# 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

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.
| Building | Height | Floors | Year | Country | City |
| Iconic Tower | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 77 | 2024 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Great Mosque of Algiers Tower | 264.3 m (867 ft) | 36 | 2019 | Algeria | Algiers |
| Mohammed VI Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 55 | 2023 | Morocco | Salé |
| The Leonardo | 234 m (768 ft) | 56 | 2019 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Carlton Centre | 223 m (732 ft) | 50 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Hassan II Mosque | 210 m (690 ft) | N/A | 1993 | Morocco | Casablanca |
| Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters | 209.3 m (687 ft) | 46 | 2021 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 1 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 2 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 3 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein |
| Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 4 | 207.8 m (682 ft) | 56 | 2025 | Egypt | New Alamein |
| Britam Tower | 200.1 m (656 ft) | 31 | 2017 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| New Administrative Capital Building D01 | 196 m (643 ft) | 49 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower | 184 m (604 ft) | 43 | 2021 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| New Administrative Capital Building D02 | 176 m (577 ft) | 44 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| New Administrative Capital Building D03 | 176 m (577 ft) | 44 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| New Administrative Capital Building C01 | 174 m (571 ft) | 35 | 2022 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Ponte City Apartments | 172.8 m (567 ft) | 54 | 1975 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| New Administrative Capital Building C04 | 170 m (560 ft) | 34 | 2022 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| UAP Tower | 163 m (535 ft) | 33 | 2016 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| NECOM House | 160.3 m (526 ft) | 32 | 1979 | Nigeria | Lagos |
| PPF Headquarters | 160 m (520 ft) | 37 | 2019 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| New Administrative Capital Building C11 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2022 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| New Administrative Capital Building C12 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2022 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro | 158 m (518 ft) | N/A | 1990 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro |
| Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters | 157 m (515 ft) | 40 | 2016 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| New Administrative Capital Building C07 | 155 m (509 ft) | 31 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| New Administrative Capital Building C08 | 155 m (509 ft) | 31 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| NSSF Pension Towers | 155 m (509 ft) | 32 | 2024 | Uganda | Kampala |
| PSPF Commercial Tower A | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 35 | 2014 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| PSPF Commercial Tower B | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 35 | 2014 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| Marble Towers | 152.1 m (499 ft) | 32 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Pearl Dawn | 152 m (499 ft) | 31 | 2010 | South Africa | Durban |
| South African Reserve Bank Building | 148 m (486 ft) | 38 | 1988 | South Africa | Pretoria |
| 88 on Field | 146.5 m (481 ft) | 26 | 1985 | South Africa | Durban |
| MNF Square I | 145 m (476 ft) | 31 | 2019 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| MNF Square II | 145 m (476 ft) | 31 | 2019 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| IMOB Business Tower | 145 m (476 ft) | 35 | 2018 | Angola | Luanda |
| Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 | 144 m (472 ft) | 34 | 2007 | Libya | Tripoli |
| Nairobi Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower | 143 m (469 ft) | 35 | 2021 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Mzizima Commercial Tower | 143 m (469 ft) | 35 | 2020 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 1994 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel | 142 m (466 ft) | 43 | 1996 | Egypt | Cairo |
| Nile City North Tower | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | Egypt | Cairo |
| Nile City South Tower | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | Egypt | Cairo |
| ABC Building | 141.1m (463 ft) | 33 | 1976 | Zimbabwe | Zvishavane |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 13 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 14 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 15 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 16 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 17 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 18 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1 | 140 m (460 ft) | 40 | 1985 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Times Tower | 140 m (460 ft) | 38 | 2000 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Michelangelo Towers | 140 m (460 ft) | 34 | 2005 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Trust Bank Building | 140 m (460 ft) | 31 | 1970 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| ABSA Building | 140 m (460 ft) | 31 | 1970 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Maroc Telecom HQ | 139 m (456 ft) | 20 | 2012 | Morocco | Rabat |
| Standard Bank Centre | 139 m (456 ft) | 34 | 1968 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Southern Life Centre | 138 m (453 ft) | 30 | 1973 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| NIB Bank Headquarters | 137 m (449 ft) | 35 | 2022 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Old Mutual Centre | 137 m (449 ft) | 33 | 1995 | South Africa | Durban |
| Portside Tower | 136.4 m (448 ft) | 30 | 2014 | South Africa | Cape Town |
| Casablanca Finance City Tower | 136 m (446 ft) | 27 | 2019 | Morocco | Casablanca |
| The St. Regis Cairo | 136 m (446 ft) | 36 | 2021 | Egypt | Cairo |
| National Bank of Egypt Tower 1 | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Egypt | Cairo |
| National Bank of Egypt Tower 2 | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Egypt | Cairo |
| San Stefano Grand Plaza | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2006 | Egypt | Alexandria |
| Champagne Pearl Tower | 135 m (443 ft) | 30 | 2017 | Nigeria | Eko Atlantic |
| D04 Residential Tower | 135 m (443 ft) | 40 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Mzizima Commercial Tower | 134 m (440 ft) | 33 | 2020 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| Prism Tower | 133 m (436 ft) | 34 | 2018 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| GTC Residential 1 | 133 m (436 ft) | 33 | 2021 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Monte Blanc | 132.6 m (435 ft) | 40 | 1985 | South Africa | Durban |
| ABSA Tower | 132 m (433 ft) | 38 | 1976 | South Africa | Pretoria |
| M Tower | 131 m(429) ft | 32 | 2026 | Morocco | Casablanca |
| United Bank Headquarters | 131 m(429) ft | 35 | 2022 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Shift Tower | 130 m (430 ft) | 35 | 2026 | Morocco | Casablanca |
| JW Marriott Tripoli | 130 m (430 ft) | 36 | 2011 | Libya | Tripoli |
| Banco de Mocambique Tower 1 | 130 m (430 ft) | 31 | 2015 | Mozambique | Maputo |
| Bank Misr Building | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 1985 | Egypt | Cairo |
| NTC Tower | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 2009 | Sudan | Khartoum |
| 209 Smit Street | 128 m (420 ft) | 30 | 1976 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza | 127 m (417 ft) | 31 | 1999 | Egypt | Cairo |
| 1 Thibault Square | 126.5 m (415 ft) | 32 | 1972 | South Africa | Cape Town |
| L'e mac | 126 m (413 ft) | 26 | 2016 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Mzizima Residential Tower | 126 m (413 ft) | 33 | 2018 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| New Administrative Capital D05 | 125 m (410 ft) | 77 | 2023 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Orange Telecommunication Tower | 125 m (410 ft) | 33 | 2013 | Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Parliament Tower | 125 m (410 ft) | 26 | 2018 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Pearl Sky | 124.4 m (408 ft) | 37 | 2018 | South Africa | Durban |
| Bank of Mauritius Tower | 124 m (407 ft) | 26 | 2006 | Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Union Bank Building | 124 m (407 ft) | 28 | 1991 | Nigeria | Lagos |
| Kine Centre | 123 m (404 ft) | 27 | 1974 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Rita Tower | 122 m (400 ft) | 30 | 2013 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 5 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 6 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 7 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 8 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 9 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 10 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 11 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| El Maadi Residential Tower 12 | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Egypt | Cairo |
| Torre I de Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 120 m (390 ft) | 35 | 2004 | Canary Islands | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Torre II de Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 120 m (390 ft) | 35 | 2006 | Canary Islands | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| BCP Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 29 | 2022 | Morocco | Casablanca |
| World Trade Centre Abuja, Tower 2 | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | 2017 | Nigeria | Abuja |
| New Reserve Bank Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1997 | Zimbabwe | Harare |
| Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 2003 | Libya | Tripoli |
| Nessco Building | 120 m (390 ft) | 26 | 2007 | Libya | Tripoli |
| Al Fatah Tower | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | 2006 | Libya | Tripoli |
| Embassy Building | 120 m (390 ft) | 28 | 1991 | South Africa | Durban |
| Teleposta Towers | 120 m (390 ft) | 27 | 2000 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| La Cité Administrative Tour D | 120 m (390 ft) | 30 | 1984 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan |

## Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

| Name | City | Years as tallest | Metres | Feet | Floors |
| 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
### Under construction

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 |
| Oblisco Capitale | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | 210 | 2030 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital |
| Tour F | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 75 | 2026 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan |
| Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 62 | 2027 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| 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 | 2025 | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters | 150 m (490 ft) | 40 | 2025 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |

### On-hold, approved or proposed

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 |
| Name | Height | Floors | Country | City | Status | Notes |
| Father and Son Skyscraper | 470 m (1,540 ft) | 112 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | |
| Tower of Sand | 450 m (1,480 ft) | | Morocco | Marrakech | Proposed | |
| 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 | |
| Lagos Elevation Tower | 377 m (1,237 ft) | 75 | Nigeria | Lagos | Proposed | |
| Palm Exotica | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 61 | Kenya | Watamu | Proposed | |
| The Pinnacle Tower | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 67 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | |
| Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 78 | Tanzania | Zanzibar City | Proposed | |
| Nile Tower | 300 m (980 ft) | 70 | Egypt | Cairo | Proposed | |
| El Djazair Towers | 300 m (980 ft) | 62 | Algeria | Oran | Proposed | |
| Upperhill Square | 290 m (950 ft) | 66 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | |
| Hope City | 270 m (890 ft) | 75 | Ghana | Accra | Proposed | |
| Mesob Tower | 250 m (820 ft) | 70 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | On Hold | |
| Kampala Tower | 222 m (728 ft) | 60 | Uganda | Kampala | Proposed | |
| Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower | 219 m (719 ft) | 44 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Proposed | |
| Forbes International Tower | 210 m (690 ft) | 57 | Egypt | New Administrative Capital | Proposed | |
| The Pinnacle Tower II | 201 m (659 ft) | 45 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | |
| Sherazade Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 47 | Algeria | Oran | Proposed | |
| Zayed Crystal Spark Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 49 | Egypt | Cairo | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Montave | 160 m (520 ft) | 40 | Kenya | Nairobi | On Hold | |
| World Trade Center Hotel Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | 37 | Nigeria | Abuja | Proposed | |
| Angola World Trade Center Tower A | 155 m (509 ft) | 42 | Angola | Luanda | On Hold | |
| Cytonn Towers | 150 m (490 ft) | 35 | Kenya | Nairobi | Proposed | |
| Tour Minam 1 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | Senegal | Dakar | Proposed | |
| Tour Minam 2 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | Senegal | Dakar | Proposed | |
| Angola World Trade Center Tower B | 135 m (443 ft) | 37 | Angola | Luanda | On Hold | |
| Kingdom Kampala Hotel | 123 m (404 ft) | 34 | Uganda | Kampala | Proposed | |