HIDDEN deep in the African desert lies one of the strangest pieces of land on Earth — not for its beauty, wealth, or strategic value, but because no country wants it.
Bir Tawil is a 2,060-square-kilometre patch of barren desert between Egypt and Sudan, which remains an unusual geopolitical anomaly after decades of being unclaimed.
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Those daring to go there face a tough journey, driving through remote desert roads past relics of gold mines and, at times, crossing paths with armed gangs and bandits.
Bir Tawil has long been a quirky favourite for small, often tongue-in-cheek, self-declared “countries” – usually founded by ordinary people across the globe.
With no laws, the…
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