Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (Wind: +3.7 m/s) |  Emmanuel Ngom (CMR) | 10.50 w |  Peter Emelieze (NGR) | 10.56 w |  Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (GAM) | 10.59 w |
| 200 metres (Wind: +3.6 m/s) | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (GAM) | 21.23 w |  Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (EGY) | 21.40 w |  Sammy Rono (KEN) | 21.69 w |
| 400 metres | Sammy Rono (KEN) | 46.79 |  Wilson Lukungu Waiswa (UGA) | 47.45 |  Gakologelwang Masheto (BOT) | 47.83 |
| 800 metres | Cosmas Rono Kipkorir (KEN) | 1:48.45 | Onalenna Oabona (BOT) | 1:49.39 |  Walid Meliani (ALG) | 1:49.57 |
| 1500 metres |  Tesfu Bekele (ETH) | 3:42.6 |  Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR) | 3:42.9 | Vickson Polonet (KEN) | 3:43.3 |
| 5000 metres | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA) | 13:48.49 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) | 13:49.20 | Mulugeta Wendimu (ETH) | 13:56.23 |
| 10,000 metres | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA) | 29:08.16 | Mulugeta Wendimu (ETH) | 29:17.43 | Bernard Kipyego (KEN) | 29:29.09 |
| 110 metres hurdles |  Seleke Samake (SEN) | 14.50 | Nosa Erese (NGR) | 14.52 | Badr El-Amine (MAR) | 14.95 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Badr El-Amine (MAR) | 51.57 | El Hadj Sethe Mbow (SEN) | 51.76 | Abderahmane Hamadi (ALG) | 52.15 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Abraham Kebeto (ETH) | 8:39.90 | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) | 8:46.74 | Nathan Kibet Naibei (KEN) | 8:54.45 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Cameroon (CMR) | 41.24 | Algeria (ALG) | 42.58 | Senegal (SEN) Abdoulaye Ba Abdou Dieme Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndiaye Cheikh Amadou Drame | 42.74 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Kenya (KEN) Edwin Letting Cosmas Rono Kipkorir Vickson Polonet Sammy Rono | 3:11.71 | Botswana (BOT) Bonno Modisenyane Nchenami Siwane Onalenna Oabona Gakologelwang Masheto | 3:14.23 | Senegal (SEN) Mamadou Gueye Abdou Dieme Seleke Samake Ndiss Kaba Badji | 3:15.44 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Mohamed Ameur (ALG) | 48:35.02 | Zakarya Soulimane (ALG) | 50:58.09 | Mahmoud Mohamed (EGY) | 51:57.83 |
| High jump | Hamza Labadi (ALG) | 2.06 m |  Nazar El Nazir (SUD) | 2.00 m | Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT) Hans von Lieres (NAM) | 1.95 |
| Pole vault | Mohamed Karbib (MAR) | 4.60 m | Mouncef Bouniya (MAR) | 4.20 m | Only two athletes cleared a height | |
| Long jump |  Robert Martey (GHA) | 7.29 m | Ahmed Saad (EGY) | 7.22 m |  Maxwell Evenor (MRI) | 7.11 m (w) |
| Triple jump | Ahmed El-Zoghbi (EGY) | 15.44 m | Simon Ekpa (NGR) | 15.01 m | Georges Hidjam (CMR) | 13.29 m (w) |
| Shot put | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 18.13 m | Elvino Pierre-Louis (MRI) | 14.75 m | Pierre Ngarsou (CMR) | 13.70 m |
| Discus throw | Omar El-Ghazaly (EGY) | 61.87 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 51.87 m | Elvino Pierre-Louis (MRI) | 49.15 m |
| Hammer throw | Mohsen Anany (EGY) | 68.41 m | Pierre Ngarsou (CMR) | 29.42 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 28.53 m |
