There are crocodiles in that water. Some of the last left anywhere in the Sahara, cut off in this canyon when the desert dried out around 5,000 years ago.
This is the Guelta d'Archei, a permanent pool deep in the Ennedi Plateau of northeastern Chad, fed by water that seeps up through the sandstone long after the rivers above it dried out. The dark color comes from centuries of dung, dropped by the camels that crowd in by the hundreds to drink. That waste feeds the algae, the algae feeds the fish, and the fish feed the crocodiles, which means the filthiest water in the desert is the one thing keeping life here alive.
These are West African crocodiles, smaller and shyer than the Nile crocodile. The desert ones stay small, while Nile crocodiles can reach 6 meters, about 20 feet. When the pool shrinks in a bad year, they crawl into caves and burrows and shut their bodies down for months, barely breathing, until rain refills the canyon. Then they climb back out.
Those crocodiles are leftovers from a different world. Six to seven thousand years ago this part of Africa was green, full of rivers and grassland. In the basin to the south sat Lake Mega-Chad, the largest freshwater lake on Earth at the time. It covered around 400,000 square kilometers, bigger than the Caspian Sea, the biggest lake on the planet today. Hippos and giraffes lived along its shore. The cliffs above this canyon still carry painted scenes from that greener time.
Rain stopped reaching the region. The monsoon that fed all of it collapsed about 5,000 years ago, and the land dried to desert in a few centuries, until the great lake was a sliver of what it had been.
The country in that post is named after it. "Chad" comes from an old local word that just means a large body of water. Those crocodiles are the last living piece of the world that name remembers.
So, during the DR Congo vs. Colombia game, FIFA's cameras seemed to cut away from this moment – probably because of rules about political gestures and protests.
This superfan, Lumumba Vea, covered his mouth and pretended to have a gun to his head. It was a really strong protest against the silence around the conflict in eastern DR Congo.
It's one of the worst humanitarian crises globally, but barely gets any coverage. Millions have been displaced, and countless lives lost to violence and massacres.
He used his influence and the World Cup stage to highlight a tragedy he clearly thinks the world can't keep ignoring 🙌🏿🇨🇩
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Dear @SenRemiTinubu, I have started roasted agbado business as instructed by you. I used my certificates to lit up the fire.
Do well to ensure bandits do not attack me on my way to farm, do well to ensure price of transportation doesn’t run me out of business. Lastly, while you and governor’s wives cruise in the exotic cars you shared, please stop by and buy my corn.
It’s 42days since Oyo children were taken.
It’s 42days since Oyo children were taken.
It’s 42days since Oyo children were taken.
It’s 42days since Oyo children were taken.
It’s 42days since Oyo children were taken.
Pls keep speaking up.
Pls share for the world to see this.
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A touching video shows a father helping his blind son follow the Portugal vs. Uzbekistan match by using a football board and guiding his hands through every play. I pray Ronaldo sees this. ❤️
🚨 ¡L’Équipe TOMA MEDIDAS! 😳🇫🇷
La reconocida cadena francesa apartó de la pantalla a France Pierron a partir de este lunes, según informó el periodista Clément Garin.
La decisión llega después de la fuerte polémica que provocaron sus comentarios sobre Jérémy Doku, quien abandonó temporalmente la concentración de Bélgica para acompañar el nacimiento de su hijo. La presentadora calificó el parto como un “momento asqueroso”, unas palabras que desataron una enorme ola de críticas en redes y medios.
La controversia fue tal que L’Équipe terminó ofreciendo disculpas públicas al delantero belga y decidió suspender de inmediato a la comunicadora.
💬 ¿Crees que la sanción fue justa o excesiva?
These are the people kidnapped from Ariko village in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They have now spent over 78 days in the hands of bandits.
Some of the victims have already been killed, and a pregnant woman among them gave birth in captivity several weeks ago.
The terrorists are so bold that they are openly posting updates about the situation on social media, yet the Nigerian security forces remain disturbingly silent.
We have become dangerously comfortable with failure.
We keep tolerating this level of insecurity, but for how long?
This is a dangerous silence!
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