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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Capi is targeting the €400 billion import market in sub-Saharan Africa and is currently available in four African countries.
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Ryan Lawler, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The lab, one of 19 similar institutions at land-grant universities across the country, was awarded a $30 million grant from the federal aid agency in 2022 to continue its work helping a burgeoning soybean industry in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In 2019, almost 60% of people living below the international poverty line, defined by the United Nations as $2.15 a day, resided in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2025
In real terms, defense spending across the world rose by 7.4 percent in the past year, barring the sub-Saharan region of Africa, the think tank said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Lawler, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The lab, one of 19 similar institutions at land-grant universities across the country, was awarded a $30 million grant from the federal aid agency in 2022 to continue its work helping a burgeoning soybean industry in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In 2019, almost 60% of people living below the international poverty line, defined by the United Nations as $2.15 a day, resided in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2025
In real terms, defense spending across the world rose by 7.4 percent in the past year, barring the sub-Saharan region of Africa, the think tank said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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