Where is Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara Desert. Geographically, the demarcation line is the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.

Which regions make up Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Angola.
• Benin.
• Botswana.
• Burkina Faso.
• Burundi.
• Cabo Verde.
• Cameroon.
• Central African Republic.

What are the 5 distinct geographic regions of Africa?

The United Nations’ Geoscheme divides the continent into 5 distinct subregions, Northern Africa, West Africa, Middle Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa.

Is Kenya in Sub-Saharan Africa?

2 Only two countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya and South Africa, rank in the top 50.

Is Nigeria part of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Population

Country	Population	GDP per Capita (PPP)
Equatorial Guinea	1,110,000	37,400
Gabon	1,514,993	18,100
Kenya	39,002,772	3,500
Nigeria	174,507,539	5,900

Is the Horn of Africa sub-Saharan?

Consider Somalia and Djibouti, both in the Horn of Africa. They are south of the Sahara, but the IMF oversees them from its Middle East and Central Asia department. The World Bank used to include both countries in sub-Saharan Africa, before moving Djibouti to the Middle East and North Africa in 2000.

Is South Africa considered Sub-Saharan Africa?

The modern term sub-Saharan corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as below. Tropical Africa is an alternative modern label, used for the distinctive ecology of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would exclude South Africa, most of which lies outside the Tropics.

Is Egypt part of Sub-Saharan Africa?

The UN Development Program lists 46 of Africa’s 54 countries as “sub-Saharan,” excluding Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.

Where is war in Africa?

There were at least 15 countries with active armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Is Africa still at war?

Libya, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Northern Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Cameroon’s north-west and south-west regions are six African conflict hotbeds to watch in 2022. The Libyan situation has not improved significantly after years of instability and a major civil war from 2018 to 2019.