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Top 20 tallest buildings in Africa 2022

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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)