Sahel
:See also Sahel, Tunisia, a region of eastern Tunisia.
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Sahel, Tunisia - Tunisia
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The Sahel (from Arabic ساحل, sahil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara desert) is the boundary zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the more fertile region to the south, known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country of the same name).
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Arabic - Sahara - Africa - Sudan
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ENVIRONMENT-CAMEROON: Operation Green Sahel Resumes
GAROUA, Aug 16 (IPS) - "I have come to plant trees -- that is why I have left my jacket and tie in Yaoundé" declared Cameroon's Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, as he launched the tree planting at a small village near the town of Kousseri, in the north of the country. In four minutes, the minister and his staff planted a hundred trees as a bulwark against rapidly encroaching desert.
UN to aid Africa's Sahel nations tackle climate change : advisor
The United Nations will help countries in West Africa's vast semi-arid Sahel region cope with climate change and conflicts, a UN advisor pledged Friday.
Sahel in the front line in fight against climate change: UN advisor
West Africa's Sahel region is "humanity's front line in the fight against climate change" and industrialised countries have a moral obligation to help the region cope, a UN special advisor said Wednesday.
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