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Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of Africa south of the Sahara. It was linked to North Africa and the Mediterranean by trans-Saharan trade. The Garamantian Empire, the Kushite Empire and the Aksumite Empire all connected it to wider markets.

Sub-Saharan Africa
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sub-Saharan Africa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sub-saharan-africa
MLA
“Sub-Saharan Africa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sub-saharan-africa. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Sub-Saharan Africa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sub-saharan-africa.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sub-saharan-africa (Accessed: ).

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