On Tuesday, Mauritania and its partly government-run ore mining company, SNIM, reported that they expect to make 13 million tons of iron ore in 2014. That's a lot of iron. A majority of the iron ore ...

The Mauritania Iron Ore Train ride is a 17-hour free train ride across a barren stretch of the Sahara and has become TikTok’s hottest travel experience. It’s a wild way to experience a whole other ...

India's plan to stop e-waste, China's highly educated Gen Z desperately seeking jobs and on the track of Mauritania's desert express — the country's only train, crossing the Sahara. Skip next section ...

16:30, Tue, Aug 13, 2024 Updated: 19:48, Tue, Aug 20, 2024 A colossal cargo train in northwest Africa is one of the heaviest in the world and is so long you can barely make out the wagons at the back ...

After a 10-year hiatus, the desert train in Mauritania is up and running, taking tourists to places once forbidden. The line in Northwest Africa stopped due to safety reasons but has restarted and ...

Since 1963, Mauritania’s 2km-long Train du Desert has carried iron ore and brave passengers 704km across the Sahara Desert. Wrapping my Touareg scarf around my face to shield my eyes from the sand and ...

British photographer Michal Huniewicz spent 14 hours riding an open-top train as it transported 16,000 tonnes of iron ore across the Sahara desert. Picture: Michal Huniewicz / Barcroft Media Credit: ...