{"id":214516,"date":"2016-05-16T08:06:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T08:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=214516"},"modified":"2016-05-16T08:06:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T08:06:55","slug":"ghanas-military-ranked-19th-most-powerful-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/05\/ghanas-military-ranked-19th-most-powerful-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana’s military ranked 19th most powerful in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ghana’s military has been ranked the 19th most powerful on the African continent according to an index that has been released by the Global Firepower (GFP) .<\/p>\n

Egypt is the most powerful country in Africa according to the index that measures a government\u2019s military strength.<\/p>\n

Out of 30 African countries, the GFP said Egypt also ranked\u00a012th out of 126 countries in the world.<\/p>\n

Egypt has the manpower, equipment which covers the air, land, naval power and the petroleum to sustain its army among other factors.<\/p>\n

Second in line is Algeria, followed by Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.<\/p>\n

Below is the full list:
\n1. Egypt<\/p>\n

\"Egyptian
Egyptian army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Algeria<\/p>\n

\"Algerian
Algerian army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Ethiopia<\/p>\n

\"Ethiopian
Ethiopian army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Nigeria<\/p>\n

\"Nigerian
Nigerian army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. South Africa<\/p>\n

\"South
South African army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6. Angola
\n7.Morocco
\n8.Sudan
\n9.Libya
\n10.Democratic Republic of the Congo
\n11.Kenya
\n12.Tunisia
\n13.Zimbabwe
\n14.Zambia
\n15.Chad
\n16.Uganda
\n17.Tanzania
\n18.South Sudan
\n19.Ghana
\n20.Cameroon
\n21.Mozambique
\n22.Niger
\n23.Ivory Coast
\n24.Mali
\n25.Madagascar
\n26.Gabon
\n27.Republic of the Congo
\n28.Namibia
\n29.Somalia
\n30.Central African Republic
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

The most powerful military in the world is the United States, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK. US has been the world\u2019s strongest military since 1945.
\n–<\/p>\n

Source: CCTV-Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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