Description
The Sahel region (; from Arabic __ ساحل ( _sāḥil [ˈsaːħil] )_ 'coast, shore') or Sahelian acacia savanna is a biogeographic region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north. The Sahel has a hot steppe climate and stretches across the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Although geographically located in the tropics, the Sahel doesn't have a tropical climate.
Especially in the western Sahel there are frequent shortages of food and water due to its very high government corruption and the semi-arid climate. This is exacerbated by very high birthrates across the region causing a rapid increase in population. In recent times, various coups, insurgencies and foreign interventions took place in many Sahel countries, especially across former Françafrique.
