Mapping the Sahel
Rahmane Idrissa
Abstract
International forces crowd the military bases of the Sahel, whose fragile ecosystem provides the latest front in the ‘war on terror’. Rahmane Idrissa, historian of the region, situates the fluid relations between farmers and herders, conquerors and marabouts in its longue durée.
Topics & Concepts
Front (military)Political scienceInternational relationsGeographyEcosystemHistoryEconomyPolitical economySociologyGeologyRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology