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List of tallest buildings in Africa

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Nairobi, Kenya
Cairo, Egypt
Cape Town, South Africa
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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.

Tallest buildings

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This list ranks 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 was the tallest buildings that have been architecturally topped out but completed
Building Height Floors Year Country City
Iconic Tower 393.8 m (1,292 ft) 77 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower 264.3 m (867 ft) 36 2019 Algeria Algiers
Mohammed VI Tower[1] 250 m (820 ft) 55 2023 Morocco Salé
The Leonardo 234 m (768 ft) 56 2019 South Africa Johannesburg
Carlton Centre 223 m (732 ft) 50 1973 South Africa Johannesburg
Hassan II Mosque 210 m (690 ft) N/A 1993 Morocco Casablanca
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters[2][3][4] 209.3 m (687 ft) 46 2021[5] Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 1[6] 207.8 m (682 ft) 56 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 2[7] 207.8 m (682 ft) 56 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 3[8] 207.8 m (682 ft) 56 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 4[9] 207.8 m (682 ft) 56 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Britam Tower[10][11] 200.1 m (656 ft) 31 2017 Kenya Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D01 196 m (643 ft) 49 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Global Trade Center Office Tower[12][13] 184 m (604 ft) 43 2021 Kenya Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D02 176 m (577 ft) 45 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D03 176 m (577 ft) 45 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C01 174 m (571 ft) 35 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Ponte City Apartments 172.8 m (567 ft) 54 1975 South Africa Johannesburg
Gate Towers East 170 m (560 ft) 44 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Gate Towers West 170 m (560 ft) 44 2025 Egypt New Alamein
New Administrative Capital Building C04[14] 170 m (560 ft) 34 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Fouda Tower 166 m (545 ft) 50 ? Egypt Cairo
UAP Old Mutual Tower[15][16] 163 m (535 ft) 33 2016 Kenya Nairobi
NECOM House[17] 160.3 m (526 ft) 32 1979 Nigeria Lagos
PPF Headquarters[18][19] 160 m (520 ft) 37 2019 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
New Administrative Capital Building C11[20] 160 m (520 ft) 27 2025 Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C12[21] 160 m (520 ft) 27 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace[22] 158 m (518 ft) N/A 1990 Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro
Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters[23] 157 m (515 ft) 40 2016 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
New Administrative Capital Building C07[24][25] 155 m (509 ft) 32 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C08[26][27] 155 m (509 ft) 32 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
NSSF Pension Towers 155 m (509 ft) 32 2025 Uganda Kampala
PSPF Commercial Tower A[28][29] 152.7 m (501 ft) 35 2014 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
PSPF Commercial Tower B[30][31] 152.7 m (501 ft) 35 2014 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Marble Towers 152.1 m (499 ft) 32 1973 South Africa Johannesburg
Pearl Dawn[32] 152 m (499 ft) 31 2010 South Africa Durban
Radio Park Building 150.9 m (495 ft) 33 ? South Africa Johannesburg
88 Nairobi Condominium Tower 150 m (490 ft) 48 2025 Kenya Nairobi
South African Reserve Bank Building[33] 148 m (486 ft) 38 1988 South Africa Pretoria
88 on Field[34] 146.5 m (481 ft) 26 1985 South Africa Durban
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square 1[35] 145 m (476 ft) 31 2019 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square 2[35] 145 m (476 ft) 31 2019 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
IMOB Business Tower[36][37] 145 m (476 ft) 35 2018 Angola Luanda
Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1[38] 144 m (472 ft) 34 2007 Libya Tripoli
Global Trade Center Hotel Tower[39][40] 143 m (469 ft) 35 2021 Kenya Nairobi
Mzizima Commercial Tower[41][42] 143 m (469 ft) 35 2019 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs[43] 143 m (469 ft) 39 1994 Egypt Cairo
Nile City North Tower[44] 142 m (466 ft) 34 2002 Egypt Cairo
Nile City South Tower[45] 142 m (466 ft) 34 2002 Egypt Cairo
