Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

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

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Algerian Land Forces [1] v t e																																			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] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Sub-sargento						Primeiro-cabo			Segundo-cabo			Soldado
Benin Army [3] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
Botswana Ground Force [4] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Burkina Faso Ground Forces [5] [6] v t e
	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] v t e																																			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 Ground Forces [8] [9] [10] v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Cape Verdean National Guard [11] v t e																																				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 Ground Forces v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Chadian Ground Forces v t e																																			No insignia
									Sergent major		Sergent-chef						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Comorian Army v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e																																			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 [12] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat 1ère classe						Soldat 2e classe
Djiboutian Army [13] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
Egyptian Army v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif						جندي Jundi
Army of Equatorial Guinea v t e
							Brigada		Sargento primero		Sarjento												Cabo primero				Cabo								Soldado
Eritrean Army v t e																																			No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private first class						Private
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force [14] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance Corporal								Private
Ethiopian Army [15] v t e																																			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 [16] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Gambian National Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Ghana Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
Army of Guinea-Bissau v t e
											Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento						Primeiro-Soldado						Soldado
Ivory Coast Ground Forces [17] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de seconde classe
Kenya Army [18] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Senior sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho Army [19] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Ground Forces [20] v t e																																			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 [21] v t e																																			No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Madagascar Ground Forces [22] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat
Malawi Army [23] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Malian Army [24] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Mauritanian National Army [25] v t e
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal						مساعد Mosa'id				رقيب أول Raqib awwal						رقيب Raqib										عريف 'arif								جندي Jundiun
Mauritius	No army
Royal Moroccan Army [26] v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de deuxième classe
Mozambican Army v t e
									Intendente		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento				Cabo		Primeiro soldado
Namibian Army [27] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Niger Army [28] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1re classe						Soldat de 2e classe
Nigerian Army [29] v t e																													No insignia
	Army warrant officer			Master warrant officer			Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rwandan Land Forces [30] v t e																																			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 v t e
	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 v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Seychelles Army [31] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Somali National Army [32] v t e																													No insignia
	Musharax sarkaal			Sadex xarígle			Laba xarígle		Xarígle		Sadex alífle												Laba alífle				Alífle		Dable
Somaliland National Army v t e
	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 [33] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sudanese Army [34] v t e																													No insignia
							مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif				وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif		جندي Jundiun
Eswatini Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza						Afisa mteule daraja la pili		Sajinitaji		Sajenti												Koplo				Koplo usu		Mtu ndege
Togolese Army [35] v t e																																			No insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
Tunisian Army [36] [37] v t e
	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 [38] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zambian Army [39] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe National Army v t e																													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

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

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