| Javelin throw | Wahib Abdelwahab (EGY) | 61.30 m | Mohamed Ali Yassir (SUD) | 59.00 m | Elvino Pierre-Louis (MRI) | 48.47 m |
| Decathlon | Ahmed Saad (EGY) | 6290 pts | Mourad Souissi (ALG) | 5743 pts | William Nken (CMR) | 5525 pts |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Delphine Atangana (CMR) | 11.42 | Egone Kesiena (NGR) | 11.93 | Fatoumata Coly (SEN) | 12.01 |
| 200 metres | Delphine Atangana (CMR) | 23.40 | Egone Kesiena (NGR) | 24.57 | Seyi Omojuwa (NGR) | 24.57 |
| 400 metres | Nina Chigozie (NGR) | 54.06 | Queen Ogbemudia (NGR) | 56.06 | Ndèye Fatou Soumah (SEN) | 57.14 |
| 800 metres | Aminata Sylla (SEN) | 2:15.78 |  Marlyse Nsourou (GAB) | 2:16.74 | Julienne Ngo-Manyim (CMR) | 2:23.81 |
| 1500 metres | Peninah Jepchumba (KEN) | 4:15.35 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) | 4:18.37 | Siham Hilali (MAR) | 4:19.47 |
| 3000 metres | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) | 9:08.53 | Peninah Jepchumba (KEN) | 9:10.27 |  Anesie Kwizera (BDI) | 9:13.47 |
| 5000 metres | Anesie Kwizera (BDI) | 16:16.57 | Fridah Domongole (KEN) | 16:18.28 | Hailé Lomitu (ETH) | 16:31.86 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Gnima Faye (SEN) | 13.59 | Josephine Onyia (NGR) | 13.76 | Samira Harrouchi (ALG) | 14.27 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ajoke Odumusu (NGR) | 61.19 | Gnima Faye (SEN) | 62.32 | Lamia El-Habz (MAR) | 62.55 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Loice Kiptoo (KEN) | 6:45.71 | Teresia Wangui Wachata (KEN) | 7:02.22 | Muna Durka (SUD) | 7:14.72 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Nigeria (NGR) | 46.52 | Cameroon (CMR) | 46.72 | Senegal (SEN) Maimouna Coundoul Gnima Faye Ndèye Soukeyne Sarr Fatoumata Coly | 46.84 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Nigeria (NGR) Seyi Omojuwa Aveeru Ajoke Odumusu Nina Chigozie | 3:43.47 | Cameroon (CMR) Elodie Kamegne Johanna Monthe Mariette Songwa Delphine Atangana | 3:44.82 | Senegal (SEN) Fatou Diabaye Aminata Sylla Ndèye Maty Sall Raissa Djihounouck | 3:48.84 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Ghania Amzal (ALG) | 53:09.0 | Nashwa Ibrahim (EGY) | 59:29.4 | Rebecca Ngameni (CMR) | 1:01:35 |
| High jump | Mama Gassama (GAM) | 1.60 m | Saoussan Ouahbi (MAR) | 1.45 m | Only two athletes cleared a height | |
| Pole vault | Nisrine Dinar (MAR) | 3.20 m | Only one competitor | |||
| Long jump | Latifa Ezziraoui (MAR) | 5.76 m |  Irene Traore (BUR) | 5.76 m | Saoussan Ouahbi (MAR) | 5.74 m |
| Triple jump | Latifa Ezziraoui (MAR) | 13.01 m | Marie Bahanag (CMR) | 12.94 m | Nkiruka Domike (NGR) | 12.92 m |
| Shot put | Carine Meka (CMR) | 14.25 m | Amal Salem (EGY) | 13.95 m | Sandrine Ngounou (CMR) | 11.77 m |
| Discus throw | Amina Moudden (MAR) | 47.49 m | Irène Lingani (BUR) | 44.52 m | Jeanne D'arc Momus (MRI) | 42.89 m |
| Hammer throw | Yasmin Ashraf (EGY) | 48.62 m | Eman Al-Ashry (EGY) | 45.26 m | Salima Ledhem (MAR) | 44.60 m |
| Javelin throw | Safaa Mohamed (EGY) | 44.25 m | Solange Chodjouenou (CMR) | 38.32 m | Irène Lingani (BUR) | 30.71 m |
| Heptathlon |  Céline Laporte (SEY) | 5235 pts | Saoussan Ouahbi (MAR) | 3611 pts | Only two competitors | |