ABC Building 141.1 m (463 ft) 33 1976 Zimbabwe Zvishavane
El Maadi Residential Tower 13[46][47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14[48][47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 15[49][47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 16[47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 17[47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 18[47] 140 m (460 ft) 42 1987 Egypt Cairo
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1[50] 140 m (460 ft) 40 1985 South Africa Johannesburg
Times Tower[51] 140 m (460 ft) 38 2000 Kenya Nairobi
Michelangelo Towers[52] 140 m (460 ft) 34 2005 South Africa Johannesburg
Trust Bank Building[53] 140 m (460 ft) 31 1970 South Africa Johannesburg
Absa Tower[54] 140 m (460 ft) 31 1970 South Africa Johannesburg
The St. Regis Cairo 139.5 m (458 ft) 32 2021 Egypt Cairo
Standard Bank Centre[55] 139 m (456 ft) 34 1968 South Africa Johannesburg
Southern Life Centre[56] 138 m (453 ft) 30 1973 South Africa Johannesburg
NIB Bank Headquarters[57] 137 m (449 ft) 35 2022 Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Old Mutual Centre[58] 137 m (449 ft) 33 1995 South Africa Durban
Portside Tower[59] 136.4 m (448 ft) 30 2014 South Africa Cape Town
Casablanca Finance City Tower 136 m (446 ft) 27 2019 Morocco Casablanca
New Administrative Capital Building D04 135 m (443 ft) 39 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Cairo Plaza North Building[60] 135 m (443 ft) 33 1986 Egypt Cairo
Cairo Plaza South Building[61] 135 m (443 ft) 33 1986 Egypt Cairo
San Stefano Grand Plaza 135 m (443 ft) 31 2006 Egypt Alexandria[62]
Tours Mpila 1 135 m (443 ft) 30 2019 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
Tours Mpila 2 135 m (443 ft) 30 2019 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
Eko Champagne Pearl Tower[63] 134 m (440 ft) 30 2017 Nigeria Lagos
Prism Tower[64][65] 133 m (436 ft) 34 2018 Kenya Nairobi
Monte Blanc[66] 132.6 m (435 ft) 40 1985 South Africa Durban
ABSA Building[67] 132 m (433 ft) 38 1976 South Africa Pretoria
M Tower[68] 131 m (430 ft) 32 2027 Morocco Casablanca
United Bank Headquarters[69] 131 m (430 ft) 35 2022 Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Shift Tower[70] 130 m (430 ft) 35 2026 Morocco Casablanca
JW Marriott Tripoli[71] 130 m (430 ft) 36 2011 Libya Tripoli
Banco de Mocambique Tower 1[72] 130 m (430 ft) 31 2016 Mozambique Maputo
Bank Misr Building[73] 130 m (430 ft) 29 1985 Egypt Cairo
NTC Tower[74] 130 m (430 ft) 29 2009 Sudan Khartoum
209 Smit Street[75] 128 m (420 ft) 30 1976 South Africa Johannesburg
1 Thibault Square[76] 126.5 m (415 ft) 32 1972 South Africa Cape Town
Le'Mac[77][78] 126 m (413 ft) 30 2017 Kenya Nairobi
Mzizima Residential Tower[79][80] 126 m (413 ft) 33 2018 Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Orange Telecommunication Tower[81][82] 125 m (410 ft) 33 2013 Madagascar Antananarivo
Bunge Tower[83] 125 m (410 ft) 26 2024 Kenya Nairobi
Bank of Mauritius Tower[76] 124 m (407 ft) 25 2006 Mauritius Port Louis
Union Bank Building[84] 124 m (407 ft) 28 1991 Nigeria Lagos
Kine Centre[85] 123 m (404 ft) 27 1974 South Africa Johannesburg
El Maadi Residential Tower 5[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 6[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 7[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 8[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 9[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 10[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 11[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 12[86] 122 m (400 ft) 35 1987 Egypt Cairo
New Administrative Capital Building D05 120 m (390 ft) 37 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Las Torres de Santa Cruz de Tenerife I 120 m (390 ft) 35 2004 Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Las Torres de Santa Cruz de Tenerife II 120 m (390 ft) 35 2006 Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife
BCP Tower 120 m (390 ft) 29 2022 Morocco Casablanca
Abuja World Trade Center Commercial Tower[87][88] 120 m (390 ft) 24 2017 Nigeria Abuja
New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe[89] 120 m (390 ft) 28 1997 Zimbabwe Harare
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel[90] 120 m (390 ft) 28 2003 Libya Tripoli
Nessco Building[91] 120 m (390 ft) 26 2007 Libya Tripoli
Al Fatah Tower[92] 120 m (390 ft) 25 2003 Libya Tripoli
Embassy Building[93] 120 m (390 ft) 28 1991 South Africa Durban
Teleposta Towers[94] 120 m (390 ft) 27 1999 Kenya Nairobi
La Cité Administrative Tour D[95] 120 m (390 ft) 30 1984 Ivory Coast Abidjan

