Top 20 tallest buildings in Africa 2024

Throughout the history of architecture, there has been a continual quest for height. Thousands of workers toiled on the pyramids of ancient Egypt, the cathedrals of Europe and countless other towers, all striving to create something awe-inspiring. People build tall buildings primarily because they are convenient – you can create a lot of real estate out of a relatively small ground area.

But ego and grandeur do sometimes play a significant role in the scope of the construction, just as it did in earlier civilizations. Up until relatively recently, we could only go so high. After a certain point, it just wasn’t feasible to keep building up. In the late 1800s, new technology redefined these limits. Suddenly, it was possible to live and work in colossal towers, hundreds of feet above the ground.

Rank	Building	Country	Height
1.	Iconic Tower	Egypt	393.8 m (1,292 ft)
2.	Mohammed VI Tower	Morocco	250 m (820 ft)
3.	The Leonardo	South Africa	234 m (768 ft)
4.	Carlton Centre	South Africa	223 m (732 ft)
5.	Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters	Ethiopia	209.3 m (687 ft)
6.	Britam Tower	Kenya	200.1 m (656 ft)
7.	Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower	Kenya	184 m (604 ft)
8.	Ponte City Apartments	South Africa	172.8 m (567 ft)
9.	New Administrative Capital Building C04	Egypt	170 m (560 ft)
10.	UAP Tower	Kenya	163 m (535 ft)
11.	NECOM House	Nigeria	160.3 m (526 ft)
12.	New Administrative Capital Building C11	Egypt	160 m (520 ft)
13.	New Administrative Capital Building C12	Egypt	160 m (520 ft)
14.	Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro	Ivory Coast	158 m (518 ft)
15.	Tanzania Ports Authority HQ	Tanzania	157 m (515 ft)
16.	New Administrative Capital Building C08	Egypt	155 m (509 ft)
17.	New Administrative Capital Building C07	Egypt	155 m (509 ft)
18.	PSPF Towers – Tower A	Tanzania	152.7 m (501 ft)
19.	PSPF Towers – Tower B	Tanzania	152.7 m (501 ft)
20.	Marble Towers	South Africa	152.1 m (499 ft)

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