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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While rural communities continue to shrink except in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, small and medium-sized cities are expected to drive the next wave of global urbanization, spurring both opportunities and challenges in infrastructure, housing, and climate adaptation.
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Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired in September, ending a quarter-century old trade preference program that provided 32 sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the United States market on a wide range of products totaling in the thousands.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Civil society groups in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa's most advanced economy, have criticized Gilead for excluding local manufacturers from voluntary licensing agreements despite the country's role in clinical trials.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2025
Civil society groups in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s most advanced economy, have criticized Gilead for excluding local manufacturers from voluntary licensing agreements despite the country’s role in clinical trials.
—Farai Mutsaka, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired in September, ending a quarter-century old trade preference program that provided 32 sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the United States market on a wide range of products totaling in the thousands.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Civil society groups in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa's most advanced economy, have criticized Gilead for excluding local manufacturers from voluntary licensing agreements despite the country's role in clinical trials.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2025
Civil society groups in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s most advanced economy, have criticized Gilead for excluding local manufacturers from voluntary licensing agreements despite the country’s role in clinical trials.
—Farai Mutsaka, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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