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers in Africa

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Name City Years as tallest Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors Image
Iconic Tower New Administrative Capital 2024–present 394 1,292 77
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower Algiers 2019–2024 264 867 36
The Leonardo Johannesburg 2019 234 768 56
Carlton Centre Johannesburg 1973–2019 223 732 50
Marble Towers Johannesburg 1973 152 499 32
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1 Johannesburg 1970–1973 140 459 40
Trust Bank Building Johannesburg 1970–1973 140 459 31
Standard Bank Centre Johannesburg 1968–1970 139 456 34
Schlesinger Building Johannesburg 1965–1968 110 361 21
Cocoa House Ibadan 1965–1965 105 344 26
Belmont Building Cairo 1954–1965 102 335 32
Rissik Street Post Office Johannesburg 1897–1965 102 335 4

Tallest under construction, approved, or proposed

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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

Under construction

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This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Africa that will stand at least 120 m (394 ft) tall.

Name Height Floors Year Country City Notes
Tour F 421 m (1,381 ft) 75 2026 Ivory Coast Abidjan [96]
Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters 328 m (1,076 ft) 62 2027 Ethiopia Addis Ababa [97]
Alamein Downtown Iconic Tower 300 m (980 ft) 68 2025 Egypt New Alamein
Abyssinia Bank Headquarters 270 m (890 ft) 60 2026 Ethiopia Addis Ababa
First Bank Headquarters 252 m (827 ft) 43 2027 Nigeria Lagos
Nile Business City 233 m (764 ft) 50 2026 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Forbes International Tower 230 m (750 ft) 50 2030 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Raville Tower & Residences 206 m (676 ft) 46 2027 Egypt Cairo
Capital Diamond Tower 200 m (656 ft) 50 2026 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Infinity Tower 200 m (660 ft) 45 2025 Egypt New Administrative Capital
6ixty Iconic Tower 180 m (590 ft) 45 2026 Egypt New Administrative Capital
East Tower 180 m (590 ft) 45 2026 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Marina Alamein Tower 4 176 m (577 ft) 45 2026 Egypt New Alamein
Marina Alamein Tower 5 176 m (577 ft) 45 2026 Egypt New Alamein
Taj Tower 170 m (560 ft) 43 2027 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Marina Alamein Tower 2 168 m (551 ft) 42 2026 Egypt New Alamein
Marina Alamein Tower 3 168 m (551 ft) 42 2026 Egypt New Alamein
Levels Business Tower 153 m (502 ft) 41 2027 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters 150 m (490 ft) 40 2027 Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Marina Alamein Tower 1 145 m (476 ft) 36 2026 Egypt New Alamein
31 North Tower 131 m (430 ft) 36 2025 Egypt New Administrative Capital

