The South Saharan steppe and woodlands, also known as the South Sahara Desert, is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of northern Africa. This band is a transitional region between the Sahara's v
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The Sahel region, or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.
South Saharan steppe and woodlands
…northern Africa. This band is a transitional region between the Sahara's very arid center (the Sahara Desert ecoregion) to the north, and the wetter Sahelian Acacia savanna ecoregion to the south. In pre-modern times, the grasslands were grazed by migratory gazelles and other ungulates after the rainfalls. More recently…
Mud Mosque Bani Sahel Region Burkina Faso 02
Sahel Scene Dori Sahel Region Burkina Faso
The lush green of the Sahelian acacia savanna during the rainy summer season in Mali. Note the large baobab amongst the acacia.
Herders with livestock and azawakh dogs in the Sahel