North Africa

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1. 

Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.
 Mimouna table at the Arviv family in Ashkelon, Israel.

Why Mimouna matters - opinion

King Mohammed VI of Morocco attends the signing of bilateral agreements at the Agdal Royal Palace on February 13, 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

Beyond soccer: Morocco’s quest for regional stability in Africa - opinion

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014.

Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, dies at 53


Back to Africa

“Africa is beset by difficulties and Israel holds the key to them,” Gnassingbe said. He is planning to host an Israel-Africa summit in the spring of 2017.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Entebbe, Uganda

Togo president: Israel holds key to troubles in Africa

Gnassingbe was one of three heads of state and 12 other prime ministers and foreign ministers from Africa at the meeting.

TOGO PRESIDENT Faure Gnassingbe receives a book from Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz during a visit to the Western Wall yesterday.

Back out of the bottle

A report charged with addressing the under-representation of Mizrahi Jews in the education system has reignited the ethnic debate in Israel.

Erez Biton

Nigeria putting brakes on Israeli participation in West African summit

Dore Gold visits another Muslim African country with whom Israel has no formal ties.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with seven east African leaders

Netanyahu's romance with Africa to heat up at the UN in September

Ambassador Danon brings group of 12 UN envoys to Israel.

Ambassador Danny Danon addressing the Security Council

Netanyahu likely to attend summit in Nigeria by end of year

PM meets president of 15-member West African regional group.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (L) speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a memorial service to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, July 4, 2016.

Togo president to visit Israel in August

Official: Netanyahu would like to convene a summit in West Africa soon.

FAURE GNASSINGBE

Diplomacy: Bless the rains down in Africa

Netanyahu had to enjoy himself on his African tour this week, where Israel’s stock is on the rise, the diplomatic process is just an afterthought, and no one seems to care about settlements.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Ethiopian Parliament, July 7 2016.

Persecution of North African Jews to be highlighted at memorial

“The story that has not been told,” is an initiative of Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria and the Shaharit Institute in Tel Aviv where it is being held.

MK Rachel Azaria

Report: Gaddafi sought Israeli support amid Libyan uprising

According to Army Radio report, a third-party country sent a messenger to Jerusalem to request diplomatic support for Tripoli on behalf of the former Libyan leader facing a coup some 5 years ago.

Muammar Gaddafi