The Egypt with a history spanning thousands of years uses the Sahara Desert as a boundary line, situated in northern Africa, and is part of North Africa on the African continent.
Geopolitically, it's also considered the easternmost part of the "Middle East." In terms of both its area and population, Africa is the world's second-largest continent, second only to Asia.
Yet such a vast land has become a forgotten area in international geopolitics.
When people discuss international situations, their focus is on Europe and America, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and so on.
Mention Africa, and the first impression is poverty, conflict, hunger, AIDS, Ebola...
Throughout history, the majority of African countries have been colonial territories of European and American powers. After gaining independence in the 20th century, they fell into an endless cycle of poverty and conflict.
