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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Light for the World was founded in 1988 with a mandate to improve eye health care in sub-Saharan Africa, Ms. Lieser says.
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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Cécile Tremblay, a HIV researcher at the University of Montréal, highlighted the drug's potential to tackle the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa where the disease burden is greatest.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050, according to the United Nations.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
From 17% to 22% of current crop production is projected to be lost in sub-Saharan Africa by mid-century at the current rate of drying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Cécile Tremblay, a HIV researcher at the University of Montréal, highlighted the drug's potential to tackle the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa where the disease burden is greatest.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050, according to the United Nations.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
From 17% to 22% of current crop production is projected to be lost in sub-Saharan Africa by mid-century at the current rate of drying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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