Deou

Déou lies in the dry Sahel south of the Niger bend, among plains used by herders and their animals. Seasonal rain fills temporary watercourses and ponds, providing grazing for communities who move through the region. The wider Oudalan country is home to Tamasheq-speaking and Fulbe peoples, whose histories connect it with the desert to the north and the savanna to the south. Settlements and pasture grounds form part of a landscape shaped by the changing availability of water.