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{{Short description|African multi-sport event}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name             = African Games
| image            = All-Africa Games (logo).png
| image_size       = 200px
| caption          =
| list_years       = yes
| list_sports      = yes
| organisations    = 
*[[Olympic Charter|Charter]]
*[[African Union|AU]]
*[[Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa|ANOCA]]
*[[Association of African Sports Confederations|AASC]]
*[[National Olympic Committee|NOCs]]
}}
{{Olympic Games infobox}}

The '''African Games''', formally known as the '''All-Africa Games''' or the '''Pan African Games''', are a [[continent]]al [[multi-sport event]] held every four years, organized by the [[African Union]] with the  [[Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa]] and the [[Association of African Sports Confederations|Association of African Sports Confederation]].

All of the competing nations are from the [[Africa]]n continent. The first Games were held in 1965 in [[Brazzaville]], [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]]. The [[International Olympic Committee]] granted these Games official recognition as a continental multi-sport event, along with the [[Asian Games]] and [[Pan American Games]]. Since 1999, the Games have also included athletes with a disability.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/Sport_News/2007_07_13_a.html 9th All African Games Underway in Algeria], [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC)</ref>

The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) was the organizing body for the Games. On 26 July 2013, the Extraordinary Assembly of the SCSA held in [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]] on the sidelines of the 5th Session of the African Union Conference of Sports Ministers recommended the dissolution of the SCSA and transfer of all its functions, assets & liabilities to the African Union Commission.<ref>[http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=35 27/10/2011 The All Africa Games shall henceforth be organized by ANOCA and the AASC] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110172931/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=35 |date=November 10, 2011 }}, [[Confederation of African Athletics]] (CAA)</ref><ref>[https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/all-africa-games-popoola-hails-scsa-dissolution/ All Africa Games: Popoola hails SCSA dissolution], www.vanguardngr.com</ref> The organization of the African Games is now managed by three parts, the AU (the owners of the game), the ANOCA (occupying the technical aspects) and the AASC (developing marketing policy, sponsorship and research resources).

After running previous 11 editions as the All-Africa Games, the games has been renamed the African Games. The decision for the name change was arrived at, during the Executive Council meeting of the African Union held in [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]] in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Africa Games now renamed "African Games" |url=https://guardian.ng/news/all-africa-games-now-renamed-african-games/ |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=NAN |date= September 13, 2015 }}</ref> 54 countries were participating in the most recent edition in [[2019 African Games|Morocco 2019]]. In 2023, the 13th edition of the game was hosted in Accra, Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graphic |first=Online |date=2024-03-11 |title=13th African Games open in Accra |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-13th-african-games-open-in-accra.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=13th African Games |url=https://www.accra2023ag.com/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.accra2023ag.com}}</ref> It was aim to use sports for national and continental development, aligning with Ghana's transformative agenda and the African Union's Agenda 2063, "Africa We Want."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aims and Objectives |url=https://www.accra2023ag.com/aims-and-objectives |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.accra2023ag.com |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
===Beginning===
Modern Olympics founder [[Pierre de Coubertin]] conceived the Pan African Games as early as 1920. The [[colonial powers]] who ruled Africa at the time were wary of the idea, suspecting the unifying aspect of sport among African people would cause them to assert their independence.

Attempts were made to host the games in [[Algiers, Algeria]] in 1925 and [[Alexandria, Egypt]] in [[1928]], but despite considerable preparations taken by coordinators, the efforts failed. The [[International Olympic Committee]]'s (IOC) first African member, Greek-born [[Egypt]]ian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] [[Angelo Bolanachi]], donated funds to erect a stadium, but still the Games were set back for another three decades.

===The Friendship Games===
In the early 1960s, [[French-speaking countries]] of Africa including France organized the [[Friendship Games]]. The Games were organized by Madagascar (1960) and then Ivory Coast (1961). The third games were set for Senegal in 1963. Before they were completed, African Ministers of Youth and Sport met in Paris in 1962; as a few English-speaking countries were already participating, they rechristened the Games as the Pan African Games. The Games were granted official recognition by the IOC as being on par with other continental Games such as the [[Asian Games]] and the [[Pan American Games]].

