Nature Season 20 Episode 5 Africa: Love in the Sahel 2001
In the Sahel, the semi-arid border between the Sahara and the savanna, people mark the passage of time with ceremony and tradition. As the hot sun beats down on the Niger River delta, the annual Fulani cattle drive is underway. Young Errou Sisse must leave his girlfriend and travel hundreds of miles across parched earth with his family's cattle in search of adequate grazing land. As he travels through the desolate landscape, he and his fellow herders must survive on milk, and what little they can trade in the widely scattered villages of the Sahel. Meanwhile, another young man is hoping to mark an important passage of his own. In a cliffside Dogon village in Mali, Atime Dogolo Saye awaits the sacred dama ceremony to honor the spirits of the dead. Without participating in the dama, Atime will forever remain a boy, denied the right to raise a family of his own. Will these two young men be successful in their journeys? And will they find love when they reach journey's end.
- Released: 2001-10-07
- Runtime: 53 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Family
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1. Africa: Savanna Homecoming 2001-09-09
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2. Africa: Desert Odyssey 2001-09-16
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3. Africa: Voices of the Forest 2001-09-23
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4. Africa: Mountains of Faith 2001-09-30
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5. Africa: Love in the Sahel 2001-10-07
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6. Africa: Restless Waters 2001-10-14
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7. Africa: Leopards of Zanzibar 2001-10-21
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8. Africa: Southern Treasures 2001-10-28
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9. Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies 2001-11-04
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10. Dogs: the Early Years 2001-11-11
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11. Animals Behaving Badly 2001-11-18
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12. Ravens 2001-12-16
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13. Condition Black 2002-01-13
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16. Big Red Roos 2002-04-14
