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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The Nile monitor is a semi-aquatic lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls of all ages accounted for 63% of all new HIV infections in 2024, according to UNAIDS.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
This matters because across sub-Saharan Africa, coffee plants often share fields with banana trees and weeds.
—Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
With a global sensibility, reach, and reporting hubs now spanning from Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Wall Street to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf, Semafor’s journalists around the world power its suite of daily first-read email briefings and signature live journalism convenings.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls of all ages accounted for 63% of all new HIV infections in 2024, according to UNAIDS.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
This matters because across sub-Saharan Africa, coffee plants often share fields with banana trees and weeds.
—Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
With a global sensibility, reach, and reporting hubs now spanning from Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Wall Street to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf, Semafor’s journalists around the world power its suite of daily first-read email briefings and signature live journalism convenings.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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