List of tallest buildings in Africa
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
[edit]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
[edit]Name | City | Years as tallest | Metres | Feet | Floors | Photo |
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Iconic Tower | New Administrative Capital | 2024– | 394 | 1,292 | 77 | |
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower | Algiers | 2019–2024 | 264 | 870 | 36 | |
The Leonardo | Johannesburg | 2019 | 234 | 770 | 55 | |
Carlton Centre | Johannesburg | 1973–2019 | 223 | 730 | 50 | |
Marble Towers | Johannesburg | 1973 | 152 | 499 | 49 | |
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1 | Johannesburg | 1970–1973 | 140 | 459 | 40 | |
Trust Bank Building | Johannesburg | 1970–1973 | 140 | 459 | 31 | |
Standard Bank Centre | Johannesburg | 1968–1970 | 138.8 | 455 | 34 | |
Schlesinger Building | Johannesburg | 1965–1968 | 110 | 361 | 21 | |
Cocoa House | Ibadan | 1965–1965 | 105 | 345 | 26 | |
Belmont Building | Cairo | 1954–1965 | 102 | 335 | 32 | |
Rissik Street Post Office | Johannesburg | 1897–1965 | 102 | 335 | 4 |
Tallest under construction, approved or proposed
[edit]Under construction
[edit]This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall.
Name | Height | Floors | Year | Country | City | Notes |
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Tour F | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 75 | 2026 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan | [105] |
Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 62 | 2027 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [106] |
Bank of Abyssinia Headquarters | 270 m (890 ft) | 60 | 2025 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | |
Alamein Downtown Iconic Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 68 | 2025 | Egypt | El Alamein | |
Nile Business City | 233 m (764 ft) | 50 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
Capital Diamond Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | 2026 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
Infinity Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | 2025 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | |
Gate Towers | 170 m (558 ft) | 44 | 2023 | Egypt | El Alamein | |
88 Nairobi Condominium Tower | 150 m (490 ft) | 47 | 2024 | Kenya | Nairobi | [107][108] |
Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters | 150 m (490 ft) | 40 | 2025 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [109] |
On-hold, approved or proposed
[edit]This section lists skyscrapers that are on-hold, approved or proposed in Africa, and are planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall.
Name | Height | Floors | Country | |||
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City | Status | Notes | ||||
Oblisco Capitale | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | 210 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Approved | [110] |
Father and Son Skyscraper | 470 m (1,540 ft) | 112 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | [111] |
Tower of Sand | 450 m (1,480 ft) | Morocco | Marrakech | Proposed | [112] | |
Chuan Hui International Tower | 448 m (1,470 ft) | 99 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
Symbio-City | 447 m (1,467 ft) | 110 | South Africa | Centurion | Proposed | |
Palm Exotica | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 61 | Kenya | Watamu | Proposed | [113] |
The Pinnacle Tower | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 67 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [114][115][116] |
Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 78 | Tanzania | Zanzibar City | Proposed | [117] |
Nile Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 70 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | [118] |
El Djazair Towers | 300 m (980 ft) | 62 | Algeria | Oran | Proposed | |
Upperhill Square | 290 m (950 ft) | 66 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | [119] |
Hope City | 270 m (890 ft) | 75 | Ghana | Accra | Proposed | [120] |
Mesob Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 70 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | On Hold | [121] |
Kampala Tower | 222 m (728 ft) | 60 | Uganda | Kampala | Proposed | [122] |
Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower | 219 m (719 ft) | 44 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | [123] |
Forbes International Tower | 210 m (690 ft) | 57 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Proposed | [124] |
The Pinnacle Tower II | 201 m (659 ft) | 45 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [114] |
Sherazade Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 47 | Algeria | Oran | Proposed | |
Maputo Business Tower | 190 m (620 ft) | 47 | Mozambique | Maputo | On Hold | |
Hazina Trade Centre | 180 m (590 ft) | 39 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | [125][126] |
Maputo Towers 1 | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | Mozambique | Maputo | Proposed | |
Maputo Towers 2 | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | Mozambique | Maputo | Proposed | |
JW Marriott Hotel | 167 m (548 ft) | 42 | Morocco | Casablanca | On Hold | [127][128] |
Eko White Pearl Tower | 165 m (541 ft) | 31 | Nigeria | Lagos | Proposed | |
La Tour Casa Nearshore | 160 m (520 ft) | 44 | Morocco | Casablanca | On Hold | [129] |
Montave | 160 m (520 ft) | 40 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | |
World Trade Center Hotel Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | 37 | Nigeria | Abuja | Proposed | [130][131] |
Angola World Trade Center Tower A | 155 m (509 ft) | 42 | Angola | Luanda | On Hold | [132] |
Cytonn Towers | 150 m (490 ft) | 35 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | |
Tour Minam 1 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | Senegal | Dakar | Proposed | [133] |
Tour Minam 2 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | Senegal | Dakar | Proposed | [133] |
Angola World Trade Center Tower B | 135 m (443 ft) | 37 | Angola | Luanda | On Hold | [132] |
Kingdom Kampala Hotel | 123 m (404 ft) | 34 | Uganda | Kampala | Proposed | [134][135] |
See also
[edit]- 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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