List of tallest buildings in Africa

Cairo, Africa's largest city.

Johannesburg, the economic capital of all of Africa and the city with most skyscrapers on the continent.

Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco.

 

 

The skyline of Nairobi, Kenya.

Durban, South Africa.

Port Louis, Mauritius.

Cape Town, South Africa.

Harare, Zimbabwe.

Pretoria, South Africa.

Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Khartoum, Sudan.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Windhoek, Namibia.

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sandton, South Africa.

This article ranks skyscrapers on the African continent by height. While skyscrapers remain more sparse in Africa than in Asia and North America, a significant number of African cities possess distinguishable skylines. Initially, only a small number of major financial and commercial centers boasted large skylines, such as Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Nairobi, Harare and Abidjan. However, since the mid-2000s, skyscrapers have been constructed in many other African cities, including Maputo, Lagos, Kampala, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Luanda and Port Louis.
Since 1973, the tallest skyscraper in Africa has been Johannesburg's Carlton Centre, which stands 223 metres (732 ft) tall. However, several taller buildings are proposed. The tallest building under construction, 170 metres (560 ft) tall Abuja World Trade Centre, will became third tallest.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks African buildings that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. Buildings over 150 m (492 ft) tall are highlighted.

Building	Pinnacle Height	Floors	Year	Country	City
					Carlton Centre	223 m (732 ft)	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Ponte City Apartments	173 m (568 ft)	54	1975	South Africa	Johannesburg
NITEL Building[1]	160 m (520 ft)	32	1979	Nigeria	Lagos
PSPF Towers	152 m (499 ft)	32	2013	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Marble Towers	152 m (499 ft)	32	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Pearl Dawn[2]	152 m (499 ft)	31	2010	South Africa	Durban
South African Reserve Bank Building[3]	150 m (490 ft)	38	1988	South Africa	Pretoria
Metlife Centre[4]	150 m (490 ft)	28	1993	South Africa	Cape Town
88 on Field[5]	147 m (482 ft)	26	1985	South Africa	Durban
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building[6]	143 m (469 ft)	39	1994	Egypt	Cairo
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel[7]	142 m (466 ft)	43	1996	Egypt	Cairo
Grand Hyatt Cairo[8]	142 m (466 ft)	41	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City South Tower[9]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2003	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City North Tower[10]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2002	Egypt	Cairo
ABC Building[11]	141 m (463 ft)	33	1976	Zimbabwe	Zvishavane
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1[12]	140 m (460 ft)	40	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
Times Tower[13]	140 m (460 ft)	38	2000	Kenya	Nairobi
Michelangelo Towers[14]	140 m (460 ft)	34	2005	South Africa	Sandton
Trust Bank Building[15]	140 m (460 ft)	34	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
El Maadi Residential Tower 13[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 15[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 16[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 17[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 18[16]	140 m (460 ft)	42	1985	Egypt	Cairo
Maroc Telecom HQ[18]	139 m (456 ft)	20	2012	Morocco	Rabat
Standard Bank Building[19]	139 m (456 ft)	34	1968	South Africa	Johannesburg
Southern Life Center[20]	138 m (453 ft)	30	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
San Stefano Grand Plaza	135 m (443 ft)	35	2006	Egypt	Alexandria [21]
Monte Blanc[22]	133 m (436 ft)	40	1985	South Africa	Durban
ABSA Tower Pretoria[23]	132 m (433 ft)	38	1976	South Africa	Pretoria
Bank Misr Building[24]	130 m (430 ft)	29	1985	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
NTC Tower[25]	140 m (460 ft)	29	2009	Sudan	Khartoum
Old Mutual Centre[24]	130 m (430 ft)	33	1995	South Africa	Durban
Tour CNPS[26]	130 m (430 ft)	32	??	Cameroon	Yaoundé
209 Smit Street[27]	128 m (420 ft)	30	1976	South Africa	Johannesburg
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza[28]	127 m (417 ft)	31	1999	Egypt	Cairo
1 Thibault Square[29]	126.5 m (415 ft)	32	1972	South Africa	Cape Town
Bank of Mauritius Tower[29]	124 m (407 ft)	26	2006	Mauritius	Port Louis
Union Bank Building (Lagos)[30]	124 m (407 ft)	28	??	Nigeria	Lagos
Kine Centre[31]	123 m (404 ft)	27	1974	South Africa	Johannesburg
New Reserve Bank Tower[32]	120 m (390 ft)	28	1997	Zimbabwe	Harare
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel[33]	120 m (390 ft)	28	2003	Libya	Tripoli
Nessco Building[34]	120 m (390 ft)	26	2007	Libya	Tripoli
