List of tallest buildings in Africa

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Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi Montage A.jpg
Nairobi, Kenya
Cairo, Egypt View from Cairo Tower 31march2007.jpg
Cairo, Egypt
Cape Town, South Africa Central Cape Town.jpg
Cape Town, South Africa
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Dar es Salaam - Posta.jpg
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis abeba meskele square.jpg
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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, 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 in Africa is the Iconic Tower in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, which is 393.8 meters (1,292 ft) tall.

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Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped-out buildings in Africa 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.

  Was the tallest building in Africa upon completion
  Indicates buildings that have been topped out
BuildingHeightFloorsYearCountryCity
Iconic Tower 393.8 m (1,292 ft)772024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Alamein Iconic Tower 291.8 m (957 ft)672025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower 264.3 m (867 ft)362019Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers
Mohammed VI Tower [1] 250 m (820 ft)552023Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Salé
The Leonardo 234 m (768 ft)562019Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Carlton Centre 223 m (732 ft)501973Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Hassan II Mosque 210 m (690 ft)N/A1993Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters [2] [3] [4] 209.3 m (687 ft)532021 [5] Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 1 [6] 207.8 m (682 ft)562025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 2 [7] 207.8 m (682 ft)562025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 3 [8] 207.8 m (682 ft)562025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 4 [9] 207.8 m (682 ft)562025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Britam Tower [10] [11] 200.1 m (656 ft)312017Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D01 196 m (643 ft)492024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Global Trade Center Office Tower [12] [13] 184 m (604 ft)432021Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D02 176 m (577 ft)452024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D03 176 m (577 ft)452024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C01 174 m (571 ft)352024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Ponte City Apartments 172.8 m (567 ft)541975Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Gate Towers East 170 m (560 ft)442025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Gate Towers West 170 m (560 ft)442025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
New Administrative Capital Building C04 [14] 170 m (560 ft)342024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Fouda Tower 166 m (545 ft)50N/AFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
UAP Old Mutual Tower [15] [16] 163 m (535 ft)332016Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
NECOM House [17] 160.3 m (526 ft)321979Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos
PPF Headquarters [18] [19] 160 m (520 ft)372019Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
New Administrative Capital Building C11 [20] 160 m (520 ft)272025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C12 [21] 160 m (520 ft)272024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace [22] 158 m (518 ft)N/A1990Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro
Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters [23] 157 m (515 ft)402016Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
El Salam Tower 155 m (509 ft)36N/AFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt Alexandria
New Administrative Capital Building C07 [24] [25] 155 m (509 ft)322024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C08 [26] [27] 155 m (509 ft)322024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
NSSF Pension Towers 155 m (509 ft)322025Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Kampala
PSPF Commercial Tower A [28] [29] 152.7 m (501 ft)352014Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
PSPF Commercial Tower B [30] [31] 152.7 m (501 ft)352014Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Marble Towers 152.1 m (499 ft)321973Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Pearl Dawn [32] 152 m (499 ft)312010Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban
Radio Park Building 150.9 m (495 ft)331975Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
88 Nairobi Condominium Tower 150 m (490 ft)482025Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
South African Reserve Bank Building [33] 148 m (486 ft)381988Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Pretoria
88 on Field [34] 146.5 m (481 ft)261985Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square 1 [35] 145 m (476 ft)312019Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square 2 [35] 145 m (476 ft)312019Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
IMOB Business Tower [36] [37] 145 m (476 ft)352018Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda
Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 [38] 144 m (472 ft)342007Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli
Global Trade Center Hotel Tower [39] [40] 143 m (469 ft)352021Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
Mzizima Commercial Tower [41] [42] 143 m (469 ft)352019Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs [43] 143 m (469 ft)391994Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
Nile City North Tower [44] 142 m (466 ft)342002Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
Nile City South Tower [45] 142 m (466 ft)342002Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 13 [46] [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14 [48] [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 15 [49] [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 16 [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 17 [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 18 [47] 140 m (460 ft)421987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1 [50] 140 m (460 ft)401985Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Times Tower [51] 140 m (460 ft)382000Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
Michelangelo Towers [52] 140 m (460 ft)342005Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Trust Bank Building [53] 140 m (460 ft)311970Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Absa Tower [54] 140 m (460 ft)311970Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
The St. Regis Cairo 139.5 m (458 ft)322021Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
Standard Bank Centre [55] 139 m (456 ft)341968Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
Southern Life Centre [56] 138 m (453 ft)301973Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
NIB Bank Headquarters [57] 137 m (449 ft)352022Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Old Mutual Centre [58] 137 m (449 ft)331995Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban
Portside Tower [59] 136.4 m (448 ft)302014Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town
Casablanca Finance City Tower 136 m (446 ft)272019Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca
New Administrative Capital Building D04 135 m (443 ft)392024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Cairo Plaza North Building [60] 135 m (443 ft)331986Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
Cairo Plaza South Building [61] 135 m (443 ft)331986Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
San Stefano Grand Plaza 135 m (443 ft)312006Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Alexandria [62]
Tours Mpila 1 135 m (443 ft)302019Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
Tours Mpila 2 135 m (443 ft)302019Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
Eko Champagne Pearl Tower [63] 134 m (440 ft)302017Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos
Prism Tower [64] [65] 133 m (436 ft)342018Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
Monte Blanc [66] 132.6 m (435 ft)401985Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban
ABSA Building [67] 132 m (433 ft)381976Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Pretoria
M Tower [68] 131 m (430 ft)322027Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca
United Bank Headquarters [69] 131 m (430 ft)352022Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Shift Tower [70] 130 m (430 ft)352026Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca
JW Marriott Tripoli [71] 130 m (430 ft)362011Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli
Banco de Mocambique Tower 1 [72] 130 m (430 ft)312016Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Maputo
Bank Misr Building [73] 130 m (430 ft)291985Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
NTC Tower [74] 130 m (430 ft)292009Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Khartoum
209 Smit Street [75] 128 m (420 ft)301976Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
1 Thibault Square [76] 126.5 m (415 ft)321972Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town
Le'Mac [77] [78] 126 m (413 ft)302017Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
Mzizima Residential Tower [79] [80] 126 m (413 ft)332018Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Orange Telecommunication Tower [81] [82] 125 m (410 ft)332013Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Antananarivo
Bunge Tower [83] 125 m (410 ft)262024Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
Bank of Mauritius Tower [76] 124 m (407 ft)252006Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Port Louis
Union Bank Building [84] 124 m (407 ft)281991Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos
Kine Centre [85] 123 m (404 ft)271974Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg
El Maadi Residential Tower 5 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 6 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 7 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 8 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 9 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 10 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 11 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 12 [86] 122 m (400 ft)351987Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
New Administrative Capital Building D05 120 m (390 ft)372024Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Las Torres de Santa Cruz de Tenerife I 120 m (390 ft)352004Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Las Torres de Santa Cruz de Tenerife II 120 m (390 ft)352006Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife
BCP Tower 120 m (390 ft)292022Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca
Abuja World Trade Center Commercial Tower [87] [88] 120 m (390 ft)242017Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja
New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe [89] 120 m (390 ft)281997Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel [90] 120 m (390 ft)282003Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli
Nessco Building [91] 120 m (390 ft)262007Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli
Al Fatah Tower [92] 120 m (390 ft)252003Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli
Embassy Building [93] 120 m (390 ft)281991Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban
Teleposta Towers [94] 120 m (390 ft)271999Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi
La Cité Administrative Tour D [95] 120 m (390 ft)301984Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Abidjan

