Sahel

Explainer: What is the Sahel and why is it so important?

Explainer: What is the Sahel and why is it so important?

Africa’s semi-arid Sahel region is a crucible of climate change, population movement and jihadist attacks. Here is a brief explainer on the region ahead of key elections in Niger on Sunday: – What is it? – In purely geographical terms the Sahel, or Sahil in Arabic, meaning coast or shore, is a vast region that […]