African Countries With Best Military Strength
and Fire Power 1. EGYPT Egypt is a country in the north of Africa with a
staggering population of 83 million people. and
slightly over half of this population is available
manpower and 35 million people make up those
who are fit for service. More than 1.5 million
individuals reach the military age every year and almost 5000 tanks, Egypt is a force to reckon with
when it comes to Africa. Having 200 helicopters
and 863 military air crafts, 28 mine warfare, 84
serviceable air ports and a yearly budget of over $
4bn on pumped into defense every 365 days make
Egypt one strongest countries in Africa. 2. ETHIOPIA Ethiopia has a population of 84 million people. It is
Africa’s oldest independent country and its second
largest in terms of population. Ethiopia has found a
way to transform her population into a military
stronghold in Africa. With a man power of 34
million people, 24 million of this population fit for service and almost 2 million people reaching the
military age every year, the country is one of the
strongest in Africa. Ethiopia has over 300 tanks and
1200 armored vehicles, 147 air crafts and 68
helicopters to hover around any country plotting
any form of invasion and of course there is almost $ 300 million defence budget to take care of things
every 365 days. 3. SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa, is an African country
located at the southern tip of the continent. South
Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by
area and the 24th most populous country with
over 51 million people. When it comes to military
power, South Africa has got what it takes to be among the top 7 countries in Africa strong enough to be recognised. Half of South Africa’s population
are within the manpower class; 14 million are fit for
service and almost a million are getting to military
age annually. South Africa has 250 tanks and 1590
armoured fighting vehicles; 240 rocket projectors
and a similar total number of air crafts. 4 frigates and 3 submarines keeps the shores safe. There is
almost $5 million pumped into the defense budget
every year to keep the country safe.

4. NIGERIA To whom much is given, much is expected is the
case of the most populous country in Nigeria.
Located at the shores of West Africa is the country that gives home to a staggering 160 million people.
With the available manpower of 73 million people,
there are 40 million people who are fit for service
and 3.5 million people reaching the military service
year on a yearly basis. There are 363 tanks and
more than 1,400 armored vehicles. Nigeria has 294 air crafts and 84 helicopters than can hover her
skies when they are called upon. There are 53
serviceable air ports and lots of labor force (up to
50 million) people. The large population is kept
safe with a yearly budget of $2.2bn.

5. ALGERIA Algeria is a country consisting of 48 provinces and
1541 communes. It is the 34thmost populated
country on earth with a population of more than 37
million. More than 20 million people make up the
manpower and up to 18 million citizens are within
the service year. The country is largely financed by oil and Sonatrach, the national oil company, is the
largest company in Africa. Algeria has the second
largest army in Africa and in the Arab World, after
Egypt, and has Russia and China as strategic allies,
and arms furnisher. 672,000 individuals reach the
military age annually. Algeria is equipped with more than a thousand tanks, 1800 armored
fighting vehicles, over 400 air crafts, 136
helicopters, 3 submarines, 12 coastal crafts. With a
defense budget of over $8bn, Algeria will continue
to be among the African countries with the best
military strength.

6. KENYA Kenya is a major hub in the East Africa. Officially
called the Republic of Kenya, the country has a population of about 43 million residents. When it
comes to fire power, Kenya is a force to reckon
with. The country has enough military strength to
afford to always send some on a peace keeping
mission in other African countries. Almost 20
million people make up the country’s man power and more than 12 million of these are fit for service.
839,000 reach military age every year. Kenya
boasts of 186 tanks, 30 self propelled guns, 148 air
crafts, 78 helicopters, 194 serviceable airports and
a defense budget of over $5bn to keep her in good
shape.

7. LIBYA The 2011 Libya revolution has placed question
marks on the military capabilities of a country with
population of just over 6 million. Almost 3 million
citizens are fit for service and just about 116,000
people reach service age each year but these small
numbers correlate quite oppositely to the artillery and ammunition the country boasts of when
compared with other African countries. Libya
boasts of 500 tanks, 2,500 armored fighting
vehicles, 400 self propelled guns, 800 rocket
projectors, 1050 potable AT weapons, over 600 air
crafts and 121 helicopters and $880 million pumped in to defense every year
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Solo Atna: With all this the Boko boys are still disturbing us.
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Good job, but what is the yardstick for the country military capability? Is it their annual budget or available military gadgets.
I dnt agree with this rating'

the ranking is from global power...trusted nation wide

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