# Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18, 19 and 20 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mary Moraa Kenya | Esther Joseph Nigeria | Sita Sibiri Burkina Faso |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Esther Joseph | Nigeria | 51.81 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rhodah Njobvu | Zambia | 52.03 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 52.18 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.50 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Quincy Malekani | Zambia | 52.63 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Samira Awal | Niger | 53.07 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sita Sibiri | Burkina Faso | 53.10 | Q, NR |
| 8 | 4 | Esther Okon | Nigeria | 53.17 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Fatou Gaye | Senegal | 53.26 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi | 53.32 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Georgiana Sesay | Sierra Leone | 53.35 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.42 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | Sara El Hachimi | Morocco | 53.47 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Brittany Ogunmokun | Nigeria | 53.53 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Marlie Viljoen | South Africa | 53.67 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Elodie Malessara | Republic of the Congo | 53.96 | Q, NR |
| 17 | 1 | Jackline Najala | Kenya | 54.11 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Tlhomphang Basele | Botswana | 54.11 | q |
| 19 | 1 | Salma Lhilali | Morocco | 54.33 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | Motlatsi Ranthe | Botswana | 54.74 | q |
| 21 | 4 | Bridget Annan | Ghana | 54.94 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Tadelech Hote | Ethiopia | 54.96 | q |
| 23 | 2 | Grace Aduntira | Ghana | 55.05 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Marcelle Bouele Bondo | Republic of the Congo | 55.23 | |
| 25 | 2 | Marie Bangura | Sierra Leone | 55.23 | |
| 26 | 1 | Hana Tadesse | Ethiopia | 55.53 | |
| 27 | 4 | Julienne Koudjoukalo Batchassi | Togo | 55.76 | |
| 28 | 3 | Msanga Haylu | Ethiopia | 56.09 | Q |
| 29 | 5 | Angelique Strijdom | South Africa | 56.27 | |
| 30 | 3 | Sandrah Appiah | Ghana | 56.60 | |
| 31 | 3 | Souliath Saka | Benin | 56.84 | |
| 32 | 4 | Napuumue Hengari | Namibia | 58.51 | |
| | 1 | Imaobong Nse Uko | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 3 | Nandi Vass | Namibia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 51.55 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Esther Joseph | Nigeria | 51.74 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sita Sibiri | Burkina Faso | 52.13 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Quincy Malekani | Zambia | 52.18 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.57 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Rhodah Njobvu | Zambia | 52.58 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Georgiana Sesay | Sierra Leone | 52.62 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Samira Awal | Niger | 52.84 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Marlie Viljoen | South Africa | 53.02 | |
| 10 | 2 | Asimenye Simwaka | Malawi | 53.14 | |
| 11 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.23 | |
| 12 | 1 | Brittany Ogunmokun | Nigeria | 53.26 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sara El Hachimi | Morocco | 53.37 | |
| 14 | 2 | Fatou Gaye | Senegal | 53.41 | |
| 15 | 3 | Elodie Malessara | Republic of the Congo | 53.77 | NR |
| 16 | 3 | Esther Okon | Nigeria | 53.80 | |
| 17 | 1 | Grace Aduntira | Ghana | 54.78 | |
| 18 | 1 | Salma Lhilali | Morocco | 54.94 | |
| 19 | 2 | Jackline Najala | Kenya | 54.99 | |
| 20 | 3 | Tadelech Hote | Ethiopia | 55.08 | |
| 21 | 1 | Bridget Annan | Ghana | 55.25 | |
| 22 | 2 | Motlatsi Ranthe | Botswana | 55.30 | |
| 23 | 3 | Msanga Haylu | Ethiopia | 56.70 | |
| | 2 | Tlhomphang Basele | Botswana | DQ | TR16.8 |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 50.57 | WL |
| | 3 | Esther Joseph | Nigeria | 51.61 | |
| | 5 | Sita Sibiri | Burkina Faso | 51.74 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Rhodah Njobvu | Zambia | 51.97 | |
| 5 | 7 | Quincy Malekani | Zambia | 51.98 | |
| 6 | 2 | Georgiana Sesay | Sierra Leone | 52.49 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 53.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Samira Awal | Niger | 53.18 | |