Comparative army officer ranks of Africa

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

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Algeria Algeria
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Angola Angola
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General de Exército General Tenente General Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente Coronel Major Capitão Tenente Sub-Tenente Aspirante
Benin Benin
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
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
(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
Chad Chad
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Comoros Comoros
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Egypt Egypt
(Edit)		 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 Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 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
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
(Edit)		 Unknown
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
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Mauritania Mauritania
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Brigadeiro Coronel-tirocinado Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Senegal Senegal
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Seychelles Seychelles
(Edit)		 No equivalent
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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 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
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

Warrant officers

Equivalent NATO rankWO-5WO-4WO-3WO-2WO-1
South Africa South Africa
(Edit)
Master chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer

See also

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