Right after the Second World War, every nation of the world has started building its artillery and personnel with the mission of becoming the best, the most formidable and the strongest military force in Africa. If on the global scene, the United States and Russia might be reckoned as the world's strongest military based on their armoury, the number of personnel and strategies they had in their possession. 

What country in the African continent have the strongest military force in Africa in terms of weaponry, here Top 10 most powerful military power in Africa?

                    10. Libya 

despite an annual budgetary allocation of $3 billion Libya is still the 10th strongest national military force in Africa. Libya's military personnel of 76,000 spans across the ground forces, the Air Force and the Navy officer with over 400 armoured tanks


and 50 watercraft

safeguarding over 6 million Libyan.

                  9. Kenya

 The Kenya has the ninth country in Africa with the strongest military for annual budgetary of $550 million for the Kenya defence sector does not delimit them from the list of African top 10 powerful military forces.

They are reckoned as the 72nd best military in the world with active military personnel of over 36,350 armoured tanks

 and 140 Warcraft in their arsenal. 

                  8. Sudan

 The Civil War prone country command some level of command with regards to being one of the top 10 Best and powerful military in Africa.


Despite the Havoc, Sudan's annual budgetary Defence has have an estimate of $595 million with over 24,000 active frontline military personnel and a large chunk of weaponry in their arsenal. 

                 7. Morocco

 is the seventh strongest military force in Africa with the act of personnel of 195,800 and an annual budgetary defence of $3.4 billion.

The weaponry commands 1348 armoured tanks and 323 War Craft making them the 61st best military in the world. 

                 6.Angola

 Apart from the over 3 million of their citizens certified fit for military service in Angola, Angola presently boosts of 107,000 active frontline military personnel and 100,000 paramilitary service members based on their weaponry.

Angola is proud of 140 armoured tanks and 270 Warcraft making them ranked sixth best military personnel and the most extensive Air Forces personnel in Africa and 58 globally. 

                 5. Ethiopia

 The number five strongest military force in the continent is Ethiopia. boost have an annual budgetary defence of $340 million.

 140,000 Ground Forces personnel 3300 Air Force personnel 550 armoured tanks and


 85 War Craft

their military strength can be accrued to its noticeable active personnel and their rich arsenal. 

                 4. Nigeria

 military force is ranked fourth most powerful military force in Africa. The armed forces of Nigeria boost of military strength encompassing close to 1400 armoured vehicles over 350 armoured tanks 6000 logistical vehicles.

Nigeria also have 300 watercraft 25 high powered naval vessels with an estimated budgetary defence allocation of about $2.4 billion, which makes her ranked fourth best military in Africa. 

                3. South Africa

 cruising the latest war aircraft and well equipped technology driven naval vessels with an estimated budgetary defence allocation of about $5 billion with over 65,000 active military personnel.

South Africa also have 17,000 in their reserve personnel 191 or more tanks 213 Warcraft and 30 naval strength which make the GFP consider them as the third most powerful military in Africa. 

                2. Algeria

 with the active frontline personnel of 120,000, and the nation's budgetary allocation for the National Defence estimated at $10.57 billion.

This budgetary allocation positioned them to be one of the most equipped militaries in Africa with about 1500 armoured fighting vehicles at their disposal and placed them among the best military power in African countries. 

                1. Egypt 

the Egypt are rated as country which have his best in the strongest military nation in Africa, among other African countries from of the size of its armed forces. The Egypt armed force had in possession 4767 armoured tanks and over 1000 aircraft 211 jet fighters,

making them the ninth world's airpower, with a total naval strength of 237. Regarding personnel, the Egyptian armed forces possess more than 440,000 active personnel, over 800,000 in reserves and over 400,000 paramilitaries.


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