While the most widely known part of Sebeiba is the dance competition on the last day, the nine days leading up to it are also full of celebration. Tuareg from Libya and from other cities in the ...

A once thriving Saharan tourist city with a rich but fading heritage faces harsh realities two years since Niger’s coup.

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town in the Sahara. The 10-day event features dances, chants and a ...

In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an ...

Sebeiba is a core tradition of the Tuareg people, native to the Sahara and parts of West Africa. The Tuareg are Muslim, and their native language is Tamasheq, though many speak some combination of ...