Sandstorms are a big connection for today and a long time ago in Africa. First of all, in the Sahara desert, there are a lot of sandstorms, that probably happen every day. The same goes for some of the deserts that are here in Africa. Even though they are not going to be as big as the Sahara desert (Since the Sahara is the largest sandy desert), but they are still going to hurt your eyes, blow everything away, and make you lost in what seems to be an everlasting desert.