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Sahel

American  
[suh-hayl, -heel] / səˈheɪl, -ˈhil /

noun

  1. the arid area on the S flank of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad.


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Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy abruptly interrupted his concert's chilled-out vibes to wade into a far less laid-back subject -- the coups in his country's unrest-riven Sahel neighbours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Under criticism by supporters of the three juntas, he replied in 2024 that the Sahel states "thought I was going to be their minstrel".

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Other Pitt authors include doctoral students Alexander K. Kunisky and Jude Baroudi, post-baccalaureate research fellows Sahar and Sahel Ghorbanikalateh, and visiting scholar Shihan Wang.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Officially, its forces are deployed to help Sahel governments combat Islamist militant groups.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

One set consists of plants whose ancestors are widely distributed from west to east across the Sahel zone and were probably domesticated there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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