Top 20 tallest buildings in Africa

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The Carlton Centre is a skyscraper and shopping centre located in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 m (732 ft), it has been the tallest building in Africa since 1973. Followed by Britam Tower at 200 m (660 ft) and Ponte City Apartments 173 m (568 ft) in that order respectively.

Rank	Building	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Country	Built
1	Carlton Centre	223 m	732 ft	50	South Africa	1973
2	Britam Tower	200m	660 ft	31	Kenya	2017
3	Ponte City Apartments	173 m	568 ft	54	South Africa	1975
4	UAP Tower	163 m	535 ft	33	Kenya	2016
5	NECOM House	160 m	520 ft	32	Nigeria	1979
6	PSPF Towers – Tower A	153 m	502 ft	35	Tanzania	2014
7	PSPF Towers – Tower B	153 m	502 ft	35	Tanzania	2014
8	Marble Towers	152 m	499 ft	32	South Africa	1973
9	Pearl Dawn	152 m	499 ft	31	South Africa	2010
10	South African Reserve Bank Building	150 m	490 ft	38	South Africa	1988
11	Metlife Centre	150 m	490 ft	28	South Africa	1993
12	88 on Field	147 m	482 ft	26	South Africa	1985
13	IMOB Business Tower	145 m	476 ft	35	Angola	2018
14	Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1	144 m	472 ft	34	Libya	2007
15	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building	143 m	469 ft	39	Egypt	1994
16	El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel	142 m	466 ft	43	Egypt	1996
17	Grand Hyatt Cairo	142 m	466 ft	41	Egypt	2002
18	Nile City South Tower	142 m	466 ft	34	Egypt	2003
19	Nile City North Tower	142 m	466 ft	34	Egypt	2002
20	ABC Building	141 m	463 ft	33	Zimbabwe	1976

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