All around Egypt’s borders, African countries descend into a widening arc of civil wars and state collapse. To the south, Sudan is divided, and South Sudan teeters between fragile peace and renewed conflict. To the west, Libya remains fractured by militias and competing governments. As turmoil and unrest escalate across the neighboring nations, Egypt acts as a central mediator, striving to safeguard stability along its borders. “Egypt, as a peace-making nation, is eager to actively engage in mediation and resolving disputes alongside supporting efforts aimed at attaining stability and development,” former Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in July 2024 about conflicts in the region. Egypt leverages its diplomatic, security, and developmental tools to resolve disputes and support fragile states in response to the civil wars in Sudan and the protracted political and militia conflict in Libya. First deployed in 1960, Egypt has since maintained a longstanding strong diplomatic relationship with the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping, having participated in 37 missions across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.. The country also has nearly 3,000 troops and police officers deployed in nine African operations. As of May 2021, Egypt stood as…
