List of tallest buildings in Africa
This article ranks the tallest buildings in Africa by height. Initially, only a small number of major financial and commercial centers 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 in Africa is the Iconic Tower in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, which is 393.8 m (1,292 ft) tall.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks completed and topped-out buildings in Africa 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.
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Country | City | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Tower | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 77 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Alamein Iconic Tower | 291.8 m (957 ft) | 67 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Great Mosque of Algiers Tower | 264.3 m (867 ft) | 36 | 2019 | Algeria | Algiers | |
| Mohammed VI Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 55 | 2023 | Morocco | Salé | [1] |
| The Leonardo | 234 m (768 ft) | 56 | 2019 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| Carlton Centre | 223 m (732 ft) | 50 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| Hassan II Mosque | 210 m (690 ft) | N/A | 1993 | Morocco | Casablanca | |
| Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters | 209.3 m (687 ft) | 53 | 2021 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [2][3][4][5] |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 1 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | [6] |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 2 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | [7] |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 3 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | [8] |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 4 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | [9] |
| Britam Tower | 200.1 m (656 ft) | 31 | 2017 | Kenya | Nairobi | [10][11] |
| New Administrative Capital Building D01 | 196 m (643 ft) | 49 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Global Trade Center Office Tower | 184 m (604 ft) | 43 | 2021 | Kenya | Nairobi | [12][13] |
| New Administrative Capital Building D02 | 176 m (577 ft) | 45 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| New Administrative Capital Building D03 | 176 m (577 ft) | 45 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| New Administrative Capital Building C01 | 174 m (571 ft) | 35 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Ponte City Apartments | 172.8 m (567 ft) | 54 | 1975 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| Gate Towers East | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Gate Towers West | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| New Administrative Capital Building C04 | 170 m (560 ft) | 34 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | [14] |
| Fouda Tower | 166 m (545 ft) | 50 | N/A | Egypt | Cairo | |
| UAP Old Mutual Tower | 163 m (535 ft) | 33 | 2016 | Kenya | Nairobi | [15][16] |
| NECOM House | 160.3 m (526 ft) | 32 | 1979 | Nigeria | Lagos | [17] |
| PPF Headquarters | 160 m (520 ft) | 37 | 2019 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [18][19] |
| New Administrative Capital Building C11 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2025 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | [20] |
| New Administrative Capital Building C12 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | [21] |
| Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | 158 m (518 ft) | N/A | 1990 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | [22] |
| Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters | 157 m (515 ft) | 40 | 2016 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [23] |
| El Salam Tower | 155 m (509 ft) | 36 | N/A | Egypt | Alexandria | |
| New Administrative Capital Building C07 | 155 m (509 ft) | 32 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | [24][25] |
| New Administrative Capital Building C08 | 155 m (509 ft) | 32 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | [26][27] |
| NSSF Pension Towers | 155 m (509 ft) | 32 | 2025 | Uganda | Kampala | |
| PSPF Commercial Tower A | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 35 | 2014 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [28][29] |
| PSPF Commercial Tower B | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 35 | 2014 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [30][31] |
| Marble Towers | 152.1 m (499 ft) | 32 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| Pearl Dawn | 152 m (499 ft) | 31 | 2010 | South Africa | Durban | [32] |
