Expanded member
Egypt
A 2024 expansion member on the Suez–Red Sea corridor.
| Official name | Arab Republic of Egypt |
|---|---|
| Capital | Cairo |
| UN membership | 1945 (founding UN member) |
| Languages | Arabic |
| BRICS cohort | Expanded member |
| Accession note | Invited at the Johannesburg summit, August 2023; full membership effective 1 January 2024 |
| Region | North Africa |
Egypt accepted the 2023 Johannesburg invitation and is listed as a full member from 1 January 2024 in public presidency materials.
This page records accession and geography. It does not invent fiscal or force statistics.
Situation note
Egypt sits on the Suez Canal, so Red Sea shipping attacks change its corridor role. The Armed Conflicts Red Sea briefing is the citation for that theater; OilRoutes covers tanker displacement.
Related reading
Other members in North Africa
- No other BRICS member is filed in this region.