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List of tallest buildings in Africa

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This article ranks the tallest buildings on the African continent by height. Initially, only a small number of major financial and commercial centres boasted large skylines, such as Cairo, Johannesburg, New Alamein, Lagos and Nairobi. However, since the 2000s, skyscrapers have been constructed in many other African cities, including Algiers, El Alamein, Durban, Cape Town, Maputo, Salé, Casablanca, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Alexandria, Harare, Abidjan, Luanda and Port Louis. The tallest skyscraper is the Iconic Tower in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, which is 393.8 meters (1,292 ft) tall.

Lagos, Nigeria

Nairobi, Kenya

Cairo, Egypt

Cape Town, South Africa

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tallest buildings

This list ranks African buildings that stand at least 120 m (394 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements by CTBUH. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts and minarets.

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Building	Height	Floors	Year	Country	City
Iconic Tower	393.8 m (1,292 ft)	77	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Mohammed VI Tower^[1]	250 m (820 ft)	55	2023	Morocco	Salé
The Leonardo	234 m (768 ft)	56	2019	South Africa	Johannesburg
Carlton Centre	223 m (732 ft)	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
D01^[2]	210 (690 ft)	54	2024	Egypt	New Alamein
D02^[3]	210 (690 ft)	54	2024	Egypt	New Alamein
D01M^[4]	210 (690 ft)	54	2024	Egypt	New Alamein
D02M^[5]	210 (690 ft)	54	2024	Egypt	New Alamein
Hassan II Mosque	210 m (690 ft)	?	1993	Morocco	Casablanca
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters^[6]^[7]^[8]	209.3 m (687 ft)	46	2021^[9]	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Britam Tower^[10]^[11]	200.1 m (656 ft)	31	2017	Kenya	Nairobi
New Administrative Capital C01	195 m (640 ft)	49	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital D01	188 m (617 ft)	39	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower^[12]^[13]	184 m (604 ft)	43	2021	Kenya	Nairobi
Ponte City Apartments	172.8 m (567 ft)	54	1975	South Africa	Johannesburg
New Administrative Capital Building C04^[14]	170 m (560 ft)	34	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
UAP Tower^[15]^[16]	163 m (535 ft)	33	2016	Kenya	Nairobi
NECOM House^[17]	160.3 m (526 ft)	32	1979	Nigeria	Lagos
New Administrative Capital Building C11^[18]	160 m (520 ft)	27	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C12^[19]	160 m (520 ft)	27	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro^[20]	158 m (518 ft)	3	1990	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro
Tanzania Ports Authority^[21]	157 m (515 ft)	40	2016	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
New Administrative Capital Building C08 (one of the twin towers)^[22]^[23]	155 m (509 ft)	34	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C07 (one of the twin towers)^[24]^[25]	155 m (509 ft)	34	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
PSPF Tower A^[26]^[27]	152.7 m (501 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
PSPF Tower B^[28]^[29]	152.7 m (501 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Marble Towers	152.1 m (499 ft)	32	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Pearl Dawn^[30]	152 m (499 ft)	31	2010	South Africa	Durban
New Administrative Capital D02	150 m (490 ft)	44	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital]
New Administrative Capital D02	150 m (490 ft)	44	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
South African Reserve Bank Building^[31]	148 m (486 ft)	38	1988	South Africa	Pretoria
88 on Field^[32]	146.5 m (481 ft)	26	1985	South Africa	Durban
MNF Square I^[33]	145 m (476 ft)	32	2019	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
MNF Square II^[33]	145 m (476 ft)	32	2019	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
IMOB Business Tower^[34]^[35]	145 m (476 ft)	35	2018	Angola	Luanda
Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1^[36]	144 m (472 ft)	34	2007	Libya	Tripoli
Nairobi Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower^[37]^[38]	143 m (469 ft)	35	2021	Kenya	Nairobi
Mzizima Commercial Tower^[39]^[40]	143 m (469 ft)	35	2020	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
PPF Headquarters^[41]	143 m (469 ft)	35	2019	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs^[42]	143 m (469 ft)	39	1994	Egypt	Cairo
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel^[43]	142 m (466 ft)	43	1996	Egypt	Cairo
Grand Nile Tower Hotel^[44]	142 m (466 ft)	41	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City South Tower^[45]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2003	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City North Tower^[46]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Shabanie Mine Processing Plant	141.1m (463 ft)	33	1976	Zimbabwe	Zvishavane
