# List of tallest structures in Africa

This list of tallest structures in Africa ranks man-made structures in Africa that stand at least 150m (490ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. List is containing only completed structures, including demolished or destroyed structures.
For comparison the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is currently 138.8 m (455 ft) tall and was estimated to have been 146.6 m (481 ft) tall when constructed.
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structural type | Country | Location | Notes | Coordinates |
| Iconic Tower | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 2022 | Skyscraper | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Construction started in May, 2018, and was completed in 2024. Simultaneously the tallest building in Africa and the continent's tallest structure overall. | 30°00′36″N 31°41′45″E﻿ / ﻿30.0100818°N 31.6957747°E﻿ / 30.0100818; 31.6957747﻿ (Iconic Tower) |
| Nador transmitter | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 1982 | Guyed mast | Morocco | Nador | 3 masts of same height. | 35°02′50″N 02°55′22″W﻿ / ﻿35.04722°N 2.92278°W﻿ / 35.04722; -2.92278﻿ (Nador transmitter, Mast 1) ; 35°02′30″N 02°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿35.04167°N 2.92111°W﻿ / 35.04167; -2.92111﻿ (Nador transmitter, Mast 2) ; 35°02′09″N 02°55′09″W﻿ / ﻿35.03583°N 2.91917°W﻿ / 35.03583; -2.91917﻿ (Nador transmitter, Mast 3) |
| Kenadsa longwave transmitter | 357 m (1,171 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Algeria | Kenadsa | 3 masts of same height. | 31°34′5.08″N 2°20′55.14″W﻿ / ﻿31.5680778°N 2.3486500°W﻿ / 31.5680778; -2.3486500﻿ (Kenadsa longwave Mast 1) ; 31°34′11.82″N 2°20′42.02″W﻿ / ﻿31.5699500°N 2.3450056°W﻿ / 31.5699500; -2.3450056﻿ (Kenadsa longwave Mast 2) 31°34′18.53″N 2°20′28.91″W﻿ / ﻿31.5718139°N 2.3413639°W﻿ / 31.5718139; -2.3413639﻿ (Kenadsa longwave Mast 3) |
| Tipaza Longwave Transmitter | 355 m (1,165 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Algeria | Tipaza | | 36°33′58.14″N 2°28′50.3″W﻿ / ﻿36.5661500°N 2.480639°W﻿ / 36.5661500; -2.480639﻿ (Tipaza Longwave transmitter) |
| El-Mahalla El-Kubra TV Mast | 323 m (1,060 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Egypt | El-Mahalla El-Kubra | | 30°57′15.13″N 31°08′43.04″E﻿ / ﻿30.9542028°N 31.1452889°E﻿ / 30.9542028; 31.1452889﻿ (El-Mahalla El-Kubra TV Mast) |
| Abeokuta Radio Mast | 321.5 m (1,055 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Nigeria | Abeokuta | | 7°08′38.72″N 3°25′9.76″E﻿ / ﻿7.1440889°N 3.4193778°E﻿ / 7.1440889; 3.4193778﻿ (Abeokuta Radio Mast) |
| Azilal longwave transmitter | 304.8 m (1,000 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Morocco | Azilal | | 31°53′55.06″N 6°33′16.77″W﻿ / ﻿31.8986278°N 6.5546583°W﻿ / 31.8986278; -6.5546583﻿ (Tipaza Longwave transmitter) |
| PRTVC Rayfield Tower | 304.8 m (1,000 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Nigeria | Rayfield | | 9°50′36.25″N 8°53′54.48″E﻿ / ﻿9.8434028°N 8.8984667°E﻿ / 9.8434028; 8.8984667﻿ (PRTVC Rayfield Tower) |
| New Netim TV Mast | 304.8 m (1,000 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Nigeria | New Netim | | 5°07′52.21″N 8°20′6.05″E﻿ / ﻿5.1311694°N 8.3350139°E﻿ / 5.1311694; 8.3350139﻿ (New Netim TV Mast) |
