The Sahel Refers to the

The Sahel refers to the

A) grassland belt at the southern edge of the Sahara that served as a point of exchange between the forests of the south and north Africa.
B) East African coastline that became the primary point of contact for Muslim merchants from India and southeast Asia and African traders.
C) series of trading ports that rapidly developed along the Atlantic coast to support the trade in African slaves.
D) forest zone of central Africa that remained free of Islamic influence largely because of the inability of the camel to withstand the climate of the region.