Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/land forces of African states.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Algerian Land Forces^[1] v t e
		فريق أول‎‎ Farīq 'awwal	فريق Farīq	لواء Liwāʾ	عميد 'Amīd	عقيد 'Aqīd		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Rā'id	نقيب Naqīb	ملازم أول Mulāzim 'awwal		ملازم Mulāzim
		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général major	Général	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Angolan Army^[2] v t e
Angolan Army^[2] v t e		General de exército	General	Tenente-general	Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Mayor	Capitão	Tenente		Sub-tenente
Benin Army^[3] v t e
Benin Army^[3] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Burkina Faso Ground Forces^[5] v t e
Burkina Faso Ground Forces^[5] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Burundi Army^[6] v t e
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
		Jenerai	Riyetena jenerai	Jenerai majoro	Jenerai wa birigade	Koroneri		Riyetena koroneri	Majoro	Kapitene	Riyetena		Suriyetena
Cameroon Ground Forces^[7]^[8]^[9] v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces^[7]^[8]^[9] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Cape Verdean National Guard^[10] v t e
Cape Verdean National Guard^[10] v t e				Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Tenente		Subtenente
Central African Ground Forces v t e
Central African Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Chadian Ground Forces v t e
Chadian Ground Forces v t e	Maréchal	Général d'armée	Général de corps	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Comorian Army v t e
Comorian Army v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e		Général d'armée	Lieutenant-général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Congolese Ground Forces^[11] v t e
Congolese Ground Forces^[11] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Djiboutian Army^[12] v t e
Djiboutian Army^[12] v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Egyptian Army^[13] v t e
Egyptian Army^[13] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Army of Equatorial Guinea v t e
Army of Equatorial Guinea v t e				General de division	General de brigada	Coronel		Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente		Alférez
Eritrean Army v t e
Eritrean Army v t e				Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e	Commander in Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Ethiopian Army^[14] v t e
Ethiopian Army^[14] v t e	የፊልድ ማርሻል ጄኔራል Yefīlidi marishali jēnērali	ጄነራል Jēnerali	ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali	ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali	ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali	ኮሎኔል Kolonēli		ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli	ሻለቃ Shalek’a	ሻምበል Shamibeli	የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a		ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a
Gabonese Army^[15] v t e
Gabonese Army^[15] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Gambian National Army v t e
Gambian National Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Ghana Army v t e
Ghana Army v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
Guinea Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Army of Guinea-Bissau v t e
Army of Guinea-Bissau v t e		General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeir-general	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Tenente		Subtenente
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[16] v t e
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[16] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Kenya Army^[17] v t e
Kenya Army^[17] v t e	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Lesotho Army^[18] v t e
Lesotho Army^[18] v t e	Field marshal		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Liberian Ground Forces^[19] v t e
Liberian Ground Forces^[19] v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Libyan Ground Forces^[20] v t e
Libyan Ground Forces^[20] v t e	مشير Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Madagascar Ground Forces^[21] v t e
Madagascar Ground Forces^[21] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Malawi Army^[22] v t e
Malawi Army^[22] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Malian Army^[23] v t e
Malian Army^[23] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Mauritanian National Army^[24] v t e
Mauritanian National Army^[24] v t e			فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Mauritius	No army
Royal Moroccan Army^[25] v t e
	Mushir	Fariq harb	Fariq 'awwal	Fariq	Liwa'	Amīd	Aqīd	Muquddam	Rã'id	Naqīd	Mulāzim 'awwal		Mulāzim
	Maréchal	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Mozambican Army v t e
Mozambican Army v t e		Coronel-general	Tenente-general	Major-general		Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes
Namibian Army^[26] v t e
Namibian Army^[26] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Niger Army^[27] v t e
Niger Army^[27] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Nigerian Army^[28] v t e
Nigerian Army^[28] v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier-general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rwandan Land Forces^[29] v t e
Rwandan Land Forces^[29] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e					Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes
Senegalese Army v t e
Senegalese Army v t e			Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Seychelles Army^[30]^[31] v t e
Seychelles Army^[30]^[31] v t e				Major general^[a]	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone Army v t e
Sierra Leone Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Somali National Army^[32] v t e
Somali National Army^[32] v t e			Sareeye guud	Sareeye gaas	Sareeye guuto	Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe	Gashaanle	Dhamme	Laba xídígle		Xídígle
Somaliland National Army v t e
Somaliland National Army v t e			Sareeye guud	Sareeye gaas	Sareeye guuto	Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe	Gashaanle	Dhamme	Laba xídígle		Xídígle
South African Army^[33] v t e
South African Army^[33] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
South Sudan Army v t e
South Sudan Army v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sudanese Army^[34] v t e
Sudanese Army^[34] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Tanzanian Army v t e
Tanzanian Army v t e		Jenerali	Luteni jenerali	Meja jenerali	Brigedia jenerali	Kanali		Luteni kanali	Meja	Kapteni	Luteni		Luteni usu
Togolese Army^[35] v t e
Togolese Army^[35] v t e				Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Tunisian Army^[36] v t e
			فريق أول Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	أمير لواء 'amir liwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
			Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Ugandan Land Forces^[37] v t e
Ugandan Land Forces^[37] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Zambian Army^[38] v t e
Zambian Army^[38] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Zimbabwe National Army^[39] v t e
Zimbabwe National Army^[39] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers

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