{UAH} List of tallest buildings in Africa
This list ranks African buildings that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. Buildings over 150 m (492 ft) tall are highlighted in blue.
Building | Pinnacle Height | Floors | Year | Country | City |
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Carlton Centre | 223 m (732 ft) | 50 | 1973 | | Johannesburg |
Hassan II Mosque[1] | 210 m (690 ft) | - | 1993 | | Casablanca |
Ponte City Apartments | 173 m (568 ft) | 54 | 1975 | | Johannesburg |
Bahia Center | 161 m (528 ft) | 31 | 2008 | | Oran |
NITEL Building[2] | 160 m (520 ft) | 32 | 1979 | | Lagos |
Marble Towers | 152 m (499 ft) | 32 | 1973 | | Johannesburg |
Pearl Dawn[3] | 152 m (499 ft) | 31 | 2010 | | Durban |
South African Reserve Bank Building[4] | 150 m (490 ft) | 38 | 1988 | | Pretoria |
Metlife Centre[5] | 150 m (490 ft) | 28 | 1993 | | Cape Town |
88 on Field[6] | 147 m (482 ft) | 26 | 1985 | | Durban |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building[7] | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 1994 | | Cairo |
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel[8] | 142 m (466 ft) | 43 | 1996 | | Cairo |
Grand Hyatt Cairo[9] | 142 m (466 ft) | 41 | 2002 | | Cairo |
Nile City South Tower[10] | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2003 | | Cairo |
Nile City North Tower[11] | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | | Cairo |
ABC Building[12] | 141 m (463 ft) | 33 | 1976 | | Zvishavane |
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1[13] | 140 m (460 ft) | 40 | 1970 | | Johannesburg |
Times Tower[14] | 140 m (460 ft) | 38 | 2000 | | Nairobi |
Michelangelo Towers[15] | 140 m (460 ft) | 34 | 2005 | | Sandton |
Trust Bank Building[16] | 140 m (460 ft) | 34 | 1970 | | Johannesburg |
El Maadi Residential Tower 13[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
El Maadi Residential Tower 14[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
El Maadi Residential Tower 15[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
El Maadi Residential Tower 16[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
El Maadi Residential Tower 17[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
El Maadi Residential Tower 18[17] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | | Cairo |
Maroc Telecom HQ[19] | 139 m (456 ft) | 20 | 2012 | | Rabat |
Standard Bank Building[20] | 139 m (456 ft) | 34 | 1968 | | Johannesburg |
Southern Life Center[21] | 138 m (453 ft) | 30 | 1973 | | Johannesburg |
San Stefano Grand Plaza | 135 m (443 ft) | 35 | 2006 | | Alexandria [22] |
Monte Blanc[23] | 133 m (436 ft) | 40 | 1985 | | Durban |
ABSA Tower Pretoria[24] | 132 m (433 ft) | 38 | 1976 | | Pretoria |
Bank Misr Building[25] | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 1985 | | Adis Ababa |
NTC Tower[26] | 140 m (460 ft) | 29 | 2009 | | Khartoum |
Old Mutual Centre[25] | 130 m (430 ft) | 33 | 1995 | | Durban |
Tour CNPS[27] | 130 m (430 ft) | 32 | ?? | | Yaoundé |
209 Smit Street[28] | 128 m (420 ft) | 30 | 1976 | | Johannesburg |
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza[29] | 127 m (417 ft) | 31 | 1999 | | Cairo |
1 Thibault Square[30] | 126.5 m (415 ft) | 32 | 1972 | | Cape Town |
Bank of Mauritius Tower[30] | 124 m (407 ft) | 26 | 2006 | | Port louis |
Union Bank Building (Lagos)[31] | 124 m (407 ft) | 28 | ?? | | Lagos |
Kine Centre[32] | 123 m (404 ft) | 27 | 1974 | | Johannesburg |
New Reserve Bank Tower[33] | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1997 | | Harare |
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel[34] | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 2003 | | Tripoli |
Nessco Building[35] | 120 m (390 ft) | 26 | 2007 | | Tripoli |
Al Fatah Tower[36] | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | 2006 | | Tripoli |
Embassy Building[37] | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1991 | | Durban |
Teleposta Towers[38] | 120 m (390 ft) | 27 | 2000 | | Nairobi |
La Cité Administrative Tour D[39] | 120 m (390 ft) | 30 | 1984 | | Abidjan |
Atterbury House [40] | 119 m (390 ft) | 29 | 1976 | | Cape Town |
Carlton Center Hotel [41] | 119 m (390 ft) | 30 | 1973 | | Johannesburg |
Holiday Inn Durban - Marine Parade[42] | 118 m (387 ft) | 28 | 1985 | | Durban |
