List of tallest buildings in Africa

This article ranks the tallest buildings in Africa by height. In the past, only a few big cities like Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi had many tall buildings. But since the 2000s, many more cities across Africa have built skyscrapers.

Cities such as The New Capital, Casablanca, Algiers, New Alamein, Durban, Cape Town, Maputo, Salé, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Alexandria, Harare, Abidjan, Luanda, and Port Louis have added impressive tall buildings to their skylines.

The tallest skyscraper in all of Africa is the Iconic Tower in The New Capital, Egypt. This amazing building stands at 393.8 metres, or 1,292 feet tall. It shows how much the continent has grown in recent years.

Central Business District at The New Capital, Egypt

Casablanca, Morocco

Tallest buildings

This list shows the tallest buildings in Africa that are at least 120 metres (394 feet) high. The heights are measured using standard rules set by a group called CTBUH. This includes things like spires and special designs, but it does not count things like antenna masts or minarets. The "Year" column tells us when each building was finished.

Some buildings were the tallest in Africa when they were first built. Others have reached their final height but are still being finished.

Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Country	City
Iconic Tower	393.8 m (1,292 ft)	77	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
Alamein Iconic Tower	291.8 m (957 ft)	67	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower	264.3 m (867 ft)	36	2019	Algeria	Algiers
Mohammed VI Tower	250 m (820 ft)	55	2026	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	209.3 m (687 ft)	53	2021	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 1	207.8 m (682 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 2	207.8 m (682 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 3	207.8 m (682 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
Alamein Downtown Towers D01 Tower 4	207.8 m (682 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
Britam Tower	200.1 m (656 ft)	31	2017	Kenya	Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D01	196 m (643 ft)	49	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
Global Trade Center Office Tower	184 m (604 ft)	43	2021	Kenya	Nairobi
New Administrative Capital Building D02	176 m (577 ft)	45	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D03	176 m (577 ft)	45	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C01	174 m (571 ft)	35	2024	Egypt	The New 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	170 m (560 ft)	34	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
Fouda Tower	166 m (545 ft)	50	N/D	Egypt	Cairo
UAP Old Mutual Tower	163 m (535 ft)	33	2016	Kenya	Nairobi
NECOM House	160.3 m (526 ft)	32	1979	Nigeria	Lagos
PPF Headquarters	160 m (520 ft)	37	2019	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
LD00 Tower A1	160 m (520 ft)	39	N/D	Egypt	New Alamein
New Administrative Capital Building C11	160 m (520 ft)	27	2025	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C12	160 m (520 ft)	27	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C07	159.9 m (525 ft)	32	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C08	159.9 m (525 ft)	32	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D04	159.8 m (524 ft)	40	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace	158 m (518 ft)	N/A	1990	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro
Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters	157 m (515 ft)	40	2016	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
El Salam Tower	155 m (509 ft)	36	N/D	Egypt	Alexandria
NSSF Pension Towers	155 m (509 ft)	32	2026	Uganda	Kampala
PSPF Commercial Tower A	152.7 m (501 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
PSPF Commercial Tower B	152.7 m (501 ft)	35	2014	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
New Administrative Capital Building D05	152.5 m (500 ft)	38	2024	Egypt	The New Capital
Marble Towers	152.1 m (499 ft)	32	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Pearl Dawn	152 m (499 ft)	31	2010	South Africa	Durban
Radio Park Building	150.9 m (495 ft)	33	1975	South Africa	Johannesburg
88 Nairobi Condominium Tower	150 m (490 ft)	48	2026	Kenya	Nairobi
