# 2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12–13.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | Stéphan Buckland Mauritius | Leigh Julius South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: -3.6 m/s, Heat 2: -3.5 m/s, Heat 3: -2.3 m/s, Heat 4: -2.2 m/s, Heat 5: -5.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 21.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 21.35 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Seth Amoo | Ghana | 21.36 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 21.38 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 21.39 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 21.50 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Soleiman Salem Ayed | Egypt | 21.54 | q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Oumar Loum | Senegal | 21.57 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Marius Loua Siapade | Ivory Coast | 21.61 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Tanko Braimah | Ghana | 21.62 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Temba Ncube | Zimbabwe | 21.62 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.63 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Lee Roy Newton | South Africa | 21.73 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Mphelave Dlamin | Swaziland | 21.99 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Tidiane Coulibaly | Mali | 22.02 | |
| 16 | 5 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 22.05 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Jack Ng'umbi | Zambia | 22.07 | |
| 18 | 5 | Vincent Mumo | Kenya | 22.10 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | Yves Sonan | Ivory Coast | 22.13 | |
| 20 | 2 | Islam Mulinda | Rwanda | 22.18 | |
| 21 | 3 | Wetere Galcha | Ethiopia | 22.31 | |
| 22 | 4 | Devilert Arsene Kimbembe | Republic of the Congo | 22.35 | |
| 23 | 5 | Gad Boakye | Ghana | 22.45 | |
| 24 | 3 | Mooketsi Magaga | Botswana | 22.54 | |
| 25 | 4 | Tshepang Tshube | Botswana | 22.56 | |
| 26 | 1 | Tlhalosang Molapisi | Botswana | 22.74 | |
| 27 | 5 | Richard Chitambi | Zambia | 23.05 | |
| 28 | 5 | Nelson Renaud | Seychelles | 23.33 | |
| 29 | 2 | Wallace Brutis | Seychelles | 23.90 | |
| | 4 | Assoumani Ahmed | Comoros | DNF | |
| | 2 | Adetoyi Durotoye | Nigeria | DQ | |
| | 1 | Abdourahmane Ndour | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 2 | Roger Angouono-Moke | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 5 | Abdula Maled | Somalia | DNS | |
| | 5 | Béranger Aymard Bosse | Central African Republic | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 20.88 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 20.90 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 20.93 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Oumar Loum | Senegal | 20.99 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.05 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 21.06 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Tanko Braimah | Ghana | 21.15 | |
| 7 | 2 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 21.15 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Seth Amoo | Ghana | 21.23 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 21.32 | |
| 10 | 2 | Vincent Mumo | Kenya | 21.32 | |
| 12 | 2 | Lee Roy Newton | South Africa | 21.38 | |
| 13 | 2 | Temba Ncube | Zimbabwe | 21.58 | |
| 14 | 1 | Marius Loua Siapade | Ivory Coast | 21.73 | |
| 14 | 2 | Soleiman Salem Ayed | Egypt | 21.73 | |
| 16 | 1 | Mphelave Dlamin | Swaziland | 22.09 | |

### Final

Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 20.61 |
| | 6 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 20.67 |
| | 5 | Leigh Julius | South Africa | 20.82 |
| 4 | 4 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 20.84 |
| 5 | 7 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 21.14 |
| 6 | 2 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.24 |
| 7 | 8 | Seth Amoo | Ghana | 21.70 |
| | 1 | Oumar Loum | Senegal | DNS |