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The population density of Africa as of 2000. North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.
The North Africa wildfires started on 24 July 2023 primarily in Algeria with at least 97 blazes, killing at least 34 (with 10 soldiers), injuring 26, mobilising 7,500 firefighters and 350 firetrucks with aerial support, [1] [2] [3] forcing thousands of evacuations primarily in El Taref Province with blazes also reported in Tunisia and Morocco.
The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed. The region has been influenced by many diverse cultures. The development of sea travel firmly brought the region into the ...
Culture of North Africa. The culture of North Africa encompasses the customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, food, politics and religion that have been practiced and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of North Africa. North Africa encompasses the northern portion of Africa, including a large ...
March 26 – A stranded container vessel in the Suez Canal is holding up an estimated US$400 million an hour in trade, according to shipping data from Lloyd's List. [25] It may take weeks to dislodge the 224,000-ton Ever Green. [26] March 28. 2021 Suez Canal obstruction.
The genetic history of North Africa encompasses the genetic history of the people of North Africa.The most important source of gene flow to North Africa from the Neolithic Era onwards was from Western Asia, while the Sahara desert to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the North were also important barriers to gene flow from sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Europe in prehistory.
Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) – 3,143 killed. Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) – 570 killed. ^ Libyan Crisis (2011–present) combined casualty figure 40,000+: First Libyan Civil War – 25,000–30,000 killed. Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014) – over 1,000 killed. Second Libyan Civil War – thousands killed.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region. While still referring to most of the Middle East (or West Asia without East Thrace or the Sinai peninsula) and North Africa together, it is widely considered to be a more defined and apolitical alternative to the grouping of ...