The Sahel is one of the world's harshest regions, with very little rain, incredibly difficult conditions for growing crops, and absolute subsistence farming, making it inherently unstable and resistant to development.

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Tim Marshall

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very little rain um incredibly hard to grow crops um absolute subsidence um it's it's one of the world's hardest harshest places and it's one of the world's most unstable places

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How Geography Explains Our World, with Tim Marshall (Part 1)Intelligence Squared
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:30:50 AM

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