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

NameCityYears as tallestHeight (m)
Height (ft)
FloorsImage
Iconic Tower New Administrative Capital 2024–present3941,29277 Iconic Tower Egypt(18-6-2023) (cropped).jpg
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower Algiers 2019–202426486736 Grande Mosquee d'Alger.jpg
The Leonardo Johannesburg 201923476856 The Leonardo - Under Construction.jpg
Carlton Centre Johannesburg 1973–201922373250 Carlton Centre 2.jpg
Marble Towers Johannesburg 197315249932 Marble Towers view from topofCC 03.jpg
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1 Johannesburg 1970197314045940 Johannesburg Sun Hotel view from topofCC 03.jpg
Trust Bank Building Johannesburg 1970197314045931 Trust Bank Building (cropped).jpg
Standard Bank Centre Johannesburg 1968197013945634 JHFMARS Standard Bank Centre, cnr Fox, Hollard, Main and Simmonds str Johannesburg St no 1116010 - Copy.jpg
Schlesinger Building Johannesburg 1965196811036121
Cocoa House Ibadan 1965196510534426 Cocoa House, Ibadan.JPG
Belmont Building Cairo 1954196510233532
Rissik Street Post Office Johannesburg 189719651023354 9 2 228 0067-Post Office-Johannesburg-s.jpg

Tallest under construction, approved, or proposed

Luanda, Angola, is undergoing massive reconstruction due to the end of the Angolan Civil War. Bay of Luanda.jpg
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 Neotown Port-Louis Mauritius.jpg
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 120 m (394 ft) tall.

NameHeightFloorsYearCountryCityNotes
Tour F 421 m (1,381 ft)752026Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Abidjan [96]
Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters 328 m (1,076 ft)622027Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa [97]
Abyssinia Bank Headquarters 270 m (890 ft)602026Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa
First Bank Headquarters 252 m (827 ft)432027Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos
Nile Business City 233 m (764 ft)502026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Forbes International Tower 230 m (750 ft)502030Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Raville Tower & Residences 206 m (676 ft)462027Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo
Capital Diamond Tower 200 m (656 ft)502026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
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Infinity Tower 200 m (660 ft)452025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
6ixty Iconic Tower 180 m (590 ft)452026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
East Tower 180 m (590 ft)452026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Marina Alamein Tower 4 176 m (577 ft)452026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Marina Alamein Tower 5 176 m (577 ft)452026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Taj Tower 170 m (560 ft)432027Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Marina Alamein Tower 2 168 m (551 ft)422026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Marina Alamein Tower 3 168 m (551 ft)422026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
Levels Business Tower 153 m (502 ft)412027Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital
Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters 150 m (490 ft)402027Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Marina Alamein Tower 1 145 m (476 ft)362026Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein
31 North Tower 131 m (430 ft)362025Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital

Approved or proposed

This section lists skyscrapers that are approved or proposed in Africa, and are planned to rise over 120 m (394 ft) tall.

