China might be the strongest military in the world because of the number of personnel it posses, WMD’s, armory, tanks, fighter jet, e.t.c. but what countries in Africa have the highest military strength? this is what this post will seek to address.
The Global Fire Power ranks countries of the world every year according to their military strength and firepower.
A ranking that comes at a time when the Cameroonian army is currently fighting the war against Boko Haram and also secessionist Ambazonians. The Cameroonian army represents about 26,000 to 27,000 men in the army, air, and navy. The budget allocated is also substantial. President Paul Biya has allocated an amount of 124.212 billion CFA francs in 2018 for military expenditures aimed at curbing the security crises he is going through, including in particular the one related to Boko Haram in the Far North and the insurrection attributed to secessionist movements in the North West and South West.
Cameroon has become a pivotal place in the arms market in Central Africa, say many experts.
The GFP list makes use of over 50 factors in their in-house formula to determine a given nation’s Power Index (‘PwrIndx’) score. This provides the final ranking while also allowing smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed ones. Some bonuses and penalties are added for refinement that, in the end, they hope presents an unbiased look into the potential conventional military strength of a world power.
For 2018 there are a total of 34 countries included in this listing.
1 
Egypt
PwrIndx: 0.2751, GFP Affiliations: Africa; Middle East
2 
Algeria
PwrIndx: 0.4296, GFP Affiliations: Africa
3 
South Africa
PwrIndx: 0.6445, GFP Affiliations: Africa
4 
Nigeria
PwrIndx: 0.7509, GFP Affiliations: Africa
5 
Angola
PwrIndx: 0.8266, GFP Affiliations: Africa
6 
Ethiopia
PwrIndx: 0.8771, GFP Affiliations: Africa
7 
Morocco
PwrIndx: 0.9125, GFP Affiliations: Africa
8 
Sudan
PwrIndx: 1.1592, GFP Affiliations: Africa
9 
Libya
PwrIndx: 1.2558, GFP Affiliations: Africa
10 
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
PwrIndx: 1.3651, GFP Affiliations: Africa
11 
Tunisia
PwrIndx: 1.4581, GFP Affiliations: Africa
12 
Zimbabwe
PwrIndx: 1.6201, GFP Affiliations: Africa
13 
Zambia
PwrIndx: 1.6524, GFP Affiliations: Africa
14 
Kenya
PwrIndx: 1.6683, GFP Affiliations: Africa
15 
Uganda
PwrIndx: 1.8853, GFP Affiliations: Africa
16 
Chad
PwrIndx: 1.8964, GFP Affiliations: Africa
17 
Tanzania
PwrIndx: 2.0874, GFP Affiliations: Africa
18 
South Sudan
PwrIndx: 2.0989, GFP Affiliations: Africa
19 
Botswana
PwrIndx: 2.2693, GFP Affiliations: Africa
20 
Ghana
PwrIndx: 2.3525, GFP Affiliations: Africa
21 
Niger
PwrIndx: 2.4829, GFP Affiliations: Africa
22 
Cameroon
PwrIndx: 2.4891, GFP Affiliations: Africa
23
Mozambique
PwrIndx: 2.5129, GFP Affiliations: Africa
24
Mali
PwrIndx: 2.5791, GFP Affiliations: Africa
25
Ivory Coast
PwrIndx: 2.7121, GFP Affiliations: Africa
26
Republic of the Congo
PwrIndx: 2.9002, GFP Affiliations: Africa
27
Madagascar
PwrIndx: 3.0136, GFP Affiliations: Africa
28
Gabon
PwrIndx: 3.2781, GFP Affiliations: Africa
29
Namibia
PwrIndx: 3.5442, GFP Affiliations: Africa
30
Mauritania
PwrIndx: 3.7474, GFP Affiliations: Africa
31
Central African Republic
PwrIndx: 3.7667, GFP Affiliations: Africa
32
Somalia
PwrIndx: 4.0425, GFP Affiliations: Africa
33
Sierra Leone
PwrIndx: 4.7266, GFP Affiliations: Africa
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SOURCES:
Cameroun Web, Global Fire Power
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