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North Africa

North Africa refers to the region of the continent of Africa north of the Sahara desert.

Contact between North Africa and sub-saharan Africa[?] was limited until after the time of the European expansion.

Modern territories of northern Africa

Algeria
Ceuta
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Melilla
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara

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