# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22, 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kabange Mupopo Zambia | Margaret Wambui Kenya | Patience Okon George Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 51.84 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 52.11 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 52.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Regina George | Nigeria | 52.67 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Maureen Thomas | Kenya | 53.12 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 53.12 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana | 53.16 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 53.18 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Yinka Ajayi | Nigeria | 53.32 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.49 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 53.70 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 53.84 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Fatoumata Diop | Senegal | 53.93 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Akua Obeng-Akrofi | Ghana | 53.95 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Jeanelle Griesel | South Africa | 54.20 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Vivian Mills | Ghana | 54.79 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Aurélie Alcindor | Mauritius | 54.93 | |
| 18 | 3 | Zoe Engler | South Africa | 55.93 | |
| 19 | 1 | Tsitsi Mahachi | Zimbabwe | 56.03 | |
| 20 | 3 | Mariama Mamoudou | Niger | 57.36 | |
| 21 | 4 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 58.29 | |
| 22 | 3 | Suzan Bumanga | South Sudan | 1:03.93 | |
| | 2 | Agnes Abrocquah | Ghana | DQ | |
| | 4 | Zinash Tesfaye | Ethiopia | DNF | |
| | 1 | Viola Lado | South Sudan | DNS | |
| | 1 | Mireille Tshakwiza | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 2 | Margret Hassan | South Sudan | DNS | |
| | 3 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 4 | Amal Mohamed Bashir | Somalia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 51.97 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 52.05 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 52.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.51 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 52.72 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Regina George | Nigeria | 52.89 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana | 52.89 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 52.96 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Maureen Thomas | Kenya | 53.17 | |
| 10 | 1 | Fatoumata Diop | Senegal | 53.31 | |
| 11 | 2 | Yinka Ajayi | Nigeria | 53.54 | |
| 12 | 2 | Vivian Mills | Ghana | 53.87 | |
| 13 | 1 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 53.97 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jeanelle Griesel | South Africa | 54.37 | |
| 15 | 1 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 54.41 | |
| 16 | 1 | Akua Obeng-Akrofi | Ghana | 54.49 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 51.56 |
| | 3 | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 52.24 |
| | 5 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 52.33 |
| 4 | 6 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.41 |
| 5 | 8 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 52.65 |
| 6 | 2 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana | 53.31 |
| 7 | 7 | Regina George | Nigeria | 53.45 |
| 8 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.91 |