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Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

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Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.

Enlisted

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Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Algerian Land Forces[1]
No insignia
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
جندي
Jundiun
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Djoundi
 Angolan Army[2]
No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Benin Benin Army[3]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
 Botswana Ground Force[4]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ground Forces[5][6]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef/
Maréchal-des-logis-chef
Sergent/
Maréchal-des-logis
Caporal-chef/
Brigadier-chef
Caporal/
Brigadier
Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxeme classe
 Burundi Army[7]
No insignia
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Première sergent major Première sergent Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
Ajida shefu Ajida majoro Ajida Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere Sereja mu murwi wa mbere Sereja Kaporari shefu Kaporari Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
Cameroon Cameroon Ground Forces
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
Cape Verde Cape Verdean National Guard[8]
No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-principal Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sargento Furriel Instruendo curso de sargento Cabo-principal Cabo de Secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Instruendo curso de cabo Soldado
Central African Republic Central African Ground Forces
No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
 Chadian Ground Forces
No insignia
Sergent major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal Soldat première Soldat
Comorian Army
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat
 Land Forces of the DR Congo
No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant de première classe Adjudant Premier sergent major Sergent major Premier sergent Sergent Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe Recrue
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Congolese Ground Forces[9]
No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat 1ère classe Soldat 2e classe
 Djiboutian Army
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
 Egyptian Army
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi
Army of Equatorial Guinea
Brigada Sargento primero Sarjento Cabo primero Cabo Soldado
 Eritrean Army
No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private


 Ethiopian Ground Forces[10]
No insignia
ሻለቃ ባሻ
Shalek’a basha
ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ
Shalek’a megabī basha
ሻምበል ባሻ
Shamibeli basha
መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ
Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a
ሀምሳ ዓለቃ
Hāmisa ‘alek’a
አስር ዓለቃ
Āsiri ‘alek’a
ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ
Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a
መሠረታዊ ወታዯር
Mešeretawī wetaderi
 Gabonese Army[11]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
 Gambian National Army
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Ghana Army
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Guinea Ground Forces
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
Army of Guinea-Bissau
Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Primeiro-Soldado Soldado
Ivory Coast Ground Forces[12]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe
 Kenya Army[13]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Senior sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Lesotho Army[14]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Liberian Ground Forces[15]
No insignia
Command sergeant major Master sergeant Sergeant first class Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private Private
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Libyan Ground Forces[16]
No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private 1st Class Private
Madagascar Ground Forces[17]
No insignia
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat
 Malawi Army
No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Malian Army[18]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
Mauritanian National Army[19]
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundiun
Mauritius Mauritius No army


 Royal Moroccan Army[20]
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxième classe
Mozambican Army
Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Primeiro soldado
 Namibian Army[21]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Niger Army[22]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1re classe Soldat de 2e classe
 Nigerian Army[23]
No insignia
Army warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Rwandan Land Forces[24]
No insignia
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo de Secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Senegalese Army
No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
Seychelles Infantry Unit[25]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Sierra Leone Army
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Somali National Army[26]
No insignia
Musharax sarkaal Sadex xarígle Laba xarígle Xarígle Sadex alífle Laba alífle Alífle Dable
 Somaliland National Army
Chief warrant officer
Musharax sarkaal
Warrant officer class 1
Sadex xarígle
Warrant officer class 2
Laba xarígle
Warrant officer class 3
Xarígle
Sergeant
Sadex alífle
Corporal
Laba alífle
Lance corporal
Alífle
Private
(or equivalent)
Dable


 South African Army[27]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Sudanese Army[28]
No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif
جندي
Jundiun
Eswatini Army
No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Tanzanian Army
No insignia
Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza Afisa mteule daraja la pili Sajinitaji Sajenti Koplo Koplo usu Mtu ndege
Togolese Army[29]
No insignia
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
 Tunisian Army[30][31]
وكيل أعلى
Wakil 'aelaa
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي متطوع
Jundiun
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1re classe Soldat
 Ugandan Land Forces[32]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Zambian Army
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Zimbabwe National Army
No insignia
Regimental sergeant major Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

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References

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