| Chimney of Secunda CTL | 301 m (988 ft) | 1979 | Chimney | South Africa | Secunda | | 26°33′36.46″S 29°10′07.81″E﻿ / ﻿26.5601278°S 29.1688361°E﻿ / -26.5601278; 29.1688361﻿ (Chimney of Secunda TCL) |
| AKBC Broadcasting Tower | 300.5 m (986 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Nigeria | Uyo | | 5°04′09.81″N 7°55′15.22″E﻿ / ﻿5.0693917°N 7.9208944°E﻿ / 5.0693917; 7.9208944﻿ (AKBC Broadcasting Tower) |
| Large Ikorodu TV Mast | 300.2 m (985 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Nigeria | Ikorodu | | 6°37′45.72″N 3°31′42.26″E﻿ / ﻿6.6293667°N 3.5284056°E﻿ / 6.6293667; 3.5284056﻿ (Large Ikorodu TV Mast) |
| Chimneys of Duvha Power Station | 300 m (980 ft) | 1982 | Chimney | South Africa | Witbank | 2 chimneys. | 25°57′36.94″S 29°20′24.92″E﻿ / ﻿25.9602611°S 29.3402556°E﻿ / -25.9602611; 29.3402556﻿ (Duvha Power Station, Chimney 1) ; 25°57′44.26″S 29°20′21.86″E﻿ / ﻿25.9622944°S 29.3394056°E﻿ / -25.9622944; 29.3394056﻿ (Duvha Power Station, Chimney 2) |
| Ain Beida Transmitter | 278 m (912 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Algeria | F'Kirina | | 35°49′16″N 07°19′12″E﻿ / ﻿35.82111°N 7.32000°E﻿ / 35.82111; 7.32000﻿ (Ain Beida Transmitter) |
| Chimney of Matla Power Station | 276 m (906 ft) | 1982 | Chimney | South Africa | Kriel | Demolished after partial collapse. | 26°16′57″S 29°8′27″E﻿ / ﻿26.28250°S 29.14083°E﻿ / -26.28250; 29.14083 |
| Chimneys of Kendal Power Station | 275 m (902 ft) | 1988-1991 | Chimney | South Africa | Kendal | 2 chimneys. | 26°05′23.86″S 28°58′03.85″E﻿ / ﻿26.0899611°S 28.9677361°E﻿ / -26.0899611; 28.9677361﻿ (Kendal Power Station, chimney 1) ; 26°05′26.19″S 28°58′12.72″E﻿ / ﻿26.0906083°S 28.9702000°E﻿ / -26.0906083; 28.9702000﻿ (Kendal Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Chimneys of Lethabo Power Station | 275 m (902 ft) | 1985-1988 | Chimney | South Africa | Vereeniging | 2 chimneys. | 26°44′29.55″S 27°58′41.26″E﻿ / ﻿26.7415417°S 27.9781278°E﻿ / -26.7415417; 27.9781278﻿ (Kendal Power Station, chimney 1) ; 26°44′33.01″S 27°58′32.90″E﻿ / ﻿26.7425028°S 27.9758056°E﻿ / -26.7425028; 27.9758056﻿ (Kendal Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Chimneys of Tutuka Power Station | 275 m (902 ft) | 1985-1988 | Chimney | South Africa | Standerton | | 26°46′38.24″S 29°21′04.48″E﻿ / ﻿26.7772889°S 29.3512444°E﻿ / -26.7772889; 29.3512444﻿ (Tutuka Power Station, chimney 1) ; 26°46′37.36″S 29°21′13.10″E﻿ / ﻿26.7770444°S 29.3536389°E﻿ / -26.7770444; 29.3536389﻿ (Tutuka Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Chimney of Matla Power Station | 275 m (902 ft) | 1984 | Chimney | South Africa | Kriel | | 26°16′48.82″S 29°08′27.64″E﻿ / ﻿26.2802278°S 29.1410111°E﻿ / -26.2802278; 29.1410111﻿ (Matla Power Station, chimney 1) |
| Sidi Hamadouche Transmitter | 270 m (890 ft) | ? | Guyed mast | Algeria | Sidi Hamadouche | | 35°17′16″N 0°34′57″W﻿ / ﻿35.28778°N 0.58250°W﻿ / 35.28778; -0.58250﻿ (Sidi Hamadouche Transmitter) |
| Djamaâ El Djazaïr | 270 m (890 ft) | 2012-2019 | Minaret | Algeria | Algiers | Tallest minaret in the world. | 36°44′06″N 3°08′36″E﻿ / ﻿36.73500°N 3.14333°E﻿ / 36.73500; 3.14333﻿ (Djamaâ El Djazaïr) |
