African Military Leaders

Discover the most influential military figures across Africa

39
Influential People
17
Countries Represented
All Countries Angola Benin Burundi Cape Verde Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Guinea Guinea-Bissau Lesotho

Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba

Ex-Chief of Defense Staff

Rwanda
Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi

Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi

Chief of Defence Forces

Uganda
General Batista Tagme Na Waie†

General Batista Tagme Na Waie†

Ex-Chief of Staff

Guinea-Bissau

General Fathi Ahmed Houssein

Chief of Staff

Djibouti
General Godefroid Niyombare

General Godefroid Niyombare

Ex-Army Chief

Burundi
General Silas Ntigurirwa

General Silas Ntigurirwa

Defense Minister

Burundi

Nqosa Mahao†

Ex-Army Commander

Lesotho
Wanis Bukhamada

Wanis Bukhamada

Ex-Benghazi Military Commander

Libya
Adel Abdel Ghaffar

Adel Abdel Ghaffar

EAF; EAF Spokesman; Spokesman

Egypt
General Prime Niyongabo

General Prime Niyongabo

Military Commander

Burundi
Johan van Zyl

Johan van Zyl

Chief of SANDF

South Africa

Brig. Gen. Jill Rutaremara

RDF Spokesperson

Rwanda
Maj. Gen. Chris Musa

Maj. Gen. Chris Musa

CDS; Chief of Defence Staff

Nigeria
James Africanus Horton†

James Africanus Horton†

Surgeon & Author

Sierra Leone
Ras Alula Aba Nega†

Ras Alula Aba Nega†

Military Commander

Eritrea
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