This article ranks the tallest skyscrapers 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.

Tallest buildings

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

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Under construction

This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 100 m tall.

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 tall.