- Updated January 15, 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 $1.3 billion in otherwise restricted military assistance in FY2024, including $1.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing and $1.8 million in International Military Education and Training.
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 2023.1Government 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.
For more information, see the U.S. State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report and 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
Total Waived and Prohibited
Since the CSPA took effect.
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.
