These are the top African powers ranked by military strength to an index released by Global Firepower (GFP). Factors considered in the ranking include total military personnel, the population of the country, reserve personnel, active personnel, military equipment totals, the budget allocated for defence, human resource, and the firepower owned by the countries.
Here are the top 20 Most Powerful Military Countries in Africa – 2019
1. Egypt
2. Algeria
3 . Ethiopia
4 Nigeria
5 South Africa
6 Angola
7 Morocco
8 Sudan
9. Libya
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Kenya
12 Tunisia
13 Zimbabwe
14 Zambia
15 Chad
16 Uganda
17 Tanzania
18 South Sudan
19 Ghana
20 Botswana