180    Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.

439    The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.

533    General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa.

1881    In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.

1942    World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.

1943    World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.