Is the Sahel the most dangerous place on Earth? - BBC World Service

What is it about this semi-arid region of Africa, just south of the Sahara desert, that makes it so volatile?

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Since gaining independence from Western colonial powers in the mid-20th Century, countries in the Sahel have experienced dozens of coups to varying degrees of success. In 2024, for the first time, the region also experienced more than half of “all terrorism-related deaths” in the world, according to the Global Terror Index.

00:00 Introduction
00:49 What is the Sahel?
02:11 Why are there so many coups in the Sahel?
04:36 “Terrorism” in the Sahel
07:48 France, Russia and China in the Sahel
10:46 Natural resources in the Sahel
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