| Hillbrow Tower | 269 m (883 ft) | 1971 | Concrete tower | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°11′13″S 28°2′57″E﻿ / ﻿26.18694°S 28.04917°E﻿ / -26.18694; 28.04917﻿ (Hillbrow Tower) |
| Chimneys of Majuba Power Station | 250 m (820 ft) | 1996-2000 | Chimney | South Africa | Volksrust | | 27°05′58.48″S 29°46′17.98″E﻿ / ﻿27.0995778°S 29.7716611°E﻿ / -27.0995778; 29.7716611﻿ (Majuba Power Station, chimney 1) ; 27°06′05.67″S 29°46′13.29″E﻿ / ﻿27.1015750°S 29.7703583°E﻿ / -27.1015750; 29.7703583﻿ (Majuba Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Chimneys of Matimba Power Station | 250 m (820 ft) | 1987-1990 | Chimney | South Africa | Ellisras | | 23°40′03.66″S 27°36′37.97″E﻿ / ﻿23.6676833°S 27.6105472°E﻿ / -23.6676833; 27.6105472﻿ (Matimba Power Station, chimney 1) ; 23°40′11.78″S 27°36′40″E﻿ / ﻿23.6699389°S 27.61111°E﻿ / -23.6699389; 27.61111﻿ (Matimba Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Sentech Tower | 237 m (778 ft) | 1962 | Concrete tower | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°11′33″S 28°0′24″E﻿ / ﻿26.19250°S 28.00667°E﻿ / -26.19250; 28.00667﻿ (Sentech Tower) |
| The Leonardo (Sandton) | 234 m (768 ft) | 2019 | Building | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°06′13″S 28°03′34″E﻿ / ﻿26.10361°S 28.05944°E﻿ / -26.10361; 28.05944﻿ (The Leonardo (Sandton)) |
| Carlton Centre | 223 m (732 ft) | 1973 | Building | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°12′20″S 28°02′48″E﻿ / ﻿26.20556°S 28.04667°E﻿ / -26.20556; 28.04667﻿ (Carlton Centre) |
| Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing | 221 m (725 ft) | 1998 | Electricity pylons | Egypt | Fifth Shyakha | | 29°59′47.4″N 32°34′50.31″E﻿ / ﻿29.996500°N 32.5806417°E﻿ / 29.996500; 32.5806417﻿ (Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing, pylon 1) ; 29°59′45.97″N 32°35′12.74″E﻿ / ﻿29.9961028°N 32.5868722°E﻿ / 29.9961028; 32.5868722﻿ (Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing, pylon 2) |
| Chimney of Matla Power Station | 213.5 m (700 ft) | 1979 | Chimney | South Africa | Kriel | | 26°16′56.43″S 29°08′31.27″E﻿ / ﻿26.2823417°S 29.1420194°E﻿ / -26.2823417; 29.1420194﻿ (Matla Power Station, chimney 2) |
| Hassan II Mosque | 210 m (690 ft) | 1986-1993 | Minaret | Morocco | Casablanca | | 33°36′28.49″N 7°37′58.2″W﻿ / ﻿33.6079139°N 7.632833°W﻿ / 33.6079139; -7.632833﻿ (Hassan II Mosque) |
| Cairo Flagpole | 201.952 m (662.57 ft) | 2021 | Flagpole | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | | |
| Britam Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 2017 | Office Building | Kenya | Nairobi | | 1°18′00.1″S 36°48′47.4″E﻿ / ﻿1.300028°S 36.813167°E﻿ / -1.300028; 36.813167﻿ (Britam Tower) |
| Lukasrand Tower | 198 m (650 ft) | 1978 | Concrete tower | South Africa | Pretoria | | 25°45′58.17″S 28°12′20.48″E﻿ / ﻿25.7661583°S 28.2056889°E﻿ / -25.7661583; 28.2056889﻿ (John Vorster Tower) |
| Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters | 198 m (650 ft) | 2021 | Office Building | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | | 9°0′59.59″N 38°45′15.58″E﻿ / ﻿9.0165528°N 38.7543278°E﻿ / 9.0165528; 38.7543278﻿ (Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters) |
| Cairo Tower | 187 m (614 ft) | 1961 | Concrete Tower | Egypt | Cairo | | 30°2′45″N 31°13′28″E﻿ / ﻿30.04583°N 31.22444°E﻿ / 30.04583; 31.22444﻿ (Cairo Tower) |
