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The 2013 African Fencing Championships were held in Cape Town, South Africa from 25 to 29 June.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil |  Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (TUN) |  Mohamed Essam (EGY) | Tarek Ayad (EGY) Mohamed Samandi (TUN) |
| Épée |  Khaled Buhdeima (LBA) | Ahmed Nabil (EGY) | Ayman Mohamed Fayez (EGY) Abdelkarim El Haouari (MAR) |
| Sabre | Hichem Samandi (TUN) | Ahmed Amr (EGY) | Ziad Elsissy (EGY) Ibrahima Keita (SEN) |
| Team Foil | Egypt | Tunisia |  South Africa |
| Team Épée | Egypt | Morocco | South Africa |
| Team Sabre | Egypt | Tunisia | Senegal |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Inès Boubakri (TUN) | Eman Gaber (EGY) |  Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG) Noha Wasfy (EGY) |
| Épée | Sarra Besbes (TUN) | Ayah Mahdy (EGY) | Juliana Barrett (RSA)} Inès Boubakri (TUN) |
| Sabre | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Mennatalla Ahmed (EGY) | Mame Awa Ndao (SEN) Mariam El Sway (EGY) |
| Team Foil | Tunisia | Egypt | Senegal |
| Team Épée | Tunisia | South Africa | Egypt |
| Team Sabre | Tunisia | Egypt | South Africa |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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