This article ranks the tallest skyscrapers on the African continent by height. Initially, only a small number of major financial and commercial centres boasted large skylines, such as Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. However, since the 2000s, skyscrapers have been constructed in many other African cities, including Algiers, El Alamein, Durban, Cape Town, Maputo, Salé, Casablanca, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Alexandria, Harare, Abidjan, Luanda and Port Louis. The tallest skyscraper is the Iconic Tower in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, which is 393.8 meters (1,292 ft) tall.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks African buildings that stand at least 120 m (394 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements by CTBUH. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts and minarets.
Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa
Tallest under construction, approved or proposed
Under construction
This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall.
On-hold, approved or proposed
This section lists skyscrapers that are on-hold, approved or proposed in Africa, and are planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Algeria
- List of tallest buildings in Egypt
- List of tallest buildings in Kenya
- List of tallest buildings in Morocco
- List of tallest buildings in Nigeria
- List of tallest buildings in Tanzania
- List of tallest buildings in Zimbabwe
- List of tallest buildings in South Africa
- List of tallest buildings in Abidjan
- List of tallest buildings in Cairo
- List of tallest buildings in Cape Town
- List of tallest buildings in Kampala
- List of tallest buildings in Luanda
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