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  1. Al Noor Tower 1
    Al Noor Tower
    MoroccoCasablanca
    540 m 114 fl 2018
  2. Iconic Tower 2
    Iconic Tower
    EgyptCairo
    385 m 80 fl 2023
  3. 3
    Palm Exotjca
    KenyaMalindi
    370 m 61 fl
  4. Pinnacle Tower 1 4
    Pinnacle Tower 1
    KenyaNairobi
    320 m 70 fl
  5. Hillbrow Tower 5
    Hillbrow Tower
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    270 m 1971
  6. 6
    Bank of Africa Tower
    MoroccoRabat
    250 m 55 fl 2023
  7. 7
    Djibouti Towers - Central Tower
    DjiboutiDjibouti
    243 m
  8. 8
    The Leonardo
    South AfricaSandton
    234 m 55 fl 2019
  9. Carlton Centre 9
    Carlton Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    223 m 50 fl 1973
  10. 10
    Menelik Square
    EthiopiaAddis Ababa
    220 m 60 fl
  11. 11
    Great Mosque of Algiers
    AlgeriaAlgiers
    214 m 2019
  12. Great Hassan II Mosque 12
    Great Hassan II Mosque
    MoroccoCasablanca
    210 m 1993
  13. Britam Tower 13
    Britam Tower
    KenyaNairobi
    200 m 31 fl 2017
  14. 14
    Abuja International Tower & Hotel
    NigeriaAbuja
    196 m 55 fl 2006
  15. Cairo Tower 15
    Cairo Tower
    EgyptCairo
    187 m 1961
  16. 16
    Pearl Sky
    South AfricaDurban
    183 m 44 fl 2009
  17. 17
    Ponte City Apartments
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    173 m 54 fl 1975
  18. 18
    Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
    EthiopiaAddis Ababa
    171 m 42 fl
  19. 19
    UAP Tower
    KenyaNairobi
    163 m 33 fl 2016
  20. 20
    Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre
    NigeriaAbuja
    160 m 42 fl
  21. 21
    NECOM House
    NigeriaLagos
    159 m 32 fl 1979
  22. 22
    Abuja World Trade Center Hotel Tower
    NigeriaBuga
    158 m 37 fl
  23. 23
    Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
    Ivory CoastYamoussoukro
    158 m 1990
  24. 24
    Suez Canal Bridge
    EgyptIsmailia
    154 m 2001
  25. 25
    The Mast
    South AfricaDurban
    153 m 40 fl 2008
  26. Bayshore Apartments 26
    Bayshore Apartments
    ChinaHong Kong
    152 m 38 fl 2001
  27. 27
    Marble Towers
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    152 m 32 fl 1973
  28. 28
    Pearl Dawn
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    152 m 31 fl 2010
  29. South African Reserve Bank Building 29
    South African Reserve Bank Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    150 m 38 fl 1988
  30. Metlife Centre 30
    Metlife Centre
    South AfricaCape Town
    150 m 28 fl 1993
  31. 31
    88 on Field
    South AfricaDurban
    147 m 26 fl 1985
  32. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 32
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    EgyptCairo
    143 m 39 fl 1994
  33. El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel 33
    El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 43 fl 1996
  34. Grand Hyatt Cairo 34
    Grand Hyatt Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 41 fl 2002
  35. Nile City South Tower 35
    Nile City South Tower
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 34 fl 2003
  36. Nile City North Tower 36
    Nile City North Tower
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 34 fl 2002
  37. 37
    ABC Building
    ZimbabweZvishavane
    141 m 33 fl 1976
  38. 38
    Sandton City Office Tower
    South AfricaSandton
    141 m 22 fl 1973
  39. 39
    El Maadi Residential Tower 17
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  40. 40
    Kwa Dukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    140 m 40 fl 1985
  41. 41
    Michelangelo Towers
    South AfricaSandton
    140 m 34 fl 2005
  42. Trust Bank Building 42
    Trust Bank Building
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    140 m 31 fl 1970
  43. 43
    El Maadi Residential Tower 13
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  44. 44
    El Maadi Residential Tower 14
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  45. 45
    El Maadi Residential Tower 16
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  46. 46
    El Maadi Residential Tower 15
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  47. 47
    Times Tower
    KenyaNairobi
    140 m 38 fl 1997
  48. Standard Bank Centre 48
    Standard Bank Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    139 m 34 fl 1968
  49. Pyramid of Khufu 49
    Pyramid of Khufu
    EgyptGiza
    139 m
  50. 50
    Southern Life Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    138 m 30 fl 1973
