# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Isabel le Roux South Africa | Kadiatou Camara Mali | Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -3.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s, Heat 3: -2.9 m/s, Heat 4: -1.8 m/s, Heat 5: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Isabel Le Roux | South Africa | 23.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | 23.82 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 23.86 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Helen Emedolu | Nigeria | 24.01 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gifty Addy | Ghana | 24.07 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 24.12 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 24.20 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 24.35 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Joy Sakari | Kenya | 24.45 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.55 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Susan Akene | Nigeria | 24.74 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Amandine Allou Affoué | Ivory Coast | 24.77 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | Elizabeth Amolofo | Ghana | 24.82 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Charlotte Mebenga Amombo | Cameroon | 24.97 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Leaynet Alemu | Ethiopia | 25.18 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 25.35 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Atikilt Wobshet | Ethiopia | 25.61 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 25.67 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Betelhem Shewatatek | Ethiopia | 25.68 | q |
| 20 | 4 | Fatoumata Coulibaly | Ivory Coast | 25.70 | Q |
| 21 | 1 | Goitsemodimo Dikinya | Botswana | 25.86 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Kensa Sylla | Guinea | 26.15 | q |
| 23 | 1 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 26.36 | q |
| 24 | 2 | Judith Djaman | Ivory Coast | 26.40 | q |
| 25 | 4 | Tumelano Amuchilane | Botswana | 26.58 | |
| 26 | 3 | Blague Neloumta | Chad | 26.68 | |
| 27 | 4 | Mariama Bah | Guinea | 26.76 | |
| 28 | 3 | Sophie Kanakuzé | Rwanda | 27.75 | |
| 29 | 5 | Fathia Ali Bourrale | Djibouti | 28.01 | NR |
| 30 | 5 | Fowzia Abdikarin Sheikh | Somalia | 31.76 | |
| | 1 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 1 | Kou Luogon | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 2 | Justine Bayigga | Uganda | DNS | |
| | 3 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | DNS | |
| | 4 | Elisa Cossa | Mozambique | DNS | |
| | 5 | Ene Franca Idoko | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -2.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | 22.87 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 23.47 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Isabel Le Roux | South Africa | 23.52 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 23.65 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Helen Emedolu | Nigeria | 23.72 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 23.76 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 23.86 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Joy Sakari | Kenya | 23.95 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 23.98 | |
| 10 | 1 | Gifty Addy | Ghana | 24.12 | |
| 11 | 2 | Amandine Allou Affoué | Ivory Coast | 24.18 | |
| 12 | 1 | Susan Akene | Nigeria | 24.27 | |
| 13 | 3 | Elizabeth Amolofo | Ghana | 24.44 | |
| 14 | 2 | Charlotte Mebenga Amombo | Cameroon | 25.03 | |
| 15 | 3 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 25.23 | |
| 16 | 3 | Betelhem Shewatatek | Ethiopia | 25.27 | |
| 17 | 1 | Atikilt Wobshet | Ethiopia | 25.29 | |
| 18 | 2 | Leaynet Alemu | Ethiopia | 25.42 | |
| 19 | 1 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 25.62 | |
| 20 | 2 | Goitsemodimo Dikinya | Botswana | 25.68 | |
| 21 | 1 | Fatoumata Coulibaly | Ivory Coast | 25.78 | |
| 22 | 1 | Kensa Sylla | Guinea | 26.01 | |
| 23 | 2 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 26.41 | |
| 24 | 3 | Judith Djaman | Ivory Coast | 26.43 | |

### Final

Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Isabel Le Roux | South Africa | 22.69 | |
| | 4 | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | 22.70 | NR |
| | 6 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 22.83 | |
| 4 | 7 | Geraldine Pillay | South Africa | 23.40 | |
| 5 | 3 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 23.55 | |
| 6 | 8 | Joy Sakari | Kenya | 23.78 | |
| | 2 | Vida Anim | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 1 | Helen Emedolu | Nigeria | DNS | |