Relationship dossier
Central African Republic
Egypt
Relationship assessment
High-level engagement and Egyptian peacekeeping support underpin cooperative ties
Central African Republic toward Egypt
+30Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra visited Egypt in 2019, providing a concrete instance of high-level bilateral engagement. The scope of subsequent Central African Republic government cooperation with Egypt is unclear.
Egypt toward Central African Republic
+35Egypt has contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in the Central African Republic, a concrete form of support for security there. The extent of additional Egyptian government assistance or bilateral programs is unclear.
Overall relationship
+30High-level engagement and Egypt's peacekeeping contribution provide a cooperative basis for the relationship. The known examples are meaningful but do not establish the breadth or durability of a close bilateral partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Central African Republic–Egypt relations include high-level engagement and practical cooperation. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra visited Egypt in 2019, and Egypt has contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in the Central African Republic. The known relationship is cooperative, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra visited Egypt.
Egypt contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in the Central African Republic.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The continuity of Egyptian peacekeeping and other support in the Central African Republic is uncertain.