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Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of African states.

Officers

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Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Image Algerian National Navy[1]
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فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal		 فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 عقيد
Aqid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général major Général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Image Angolan Navy[2]
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Almirante-da-Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra Capitão-de-fragata Capitão-de-corveta Tenente-de-navio Tenente-de-fragata Tenente-de-corveta
Image Benin Navy[3]
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1ère classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2ème classe
Botswana Botswana No navy
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso No navy
Burundi Burundi No navy
Image Cameroon Navy[4][5][6]
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Amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Cape Verdean Coast Guard[7]
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Contra-almirante Comodoro Capitão–de–mar Capitão–de–navio Capitão-de–patrulha Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Tenente Guarda-marinha
Central African Republic Central African Republic No navy
Chad Chad No navy
Comoros Comoros No navy
Image Navy of the DR Congo
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Grand amiral Amiral Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Image Congolese Navy[8]
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Djiboutian Navy[9]
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Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Image Egyptian Navy
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فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal		 فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 عقيد
Aqid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Image Navy of Equatorial Guinea
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Vice almirante Contra almirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Alférez de navío Alférez de fragata
Image Eritrean Navy
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Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Image Ethiopian Navy
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አድሚራል
Ādimīrali		 ቫይስ አድሚራል
Vayisi ādimīrali		 ሬር አድሚራል
Rēri ādimīrali		 ኮሞዶር
Komodori		 ካፒቴን
Kapītēni		 ኮማንደር
Komanideri		 ሌፍተናንት ኮማንደር
Lēfitenaniti komanideri		 ሌፍተናንት
Lēfitenaniti		 ሌፍተናንት ጁኒየር ግሬድ
Lēfitenaniti junīyeri girēdi		 ሰብ ሌፍተናንት
Sebi lēfitenaniti
Image Gabonese Navy
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Gambian Navy
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant
Image Ghana Navy[10]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant
Image Guinean Navy
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Amiral de la Flotte Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Navy of Guinea-Bissau
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Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Comodoro Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha/
Subtenente
Image Navy of Ivory Coast[11]
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Kenya Navy[12]
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General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Lesotho Lesotho No navy
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Image Liberian National Coast Guard[13]
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Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign
Image Libyan Navy[14]
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مشير
Mushir		 فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal		 فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 عقيد
Aqid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Image Madagascar Navy[15]
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Malawi Navy[16]
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General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Mali Mali No navy
Image Mauritanian Navy[17]
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فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد بحري
Amid baḥriun		 مقدم بحري
Muqaddam baḥriun		 رائد بحري
Ra'id baḥriun		 نقيب بحري
Naqib baḥriun		 ملازم أول بحري
Mulazim awwal baḥriun		 ملازم بحري
Mulazim baḥriun
Mauritius Mauritius No navy
Image Royal Moroccan Navy[18]
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Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau-major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Mozambique Naval Command
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Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha
Image Namibian Navy[19]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral junior grade Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign
Niger Niger No navy
Image Nigerian Navy[20]
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Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
Rwanda Rwanda No navy
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Image Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe
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Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha/
Subtenente
Image Senegalese Navy
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Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Seychelles Coast Guard[21][22]
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Major general[a] Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Image Sierra Leone Navy
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant
Image Somali Navy[23]
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Admiraal guud Admiraal gaas Admiraal guuto Gashaanle sare Gashaanle dhexe Gashaanle Dhamme Laba xídígle Xídígle
Image Somaliland Coast Guard
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Admiraal kuxigeenka Admiraal gaas Admiraal guuto Gashaanle sare Gashaanle dhexe Gashaanle Dhamme Laba xídígle Xídígle
Image South African Navy[24]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)		 Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
South Sudan South Sudan No navy
Image Sudanese Navy[25]
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مشیر
Mushir		 فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal		 فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 عقيد
Aqid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Eswatini Swaziland No navy
Image Tanzania Naval Command
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Image Togolese Navy[26]
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Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Image Tunisian National Navy[27]
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فريق أول بالبحرية
Fariq 'awal bialbaḥria		 فريق بالبحرية
Fariq bialbaḥria		 أمير لواء بالبحرية
'amir liwa' bialbaḥria		 عميد بالبحرية
Amid bialbaḥria		 عقيد بالبحرية
Aqid bialbaḥria		 مقدم بالبحرية
Muqaddam bialbaḥria		 رائد بالبحرية
Ra'id bialbaḥria		 نقيب بالبحرية
Naqib bialbaḥria		 ملازم أول بالبحرية
Mulazim 'awal bialbaḥria		 ملازم بالبحرية
Mulazim bialbaḥria
Amiral Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Uganda Uganda No navy
Zambia Zambia No navy
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Introduced December 2024

References

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  1. ↑ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Postos da Marinha". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Anexo A". Boletim Oficial (in Portuguese). 1 (4). Government of Cape Verde: 133–136. 18 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Décret n° 2018-190/PR/MD portant révision du décret de la commission « marathon » n° 88-043/PR/DEF du 31 mai 1988 révisé en 2002 relatif au Statut Général des Militaires (SGM)" [Decree No. 2018-190/PR/MD revising the Decree of the "Marathon" Commission No. 88-043/PR/DEF of 31 May 1988 revised in 2002 relating to the General Status of the Military (SGM).] (in French). 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Officer Ranks and Insignia". Ghana Navy. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Tartter, Jean R. (1989). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Libya: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 270–271. LCCN 88600480. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Commissioned Officers". Malawi Defence Force. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Seychelles Strengthens Military Leadership with Key Appointments". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  23. ↑ Ehrenreich, Frederick (1982). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold N. (ed.). Somalia: a country study (PDF). Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 257. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  26. ↑ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Les grades des officers de la marine". Ministry of National Defense (in French). Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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