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 diplomatic trip is aimed at deepening the relationship between the two countries, and marks the first-ever visit to Angola by a sitting U.S. president and the first sub-Saharan trip by an American leader since President Barack Obama in 2015.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Arriving in Luanda, the capital of Angola, for a short visit, his first, and last, to sub-Saharan Africa as president, Mr. Biden did not speak with reporters traveling with him, but instead left it to his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, to deflect questions about his decision.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The president had long promised to visit sub-Saharan Africa, but the trip was delayed until his final weeks in office.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, which comes at the end of his White House tenure, Biden is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço, in the capital, Luanda.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Arriving in Luanda, the capital of Angola, for a short visit, his first, and last, to sub-Saharan Africa as president, Mr. Biden did not speak with reporters traveling with him, but instead left it to his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, to deflect questions about his decision.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The president had long promised to visit sub-Saharan Africa, but the trip was delayed until his final weeks in office.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, which comes at the end of his White House tenure, Biden is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço, in the capital, Luanda.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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