African statistics

 Military capability is associated with pride, honour, show of strength and security globally. Over the years, the role of military in Africa have been reduced from governing to a more restricted role of peace keeping, combating terrorism etc.  Stanstats decided to rank the most powerful militaries in Africa based on key demographics we obtained from our friends in global firepower. The variables used in our statistics include manpower, land systems, airpower, naval power, resources, aircraft carriers, submarine etc READ ALSO:THE MOST VALUABLE CURRENCIES IN AFRICA  At the end of this article, we hope that our ranking gives an unbiased and objective strength of the various military in Africa. Here is the list of the most powerful military in Africa. 1. EGYPT Budget :$4.4billion Active frontline personnel:468,500 Tanks:4,624 Total aircraft:1,107 Submarines:4   The Egyptian military is the oldest and most powerful in Africa. It also has one of the biggest mi...

WHAT IS FGM? Female Genital mutilation or female circumcision can be defined as the removal of the external female genitalia that includes clitorial gland, inner labia, clitorial hood depending on the country or ethnicity of the circumciser. TYPES OF FGM : The world health organization categorized FGM into different categories or types. Also read African countries with the highest level of maternal mortality.  TYPE I : It involves removal of the clitorial hood and the circumciser pulling the clitorial glans with her thumb and cuts it off.  TYPE II : It involves the partial or complete removal of the inner without the removal of the clitorial glans and outer labia  TYPE III(INFIBULATION) : It is called the sewn closed category, it is the removal of the external genitalia and fusion of the wound. The practice is very common in countries like Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia etc. According to UN, in 2010, 20 percent of women in Africa has experienced this kind of FGM....