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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Start by visiting Elmina Castle, the oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, founded by Portuguese colonizers in 1482.
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Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Aspen, Africa’s biggest drugmaker, is looking to tap into the growing demand for weight-loss treatments in sub-Saharan Africa, where drugs which act as an appetite suppressant by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1 are not widely available.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Taara started as a Google X moonshot spin-off aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
Susan Duncan, who works for the University of Chicago Center for Global Health, is doing research in sub-Saharan Africa and here.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Aspen, Africa’s biggest drugmaker, is looking to tap into the growing demand for weight-loss treatments in sub-Saharan Africa, where drugs which act as an appetite suppressant by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1 are not widely available.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Taara started as a Google X moonshot spin-off aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
Susan Duncan, who works for the University of Chicago Center for Global Health, is doing research in sub-Saharan Africa and here.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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