Al Fatah Tower[35]	120 m (390 ft)	25	2006	Libya	Tripoli
Embassy Building[36]	120 m (390 ft)	28	1991	South Africa	Durban
Teleposta Towers[37]	120 m (390 ft)	27	2000	Kenya	Nairobi
La Cité Administrative Tour D[38]	120 m (390 ft)	30	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Atterbury House [39]	119 m (390 ft)	29	1976	South Africa	Cape Town
Carlton Center Hotel [40]	119 m (390 ft)	30	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Holiday Inn Durban - Marine Parade[41]	118 m (387 ft)	28	1985	South Africa	Durban
Holiday Inn Garden Court North Beach[42]	118 m (387 ft)	33	1978	South Africa	Durban
Residences Roda Island[43]	118 m (387 ft)	39	??	Egypt	Cairo
ABSA Centre Cape Town [44]	117 m (384 ft)	33	1970	South Africa	Durban
The Spinnaker[45]	117 m (384 ft)	27	2007	South Africa	Durban
Casablanca Twin Center (Tour 1)	115 m (377 ft)	28	1999	Morocco	Casablanca
Casablanca Twin Center (Tour 2)	115 m (377 ft)	28	1999	Morocco	Casablanca
320 West Street[46]	111 m (364 ft)	30	1973	South Africa	Durban
Bahia Center 1	111 m (364 ft)	31	2014	Algeria	Oran
Bahia Center 2	111 m (364 ft)	31	2014	Algeria	Oran
Bahia Center 3	111 m (364 ft)	31	2014	Algeria	Oran
Bahia Center 4	111 m (364 ft)	31	2014	Algeria	Oran
Mauritius Telecom Tower [47]	110 m (360 ft)	30	1990	Mauritius	Port Louis
Ramses Hilton & World Trade Center[48]	110 m (360 ft)	36	1980	Egypt	Cairo
Hilton World Trade Center Residences I[49]	110 m (360 ft)	32	??	Egypt	Cairo
Schlesinger Building[50]	110 m (360 ft)	21	1965	South Africa	Johannesburg
Golden Acre[51]	110 m (360 ft)	28	1979	South Africa	Cape Town
Protea Hotel Landmark Lodge [52]	110 m (360 ft)	31	1976	South Africa	Durban
The Parade[53]	110 m (360 ft)	30	1986	South Africa	Durban
Loch Logan Park [54]	110 m (360 ft)	27	1986	South Africa	Bloemfontein
Semiramis Inter-Continental Hotel[55]	107 m (351 ft)	29	??	Egypt	Cairo
Nabemba Tower[56]	106 m (348 ft)	30	1986	Congo	Brazzaville
Tour Postel 2001[55]	105 m (344 ft)	26	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Ivoire InterContinental Abidjan Hotel Tower I[55]	105 m (344 ft)	24	1969	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Immeuble CAISTAB[57]	105 m (344 ft)	25	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Cocoa House[57]	105 m (344 ft)	26	1965	Nigeria	Ibadan
Southern Sun Cape Sun[58]	105 m (344 ft)	32	1983	South Africa	Cape Town
Highpoint Hillbrow [59]	105 m (344 ft)	25	1972	South Africa	Johannesburg
Kenyatta International Conference Centre[60]	105 m (344 ft)	33	1974	Kenya	Nairobi
Intercontinental Luanda[61][62]	104 m (341 ft)	25	2014	Angola	Luanda
NSSF Building[63]	103 m (338 ft)	28	1973	Kenya	Nairobi
Independence House[64]	103 m (338 ft)	23	1960	Nigeria	Lagos
Nani Tower[65]	103 m (338 ft)	22	2004	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence[66]	103 m (338 ft)	30	??	Egypt	Cairo
RTNC Congo Building[67]	103 m (338 ft)	22	??	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
Immeuble CCIC[68]	103 m (338 ft)	22	??	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
Gecamines Commercial Building[68]	103 m (338 ft)	22	1977	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel[69]	102 m (335 ft)	36	1980	Togo	Lome
Intercontinental Hotel & Casino[70]	104 m (341 ft)	25	2011	Angola	Luanda
Belmont Building[71]	102 m (335 ft)	32	1954	Egypt	Cairo
ESCOM Building[72]	102 m (335 ft)	24	2009	Angola	Luanda
Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters[73]	100 m (330 ft)	21	2010	Namibia	Windhoek
Huda Tower[74]	100 m (330 ft)	22	2004	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
I & M Bank Tower[75]	100 m (330 ft)	18	2001	Kenya	Nairobi
Alexandria City Centre Tower I[76]	100 m (330 ft)	30	2003	Egypt	Alexandria
Radio & Television Building[77]	100 m (330 ft)	30	1957	Egypt	Cairo
El Gezira Sheraton Hotel[78]	100 m (330 ft)	30	1984	Egypt	Cairo
Conrad International Cairo Hotel[79]	100 m (330 ft)	30	1999	Egypt	Cairo
The Fairmont Cairo[80]	100 m (330 ft)	25	2007	Egypt	Cairo
Deneys Reitz[81]	100 m (330 ft)	24	2010	South Africa	Johannesburg
Hotel InterContinental Kinshasa Tower II[82]	100 m (330 ft)	20	??	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
La Cité Administrative Tour E[57]	100 m (330 ft)	24	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
La Cité Administrative Tour C[57]	100 m (330 ft)	24	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Bank of Tanzania South Tower[83]	100 m (330 ft)	20	2006	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
Bank of Tanzania North Tower[84]	100 m (330 ft)	20	2006	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
NRZ Headquarters[85]	100 m (330 ft)	23	1985	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo
Immeuble Kébé[86]	100 m (330 ft)	21	1973	Senegal	Dakar
Park Avenue[87]	100 m (330 ft)	24	1973	South Africa	Pietermaritzburg
Sanport 140[88]	100 m (330 ft)	22	1976	South Africa	Port Elizabeth
Millenium Tower[89]	N/A	27	2013	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
Edificio Kanhangulo[90]	N/A	25	2013	Angola	Luanda

