THE HARMATTAN (SENEGAL)

Marrying travel and scientific study

An episode from the series WIND QUEST

Synopsis

The Harmattan is a mythical name that evokes the literature and ancient tales of North Africa. This powerful and nomadic wind carries the sands of the Sahara to the Gulf of Guinea, particularly Senegal, and as far as Cape Verde.

Antoine goes to the Mauritanian border to meet the populations most affected in their daily lives by this wind abhorred by the locals.

From plastic bags dragged over hundreds of kilometers to crops made impossible by this dry, hot, sandy wind, the Harmattan has many surprising facets.