Located in the far north of Burkina Faso, the Sahel region covers an area of 36,166 km², or 13.3% of the national territory. The SAHEL, meaning “border region” in Arabic, crosses Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The Region is populated by nomadic pastoralists and farmers. We will be welcomed by a diversity of ethnic groups: Tuareg, Peul, Songhaï, Bella, and Gourmantché. The climate is arid Sahelian characterized by the alternation of two seasons: a long dry season generally from October to May and a short rainy season from June to September. It is marked by low, irregular rainfall and the average annual rainfall is 400 mm. We will end our journey in the Nazinga Reserve in the South East which is located a few kilometers from the Ghana border, the Nazinga Reserve was created in 1979 and covers an area of 91,300 hectares. Well preserved, it is home to more than 20,000 animals, including 39 species of mammals. The reserve is home to elephants, several species of antelopes (roan antelope, waterbuck, oribi, reed and Buffon’s kob), hyenas, warthogs, crocodiles and many species of primates including red monkeys and baboons.