North Africa is the term given to a group of countries that collectively make up the northern-most region of the African continent, stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west, to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east.
North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries that collectively make up the extreme northern-most region of the African continent. It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west, to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east.