# 2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Douala, Cameroon.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jessika Gbai Ivory Coast | Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast | Asimenye Simwaka Malawi |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 25 June
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: +0.1 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.1 m/s, Heat 7: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | 22.84 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi | 23.01 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 7 | Miranda Coetzee | South Africa | 23.26 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Destiny Smith-Barnett | Liberia | 23.33 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 23.38 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Shirley Nekhubui | South Africa | 23.45 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Mary Boakye | Ghana | 23.46 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | 23.59 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 23.63 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Herverge Kole Etame | Cameroon | 23.81 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Viwe Jingqi | South Africa | 23.85 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Gorete Semedo | São Tomé and Príncipe | 23.90 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Esther Mbagari | Kenya | 23.91 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | Samira Awal | Niger | 23.92 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Pierrick-Linda Moulin | Gabon | 24.01 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Symone Darius | Liberia | 24.09 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | Bongiwe Mahlalela | Eswatini | 24.11 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 24.12 | q |
| 19 | 5 | Elodie Malessara | Republic of the Congo | 24.27 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | Sara El Hachimi | Morocco | 24.35 | q |
| 21 | 6 | Rahel Tesfaye | Ethiopia | 24.45 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Saran Hadja Kouyate | Guinea | 24.47 | Q |
| 23 | 6 | Merveille Imboula Gavouka | Republic of the Congo | 24.51 | q |
| 24 | 4 | Jade Nangula | Namibia | 24.58 | |
| 25 | 3 | Irène Bell Bonong | Cameroon | 24.75 | |
| 26 | 1 | Natacha Chetty | Seychelles | 25.07 | |
| 26 | 2 | Lebitso Mokorofu | Botswana | 25.07 | Q |
| 28 | 5 | Amelie Anthony | Mauritius | 25.25 | |
| 29 | 3 | Jalika Bajinka | Gambia | 25.27 | |
| 30 | 1 | Elsiane Adjinda | Benin | 25.29 | |
| 31 | 6 | Elos Divine Kandomba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.36 | |
| 32 | 4 | Jawneh Nyimasata | Gambia | 25.69 | |
| 33 | 1 | Oceanne Moirt | Mauritius | 25.77 | |
| 34 | 5 | Johanna Ludgerus | Namibia | 25.87 | |
| 35 | 7 | Housna Ousmane Ouadri | Chad | 26.58 | |
| 36 | 4 | Ousmane Hassanie | Chad | 26.75 | |
| | 1 | Akouvi Judith Koumedzina | Togo | DNS | |
| | 1 | Monicah Safania | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 2 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 2 | Eunice Kadogo | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 2 | Thelma Davies | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 2 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 2 | Souraia Sahna Mancu | Guinea-Bissau | DNS | |
| | 3 | Victória Cassinda | Angola | DNS | |
| | 4 | Baytulay Aliye | Ethiopia | DNS | |
| | 4 | Rosemary Chukwuma | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | Tima Godbless | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | Refilwe Murangi | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 6 | Anita Afrifa | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 7 | Alba Mbo Nchama | Equatorial Guinea | DNS | |
| | 7 | Lucia William Moris | South Sudan | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 25 June
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 22.80 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi | 22.91 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 22.99 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Shirley Nekhubui | South Africa | 23.29 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Destiny Smith-Barnett | Liberia | 23.34 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Mary Boakye | Ghana | 23.36 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | 23.38 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Bongiwe Mahlalela | Eswatini | 23.67 | |
| 9 | 3 | Herverge Kole Etame | Cameroon | 23.73 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Esther Mbagari | Kenya | 23.77 | |
| 10 | 2 | Gorete Semedo | São Tomé and Príncipe | 23.77 | |
| 12 | 3 | Viwe Jingqi | South Africa | 23.79 | |
| 13 | 3 | Symone Darius | Liberia | 23.99 | |
| 14 | 2 | Pierrick-Linda Moulin | Gabon | 24.29 | |
| 15 | 1 | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 24.37 | |
| 16 | 3 | Elodie Malessara | Republic of the Congo | 24.38 | |
| 17 | 3 | Samira Awal | Niger | 24.61 | |
| 18 | 2 | Sara El Hachimi | Morocco | 24.64 | |
| 19 | 2 | Saran Hadja Kouyate | Guinea | 24.64 | |
| 20 | 3 | Rahel Tesfaye | Ethiopia | 24.89 | |
| 21 | 1 | Lebitso Mokorofu | Botswana | 24.97 | |
| 22 | 3 | Merveille Imboula Gavouka | Republic of the Congo | 25.05 | |
| | 1 | Miranda Coetzee | South Africa | DNS | |
| | 1 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | DNS | |

### Final

Held on 26 June
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Jessika Gbai | Ivory Coast | 22.84 |
| | 5 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast | 22.99 |
| | 6 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi | 23.05 |
| 4 | 2 | Mary Boakye | Ghana | 23.40 |
| 5 | 7 | Shirley Nekhubui | South Africa | 23.44 |
| 6 | 8 | Herverge Kole Etame | Cameroon | 23.83 |
| | 3 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | DNF |
| | 1 | Destiny Smith-Barnett | Liberia | DNS |