South African Reserve Bank Building	148 m (486 ft)	38	1988	South Africa	Pretoria
88 on Field	146.5 m (481 ft)	26	1985	South Africa	Durban
Azuri One	146 m (479 ft)	33	2023	Nigeria	Lagos
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square	145 m (476 ft)	31	2019	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
IMOB Business Tower	145 m (476 ft)	35	2018	Angola	Luanda
Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1	144 m (472 ft)	34	2007	Libya	Tripoli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	143 m (469 ft)	39	1994	Egypt	Cairo
Global Trade Center Hotel Tower	143 m (469 ft)	35	2021	Kenya	Nairobi
Mzizima Office Tower	143 m (469 ft)	35	2017	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
Hilton Cairo Grand Nile	142 m (466 ft)	41	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City North Tower	142 m (466 ft)	34	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City South Tower	142 m (466 ft)	34	2002	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 13	140 m (460 ft)	42	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14
El Maadi Residential Tower 15
El Maadi Residential Tower 16
El Maadi Residential Tower 17
El Maadi Residential Tower 18
Kwadukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1	140 m (460 ft)	40	1985	South Africa	Johannesburg
Times Tower	140 m (460 ft)	38	2000	Kenya	Nairobi
Michelangelo Towers	140 m (460 ft)	34	2005	South Africa	Johannesburg
Trust Bank Building	140 m (460 ft)	31	1970	South Africa	Johannesburg
Absa Tower	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	139 m (456 ft)	34	1968	South Africa	Johannesburg
Southern Life Centre	138 m (453 ft)	30	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
NIB Bank Headquarters	137 m (449 ft)	35	2021	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Old Mutual Centre	137 m (449 ft)	33	1995	South Africa	Durban
Portside Tower	136.4 m (448 ft)	30	2014	South Africa	Cape Town
Casablanca Finance City Tower	136 m (446 ft)	27	2019	Morocco	Casablanca
National Bank of Egypt Northern Tower	135 m (443 ft)	33	1986	Egypt	Cairo
National Bank of Egypt Southern Tower	135 m (443 ft)	33	1986	Egypt	Cairo
San Stefano Grand Plaza	135 m (443 ft)	31	2006	Egypt	Alexandria
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	134 m (440 ft)	30	2017	Nigeria	Lagos
Prism Tower	133 m (436 ft)	34	2018	Kenya	Nairobi
Monte Blanc	132.6 m (435 ft)	40	1985	South Africa	Durban
ABSA Building	132 m (433 ft)	38	1976	South Africa	Pretoria
M Tower	131 m (430 ft)	32	2027	Morocco	Casablanca
United Bank Headquarters	131 m (430 ft)	35	2021	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Shift Tower	130 m (430 ft)	35	2026	Morocco	Casablanca
Al Hayat Tower	130 m (430 ft)	36	2011	Libya	Tripoli
Banco de Mocambique Tower 1	130 m (430 ft)	31	2016	Mozambique	Maputo
Bank Misr Building	130 m (430 ft)	29	1985	Egypt	Cairo
NTC Tower	130 m (430 ft)	29	2009	Sudan	Khartoum
Pyramid Continental Hotel	130 m (430 ft)	27	2024	Zambia	Lusaka
209 Smit Street	128 m (420 ft)	30	1976	South Africa	Johannesburg
1 Thibault Square	126.5 m (415 ft)	32	1972	South Africa	Cape Town
Le'Mac	126 m (413 ft)	30	2016	Kenya	Nairobi
Orange Telecommunication Tower	125 m (410 ft)	33	2013	Madagascar	Antananarivo
Bunge Tower	125 m (410 ft)	26	2024	Kenya	Nairobi
Bank of Mauritius Tower	124 m (407 ft)	25	2006	Mauritius	Port Louis
Union Bank Building	124 m (407 ft)	28	1991	Nigeria	Lagos
Kine Centre	123 m (404 ft)	27	1974	South Africa	Johannesburg
El Maadi Residential Tower 5	122 m (400 ft)	35	1987	Egypt	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 6
El Maadi Residential Tower 7
El Maadi Residential Tower 8
El Maadi Residential Tower 9
El Maadi Residential Tower 10
El Maadi Residential Tower 11
El Maadi Residential Tower 12
BCP Tower	120 m (390 ft)	27	2024	Morocco	Casablanca
Abuja World Trade Center Commercial Tower	120 m (390 ft)	24	2017	Nigeria	Abuja
New Reserve Bank Tower	120 m (390 ft)	28	1997	Zimbabwe	Harare
Corinthia Hotel Tripoli	120 m (390 ft)	28	2003	Libya	Tripoli
Nessco Building	120 m (390 ft)	26	2007	Libya	Tripoli
Al Fateh Tower	120 m (390 ft)	25	2003	Libya	Tripoli
Embassy Building	120 m (390 ft)	28	1991	South Africa	Durban
Teleposta Towers	120 m (390 ft)	27	1999	Kenya	Nairobi
La Cité Administrative Tour D	120 m (390 ft)	30	1984	Ivory Coast	Abidjan

