- Updated September 29, 2026
Years Listed
Each shaded box corresponds to a year the country appeared on the CSPA list and what types of waivers it received, if any.
Egypt first appeared on the CSPA list in 2023 and was removed from the list in 2024. The U.S. president fully waived CSPA prohibitions against the provision of U.S. arms sales and military assistance to Egypt, allowing for the provision of more than $1.36 billion in otherwise restricted military assistance in FY2024, including over $61 million in Direct Commercial Sales, $1.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing, and $1.8 million in International Military Education and Training.1Note: These calculations are based upon publicly available data. See the ‘Methodology’ page for an in-depth review of the Tracker’s methodology and sources.
Total Waived and Prohibited
Since the CSPA took effect.
According to the U.S. State Department, the government of Egypt “coordinated and conducted joint operations with a militia in the Sinai Peninsula that allegedly recruited and used children, including some in direct hostilities,” between April 2022 and March 2023.2Note: Government of the United States, U.S. Department of State. “Egypt – Trafficking Profile,” in Trafficking in Persons Report 2023, https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-trafficking-in-persons-report/egypt.
Since 2021, U.S. presidents have been required to include justifications for CSPA waivers that were issued during the previous year in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Egypt’s 2023 waiver justification maintained that “[t]he Government of Egypt is taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers… The U.S. government is not aware of the Egyptian military, police, or other security forces recruiting or using child soldiers… The Government of Egypt provides critical influence in addressing the recruitment or use of child soldiers by tribal militias, and the U.S. government will continue to engage the Egyptian government regarding reports of recruitment of child soldiers by government-supported Sinai tribal forces.”3Note: Government of the United States, U.S. Department of State. “Annual Report to Congress on the Use of Child Soldiers under Section 405(c) of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008,” in Trafficking in Persons Report 2024, pp. 82, https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TIP-Report-2024_Introduction_V10_508-accessible_2.13.2025.pdf.
For more information, see the U.S. State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report and 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
Explore the Data
Country- and program-level data on the number and type of national interest waivers granted, as well as the amount of arms sales and military assistance waived.
