The dictionary, that vestige of the past, tells us that the Sahel is the strip of land between the desert and the savanna that stretches for more than 5,000 kilometers across Africa from east to west and includes about ten countries. From Mauritania to Eritrea, it encompasses Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, northern Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan, although some also include Guinea and South Sudan. However, it is much more than a geographic…
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The dictionary, that vestige of the past, tells us that the Sahel is the strip of land between the desert and the savanna that stretches for more than 5,000 kilometers across Africa from east to west and includes about ten countries. From Mauritania to Eritrea, it encompasses Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, northern Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan, although some also include Guinea and South Sudan. However, it is much more than a geographic…