Egypt’s FM affirms importance of expanding activities of CCCPA in Africa

CAIRO- 15 January 2026: Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), on Wednesday. The meeting tackled the importance of expanding the activities of the center in the African continent.

He underscored the importance of regular monitoring and evaluation of the Center’s programs and activities, commending the qualitative progress achieved in recent years. This development has positioned the Center as one of Africa’s leading research, think tank, training, and capacity-building institutions, as well as a key partner of the African Union.

The Minister highlighted the Center’s pivotal role in organizing the Aswan Forum, which has emerged as one of the continent’s most important platforms for African dialogue and cooperation. He noted that the Center has implemented more than 300 training programs, benefiting over 30,000 participants.

Dr. Abdelatty also praised the Center’s growing international standing and its active participation in global think tank networks and platforms. He expressed appreciation for the dedicated team and young professionals overseeing program implementation, describing the Center as a successful model of national institutional work with a strong international presence.

In this context, the Minister emphasized the need to sustain and expand the Center’s activities in line with Africa’s peace and security priorities and related emerging issues, particularly climate change, food security, and artificial intelligence, while ensuring alignment with Egypt’s foreign policy priorities.

He stressed the importance of expanding field-based training programs within African countries—especially in the Nile Basin, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel—to enhance Egypt’s presence and maximize the practical impact of these programs amid declining funding.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Foreign Minister underscored the importance of continued consultation on the Center’s future directions, including its programs and activities, as well as the preliminary ideas proposed for the next edition of the Aswan Forum. This approach aims to build on past successes and further strengthen the Center’s growing regional and international role.