===The games===

In July 1965, [[1965 All-Africa Games|the first games]] were held in [[Brazzaville]], [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]], now called the All-Africa Games. From 30 countries, around 2,500 athletes competed. [[Egypt]] topped the medal count for the first Games.

In 1966, the SCSA was organized in [[Bamako]]; it manages the All-Africa Games. The second edition were awarded to [[Mali]] in 1969, but a [[military coup]] forced the cancellation of the Games. [[Lagos, Nigeria]] stepped in as host for the Games in 1971. Those Games were finally held in [[1973 All-Africa Games|1973]] due to the [[Biafra War]], which had just ended in Nigeria.

In 1977, [[1978 All-Africa Games|the 3rd Games]] were scheduled to take place in [[Algeria]] but due to technical reasons had to be postponed for a year and were held in 1978. Continuing the pattern, [[1987 All-Africa Games|the next Games]] were scheduled to take place in [[Kenya]] in 1983, but were pushed back to 1985 and finally took place in [[Nairobi]] in 1987.

The four-year Olympic rhythm has not missed a beat since, and the Games have been organized in [[1991 All-Africa Games|Cairo]], [[1995 All-Africa Games|Harare]], [[1999 All-Africa Games|Johannesburg]], and [[2003 All-Africa Games|Abuja]]. In 2007, Algiers once again hosted, becoming the first repeat [[2007 All-Africa Games|host]]. The 2011 edition of the All-Africa Games was held in Maputo, [[Mozambique]] in September 2011. Brazzaville hosted the 2015 edition in honor of the Games' 50th anniversary.

==Participation==
{{See also|Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa}}
All 53 members affiliated to the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) are eligible to take part in the Games. In history, the 53 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have sent competitors to the Games.

[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee|South Africa]] was banned since the beginning of the games in the [[1965 All-Africa Games]] till the [[1995 All-Africa Games]] because [[Apartheid in South Africa|Apartheid]] officially ended when it was invited for the first time to compete the games.

Morocco was banned from the games from the [[1987 All-Africa Games]] to the [[2015 African Games]] because of a [[Political status of Western Sahara|political dispute]] over [[Western Sahara]]. Morocco claims the territory as its "[[Southern Provinces]]" and controls 80% of it while the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]], which claims to be a sovereign state, controls the remaining 20% as the "[[Free Zone (region)|Free Zone]]". In 2018, after the Moroccan government signed its treaty of return to the African Union, the country also pledged to return to the African Games. [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]] hosted the [[2019 African Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chanda |first=Davies M.M |date=April 15, 2018 |title='We ain't ready to stage 2019 AAG' |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=103939 |website=Times of Zambia}}</ref><ref>[https://inside.fei.org/fei/games/cont-regional/all-africa ''All Africa Games''. FEI.] Retrieved on 29 January 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__64144/Title__Morocco-To-Host-African-Games/292/Articles |title=Morocco To Host African Games |website=Around The Rings |date=25 July 2018 |access-date=20 October 2018 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135010/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__64144/Title__Morocco-To-Host-African-Games/292/Articles |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Editions==
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<div style="position: absolute;left:287px;top:357px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Brazzaville|1965, 2015]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:245px;top:265px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Lagos|1973]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:230px;top:4px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Algiers|1978, 2007]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:532px;top:330px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Nairobi|1987]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:439px;top:81px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Cairo|1991, ''2027'']]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:447px;top:494px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Harare|1995]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:417px;top:563px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Johannesburg|1999]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:280px;top:240px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Abuja|2003]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:485px;top:563px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Maputo|2011]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:147px;top:30px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Rabat|2019]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:193px;top:269px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Accra|2023]]'''</div>
<div style="position: absolute;left:350px;top:372px;font-size: smaller;">'''[[Kinshasa|''2031'']]'''</div>
}}

