Top 10 African countries with the highest number of experts on UN missions mid-2025

African nations continue to be important players in international peace and development initiatives in 2025, both via their support of UN peacekeeping missions and the increasing number of their people serving as UN Experts on Mission (EOM).

• Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 African countries with the highest number of experts on UN missions in mid-2025.
• This list is courtesy of data from the UN.
• Ghana ranks number 1 on the list.

Africa's active involvement through the UN Experts on Mission reflects both duty and opportunity in a world characterized by complex crises and shifting power dynamics.

For countries that volunteer significant numbers of professionals to these missions, the rewards go beyond reputation.

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These professionals, who are frequently assigned to civilian, military, or law enforcement positions, are crucial to advancing the goals of the UN in fragile nations, post-war communities, and conflict areas.

The ramifications are both strategic and symbolic for African countries that make major contributions to these expert missions.

This rising trend highlights Africa's expanding human capital and global participation, particularly in areas where African professionals have gained extensive expertise, such as conflict resolution, electoral assistance, post-war rebuilding, and judicial reform.

International impact. Their inhabitants not only assist in designing global peacekeeping operations but also reflect African viewpoints in policy implementation and crisis response.

African specialists assigned to global missions frequently return with increased knowledge, international experience, and professional training.

When they return to their home countries, they offer worldwide best practices in governance, conflict resolution, and development, which contribute to national advancement.

MINUSCA in the Central African Republic, UNMISS in South Sudan, and MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are just a few of the missions that employ numerous African experts throughout the continent.

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Their knowledge of the area enables them to serve as competent consultants and mediators.

In addition to serving their national interests, countries that send these specialists help stabilize their neighbors, which advances regional peace and security.

With that said, here are the 10 African countries with the largest number of experts on UN missions, as shown by UN data.

Top 10 African countries with the highest number of experts on UN missions mid-2025

Rank	Country	UN experts
1.	Ghana	45
2.	Egypt	32
3.	Rwanda	28
4.	Nigeria	25
5.	Kenya	18
6.	Zimbabwe	16
7.	Zambia	15
8.	Benin	13
9.	Mauritania	13
10.	Morocco	13

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