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Which country has the most powerful military in Africa?

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Egypt is the most powerful country in Africa according to an index that has just been released by the Global Firepower (GFP) that measures a government’s military strength.

Out of 30 African countries the GFP has been able to determine that Egypt as the leading country in Africa in military power and 12th out of 126 countries in the world. Egypt has the manpower, equipment which covers the air, land, naval power and the petroleum to sustain its army among other factors. Second in line is Algeria, followed by Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.

  1. Egypt
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  2. Algeria
    algeria
  3. Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
  4. Nigeria
    nigeria
  5. South Africa
    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. Cameroon
  21. Mozambique
  22. Niger
  23. Ivory Coast
  24. Mali
  25. Madagascar
  26. Gabon
  27. Republic of the Congo
  28. Namibia
  29. Somalia
  30. Central African Republic

The annual GFP index boasts of using an algorithm that attempts to provide a fair canvas that presents an unbiased ranking and realistic outlook on the conventional military firepower and strength of countries. Their system focuses on the diversity of weapons systems and provides bonuses and penalties for things like nuclear arms, diversity of force structures, and alliances (like NATO). The formula is interesting because it makes a smaller but more technologically advanced country competitive with larger militaries from less advanced countries.

The most powerful military in the world is the United States, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK. US has been the world’s strongest military since 1945.

 

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