Sahel

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The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
geographical region
approximateWidth several hundred kilometers
associatedInitiative Great Green Wall
averageAnnualRainfallRange about 150–600 millimeters
borders Sahara Desert
Sudanian savanna
climateType semi-arid
continent Africa
description transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian savannas
dominantLandUse pastoralism
rain-fed agriculture
dominantVegetation grassland
shrubland
economicActivity livestock herding
subsistence farming
environmentalIssue land degradation
loss of vegetation cover
soil erosion
extendsFrom Atlantic Ocean
extendsTo Red Sea
governanceChallenge armed conflict
weak state presence
historicalEmpire Kanem-Bornu Empire
linked to: Bornu Empire

Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
historicalRole trans-Saharan trade corridor
knownFor desertification risk
food insecurity crises
recurrent droughts
languageDiversity Arabic
Fulfulde
Hausa
Songhai languages
linked to: Songhay languages
locatedIn Burkina Faso
Chad
Eritrea
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sudan
majorRiver Niger River
Senegal River
White Nile
partOf African drylands
populationTrend rapid population growth
typicalRainfallPattern long dry season
short rainy season

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Arab world locatedIn Sahel
Tebu culturalArea Sahel
Tuareg region Sahel
Khartoum locatedNear Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Hausa region Sahel
Nilo-Saharan languages geographicRange Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Fulani region Sahel
Sudanese Arabic region Sahel
Sahara Desert borderedBy Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
French Armed Forces hasOverseasPresenceIn Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
West Africa borders Sahel
West Africa hasSubregion Sahel
Mauritania partOf Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Islamic world hasRegion Sahel
Operation Serval region Sahel
Eritrea includesRegion Sahel region of Eritrea
linked to: Sahel
Benue River region Sahel
Chad hasRegion Sahel
Chad partOf Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Niger locatedIn Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Niger hasRegion Sahel
Maliki school mainRegion Sahel
Songhay languages region Western Sahel
linked to: Sahel
Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel hasJurisdictionOver Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel focusesOnRegion Central Sahel
linked to: Sahel
CEN-SAD focusRegion Sahel
Senegal region Sahel
Aquila fasciata nativeRange Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Blue People associatedWithEnvironment Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Blue Men of the Sahara environment Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Mali partOf Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
Mali climateRegion Sahel
EUTM Mali regionServed Sahel
Imajaghan hasCulturalArea Sahel
Toubou culturalArea Sahel
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti locatedIn northern Chad
linked to: Sahel
Kanuri culturalArea Sahel
Tuareg rebellions in Niger location Sahel region
linked to: Sahel