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Country	City	Years as tallest	Height m (ft)	Floors
Rissik Street Post Office	South Africa	Johannesburg	1897–1954	102 m (335 ft)	4
Belmont Building	Egypt	Cairo	1954–1965	106 m (348 ft)	31
Schlesinger Building	South Africa	Johannesburg	1965–1968	110 m (360 ft)	21
Standard Bank Centre	South Africa	Johannesburg	1968–1970	139 m (456 ft)	34
Trust Bank Building	South Africa	Johannesburg	1970–1973	140 m (460 ft)	31
Absa Tower	South Africa	Johannesburg	1970–1973	140 m (460 ft)	31
Marble Towers	South Africa	Johannesburg	1973–1973	152 m (499 ft)	32
Carlton Centre	South Africa	Johannesburg	1973–2019	223 m (732 ft)	50
The Leonardo	South Africa	Johannesburg	2019–2019	234 m (768 ft)	56
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower	Algeria	Algiers	2019–2024	264 m (866 ft)	36
Iconic Tower	Egypt	The New Capital	2024–present	394 m (1,293 ft)	77

Countries with the most skyscrapers

This list shows countries with the most big buildings, called skyscrapers, that are taller than 150 metres (about 490 feet) as of November 2025.

Rank	Country	Tallest building	Height of tallest building	No. of skyscrapers
1	Egypt	Iconic Tower	393.8 m (1,292 ft)	22
2	South Africa	The Leonardo	234 m (768 ft)	6
3	Kenya	Britam Tower	200.1 m (656 ft)	4
4	Tanzania	PPF Headquarters	160 m (520 ft)	4
5	Morocco	Mohammed VI Tower	250 m (820 ft)	2
6	Algeria	Great Mosque of Algiers Tower	264.3 m (867 ft)	1
7	Ethiopia	Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters	209.3 m (687 ft)	1
8	Nigeria	NECOM House	160.3 m (526 ft)	1
9	Ivory Coast	Basilica of Our Lady of Peace	158 m (518 ft)	1
10	Uganda	NSSF Pension Towers	155 m (509 ft)	1

Under construction

This list shows buildings that are being built in Africa and will be at least 120 metres (394 feet) tall when finished.

Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Country	City
Tour F	421 m (1,381 ft)	75	2026	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters	346 m (1,135 ft)	66	2027	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Electric Utility Headquarters	328 m (1,076 ft)	63	2028	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Bank of Abyssinia Headquarters	270 m (890 ft)	60	2027	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Capital Diamond Tower	260 m (850 ft)	66	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
FirstBank Head Office Building	252 m (827 ft)	43	2027	Nigeria	Lagos
Forbes International Tower	240 m (790 ft)	55	2030	Egypt	The New Capital
Nile Business City Northeast Tower	233 m (764 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
Nile Business City Northwest Tower	233 m (764 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
Tycoon Center	233 m (764 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
Tycoon Tower	233 m (764 ft)	56	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
Raville Tower & Residences	206 m (676 ft)	46	2027	Egypt	New Cairo
Libreville Tower	204 m (669 ft)	52	2027	Gabon	Libreville
Infinity Tower	200 m (660 ft)	45	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
East Tower	185 m (607 ft)	47	2026	Egypt	The New Capital
6ixty Iconic Tower	180 m (590 ft)	45	2026	Egypt	The New 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	The New 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)	36	2027	Egypt	The New Capital
Oromia Insurance Company Headquarters	150 m (490 ft)	40	2028	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Marina Alamein Tower 1	145 m (476 ft)	36	2026	Egypt	New Alamein
205 Tower 1	140 m (460 ft)	40	2029	Egypt	Sheikh Zayed City
205 Tower 2	140 m (460 ft)	40	2029	Egypt	Sheikh Zayed City
205 Tower 3	140 m (460 ft)	40	2029	Egypt	Sheikh Zayed City
One on Bree	131 m (430 ft)	41	2028	South Africa	Cape Town
31 North Tower	131 m (430 ft)	36	2025	Egypt	The New Capital
Daktower	122 m (400 ft)	32	2027	Senegal	Dakar