| Radio Park Building | 150.9 m (495 ft) | 33 | 1975 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| 88 Nairobi Condominium Tower | 150 m (490 ft) | 48 | 2025 | Kenya | Nairobi | |
| South African Reserve Bank Building | 148 m (486 ft) | 38 | 1988 | South Africa | Pretoria | [33] |
| 88 on Field | 146.5 m (481 ft) | 26 | 1985 | South Africa | Durban | [34] |
| Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square | 145 m (476 ft) | 31 | 2019 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [35] |
| IMOB Business Tower | 145 m (476 ft) | 35 | 2018 | Angola | Luanda | [36][37] |
| Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 | 144 m (472 ft) | 34 | 2007 | Libya | Tripoli | [38] |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 1994 | Egypt | Cairo | [39] |
| Global Trade Center Hotel Tower | 143 m (469 ft) | 35 | 2021 | Kenya | Nairobi | [40][41] |
| Mzizima Commercial Tower | 143 m (469 ft) | 35 | 2021 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | [42][43] |
| Nile City North Tower | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | Egypt | Cairo | [44] |
| Nile City South Tower | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | Egypt | Cairo | [45] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 13 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [46][47] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 14 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [48][47] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 15 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [49][47] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 16 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [47] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 17 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [47] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 18 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [47] |
| Kwadukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1 | 140 m (460 ft) | 40 | 1985 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [50] |
| Times Tower | 140 m (460 ft) | 38 | 2000 | Kenya | Nairobi | [51] |
| Michelangelo Towers | 140 m (460 ft) | 34 | 2005 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [52] |
| Trust Bank Building | 140 m (460 ft) | 31 | 1970 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [53] |
| Absa Tower | 140 m (460 ft) | 31 | 1970 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [54] |
| The St. Regis Cairo | 139.5 m (458 ft) | 32 | 2021 | Egypt | Cairo | |
| Standard Bank Centre | 139 m (456 ft) | 34 | 1968 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [55] |
| Southern Life Centre | 138 m (453 ft) | 30 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [56] |
| NIB Bank Headquarters | 137 m (449 ft) | 35 | 2022 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [57] |
| Old Mutual Centre | 137 m (449 ft) | 33 | 1995 | South Africa | Durban | [58] |
| Portside Tower | 136.4 m (448 ft) | 30 | 2014 | South Africa | Cape Town | [59] |
| Casablanca Finance City Tower | 136 m (446 ft) | 27 | 2019 | Morocco | Casablanca | |
| New Administrative Capital Building D04 | 135 m (443 ft) | 39 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Cairo Plaza North Building | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Egypt | Cairo | [60] |
| Cairo Plaza South Building | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Egypt | Cairo | [61] |
| San Stefano Grand Plaza | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2006 | Egypt | Alexandria | [62] |
| Tours Mpila 1 | 135 m (443 ft) | 30 | 2019 | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | |
| Tours Mpila 2 | 135 m (443 ft) | 30 | 2019 | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | |
| Eko Champagne Pearl Tower | 134 m (440 ft) | 30 | 2017 | Nigeria | Lagos | [63] |
| Prism Tower | 133 m (436 ft) | 34 | 2018 | Kenya | Nairobi | [64][65] |
| Monte Blanc | 132.6 m (435 ft) | 40 | 1985 | South Africa | Durban | [66] |
| ABSA Building | 132 m (433 ft) | 38 | 1976 | South Africa | Pretoria | [67] |
| M Tower | 131 m (430 ft) | 32 | 2027 | Morocco | Casablanca | [68] |
| United Bank Headquarters | 131 m (430 ft) | 35 | 2022 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [69] |
| Shift Tower | 130 m (430 ft) | 35 | 2026 | Morocco | Casablanca | [70] |
| JW Marriott Tripoli | 130 m (430 ft) | 36 | 2011 | Libya | Tripoli | [71] |
| Banco de Mocambique Tower 1 | 130 m (430 ft) | 31 | 2016 | Mozambique | Maputo | [72] |
| Bank Misr Building | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 1985 | Egypt | Cairo | [73] |
