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North Africa
region, Africa
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Italian government's praise for El Alamein troops sparks fascism row
• Oct. 25, 2024, 12:15 AM ET (BBC)
Nigeria say they will forfeit AFCON qualifier after being stuck in Libyan airport for 12 hours - The Athletic
• Oct. 15, 2024, 2:01 AM ET (New York Times)
75 migrants are rescued from a crippled boat crossing from North Africa to Europe
• Oct. 11, 2024, 12:44 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
• Oct. 7, 2024, 2:24 PM ET (AP)
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
• Oct. 6, 2024, 5:24 PM ET (AP)
North Africa, region of Africa comprising the modern countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The geographic entity North Africa has no single accepted definition. It has been regarded by some as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east, though this designation is more commonly referred to as northern Africa. Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, a region known by the French during colonial times as Afrique du Nord and by the Arabs as the Maghrib (“West”). The most commonly ...(100 of 23172 words)