  51. Portside 51
    Portside
    South AfricaCape Town
    136 m 30 fl 2014
  52. Pyramid of Khafre 52
    Pyramid of Khafre
    EgyptGiza
    136 m
  53. National Bank of Egypt Tower 53
    National Bank of Egypt Tower
    EgyptCairo
    135 m 33 fl 1986
  54. Cairo Plaza Building 54
    Cairo Plaza Building
    EgyptCairo
    135 m 33 fl 1986
  55. 55
    Eko Champagne Pearl Tower
    NigeriaLagos
    135 m 30 fl 2017
  56. 56
    Prism Tower
    KenyaNairobi
    133 m 34 fl 2018
  57. 57
    ABSA Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    132 m 38 fl 1976
  58. 58
    Old Mutual Centre
    South AfricaDurban
    131 m 33 fl 1995
  59. 59
    Pearl Sky
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    130 m 33 fl 2018
  60. 60
    Al Fateh Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    130 m
  61. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza 61
    Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
    EgyptCairo
    127 m 31 fl 1999
  62. 1 Thibault Square 62
    1 Thibault Square
    South AfricaCape Town
    127 m 32 fl 1972
  63. Kine Centre 63
    Kine Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    123 m 27 fl 1974
  64. Tour CFC 64
    Tour CFC
    MoroccoCasablanca
    122 m 26 fl 2018
  65. 65
    Embassy Building
    South AfricaDurban
    120 m 28 fl 1991
  66. 66
    New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
    ZimbabweHarare
    120 m 28 fl 1997
  67. 67
    World Trade Center Abuja 2
    NigeriaBuga
    120 m 25 fl 2016
  68. Carlton  Hotel 68
    Carlton Hotel
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    119 m 30 fl 1973
  69. Atterbury House 69
    Atterbury House
    South AfricaCape Town
    119 m 29 fl 1976
  70. Garden Court Marine Parade 70
    Garden Court Marine Parade
    South AfricaDurban
    118 m 28 fl 1985
  71. 71
    Pearl Breeze
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    118 m 25 fl 2008
  72. 72
    Rhoda Island Residences
    EgyptCairo
    118 m 39 fl
  73. Garden Court North Beach 73
    Garden Court North Beach
    South AfricaDurban
    118 m 33 fl 1978
  74. 74
    Lighthouse of Alexandria
    EgyptAlexandria
    118 m
  75. 75
    African Union Headquarters
    EthiopiaAddis Ababa
    118 m 21 fl 2012
  76. ABSA Centre Cape Town 76
    ABSA Centre Cape Town
    South AfricaCape Town
    117 m 34 fl 1970
  77. 77
    16 on Bree
    South AfricaCape Town
    115 m 36 fl 2020
  78. 78
    Casablanca Twin Center East Tower
    MoroccoCasablanca
    115 m 28 fl 1998
  79. 79
    Casablanca Twin Center West Tower
    MoroccoCasablanca
    115 m 28 fl 1998
  80. 80
    Arch 22
    GambiaBanjul
    115 m 1996
  81. 81
    Eko Black Pearl Tower
    NigeriaLagos
    113 m 24 fl
  82. 82
    El Nour Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    112 m
  83. 83
    320 West Street
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 30 fl 1973
  84. Ramses Hilton 84
    Ramses Hilton
    EgyptCairo
    110 m 36 fl 1980
  85. 85
    Protea Hotel Landmark Lodge
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 31 fl 1976
  86. 86
    Agricultural Union Centre
    South AfricaPretoria
    110 m 30 fl 1968
  87. 87
    Poyntons Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    110 m 30 fl 1968
  88. 88
    World Trade Center Abuja 1
    NigeriaBuga
    110 m 24 fl 2020
  89. 89
    Schlesinger Building
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    110 m 21 fl 1965
  90. 90
    The Palace
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 26 fl 1983
  91. 91
    John Ross House
    South AfricaDurban
    109 m 33 fl 1973
  92. 92
    Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza
    KenyaNairobi
    109 m 23 fl 2015
  93. Golden Acre 93
    Golden Acre
    South AfricaCape Town
    108 m 28 fl 1979
  94. 94
    Durban Bay House
    South AfricaDurban
    106 m 32 fl 1976
  95. 95
    Tour Nabemba
    Republic of the CongoBrazzaville
    106 m 30 fl
  96. 96
    Tour Postel 2001
    Ivory CoastAbidjan
    106 m 26 fl 1984
  97. Kenyatta International Conference Centre 97
    Kenyatta International Conference Centre
    KenyaNairobi
    105 m 32 fl 1974
  98. Cape Sun Southern Sun 98
    Cape Sun Southern Sun
    South AfricaCape Town
    105 m 33 fl 1982
  99. Highpoint Hillbrow 99
    Highpoint Hillbrow
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    105 m 28 fl 1972
  100. 100
    Immeuble CAISTAB
    Ivory CoastAbidjan
    105 m 25 fl 1984
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