# 2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21, 22, and 23 June in Douala, Cameroon.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Senegal | Lee Eppie Botswana | Samuel Ogazi Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Antony Pesela | Botswana | 45.85 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 46.09 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana | 46.11 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Kevin Kipkorir | Kenya | 46.13 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Dubem Amene | Nigeria | 46.13 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 46.15 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Adrian Swart | South Africa | 46.17 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Dennis Hove | Zimbabwe | 46.18 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Boniface Mweresa | Kenya | 46.32 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Takudzwa Chiyangwa | Zimbabwe | 46.47 | q |
| 11 | 5 | Mthi Mthimkulu | South Africa | 46.50 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 46.52 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Samuel Ogazi | Nigeria | 46.56 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 46.70 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Abdennour Bendjemaa | Algeria | 46.74 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Mohamed Zerhoum | Morocco | 46.76 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Gerren Muwishi | Zimbabwe | 46.82 | |
| 18 | 1 | Gardeo Isaacs | South Africa | 46.85 | |
| 19 | 5 | El Hadji Malick Soumare | Senegal | 46.98 | |
| 20 | 5 | Kelvin Sane Tauta | Kenya | 47.49 | |
| 21 | 4 | Elvis Gaseb | Namibia | 47.58 | |
| 22 | 1 | Ivan Geldenhuys | Namibia | 48.22 | |
| 23 | 2 | Evariste Nana Kuate | Cameroon | 48.29 | |
| 24 | 2 | Elton Hoeseb | Namibia | 48.57 | |
| 25 | 5 | Jules Waiga | Benin | 48.73 | |
| 26 | 3 | Melkamu Assefa | Ethiopia | 49.45 | |
| 27 | 4 | Godwin Edmond Hounthon | Benin | 49.59 | |
| 28 | 3 | Nsangous Tetdap | Cameroon | 50.51 | |
| | 2 | Fabrice Tenkeu Kengne | Cameroon | DNF | |
| | 5 | Caleb Vadivello | Seychelles | DNF | |
| | 3 | Abdou Idhat | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 3 | Patrice Remandro | Madagascar | DNS | |
| | 4 | El-Mir Reale | Reunion | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Antony Pesela | Botswana | 45.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Samuel Ogazi | Nigeria | 45.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Takudzwa Chiyangwa | Zimbabwe | 45.51 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 45.66 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Boniface Mweresa | Kenya | 45.70 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 45.74 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Dubem Amene | Nigeria | 45.83 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 45.96 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 45.96 | |
| 10 | 2 | Kevin Kipkorir | Kenya | 46.01 | |
| 11 | 2 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana | 46.16 | |
| 12 | 1 | Mohamed Zerhoum | Morocco | 46.51 | |
| 13 | 2 | Abdennour Bendjemaa | Algeria | 46.61 | |
| 14 | 1 | Mthi Mthimkulu | South Africa | 46.73 | |
| 15 | 2 | Adrian Swart | South Africa | 46.97 | |
| 16 | 1 | Dennis Hove | Zimbabwe | 46.98 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 1 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 45.23 |
| | 2 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 45.39 |
| | 4 | Samuel Ogazi | Nigeria | 45.47 |
| 4 | 5 | Boniface Mweresa | Kenya | 45.62 |
| 5 | 8 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 45.93 |
| 6 | 6 | Antony Pesela | Botswana | 46.17 |
| 7 | 7 | Dubem Amene | Nigeria | 46.27 |
| 8 | 3 | Takudzwa Chiyangwa | Zimbabwe | 46.51 |