Yacouba Sawadogo, African Farmer Who Held Back the Desert, Dies at 77
New York Times
Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/world/africa/yacouba-sawadogo-dead.html