North Africa

Analysis of strategic trends in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya and expansion of correspondence after the Middle East

The Middle East plans to lead CSIS analysis on security, political and socio-economic trends in Maghreb in North Africa. We are also looking into the deep involvement of the United States in this area. Maghreb is defined here as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Residents in North Africa are broadly divided into the main geographical areas of North Africa, the Maghreb, the Nile Valley, and the Sahel. At least at least 10,000 BC, Berbelites lived in Maghreb or in the western part of North Africa, but Egyptians lived in eastern North Africa or the Nile Valley. Ancient Egyptians recorded extensive connections with Berber or primitive Berbers in their western desert. As the Tassili n'Ajjer in Sahara and other rock art show, the Sahara also received various populations before the rapid desertification in 3500 BC and today it still accepts a few nomadic Cross Saharaans .

North Africa is a collective term for groups of countries and regions of the Mediterranean, located at the northernmost tip of the continent of Africa. The term "North Africa" ​​has no definition of acceptance. It is sometimes defined as extending from the western Atlantic coast of Morocco to the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Red Sea to the east. Other countries restricted them to countries like Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, France called it "Afrique du Nord" during the colonial period and the Arabs called Maghreb ("Western"). The most commonly accepted definitions are Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya and Egypt. "North Africa", especially in North Africa and the Middle East, usually refers only to the country of Maghreb and Libya. Egypt is usually considered separately for the larger Middle East coalition. North African countries have unique ethnic, cultural and linguistic identities in this region.

North Africa is a coalition of Maghreb and Egypt, covering the entire Sahara desert. Indigenous people in North Africa are Berber people, often called Moors. Christian missionaries came to Egypt in the first century or the second century, changed the majority of the population, and created Coptic men. Christian text refers to the evangelist of Mark as Africa's Egypt and the pioneer of Christianity. After Muhammad succeeded in Arabia, his followers began to spread Islamic beliefs to neighboring areas, whether missionaries or conquerors. For example, Egypt has successfully invaded by Rashidun Caliph. Amr ibn al-As led the invasive power, the Egyptian team won 654. From there, Rashidun troops invaded Tripoli, eventually defeating North Africa as a whole.