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


Pascale's kitchen: North African cooked salads

In North African cuisine – dishes originating in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco – there is a variety of recipes for making salads with cooked peppers.

Marmuma salad

Five reasons Israelis should care about improved ties with Africa

Netanyahu held a series of meetings recently with African leaders.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with African leaders in Liberia pm June 4, 2017

Netanyahu departs for Liberia: 'Israel has returned to Africa'

An important part of Netanyahu's objective in courting Africa is to dissolve this bloc and sway it to support the Jewish state at the UN and in international organizations.

PM Netanyahu in Liberia

Tunisia to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for Jewish pilgrimage site

Tunisia’s culture minister, Mohamed Zine El-Abidine, made the announcement on Sunday, the last day of the traditional Lag Ba'omer pilgrimage near the Ghriba synagogue on Djerba.

A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013

Israeli counter-terror bureau: Don't spend Lag Ba'Omer in Tunisia

Israel urges all of its citizens to avoid travel to the North African nation, and advises all of its nationals currently in the country to immediately return to Israel.

A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013

Six years on in north Africa

North Africa remains a region in flux suffering from the same problems that led to the Arab Spring in the first place.

Demonstrators confront police during clashes after Friday prayers in Algiers, January 16

Terra Incognita: The Gambia’s defense of democracy is a lesson for us all

Hundreds of millions of people in numerous countries have been sentenced to live in country-like prisons due the unwillingness to confront dictators and authoritarian regimes.

STREET SELLERS are seen with portraits of Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, in Serekunda, Gambia, last month

Morocco’s king attends Casablanca synagogue, Jewish museum ceremony

The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco

Analysis: Is the next 'Arab Spring' implosion around the corner?

Report of increasing restlessness of young Arabs will surely be on the Israel security establishment’s radar screen.

A Muslim Brotherhood member shouts slogans during an anti-government protest in Cairo

Africa wants renewed ties more than Israel realizes

Jerusalem needs to respond with all due haste!

NEW FRIENDS everywhere for Israel. A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi, last year.