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I always get cognitive dissonance when I think of Egypt as an African country. Yet, it is.

• Theizestooke 10y ago
  In France they usually prefer the term maghreb for the north-west african countries.
  • dr_hooo 10y ago
    That doesn't include Egypt though, does it?
    • ch4s3 10y ago
      No, from wikipedia the Maghreb is "usually defined as much or most of the region of western North Africa or Northwest Africa, west of Egypt."
      • Piskvorrr 10y ago
        For hysterical raisins only: Maghreb were French colonies at the time when this name took hold, whereas Egypt was British.
• braythwayt 10y ago
  Things are easier if you put countries like Nigeria, Congo, and Zimbabwe in the "Sub-Sahara African” bucket. Egypt is not a Sub-Sahara African country, and that makes cognitive sense.