| NTC Tower | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 2009 | Sudan | Khartoum | [74] |
| Pyramid Continental Hotel | 130 m (430 ft) | 27 | 2024 | Zambia | Lusaka | |
| 209 Smit Street | 128 m (420 ft) | 30 | 1976 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [75] |
| 1 Thibault Square | 126.5 m (415 ft) | 32 | 1972 | South Africa | Cape Town | [76] |
| Le'Mac | 126 m (413 ft) | 30 | 2017 | Kenya | Nairobi | [77][78] |
| Orange Telecommunication Tower | 125 m (410 ft) | 33 | 2013 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | [79][80] |
| Bunge Tower | 125 m (410 ft) | 26 | 2024 | Kenya | Nairobi | [81] |
| Bank of Mauritius Tower | 124 m (407 ft) | 25 | 2006 | Mauritius | Port Louis | [76] |
| Union Bank Building | 124 m (407 ft) | 28 | 1991 | Nigeria | Lagos | [82] |
| Kine Centre | 123 m (404 ft) | 27 | 1974 | South Africa | Johannesburg | [83] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 5 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 6 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 7 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 8 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 9 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 10 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 11 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 12 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo | [84] |
| New Administrative Capital Building D05 | 120 m (390 ft) | 37 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| BCP Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 27 | 2024 | Morocco | Casablanca | |
| Abuja World Trade Center Commercial Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 24 | 2017 | Nigeria | Abuja | [85][86] |
| New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe[87] | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1997 | Zimbabwe | Harare | |
| Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 2003 | Libya | Tripoli | [88] |
| Nessco Building | 120 m (390 ft) | 26 | 2007 | Libya | Tripoli | [89] |
| Al Fateh Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | 2003 | Libya | Tripoli | [90] |
| Embassy Building | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1991 | South Africa | Durban | [91] |
| Teleposta Towers | 120 m (390 ft) | 27 | 1999 | Kenya | Nairobi | [92] |
| La Cité Administrative Tour D | 120 m (390 ft) | 30 | 1984 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | [93] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Image | City | Country | Height m (ft) |
Years as tallest | Floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rissik Street Post Office | Johannesburg | South Africa | 102 m (335 ft) | 1897–1954 | 4 | |
| Belmont Building | Cairo | Egypt | 106 m (348 ft) | 1954–1965 | 31 | |
| Schlesinger Building | Johannesburg | South Africa | 110 m (360 ft) | 1965–1968 | 21 | |
| Standard Bank Centre | Johannesburg | South Africa | 139 m (456 ft) | 1968–1970 | 34 | |
| Trust Bank Building | Johannesburg | South Africa | 140 m (460 ft) | 1970–1973 | 31 | |
| Marble Towers | Johannesburg | South Africa | 152 m (499 ft) | 1973–1973 | 32 | |
| Carlton Centre | Johannesburg | South Africa | 223 m (732 ft) | 1973–2019 | 50 | |
| The Leonardo | Johannesburg | South Africa | 234 m (768 ft) | 2019–2019 | 56 | |
| Great Mosque of Algiers Tower | Algiers | Algeria | 264 m (866 ft) | 2019–2024 | 36 | |
| Iconic Tower | New Administrative Capital | Egypt | 394 m (1,293 ft) | 2024–present | 77 |
Countries with the most skyscrapers
This list ranks countries with the most completed or topped-out skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of November 2025.
| Rank | Country | Tallest building | Height of tallest building | No. of skyscrapers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | Iconic Tower | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 19 |
| 2 | South Africa | The Leonardo | 234 m (768 ft) | 6 |
| 3 | Kenya | Britam Tower | 200.1 m (656 ft) | 4 |
| 4 | Tanzania | PPF Headquarters | 160 m (520 ft) | 4 |
| 5 | Morocco | Mohammed VI Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria | Great Mosque of Algiers Tower | 264.3 m (867 ft) | 1 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters | 209.3 m (687 ft) | 1 |
| 8 | Nigeria | NECOM House | 160.3 m (526 ft) | 1 |
| 9 | Ivory Coast | Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | 158 m (518 ft) | 1 |
| 10 | Uganda | NSSF Pension Towers | 155 m (509 ft) | 1 |
Under construction
This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 120 m (394 ft) tall.