{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Games
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Host<ref name=anoca>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120730004951/http://www.africaolympic.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=124 ANOCA] (archived)</ref>
!rowspan=2|Opened by
!rowspan=2|Dates
!rowspan=2|Nations
!colspan=3|Competitors
!rowspan=2|Sports
!rowspan=2|Events
!rowspan=2|Top nation
|-
!Men
!Women
!Total
|-
|[[1965 All-Africa Games|1]]
|1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} [[Brazzaville]]
|align=left|[[Alphonse Massemba-Débat|Alphonse Massemba]]
|18 – 28 July
|30
|
|
|2,500
|10
|54
|align=left|{{nobreak|{{flagicon|United Arab Republic}} [[Egypt]]}}
|-bgcolor=#fcd3c7
| –
|''1969''
|align=left|''{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Bamako]]''
|colspan=9|''Disrupted by military coup''
|-
|[[1973 All-Africa Games|2]]
|1973
|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Lagos]]
|align=left|[[Yakubu Gowon]]
|7 – 18 January
|36
|
|
|
|12
|92
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt|1972}}
|-
|[[1978 All-Africa Games|3]]
|1978
|align=left|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algiers]]
|align=left|[[Houari Boumediene]]
|13 – 28 July
|38
|
|
|3,000
|12
|117
|align=left|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|-
|[[1987 All-Africa Games|4]]
|1987
|align=left|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Nairobi]]
|align=left|[[Daniel Arap Moi]]
|1 – 12 August
|41
|
|
|
|14
|164
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[1991 All-Africa Games|5]]
|1991
|align=left|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Cairo]]
|align=left|[[Hosni Mubarak]]
|20 September – 1 October
|43
|
|
|
|18
|213
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[1995 All-Africa Games|6]]
|1995
|align=left|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Harare]]
|align=left|[[Robert Mugabe]]
|13 – 23 September
|46
|
|
|6,000
|19
|224
|align=left|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|-
|[[1999 All-Africa Games|7]]
|1999
|align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Johannesburg]]
|align=left|[[Thabo Mbeki]]
|10 – 19 September
|51
|
|
|6,000
|20
|224
|align=left|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|-
|[[2003 All-Africa Games|8]]
|2003
|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Abuja]]
|align=left|[[Olusegun Obasanjo]]
|5 – 17 October
|50
|
|
|6,000
|22
|332
|align=left|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|[[2007 All-Africa Games|9]]
|2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algiers]]
|align=left|[[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]]
|11 – 23 July
|52
|
|
|4,793
|27
|374
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[2011 All-Africa Games|10]]
|2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Maputo]]
|align=left|[[Armando Guebuza]]
|3 – 18 September
|53
|
|
|5,000
|20
|244
|align=left|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|-
|[[2015 African Games|11]]
|2015
|align=left|{{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} [[Brazzaville]]
|align=left|[[Denis Sassou Nguesso|Denis Nguesso]]
|4 – 19 September
|54
|
|
|15,000
|22
|323
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[2019 African Games|12]]
|2019
|align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rabat]]
|align=left|[[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco|Prince Moulay Rachid]]
|19 – 31 August
|54
|
|
|4,386
|26
|343
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[2023 African Games|13]]
|2023
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Accra]]
|align=left|[[Nana Akufo-Addo]]
|8 – 23 March 2024
|52
|1,490
|1,154
|2,644
|23
|335
|align=left|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[2027 African Games|14]]
|2027
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} [[Cairo]]
|align=left|[[President of Egypt]] ''(expected)''
|20 January – 7 February
|colspan=7|''Future event''
|-
|[[2031 African Games|15]]
|2031
|align=left|{{Flagicon|DR Congo}} [[Kinshasa]]
|align=left|[[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President of DR Congo]] ''(expected)''
|TBD
|colspan=7|''Future event''
|}

===Unofficial editions===
# 1925 [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] - Not held
# 1928 [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] - Not held
# 1960 [[African Friendship Games]] - [[Madagascar]] - [[French-speaking countries]] of [[Africa]]
# 1961 [[African Friendship Games]] - [[Ivory Coast]] - [[French-speaking countries]] of [[Africa]]
# 1963 [[African Friendship Games]] - [[Senegal]] - Not held

