sub-Saharan
adjective
sub-Sa·ha·ran
ˌsəb-sə-ˈher-ən 
-ˈhär-
: of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara
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Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
That rate is much higher than elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence is just around 6%, according to the Africa CDC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The West African nation was last year among 23 sub-Saharan African countries at risk of debt distress, according to the World Bank, and rising debt service costs have long stymied government spending in vital areas such as education, health, and infrastructure.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade and a half, millions from the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia arrived amid successive crises in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and beyond.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
That rate is much higher than elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence is just around 6%, according to the Africa CDC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The West African nation was last year among 23 sub-Saharan African countries at risk of debt distress, according to the World Bank, and rising debt service costs have long stymied government spending in vital areas such as education, health, and infrastructure.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade and a half, millions from the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia arrived amid successive crises in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and beyond.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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