Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of African states.

Officers

Equivalent
NATO Code
OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) & Student officer
Algeria Algeria
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No equivalent
Unknown
Lieutenant
General
Major
General
Brigadier
General
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel
Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant
2nd
Lieutenant
Benin Benin
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No equivalent
Unknown
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Central African Republic Central African Republic
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No equivalent Unknown
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Chad Chad
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No equivalent
Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Djibouti Djibouti
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No equivalent
Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Egypt Egypt
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No equivalent
Moshir
(مشير)
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول)
Fariq
(فريق)
Liwaa'
(لواء)
'amid
(عميد)
'aqid
(عقيد)
Moqaddim
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)
Molazim
(ملازم)
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Lieutenant
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
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No equivalent
Unknown
Major General
General De Division
Brigadier General
General De Brigade
Colonel
Coronel
Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel
Major
Comandante
Captain
Capitán
1st Lieutenant
Teniente
2nd lieutenant
Alférez
Eritrea Eritrea
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No equivalent
Unknown
Major
General
Brigadier
General
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel
Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant
2nd
Lieutenant
Ethiopia Ethiopia
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant
General
Major
General
Brigadier
General
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel
Major Captain 1st
Lieutenant
Lieutenant 2nd
Lieutenant
Gabon Gabon
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Major Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant Colonel 1st Major Major 1st Captain Captain 1st lieutenant Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Ghana Ghana
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Unknown
Field marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO Code
OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) & Student officer
Mali Mali
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No equivalent
Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Mauritius Mauritius No army
Namibia Namibia
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Rwanda Rwanda
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General General Major General de Brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous lieutenant
Seychelles Seychelles
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No Equivalent
Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Officer Cadet
South Africa South Africa
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No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Candidate officer
Tanzania Tanzania
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Tunisia Tunisia
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No equivalent
Unknown
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO Code
OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) & Student officer

See also

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