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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Her latest offering is a series of essays that takes readers from coastal western sub-Saharan Africa to the American South to demonstrate why the colors black and blue can’t be separated when describing the experience of Black people.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Their Madagascar director told NPR that the loss of U.S. aid meant the group could no longer offer free contraceptives and had to shut down 21 of its 22 mobile contraceptive clinics in the island nation, which is part of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Image How North Africa keeps migrants from Europe As anti-migrant sentiment rises across Europe, citizens of sub-Saharan Africa trying to reach the continent are being pushed back by North African governments in proportions unseen in years.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These are the farmers, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, who are facing the brunt of climate change while contributing almost nothing to it.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Their Madagascar director told NPR that the loss of U.S. aid meant the group could no longer offer free contraceptives and had to shut down 21 of its 22 mobile contraceptive clinics in the island nation, which is part of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Image How North Africa keeps migrants from Europe As anti-migrant sentiment rises across Europe, citizens of sub-Saharan Africa trying to reach the continent are being pushed back by North African governments in proportions unseen in years.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These are the farmers, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, who are facing the brunt of climate change while contributing almost nothing to it.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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