Typical species are deciduous Terminalia, Olea europaea, Balanites aegyptiaca, Cupressus sempervirens, Vachellia tortilis, Salix alba, Juglans regia, Populus alba, Populus nigra, Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex, Quercus pubescens, Pistacia terebinthus, Juniperus communis, Pinus pinea, Pinus nigra, Ceratonia siliqua, Arbutus unedo, Erica arborea, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Laurus nobilis, Vachellia flava, Ziziphus spina-christi, Senegalia senegal, Prosopis cineraria, Pinus halepensis, Aerva javanica, Prunus amygdalus, Corylus avellana, Sclerocarya birrea, Ficus salicifolia, Faidherbia albida, Borassus aethiopum, Vitellaria paradoxa, Afzelia africana, Kigelia africana, Adansonia digitata, and Hyphaene compressa trees with an undergrowth of shrubs and grasses such as Combretum and tall elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum).

In the Central African Republic the region covers the sparsely populated north of the country, the larger towns include Bossangoa.

In Sudan west of the Sudd swamp east Sudanian savanna covers the Bahr el Ghazal area including the town of Wau.

Seasonal cultivation and herding are lifestyles which lead the population of the savanna to overgraze, overharvest the trees for firewood or charcoal and cause fires.

[13][1] Most protected areas are severely under-resourced, and apart from hunting for sport in the Central African Republic there is little wildlife-based tourism.