2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sheila Chepkirui	Kenya	15:05.45	CR
	Margaret Chelimo	Kenya	15:07.56
	Dera Dida	Ethiopia	15:15.26
4	Meskerem Mamo	Ethiopia	15:18.06
5	Kidas Alema	Ethiopia	15:39.27
6	Cavaline Nahimana	Burundi	15:47.90	NR
7	Rachael Zena Chebet	Uganda	15:53.50
8	Nebyat Abraham	Eritrea	15:55.47
9	Kokob Tesfagabr	Eritrea	15:57.54
10	Ndeshimona Ekandjo	Namibia	16:28.90
11	Mercy Malembo	Malawi	16:48.31
12	Bibiro Ali Taher	Chad	17:32.71	NR
13	Falicia Oyo	South Sudan	18:27.53	NR
	Beatrice Kamulhanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	DNS
	Olivia Chitate	Zimbabwe	DNS
	Warda Dugessa	Sudan	DNS