Approved or proposed

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

Name Height Floors Country
City Status Notes
Oblisco Capitale 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 210 Egypt New Administrative Capital Approved
Father and Son Skyscraper 470 m (1,540 ft) 112 Egypt Cairo Proposed [98]
Tower of Sand 450 m (1,480 ft) 77 Morocco Marrakech Proposed
Meles Zenawi International Centre 448 m (1,470 ft) 99 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Proposed
Symbio-City 447 m (1,467 ft) 110 South Africa Centurion Proposed
Carthage Gate Complex 393 m (1,289 ft) 99 Tunisia Tunis Proposed
Nut Administrative Tower 380 m (1,250 ft) 80 Egypt New Administrative Capital Proposed
Lagos Elevation Tower 377 m (1,237 ft) 75 Nigeria Lagos Proposed
Torre De Angola 325 m (1,066 ft) 70 Angola Luanda Approved
Africa Square and Tower 308 m (1,010 ft) 70 Nigeria Abuja Proposed
Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower 300 m (980 ft) 78 Tanzania Zanzibar City Proposed [99]
Nile Tower 300 m (980 ft) 70 Egypt Cairo Approved [100]
Al Djazair Tower 1 300 m (980 ft) 62 Algeria Oran Proposed
Upperhill Square 290 m (950 ft) 66 Kenya Nairobi Proposed [101]
One Liberty Tower (Sandton City) 280 m (920 ft) 65 South Africa Johannesburg Proposed
Hope City 270 m (890 ft) 75 Ghana Accra Proposed [102]
Nut Residential Tower 260 m (850 ft) 65 Egypt New Administrative Capital Proposed
Tour Kadhafi 250 m (820 ft) 60 Senegal Dakar Approved
Al Djazair Tower 2 250 m (820 ft) 50 Algeria Oran Proposed
Camtel Headquarters 250 m (820 ft) 48 Cameroon Yaounde Proposed
Djibouti Towers 1 243 m (797 ft) 43 Djibouti Djibouti City Approved
Djibouti Towers 2 243 m (797 ft) 43 Djibouti Djibouti City Approved
Kampala Tower 222 m (728 ft) 60 Uganda Kampala Proposed [103]
Zayed Crystal Spark Tower 200 m (660 ft) 49 Egypt Cairo Approved
Sherazade Tower 200 m (660 ft) 47 Algeria Oran Proposed
Seaspark Twin Towers 1 200 m (660 ft) 45 Egypt New Alamein Proposed
Seaspark Twin Towers 2 200 m (660 ft) 45 Egypt New Alamein Proposed
Mhafer Center 200 m (660 ft) 35 Algeria Annaba Proposed
Maputo Towers 1 170 m (560 ft) 44 Mozambique Maputo Proposed
Maputo Towers 2 170 m (560 ft) 44 Mozambique Maputo Proposed
JW Marriott Hotel 167 m (548 ft) 42 Morocco Casablanca Proposed [104][105]
Dar es Salaam City Center Promise Tower 165 m (541 ft) 35 Tanzania Dar es Salaam Proposed
Eko White Pearl Tower 165 m (541 ft) 31 Nigeria Lagos Proposed
World Trade Center Hotel Tower 158 m (518 ft) 37 Nigeria Abuja Proposed [106][107]
Tour Minam 1 140 m (460 ft) 33 Senegal Dakar Proposed [108]
Tour Minam 2 140 m (460 ft) 33 Senegal Dakar Proposed [108]

On hold or cancelled

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

Name Height Floors Country
City Status Notes
Al Noor Tower 540 m (1,770 ft) 114 Morocco Casablanca Cancelled
Palm Exotjca 380 m (1,250 ft) 61 Kenya Kenya Watamu On Hold [109]
Durban Iconic Tower 370 m (1,210 ft) 88 South Africa Durban Cancelled
The Pinnacle Tower 320 m (1,050 ft) 67 Kenya Nairobi On Hold [110][111][112]
Mesob Tower 250 m (820 ft) 70 Ethiopia Addis Ababa On Hold [113]
Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower 219 m (719 ft) 44 Ethiopia Addis Ababa On Hold [114]
Forom Elite Tower 201 m (659 ft) 51 Morocco Casablanca Cancelled
The Pinnacle Tower II 201 m (659 ft) 45 Kenya Nairobi On Hold [110]
Shaza Cairo Nile 200 m (660 ft) 50 Egypt Cairo Cancelled
Maputo Business Tower 190 m (620 ft) 47 Mozambique Maputo Cancelled
Torre Capital 180 m (590 ft) 50 Angola Luanda Cancelled
Hazina Trade Centre (original proposal) 180 m (590 ft) 39 Kenya Nairobi Cancelled [115][116]
La Tour Casa Nearshore 160 m (520 ft) 44 Morocco Casablanca Cancelled [117]
Accra Twin Towers A 160 m (520 ft) 40 Ghana Accra Cancelled
Accra Twin Towers B 160 m (520 ft) 40 Ghana Accra Cancelled
Medina Tower 160 m (520 ft) 40 Libya Tripoli On Hold
Montave 160 m (520 ft) 40 Kenya Nairobi On Hold
World Trade Centre Angola 1 155 m (509 ft) 42 Angola Luanda Cancelled [118]
Cytonn Towers 150 m (490 ft) 35 Kenya Nairobi Cancelled
Atlantic Tower 150 m (490 ft) 37 Morocco Casablanca On Hold
Zero2one 142 m (466 ft) 44 South Africa Cape Town Cancelled
World Trade Center Angola 2 135 m (443 ft) 37 Angola Luanda Cancelled [118]

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