NameHeightFloorsCountry
CityStatusNotes
Oblisco Capitale 1,000 m (3,300 ft)210Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Administrative Capital Approved
Father and Son Skyscraper 470 m (1,540 ft)112Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Proposed [98]
Meles Zenawi International Centre 448 m (1,470 ft)99Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa Proposed
Symbio-City 447 m (1,467 ft)110Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Centurion Proposed
Carthage Gate Complex 393 m (1,289 ft)99Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Tunis Proposed
Lagos Elevation Tower 377 m (1,237 ft)75Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos Proposed
Torre De Angola 325 m (1,066 ft)70Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda Proposed
Africa Square and Tower 308 m (1,010 ft)70Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja Proposed
Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower 300 m (980 ft)78Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Zanzibar City Proposed [99]
Nile Tower 300 m (980 ft)70Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Proposed [100]
Al Djazair Tower 1 300 m (980 ft)62Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Oran Proposed
Upperhill Square 290 m (950 ft)66Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi Proposed [101]
One Liberty Tower (Sandton City) 280 m (920 ft)65Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Johannesburg Proposed
Hope City 270 m (890 ft)75Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Accra Proposed [102]
Tour Kadhafi 250 m (820 ft)60Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Dakar Approved
Al Djazair Tower 2 250 m (820 ft)50Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Oran Proposed
Camtel Headquarters 250 m (820 ft)48Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Yaounde Proposed
Djibouti Towers 243 m (797 ft)43Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Djibouti City Approved
Kampala Tower 222 m (728 ft)60Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Kampala Proposed [103]
Eco Tower Cairo 220 m (720 ft)70Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Proposed
Angola Hotel Complex 200 m (660 ft)58Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda Proposed
Zayed Crystal Spark Tower 200 m (660 ft)49Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Approved
Sherazade Tower 200 m (660 ft)47Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Oran Proposed
Seaspark Twin Towers 200 m (660 ft)45Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt New Alamein Proposed
Maputo Towers 170 m (560 ft)44Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Maputo Proposed
JW Marriott Hotel 167 m (548 ft)42Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca Proposed [104] [105]
Fouda Tower Renovation 166 m (545 ft)50Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Approved
Dar es Salaam City Center Promise Tower 165 m (541 ft)35Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam Proposed
Eko White Pearl Tower 165 m (541 ft)31Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lagos Proposed
World Trade Center Hotel Tower 158 m (518 ft)37Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja Proposed [106] [107]
Tour Minam 1 140 m (460 ft)33Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Dakar Proposed [108]
Tour Minam 2 140 m (460 ft)33Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Dakar Proposed [108]

On hold or cancelled

This list ranks buildings that are on hold or cancelled in Africa that were planned to rise over 120 m (394 ft) tall.

NameHeightFloorsCountry
CityStatusNotes
Al Noor Tower 540 m (1,770 ft)114Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca Cancelled
Palm Exotjca 380 m (1,250 ft)61Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Watamu On Hold [109]
Durban Iconic Tower 370 m (1,210 ft)88Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban Cancelled
The Pinnacle Tower 320 m (1,050 ft)67Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi On Hold [110] [111] [112]
Mesob Tower 250 m (820 ft)70Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa On Hold [113]
Menelik Square 220 m (720 ft)60Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa Cancelled
Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower 219 m (719 ft)44Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa On Hold [114]
The Pinnacle Tower II 201 m (659 ft)45Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi On Hold [110]
Shaza Cairo Nile 200 m (660 ft)50Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Cancelled
Abuja International Tower & Hotel 196 m (643 ft)55Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja Cancelled
Maputo Business Tower 190 m (620 ft)47Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Maputo Cancelled
Hazina Trade Centre 180 m (590 ft)39Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi On Hold [115] [116]
La Tour Casa Nearshore 160 m (520 ft)44Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca Cancelled [117]
Accra Twin Towers 160 m (520 ft)40Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Accra Cancelled
Medina Tower 160 m (520 ft)40Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli On Hold
Montave 160 m (520 ft)40Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi On Hold
World Trade Centre Angola 1 155 m (509 ft)42Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda Cancelled [118]
The Mast 153 m (502 ft)40Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban Cancelled
Atlantic Tower 150 m (490 ft)37Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca On Hold
Cytonn Towers 150 m (490 ft)35Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi Cancelled
Zero2one 142 m (466 ft)44Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town Cancelled
ABC Building 141 m (463 ft)33Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Zvishavane Cancelled
World Trade Center Angola 2 135 m (443 ft)37Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda Cancelled [118]
San Raphael 134 m (440 ft)35Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Durban Cancelled
The Vogue 128 m (420 ft)39Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town Cancelled
Strand on Adderley 120 m (390 ft)30Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town Cancelled

See also

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