Claim: More than 20 African countries banded together to combat the spread of the Sahara Desert by planting a giant wall of trees to run across the continent. This wall will stretch for around 7,000 km coast to coast.
Fact-check: Are African Countries Planting Giant Wall of Trees To Stop Sahara Desert's Spread?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2021-11-29T11:54:00