Holiday Inn Garden Court North Beach[43] | 118 m (387 ft) | 33 | 1978 | | Durban |
Residences Roda Island[44] | 118 m (387 ft) | 39 | ?? | | Cairo |
ABSA Centre Cape Town [45] | 117 m (384 ft) | 33 | 1970 | | Durban |
The Spinnaker[46] | 117 m (384 ft) | 27 | 2007 | | Durban |
Casablanca Twin Center (Tour 1) | 115 m (377 ft) | 28 | 1999 | | Casablanca |
Casablanca Twin Center (Tour 2) | 115 m (377 ft) | 28 | 1999 | | Casablanca |
320 West Street[47] | 111 m (364 ft) | 30 | 1973 | | Durban |
Mauritius Telecom Tower [48] | 110 m (360 ft) | 30 | 1990 | | Port louis |
Ramses Hilton & World Trade Center[49] | 110 m (360 ft) | 36 | 1980 | | Cairo |
Hilton World Trade Center Residences I[50] | 110 m (360 ft) | 32 | ?? | | Cairo |
Schlesinger Building[51] | 110 m (360 ft) | 21 | 1965 | | Johannesburg |
Golden Acre[52] | 110 m (360 ft) | 28 | 1979 | | Cape Town |
Protea Hotel Landmark Lodge [53] | 110 m (360 ft) | 31 | 1976 | | Durban |
The Parade[54] | 110 m (360 ft) | 30 | 1986 | | Durban |
Loch Logan Park [55] | 110 m (360 ft) | 27 | 1986 | | Bloemfontein |
Semiramis Inter-Continental Hotel[56] | 107 m (351 ft) | 29 | ?? | | Cairo |
Nabemba Tower[57] | 106 m (348 ft) | 30 | 1986 | | Brazzaville |
Tour Postel 2001[56] | 105 m (344 ft) | 26 | 1984 | | Abidjan |
Ivoire InterContinental Abidjan Hotel Tower I[56] | 105 m (344 ft) | 24 | 1969 | | Abidjan |
Immeuble CAISTAB[58] | 105 m (344 ft) | 25 | 1984 | | Abidjan |
Cocoa House[58] | 105 m (344 ft) | 26 | 1965 | | Ibadan |
Southern Sun Cape Sun[59] | 105 m (344 ft) | 32 | 1983 | | Cape Town |
Highpoint Hillbrow [60] | 105 m (344 ft) | 25 | 1972 | | Johannesburg |
Kenyatta International Conference Centre[61] | 105 m (344 ft) | 33 | 1974 | | Nairobi |
NSSF Building[62] | 103 m (338 ft) | 28 | 1973 | | Nairobi |
Independence House[63] | 103 m (338 ft) | 23 | 1960 | | Lagos |
Nani Tower[64] | 103 m (338 ft) | 22 | 2004 | | Adis Ababa |
Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence[65] | 103 m (338 ft) | 30 | ?? | | Cairo |
RTNC Congo Building[66] | 103 m (338 ft) | 22 | ?? | | Kinshasa |
Immeuble CCIC[67] | 103 m (338 ft) | 22 | ?? | | Kinshasa |
Gecamines Commercial Building[67] | 103 m (338 ft) | 22 | 1977 | | Kinshasa |
2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel[68] | 102 m (335 ft) | 36 | 1980 | | Lome |
Intercontinental Hotel & Casino[69] | 104 m (341 ft) | 25 | 2011 | | Luanda |
Belmont Building[70] | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1954 | | Cairo |
ESCOM Building[71] | 102 m (335 ft) | 24 | 2009 | | Luanda |
Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters[72] | 100 m (330 ft) | 21 | 2010 | | Windhoek |
Huda Tower[73] | 100 m (330 ft) | 22 | 2004 | | Adis Ababa |
I & M Bank Tower[74] | 100 m (330 ft) | 18 | 2001 | | Nairobi |
Alexandria City Centre Tower I[75] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 2003 | | Alexandria |
Radio & Television Building[76] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1957 | | Cairo |
El Gezira Sheraton Hotel[77] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1984 | | Cairo |
Conrad International Cairo Hotel[78] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1999 | | Cairo |
The Fairmont Cairo[79] | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2007 | | Cairo |
Deneys Reitz[80] | 100 m (330 ft) | 24 | 2010 | | Johannesburg |
Hotel InterContinental Kinshasa Tower II[81] | 100 m (330 ft) | 20 | ?? | | Kinshasa |
La Cité Administrative Tour E[58] | 100 m (330 ft) | 24 | 1984 | | Abidjan |
La Cité Administrative Tour C[58] | 100 m (330 ft) | 24 | 1984 | | Abidjan |
Bank of Tanzania South Tower[82] | 100 m (330 ft) | 20 | 2006 | | Dar es Salaam |
Bank of Tanzania North Tower[83] | 100 m (330 ft) | 20 | 2006 | | Dar es Salaam |
NRZ Headquarters[84] | 100 m (330 ft) | 23 | 1985 | | Bulawayo |
Immeuble Kébé[85] | 100 m (330 ft) | 21 | 1973 | | Dakar |
Park Avenue[86] | 100 m (330 ft) | 24 | 1973 | | Pietermaritzburg |
Sanport 140[87] | 100 m (330 ft) | 22 | 1976 | | Port Elizabeth |
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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Gwokto La'Kitgum"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower
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