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

Name	City	Years as tallest	Metres	Feet	Floors	Photo
Carlton Centre	Johannesburg	1973–present	223 H	732	50
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1, Trust Bank Building	Johannesburg	1970–1973	140	459	31
Standard Bank Building	Johannesburg	1968–1970	138.8	455	34
Schlesinger Building	Johannesburg	1965–1968	110	361	21
Naspers Centre	Cape Town	1962–1965	93	205	22
Mutual Heights Building	Cape Town	1940–1962	91	298	18
Chamber of Mines Building	Johannesburg	1936–1940	80	262	18
Union Buildings	Pretoria	1913–1936	60	196	10

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.

Under construction

This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall.

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Country	City	Notes
					Great Mosque of Algiers	265 m (869 ft)	20	2016	Algeria	Algiers	[91]
Abuja World Trade Centre	170 m (560 ft)	37	2015	Nigeria	Abuja	[92][93]
PSPF Commercial Towers - Tower A	153 m (502 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	[94]
PSPF Commercial Towers - Tower B	153 m (502 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	[95]
Portside Tower	148 m (486 ft)	31	2014	South Africa	Cape Town	Upon completion, the building will become the tallest in Cape Town. First major skyscraper to be constructed in the post-apartheid era.[96][97]
IMOB Business Tower	145 m (476 ft)	35	2015	Angola	Luanda	[98][99]
St. Regis Hotel Tower	136 m (446 ft)	31	2014	Egypt	Cairo	[100][101]
Banco de Mocambique Tower 1	130 m (430 ft)	31	2014	Mozambique	Maputo	[102]
Kianda Towers	107 m (351 ft)	27	2014	Angola	Luanda	[103][104]
Kingdom Kampala Centre	N/A	34	2014	Uganda	Kampala	[105]
Congo Office des Routes	N/A	32	2015	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	[106]
Rita Tower	N/A	30	2014	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	[107]
CIF Tower II	N/A	30	2014	Angola	Luanda	[108]
Britam Tower	N/A	30	2016	Kenya	Nairobi	[109]
UAP Park Tower	N/A	23	2015	Kenya	Nairobi	[110]

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.

