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… region.  But a significant number of RSF fighters are from Sahelian Arab tribes of Niger,  Nigeria , Cameroon, Chad, … Arabs are known as Baggara Arabs, and their presence in the Sahel predates Islam. In order to understand the political … the history of these Arabs, who began to migrate to the Sahel in significant numbers as long ago as the 14th …

… many of the characteristics of other Muslim states in the Sahelian belt. (The Sahel or the Sudanic belt refers to the region south of the … to play, a critical role in communal conflicts in the Sahelian countries such as Mali, Niger, and Chad. In this …

… water levels declining rapidly since the 1950s. The African Sahel countries face one of the most hostile climate … to solving famine in Africa of came in “the crisis in the Sahel.” Over a period of seven years, starting in 1968, the …

… Part 1 focusses on the early history of West Africa and the Sahel region. Gomez considers the proto-empires of the …

… region over the following centuries. The Sudanic Belt, or Sahel, spanning from Senegal to Eritrea  This region, known …

… Republic of the Congo and South Sudan continue. In the Sahel of Africa, hundreds of thousand have been displaced by …

… patterns of state affairs. Overall, events north of the Sahel closely resemble those occurring in areas south of it, …

… Colonel Muammar Gaddafi conceived of an “Arab belt” across Sahelian Africa . In 1981, a Libyan-supported group called …

… the Nile Gorge descends from the Ethiopian highlands to the Sahel, thus reducing risk of flooding and siltation, …