CPYVR: I certainly wasn't trying to you of offering bad info...apologies if it appeared that way. Just wanted to clarify that at least one OW partner (ie CX's AsiaMiles) was counting the northern Africa countries as being in Africa.

And you are absolutely right that anyone attempting this bonus should get some sort of written clarification from the relevant airline, since the OW partners seem to be having a tough time deciding where to place the Middle East.