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Country | City | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour F | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 75 | 2026 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | [94] |
| Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters | 346 m (1,135 ft) | 66 | 2027 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [95] |
| Abyssinia Bank Headquarters | 270 m (890 ft) | 60 | 2026 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | |
| First Bank Headquarters | 252 m (827 ft) | 43 | 2027 | Nigeria | Lagos | |
| Nile Business City Northeast Tower | 233 m (764 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Nile Business City Northwest Tower | 233 m (764 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Nile Business City West Tower | 233 m (764 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Tycoon Tower | 233 m (764 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Forbes International Tower | 230 m (750 ft) | 50 | 2030 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Raville Tower & Residences | 206 m (676 ft) | 46 | 2027 | Egypt | New Cairo | |
| Capital Diamond Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Infinity Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| 6ixty Iconic Tower | 180 m (590 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| East Tower | 180 m (590 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Marina Alamein Tower 4 | 176 m (577 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Marina Alamein Tower 5 | 176 m (577 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Taj Tower | 170 m (560 ft) | 43 | 2027 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Marina Alamein Tower 2 | 168 m (551 ft) | 42 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Marina Alamein Tower 3 | 168 m (551 ft) | 42 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| Levels Business Tower | 153 m (502 ft) | 41 | 2027 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
| Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters | 150 m (490 ft) | 40 | 2027 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | |
| Marina Alamein Tower 1 | 145 m (476 ft) | 36 | 2026 | Egypt | New Alamein | |
| One on Bree | 131 m (430 ft) | 41 | 2028 | South Africa | Cape Town | |
| 31 North Tower | 131 m (430 ft) | 36 | 2025 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
Approved or proposed
This section lists buildings in Africa that are approved or proposed and are planned to rise over 120 m (394 ft) tall.
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Country | City | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblisco Capitale | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | 250 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Approved | |
| Father and Son Skyscraper | 470 m (1,540 ft) | 100+ | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | [96] |
| Meles Zenawi International Centre | 448 m (1,470 ft) | 99 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
| Centurion Symbio-City Tower 1 | 447 m (1,467 ft) | 110 | South Africa | Centurion | Proposed | |
| Carthage Gate Complex | 393 m (1,289 ft) | 99 | Tunisia | Tunis | Proposed | |
| Nut Administrative Tower | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 80 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Proposed | |
| Lagos Elevation Tower | 377 m (1,237 ft) | 75 | Nigeria | Lagos | Proposed | |
| Centurion Symbio-City Tower 2 | 336 m (1,102 ft) | 80 | South Africa | Centurion | Proposed | |
| Torre De Angola | 325 m (1,066 ft) | 70 | Angola | Luanda | Proposed | |
| Africa Square and Tower | 308 m (1,010 ft) | 70 | Nigeria | Abuja | Proposed | |
| Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 78 | Tanzania | Zanzibar City | Proposed | [97] |
| Nile Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 70 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | [98] |
| The Twins Tunis | 297 m (974 ft) | 64 | Tunisia | Tunis | Proposed | |
| Upperhill Square | 290 m (950 ft) | 66 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | [99] |
| One Liberty Tower | 280 m (920 ft) | 65 | South Africa | Johannesburg | Proposed | |
| Chuan Hui International Hotel | 264 m (866 ft) | 58 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
| Tour Kadhafi | 250 m (820 ft) | 60 | Senegal | Dakar | Approved | |
| Camtel Headquarters | 250 m (820 ft) | 48 | Cameroon | Yaounde | Proposed | |
| Djibouti Towers | 243 m (797 ft) | 43 | Djibouti | Djibouti City | Approved | |
| G47 Ugatuzi Tower | 228 m (748 ft) | 34 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | |
| Tour de la Nation | 225 m (738 ft) | 46 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Proposed | |
| Kampala Tower | 222 m (728 ft) | 60 | Uganda | Kampala | Proposed | [100] |
| Eco Tower Cairo | 220 m (720 ft) | 70 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | |
| Centurion Symbio-City Tower 3 | 210 m (690 ft) | 60 | South Africa | Centurion | Proposed | |
| Angola Hotel Complex | 200 m (660 ft) | 58 | Angola | Luanda | Proposed | |
| Siinqee Bank Headquarters | 200 m (660 ft) | 50 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
| Zayed Crystal Spark Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 49 | Egypt | Cairo | Approved | |
| Sherazade Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 47 | Algeria | Oran | Proposed | |
| Debub Global Bank New Headquarters | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
| Seaspark Twin Towers | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | Egypt | New Alamein | Proposed | |
| Maputo Towers | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | Mozambique | Maputo | Proposed | |
| JW Marriott Hotel | 167 m (548 ft) | 42 | Morocco | Casablanca | Proposed | [101][102] |
| Fouda Tower Renovation | 166 m (545 ft) | 50 | Egypt | Cairo | Approved | |
| Dar es Salaam City Center Promise Tower | 165 m (541 ft) | 35 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Proposed | |
| Eko White Pearl Tower | 165 m (541 ft) | 31 | Nigeria | Lagos | Proposed | |
| World Trade Center Hotel Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | 37 | Nigeria | Abuja | Proposed | [103][104] |
| Tours Minam | 137 m (449 ft) | 33 | Senegal | Dakar | Proposed | [105] |
| 15-17 Bree Street | 126 m (413 ft) | 40 | South Africa | Cape Town | Proposed |
On hold or cancelled
This list ranks buildings in Africa that are on hold or cancelled and were planned to rise over 120 m (394 ft) tall.
