Named Groups

Sub-Saharan African People

People native to or inhabitants of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA including ANGOLA; BENIN; BOTSWANA; BURKINA FASO; BURUNDI; CABO VERDE; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHAD; CONGO; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DJIBOUTI; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; ERITREA; ESWATINI; ETHIOPIA; GABON; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; KENYA; LESOTHO; LIBERIA; MALAWI; MALI; MAURITANIA; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; RWANDA; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; SOMALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH SUDAN; SUDAN; TANZANIA; TOGO; UGANDA; ZAMBIA; and ZIMBABWE.

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People native to or inhabitants of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA including ANGOLA; BENIN; BOTSWANA; BURKINA FASO; BURUNDI; CABO VERDE; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHAD; CONGO; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DJIBOUTI; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; ERITREA; ESWATINI; ETHIOPIA; GABON; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; KENYA; LESOTHO; LIBERIA; MALAWI; MALI; MAURITANIA; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; RWANDA; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; SOMALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH SUDAN; SUDAN; TANZANIA; TOGO; UGANDA; ZAMBIA; and ZIMBABWE.

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15 entry terms
  • Sub-Saharan African Person
  • Sub-Saharan Africans
  • Sub-Saharans
  • African People, Sub-Saharan
  • African Person, Sub-Saharan
  • African Persons, Sub-Saharan
  • Africans, Sub-Saharan
  • People, Sub-Saharan African
  • Person, Sub-Saharan African
  • Persons, Sub-Saharan African
  • Sub Saharan African People
  • Sub Saharan African Person
  • Sub Saharan Africans
  • Sub-Saharan African Peoples
  • Sub-Saharan African Persons

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Africa South of the Sahara (1963-2022)

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  1. M01w.686.254w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sub-Saharan African People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094844. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094844
  2. Sub-Saharan African People. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africans
  3. Sub-Saharan African People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116858797