A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 metres or 150 metres in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-rise buildings. Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces.
Here are the top 20 tallest buildings in Africa.
Rank | Building | Country | Height |
1. | Djamaa el Djazaïr | Algeria | 264 m (867 ft) |
2. | The Leonardo | South Africa | 234 m (768 ft) |
3. | Carlton Centre | South Africa | 223 m (732 ft) |
4. | Britam Tower | Kenya | 200.1 m (656 ft) |
5. | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters | Ethiopia | 198 m (650 ft) |
6. | Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower | Kenya | 184 m (604 ft) |
7. | Ponte City Apartments | South Africa | 173 m (568 ft) |
8. | UAP Tower | Kenya | 163 m (535 ft) |
9. | NECOM House | Nigeria | 160 m (520 ft) |
10. | Tanzania Ports Authority HQ | Tanzania | 157 m (515 ft) |
11. | PSPF Towers – Tower A | Tanzania | 153 m (502 ft) |
12. | PSPF Towers – Tower B | Tanzania | 153 m (502 ft) |
13. | Marble Towers | South Africa | 152 m (499 ft) |
14. | Pearl Dawn | South Africa | 152 m (499 ft) |
15. | South African Reserve Bank Building | South Africa | 150 m (490 ft) |
16. | 88 on Field | South Africa | 147 m (482 ft) |
17. | MNF Square I | Tanzania | 145 m (476 ft) |
18. | MNF Square II | Tanzania | 145 m (476 ft) |
19. | IMOB Business Tower | Angola | 145 m (476 ft) |
20. | Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 | Libya | 144 m (472 ft) |