===African Para Games===
{{main|African Para Games}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Edition
!Year
!Host city<ref name=anoca/>
!Host nation
!Opened by
!Date
!Nations
!Athletes
!Sports
!Events
!{{nowrap|Most gold medals}}
|-
|[[2023 African Para Games|1]]
|2023
|align=left|[[Accra]]
|align=left|{{flag|Ghana}}
|[[Mustapha Ussif]]
|3–12 September
|18
|400
|3
|7
|align=left|{{flag|Morocco}}
|-
|[[2027 African Para Games|2]]
|2027
|align=left|[[Cairo]]
|align=left|{{flag|Egypt}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align=left|
|}

==Sports==
{{main|African Games sports}}

35 sports, 2 demonstration sports and 6 Para sports were presented in African Games history until [[2019 African Games]] (also 1991 Diving and 1999 Netball were demonstration).
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=90% style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
! Number !! Event !! [[1965 All-Africa Games|1965]] !! [[1973 All-Africa Games|1973]] !! [[1978 All-Africa Games|1978]] !! [[1987 All-Africa Games|1987]] !! [[1991 All-Africa Games|1991]] !! [[1995 All-Africa Games|1995]] !! [[1999 All-Africa Games|1999]] !! [[2003 All-Africa Games|2003]] !! [[2007 All-Africa Games|2007]] !! [[2011 All-Africa Games|2011]] !! [[2015 African Games|2015]] !! [[2019 African Games|2019]] 
![[2023 African Games|2023]]
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Main Sports
|-
|align=center|1||[[Athletics at the African Games|Athletics]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|2||[[Cycling at the African Games|Cycling]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|3||[[Gymnastics at the African Games|Gymnastics]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|4||[[Shooting at the African Games|Shooting]] ||{{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} ||{{na}}
|-
|align=center|5||[[Swimming at the African Games|Swimming]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Boat Sports
|-
|align=center|6||[[Canoeing at the African Games|Canoeing]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|7||[[Rowing at the African Games|Rowing]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|8||[[Sailing at the African Games|Sailing]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}  || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} 
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Combat Sports
|-
|align=center|9|| [[Arm Wrestling at the African Games|Arm Wrestling]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |10||[[Boxing at the African Games|Boxing]]|| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |11||[[Fencing at the African Games|Fencing]]|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
| align="center" |12||[[Judo at the African Games|Judo]]|| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |13||[[Karate at the African Games|Karate]]|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}|| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |14||[[Kickboxing at the African Games|Kickboxing]]|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| align="center" |15||[[Taekwondo at the African Games|Taekwondo]]|| {{na}} || {{na}}|| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |16||[[Wrestling at the African Games|Wrestling]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Team Sports
|-
|align=center|17||[[Baseball at the African Games|Baseball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|18||[[Basketball at the African Games|Basketball]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|19||[[Beach volleyball at the African Games|Beach volleyball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|20||[[3x3 basketball at the African Games|3x3 basketball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|21|| [[Cricket at the African Games|Cricket]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |22||[[Field hockey at the African Games|Field Hockey]]|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |23||[[Football at the African Games|Football]]|| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |24||[[Handball at the African Games|Handball]]|| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |25||[[Netball at the African Games|Netball]]|| {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{n/a|Dem}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}  || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} 
|-
| align="center" |26|| [[Rugby sevens at the African Games|Rugby sevens]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
| align="center" |27||[[Softball at the African Games|Softball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| align="center" |28||[[Volleyball at the African Games|Volleyball]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Racquet Sports 
|-
|align=center|29||[[Badminton at the African Games|Badminton]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}  || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|30||[[Squash at the African Games|Squash]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} 
|-
|align=center|31||[[Table tennis at the African Games|Table Tennis]] || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|32||[[Tennis at the African Games|Tennis]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Other Sports
|-
|align=center|33||[[Archery at the African Games|Archery]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|34||[[Chess at the African Games|Chess]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|35||[[Cue sports at the African Games|Cue Sports]] ([[Snooker]]) || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|36||[[Diving at the African Games|Diving]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{n/a|Dem}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|37||[[Equestrian at the African Games|Equestrian]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}  || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|38||[[Petanque at the African Games|Petanque]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|39||[[Triathlon at the African Games|Triathlon]] || {{na}} || {{na}} ||{{na}}|| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}  || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|40||[[Weightlifting at the African Games|Weightlifting]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Demonstration Sports
|-
|align=center|41||[[Esports at the African Games|Esports]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|42||[[Mixed martial arts at the African Games|Mixed martial arts]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|43||[[Nzango at the African Games|Nzango]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|44||[[Pharaoh Boxing at the African Games|Pharaoh Boxing]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|45||[[Pickleball at the African Games|Pickleball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|46||[[Scrabble at the African Games|Scrabble]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|47||[[Speed-ball at the African Games|Speed-ball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|48||[[Sambo at the African Games|Sambo]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
|align=center|49|| [[Teqball at the African Games|Teqball ]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
! colspan="15" | Para Sports ( from 2019 [[African Para Games]] )
|-
|align=center|50||[[Para Athletics at the African Games|Para Athletics]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} 
|-
|align=center|51||[[Goalball at the African Games|Goalball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} ||  {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|52||[[Para Powerlifting at the African Games|Para Powerlifting]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} 
|-
|align=center|53||[[Para Swimming at the African Games|Para Swimming]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|54||[[Para Table tennis at the African Games|Para Table Tennis]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
|align=center|55||[[Wheelchair basketball at the African Games|Wheelchair Basketball]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|}