New Administrative Capital D04	140 m (460 ft)	77	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
El Maadi Residential Tower 13^[47]^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14^[49]^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 15^[50]^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 16^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 17^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 18^[48]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1^[51]	140 m (460 ft)	40	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
Times Tower^[52]	140 m (460 ft)	33	2000	Kenya	Nairobi
Michelangelo Towers^[53]	140 m (460 ft)	34	2005	South Africa	Johannesburg
Trust Bank Building^[54]	140 m (460 ft)	34	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
ABSA Building^[55]	140 m (460 ft)	31	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
Maroc Telecom HQ	139 m (456 ft)	20	2012	Morocco	Rabat
Standard Bank Building^[56]	139 m (456 ft)	34	1968	South Africa	Johannesburg
Southern Life Centre^[57]	138 m (453 ft)	30	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
NIB Bank Headquarters^[58]	137 m (449 ft)	35	2022	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Old Mutual Centre^[59]	137 m (449 ft)	33	1995	South Africa	Durban
Portside Tower^[60]	136.4 m (448 ft)	30	2014	South Africa	Cape Town
Casablanca Finance City Tower	136 m (446 ft)	27	2019	Morocco	Casablanca
The St. Regis Cairo	136 m (446 ft)	36	2021	Egypt	Cairo
National Bank of Egypt Tower 1^[61]	135 m (443 ft)	33	1986	Egypt	Cairo
National Bank of Egypt Tower 2^[62]	135 m (443 ft)	33	1986	Egypt	Cairo
San Stefano Grand Plaza	135 m (443 ft)	31	2006	Egypt	Alexandria^[63]
Champagne Pearl Tower^[64]	135 m (443 ft)	30	2017	Nigeria	Lagos
Mzizima Commercial Tower^[65]^[66]	134 m (440 ft)	33	2020	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Prism Tower^[67]^[68]	133 m (436 ft)	34	2018	Kenya	Nairobi
GTC Residential 1	133 m (436 ft)	33	2021	Kenya	Nairobi
Monte Blanc^[69]	132.6 m (435 ft)	40	1985	South Africa	Durban
ABSA Tower^[70]	132 m (433 ft)	38	1976	South Africa	Pretoria
United Bank Headquarters^[71]	131 m(429) ft	35	2022	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
JW Marriott Hotel^[72]	130 m (430 ft)	36	2011	Libya	Tripoli
Banco de Mocambique Tower 1^[73]	130 m (430 ft)	31	2015	Mozambique	Maputo
Bank Misr Building^[74]	130 m (430 ft)	29	1985	Egypt	Cairo
NTC Tower^[75]	130 m (430 ft)	29	2009	Sudan	Khartoum
209 Smit Street^[76]	128 m (420 ft)	30	1976	South Africa	Johannesburg
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza^[77]	127 m (417 ft)	31	1999	Egypt	Cairo
1 Thibault Square^[78]	126.5 m (415 ft)	32	1972	South Africa	Cape Town
L'e mac^[79]^[80]	126 m (413 ft)	26	2016	Kenya	Nairobi
Mzizima Residential Tower^[81]^[82]	126 m (413 ft)	33	2018	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
New Administrative Capital D05	125 m (410 ft)	77	2023	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Orange Telecommunication Tower^[83]^[84]	125 m (410 ft)	33	2013	Madagascar	Antananarivo
Parliament Tower^[85]	125 m (410 ft)	26	2018	Kenya	Nairobi
Pearl Sky^[86]^[87]^[88]	124.4 m (408 ft)	37	2018	South Africa	Durban
Bank of Mauritius Tower^[78]	124 m (407 ft)	26	2006	Mauritius	Port Louis
Union Bank Building^[89]	124 m (407 ft)	28	1991	Nigeria	Lagos
Kine Centre^[90]	123 m (404 ft)	27	1974	South Africa	Johannesburg
Rita Tower^[91]^[92]	122 m (400 ft)	30	2013	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
El Maadi Residential Tower 5^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 6^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 7^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 8^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 9^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 10^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 11^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 12^[93]	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
BCP Tower	120 m (390 ft)	29	2022	Morocco	Casablanca
World Trade Centre Abuja, Tower 2^[94]^[95]	120 m (390 ft)	25	2017	Nigeria	Abuja
New Reserve Bank Tower^[96]	120 m (390 ft)	28	1997	Zimbabwe	Harare
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel^[97]	120 m (390 ft)	28	2003	Libya	Tripoli
Nessco Building^[98]	120 m (390 ft)	26	2007	Libya	Tripoli
Al Fatah Tower^[99]	120 m (390 ft)	25	2006	Libya	Tripoli
Embassy Building^[100]	120 m (390 ft)	28	1991	South Africa	Durban
Teleposta Towers^[101]	120 m (390 ft)	27	2000	Kenya	Nairobi
La Cité Administrative Tour D^[102]	120 m (390 ft)	30	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Luanda, Angola, is undergoing massive reconstruction due to the end of the Angolan Civil War.

