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 continent’s music industry is also primed for growth, with sub-Saharan Africa’s music revenues surpassing $100 million for the first time last year.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In the future, a pressing challenge will be how to raise agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa to feed its growing population.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In that instance, sub-Saharan migrants and asylum-seekers scaled a border fence, which sparked clashes with authorities in which 23 migrants died.
—Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
According to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2025, sub-Saharan Africa remains the global epicenter of deadly violence against Christians.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In the future, a pressing challenge will be how to raise agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa to feed its growing population.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In that instance, sub-Saharan migrants and asylum-seekers scaled a border fence, which sparked clashes with authorities in which 23 migrants died.
—Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
According to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2025, sub-Saharan Africa remains the global epicenter of deadly violence against Christians.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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