Crossing the Sahara again (Image: Kelechi Amadi-Obi
The soil engineer Newton Jibunoh has created a reality television show, Desert Warriors, to highlight the dangers of desertification in Nigeria and Niger.
What gave you the idea for Desert Warriors?
The idea came out of a number of solo expeditions I made through the Sahara desert, starting in 1965 when I had just finished my university education in England. But it was only when I went back across the Sahara in 1999 that I realised the effects of desertification and how climate change had become a global issue affecting millions of Africans.…
