# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria | Vida Anim Ghana | Delphine Atangana Cameroon |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -2.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s, Heat 4: -3.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 11.55 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 11.56 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.66 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 11.69 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.69 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Gloria Kemasuode | Nigeria | 11.69 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 11.71 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Sergine Kouanga | Cameroon | 11.73 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Ene Franca Idoko | Nigeria | 11.78 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Gifty Addy | Ghana | 11.81 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Amandine Allou Affoué | Ivory Coast | 11.83 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Esther Dankwah | Ghana | 11.90 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Joy Sakari | Kenya | 11.96 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Sahara Tonde | Burkina Faso | 12.29 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Atikilt Wobshet | Ethiopia | 12.36 | q, NR |
| 16 | 3 | Leaynet Alemu | Ethiopia | 12.40 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Fatou Tiyana | Gambia | 12.56 | |
| 18 | 1 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 12.58 | |
| 19 | 2 | Anatercia Quive | Mozambique | 12.60 | |
| 20 | 4 | Fadoua Adili | Morocco | 12.69 | |
| 21 | 1 | Betelhem Shewatatek | Ethiopia | 12.71 | |
| 22 | 1 | Mariama Bah | Guinea | 12.94 | |
| 23 | 4 | Sophie Kanakuzé | Rwanda | 13.26 | |
| 24 | 4 | Fathia Ali Bourrale | Djibouti | 13.45 | NR |
| 25 | 1 | Samia Yusuf Omar | Somalia | 15.64 | |
| 26 | 2 | Hani Mahied Aiman | Somalia | 15.72 | |
| | 2 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | DNS | |
| | 2 | Sandra Chimwaza | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 3 | Malkana Maguy Safi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Nirinaharifidy Ramilijaona | Madagascar | DNS | |
| | 3 | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | DNS | |
| | 4 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 11.41 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 11.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gloria Kemasuode | Nigeria | 11.48 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 11.49 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 11.58 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.59 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Ene Franca Idoko | Nigeria | 11.61 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Amandine Allou Affoué | Ivory Coast | 11.64 | |
| 10 | 1 | Gifty Addy | Ghana | 11.78 | |
| 11 | 2 | Esther Dankwah | Ghana | 11.81 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sergine Kouanga | Cameroon | 11.90 | |
| 13 | 1 | Joy Sakari | Kenya | 12.06 | |
| 14 | 2 | Sahara Tonde | Burkina Faso | 12.21 | |
| 15 | 2 | Leaynet Alemu | Ethiopia | 12.39 | |
| 16 | 1 | Atikilt Wobshet | Ethiopia | 12.41 | |

### Final

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 11.22 | |
| | 4 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 11.43 | |
| | 8 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 11.46 | |
| 4 | 8 | Ene Franca Idoko | Nigeria | 11.47 | |
| 5 | 8 | Gloria Kemasuode | Nigeria | 11.47 | |
| 6 | 7 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 11.53 | F1 |
| 7 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.60 | |
| | 3 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | DQ | |