Well, it's not uncommon to hear the expression "Sub-saharan Africa". That's better than nothing.
At least in Europe, we usually differentiate between Mediterranean/Maghreb/Islamic Africa and "everything below".
Actually, I believe most southern Europeans refer to "Africa" in the loosest sense of the word as being the sub-Saharan part, since the northern countries are seen as Mediterranean and are just too close to home to be thought of as in another continent. Likewise, no-one will refer to the Near East as being "Asia".
At least in Europe, we usually differentiate between Mediterranean/Maghreb/Islamic Africa and "everything below".
Actually, I believe most southern Europeans refer to "Africa" in the loosest sense of the word as being the sub-Saharan part, since the northern countries are seen as Mediterranean and are just too close to home to be thought of as in another continent. Likewise, no-one will refer to the Near East as being "Asia".