Based on the fact that North African nations help Europeans trade with China and India, we can say that They are in the economic periphery.
These are nations that are dependent on the economies of core and semi-periphery nations.
North African economies as described above, are dependent on trade between Northern Europe (Core) and India and China which are both semi-periphery nations.
In conclusion, option A is correct.
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