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Country | City | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Noor Tower | 540 m (1,770 ft) | 114 | Morocco | Casablanca | Cancelled | |
| Durban Iconic Tower | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 88 | South Africa | Durban | Cancelled | |
| Palm Exotjca | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 61 | Kenya | Watamu | On Hold | [106] |
| The Pinnacle Tower | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 67 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [107][108][109] |
| Al Djazair Tower 1 | 300 m (980 ft) | 62 | Algeria | Oran | On Hold | |
| Hope City | 270 m (890 ft) | 75 | Ghana | Accra | Cancelled | [110] |
| Mesob Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 70 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | On Hold | [111] |
| Al Djazair Tower 2 | 250 m (820 ft) | 50 | Algeria | Oran | On Hold | |
| Menelik Square | 220 m (720 ft) | 60 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Cancelled | |
| Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower | 219 m (719 ft) | 44 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | On Hold | [112] |
| The Pinnacle Tower II | 201 m (659 ft) | 45 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [107] |
| Shaza Cairo Nile | 200 m (660 ft) | 50 | Egypt | Cairo | Cancelled | |
| Abuja International Tower & Hotel | 196 m (643 ft) | 55 | Nigeria | Abuja | Cancelled | |
| Maputo Business Tower | 190 m (620 ft) | 47 | Mozambique | Maputo | Cancelled | |
| Hazina Trade Centre | 180 m (590 ft) | 39 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [113][114] |
| La Tour Casa Nearshore | 160 m (520 ft) | 44 | Morocco | Casablanca | Cancelled | [115] |
| Accra Twin Towers | 160 m (520 ft) | 40 | Ghana | Accra | Cancelled | |
| Medina Tower | 160 m (520 ft) | 40 | Libya | Tripoli | On Hold | |
| Montave | 160 m (520 ft) | 40 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | |
| World Trade Centre Angola | 155 m (509 ft) | 42 | Angola | Luanda | Cancelled | [116] |
| The Mast | 153 m (502 ft) | 40 | South Africa | Durban | Cancelled | |
| Atlantic Tower | 150 m (490 ft) | 37 | Morocco | Casablanca | On Hold | |
| Cytonn Towers | 150 m (490 ft) | 35 | Kenya | Nairobi | Cancelled | |
| Zero-2-One | 142 m (466 ft) | 44 | South Africa | Cape Town | Cancelled | |
| ABC Building | 141 m (463 ft) | 33 | Zimbabwe | Zvishavane | Cancelled | |
| San Raphael | 134 m (440 ft) | 35 | South Africa | Durban | Cancelled | |
| The Vogue | 128 m (420 ft) | 39 | South Africa | Cape Town | Cancelled | |
| Strand on Adderley | 120 m (390 ft) | 30 | South Africa | Cape Town | Cancelled |
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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