Approved or proposed

This section talks about buildings in Africa that have been approved or are just ideas, and they are planned to be taller than 120 meters (390 feet).

Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Country	City	Status
Oblisco Capitale	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	250	Egypt	The New Capital	Approved
Father and Son Skyscraper	470 m (1,540 ft)	100+	Egypt	Cairo	Proposed
Meles Zenawi International Centre	448 m (1,470 ft)	99	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed
Centurion Symbio-City Tower 1	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	The New Capital	Proposed
Nigeria Elevation Tower	377 m (1,237 ft)	75	Nigeria	Lagos	Proposed
Centurion Symbio-City Tower 2	336 m (1,102 ft)	80	South Africa	Centurion	Proposed
Torre De Angola	325 m (1,066 ft)	70	Angola	Luanda	Proposed
Africa Square and Tower	308 m (1,010 ft)	70	Nigeria	Abuja	Proposed
Jirian City Tower 1	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Jirian City Tower 2	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Jirian City Tower 3	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Jirian City Tower 4	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Jirian City Tower 5	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Jirian City Tower 6	300+ m (980+ ft)	80	Egypt	6th of October	Approved
Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower	300 m (980 ft)	78	Tanzania	Zanzibar City	Proposed
Nile Tower	300 m (980 ft)	70	Egypt	Cairo	Proposed
Lady Marina	300 m (980 ft)	65	Nigeria	Lagos	Proposed
The Twins Tunis 1	297 m (974 ft)	64	Tunisia	Tunis	Proposed
The Twins Tunis 2	297 m (974 ft)	64	Tunisia	Tunis	Proposed
Upperhill Square	290 m (950 ft)	66	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed
The Tower of Life	290 m (950 ft)	40	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed
One Liberty Tower	280 m (920 ft)	65	South Africa	Johannesburg	Proposed
Chuan Hui International Hotel	264 m (866 ft)	58	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed
NSSF Twin Tower A	260 m (850 ft)	60	Kenya	Nairobi	Approved
Tour Kadhafi	250 m (820 ft)	60	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed
Camtel Headquarters	250 m (820 ft)	48	Cameroon	Yaounde	Proposed
Djibouti Tower 1	243 m (797 ft)	43	Djibouti	Djibouti City	Approved
Djibouti Tower 2	243 m (797 ft)	43	Djibouti	Djibouti City	Approved
Taj Tower 2	230 m (750 ft)	56	Egypt	The New Capital	Approved
G47 Ugatuzi Tower	228 m (748 ft)	34	Kenya	Nairobi	Proposed
Tour de la Nation	225 m (738 ft)	46	Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Proposed
Kampala Tower	222 m (728 ft)	60	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed
Eco Tower Cairo	220 m (720 ft)	70	Egypt	Cairo	Proposed
Diamond Tower	220 m (720 ft)	54	Uganda	Kampala	Proposed
Centurion Symbio-City Tower 3	210 m (690 ft)	60	South Africa	Centurion	Proposed
Angola Hotel Complex	200 m (660 ft)	58	Angola	Luanda	Proposed
Siinqee Bank Headquarters	200 m (660 ft)	50	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed
Zayed Crystal Spark Tower	200 m (660 ft)	49	Egypt	6th of October	Proposed
Sherazade Tower	200 m (660 ft)	47	Algeria	Oran	Proposed
Debub Global Bank New Headquarters	200 m (660 ft)	45	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Proposed
Seaspark Twin Tower 1	200 m (660 ft)	45	Egypt	New Alamein	Proposed
Seaspark Twin Tower 2	200 m (660 ft)	45	Egypt	New Alamein	Proposed
Oculus Grande	178 m (584 ft)	35	Nigeria	Lagos	Proposed
Dakar Tower Residential	174 m (571 ft)	39	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed
Maputo Tower 1	170 m (560 ft)	44	Mozambique	Maputo	Proposed
Maputo Tower 2	170 m (560 ft)	44	Mozambique	Maputo	Proposed
JW Marriott Hotel	167 m (548 ft)	42	Morocco	Casablanca	Proposed
Grand Nile Tower Expansion	167 m (548 ft)	12	Egypt	Cairo	Proposed
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
NSSF Twin Tower B	145 m (476 ft)	35	Kenya	Nairobi	Approved
Tour Minam 1	137 m (449 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed
Tour Minam 2	137 m (449 ft)	33	Senegal	Dakar	Proposed
15-17 Bree Street	126 m (413 ft)	40	South Africa	Cape Town	Proposed

