Sahelian
- a word derived from Sahel.
Example Sentences
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The two countries in west Africa's jihadist-hit Sahelian region are members of a confederation, formed in 2023, that also includes Niger.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Thousands of foreign forces in air-conditioned vehicles trundled through the Sahelian steppe, trying to take out terrorist leaders.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
In what ways were the Bantu kingdoms of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe similar and dissimilar to the West African Sahelian kingdoms?
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The package also included funding to support Sahelian refugees in Libya and Niger, he said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2023
In mid-May the regime announced that Mali was quitting the G5 Sahel bloc, created in 2014 to coordinate a joint effort by Sahelian armies in fighting jihadist groups.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2022
