A journey into the Sahel

This is a really amazing piece of journalism by one of my favorite writers, Paul Salopek. Its about Africa's Sahel region, which stretches across the continent, and harbors several rivaling religions, tribes and ethnic groups. You may remember that he was captured in Darfur a couple of years ago and had to be sprung out of Sa unaese jail by Senator Bill Richardson. Well, this was the story he was working on when he was arrested for "spying," and now, two years later he's finished the story. I like everything Paul writes, and if you like this story, do read with other work.