On hold or cancelled

This list shows buildings in Africa that were planned to be taller than 120 metres (394 feet) but are currently on hold or cancelled.

Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Country	City	Status
Al Noor Tower	540 m (1,770 ft)	114	Morocco	Casablanca	Cancelled
Durban Iconic Tower	370 m (1,210 ft)	88	South Africa	Durban	Cancelled
Palm Exotjca	370 m (1,210 ft)	61	Kenya	Watamu	On Hold
The Pinnacle Tower	320 m (1,050 ft)	67	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold
Al Djazair Tower 1	300 m (980 ft)	62	Algeria	Oran	On Hold
Hope City	270 m (890 ft)	75	Ghana	Accra	Cancelled
Mesob Tower	250 m (820 ft)	70	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	On Hold
Al Djazair Tower 2	250 m (820 ft)	50	Algeria	Oran	On Hold
Menelik Square	220 m (720 ft)	60	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Cancelled
Quara Manufacturing PLC Tower	219 m (719 ft)	44	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	On Hold
The Pinnacle Tower II	201 m (659 ft)	45	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold
Shaza Cairo Nile	200 m (660 ft)	50	Egypt	Cairo	Cancelled
Abuja International Tower & Hotel	196 m (643 ft)	55	Nigeria	Abuja	Cancelled
Maputo Business Tower	190 m (620 ft)	47	Mozambique	Maputo	Cancelled
Hazina Trade Centre	180 m (590 ft)	39	Kenya	Nairobi	On Hold
La Tour Casa Nearshore	160 m (520 ft)	44	Morocco	Casablanca	Cancelled
Accra Twin Towers	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	155 m (509 ft)	42	Angola	Luanda	Cancelled
The Mast	153 m (502 ft)	40	South Africa	Durban	Cancelled
Atlantic Tower	150 m (490 ft)	37	Morocco	Casablanca	On Hold
Cytonn Towers	150 m (490 ft)	35	Kenya	Nairobi	Cancelled
Zero-2-One	142 m (466 ft)	44	South Africa	Cape Town	Cancelled
ABC Building	141 m (463 ft)	33	Zimbabwe	Zvishavane	Cancelled
San Raphael	134 m (440 ft)	35	South Africa	Durban	Cancelled
The Vogue	128 m (420 ft)	39	South Africa	Cape Town	Cancelled
Strand on Adderley	120 m (390 ft)	30	South Africa	Cape Town	Cancelled