Question
In this multinational region, Delfino plows have been used to dig micro-catchment systems like “half-moons,” contour stone bunds, and zai pits. A group named for this region was formed after committees for the “Salvation of the People” and the “Safeguard of the Homeland” met to sign the 2023 Liptako-Gourma Charter. A December 2023 statement announced plans to dissolve this region’s G5 organization, whose conflict with groups like Ansar Dine (“deen”) received foreign backing in Operation (*) Barkhane. In July 2024, a mutual defense “alliance” named for this region formed a “tri-state confederation” and promised to exit ECOWAS. Most of the countries of the “coup belt” are in this geographical region, where rainwater harvesting initiatives and the Great Green Wall have tried to curb southward-creeping desertification. For 10 points, name this semi-arid region south of the Sahara. ■END■
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Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 100% | 33% | 27% | 96.13 |