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Tropical savanna climates (Aw), Hot Semi-arid (BSh), Hot Desert (BWh) The Sahel region ( / səˈhɛl /; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil [ˈsaːħil]) '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.
Sep 5, 2023 · How France was driven out of the Sahel. Investigation After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, the latest putsch, in Niger, has forced France to examine what lingering influence it has in the region ...
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Oct 28, 2023 · Yet government documents suggest that French leaders partly invaded the Sahel region to strengthen Françafrique. A 2014 parliamentary report encouraged policymakers to “maintain a military apparatus” in Africa, insisting that France’s base network was necessary for “defending its interests” and preserving “strategic autonomy ...
Jan 8, 2024 · The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of attention around the world recently.. In the last ...
Dec 31, 2023 · The organisation had already restricted relations with Niamey following the July coup. The 88-member body, the military government said, was being “used by France as an instrument to defend ...
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Mar 29, 2020 · The African Union recently said it would send 3,000 soldiers to the Sahel, and France has been trying to recruit new allies; Estonia and the Czech Republic have already signed up to send troops ...
Mar 1, 2018 · The word France is believed to have Latin origins, and derived from the Latin word “Francia” whose English translation means “Land of Franks.”. The nation’s official currency, the franc, gets its name from the coins used in the Kingdom of the Franks.