== All time Medal Table==
{{Main|All-time African Games medal table}}

50 nations have won at least a single medal in the African Games, from 54 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games. 43 NOCs have won at least a single gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BEST sports DB - All Africa Games|url=https://bestsports.com.br/db/cmppag.php?cmp=79&lang=2|access-date=2021-06-01|website=bestsports.com.br}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:60%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!No. !!Nation !!Games !!style="background:gold;"|Gold !!style="background:silver;"|Silver !! style="background:#c96;"|Bronze !!Total 
|-
!1
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|EGY|African Games}} || 12 || 753 || 551 || 523 || 1827
|-
!2
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|NGR|African Games}} || 12 || 517 || 461 || 470 || 1448
|-
!3
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|RSA|African Games}} || 7 || 429 || 393 || 337 || 1159
|-
!4
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|ALG|African Games}} || 12 || 342 || 353 || 447 || 1142
|-
!5
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|TUN|African Games}} || 12 || 282 || 270 || 316 || 868
|-
!6
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|KEN|African Games}} || 12 || 142 || 152 || 185 || 479
|-
!7
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|SEN|African Games}} || 12 || 69 || 78 || 172 || 319
|-
!8
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|GHA|African Games}} || 12 || 55 || 83 || 111 || 249
|-
!9
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|ETH|African Games}} || 12 || 54 || 62 || 80 || 196
|-
!10
|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|MAR|African Games}} || 4 || 48 || 56 || 74 || 178
|}

==Legacy==
After hearing about the [[Pan-African]] Games whilst on a business trip to [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]], [[Soviet Union]]-[[Armenia]]n diplomat Ashot Melik-Shahnazaryan got the idea to create the [[Pan-Armenian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Raffi |date=2019-08-07 |title=Pan-Armenian Games Open in Show of Unity |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2019/08/07/pan-armenian-games-open-in-show-of-unity/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Armenian Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Africa}}
* [[Sport in Africa]]
* [[African Youth Games]]
* [[African Para Games]]
* [[All-Africa University Games]]
* [[Asian Games]]
** [[South Asian Games]]
** [[West Asian Games]]
** [[Central Asian Games]]
** [[Southeast Asian Games]]
* [[European Games]]
* [[Pacific Games]]
* [[Pan American Games]]
** [[South American Games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130722192115/http://aag.org.za/background/index.shtml Background] from [http://www.aag.org.za official website] (archived 22 July 2013)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060427184214/http://sports123.com/afg/ Medal winners in various events] (archived 27 April 2006)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007220424/http://ultraviewdirectory.com/Sports/all-african-games.php Event at Ultraviewdirectory] (archived 7 October 2011)

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