sub-Saharan Africa

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sub-Saharan Africa^¹

proper noun Sub-Saharan Africa · Subsaharan Africa

Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples. While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money o
Similar: black Africa, darkest Africa, Negroland, Nigritia, SSA, Subsahara

Sub-Saharan Africa^²

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uncountable Alternative letter-case form of sub-Saharan Africa

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name Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples

日本語	ブラックアフリカ burakku Afurika
中文	撒哈拉以南非洲, 黑非洲 Hēi Fēizhōu
हिन्दी	उप-सहारा अफ़्रीका up-sahārā afrīkā
Français	Afrique noire, Afrique subsaharienne

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@misc{sub_saharan_africa_2026,
  title = {sub-Saharan Africa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sub-saharan%20africa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}