[Poll]: Most Powerful Militaries in Africa 2018, See Where Cameroon is

Elvis Chumbow

April 23, 2018

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.