Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

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

Officers
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Algerian Land Forces[1]
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		 مرشح
Muraššaḥ
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général major Général Colonel Lieutenant colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous lieutenant Aspirant
 Angolan Army[2]
General de exército General Tenente-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Mayor Capitão Tenente Sub-tenente Aspirante
Benin Benin Army[3]
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]
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ground Forces[5]
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
 Burundi Army[6]
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
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 Verdean National Guard[7]
Major-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente Aspirante
Central African Republic Central African Ground Forces
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
Maréchal Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Comorian Army
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Land Forces of the DR Congo
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 Officer cadet
Congolese Ground Forces[8]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Aspirant
 Djiboutian Army
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
 Egyptian Army[9]
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
General de division General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez
 Eritrean Army
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Ethiopian Ground Forces[10][11]
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
Field marshal general General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Gabonese Army
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
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Ghana Army
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Guinea Ground Forces
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
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeir-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente
Ivory Coast Ground Forces[12]
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
 Kenya Army[13]
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Lesotho Army[14]
Field marshal Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Liberian Ground Forces[15]
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Libyan Ground Forces[16]
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[17]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
 Malawi Army
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
 Malian Army[18]
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 Élève officier d'active
Mauritanian National Army[19]
فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Mauritius Mauritius No army
 Royal Moroccan Army[20]
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 Élève officier
Mozambican Army
Coronel-general Tenente-general Major-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
 Namibian Army[21]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
 Niger Army[22]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Aspirant
 Nigerian Army[23]
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rwandan Land Forces[24]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Senegalese Army
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Seychelles Army[25]
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
 Sierra Leone Army
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Somali National Army[26]
Lieutenant general
Sareeye Guud		 Major general
Sareeye Gaas		 Brigadier general
Sareeye Guuto		 Colonel
Gashaanle Sare		 Lieutenant colonel
Gashaanle Dhexe		 Major
Gashaanle		 Captain
Dhamme		 First lieutenant
Laba Xídígle		 Second lieutenant
Xídígle
 Somaliland National Army
Lieutenant general
Sareeye Guud		 Major general
Sareeye Gaas		 Brigadier general
Sareeye Guuto		 Colonel
Gashaanle Sare		 Lieutenant colonel
Gashaanle Dhexe		 Major
Gashaanle		 Captain
Dhamme		 First lieutenant
Laba Xídígle		 Second lieutenant
Xídígle
 South African Army[27]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant Candidate officer
 South Sudan Army
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Sudanese Army[28]
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
Eswatini Army
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Tanzanian Army
Jenerali Luteni jenerali Meja jenerali Brigedia jenerali Kanali Luteni kanali Meja Kapteni Luteni Luteni usu Ofisa mteule
Togolese Army[29]
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
 Tunisian Army[30]
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[31]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Zambian Army
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Zimbabwe National Army[32]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Warrant officers
Equivalent
NATO rank		WO-5WO-4WO-3WO-2WO-1
 South African Army
Master chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer

See also

References
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