA-based energy transition think tank established in 2009 – shows renewable capacity, project pipelines and cross-border infrastructure rapidly reshaping regional energy markets.
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