The tallest buildings on the African continent are ranked 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 Durban, Cape Town, Maputo, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Alexandria, Harare, Abidjan, Luanda and Port Louis.
Between 1973 and 2019 the tallest skyscraper in Africa was Johannesburg's Carlton Centre, which stands 223 metres (732 ft) tall. Since 2021 the tallest skyscraper is Iconic Tower in New Administrative Capital, which is 393.8 metres (1,292 ft) tall.
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.
The following are some tallest building we have:
1. Al Noor Tower 540 m (1,770 ft) 114 Morocco Casablanca Cancelled
2. Father and Son Skyscraper 470 m (1,540 ft) 112 Egypt Cairo Proposed
3. Sand Tower 450 m (1,480 ft) 77 Morocco Morocco Merzouga Proposed
4. Palm Exotica 370 m (1,210 ft) 61 KenyaKenya Malindi Approved
5. Durban Iconic Tower 370 m (1,210 ft) 88 South Africa Durban Proposed
6.The Pinnacle Tower I 314 m (1,030 ft) 70 Kenya Nairobi On Hold
7. Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower 300 m (980 ft) 78 Tanzania Tanzania Zanzibar City Proposed
8. Nile Tower 300 m (980 ft) 70 Egypt Egypt Cairo Approved
9. Upperhill square 290 m (950 ft) 66 Kenya Nairobi Proposed
10. Hope City 270 m (890 ft) 72 Ghana Ghana Accra Proposed
11. The One Nairobi 270 m (890 ft) 70 Kenya Kenya Nairobi Proposed
12. Kampala Tower 222 m (728 ft) 60 Uganda Kampala Proposed
13. The Pinnacle Tower II 214 m (702 ft) 45 Kenya Kenya Nairobi On Hold
14. Hazina Trade Centre 180 m (590 ft) 39 Kenya Kenya Nairobi On Hold
15. Angola World Trade Center Tower A 170 m (560 ft) 42 Angola Luanda Proposed
16. Kakakuona Tower 170 m (560 ft) 36 Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Proposed
17. JW Marriott Hotel 167 m (548 ft) 42 Morocco Casablanca On hold
18. Kgoro – The Gateway A ~165 m (541 ft) 45 South Africa South Africa Johannesburg Proposed
19. Kgoro – The Gateway B ~165 m (541 ft) 30 South Africa South Africa Johannesburg Proposed
20. Dar es Salaam City Center Promise Tower 165 m (541 ft) 35 Tanzania Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Proposed
21. La Tour Casa Nearshore 160 m (520 ft) 44 Morocco Morocco Casablanca On Hold
22. World Trade Centre Abuja Hotel Tower 158 m (518 ft) 37 Nigeria Abuja Proposed
23. Angola World Trade Center Tower B 150 m (490 ft) 37 Angola Angola Luanda Proposed
24. Tour Minam 1 140 m (460 ft) 33 Senegal Dakar Proposed
25. Tour Minam 2 140 m (460 ft) 33 Senegal Senegal Dakar Proposed
26. Kingdom Kampala Centre 123 m (404 ft) 34 Uganda Uganda Kampala Proposed
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