The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial; French: Forces armées de la Guinée équatoriale; Portuguese: Forças Armadas da Guiné Equatorial) consists of approximately 2,500 service members.

The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea.

[4] In 2002, an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists report said: "The oil companies do not view Equatorial Guinea's military – a product of decades of brutal dictatorial rule – with much confidence.

There is no clear command structure, the level of discipline is low, and professionalism and training are almost non-existent, according to locals and foreign oil workers.

Even the presidential guard – an indication of the lack of trust in the country's forces – is composed of 350 Moroccan troops.

In July 2010, after the visit of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an order for a Barroso-class corvette was announced.