This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically.
Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings. Egypt has part of their territory and their high point outside of Africa; their non-Asian high point are listed with a N/A rank entry underneath their continental peak. On the other hand, Spain has part of their territory and their high point inside of Africa.
One partially recognized country with the highest point in Africa is listed and ranked in Italic. For more details see List of states with limited recognition.
Rank | Country | Highest point | Elevation |
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18 | Algeria | Mount Tahat | 2,908 m (9,541 ft) |
22 | Angola | Morro de Môco | 2,620 m (8,596 ft) |
52 | Benin | Mont Sokbaro | 658 m (2,159 ft) |
40 | Botswana | Otse Hill[1] | 1,491 m (4,892 ft) |
51 | Burkina Faso | Tena Kourou | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
21 | Burundi | Southeast of Mount Heha[2] | 2,684 m (8,806 ft) |
8 | Cameroon | Fako on Mount Cameroon[2] | 4,040 m (13,255 ft) |
20 | Cape Verde | Mount Fogo | 2,829 m (9,281 ft) |
42 | Central African Republic | Mont Ngaoui | 1,420 m (4,659 ft) |
12 | Chad | Emi Koussi[2] | 3,445 m (11,302 ft) |
28 | Comoros | Mount Karthala[3] | 2,361 m (7,746 ft) |
3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110 m (16,765 ft) |
45 | Republic of the Congo | Mont Nabeba | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) |
37 | Côte d'Ivoire | Mont Nimba | 1,752 m (5,748 ft) |
31 | Djibouti | Mousa Ali | 2,028 m (6,654 ft) |
34 | Egypt | Gabal Sha'ib El Banat[4] | 2,187 m (7,175 ft) |
N/A | Egypt | Mount Catherine[4] | 2,629 m (8,625 ft) |
16 | Equatorial Guinea | Pico Basile | 3,008 m (9,869 ft) |
15 | Eritrea | Emba Soira | 3,018 m (9,902 ft) |
36 | Eswatini | Emlembe | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |
5 | Ethiopia | Ras Dashen[2] | 4,550 m (14,928 ft) |
44 | Gabon | Mont Bengoué[5] | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
55 | Gambia | Red Rock/unamed hill[6][7] | 53 m (174 ft) |
49 | Ghana | Mount Afadja[8] | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
38 | Guinea | Mont Nimba | 1,752 m (5,748 ft) |
54 | Guinea-Bissau | Monte Torin | 262 m (860 ft) |
2 | Kenya | Batian on Mount Kenya | 5,199 m (17,057 ft) |
10 | Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 3,482 m (11,424 ft) |
41 | Liberia | Mount Wuteve[2] | 1,440 m (4,724 ft) |
30 | Libya | Bikku Bitti | 2,267 m (7,438 ft) |
19 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2,876 m (9,436 ft) |
17 | Malawi | Sapitwa (Mulanje Massif) | 3,002 m (9,849 ft) |
43 | Mali | Hombori Tondo | 1,155 m (3,789 ft) |
47 | Mauritania | Kediet ej Jill | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
50 | Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
7 | Morocco | Jbel Toubkal | 4,165 m (13,665 ft) |
26 | Mozambique | Monte Binga | 2,436 m (7,992 ft) |
23 | Namibia | Konigstein | 2,606 m (8,550 ft) |
33 | Niger | Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès | 2,022 m (6,634 ft) |
27 | Nigeria | Chappal Waddi | 2,419 m (7,936 ft) |
6 | Rwanda | Mount Karisimbi | 4,507 m (14,787 ft) |
32 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Pico de São Tomé | 2,024 m (6,640 ft) |
53 | Senegal | Baunez ridge near Nepen Diakha | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
48 | Seychelles | Morne Seychellois[9] | 905 m (2,969 ft) |
35 | Sierra Leone | Mount Bintumani (Loma Mansa) | 1,948 m (6,391 ft) |
25 | Somalia | Shimbiris[10] | 2,460 m (8,071 ft) |
11 | South Africa | Mafadi | 3,450 m (11,319 ft) |
13 | South Sudan | Kinyeti | 3,187 m (10,456 ft) |
14 | Sudan | Deriba Caldera | 3,042 m (9,980 ft) |
9 | Spain | Teide | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) |
1 | Tanzania | Mount Kilimanjaro[11] | 5,892 m (19,331 ft) |
46 | Togo | Mont Agou | 986 m (3,235 ft) |
39 | Tunisia | Jebel ech Chambi | 1,544 m (5,066 ft) |
4 | Uganda | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110 m (16,765 ft) |
N/A | Western Sahara | Tikhzoukhane | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
29 | Zambia | Unnamed location in Mafinga Hills | 2,329 m (7,641 ft) |
24 | Zimbabwe | Mount Nyangani | 2,592 m (8,504 ft) |