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Traditionally, the countries that are referred to as North Africa are Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara. These are the Arab States in the African continent but a country like Sudan which has had long history of association with North Africa is often included as part of the region.
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Othieno, H., Awange, J. (2016). Energy Resources in Northern Africa. In: Energy Resources in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25187-5_5
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