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Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

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

Officers[]

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Algeria Algeria
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 Unknown
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


Angola Angola
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General de Exercito General Teniente General Brigadiero Coronel Teniente Coronel Mayor Capitáo Primero Teniente Segundo Teniente Aspirante


Benin Benin
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 Unknown
Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


Botswana Botswana
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Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Officer Cadet


Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
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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 Burundi
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 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine-Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit) 		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


Cape Verde Cape Verde
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Major General
Major General 		Brigadier
Brigadeiro 		Colonel
Coronel 		Lieutenant Colonel
Tenente Coronel 		Major
Major 		Captain
Capitão 		First Lieutenant
Premiero Teniente 		Lieutenant
Teniente 		Second Lieutenant
Sub-Teniente 		Officer Cadet
Aspirante


Central African Republic Central African Republic
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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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 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Comoros Comoros
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 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
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General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
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 Unknown
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Djibouti Djibouti
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 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Egypt Egypt
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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 Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
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 Unknown
Major General
General De Division 		Brigadier General
General De Brigada 		Colonel
Coronel 		Lieutenant Colonel
Teniente Coronel 		Major
Comandante 		Captain
Capitán 		1st Lieutenant
Teniente 		2nd lieutenant
Alférez


Eritrea Eritrea
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 Unknown
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second lieutenant


Ethiopia Ethiopia
(Edit) 		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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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


The Gambia Gambia
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


Ghana Ghana
(Edit) 		Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Guinea Guinea
(Edit) 		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


Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
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Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante


Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Edit) 		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


Kenya Kenya
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


Lesotho Lesotho
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Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Liberia Liberia
(Edit) 		Unknown
General of the Army General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Libya Libya
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Fariq
(فريق) 		Liwaa'
(لواء) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim
(ملازم)
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Lieutenant


Madagascar Madagascar
(Edit) 		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


Malawi Malawi
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


Mali Mali
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 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Mauritania Mauritania
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 Unknown
Général de division
لواء 		Général de brigade
عميد 		Colonel
عقيد 		Lieutenant-Colonel
مقدم 		Commandant
رائد 		Capitaine
نقيب 		Lieutenant
ملازم أول 		Sous-Lieutenant
ملازم


Mauritius Mauritius No army


Morocco Morocco
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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 Aspirant Eleve Officier


Mozambique Mozambique
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 Unknown
Coronel General Teniente General Major General Coronel Teniente Coronel Major Capitáo Teniente Aleférez


Namibia Namibia
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Niger Niger
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit) 		Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Rwanda Rwanda
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
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Brigadeiro Coronel-tirocinado Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno


Senegal Senegal
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 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Seychelles Seychelles
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Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Officer Cadet


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Somalia Somalia
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 Unknown
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


South Africa South Africa
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant Candidate officer


South Sudan South Sudan
(Edit) 		Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Sudan Sudan
(Edit) 		Unknown
Mushir Fariq awwal
(فريق أول) 		Fariq
(فريق‎‎) 		Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد‎‎) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim thani
(ملازم)


Swaziland Swaziland
(Edit) 		Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General
Jenerali 		Lieutenant General
Luteni Jenerali 		Major General
Meja Jenerali 		Brigadier
Brigedia 		Colonel
Kanali 		Lieutenant Colonel
Luteni Kanali 		Major
Meja 		Captain
Kapteni 		Lieutenant
Luteni wa Kwanza 		2nd lieutenant
Luteni wa Pili 		Officer candidate


Togo Togo
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 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Tunisia Tunisia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Army corps general Major general Brigadier general Major Colonel Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Uganda Uganda
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


Zambia Zambia
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Warrant officers[]

Equivalent NATO rank WO-5 WO-4 WO-3 WO-2 WO-1
South Africa South Africa
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Master chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer

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