Why do many North Africans look "White" if they have a good amount of African ancestry?

[Zanzibar]

During my time in France which I spend there one year as an exchange student from the UK (I am actually from Bahamas but decide to study in university in UK so I can spend some time with my dad's family), I interact with many North Africans and they look very heterogenous. Some of them look pretty "White" with a few minority even being able to pass as native euros while some others look like they have a lot of negroid influence.
I ask this because it does not make sense to me why do many North Africans look "white" if they have a good amount of African ancestry. Also this is because many North Africans mistake me for one of them despite the fact that I am a triracial Bahamian student of British-Afro Bahamian and Lucayan Indian ancestry. Why is that? Does this has to do with climate adaptations of ancient Berbers and other North Africans?

[Bezprym]

Because many Northern Africans are actually Arabs or Berbers, or Arabs mixed with Berbers.

[Zanzibar]

Because many Northern Africans are actually Arabs or Berbers, or Arabs mixed with Berbers.

interesting because it does not make sense to me at all how some of them can look pretty "White" if they have negro influence.

[Bezprym]

It is very simple.

White:



If you think he is black, then it is not my problem if it makes sense for you.

[Zanzibar]

It is very simple.

White:



If you think he is black, then it is not my problem if it makes sense for you.

so you consider him mixed-race?

[Thunder_shock]

North Africans such as the Morrocans and Algerians are mostly neolithic farmer but they have European hunter gatherer admixtures rates that can swing between 13-20%. Which is around on average half the level that the Spanish have.

[Bezprym]

I wrote white.

[Zanzibar]

I wrote white.

okay.

[Bezprym]

He's Kabyle. Means he's Berberic. Means he's Northern African. Means Northern Africans are considered white not without a reason.

[MsSPF]

Because many Northern Africans are actually Arabs or Berbers, or Arabs mixed with Berbers.

There are no Arabs genetically speaking in Maghreb. Native people of Maghreb are berbers and Arabian admixture in this region is a matter of few cases/exceptions. Arabian admixture is low. You have Berbers and Arabized Berbers but certainly not Arabs.
I am from an arabophone region in Algeria, I scored 0% Middle East and 84% North Africa (Berber) on 23andme. The rest is 14% European and 0,2% SSA.