In the past several decades, this region has been stripped of its thorny scrub.
This region shares its name with the zone between the Gulf of Hammamet and the Gulf of Gabés; both are named from the Arabic word for "coast." In the past several decades, this region has been stripped of its thorny scrub. Defined by the intermittent presence of (*) acacia trees, a collaborative project exists to build the Dakar-Ndjamena Highway across this region. For 10 points, name this region extending from Sudan to Senegal, the transition zone between the savannah and the Sahara Desert.
This region shares its name with the zone between the Gulf of Hammamet and the Gulf of Gabés; both are named from the Arabic word for "coast."
the {Sahel}