which countries make up north africa 
the countries of northern africa typically include algeria egypt libya morocco sudan tunisia and western sahara this term may also be extended to include certain east african countries such as djibouti and somalia 21the bottom linethe middles east and north african region better known by the acronym mena is an important energy resource rich region of the world centrally located between the west and asia mena countries are home to much of the world s oil and natural gas reserves as emerging markets investors look to these countries as growth opportunities however the risk of regional conflict remains high 