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Quotes About Sahel

What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have structured themselves, have installed themselves. It's not simply a menace for west Africa.
~ Francois Hollande
The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!
~ Babatunde Osotimehin
A dry belt located along the fringes of the Sahara is called Sahel (Sahil) by the Mande people who live there. Sahel means "shore" in Arabic, and the region is like the shoreline of the desert sea.
~ Patricia C. McKissack