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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But one of the most dramatic increase is expected in sub-Saharan Africa, where the number of overweight or obese people is projected to grow by more than 250% to 522 million.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Decades of development support and military aid to Rwanda, along with the West’s heavy reliance on Rwandan forces for UN peacekeeping operations, have enabled one of Africa’s smallest and poorest countries to turn its army into one of the most lethal in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
With the addition of North America, the remaining parts of the world that 50 Best currently does not curate include sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appétit, 3 Mar. 2025
Most African Americans have sub-Saharan West African ancestry.
—Leah Small, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Decades of development support and military aid to Rwanda, along with the West’s heavy reliance on Rwandan forces for UN peacekeeping operations, have enabled one of Africa’s smallest and poorest countries to turn its army into one of the most lethal in sub-Saharan Africa.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
With the addition of North America, the remaining parts of the world that 50 Best currently does not curate include sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appétit, 3 Mar. 2025
Most African Americans have sub-Saharan West African ancestry.
—Leah Small, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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