Kammala wannan magana: A ƙarshen ƙarni na 7 da farkon ƙarni na 8 AZ, Khalifancin Musulunci na Umayyad, wanda aka kafa bayan mutuwar Muhammadu, ya sami saurin girma. A cikin 647 AZ, Larabawa 40,000 sun tilasta wa gwamnan Byzantine na arewacin Afirka ya mika wuya da biyan haraji, amma ya kasa mamaye yankin har abada. Bayan wani interlude, a lokacin da Musulmi ya yi yaƙi a
yakin basasa, mamayewar ta ci gaba a cikin 665, ta kwace Byzantine Arewacin Afirka har zuwa Bugia a cikin jerin kamfen, wanda ya kasance har zuwa 689. A Byzantine counterattack sun kori Larabawa amma sun bar yankin da rauni. Yaƙe-yaƙe na lokaci-lokaci a lardunan ciki na Arewacin Afirka ya ci gaba har tsawon shekaru ashirin masu zuwa. Yaƙin basasa na gaba ya jinkirta ci gaba da cin nasara, amma wani harin Larabawa ya ɗauki Carthage kuma ya riƙe shi a kan harin da Byzantine ya yi.