The Sahel region (/ s ə ˈ h ɛ l /; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil) 'coast, shore'), or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.

Jan 29, 2025 · Sahel, semiarid region of western and north-central Africa extending from Senegal eastward to Sudan. It forms a transitional zone between the arid Sahara (desert) to the north and the belt of humid savannas to the south.

Aug 16, 2021 · The Sahel is a band of territory in Africa that stretches the length of the continent, from the Atlantic coast of Senegal and Mauritania to the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. The Sahel acts like a buffer or transition zone between the Sahara Desert to …

Africa's semi-arid Sahel region is a crucible of climate change, population movement and jihadist attacks. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This...

Oct 21, 2024 · The Sahel region, or Sahelian Acacia savanna, is a biogeographic region in Africa. It is a transition zone between the wetter savannahs of Sudan in the south and the drier Sahara in the north. The Sahel is characterized by a hot, semi-arid climate and extends in the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea .

Oct 29, 2024 · The Sahel is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions in terms of effects of climate change. According to most IPCC scenarios, temperatures in the Sahel will rise by at least 2°C in the short term (2021-2040), a rate 1.5 times higher than the global average.

Jan 25, 2025 · The Sahel has long been a focal point of global security concerns, primarily due to the influx of Islamist insurgency groups into the region following the collapse of the Libyan state in 2011. In 2013, international involvement began when French forces entered Mali upon request from its government at the time (termed “Operation Serval ...

The Sahel or Sahel Belt (from Arabic ساحل, sāḥil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara) is a semi-arid tropical savanna ecoregion in Africa, which forms the transitional zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savanna belt to the south known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country of the same name).

May 24, 2022 · Stretching 5000 km from the Atlantic Ocean in the West to the Red Sea in the East, the Sahel is home to over 150 million people from ten 1 countries. For the purposes of this edition, four Sahelian countries, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad, have been the central focus.

An overview of Africa's Sahel Region - the transition zone between the arid Sahara Desert and the more humid region to the south for geography classrooms.