Name	Height	Floors	Country
				City	Status	Notes
Centurion Symbio-City	447 m (1,467 ft)	110	South Africa	Centurion	Proposed	This proposal may be the tallest building in Africa. It will be flanked by 2 towers of 60 and 80 floors[111]
Hope City	270 m (890 ft)	72	Ghana	Accra	Proposed	Upon completion will have one of its six towers being the tallest in Africa[112]
The One Nairobi	270 m (890 ft)	70	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed	[113]
International Finance Centre 1	~250 m (820 ft)	60	South Africa	Sandton	Proposed	[114]
Hazina Trade Centre	180 m (590 ft)	40	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed	[115]
Congo Towers - Tower A	~180 m (590 ft)	44	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	Proposed	[116]
International Finance Centre 2	~180 m (590 ft)	42	South Africa	Sandton	Proposed	[114]
Mutual Place	~180 m (590 ft)	41	South Africa	Sandton	Proposed	[114]
Angola World Trade Center Tower A	170 m (560 ft)	42	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	[117]
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters	165 m (541 ft)	42	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed	[118]
Kgoro - The Gateway A	~165 m (541 ft)	45	South Africa	Sandton	Proposed	[114]
Kgoro - The Gateway B	~165 m (541 ft)	30	South Africa	Sandton	Proposed	[114]
75 on Maude	~160 m (520 ft)	40	South Africa	Sandton	On Hold	[114]
Millennium Tower (Abuja)	160 m (520 ft)	42	Nigeria	Abuja	Proposed	[119]
Angola World Trade Center Tower B	150 m (490 ft)	37	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	[117]
Mexico Square Tower	~150 m (490 ft)	35	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed	[116]
Congo Towers - Tower B	~140 m (460 ft)	33	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	Proposed	[116]
Tour Minam 1	140 m (460 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed	[120]
Tour Minam 2	140 m (460 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed	[120]
Langa Sun Hotel	135 m (443 ft)	32	South Africa	Durban	Proposed	[121]
Strand on Adderley - Tower 1	~125 m (410 ft)	30	South Africa	Cape Town	Proposed	[114]
Strand on Adderley - Tower 2	~125 m (410 ft)	30	South Africa	Cape Town	Proposed	[114]
Tanzania Port Authority HQ	125 m (410 ft)	30	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Proposed	[122]
Abyssinia Bank Tower	~120 m (390 ft)	34	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed	[123]
Sandown Tower	~120 m (390 ft)	30	South Africa	Durban	Proposed	[114]
Crystal Towers	~120 m (390 ft)	30	South Africa	Pretoria	Proposed	[114]
Prism Towers	112 m (367 ft)	24	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed	[124]
Village Walk Tower	110 m (360 ft)	30	South Africa	Sandton	Approved	[114]
Luanda Tower	110 m (360 ft)	23	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	[114]
Euro Africa Tower	110 m (360 ft)	23	Angola	Luanda	Proposed	[125]
Edifício Rocha Monteiro	105 m (344 ft)	24	Angola	Luanda	Approved	[123]
Phomella Towers	~100 m (330 ft)	28	South Africa	Pretoria	Proposed	[114]
Kampala Tower	~222 m (728 ft)	60	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
Movement House	~100 m (330 ft)	27	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
Kingdom Kampala	~100 m (330 ft)	34	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
Kampala Hilton Hotel	~100 m (330 ft)	26	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
NSSF Towers	~100 m (330 ft)	25	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
Mapeera House	~100 m (330 ft)	18	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed	[114]
Emakhosini Centre	~100 m (330 ft)	25	South Africa	Durban	Proposed	[114]
Gare Centrale Twin Tower A	100 m (330 ft)	32	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	On Hold	[126] Upon completion, this twin complex will be the tallest twin towers in central Africa.
Gare Centrale Twin Tower B	100 m (330 ft)	32	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	On Hold	[