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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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
For many decades, it was seen rarely, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Patrick Jackson, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Bulama Bukarti, a security analyst on sub-Saharan Africa at the Tony Blair Institute, said the residents' fear is compounded by a lack of information.
—Ope Adetayo, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 13 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
For many decades, it was seen rarely, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Patrick Jackson, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Bulama Bukarti, a security analyst on sub-Saharan Africa at the Tony Blair Institute, said the residents' fear is compounded by a lack of information.
—Ope Adetayo, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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