| Tekezé Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | 2009 | Dam | Ethiopia | Tigrey | | 13°20′49.93″N 38°44′33.74″E﻿ / ﻿13.3472028°N 38.7427056°E﻿ / 13.3472028; 38.7427056﻿ (Tekezé Dam) |
| Katse Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | 1996 | Dam | Lesotho | Bokong | | 29°20′13″S 28°30′22″E﻿ / ﻿29.33694°S 28.50611°E﻿ / -29.33694; 28.50611﻿ (Katse Dam) |
| Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower | 184 m (604 ft) | 2021 | Building | Kenya | Nairobi | | 1°16′10.98″S 36°48′32.21″E﻿ / ﻿1.2697167°S 36.8089472°E﻿ / -1.2697167; 36.8089472﻿ (Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower) |
| Ponte City Apartments | 173 m (568 ft) | 1975 | Building | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°11′26″S 28°3′25.5″E﻿ / ﻿26.19056°S 28.057083°E﻿ / -26.19056; 28.057083﻿ (Ponte City Apartments) |
| Cahora Bassa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | 1969 | Dam | Mozambique | Tete | | 15°35′9″S 32°42′17″E﻿ / ﻿15.58583°S 32.70472°E﻿ / -15.58583; 32.70472﻿ (Cahora Bassa Dam) |
| UAP Old Mutual Tower | 163 m (535 ft) | 2016 | Concrete building | Kenya | Nairobi | | 01°18′02″S 36°48′47″E﻿ / ﻿1.30056°S 36.81306°E﻿ / -1.30056; 36.81306﻿ (UAP Old Mutual Tower) |
| NITEL Building | 160 m (520 ft) | 1979 | Building | Nigeria | Lagos | | 6°26′59.22″N 3°23′35.61″E﻿ / ﻿6.4497833°N 3.3932250°E﻿ / 6.4497833; 3.3932250﻿ (NITEL Building) |
| Tanzania Ports Authority HQ | 157 m (515 ft) | 2016 | building | Tanzania | Dar Es Salaam | | 6°49′17.51″S 39°17′14.22″E﻿ / ﻿6.8215306°S 39.2872833°E﻿ / -6.8215306; 39.2872833﻿ (Tanzania Ports Authority HQ) |
| Suez Canal Bridge | 154 m (505 ft) | 2001 | Bridge pylons | Egypt | El Qantara | | 30°49′41.67″N 32°18′56.1″E﻿ / ﻿30.8282417°N 32.315583°E﻿ / 30.8282417; 32.315583﻿ (Suez Canal Bridge, pylon 1) ; 30°49′41.77″N 32°19′10.80″E﻿ / ﻿30.8282694°N 32.3196667°E﻿ / 30.8282694; 32.3196667﻿ (Suez Canal Bridge, pylon 2) |
| Turkwel Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | 1991 | Dam | Kenya | Turkwel | | 1°53′53.46″N 35°20′01.51″E﻿ / ﻿1.8981833°N 35.3337528°E﻿ / 1.8981833; 35.3337528﻿ (Turkwel Dam) |
| PSPF Towers - Tower A | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 2014 | building | Tanzania | Dar Es Salaam | | |
| PSPF Towers - Tower B | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 2014 | building | Tanzania | Dar Es Salaam | | |
| Marble Towers | 152 m (499 ft) | 1973 | Building | South Africa | Johannesburg | | 26°12′6.58″S 28°2′50.98″E﻿ / ﻿26.2018278°S 28.0474944°E﻿ / -26.2018278; 28.0474944﻿ (Marble Towers) |
| Pearl Dawn | 152 m (499 ft) | 2010 | Building | South Africa | Durban | | 29°43′30.08″S 31°05′17.13″E﻿ / ﻿29.7250222°S 31.0880917°E﻿ / -29.7250222; 31.0880917﻿ (Pearl Dawn) |
| South African Reserve Bank Building | 150 m (490 ft) | 1988 | Building | South Africa | Pretoria | | 25°44′42.83″S 28°11′45.32″E﻿ / ﻿25.7452306°S 28.1959222°E﻿ / -25.7452306; 28.1959222﻿ (South African Reserve Bank Building) |
| Metlife Centre | 150 m (490 ft) | 1993 | Building | South Africa | Cape Town | | 33°54′59″S 18°25′34″E﻿ / ﻿33.91639°S 18.42611°E﻿ / -33.91639; 18.42611﻿ (Metlife Centre) |
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