 Taekwondo | |
| First event | 1987  Nairobi |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2019  Rabat |
| Next event | 2023  Accra |
| Best |  Egypt (EGY) |
Taekwondo was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1987 and has continued to feature at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
| Games | Year | Host city | Events | Best nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 8 | — | — |  Nigeria |
| V | 1991 |  Cairo | 8 | — | — | Egypt |
| VI | 1995 |  Harare | — | |||
| VII | 1999 |  Johannesburg | 8 | 8 | — |  Lesotho |
| VIII | 2003 |  Abuja | 8 | 8 | — | Egypt |
| IX | 2007 |  Algiers | 8 | 8 | — | Egypt |
| X | 2011 |  Maputo | 8 | 8 | — | Egypt |
| XI | 2015 |  Brazzaville | 8 | 8 | — | Egypt |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat | 8 | 8 | — |  Morocco |
| XIII | 2023 | Accra | 12 | 12 | 1 |  Tunisia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 28 | 23 | 11 | 62 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 16 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 9 | 8 | 23 | 40 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 |  Niger (NIG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 6 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 8 |  Senegal (SEN) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 |  Mali (MLI) | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 10 |  Lesotho (LES) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 |  Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 |  Gabon (GAB) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 16 |  Swaziland (SWZ) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 |  Chad (CHA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Angola (ANG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 102 | 98 | 186 | 386 | |
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