Artist's impression of the Neotown development in Port Louis, Mauritius

On-hold, approved or proposed

This section lists skyscrapers that are on-hold, approved or proposed in Africa, and are planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall.

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List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Africa

List of tallest buildings in Africa

Tallest buildings

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Under construction

On-hold, approved or proposed

See also

References

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Name	City	Years as tallest	Metres	Feet	Floors
Iconic Tower	New Administrative Capital	2023–	394	1,292	77
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower	Algiers	2019–2023	264	870	36
The Leonardo	Johannesburg	2019	234	770	55
Carlton Centre	Johannesburg	1973–2019	223	730	50
Marble Towers	Johannesburg	1973	152	499	49
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1, Trust Bank Building	Johannesburg	1970–1973	140	459	31
Standard Bank Centre	Johannesburg	1968–1970	138.8	455	34
Schlesinger Building	Johannesburg	1965–1968	110	361	21
Cocoa House	Ibadan	1965–1965	105	345	26
Belmont Building	Cairo	1954–1965	102	335	32
Mutual Building	Cape Town	1940–1954	91	298	18
Chamber of Mines Building	Johannesburg	1936–1940	80	262	18
Union Buildings	Pretoria	1913–1936	60	196	10

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Country	City	Notes
Tour F	386 m (1,266 ft)	64	2025	Ivory Coast	Abidjan	^[103]
Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters	328 m (1,076 ft)	62	2027	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	^[104]
Bank of Abyssinia Headquarters	270 m (890 ft)	60	2025	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Iconic Tower Alamein	250 m (820 ft)	62	2026	Egypt	El Alamein
Capital Diamond Tower	239 m (784 ft)	62	2026	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Infinity Tower	200 m (660 ft)	40	2024	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
88 Nairobi Condominium Tower	176 m (577 ft)	44	2023	Kenya	Nairobi	^[105]^[106]
Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters	150 m (490 ft)	40	2025	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	^[107]

Name	Height	Floors	Country
Name	Height	Floors	Country	City	Status	Notes
Oblisco Capitale	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	170	Egypt	New Administrative Capital	Approved	^[108]
Father and Son Skyscraper	470 m (1,540 ft)	112	Egypt	Cairo	Proposed	^[109]
Sand Tower	450 m (1,480 ft)	77	Morocco	Merzouga	Proposed	^[110]
Palm Exotica	370 m (1,210 ft)	61	Kenya	Malindi	Approved	^[111]
The Pinnacle Tower I	314 m (1,030 ft)	70	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold	^[112]^[113]^[114]
Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower	300 m (980 ft)	78	Tanzania	Zanzibar City	Proposed	^[115]
Nile Tower	300 m (980 ft)	70	Egypt	Cairo	Approved	^[116]
Upperhill Square	290 m (950 ft)	66	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed	^[117]
Mesob Tower	270 m (890 ft)	70	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed	^[118]
Hope City	270 m (890 ft)	72	Ghana	Accra	Proposed	^[119]
The One Nairobi	270 m (890 ft)	70	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed	^[120]
Kampala Tower	222 m (728 ft)	60	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	^[121]
Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower	219 m (719 ft)	44	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed	^[122]
The Pinnacle Tower II	214 m (702 ft)	45	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold	^[112]
Forbes International Tower	210 m (690 ft)	55	Egypt	New Administrative Capital	Proposed	^[123]
Hazina Trade Centre	180 m (590 ft)	39	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold	^[124]^[125]
Angola World Trade Center Tower A	170 m (560 ft)	42	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	^[126]
Kakakuona Tower	170 m (560 ft)	36	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam	Proposed	^[127]
JW Marriott Hotel	167 m (548 ft)	42	Morocco	Casablanca	On hold	^[128]^[129]
Dar es Salaam City Center Promise Tower	165 m (541 ft)	35	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam	Proposed	^[130]
La Tour Casa Nearshore	160 m (520 ft)	44	Morocco	Casablanca	On Hold	^[131]
World Trade Center Hotel Tower	158 m (518 ft)	37	Nigeria	Abuja	Proposed	^[132]^[133]
Angola World Trade Center Tower B	150 m (490 ft)	37	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	^[126]
Tour Minam 1	140 m (460 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed	^[134]
Tour Minam 2	140 m (460 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed	^[134]
Kingdom Kampala Centre	123 m (404 ft)	34	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	^[135]^[136]
Congo Office des Routes	N/A	32	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	On Hold	^[137]