There were two organizations called the African Rifles:
- The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa created in 1902
- The East African Rifles, a British unit created in 1895 that was later merged into the KAR in 1902
- The East African Mounted Rifles, a volunteer unit of white Africans during the First World War created in 1914
- The Rhodesian African Rifles or (RAR), was the oldest regiment in the Rhodesian Army created in 1940
- The Royal African Rifles is a 1953 adventure film.
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