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 pair owns a dozen or so camps around sub-Saharan Africa, but this five-year-old property is a standout, located in the northern reaches of the country.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The contraceptives were intended for girls and women in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 July 2025
Commercial banks have bought into a major $150 million financing deal for off-grid solar power in Kenya, in a sign of growing investor confidence in the electrification of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth rates are still so high that it is expected to provide more than half the global population increase until 2050—sub-Saharan Africa.
—Jordan King
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The contraceptives were intended for girls and women in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 July 2025
Commercial banks have bought into a major $150 million financing deal for off-grid solar power in Kenya, in a sign of growing investor confidence in the electrification of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth rates are still so high that it is expected to provide more than half the global population increase until 2050—sub-Saharan Africa.
—Jordan King
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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