The Sahel

Also known as Sahil

The transitional belt between the Sahara and the savannas to its south, running across Africa from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.

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No full entry for this place yet

The Sahel is on the atlas, but nobody has written and sourced a full entry for it. Rather than generating one, we are leaving this blank until it can be researched properly. The coverage inventory in the repository tracks what is outstanding.

Themes: Trade & exchange, Migration & diaspora, Water & environment, Mountains, deserts & islands