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
Examples of sub-Saharan in a Sentence
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Washington — President Biden on Thursday announced his intent to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO U.S. ally, the first such designation for a sub-Saharan African country.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 May 2024
During the visit, the country became the first sub-Saharan African country to be given non-NATO ally status.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
But even increases have been documented in Mediterranean countries for example, in sub-Saharan Africa, in East Asian countries where many times the diets and lifestyles are quite different than that in the U.S.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The move finalizes a setback to U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in the Sahel, a region of sub-Saharan Africa where groups affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaeda operate.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 19 May 2024
In a report from Ampere Analysis late last year, which predicted that global streamers could drive 75% growth in sub-Saharan Africa’s subscription video on demand (SVOD) market.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But nearly every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is struggling with deficits, according to a 2019 Lancet Haematology study.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1950, life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was just 36.7 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in 37 countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and southeastern Asia, according to the report.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 May 2024
During the visit, the country became the first sub-Saharan African country to be given non-NATO ally status.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
But even increases have been documented in Mediterranean countries for example, in sub-Saharan Africa, in East Asian countries where many times the diets and lifestyles are quite different than that in the U.S.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The move finalizes a setback to U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in the Sahel, a region of sub-Saharan Africa where groups affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaeda operate.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 19 May 2024
In a report from Ampere Analysis late last year, which predicted that global streamers could drive 75% growth in sub-Saharan Africa’s subscription video on demand (SVOD) market.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But nearly every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is struggling with deficits, according to a 2019 Lancet Haematology study.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1950, life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was just 36.7 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in 37 countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and southeastern Asia, according to the report.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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