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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Plans to build the tallest tower in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia have been reignited after a yearlong hiatus.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
In 2023, South Africa exported $13.9 billion worth of goods to the United States and was the biggest market in sub-Saharan Africa for American imports, taking in $7.2 billion worth of goods.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In sub-Saharan Africa, around 75% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV, when the disease is much harder to treat.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sudan was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to win its independence.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
In 2023, South Africa exported $13.9 billion worth of goods to the United States and was the biggest market in sub-Saharan Africa for American imports, taking in $7.2 billion worth of goods.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In sub-Saharan Africa, around 75% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV, when the disease is much harder to treat.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sudan was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to win its independence.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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